RPF/LibertyForest is getting an upgrade soon... Fundraiser ends the 29th.

[JoshLowry]

Thank you for supporting our fundraiser!

Here are screen shots of what the upgrade should look like.

http://www.vbulletin.com/index.php?do=screenshots

VBulletin 4.0 is coming out soon and it's got some neat new features that will be rolled into it.

The VB 4.0 software has not been released yet and I do not know how soon that will be. Supposedly it will be out this quarter.

Blogs, Site Articles, and Events Management, oh my!

Example of what our front page may look like.

http://files.vbulletin.com/images/cart/screenshots/CMS_home.png

Article Creation:

http://files.vbulletin.com/images/cart/screenshots/article_inline.png

[purplechoe]

http://www.manbottle.com/pictures/computer%20upgrade.jpg

http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2006/08/computer_repair_large.jpg

good luck!

[Dr.3D]

http://www.vbulletin.com/index.php

VBulletin 4.0 is coming out soon and it's got some neat new features that will be rolled into it.

Blogs, Site Articles, and Events Management, oh my!

Looks like it will be a good addition.

I'll probably hold a chip in for this upgrade. Although it won't be $80,000 like AntiWar.com.

How much would it cost to add being unbannable to my account? :D

[JoshLowry]

You can't afford it, bub!

[Austin]

Assuming we donate $20+, will that count as an annual subscription as described here (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=157603)?

[sevin]

cool. when is this happening?

[JoshLowry]

Assuming we donate $20+, will that count as an annual subscription as described here (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=157603)?

Sure.

[Austin]

Sure.

Cool, let us know when you get the chip-in set up. :)

EDIT: Interesting... (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=320051)

[tangent4ronpaul]

Sounds good! - I'm in for a chip in!

Assume the site will go down for a while when this happens...

-t

[JoshLowry]

Cool, let us know when you get the chip-in set up. :)

EDIT: Interesting... (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=320051)

Wow and I thought some RPF users whine too much.

:eek:


Assume the site will go down for a while when this happens...

-t

Yes, but hopefully not for more than a few hours. I am going to hire a freelance to make sure it is done right and have him do a few other minor changes.

[american.swan]

Any upgrade that will consolidate the freedom movement, I'm all for. I'm sick of having so many accounts at so many places.

[Kludge]

have him do a few other minor changes.

Needs more hidden reptiles.

[TruthisTreason]

Awesome!

[RedStripe]

Sounds great - can't wait to see all the new features. Events will be nice.

[Andrew-Austin]

http://www.vbulletin.com/index.php

VBulletin 4.0 is coming out soon and it's got some neat new features that will be rolled into it.

Blogs, Site Articles, and Events Management, oh my!

Looks like it will be a good addition.

I'll probably hold a chip in for this upgrade. Although it won't be $80,000 like AntiWar.com.

Couldn't you already get that stuff as add-ons?

Blogs as in user blog pages?

[JoshLowry]

Couldn't you already get that stuff as add-ons?

Blogs as in user blog pages?

From reading their forum, it sounds like this will be a bit different.

They don't have any screenshots up yet, so I guess we will find out soon.

[tpreitzel]

http://www.vbulletin.com/index.php

VBulletin 4.0 is coming out soon and it's got some neat new features that will be rolled into it.

Blogs, Site Articles, and Events Management, oh my!

Looks like it will be a good addition.

I'll probably hold a chip in for this upgrade. Although it won't be $80,000 like AntiWar.com.

I don't see the biggest asset to controlling the spam of threads; an option for the starter of a thread to delete off-topic remarks. I'm willing to bet the vast majority of topic starters would be fair in their use of this power. Furthermore, a spammer wouldn't be nearly so likely to engage in the obnoxious behavior in the first place if he knew the spam was likely headed for file 13. Granting the OP power to delete spam within their threads would save everyone a lot of hassle and vastly improve the readability of threads.

[AdamT]

Will pitch in on this for sure. I'm sure it goes without saying, but backup the database before any upgrades. The posts here are historical.

[Andrew-Austin]

I don't see the biggest asset to controlling the spam of threads; an option for the starter of a thread to delete off-topic remarks. I'm willing to bet the vast majority of topic starters would be fair in their use of this power. Granting the OP power to delete spam within their threads would save everyone a lot of hassle.

That would be cool, so long as it could only be delegated to established members and not noobs.

[JoshLowry]

Will pitch in on this for sure. I'm sure it goes without saying, but backup the database before any upgrades. The posts here are historical.

Backups every Sunday night. :)

We had our hard drive fail the day of the Iowa Straw Poll with an outdated backup. That was scary.

[SL89]

Better hurry! I'm getting close to my seasonal layoff!:eek:
During "THE" campaign I gave my internet and phone Money to RP.
Took me a year to bring myself back on-line.
Do it for this site any day of the week though.:D

The collective I.Q. of this forum is well.......is of "interest" to the PTB.

[Reason]

I am going to hire a freelance to make sure it is done right and have him do a few other minor changes.

If you could be so kind as to make sure he doesn't work for any govt. agencies that would just dandy :cool:

[SL89]

If you could be so kind as to make sure he doesn't work for any govt. agencies that would just dandy :cool:

They are already here :eek::rolleyes::rolleyes::p

[tangent4ronpaul]

Backups every Sunday night. :)

We had our hard drive fail the day of the Iowa Straw Poll with an outdated backup. That was scary.

How about budgeting in a hot swapable hardware RAID? There are some that support 4 drives that won't break the bank... SATA... be sure to budget in an extra drive or two, though...

This one is $358 (before drives) for example... supports up to 8 drives, hot swap, hot spare, mostly good reviews and the low reviews seem to be related to people using Seagate drives.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115056#spec

Don't think people would mind chipping in for that too.

-t

[angelatc]

Can we get the thing that www.majorgeeks.com has that suggests similiar threads when users start a new topic ?

Please oh please oh please???

[JoshLowry]

Bump. They have screenshots on the site now.

I'm pretty excited!

[angelatc]

Bump. They have screenshots on the site now.

I'm pretty excited!

Geek.

[Jeremy]

sw33t

[ClayTrainor]

looks like an awesome upgrade!

[specsaregood]

Bump. They have screenshots on the site now.

I'm pretty excited!

Hey, they have a "thanks" feature on the GIM vbulletin forum. i didn't like it at first but it really grew on me, and cut down on the "+1" types of posts.

It looks like this:
http://72.73.236.82/photos/gimthanks.jpg

Are you aware of this feature and have you considered enabling it? Maybe along with the upgrade......

[LibertyEagle]

Ooooh, pretty. I can't wait. :)

It should really help to make RPFs even more functional.

[Pennsylvania]

Rockin. Lookin forward to it.

Btw...


Although it won't be $80,000 like AntiWar.com.

Yeah what was up with that?

[pcosmar]

Ooooh, pretty. I can't wait. :)

It should really help to make RPFs even more functional.

More functional. :confused:

does this mean I have to learn new tricks?

Ya'all are hard on an old dog.

[LibertyEagle]

More functional. :confused:

does this mean I have to learn new tricks?

Ya'all are hard on an old dog.

lolol

Look at the example of a front page that Josh posted. That is what I am talking about. We can highlight things there. :)

[georgiaboy]

Cool.

I visit a forum that allows users to rate the reputation of each other - really cool way to compliment others on their great posts or provide criticism as warranted. The user being given the feedback knows who sent it to them, to keep everything out in the open and to encourage wise usage of the feature.

Maybe something like that could be added?

[Ethek]

Backups every Sunday night. :)

We had our hard drive fail the day of the Iowa Straw Poll with an outdated backup. That was scary.

I don't know what kind of backend hardware wise is on the site but I have no complaints about perfromance.

To speculate I say SAS disks are the future. Im a fan of the Dell R series servers with the MD3000 setup. Chain MD1000s behind the 3000 if you want a lot of disk spindles for database work. Im not a fan of SANs for low latency items like SQL and websites but with file hosting they are hard to beat. I like the Equalogic stuff for that.

Just musing.

[Matt Collins]

Example of what our front page may look like.

http://files.vbulletin.com/images/cart/screenshots/CMS_home.png
RPF/LF will feature exotic sushi, pink flamingos, and swimming penguins?!!?

I guess we are changing our focus a bit, eh? ;)




The collective I.Q. of this forum is well.......is of "interest" to the PTB.If I should ever find a better site, the "collective IQ" around here will drop by at least half ;):cool::p

Fortunately that's unlikely although http://our.gop.com/forums/ seems to be mimicking Liberty Forest lately. :D







I visit a forum that allows users to rate the reputation of each other - really cool way to compliment others on their great posts or provide criticism as warranted. The user being given the feedback knows who sent it to them, to keep everything out in the open and to encourage wise usage of the feature.

Maybe something like that could be added?

Can we get the thing that [/URL][URL="http://www.majorgeeks.com"]www.majorgeeks.com (http://www.majorgeeks.com/) has that suggests similiar threads when users start a new topic ?
In all seriousness, it would be nice to see a karma rating system per post similar to that of http://www.SlashDot.org (http://www.SlashDot.org) Essentially each comment/post is rated by everyone's peers. Then you can set the threshold of which posts you want to see. It's VERY handy for weeding out nonsense and such.

[Dreamofunity]

Fuck yeah, swimming penguins.

[DirtMcGirt]

How will the blogs get chosen?

Is it user generated or is blog role chosen by admins?

[JoshLowry]

How will the blogs get chosen?

Is it user generated or is blog role chosen by admins?

We could have a group pick articles/blogs or have the community vote on them or something.

[DirtMcGirt]

We could have a group pick articles/blogs or have the community vote on them or something.


sweet, we can start the Forest News division.

[MelissaWV]

`Lorem ipsum dolor' is the first part of a nonsense paragraph sometimes used to demonstrate a font. It has been well established that if you write anything as a sample, people will spend more time reading the copy than looking at the font. The ``gibberish'' below is sufficiently like ordinary text to demonstrate a font but doesn't distract the reader. Hopefully.

Rick Pali submits the following from Before and After Magazine, Volume 4 Number 2.:

[quote]

After telling everyone that Lorem ipsum, the nonsensical text that comes with PageMaker, only looks like Latin but actually says nothing, I heard from Richard McClintock, publication director at the Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, who had enlightening news:

"Lorem ipsum is latin, slightly jumbled, the remnants of a passage from Cicero's _de Finibus_ 1.10.32, which begins 'Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit...' [There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain.]. [de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, written in 45 BC, is a treatise on the theory of ethics very popular in the Renaisance.]

"What I find remarkable is that this text has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since some printed in the 1500s took a galley of type and scambled it to make a type specemin book; it has survived not only four centuries of letter-by-letter resetting but even the leap into electronic typesetting, essentially unchanged except for an occational 'ing' or 'y' thrown in. It's ironic that when the then-understood Latin was scrambled, it became as incomprehensible as Greek; the phrase 'it's Greek to me' and 'greeking' have common semantic roots!"

* * *

I would chip in a good $50+ for some yummy sushi.

[awake]

Josh, any artwork you need let me know...

[ghengis86]

is this the free market at work? won't this fail miserably without some intervention to keep the blog posts equal?

lolz

[maqsur]

Humble request/suggestion: perhaps a larger selection of color schemes and/or themes for the forums? To enhance readability and all. :o

[ronpaulhawaii]

Can we incorporate some of the ideas in this thread?

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=171696

[MelissaWV]

I will chip in an additional (undisclosed) quantity of money if we can get a hot tub and the obligatory cabana boys to serve me grapes and cool me with obscenely large ostrich-plume fans when I'm done.

Just sayin'.

[Baptist]

Humble request/suggestion: perhaps a larger selection of color schemes and/or themes for the forums? To enhance readability and all. :o

That would be cool. Are you allowed to customize them as it stands now? I've never tried messing with the options.

Hmmm nm. I found it. Like 4 options. Although, switching to "Rand Paul" style didn't do anything for me.

[Brian in Maryland]

More functional. :confused:

does this mean I have to learn new tricks?

Ya'all are hard on an old dog.

We fear change.

[Kludge]

That would be cool. Are you allowed to customize them as it stands now? I've never tried messing with the options.

Hmmm nm. I found it. Like 4 options. Although, switching to "Rand Paul" style didn't do anything for me.

ATM, the different styles change only the text below "Liberty Forest" on the banner.

[Michigan11]

http://www.manbottle.com/pictures/computer%20upgrade.jpg

http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2006/08/computer_repair_large.jpg

good luck!

I like the beer opnener.... is this part of the upgrade?

[eOs]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qz5gdGEaIck/SSIehRzaGZI/AAAAAAAAGsA/PIabcB6PZKY/s400/Upgrade+U.jpg

[DirtMcGirt]

we should start and sticky a "how to" or "help" thread when we upgrade.

[JoshLowry]

we should start and sticky a "how to" or "help" thread when we upgrade.

Forums will be down during the upgrade.

Or did you mean a more general how to post pictures/embed youtubes kind of thing?

[ForLiberty-RonPaul]

RonPaulForums "The Freakin' Sweet Edition"

[Danke]

10-13-2009, 07:43 PM, RPF/LibertyForest is getting an upgrade soon...


Can someone define what "Soon" is in Stoner years?

[JoshLowry]

Well the pre-sale discount ends October 30th. So I'll probably start a Chip-In tomorrow.

The software has not been released yet and I do not know how soon that will be.

[DirtMcGirt]

Forums will be down during the upgrade.

Or did you mean a more general how to post pictures/embed youtubes kind of thing?

I meant a "help" thread if there were going to be some new tricks or options to learn with the overall format of RPF.

I read earlier in the thread that some "oldtimers" or computer novices have a habit to fear change, just to ease them along a bit so they don't feel like we are abandoning them...:)

[fatjohn]

Yes, but hopefully not for more than a few hours.

So... what are we supposed to do then?

[Austin]

So... what are we supposed to do then?

Yeah, are you going to have an alternative forum up while this one is done? I don't know what I'm going to do otherwise... God forbid I actually do some schoolwork, I just can't imagine the thought of it.... :( :confused:

[HOLLYWOOD]

Please tell me what you think?

What about having a hierarchy of member titles like they do on just about all other forums, like JesseVentura forums. Formula includes; Post, Grassroots, various contributions, and Explanation Points. :)

Something like this:
----------------------------------------------------------
Junior Patriot: 1-100 post
Patriot: 100-1000 posts
Senior Patriot: 1K-2K posts
Revolutionary Lieutenant: 2.5K posts
Revolutionary Captain: 5K posts
Revolutionary Major: 7.5K posts
Revolutionary Colonel: 10K posts
Revolutionary General: 15K posts

Activism: like, Constitutional, TAX & FED Protests,candidate assist, etc
Campaign Donations/fundraisers/exceptional grassroots/etc

Special exceptional appointee labels for the above:

Paul Revere
Sam Adams
Thomas Paine
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington

Annual membership payment: Anything but the above listed

[angelatc]

Yeah, are you going to have an alternative forum up while this one is done? I don't know what I'm going to do otherwise... God forbid I actually do some schoolwork, I just can't imagine the thought of it.... :( :confused:

. http://www.ronpaulforum.com/

[JoshLowry]

Please tell me what you think?

What about having a hierarchy of member titles like they do on just about all other forums, like JesseVentura forums. Formula includes; Post, Grassroots, various contributions, and Explanation Points. :)

Something like this:
----------------------------------------------------------
Junior Patriot: 1-100 post
Patriot: 100-1000 posts
Senior Patriot: 1K-2K posts
Revolutionary Lieutenant: 2.5K posts
Revolutionary Captain: 5K posts
Revolutionary Major: 7.5K posts
Revolutionary Colonel: 10K posts
Revolutionary General: 15K posts


Yea, we could update the titles, but I don't want to stress post count as being all that important.

It's what you do that counts, not how many posts you have.

:)

[2young2vote]

Just don't make it look like every other cheap website out there (political websites, amature websites etc..) Please make sure it doesn't look anything like that garbage you posted in the first post.

[nayjevin]

Yea, we could update the titles, but I don't want to stress post count as being all that important.

It's what you do that counts, not how many posts you have.

:)

revolution!

[DirtMcGirt]

Yea, we could update the titles, but I don't want to stress post count as being all that important.

It's what you do that counts, not how many posts you have.

:)

Some of the user created titles are pretty good. Keep it fun:)

[angelatc]

Yea, we could update the titles, but I don't want to stress post count as being all that important.

It's what you do that counts, not how many posts you have.

:)

DRAT!

:)

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[MRoCkEd]

The chat room will still be here, right? :cool:

[JoshLowry]

The chat room will still be here, right? :cool:

We use a third party for our chat so it may take them some time to make the chat functional with VB 4.0.

It will still be here, but may be MIA for a day or even a week.

[JoshLowry]

DRAT!

:)

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Thanks for your support!

Your account has been upgraded (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=157603) for two years.

[MRoCkEd]

We use a third party for our chat so it may take them some time to make the chat functional with VB 4.0.

It will still be here, but may be MIA for a day or even a week.
Noooooooooooooo!!!!!

[tangent4ronpaul]

Transaction ID: 1RL31937PD3556826

$25 WINGING IT'S WAY TOWARD YOU!

-t

[JoshLowry]

Transaction ID: 1RL31937PD3556826

$25 WINGING IT'S WAY TOWARD YOU!

-t

Thanks Nathan.

Your account has been upgraded (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=157603).

[Bruno]

Brian, thank you for your payment

$25.00

Receipt ID: 1034-8671-8657-2160
An email with your order summary has been sent to xxxx@gmail.com

[LibertyEagle]

Transaction ID: 03M15913H6269304U
$20

[JoshLowry]

Brian, thank you for your payment

$25.00

Receipt ID: 1034-8671-8657-2160
An email with your order summary has been sent to xxxx@gmail.com

Upgraded for one year.

Muchos gracias.

[JoshLowry]

Transaction ID: 03M15913H6269304U
$20

<3

[Bruno]

Upgraded for one year.

Muchos gracias.

Thanks to you as well! :)

[tangent4ronpaul]

Josh - If you will commit to a hot swap, hot spare, RAID upgrade you can get another $25 out of me... as noted in a previous post...

oh - and if you will commit to a beer opener upgrade on the side of the case - I will give you another 50 cents :D

-t

[tangent4ronpaul]

> User can use up to 90px x 90px Animated Avatar

Wanted: "mooning" avatar in the 90px x 90px range.... :)

Can anyone help me out here :D

LOL!

-t

[dr. hfn]

Freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[angelatc]

> User can use up to 90px x 90px Animated Avatar

Wanted: "mooning" avatar in the 90px x 90px range.... :)

Can anyone help me out here :D

LOL!

-t

I won't do it, but goatse came to mind.

[Mahkato]

Chipped In! Thanks for this site. Feel free to upgrade my RPF acct.

[JoshLowry]

> User can use up to 90px x 90px Animated Avatar

Wanted: "mooning" avatar in the 90px x 90px range.... :)

Can anyone help me out here :D

LOL!

-t

http://imgur.com/rQUtJ.gif


Chipped In! Thanks for this site. Feel free to upgrade my RPF acct.

Thanks Jonathan.

Upgraded!

[ForLiberty-RonPaul]

http://imgur.com/rQUtJ.gif




this is how Josh should have ended his "For Liberty" interview.

"Let it not be said that we did nothing." *shake shake shake*

we would have started a 2500 post thread in your honor

[MelissaWV]

$50... don't need an upgrade (I've never even had an avatar on here lol) just wanted to help out.

Cheers. :)

[JoshLowry]

Thanks Melissa, Adam, and Scout.

All your accounts have been upgraded. ( Whether you like it or not. ;) )


The chip in widget does not update very quickly, but it should be changing soon.

Thanks again.

[MelissaWV]

Scout? Like in "To Kill a Mockingbird"? Damn... I wish my parents picked a more awesome name :(

[JoshLowry]

Shortened RPF username. ;)

Would be a cool name though.

[tangent4ronpaul]

http://imgur.com/rQUtJ.gif



Thanks Jonathan.

Upgraded!

ROTGLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-t

[tangent4ronpaul]

Josh - If you will commit to a hot swap, hot spare, RAID upgrade you can get another $25 out of me... as noted in a previous post...

oh - and if you will commit to a beer opener upgrade on the side of the case - I will give you another 50 cents :D

-t

Still thinking about it - hu????

LOL!

-t

[JoshLowry]

Still thinking about it - hu????

LOL!

-t

Will see how funds look and let you know.

[JoshLowry]

Thanks Sevin and Gor.

Upgraded your accounts they are.

[AdamT]

Kicked in $25.

[JoshLowry]

Thanks again!

For those of you wondering how to edit your account, go to your User CP (Control Panel) (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/usercp.php) and you can use a custom title or upload an animated avatar.

[Dionysus]

10 bucks

[JoshLowry]

Thanks Dionysus.

:)

[purplechoe]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iHL1BnWMkHs/R1O1RcCECaI/AAAAAAAAAB0/oYNb9lIPfSE/s1600-R/helicopter%2Bben.jpg

Thanks to Ben I was able to contribute $20 of financial debt intruments. Thanks Ben!

[JoshLowry]

Why thank you Ben and PurpleChoe!

Account upgraded.

[bobbyw24]

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[JoshLowry]

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Thanks Bobby!

Keep those good articles coming. ;)

[dr. hfn]

lets not be outdone by DailyPaul people....

[aravoth]

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[kathy88]

RonPaulForums "The Freakin' Sweet Edition"

Love this. LOL. I'm in, as soon as the monsoon stops and I can get to my wallet out in the car.

[kathy88]

Is that ticker at the top of the thread accurate?

[MelissaWV]

Yes. Which is why I just donated another $5.87. I was sick of seeing an uneven number! :p Now it's finally at 50%.

[brandon]

Any chance we could enable a reputation system on the new forum?

[kathy88]

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Wish I could do more.

[kathy88]

Yes. Which is why I just donated another $5.87. I was sick of seeing an uneven number! :p Now it's finally at 50%.



I had mine at 55.87 then I saw your post. I hate that, too :)

[JoshLowry]

Any chance we could enable a reputation system on the new forum?

Maybe. I'll talk to Bryan about it. :)

Thanks Aravoth, your account has been upgraded.

Thanks again Mel. 50%! I believe this chip in widget shows the total a bit more accurately: http://ronpaul.chipin.com/rpf-fundraiser-ends-oct-29

[JoshLowry]

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Wish I could do more.

<3

Account upgraded for two years. (Hopefully you'll stick around that long. ;))

For those of you wondering how to edit your account, go to your User CP (Control Panel) (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/usercp.php) and you can use a custom title, upload an animated avatar, or put an image in your signature.

[MelissaWV]

Shameless bump. If I bumped the "buy granny a monkey" thread, it's the least I can do.

[tangent4ronpaul]

Shameless bump. If I bumped the "buy granny a monkey" thread, it's the least I can do.

OK - this thread is getting surreal...

-t

[MelissaWV]

OK - this thread is getting surreal...

-t

No, it's about to get surreal.

Help with the upgrade! Or I'll come after you!

http://realityupgrade.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/sexy-ninja-200x300.jpg

Or... um... help with the upgrade or I won't?

*Actual MelissaWV may vary slightly in color, dress, and proportion. Knee-high black socks are an upgrade and not available on the standard model. "After you" is in no way to be constituted as a threat on property or person.

[Matt Collins]

No, it's about to get surreal.

Help with the upgrade! Or I'll come after you!

http://realityupgrade.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/sexy-ninja-200x300.jpg

Or... um... help with the upgrade or I won't?

*Actual MelissaWV may vary slightly in color, dress, and proportion. Knee-high black socks are an upgrade and not available on the standard model. "After you" is in no way to be constituted as a threat on property or person.
So is that you in the photo?

[ForLiberty-RonPaul]

So is that you in the photo?

dude! you can't call dibs on all of 'em! not cool :cool:

[Matt Collins]

dude! you can't call dibs on all of 'em! not cool :cool:
You won't have to worry about that.... they're all calling dibs on me! ;):D

Supply and demand my friend, and apparently I'm in demand! :cool:

[MelissaWV]

Ridiculous. That couldn't be me in the photo.

I'm tan.

(So... I notice the ticker hasn't gone up... ahem...)

[dannno]

Or... um... help with the upgrade or I won't?

"After you" is in no way to be constituted as a threat on property or person.

lolz :)

[sevin]

<3

[/SIZE]For those of you wondering how to edit your account, go to your User CP (Control Panel) (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/usercp.php) and you can use a custom title, upload an animated avatar, or put an image in your signature.

I put a pic in my sig but it's not showing up. :(

[JoshLowry]

You uploaded a signature image, but put nothing in your signature.

I edited it for you.

Try posting again.

To edit your sig in the future go in your User CP it's in the top left or go directly to it here: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/profile.php?do=editsignature

[talkingpointes]

You won't have to worry about that.... they're all calling dibs on me! ;):D

Supply and demand my friend, and apparently I'm in demand! :cool:

Who is they ? And where are they ?:rolleyes:

In spirit of staying on topic, after a small punctuation for a reality check. Time for a forum upgrade!

[kaleidoscope eyes]

blimp

[dr. hfn]

DailyPaul shames us...

[evilfunnystuff]

i got 5 on it wish i could do more

[sevin]

You uploaded a signature image, but put nothing in your signature.

I edited it for you.

Try posting again.

To edit your sig in the future go in your User CP it's in the top left or go directly to it here: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/profile.php?do=editsignature

thanks!

[DirtMcGirt]

(#0f Posts / 800 x 8.75) - # of years a member = Chip in amount for Upgrade



EX.

2034 posts divided by 800 multiplied by 8.75 subtract two year member =

$20.24 fiat dollars


How long does the chip-in widget take to update?

[MelissaWV]

I'm still waiting for the exotic sushi.

Yes, I chipped again.

Stop making the total uneven, for serious. It makes me sad.

[HOLLYWOOD]

I like my idea better... though; Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze stars would be interesting. exceptional could have a freedom wreath around the Star?

How about Liberty Bells instead of Stars? Both? Or how about flags of revolution rewards?

[DirtMcGirt]

I'm still waiting for the exotic sushi.

Yes, I chipped again.

Stop making the total uneven, for serious. It makes me sad.


Sorry, I have a similar OCD with numbers. Odds are very good except 5 and I enjoy all numbers in the 20's.
;)

[Todd]

Done.


ChipIn Event Title: RPF Fundraiser Ends Oct 29
ChipIn Event Organizer: RonPaulForums.com Members (josh.manuel@gmail.com)
Transaction ID: 20450422f8029789
Contribution Amount: $30.00
Contribution Date: October 27, 2009 7:32 PM CDT

[JoshLowry]

I like my idea better... though; Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze stars would be interesting. exceptional could have a freedom wreath around the Star?

How about Liberty Bells instead of Stars? Both? Or how about flags of revolution rewards?

Good idea. I may get around to it. :)


Done.

Account upgraded.

Thanks for your support Todd.

[GunnyFreedom]

I will be renewing my annual just as soon as I can. I dropped near $500 into a job the last 6 weeks that was supposed to pay out on Friday, but I still haven't heard a whisper. If I hadn't spent that money just to DO the job, then I wouldn't be broke, but since I did I'm actually now relying on friends and family to eat. 8-( I getting awful :mad: at these people, and I do not intend to take even one single job from them ever again. :mad: :mad: :mad: these are the same people who screwed up my NC State Fair demonstration for BJ Lawson last year.

[Number19]

ChipIn for $25
Transaction ID : d5c4f4798bccf570
Contribution Date : October 27, 2009 10:13 PM CDT

[JoshLowry]

I will be renewing my annual just as soon as I can. I dropped near $500 into a job the last 6 weeks that was supposed to pay out on Friday, but I still haven't heard a whisper. If I hadn't spent that money just to DO the job, then I wouldn't be broke, but since I did I'm actually now relying on friends and family to eat. 8-( I getting awful :mad: at these people, and I do not intend to take even one single job from them ever again. :mad: :mad: :mad: these are the same people who screwed up my NC State Fair demonstration for BJ Lawson last year.

Don't sweat it!


ChipIn for $25
Transaction ID : d5c4f4798bccf570
Contribution Date : October 27, 2009 10:13 PM CDT

Liberty Forest thanks you!

Account upgraded.

[kaleidoscope eyes]

almost there bump!

[GunnyFreedom]

bumper cars and blimping dreams

[brandon]

Did the ticker go backwards?

[KCIndy]

*POOF*

Do I get to yell, "LAST!" ??? :)



ChipIn Event Title: RPF Fundraiser Ends Oct 29
ChipIn Event Organizer: RonPaulForums.com Members (josh.manuel@gmail.com)
Transaction ID: d868c4fd2a62a721
Contribution Amount: $55.00
Contribution Date: October 28, 2009 11:14 AM CDT


Hey, seriously - it's worth every cent. Thanks for keeping things going here!

[tangent4ronpaul]

OK - $56 short and a day and a half to go...

How about extending it to the 31st and going for a redundant system and the beer cap opener on the side of the case? :D

-t

[Austin]

$20.00 contributed.

[JoshLowry]

Thank you everyone!

Those who gave over twenty have had their accounts upgraded. Please let me know if I missed you.

Again, you can add an image to you signature, add an animated avatar, and more here: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/usercp.php

As soon as the software comes out from VBulletin we should be updated a few days after that. We will also be making a number of tweaks/small changes to the site.

Let it not be said that we did nothing. :)

[DirtMcGirt]

Josh- any possible dates ?

[Kludge]

Josh- any possible dates ?

So long as we don't go Dutch, I'm in.

[Jeremy]

Josh- any possible dates ?

It's supposed to come out this quarter.

[JoshLowry]

Josh- any possible dates ?

As soon as VBulletin releases it.

Should be soon. SC seems to have found info that says this quarter.

Check VBulletin.com for the most up to date info on the release of 4.0.

[Danke]

http://www.vbulletin.com/order/index.php?do=step1

Is this what we got?

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Thank you everyone!

Those who gave over twenty have had their accounts upgraded. Please let me know if I missed you.

Again, you can add an image to you signature, add an animated avatar, and more here: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/usercp.php

As soon as the software comes out from VBulletin we should be updated a few days after that. We will also be making a number of tweaks/small changes to the site.

Let it not be said that we did nothing. :)

Damn Right!!! :rolleyes:


vBulletin 4 was released December 21, 2009. New for vBulletin 4 is the vBulletin production suite, which includes CMS and blog functions.

[coyote_sprit]

This new vBulletin is great, I love the way that everything works exactly the same as it did before the upgrade.

[GunnyFreedom]

This new vBulletin is great, I love the way that everything works exactly the same as it did before the upgrade.

Well, the WYSIWYG authoring works now

[coyote_sprit]

Well, the WYSIWYG authoring works now

I prefer bare bbcode.

[GunnyFreedom]

I prefer bare bbcode.

and I preferred raw HTML until I encountered the dual pane Dreamweaver. :D

[coyote_sprit]

and I preferred raw HTML until I encountered the dual pane Dreamweaver. :D

How much did you pay for that?

[GunnyFreedom]

How much did you pay for that?

Don't remember, it was something like 12 years ago.

[squarepusher]

the bottom of this page says 3.7.2 version

[GunnyFreedom]

the bottom of this page says 3.7.2 version

so the x.x.2 upgrade made the WYSIWYG work on my Firefox Mac, and we still have 4.x.x to come. Cool!

[coyote_sprit]

so the x.x.2 upgrade made the WYSIWYG work on my Firefox Mac, and we still have 4.x.x to come. Cool!

At the current rate vBulletin version 5 will be out before that happens.

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Can we officially call this: RPFGate?

Do those who donated feel gipped? I mean...seriously. Without us loony bins, this would have never seen the light of day.

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Thank you for supporting our fundraiser!

Here are screen shots of what the upgrade should look like.

http://www.vbulletin.com/index.php?do=screenshots

VBulletin 4.0 is coming out soon and it's got some neat new features that will be rolled into it.

The VB 4.0 software has not been released yet and I do not know how soon that will be. Supposedly it will be out this quarter.

Blogs, Site Articles, and Events Management, oh my!

Example of what our front page may look like.

http://files.vbulletin.com/images/cart/screenshots/CMS_home.png

Article Creation:

http://files.vbulletin.com/images/cart/screenshots/article_inline.png

In 2014. Baddum-Tsssh. :D

[Kludge]

Who cares?

Look at this.

:eek:

[MelissaWV]

I donated, and I'm not disappointed we don't have flamingos and sushi.

[coyote_sprit]

In all fairness he may be waiting for vBulletin 4.0 to fix it's bugs (there are a bunch), but that still doesn't justify not telling anyway about it.

[constituent]

In 2014. Baddum-Tsssh. :D

I probably wouldn't visit that site...

I'll keep holding out hope of no upgrades.... or maybe they'll just upgrade ronpaulforums.com, split libertyforest.com off and leave it the hell alone?


...one can dream.

[pcosmar]

I donated, and I'm not disappointed we don't have flamingos and sushi.

or this,

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,consecteur adipisicing elit,sed do eiusmod tempor incicidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
I couldn't understand anything written on that page.
This is just fine for me.
;) :D

[coyote_sprit]

http://files.vbulletin.com/images/cart/screenshots/article_inline.png

Way to be original Jelsoft...

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j48/BaBaNesma/joomla%20talk/Article.png

[Matt Collins]

Duke Nukem Forever!!!
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporware)



.

[JoshLowry]

In all fairness he may be waiting for vBulletin 4.0 to fix it's bugs (there are a bunch), but that still doesn't justify not telling anyway about it.

Yep, spoke with a web guy about 8 or 9 days ago.

He said he recommends holding off til 4.0.2. (Just saw that they released it 2 days ago.) Will give him a call.

Many large sites had been holding off from upgrading because it has been pretty buggy if you did a little research. :p Looks like 250 bugs have been fixed between 4.0.1 and 4.0.2!

Have no worries, I still have the monies in my paypal account.

Thanks for the bump.

[MelissaWV]

Yep, spoke with a web guy about 8 or 9 days ago.

He said he recommends holding off til 4.0.2. (Just saw that they released it 2 days ago.) Will give him a call.

Many large sites had been holding off from upgrading because it has been pretty buggy if you did a little research. :p Looks like 250 bugs have been fixed between 4.0.1 and 4.0.2!

Have no worries, I still have the monies in my paypal account.

Thanks for the bump.

You mean the money wasn't splurged on a really nice diamond necklace for Natalie? *tsk tsk* :p

[JoshLowry]

It sure as heck wouldn't be a real diamond.

She's smarter than that. :)

[torchbearer]

Needs more hidden reptiles.

those upgrades were put in during your absence.

[John of Des Moines]

Getting a "Thanks" button?