vBulletin.org Changes - Jan 2011.

[vics]

Originally Posted by Paul M

These versions are now very old, and unsupported by IB - they are also now rarely used by the vast majority of sites. New releases for these versions are extremely rare, and almost always just duplicates of 3.8 releases. Therefore its time to semi-retire them.

In practical terms, this means the following will happen.

The 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 forums will be combined into a single "Pre 3.8" forum. This will most likely be termed the 3.x forums. This is not an ideal name since it wont include 3.0 or 3.8, but it will suffice.

The above forums will be closed to new releases. All existing mods will remain open for both posting and download, they will simply not allow new threads.

The [new] combined forums will remain in the main modification and style areas, they will not be moving to the archive area.

'old'? that's very short sighted thinking - Has anyone actually thought about this or are 'we' leaving it up to one person who may or may not be aware that there's a huge subscriber base in play here on the 'old' versions? :down:

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by Paul M

All release threads have a version set in them by the author, but apparently its not currently shown in thread listings. I may have to look at changing that.

As far as vb.org and vb4 is concerned, yes, that is being looked at in 2011 as well.

Are you planning to use the CMS for Mods?

I really hope so, because if you manage that, then the CMS will be ready for my needs.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by vics

Has anyone actually thought about this or are 'we' leaving it up to one person who may or may not be aware that there's a huge subscriber base in play here on the 'old' versions? :down:

No, of course not. We just woke up one morning and thought "lets do this".

At no time did we bother to actually research the activity in the old 35/36/37 release forums.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Are you planning to use the CMS for Mods?

Im not really sure what you mean by this ?

[thespi]

Please don't move on too quickly as it has me concerned for the actual life of vB4 it's going to be over by February '11

[lemonadesoda]

You should not call the combined forum 3.x but rather 3.y, as in "why".

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Im not really sure what you mean by this ?

I could have been clearer. Let me try again:
If I understand it correctly the Modification releases on vb.org are currently in GARS.
Do you(vb.org administration) intent to replace GARS with the vbCMS, and migrate the Modification releases to a CMS content type?

[Paul M]

I dont know where you get that idea. We dont have GARS, and never have.

Originally Posted by lemonadesoda

You should not call the combined forum 3.x but rather 3.y, as in "why".

Errrr. what ?

[Alfa1]

I read that somewhere. Obviously its not true. But the question remains the same. Do you intent to utilize the CMS for Modification Releases?

[BirdOPrey5]

I don't understand why you would close the 3.5-3.7 forums for new mods. I understand a new 3.6 mod is a very RARE occurrence but why turn off new threads (mods)? It doesn't hurt anyone to have them remain enabled- it's not like you can have less 4.x threads because 3.6 forum is open...

I maybe can understand putting the early 3.x mod forums under some 3.x umbrella to "clean up" the look of the site but preventing new mods from being posted just doesn't make any sense.

Truthfully the same logic goes to why the 3.0 and earlier mods were ever "archived" (deleted) to begin with but what's done is done... Don't make that mistake again.

This forum itself runs 3.6!