Forum Upgrade #5
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11 Nov 2026 09:12 #350595
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I Just want to say many thanks to all involved!!
I used to host a forum myself in the past and understand struggle you are going throug.
I used to host a forum myself in the past and understand struggle you are going throug.
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11 Nov 2026 15:14 #350606
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We really appreciate all of the time and effort that is being put into this. Please don't get discouraged JT. For a moment I was afraid you were giving up when it went back to the old forum and the announcement you made about reverting. Looking forward to seeing the fruits of your labors.
I can hardly imagine the storage required for the many years that the forum has been collecting data. What is it, about 17-18yrs? Hosting it can't be particularly cheap or easy.
I can hardly imagine the storage required for the many years that the forum has been collecting data. What is it, about 17-18yrs? Hosting it can't be particularly cheap or easy.
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11 Nov 2026 15:39 #350607
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For standard, day-to-day use, it is unacceptable to have to wait several minutes for a page to refresh, or to constantly battle bot attacks—something the old software is no longer capable of handling. However, for someone only seeking information that cannot be found anywhere else, this state would be acceptable.
We could set up a new forum—for instance, newforum.linuxcnc.org—migrate only the user accounts, and stop tilting at windmills.
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That is why I suggested closing the old forum and leaving it exactly as it is.I can hardly imagine the storage required for the many years that the forum has been collecting data. What is it, about 17-18yrs? Hosting it can't be particularly cheap or easy.
For standard, day-to-day use, it is unacceptable to have to wait several minutes for a page to refresh, or to constantly battle bot attacks—something the old software is no longer capable of handling. However, for someone only seeking information that cannot be found anywhere else, this state would be acceptable.
We could set up a new forum—for instance, newforum.linuxcnc.org—migrate only the user accounts, and stop tilting at windmills.
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11 Nov 2026 19:24 #350615
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Once the forum is upgraded and we have more memory and better cpu the forum will be much faster.
I can hardly imagine the storage required for the many years that the forum has been collecting data. What is it, about 17-18yrs? Hosting it can't be particularly cheap or easy.
That is why I suggested closing the old forum and leaving it exactly as it is.
For standard, day-to-day use, it is unacceptable to have to wait several minutes for a page to refresh, or to constantly battle bot attacks—something the old software is no longer capable of handling. However, for someone only seeking information that cannot be found anywhere else, this state would be acceptable.
We could set up a new forum—for instance, newforum.linuxcnc.org—migrate only the user accounts, and stop tilting at windmills.
JT
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11 Nov 2026 20:08 - 11 Nov 2026 20:09 #350621
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It’s just that experience has taught me that trying to upgrade something old usually ends up with something wont works.
Isn't that exactly what we just dealt with?
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I have nothing against an upgrade.Once the forum is upgraded and we have more memory and better cpu the forum will be much faster.
It’s just that experience has taught me that trying to upgrade something old usually ends up with something wont works.
Isn't that exactly what we just dealt with?
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11 Nov 2026 20:10 #350622
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No, the upgrade went perfect.
Once the forum is upgraded and we have more memory and better cpu the forum will be much faster.
I have nothing against an upgrade.
It’s just that experience has taught me that trying to upgrade something old usually ends up with something wont works.
Isn't that exactly what we just dealt with?
JT
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11 Nov 2026 20:37 #350623
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So why did we revert to the old forum, losing threads from the last few days?No, the upgrade went perfect.
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11 Nov 2026 21:33 #350625
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I am old and i do much better work now than when i was young, no idea when the upgrade happened!
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I have a LOT of old machines that were upgraded and work much better.It’s just that experience has taught me that trying to upgrade something old usually ends up with something wont works.
I am old and i do much better work now than when i was young, no idea when the upgrade happened!
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11 Nov 2026 22:23 #350629
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No, I accidentally deleted all of the posts one category except 1. Instead of the desired trim of 5 years I trimmed to 30 days which is the default span so only one post was left and most of the posts described machine builds.
No, the upgrade went perfect.
So why did we revert to the old forum, losing threads from the last few days?
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12 Nov 2026 09:58 - 12 Nov 2026 10:01 #350641
by anfänger
Replied by anfänger on topic Forum Upgrade #5
since the gofundme went so well (I was to slow to donate). maybe add a donate button in the future forum.
Works really well in two other forums I am in.
They also have a bar whats already donated from the anual target.
Works really well in two other forums I am in.
They also have a bar whats already donated from the anual target.
Last edit: 12 Nov 2026 10:01 by anfänger.
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