Kevin Futter Posted January 31 Posted January 31 This is a general announcement that contains information pertinent to all members, so please read and take note! For a long time now, the server Scale Model Paint Masks is hosted on has been slowly becoming obsolete, and I've been trying to find the time to either upgrade it or migrate to a new one. Things are coming to a head now, however, as there's a new version of the forum software coming out soon that absolutely won't work on our current server configuration. This means that sometime soon - possibly as early as next week - I'll be organising to have the website and forums migrated to a brand-new server. This will inevitably entail some down time, and perhaps a few quirks afterwards. I'll endeavour to keep everyone as in the loop as possible. With regard to the new version of the forum software, this will introduce quite a few new features, and some important changes, one of which I'd like to flag here, as it will affect most of us. Once the new forum software is installed, we'll no longer be able to log in using your forum display names - email addresses will be required instead. I'm pretty sure you're able to log in with your email addresses now (will confirm shortly), and if so, I recommend everybody starts doing that immediately, so that the transition to v5 of the software is as trouble-free as possible. Just to clarify: the server migration and forum software upgrade are two different things, and will be happening at different times. But the latter requires the former, so one step at a time. This will also affect the KLP Publishing and Large Scale Planes websites, the latter of which uses the same software as we do here. Stay tuned! Kev 3 Quote
talbot Posted January 31 Posted January 31 (edited) thank you for the announcement as well as all your time and efforts into this site I'm fairly new to the hobby, but I've spent a lot of time here learning on making masks and techniques so appreciate all the energy you put into it Edited January 31 by talbot 1 Quote
MikeC Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Thanks Kev, saw this on LSP: sorted on both sites. 👍 Good luck with the upgrade. 1 Quote
Kevin Futter Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 UPDATE The new server has now been commissioned, and I've been informed that we're now in the migration queue, which still could take up to 10 days. Once the migration is confirmed, I'll have to switch off the forums and get all the latest posts from the old server into the new one, which will lead to some unavoidable downtime, unfortunately. I'll also try to give everyone as much notice as possible, but that may well be none at all! Stay tuned! Kev Quote
Kevin Futter Posted February 12 Author Posted February 12 I'm pleased to announce that the server migration has been completed! There may be some teething issues as things settle in, so just sing out if you're experiencing any difficulties with anything on the site. Kev 1 2 Quote
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