**** SM Conversion to VBulletin **** - Maltese Dogs Forum : Spoiled Maltese Forums

**admin** · 01-19-2010, 11:51 AM

Hi everyone,

Yung here. Hope you are all having a great start to the new year.

This thread is to announce that we will be converting the forum software (which is currently running on something called IP

to a software called VBulletin. We wanted to give everyone a significant "heads up" so that no one would be caught off guard.

The timeframe for this conversion right now is an early to mid February release.

If you are a member of other online communities, there's a very good chance you've already used VBulletin before.

Here are the reasons we are doing this conversion:

- vB is by far the most recognizable and used forum software in the online community; it is infinitely more secure and offers on-going support and development from the software designers

- Our team uses vB across all sites so the VS team can manage upgrades, security updates and sites add-ons much easier and more efficiently with it

- vB has a better "modification" system where we can add new features more easily and faster when the community needs it

- vB has a nicer upload and picture gallery system thats easier to manage and use

- its easier to add skins and color schemes to the forum so users may have multiple choices on how the forum looks

- vB subscription system works flawlessly, so SMC & Vendors would have no problem upgrading or resubscribing (though we will will have to work out some kinks at the beginning with the subscription system)

Our team are seasoned technicians at doing these conversions but with any major conversion of this scale, there are always going to be some bugs and glitches that will need to be worked out. We are doing everything to minimize this but if it does happen, please be patient. We will fix it.

I'm leaving this thread open for questions you may have. I'll do my best to answer them. Thanks!

Admins and Mod Team

**CeeCee's Mom** · 01-19-2010, 01:30 PM

Can you give us an example on an online community that uses Vbulletin...I would like to see what it will look like..Thanks in advance!

**admin** · 01-19-2010, 02:21 PM

QUOTE (CeeCee's Mom @ Jan 19 2010, 01:30 PM)

Quote:

Can you give us an example on an online community that uses Vbulletin...I would like to see what it will look like..Thanks in advance![/B]

I sure can. We created a site called www.crosstourownersclub.com for the just released Honda Crosstour vehicle. Check it out.

**admin** · 01-19-2010, 02:22 PM

Before we release the conversion site, I will give you guys a preview of it in a test environment to take for a test drive.

That'll be in a few weeks I believe.

**KAG** · 01-19-2010, 02:28 PM

Hi Yung,
What happens to all the information contained in/at Spoiled Maltese? Does is go with the conversion? Does is get discarded?
Thank you.
Kerry
xoxoxoxoxo

**angel's mom** · 01-19-2010, 02:35 PM

QUOTE (admin @ Jan 19 2010, 10:51 AM)

Quote:

- vB subscription system works flawlessly, so SMC & Vendors would have no problem upgrading or resubscribing (though we will will have to work out some kinks at the beginning with the subscription system)
Admins and Mod Team[/B]

What is SMC????

QUOTE (KAG @ Jan 19 2010, 01:28 PM)

Quote:

Hi Yung,
What happens to all the information contained in/at Spoiled Maltese? Does is go with the conversion? Does is get discarded?
Thank you.
Kerry
xoxoxoxoxo[/B]

including the pictures in our galleries. Will they transfer?

**admin** · 01-19-2010, 02:45 PM

Yes... all the data (pics, posts, post counts, threads) --- they will be transferred over.

SMC... um, isn't that one of the current paid membership levels?

**Nikki's Mom** · 01-19-2010, 02:53 PM

That's fine with me. VBulletin is the system that my other forums use.

**EmmasMommy** · 01-19-2010, 02:57 PM

I hate to be a spoil sport but the "cross over tour" site is really Blah........very plain and not very pretty. I looks okay. and it definitely doesn't look that much different than the current SM one here.
I much prefer when we have the Holiday skins on it. Perhaps you could get a new everyday skin thats "prettier"?

Not ALL but most of us are women and some of us are <strike>"older</strike>"OOPS , I mean, more mature and need high contrast to read posts easier.

If the site will be more stable and more secure I am all for it........but I would also like looking at something attractive....Thanks.

**CeeCee's Mom** · 01-19-2010, 03:07 PM

Will our siggys and avatars be present like it is now? We really like seeing each others malts and changing them from time to time.......

The other site has sooooo many advertisements and no personal pics except albums that you have to click on, we are women except for a very few men and we are visual......Thanks!

01-19-2010, 11:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
admin Administrator Name: Yung Dog's Name: Joy Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 374	Hi everyone, Yung here. Hope you are all having a great start to the new year. This thread is to announce that we will be converting the forum software (which is currently running on something called IP to a software called VBulletin. We wanted to give everyone a significant "heads up" so that no one would be caught off guard. The timeframe for this conversion right now is an early to mid February release. If you are a member of other online communities, there's a very good chance you've already used VBulletin before. Here are the reasons we are doing this conversion: - vB is by far the most recognizable and used forum software in the online community; it is infinitely more secure and offers on-going support and development from the software designers - Our team uses vB across all sites so the VS team can manage upgrades, security updates and sites add-ons much easier and more efficiently with it - vB has a better "modification" system where we can add new features more easily and faster when the community needs it - vB has a nicer upload and picture gallery system thats easier to manage and use - its easier to add skins and color schemes to the forum so users may have multiple choices on how the forum looks - vB subscription system works flawlessly, so SMC & Vendors would have no problem upgrading or resubscribing (though we will will have to work out some kinks at the beginning with the subscription system) Our team are seasoned technicians at doing these conversions but with any major conversion of this scale, there are always going to be some bugs and glitches that will need to be worked out. We are doing everything to minimize this but if it does happen, please be patient. We will fix it. I'm leaving this thread open for questions you may have. I'll do my best to answer them. Thanks! Admins and Mod Team __________________ Testing my sig.

01-19-2010, 01:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
CeeCee's Mom Maltese Guru Name: Dianne Dog's Name: CeeCee (Jacob Maltese) Rain (Bonnie's Angel) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NC Posts: 8,852	Can you give us an example on an online community that uses Vbulletin...I would like to see what it will look like..Thanks in advance! __________________

01-19-2010, 02:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
admin Administrator Name: Yung Dog's Name: Joy Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 374	Before we release the conversion site, I will give you guys a preview of it in a test environment to take for a test drive. That'll be in a few weeks I believe. __________________ Testing my sig.

01-19-2010, 02:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
KAG Maltese Guru Name: Kerry Dog's Name: Lola in Heaven, Crisse, Darla and Fallon Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,269	Hi Yung, What happens to all the information contained in/at Spoiled Maltese? Does is go with the conversion? Does is get discarded? Thank you. Kerry xoxoxoxoxo __________________

01-19-2010, 02:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
admin Administrator Name: Yung Dog's Name: Joy Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 374	Yes... all the data (pics, posts, post counts, threads) --- they will be transferred over. SMC... um, isn't that one of the current paid membership levels? __________________ Testing my sig.

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01-19-2010, 02:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
Nikki's Mom Maltese Guru Name: Suzan Dog's Name: Keiko & Nikki Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta 'burbs Posts: 5,764	That's fine with me. VBulletin is the system that my other forums use. __________________ My sweet girls Keiko & Nikki

01-19-2010, 02:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
EmmasMommy Maltese Guru Name: Cat Somerville Dog's Name: Jilli Bean (Diamond Maltese) Emma (Pet Store), Mimi (Diamond) & Twinkle (Diamond) & Katie (Sheltie) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Summerfield FL ( south of Ocala) Posts: 1,383	I hate to be a spoil sport but the "cross over tour" site is really Blah........very plain and not very pretty. I looks okay. and it definitely doesn't look that much different than the current SM one here. I much prefer when we have the Holiday skins on it. Perhaps you could get a new everyday skin thats "prettier"? Not ALL but most of us are women and some of us are <strike>"older</strike>"OOPS , I mean, more mature and need high contrast to read posts easier. If the site will be more stable and more secure I am all for it........but I would also like looking at something attractive....Thanks. __________________ Cat (short for Catherine) Emma's Mommy

01-19-2010, 03:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
CeeCee's Mom Maltese Guru Name: Dianne Dog's Name: CeeCee (Jacob Maltese) Rain (Bonnie's Angel) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NC Posts: 8,852	Will our siggys and avatars be present like it is now? We really like seeing each others malts and changing them from time to time....... The other site has sooooo many advertisements and no personal pics except albums that you have to click on, we are women except for a very few men and we are visual......Thanks! __________________