Hi Everyone,
Bottom Line Up Front: DiscoWeb needs some donations to buy new forums software.
If you are a member over at NAS-ROW, you've probably noticed that the side bar ("Recent Posts", etc.) has disappeared. We're having some trouble with the vBulletin software and some of the third-party add-ons that we use. The bottom line is that the software is ancient and no longer supported or maintained. It's only a matter of time until an upgrade over here at DWeb breaks things, too.
So.... some big news. DiscoWeb and NAS-ROW are going to get a major software upgrade. I'm going to be upgrading to XenForo, which will bring a nice refreshed look (mobile-friendly), better photo/video attachment support (also mobile-friendly), better reliability, actual support, and better search. This is going to be the biggest upgrade that DWeb has seen since the move from Discus. Most of the largest vBulletin forums on the 'net have already made this move.
That said, XenForo is not free. It's about $160 a year, plus another $200 or so for the various add-ons to enable things like members garage, the new look-and-feel, etc. Add to that many hundreds for hosting and backup storage and it's more than I can shoulder alone.
I need your help.
I want to do a small donation drive to help offset the costs of the new setup. If you are able to donate even a small amount to help pay for the new software, I sure would appreciate it.
You can send donations via Venmo or PayPal (chris.snell@gmail.com). Any donations of $30 or more will get some vintage DiscoWeb vinyl stickers for your truck (be sure to send me your mailing address).
If you're a Venmo user, you can scan this directly from the app:
All said and done, I this upgrade is going to cost about $375. I'm not interested in pocketing any money from it so I will cut off donations if/when we reach that amount. For transparency's sake, I will post names and amounts here unless you request anonymity.
Thanks everyone.
Thanks to the following for your donations:
Anonymous $200
p_m $100
Anonymous $100
Matthew Greenspan $69
James Kelly $50
Stu Ivie $50
mbrummal $50
Zack G. $40
Scott Gaynor $40
ERover82 $35
Tugela $30
_ExpeditionMan $30
Chuck Yarbrough $30
Kade Hawkins $30
Howski $30
Dan Chapman $30
David Mullis $10
Bill Gill $1
Bottom Line Up Front: DiscoWeb needs some donations to buy new forums software.
If you are a member over at NAS-ROW, you've probably noticed that the side bar ("Recent Posts", etc.) has disappeared. We're having some trouble with the vBulletin software and some of the third-party add-ons that we use. The bottom line is that the software is ancient and no longer supported or maintained. It's only a matter of time until an upgrade over here at DWeb breaks things, too.
So.... some big news. DiscoWeb and NAS-ROW are going to get a major software upgrade. I'm going to be upgrading to XenForo, which will bring a nice refreshed look (mobile-friendly), better photo/video attachment support (also mobile-friendly), better reliability, actual support, and better search. This is going to be the biggest upgrade that DWeb has seen since the move from Discus. Most of the largest vBulletin forums on the 'net have already made this move.
That said, XenForo is not free. It's about $160 a year, plus another $200 or so for the various add-ons to enable things like members garage, the new look-and-feel, etc. Add to that many hundreds for hosting and backup storage and it's more than I can shoulder alone.
I need your help.
I want to do a small donation drive to help offset the costs of the new setup. If you are able to donate even a small amount to help pay for the new software, I sure would appreciate it.
You can send donations via Venmo or PayPal (chris.snell@gmail.com). Any donations of $30 or more will get some vintage DiscoWeb vinyl stickers for your truck (be sure to send me your mailing address).
If you're a Venmo user, you can scan this directly from the app:
All said and done, I this upgrade is going to cost about $375. I'm not interested in pocketing any money from it so I will cut off donations if/when we reach that amount. For transparency's sake, I will post names and amounts here unless you request anonymity.
Thanks everyone.
Thanks to the following for your donations:
Anonymous $200
p_m $100
Anonymous $100
Matthew Greenspan $69
James Kelly $50
Stu Ivie $50
mbrummal $50
Zack G. $40
Scott Gaynor $40
ERover82 $35
Tugela $30
_ExpeditionMan $30
Chuck Yarbrough $30
Kade Hawkins $30
Howski $30
Dan Chapman $30
David Mullis $10
Bill Gill $1
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