[ewdi]

Okay guys, I am going to get a community poll up to see what we can do about getting a software upgrade.

We have several choice, vBulletin, XenForo, and Invision PowerBoard

Here are the pro and cons on some of them

1. vBulletin 5 Connect Community Support Forums - vBulletin Community Forum
PRO : Familiar layout to all users on 360tuna
Cons : Pretty much Trader Feedback and Gallery will not be supported (Taken out by vBulletin)

2. XenForo XenForo Community
Pro : Faster Forum
Cons : Layout takes time to get used too, trader feedback is gone, and gallery is gone

3. IPB (my personal choice) - Invision Power Services
Pro : Faster Forum, Easy to learn layout, Gallery can be imported
Cons : Trader feedback is gone but can be rewrite eventually as the plugins system is easier to understood (might take time)

Not upgrading isn't an option as security issues will arise overtime.

Let me know what you guys think, I won't proceed until we conclude this.

 

[ewdi]

do we need upgrade...???
my only problem was got redirected if i browse from google.... just re-click once more and problem solved.....

Yeah, i am not sure why it keep happening with vbulletin, of course i would prefer not to change that means less work, but it is riskier for our community in term of data security.

 

[ewdi]

I plan also to make the forum Banner free

 

[ewdi]

Yeah, IPB seems like the more logical choice.

 

[ewdi]

Looks like more votes goes to IPB, I will keep this poll a bit longer but planning to do some conversion work this weekend.

 

[ewdi]

I think thats a good idea about creating a new section for feedback and show it on users profile as a replacement of trader feedback, that way it can also be a reference in communication of a deal

 

[ewdi]

I am going to try to migrate it if possible.

 

[ewdi]

It will be redirected to new links if possible, i am still learning on what is the best way to migrate it over.

 

[ewdi]

I am not a 'techie' guy, especially when it comes to the guts of the internet. I find it very frustrating when a website changes its features, feel and look just for the sake of change. As the old adage says, 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'.

I do like the feature of trader feedback--this is one of the checks and balances that helps everyone know what's going on. Please keep this feature.

Problem is, it is broken, vbulletin keeps getting hacked, if you come to 360tuna from google it redirects you to malware site

 

[ewdi]

lol, i am going to see if we can stay on vb4, but unlikely especially with vbulletin not being very helpful (support staff wise)

 

[ewdi]

Yes, TapaTalk works, one reason I want to move to IPB is that we can have feedback option, unfortunately data import from current feedback trader system is a bit tricky

 

[ewdi]

Looks like IPB it is, I will prepare and test migration

 

[ewdi]

IPB has the like button and I think we can have the trader feedback too just unsure how to migrate the trader feedback. So far what we can migrate over to IPB is Topics/Posts, Forums, Members login and Gallery. The problem with these malware will eventually be bad for users in a long run too. Thanks for the support guys, I am going to do my best to keep this place enjoyable and safe at the same time.