Update to Xenforo 1.4.x

[Hunter]

video detailing changes which may pique interest

This includes:

• the ability to deal with likespam by removing all likes made by a user within a set timeframe, along with the corresponding alerts
• (temp)banning users from replying to specific threads
• alerting users when their content is moderated in some way, with a "reason" field

there are more changes than listed here

 

[Notme]

There is little problem: Money.

Each update to never major (1.X) version requires you to pay for it.

So just overdonate by $150 or how much this license costs. But donations are kinda slow these days >.>

 

[Love]

So just overdonate by $150 or how much this license costs.

Where've you been for the past couple months? It's hard for us to fill our donations as-is...

 

[Notme]

Where've you been for the past couple months? It's hard for us to fill our donations as-is...

I know. I forgot to mention that.

 

[JtTorso]

I'm pretty sure GmK has already given a definitive statement as to why we won't be updating. I don't really see a lot of the new additions being all that necessary, the last one you mentioned sounds actually really useful since editing posts and threads for staff purposes has been in discussion recently but stretching for donations just for an updating that we really don't overall need isn't a great place to put our money.

 

[Hunter]

I'm pretty sure GmK has already given a definitive statement as to why we won't be updating. I don't really see a lot of the new additions being all that necessary, the last one you mentioned sounds actually really useful since editing posts and threads for staff purposes has been in discussion recently but stretching for donations just for an updating that we really don't overall need isn't a great place to put our money.

isn't this exactly what we did in order to get xenforo in the first place after brohoster died?

 

[JtTorso]

isn't this exactly what we did in order to get xenforo in the first place after brohoster died?

It's not the same because of the significant differences between what we use now and what we had, if we're talking about the same iteration of the forums that were previously used.

 

[Fiestaguy]

• alerting users when their content is moderated in some way, with a "reason" field

Mods can send PMs to users.

 

[Hunter]

Mods can send PMs to users.

did you watch the video at all? of course mods can send pms to users.
there's a reason field available in the update.

It's not the same because of the significant differences between what we use now and what we had, if we're talking about the same iteration of the forums that were previously used.

yes, but there's no harm in allowing people to donate towards that regardless of the likelihood of reaching that goal

 

[superstein]

Forum updates are a bit of a pain, when the overhaul comes we may update to 1.4, but there are hardly any features in here that are necessary or even help in the least - in my opinion at least.

 

[Fiestaguy]

did you watch the video at all? of course mods can send pms to users.
there's a reason field available in the update.

yes, but there's no harm in allowing people to donate towards that regardless of the likelihood of reaching that goal

You can type in a reason in your little text box, using a keyboard.

 

[Danni122112]

What's wrong with the current version? It runs just as we need it, does it not?

Since upgrading takes two days of work if not more, it's the lowest on any kind of priority list right now.

 

[Hunter]

just figured if the forums were being reorganized anyway it would be a good time to work in an update

 

[CloudBryan9]

I don't really think that the upgrade is needed. Yes there are some good things in the update. But those things are wants not needs.

Seeing how donations are rather slow. I would rather see the money that could go to the update go toward advertising or development of servers.

Basically, stuff we can't find a work around with a few extra steps.

 

[Danni122112]

"It's not worth the money and the work (2 days for GmK)" maybe?

 

[Hunter]

the rehaul would result in the forums being used much more extensively than they are now
the forums are what hold the community together and they should receive as much attention as the servers, if not more

 

[tnm]

Yes, upgrading the forums would be nice. There's a lot of things that would be nice. However it seems more of a luxury rather than a necessity- the forums work really quite well as they are and, to me personally, the update would be a waste of money considering there's plenty better things to spend it on.

 

[GmK]

There is also some other 'internal' stuff that makes an upgrade not very likely as of right now - next to the money issue.

I would love to update as much as you all, but right now we want to pursue a 'don't touch what isn't broken' philosophy.

The upgrade is on a list of things going to happen, there is just no clear timeframe yet.

 

[Hunter]

Thanks for the positive response! Glad to know it's planned to happen eventually.