john Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Greetings: In addition to a modified Maestronet layout, the forum software is completely new. It offers more flexibility with our new hardware, and is more robust than the old product. We have endeavoured to carry over as much user data as possible but some data may have to be re-entered. Check your user profile after you log in and update it as necessary. We have also been able to bring back all posts from the early Maestronet forum which dates all the way back to January 1996. They can be browsed just as they were posted, or searched along with all the other current posts. We will be tweaking the forums over the next little while, so give us your comments as we go. Thanks, John Wells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_A_T_T Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 I'm not able to update my profile because it says I have invalid charaters in my username. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Hey, How come I am now a "junior member"? I was an enthusiastic (I didn't have the title long enough to remember how to spell it)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauricio Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 quote: How come I am now a "junior member"? I was an enthusiastic (I didn't have the title long enough to remember how to spell it) You're making me laugh, Miles...you were an enthusiastic, so was I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinplate Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 All attached images and inline references to images uploaded to Maestronet in all past messages appear to have vanished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apartmentluthier Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I am unable to upload an icon, and my user account login was said to be invalid. I can't find any of my private messages. Are all the private messages wipped out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbow Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 How do you spell ABSOLUTE DISASTER? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apartmentluthier Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I was at the max messages too. Lost all my goodies. Jimbow, with these new buddie icons we are quite the handsom pair !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth_Leigh Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I think losing my mailbox of messages is about the worst thing so far of this upgrade. Not being able to upload a graphic for my avatar is trivial in comparison, however annoying. Please, oh moderators in the sky, please tell us there's a way we will regain the messages we had in the messaging system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmageek Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Why does this sofware look like the one I use to balance my checkbook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_A_T_T Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I also noticed images I posted in a thread appear to be cut in half, like they were too wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbow Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Is there a way to back off these changes? This is disasterous to those of us that relied on this forum and felt a comraderie here. There was no reason for a change, except possibly to get more advertizing on the margins. What a huge disappointment to your loyal followers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I also am unable to update my profile because it says I have invalid charaters in my username. This whole thing really sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Wow, I stop visiting the site for a few weeks and look at the changes that occur while I was away. I'm not too sure I like it yet, but time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghunt Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Here's an update on a few things: - You can now upload your own avatar (as you can see from my post). - Private messages will be restored, hopefully tomorrow, and you will be able to send them as well. - The "jump to first un-read" feature is not available right now, but we are hoping to add it very soon, as we know that it is a really useful feature. - You can attach files to posts. Allowed types are jpg, gif, pdf, and mp3. - A WYSIWYG editor with spell check is coming shortly. - Titles will be fixed soon as well. More to come .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_A_T_T Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I've been having trouble trying to upload my avatar as a jpg. I had to covert it to a gif to get it to finally work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghunt Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Hi MATT, What error message did you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_A_T_T Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 quote: Originally posted by: ghunt Hi MATT, What error message did you get? It kept saying the post icon image was too large, and should not exceed 150x150, though it was not exceeding these limits. It only said this for jpg's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghunt Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I did run across the same issue with my avatar. I will be looking into this tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMM22 Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 There are a few things that one could complain about regarding the new look of Maestronet. I will limit myself to one. I have never uploaded an avatar before, and I have just wasted considerable time trying to do so. The "system" has thwarted my every effort, and I would happily content myself with merely possessing an off the shelf avatar as provided by Maestronet, however, there is a problem. It seems that the software engineers are either extremely cruel, or they have a twisted sense of humour, for my selection is limited to perhaps the most hideously awful collection of images ever assembled in one location. I have opted for the wheelchair (to symbolize the current status of Maestronet) for the interim until you can mercifully add some others (how about an image of the invisible man?) that are not quite so repulsive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth_Leigh Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 So far it looks as if searching posts is broken. I tried searching for the term "Spiccato bow" and got a message saying there were words such as and and a in my search and I should try it again with them. Additionally, it would be fantastic if there were a way to recover the messages we had in our inboxes under the previous incarnation of the board. Finally, I couldn't figure out how to actually send a message to someone. It's not very obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b sharp Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I think the new format can work. Some questions/suggetions: Is it possible to go to the next/previous topic without having to go back to the index? Can we get an option to kill the ads and navigation menus in the margins? The discussions often contain large pictures where screen area is crucial. The search function doesn't seem to work. Thanks for bringing back the old topics! Can we maybe update the News, Library and Photo Gallery sections more often? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Coggins Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I'm having a wonderful time watching the clash between old world and new tech. Think about it ... violin makers who's main concern would normally be worrying about how a job was done 300 years ago are suddenly all in a flap because their computer screens are looking different. Give it time chaps - remember that in violin making patience is a virtue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 A few things to get used to but, lookin' pretty good...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Darnton Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 There appears to be no way to access someone's profile unless he's the last one to post, in which case you can hit his name on the threads page, which formerly would take you the last post. I hope the hitches get worked out. I'm usually pretty flexible with this type of change, but so far I see NO new advantages, and a lot of problems. Of all the boards I watch, this is the only one that's changed itself a number of times, and all the previous times it's been just a side-step. This time it's decidedly backwards--less functional, more hideously cluttered, harder to read. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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