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Thanks barney, like all change it will take some getting used to. But in time, we forget what the old was like and adapt to the new. Humans are funny like that.

Does anyone who has been here more than 10 years remember ASF from 2015, or 2009? Probably not.

I know that there will be some complaints about changes in layout, missing functionality, frustrations related to new ways of doing things etc. I will do what I can to address those concerns but it is a case of onwards and upwards. This upgrade is necessary and keeps ASF up-to-date software-wise.

The good news is that there will be new functionality that has not existed before, some of it addressing issues that have existed for some time. One the most interesting is the two-way block which will be of particular interest to those who use the ignore list. I haven't fully tested it but the gist of it is that if you ignore someone, not only will you not be able to see their posts, but they will now be unable to see yours. In the past there have been issues with people who were on ignore commenting on the posts of those who have ignored them. If this two-way block works as expected that will now be a thing of the past.

That is just one new feature. There are others. No doubt there will be some teething problems, but hopefully that will all be sorted out within a week or so after the upgrade. I'm hoping that 90% of the issues will be sorted out by Monday morning.

I'm carrying out pre-upgrade checks this afternoon and at around 7pm I'll close the forum, turn on some soothing music and pull old mate "Nes" out of the cupboard and it will all begin.

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<blockquote data-quote="Joe Blow" data-source="post: 1093327" data-attributes="member: 1">Thanks barney, like all change it will take some getting used to. But in time, we forget what the old was like and adapt to the new. Humans are funny like that.Does anyone who has been here more than 10 years remember ASF from 2015, or 2009? Probably not.I know that there will be some complaints about changes in layout, missing functionality, frustrations related to new ways of doing things etc. I will do what I can to address those concerns but it is a case of onwards and upwards. This upgrade is necessary and keeps ASF up-to-date software-wise.The good news is that there will be new functionality that has not existed before, some of it addressing issues that have existed for some time. One the most interesting is the two-way block which will be of particular interest to those who use the ignore list. I haven&#039;t fully tested it but the gist of it is that if you ignore someone, not only will you not be able to see their posts, but they will now be unable to see yours. In the past there have been issues with people who were on ignore commenting on the posts of those who have ignored them. If this two-way block works as expected that will now be a thing of the past.That is just one new feature. There are others. No doubt there will be some teething problems, but hopefully that will all be sorted out within a week or so after the upgrade. I&#039;m hoping that 90% of the issues will be sorted out by Monday morning.I&#039;m carrying out pre-upgrade checks this afternoon and at around 7pm I&#039;ll close the forum, turn on some soothing music and pull old mate &quot;Nes&quot; out of the cupboard and it will all begin. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />[ATTACH=full]109073[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Joe Blow, post: 1093327, member: 1"] Thanks barney, like all change it will take some getting used to. But in time, we forget what the old was like and adapt to the new. Humans are funny like that. Does anyone who has been here more than 10 years remember ASF from 2015, or 2009? Probably not. I know that there will be some complaints about changes in layout, missing functionality, frustrations related to new ways of doing things etc. I will do what I can to address those concerns but it is a case of onwards and upwards. This upgrade is necessary and keeps ASF up-to-date software-wise. The good news is that there will be new functionality that has not existed before, some of it addressing issues that have existed for some time. One the most interesting is the two-way block which will be of particular interest to those who use the ignore list. I haven't fully tested it but the gist of it is that if you ignore someone, not only will you not be able to see their posts, but they will now be unable to see yours. In the past there have been issues with people who were on ignore commenting on the posts of those who have ignored them. If this two-way block works as expected that will now be a thing of the past. That is just one new feature. There are others. No doubt there will be some teething problems, but hopefully that will all be sorted out within a week or so after the upgrade. I'm hoping that 90% of the issues will be sorted out by Monday morning. I'm carrying out pre-upgrade checks this afternoon and at around 7pm I'll close the forum, turn on some soothing music and pull old mate "Nes" out of the cupboard and it will all begin. :D [ATTACH=full]109073[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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