POSSIBLE BOARD UPGRADE TODAY - UPDATE

[Jaguar]

This Board exists because of the tireless effort that Moonbeam & the Mods have put into it. This Board is updating really soon, the host PROBOARDS is going to V5 Beta. There is the opportunity to make our Board one of the first to do this. I encourage everyone to help make this happen. P&M have a thread set up like this, let's beat em. Go Team YM !!

Dec 28, 2012 17:27:23 GMT -5 moon/Laura said:

Starting on January 28th, all forum admins can optionally choose to upgrade their forum to ProBoards v5. With our contest, you can upgrade to v5 even earlier -- as early as January 16th! How can you upgrade early? It's simple! We've put together a contest where you can earn points for your forum. Every 10 points you earn allows you to upgrade to ProBoards v5 one day earlier. Participating is simple and easy for everyone, and you can get your forum members involved to earn points. Get to 120 points and your forum can be upgraded on January 16th! The top 5 forums that have the most points will earn extra prizes (up to 1,000,000 ad-free pageviews!).

For full details on how you can earn points, and to see the current leaderboard of who's winning, visit: www.proboards.com/beta-contest

Best of luck to everyone!

The things you all can do to help us are the

* Like ProBoards on Facebook (click here to do it)
You do have to have a FB account to do this but all it asks you to do is "like" the page, then enter notmsnmoney.proboards.com where it tells you to.


* Try our new Forum Accounts Page (click here)
To complete this task you will need to login with a ProBoards account , then enter notmsnmoney.proboards.com at the bottom of the page.

This is also an awesome time to make your Master Account with Proboards.

Register in the upper right hand corner.

notmsnmoney.freemessageboards.com/


Any issues see ~

notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=v5



EDITED BY MOON TO ADD: You should not need to create a new id on the betaboard. See THIS THREAD for instructions on how to create your global id..the exception to that is members that joined here after I created the copy of the board- your account here will not exist there. I will approve new accounts there, but they will be deleted (along with the board) after v5 goes live for everyone else on April(?) 28. The global ID you create now will be what you use to sign in on v5, so this is a very important step...

[Jaguar]

Lets Go Team WIR !!!

[Sam_2.0]

Got mine done!

[Jaguar]

Come on team WIR, lets kick some butt.

[Jaguar]

EVERYONE get your Global ID done. Then it's finished and over with. Plus right now Moon is helping everyone so it's a good time to do it.

[Jaguar]

Come on peeps.

[Jaguar]

8 more days before we update on Jan. 16th, get your Global ID's done. Let's Go Team Refugees.

[moon/Laura]

Just a quick reminder that you can earn us points in the contest to win up to 1 million ad-free page views.

If you have a facebook account, please visit www.facebook.com/ProBoardsFreeForums/app_573218539359459 and enter notmsnmoney.proboards.com in the box you see there.


Also, if you have your global ID set up, please go to www.proboards.com (if you haven't already) and enter notmsnmoney.proboards.com in the box you see there as well. If you DON'T have your global id done yet, you have to do that first, then go to the page in order to get us the points. A reminder that everyone who was here prior to about the end of November will already have an account there. You do NOT need to register. Simply sign in with your username and password from here. When it asks you for a "new" id and password, put in what you use here.


Look for the on both pages. That's where you enter the URL.


Thank you everyone! One week until upgrade. I'm not sure yet just what time I'll do it, or if I'll have to put the forum into maintenance mode briefly or not. I will let you know as soon as I know though.

[Jaguar]

Jan 9, 2013 18:19:54 GMT -5 moon/Laura said:

Just a quick reminder that you can earn us points in the contest to win up to 1 million ad-free page views.

If you have a facebook account, please visit www.facebook.com/ProBoardsFreeForums/app_573218539359459 and enter notmsnmoney.proboards.com in the box you see there.


Also, if you have your global ID set up, please go to www.proboards.com (if you haven't already) and enter notmsnmoney.proboards.com in the box you see there as well. If you DON'T have your global id done yet, you have to do that first, then go to the page in order to get us the points. A reminder that everyone who was here prior to about the end of November will already have an account there. You do NOT need to register. Simply sign in with your username and password from here. When it asks you for a "new" id and password, put in what you use here.


Look for the on both pages. That's where you enter the URL.


Thank you everyone! One week until upgrade. I'm not sure yet just what time I'll do it, or if I'll have to put the forum into maintenance mode briefly or not. I will let you know as soon as I know though.

6 more days before we update on Jan. 16th, get your Global ID's done. Let's Go Team Refugees.

[Jaguar]

ATTENTION -GET Signed In PRONTO & get the points for us. This upgrade could happen sooner than Jan. 16th, but it depends on point level.


Moon Adds:

Jan 11, 2013 21:21:06 GMT -5 moon/Laura said:

I will add that it's not just the top point earner.. it's the top point earner who WANTS to upgrade on monday. the current first place board is huge, so there will be no beating them on points. however, i've read one of their threads on their board and the owner has already said she doesn't want to upgrade on monday. So, if the 2nd place board also says they don't want to, that would mean we'd be next in line... assuming that we're able to stay in 3rd place, that is. i've already told Martyn that i want to upgrade as soon as i can...

[Jaguar]

Here's the message from Martyn Dale - support.proboards.com/thread/440386/v5-launch-contest-event-update

[moon/Laura]

I want to clarify something, in case anyone is confused or wondering. When the board upgrades, you will still use the current URL to access. Nothing will change other than the look and some functionality. I will make sure that I have a forum landing page that includes my board email, for anyone that has problems.

[Jaguar]

GET THE VOTE OUT IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE ALREADY

Do The V5 Sign In To Get Your Global Account Done, Then Vote If Possible As Stated Elsewhere In This Thread ASAP.

Right Now We Are In Third Place, Second Is What We Want ASAP.

[Jaguar]

HEAD'S UP! Monday Upgrade Is possible !!

notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=v5&action=display&thread=29964

Do The V5 Sign In To Get Your Global Account Done, Then Vote If Possible As Stated Elsewhere In This Thread ASAP.

Right Now We Are In Third Place, Second Is What We Want ASAP.

[Saving4Norway]

I did my Global ID do-dad and I'm looking forward to the transition but, TTTT, I don't like being a beta tester. I have had the absolute worst luck with some of them.

Hoping for the best!

[moon/Laura]

saving, this has been in beta testing for about a year now. so, it won't be like traditional beta testing. they have already converted the support forum over to v5 a month or so ago, and it's been very stable, not a lot of bugs.

[Jaguar]

HEAD'S UP! POSSIBLE UPGRADE IS TOMORROW

notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=v5&action=display&thread=29964

Do The V5 Sign In To Get Your Global Account Done, Then Vote If Possible As Stated Elsewhere In This Thread ASAP.

Right Now We Are In Third Place, Second Is What We Want ASAP.

[Jaguar]

HEAD'S UP! POSSIBLE UPGRADE IS TOMORROW

notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=v5&action=display&thread=29964

Do The V5 Sign In To Get Your Global Account Done, Then Vote If Possible As Stated Elsewhere In This Thread ASAP.

Right Now We Are In Second Place, And Second Is What We Want To Stay At.

THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH !!!

[moon/Laura]

A quick reminder that if you had an account on THIS board prior to Nov. 22 (when the beta board was copied), you already have an account there.

That means you DO NOT need to create a new one! Choose "Login" instead, and use your username and password from here. If you're not sure what your username is, go to your profile and it will tell you.

for instance, my username is admin (not moonbeam).

[Jaguar]

HEAD'S UP! POSSIBLE UPGRADE IS TOMORROW

notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=v5&action=display&thread=29964

Do The V5 Sign In To Get Your Global Account Done, Then Vote If Possible As Stated Elsewhere In This Thread ASAP.

Right Now We Are In Second Place, And Second Is What We Want To Stay At.

THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH !!!

[Jaguar]

HEAD'S UP! POSSIBLY UPGRADING TOMORROW

notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=v5&action=display&thread=29964

Do The V5 Sign In To Get Your Global Account Done. Then Vote If Possible As Stated Elsewhere In This Thread, ASAP.

Right Now We Are In Second Place, And Second Place Is Where We Want To Stay At.

THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH !!!

[Jaguar]

Jan 12, 2013 21:02:52 GMT -5 moon/Laura said:

I received a PM from Martyn Dale, who is PB's tech support guy. This is the majority of it (bolded/colored emphasis mine):

Greetings!
As you are one of the contest leaders, I wanted to PM you to give you some information regarding the events happening early next week.
A basic post announcing the update can be found here: support.proboards.com/thread/440386/v5-launch-contest-event-update

As mentioned in the post, this Monday we will be looking at the top forums in the contest to see which forum will be upgraded to v5. How do we determine which forum that is? The forum scoring the most points AND is interested in being a part of a testing phase.

Why might people not be interested? Surely anyone who is looking to upgrade early will do it?
Not necessarily.

Due to the fact it will be a test phase, there is the chance (although unlikely) that issues may be discovered which result in a slower conversion time, or the need to temporally revert the forum back to v4.5. Additionally, the forum would be converted to v5 at the time we are ready, not at a time which may be best for your users. This is the reason for us giving forums the option rather than just doing this to the forum with most points.

Regards,
Martyn Dale

This point leader in the contest has already said (on a thread on their board) that they do not plan to upgrade on Monday. That means it would go to the current 2nd place holder. If they want to, we will not get the option to upgrade until Wednesday. But if they *don't* want to, it would go to us.

So, what that means is that if we do get that chance on Monday, we may not get much notice at all. I will do my best to give it if I can, though.

If we do it on Wednesday, you can probably figure I will do it early in the morning when I get to work (I start at 6 am) because that time of day there aren't usually too many online and I'd like to minimize impact as much as possible. However, it will depend on how busy it is when I get in.

I just want everyone to be aware of what's going on and when.



As of 6 pm mountain on Sunday, Jan 13, it is almost a given that we will be upgrading tomorrow, based on contest points. It is NOT A GUARANTEE, as the other forum could rally and overtake us again. But, we have a decent lead...

There is no set time yet, but I would speculate that it will take place sometime late morning/early afternoon my time. Martyn says he'll try for a couple hours after he gets in, and he usually gets in around 9 am pacific. But that's no guarantee either..

[Jaguar]

HEAD'S UP! POSSIBLE BOARD UPGRADING TODAY

notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=v5&action=display&thread=29964

Do The V5 Sign In To Get Your Global Account. Then Vote If Possible As Stated Elsewhere In This Thread, ASAP.

Right Now We Are In Second Place, And Second Place Is Where We Want To Stay At.

POSSIBLY 9:00 AM to 1PM PST/12 Noon to 4 PM EST

THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH !!!

[Jaguar]

HEAD'S UP! POSSIBLE BOARD UPGRADING TODAY

notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=v5&action=display&thread=29964

Do The V5 Sign In To Get Your Global Account. Then Vote If Possible As Stated Elsewhere In This Thread, ASAP.

Right Now We Are In Second Place, And Second Place Is Where We Want To Stay At.

POSSIBLY 9:00 AM to 1PM PST/12 Noon to 4 PM EST

THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH !!!

[moon/Laura]

Virgil thought of something I hadn't..

I don't know how much stuff from everyone personal profiles will port over automatically so.. it would be a good idea to back up or otherwise note your:

* avatar URL (or preset avatar)
* signature, by-line, and personal account notes