Forum lockdown and Migration in anticipation of new site.

TGMatt
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Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:38 pm

Greetings all.

Hope you are all safe and well and socially connecting but physically distancing at the same time

After a long gestation period we are beginning the days to a countdown to a new website and forum software.

It has taken too long for a host of reasons, but after 8 long months of development we are in the home stretch for the BETA launch.

What this means right now ...

1- We will have to lock the forum tonight as we begin migrating content across to the new forum. So as of European time, tonight, no more forum posts are able to b created or responded to for a few days.

2- You will be able to read the forum during this time, but we have to stop new content from being posted to align the migration.

3- We will launch both the new "back end" of membership in a few days along with the new forum, but you will still be able to access the old TG site for some time.

4- We will give you instructions both on the forum, in email and on the new site on how to access the new site should you want to, and what is in it for you to do so.

5- Those that migrate across will have access to a new platform, that is faster, easier to navigate and works on all devices and we hope all browsers. You will also be upgraded no matter your level to a new level of access - We hope this makes your time here even more valuable to you.

6- As mentioned before you will be able to access the old site and forum still, over time we may shut that down too, especially when we have ironed out any bugs or issues that may remain.

7- We expect with all things there may be teething issues, please be patient and submit a ticket if it affects you directly, we have been testing the platform for weeks now, but as you know a big migration of this scale on a custom site build is fraught with difficulty.

8- The new back end of the site will be continuously developed with a list of features and improvements ready to start once we have a stability in place live. We have spent a long time working on the engine behind the scenes which will enable us to build scaleable and independent technology without the issues of open source that has plagued a complicated build like this.

9- Thx for reading, keep strumming or picking and hope you enjoy the new platform and the upgrades to your membership on route.

10- Big thx to the mice in the basement who have worked so hard on this with me in background. Image