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Hello everyone, Please use this thread as a central repository for reporting the undoubtedly numerous questions, issues, concerns, problems, bugs, etc. that you will have after this significant upgrade to Invision's latest version. The version we had been using on our previous host, Dreamhost, was so old that all "Advanced Support" had been discontinued awhile back, and *all* support was going to be discontinued in another month or so - I didn't even realize this, which is yet another reason why I'm happy we went back to using Invision as our host, as well as the providers of our forum software (these are two entirely separate things, but if Invision hosts the website, it makes things easier on them when it comes to fixing bugs, etc.) I am going to point out this thread to their support staff, and they may be monitoring it, so please be as descriptive and informative as possible.. This version, 4.1.10, has *many* new features, and all the settings I had changed have been reset back to the default settings. I knew this would happen in advance, and had no problem with it because there weren't that many non-default settings we've been using. For example, I chose to display the maximum number of posts allowable per page (50), and notice that this has been reset to 25, which I assume is the default. Also, a "Carriage Return" will now automatically create a double-space, which is *great* in between paragraphs, but is a feature that must be used judiciously, i.e., don't use it at all unless you really *want* to double space. I am going to ask everyone to double space after a box of quoted text (which is the normal case when replying to someone's post), and also between paragraphs, while single spacing between lines within any given paragraph (like this three-line paragraph right here). So I can better keep track of things, please report things using as much detail (screenshots, description (e.g., is the problem repeatable every time), etc. using the "one issue per post" format - this will help me to mentally keep track of problems, and will minimize the chances of missing things. Again, unless it's merely a question, I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to include as much detail as you possibly can (but also, don't assume I'm an idiot - you don't need to spend 20 minutes reporting an issue that is easily understood - I can *always* reply by asking for my detail and clarification). Thank you, and please feel free to ask as many questions as you like. I understand that people (myself included) are resistant to change, and this certainly qualifies as "being a change," but I'm certain that once things become familiar, the new features will be so beneficial that they'll outweigh any issues we now have, and are likely to continue having for days if not weeks. -
I'm going to keep a running list here of tasks here that need to be performed in order for this to be a better community. Please PM me if you have any interest in volunteering - these simply will not get done without help! And also, if you have an idea that I haven't thought of, please also PM me to let me know your thoughts - I'm all ears! 1) Investors - If you, or anyone you know, sees a bright future with us going national, and no longer being limited to restaurants (refer to Yelp, Chowhound, Angie's List, Craig's List, etc.), write me at donrockwell, the dcdining-dot-com address. We need money, and lots of it, in order to thrive going forward - there's no pretty way to say that, so I just came right out and said it. 2) Dining Guides - Duplicating "important" restaurants that are currently in the Multiple Locations Dining Guide into DC, MD, and VA. This is the #1 complaint we get, and justifiably so, but until now, I haven't made the time to do it. I suspect I'll simply do this myself, but for now, I'm going to list this here. 3) Member Outreach - We care. So much so that I consider our members to be our #1 resource and most important asset, and I don't mind shouting that from the rooftops. Our members set us apart from all other restaurant resources on the internet. I have several ideas regarding this that will serve to make the already-strong bond between website and members even stronger. 4) Award Program - 2,000 people at the RAMW awards last night? Well, it's good PR for the restaurants, I suppose, a huge money-maker for RAMW, and certainly an ego boost for the chefs, but I'm betting that an award coming from this community will be something recipients tell their grandchildren about. It will necessarily start out as small potatoes - a certificate and a pat on the back - but the winners can be darned sure that they deserve to win. Do you know who the judges of the RAMMYs are? I'll leave it at that. 5) Updating the Indexes - Leigh, you were *great* when you were great, but now you're gone, and there's no audit trail. Our forum indexes have fallen badly out of date, and we need to get them current again - our indexes are what make this website a valuable resource. I've got the Restaurant Indexes covered (and that alone is a full-time job), but we badly need to get moving on the other forums. 6) A News Hound - Just as the amazing cheezepowder has latched onto restaurant openings like a pit bull, we need to clone her and have that same level of enthusiasm for various other things, one of which is to keep current in linking to articles written by other news sources. We should be your "one-stop shop" for any and all restaurant news on the internet, sort of like what DC Eater does. It sounds vacuous, but it's very useful to be able to get interesting and relevant content from one central repository. 7) Helping Me Update dcdining.com - We've got to eliminate the concierge stuff, and turn it into a pure blog (in other words, have *only* the WordPress blog as the landing page, and hide all the other stuff). This should be extremely simple for anyone who knows how to program websites - hopefully just a few hours' work - and I will rededicate myself to writing restaurant reviews if this can be done.
