Can we migrate this forum to a modern forum? I'm tired of the broken pages.

[kbernstein]

I don't know tech but can something be done about aliexpress links? An option to filter links and leave us with just "clean" ones with no affiliate codes or changing the language? I have to open most links in a private tab to avoid last hit leeching and having my aliexpress change to a random language

[toxin]

Don't know about the limits of the platform this forum is built on, but that's not generally a difficult thing to do.

[tssy5]

Honestly, not much capacity at all. It's just me and I am in no way a web developer or webmaster. Just a simpleton Arkansas mountain biker that somehow figured out how to get this forum up 10 years ago.

I know the broken pages are annoying... and I am sorry about that... I do try to fix them immediately when they pop up so please do let me know.. I really appreciate it. I do have plans to upgrade to the latest SMF version to fix little issues like that but I'm sorry to disappoint anyone but there are no plans to "modernize" the forum in any way. No desire to have some modern mobile-friendly, super slick, dark mode interface. Chinertown will remain old-school looking with zero ads and zero optimizations for Google search. My main goal going forward is to keep AI out of the forum as much as possible. That's just my jam but I do understand if it isn't for everyone.

That said, I am certainly open and interested to hear everyone's input/advice/ideas and really appreciate it.

I like your vision, just keep this forum the way it is! I believe most of us are happy as long as there are no broken pages and the connection is fast.

[akira11]

is anyone browsing the forum on a smartphone? its borderline unisable  :'(

[Sitar_Ned]

Well it's been about 2 months since we migrated to a new server and upgraded the SMF version and there have been zero broken pages since so I think it's safe to say that issue is fixed. Great success.

I agree about the image upload issue. Could definitely be improved and I will look into various options.

Thanks for all the feedback positive and negative. To those that post or message me to say this forum has helped them in some way.. honestly, thank you so much for that. It is a genuine source of positivity for me to hear these things.

Hope everyone has a great day.

[00Garza]

Well it's been about 2 months since we migrated to a new server and upgraded the SMF version and there have been zero broken pages since so I think it's safe to say that issue is fixed. Great success.

I agree about the image upload issue. Could definitely be improved and I will look into various options.

Thanks for all the feedback positive and negative. To those that post or message me to say this forum has helped them in some way.. honestly, thank you so much for that. It is a genuine source of positivity for me to hear these things.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Thanks for all you do!
I remember at times I used to get prompted to choose a file size when uploading a pic. That was helpful to avoid the screen filling size pics.

[bxcc]

Any easy way to add a “member since” line under the avatars? The only other forum I frequent (ih8mud.com) has it and it’s cool to see how long folks have been hanging around.

[amacal1]

I'm just adding my voice to the chorus...

I greatly appreciate this forum AND its style and format. I'm none too big a fan of some of the more sleek forum styles out there and I find them amusing, at best, and confusing and needlessly complicated, at worst. This style is simple, clean, and - above all else - functional. Keep up the great work!

[Jeager]

I'm just adding my voice to the chorus...

I greatly appreciate this forum AND its style and format. I'm none too big a fan of some of the more sleek forum styles out there and I find them amusing, at best, and confusing and needlessly complicated, at worst. This style is simple, clean, and - above all else - functional. Keep up the great work!

Exactly, this is how a forum should be, simple

It's the first time I see this kind of forum but as a normal user it look close to phpBB forums.
The only thing I hate is the picture stuff but I'm sure this was updated.
I'm pretty sure you can upgrade easily to version 2.1x, just make sure to backup/export the current database (I'm pretty sure you have this option in the administration panel )

[cyruscycles]

working on a simple stylesheet to add mobile scaling to the site. should be copy and paste-able into a Safari extension like Makeover on iOS. i'm sure there's a way to add it to android too. could eventually just be added to the site if there's demand

[loheiman]

I agree that the site works fine except for mobile. It's pretty annoying to have to pinch and zoom all the time