We’re about to run an upgrade on the forums software. To make you all aware, the forums are pretty vast and therefore the time it’ll take to get a complete copy of the current version of both files and sql..
Backups are currently running, but are expected to take up to two hours.
We then have a complete forum upgrade booked which will be run by the authors of the software that we use. This will happen in the next 48hrs or so.
Unfortunately we will loose the present look of the forums as the skin we have is not compatible with the new version, however we’ll have a new one created as soon as we can after the upgrades.
Catch you later folks.
NB: At around 2300 GMT the site is going to be completely backed up, so this may result in some slow access rates at this time.
The forums will be locked down at around 2300 so that the upgrade can take place some time in the next 12 hours and so that no data is lost.
Update 2300: Forums are now locked, DB backed up and files in the process of duplication. Upgrade pending of the software, we’ll keep you posted.
Update 1600 16/10/07: Okay forum is now back up, skin is set to default at the moment, but we’ll get a new one sorted ASAP at the moment the forums lack the navigation system to the left, but that will all get sorted as we go.
