From what I've seen there deoesn't seem to be a PM option on the forum. Is there any way I can contact one of the Admins?

I know this is a very SJ-y thing... but why doesn't the forum use phpBB? It is a widely used software... and it gets updated, so it is just a a matter of taking down the forum from the internet, then installing the new version, then bringing it up again. I think it is free. I went to their website and i didn't find any "buy" button... Btw, in another forum i was in, Spam went down a lot once we installed a new version of phpBB. Plus you can make moderators, it has private messaging, blocking, etc... everything you need... (and more)

  I know We ENFPs want to do everything in our own way... but sometimes it is just more convenient to use a software that is freely available and worked on for us so that we have more time for other stuff... The real problem when making software is never the initial costs (time and/or money), but the upkeep costs... developing new versions etc. 

 Just a suggestion. If the "working on the website" does not work the way it was planned, maybe it is better to use phpBB or something like it that is freely available and gets updated for us? We would loose some of the individuality of this forum, but again that leaves more time for other stuff. And i think it is also possible to individualize phpBB... (just looked, there are user-created modifications and a lot of styles available, i think there will be something that fits!)

http://www.phpbb.com/

Saul's been really busy lately (and he's also still a newly-wed).

Hell, its running on windoze! What hath god wrought!?  

Most of us could update it in about 2 hours. The question is what do you do with the existing posts and user DB if you can't merge it.

So, did Saul marry an INTJ? Just curious :-) Totally unrelated to this thread lol

Posted By Load on 26 Jan 2012 01:37 PM
wow...u guys know a lot r-bout these details (am jealous!) but i like it.

In 24 years you will be 2000 years old.  I think you don't have much to worry about as you are the oldest person alive.  Lucky you!

I apologize guys! I'm sorry we're not on the forum very often and I'm especially sorry about the lack of 'modern' features, we need instant messaging and private messaging, no doubt about that. What can I say, it's been a very busy last year. We are newlyweds but that's not the only reason things are moving slow, Saul moved here to Europe with me, and with the move and everything we've been slammed with work etc.

That said, Saul did pay one of his programming friends to fix and update the forum but it didn't work out for some reason. And even if I'm a brilliant INTJ, he,he there's no way in hell I'm getting into programming or researching stuff like that, I have other strengths I'm afraid

Anyway, will talk to Saul about it and we'll come up with something good after a month of upcoming travels.

Thank you so much for your wonderful suggestions, they will be revised.  We'll be happy to review suggestions, just post them here (detailed,) and Saul or his friend will look into it. Free features are a plus! It's not as easy to change the forum platform and features now, as we will lose all the old posts and all of our content without hiring a database expert. We did try and poured a few hundred dollars into it, but it didn't work as promised, so we're back to square one... If someone think they can do it, please holler and Saul will get in touch with you. 

Sit tight guys

@incrediblemind: Probably the best solution. Transferring users is not a big problem i think... We can just register again, it is a thing of 5 minutes. It might be good to start a few thread-stubs once the new forum has gone online... (Like "Helpful ENFP tips" etc. )

I am just wondering... maybe the old forum can be kept as an archive until the stickies have been moved? (Nothing can be posted anymore) While at the same time the new forum is filled with posts.