Update Software Update - Wednesday, January 26th, 2022 @ 5:30AM PST

[Cogs]

Send that guy a massage therapist! You're going to need it, @Joe Link ! Lots of work you've done. It's an appreciated gift to the firearms community of the Northwest! NICE! Thank you!

 

[bionic knees]

Thanks, Joe, a great place to hang out!

 

[Member 66298]

Thank you Joe!!!, this is by far my favorite website, and it keeps getting better!

 

[Ranger515]

Thanks Joe, all of your effort is appreciated!

 

[Termin8r]

Anything I would say, doesn't feel like it would carry the merit for all your hard work. Kodos!

 

[GeneJr]

Thanks Joe!

 

[baowezzie]

Thank you for 13 years Joe Link!

 

[Superglide]

Nice work Joe and congratulations for all the fixes. Much appreciation to you for keeping all this functioning for our enjoyment.

 

[chukar]

We have a software update the morning of Wednesday, January 26th, 2022, requiring us to close beginning at 5:30AM PST.

Estimated downtime is 1.5 hours.

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Update Update (see what I did there? )

After three hours of sleep last night, only a few the night before, 51 of the past 58 hours in this chair, and fighting with issues every step of the way, I'm happy to say that I think the worst is finally behind us!

Sleep?? Nah, I'm cracking a beer

I've been doing this long enough to know better than to change things just for the sake of change. Has it really been thirteen years?? Anyway, while this update might not appear to be all that big, the underlying changes were no small matter. Just because it looks mostly the same doesn't mean it is. This update was necessary for us to move forward with several big features I've been working on for the past couple years (no, you didn't misread that). We're finally getting close to the launch of our new classified system! We've had a handful of members beta testing it for a while now, and so far the feedback is overwhelmingly positive (still gotta spend some time with @Mikej ). I'll be opening it up for additional feedback in the coming weeks.

It's going to take me a few days to tackle some of the bugs I found during the update, but I'd appreciate it if you'd continue posting bug reports as you encounter them so I don't miss any. I'll be getting to them as soon as possible.

Here's a rough list of some of the changes. More coming soon!

• Reworked notice system.
• Reworked page headers.
• Reworked header links.
• Reworked chooser system.
• Fixed order of two column stats on member tooltips and member profile pages.
• Fixed capitalization of various phrases.
• Fixed bug preventing ad block detection notice.
• Fixed report box inconsistencies.
• Fixed inbox capacity warning phrase.
• Fixed uneven scroll buttons.
• Fixed vertical centering of scroll button icons.
• Fixed bug preventing Supporting Members from editing conversation settings and inviting others.
• Fixed alignment of active filter arrow.
• Fixed large editor button appearing in simple submission forms.
• Fixed editor box border when focused with BB code disabled.
• Fixed alignment of Supporting Member/Vendor icons on mobile devices.
• Moved mobile sidenav trigger below header.
• Re-enabled option to always email watched thread notifications.
• Re-enabled floating save button.
• Aligned page action buttons to top of header.
• Updated out-of-date browser warning.
• Updated JavaScript disabled warning.
• Updated default system avatar.
• Updated registration page information with helpful links.
• Changed name of News Feed to more descriptive Followed Member Activity.
• Added tooltips to member tooltip buttons.
• Added dashed border below text with tooltips for better visibility.
• Added conversation folder limit notice.
• Added descriptions to Supporting Member conversation feature pages.
• Added margin above alert drop-down dates on large devices for easier reading.
• Added margin above conversation drop-down dates on large devices for easier reading.
• Added spacing between button ads at top and bottom of the page.
• Enabled login failure notice emails and added help entries.
• Fixed account wrapper watched tab order.
• Fixed multiple section selector on watched sections page.
• Fixed sidenav menu trigger button overlap on mobile devices.
• Fixed mobile sidebar and sidenav menu phone notch interference issue.
• Search: Standardized appearance of search results for different content types.
• Search: Fixed "did you mean?" box style on search results page.
• Search: Shortened phrases in search area drop down to increase search box size for mobile devices.
• Search: Removed tag search fields from non-tag searches.
• Ad Manager: Fixed checkbox width at bottom of ad creation page.
• Ad Manager: Improved styling on small mobile devices.
• Ad Manager: Improved styling of Supporting Vendors page.
• Ad Manager: Updated Ad Block notice.
• Dark Mode: Changed overlay header and footer color for better contrast.
• Dark Mode: Fixed sidebar menu header background color.
• Dark Mode: Changed highlighted text colors to reduce brightness in various places.
• Dark Mode: Reduced brightness of titles.
• Dark Mode: Reduced brightness of footer links.
• Dark Mode: Changed map styles to dark where possible.
• Event Calendar: Removed small avatars next to event entries to clean up view.
• Event Calendar: Removed extra padding around event location.
• Event Calendar: Improved week view birthday layout.
• Event Calendar: Improved colors for dark mode style.
• Media Gallery: Fixed media gallery filmstrip on small mobile devices.
• Media Gallery: Improved visibility of media slider arrows.
• Media Gallery: Improved description phrasing.
• Resource Guide: Added Visit Date field to reviews.
• Resource Guide: Fixed map marker popup style.
• Resource Guide: Removed category sidenav block from full map view page.
• Resource Guide: Moved location filter to the top of the filter list.
• Resource Guide: Simplified information displayed on resource lists for a cleaner look.
• Resource Guide: Removed unused poster and date fields from search page.
• Resource Guide: Cleaned up search page styling.
• Resource Guide: Redesigned resource overview page with separate block for resource offerings.
• Resource Guide: Improved appearance of Resource Managers sidebar block.
• Resource Guide: Added regex validation for phone number and website fields to ensure consistent format.
• Resource Guide: Added pro's and con's to reviews on What's New Overview page.

I need to get of the Bourbon...

 

[giddyupgo55]

Thanks for all the hard work Joe.

 

[red442joe]

I too appreciate all that you are doing.

Joe

 

[Hemlock]

Thanks Joe! Now stand up. Stretch. Walk outside and get 5 minutes of fresh air. Return with one bourbon, one scotch and one beer.

 

[RaceyRaider3]

We have a software update the morning of Wednesday, January 26th, 2022, requiring us to close beginning at 5:30AM PST.

Estimated downtime is 1.5 hours.

---

Update Update (see what I did there? )

After three hours of sleep last night, only a few the night before, 51 of the past 58 hours in this chair, and fighting with issues every step of the way, I'm happy to say that I think the worst is finally behind us!

Sleep?? Nah, I'm cracking a beer

I've been doing this long enough to know better than to change things just for the sake of change. Has it really been thirteen years?? Anyway, while this update might not appear to be all that big, the underlying changes were no small matter. Just because it looks mostly the same doesn't mean it is. This update was necessary for us to move forward with several big features I've been working on for the past couple years (no, you didn't misread that). We're finally getting close to the launch of our new classified system! We've had a handful of members beta testing it for a while now, and so far the feedback is overwhelmingly positive (still gotta spend some time with @Mikej ). I'll be opening it up for additional feedback in the coming weeks.

It's going to take me a few days to tackle some of the bugs I found during the update, but I'd appreciate it if you'd continue posting bug reports as you encounter them so I don't miss any. I'll be getting to them as soon as possible.

Here's a rough list of some of the changes. More coming soon!

• Reworked notice system.
• Reworked page headers.
• Reworked header links.
• Reworked chooser system.
• Fixed order of two column stats on member tooltips and member profile pages.
• Fixed capitalization of various phrases.
• Fixed bug preventing ad block detection notice.
• Fixed report box inconsistencies.
• Fixed inbox capacity warning phrase.
• Fixed uneven scroll buttons.
• Fixed vertical centering of scroll button icons.
• Fixed bug preventing Supporting Members from editing conversation settings and inviting others.
• Fixed alignment of active filter arrow.
• Fixed large editor button appearing in simple submission forms.
• Fixed editor box border when focused with BB code disabled.
• Fixed alignment of Supporting Member/Vendor icons on mobile devices.
• Moved mobile sidenav trigger below header.
• Re-enabled option to always email watched thread notifications.
• Re-enabled floating save button.
• Aligned page action buttons to top of header.
• Updated out-of-date browser warning.
• Updated JavaScript disabled warning.
• Updated default system avatar.
• Updated registration page information with helpful links.
• Changed name of News Feed to more descriptive Followed Member Activity.
• Added tooltips to member tooltip buttons.
• Added dashed border below text with tooltips for better visibility.
• Added conversation folder limit notice.
• Added descriptions to Supporting Member conversation feature pages.
• Added margin above alert drop-down dates on large devices for easier reading.
• Added margin above conversation drop-down dates on large devices for easier reading.
• Added spacing between button ads at top and bottom of the page.
• Enabled login failure notice emails and added help entries.
• Fixed account wrapper watched tab order.
• Fixed multiple section selector on watched sections page.
• Fixed sidenav menu trigger button overlap on mobile devices.
• Fixed mobile sidebar and sidenav menu phone notch interference issue.
• Search: Standardized appearance of search results for different content types.
• Search: Fixed "did you mean?" box style on search results page.
• Search: Shortened phrases in search area drop down to increase search box size for mobile devices.
• Search: Removed tag search fields from non-tag searches.
• Ad Manager: Fixed checkbox width at bottom of ad creation page.
• Ad Manager: Improved styling on small mobile devices.
• Ad Manager: Improved styling of Supporting Vendors page.
• Ad Manager: Updated Ad Block notice.
• Dark Mode: Changed overlay header and footer color for better contrast.
• Dark Mode: Fixed sidebar menu header background color.
• Dark Mode: Changed highlighted text colors to reduce brightness in various places.
• Dark Mode: Reduced brightness of titles.
• Dark Mode: Reduced brightness of footer links.
• Dark Mode: Changed map styles to dark where possible.
• Event Calendar: Removed small avatars next to event entries to clean up view.
• Event Calendar: Removed extra padding around event location.
• Event Calendar: Improved week view birthday layout.
• Event Calendar: Improved colors for dark mode style.
• Media Gallery: Fixed media gallery filmstrip on small mobile devices.
• Media Gallery: Improved visibility of media slider arrows.
• Media Gallery: Improved description phrasing.
• Resource Guide: Added Visit Date field to reviews.
• Resource Guide: Fixed map marker popup style.
• Resource Guide: Removed category sidenav block from full map view page.
• Resource Guide: Moved location filter to the top of the filter list.
• Resource Guide: Simplified information displayed on resource lists for a cleaner look.
• Resource Guide: Removed unused poster and date fields from search page.
• Resource Guide: Cleaned up search page styling.
• Resource Guide: Redesigned resource overview page with separate block for resource offerings.
• Resource Guide: Improved appearance of Resource Managers sidebar block.
• Resource Guide: Added regex validation for phone number and website fields to ensure consistent format.
• Resource Guide: Added pro's and con's to reviews on What's New Overview page.

Joe, we are all very grateful for the unseen & seen work that you have done. Now go get some sleep!!!

 

[thorborg]

Thanks for fixing what I didn't know was broke.
I'm not getting much sleep at night either but I doubt any of your efforts can fix age related issues.
Having this website around though definitely adds vitality to my life!

 

[MichaelH]

I can mail you some of my ADD meds for your day job. JK.

 

[Rwradke]

Dayng!! Thank You!!

 

[Craig Lister]

well, as a fellow computer idiot, let me congratulate you on doing excellent work. The last re-write I was involved directly with (other than upgrading my desktop to the latest Linux version) took six months, eight code writers, three code checkers and three beta testers working 24/7.
Sleep? Who needs sleep, just go get three dozen egg mcmuffins and another three cases of 32 ounce mountain dew.

Now, if entry is greater than six digits return a 404 code and return to original start point.

God Bless and when you are in Kfalls, I'll buy you a pizza and beer at Mia and Pias (best Pizza joint in the whole state of Oregon)

 

[ARG]

Thank you!

 

[L84Cabo]

Who da man? JOE DA MAN!

 

[Dallas Ken]

GOOD MAN JOE...........really appreciate your work to keep this Excellent Site running well....