posted by davidt on Monday January 24 2011, @11:00AM
A Morrissey-solo re-design is nearly complete and the plan is to move to the new version in about a week. This is a big move, just about every area of the site will be affected. Expect 2 or 3 days of downtime the weekend of January 29-30.

As it has been relatively quiet on the news front in the past year I've been able to spend time to rest and also work on these big changes I've been wanting to. With all the changes, I'm making sure the site keeps the same spirit (to the dismay of many, I'm sure).

The biggest change is how the main page / content management system will work. The current one, Slash, is going away and being moved to vBulletin which has been powering the forums since 2006. While I like Slash, it is time to move on. vBulletin is more widely used, is much easier to maintain and has much better support for fixes and new features. More details on the changes later. What this means however is that the accounts used on the main page will no longer be used. You can register your account now if you haven't already.

On a separate note, the servers moved last week to a different colocation facility as the previous one decided to close their Los Angeles office. While I didn't want to move, it's a better situation. It doesn't get much faster than this - the servers are now in one of the most interconnected buildings in the world, One Wilshire, downtown Los Angeles.
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  • If we already have accounts for the main page and the forum, will we have to re register? or register again?
    Thanks
    Roky74 -- Monday January 24 2011, @12:03PM (#361342)
    (User #23477 Info)
  • Hi David,

    I am irrationally nostalgic enough that I will miss having a three-figure user number, but good luck with all the changes. The work you put into this site never fails to amaze and impress. Hope all's well with you!

    naomi
    naomi -- Monday January 24 2011, @12:16PM (#361347)
    (User #421 Info)
    Fine purveyors of drivel since 1980...
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  • Why waste your time and money David,Morrissey career is heading nowhere fast.
    Anonymous -- Monday January 24 2011, @12:49PM (#361352)
  • Your efforts are genuinely appreciated. Not by all, of course. But don't you worry about that lot. It's probably true to say that those who pollute this site and take every opportunity to sully it are those who would find the largest empty hole in their wretched, embittered husk of a life if it were ever to close.

    Last year was perhaps the slowest for Moz news, and still Morrissey Solo was a compulsory daily click.

    Cheers now,

    Stan

  • Hi David - am so happy you continue to keep this going...I don't know if I registered this username in the forums at some point...I fear I havent. Can you tell me if I did?
    Smiths <reversethis-{moc ... a} {2eporhtdniw}> -- Monday January 24 2011, @02:49PM (#361357)
    (User #215 Info)
  • Thanks, David! (Score:2, Insightful)

    David - since my first ventur onto the internet some 13-14 years ago, this has to be (by-far), the site that I have visited more than any other!!! Thanks for the years of keeping all of us connected to Morrissey (and to each other), and here's to many more wonderful and memorable years to come.

    I know that he may be critical of this site - but I know that for a fact - if you hadn't started it up and maintained it to such a degree, I would have missed out on so much... from live shows, to shows that I'd missed - set lists, pictures - and the endless entertainment that comes from these stories and forums.

    Thanks again, sir!
    fuckfase -- Monday January 24 2011, @05:18PM (#361361)
    (User #4299 Info)
  • on newitems

    or all anonymous

    I thinks it's not a good thing, re=register would be fine, with payment maybe, don't care

    I'm confused,

    for the last time this was
    Celibate Cry <[email protected]> -- Tuesday January 25 2011, @02:37AM (#361378)
    (User #220 Info)
    and the hills are alive with celibate cries
  • Thank you David for all your work on this site, without we all would not have any idea what Morrissey was up to. Thanks.
    denisc -- Tuesday January 25 2011, @09:33AM (#361393)
    (User #2722 Info)
  • Thanks again for all your help and information over the years!!! Morrissey owes you a huge debt of gratitude for keeping his career alive during the turbulent times of the Oye Esteban years!!

    You can hold your head up at the end of the day.
    Dagenham Dave -- Tuesday January 25 2011, @12:24PM (#361401)
    (User #953 Info | http://randumbs.blogspot.com/)
  • Hi David,

    I'm still so impressed that you continue to keep this site going. You offer us a bright light to follow in this increasing dimly lit world.

    Moz Solo has been my browser homepage for many years and it will continue to be so.

    I just wanted to say how much it is appreciated. Thanks for keeping the faith & good luck with the new site!
    Missing Link -- Tuesday January 25 2011, @03:52PM (#361406)
    (User #3503 Info)
  • forumnicks will be hold, and can also used on the mainpage, who will go down in digital history

    is that a yes?

    sorta?

    Celibate Cry <[email protected]> -- Tuesday January 25 2011, @11:36PM (#361415)
    (User #220 Info)
    and the hills are alive with celibate cries
  • I have to agree with some of the others, I'll be sorry to see my low number go away.

    I haven't posted much since 2001, but I'm always lurking and ever appreciative of David.

    A long time ago I tried to put together a list of regulars on the message board in response to someone saying only 36 people came here:
    1 - Greasetea
    2 - Suzanne
    3 - Punchdrunk GB
    4 - Somny
    5 - Fabricio
    6 - Lifeguard....
    7 - withnail
    8 - Kirstie
    9 - Ruffian
    10- Elle
    11- Mimi
    12- Bertrand (me!)
    13- half a shoplifter
    14- WorkingGirl
    15- The Magic Fairy
    16- Little Miss Curious
    17- Librarian on FIre
    18- jinxt
    19- Dan McGroaty
    20- Andrew S.
    21- Rick and Bruce
    22- elsberry
    23- Copeland
    24- ladymoz
    25- BigGoof
    26- nhon
    27- hnia
    28- UnrulyGirl
    29- Ams
    30- L'Estrange
    31- Sharon Needles
    32- ?

    How many of these people are still around?
    Bertrand -- Wednesday January 26 2011, @07:43PM (#361450)
    (User #134 Info)
  • I also want to say Thank You, without morrissey-solo I would have missed out on a lot.

    Will the old stories & comments (everything that's been posted on this site before it moves to the new pages) still be available for reading on the net after the site has moved?
    Cashews -- Wednesday January 26 2011, @08:59PM (#361457)
    (User #18140 Info)
  • Thank you for everything, DavidT.
    Sounds like a good renovation inside and out.

    The forum rules seem to be pretty good policy. Maybe it should be a splash screen or visible text before people post comments, even anonymous ones (if they are still being allowed).

    best always,
    romeogirl -- Wednesday January 26 2011, @11:37PM (#361458)
    (User #2891 Info)
  • With the loss of the old names, does that mean you lose your karma rating, moderator status, meta-moderator status, friends, foes etc lists as well? Things built up over years?
    Anonymous -- Friday January 28 2011, @04:44AM (#361476)
  • I see I have moderator points right now- kind of a going away present from Slash Dot?

    Guess I better go use them...
    Bertrand -- Friday January 28 2011, @10:59PM (#361504)
    (User #134 Info)
  • why was this guy/girl's post regarded as flamebait. Doesn't this poster have a point?!
    Anonymous -- Monday January 24 2011, @07:30PM (#361368)
  • I hope that anonymous posting is going away. The positives that it adds are far outweighed by the negatives.
    wemissumoz -- Tuesday January 25 2011, @11:38AM (#361398)
    (User #4088 Info)
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