Question for Henry and JMT about the xProdigy Computing Foru

Post by **AnneB** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:57 pm

Bill is seriously considering changing the xProdigy Computing Forum software to the same one we are using here. We anticipate some resistance to any changes made there. He is also wanting to combine all the xProdigy forums to one page - that includes the Crafts BB, About the House, and Pets. They all have less participation than the Computing forum does.

What I would like from you two is your opinion of the software on the two forums, what you like and dislike about each one. I'm in favor of the change because I prefer this software to what is being used there. He chose that software because of the similarity to what was being used on Prodigy.

Anybody else who has visited the xProdigy Computing Forum is also welcome to comment.

Thanks,
Anne

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:52 pm

Resistance is futile! You will be assimilated!

Or more to the point, yeah - I like this BB S/W better than that presently used by the four xP BB's.

Though of the four, I thought House had more precipitants than the rest. But then again I wasn't keeping statistics.

Henry

Post by **trucker2000** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:13 pm

I'll add a little techi jargon here.

If he chooses to switch to phpbb, he will lose all the content he has. The forum will have to start over from scratch becouse there isn't a converter program to change over to phpbb. All the posts will disapear and everyone will have to reregister.

Now, he can make a converter by looking at the forums database, and at phpbbs database and do the conversion manually. A lot of work, but it can be done.

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 11:36 am

My short answer is just to note that I spend more time here than there.

There does seem to be somehow cumbersome just like PRODIGY used to be. Comfortably Cumbersome.

Lou · Post by **Lou** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 12:04 pm

Xjmt wrote:My short answer is just to note that I spend more time here than there. There does seem to be somehow cumbersome just like PRODIGY used to be. Comfortably Cumbersome.

Huh?

Are we all going somewhere? I wanna be sure to have a ticket........... Although, I really, really, really like it here. Maybe I'm just confused........again

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 11:50 am

The xProdigy Computing Forum is seperate. It's an area dedicated to the former Prodigy Computer forum which covers a wide spectrum of electronic communication ills and suggestions. It's worth stopping in even if only infrequently. You'd be surprised what you learn there.

Post by **AnneB** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:20 pm

You can go here and see what is available: http://www.xprodigy.net/. Basically, it is a group of forums run by a former Prodigy member named Bill who went by the name of User1 on the old Prodigy computer forum. It is a really nice site, but the forum software leaves much to be desired. He is considering consolidating all the forums on one page and using the same software we have here.

Anne

Post by **trucker2000** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:33 pm

What they said.

This forum isn't going anywhere.

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:35 pm

Then we're not going to boldly go where no one has gone before after all?

Post by **AnneB** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 7:05 am

Henry J wrote:Then we're not going to boldly go where no one has gone before after all?

No, this forum has nothing to do with the other forums at xProdigy.net. We are in our own little world here.

Anne

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:01 am

Oh, I know that - but the opening was too good to pass up.

Post by **trucker2000** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 6:04 pm

Our own little world is the correct term.