SEE BUMP ON PAGE 5 RE ALBUMS (Edit by JasonB)

Hello everyone,

There is a plan to 'migrate' the forum to a new platform by May.

The existing system is increasingly difficult to maintain, as it is largely a 'bespoke' one that doesn't follow typical online standards.

Over the years, complains about its functionality and features have greatly outweighed any calls for sticking to the present arrangements. Changes have been proposed many times over the years, but never come too fruition – this change will go ahead and will address most of the criticisms made by users. Even so, I can appreciate that many will be nervous about the implications.

The plan is to move ALL user content to the new system, which should be easier to navigate and use.

That's said, we recommend that you back up any of your content (particularly photos in your personal albums) that you don't still have on your own computer as soon as possible. You can do this by right-clicking the image and selecting 'save as'.

It is likely that users will need to generate a new password. This may mean you will need to receive and email link, so please check the email address in your profile is correct.

This is a big and very complex website. So far changes by Mortons have been successful (e.g. the subscription system upgrades) but there have been a few teething troubles.

We expect the transfer to generally be trouble free, and anyone having problems will be supported and helped.

We would like to have a small group of beta-testers for the new system, drawn from relatively frequent forum users. If you would like to sign up email me meweditor@mortons.co.uk. Note that the number of beta testers will be limited.

Feel free to ask questions or make suggestions, we will monitor this thread, but we may not be able to reply to all comments, especially as many details remain to be confirmed.

I hope and expect that this update will benefit all forum users.

Thank you in advance for your patience while the changes take place.

Neil

Editor, MEW

CHECKLIST FOR USERS

1. Make sure the email address in your profile is up-to-date.
2. Back up your photos (and any other content) if you don't already have copies and want to ensure they remain available to you, just in case.
3. If you are interested in beta testing the new forum email meweditor@mortons.co.uk.

Edited By JasonB on 24/08/2023 09:22:05

Edited By JasonB on 24/08/2023 09:22:41