IMPORTANT: Server and software upgrade

Brent@DVXU said:
I don't see how wifi versus hardwired is a site admin issue. Someone much smarter than me will have to explain how a site's connectivity is determined by if a user is on wifi versus hardwired.
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It's not the first time...

Whoever is running the DVXuser Facebook account noticed it before and described the occurrence perfectly back in 2019.

I am not a dedicated IT person, but there has to be a leak in the pipeline somewhere.
 

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Nameserver settings changed with this upgrade. New server. New IPs for nameservers. And, again, I am no expert, but don't see how an issue with wifi versus hardwired is a smoking gun on admin side.

A nameserver change can take 48 or so hours to populate globally. Your screen grab would indicate it has populated for a particular ISP versus a mobile provider. That is different than wifi versus hardwired. One is same ISP with different connection methods versus two different providers of internet service - one ISP versus mobile data. Apples to oranges.

So, same ISP. But you connected hardwired versus wifi, does not sound like a site issue.
 
It's so strange.

I shared on the other page that I used a hard wire for 3-4 days straight and WiFi ended up finally working after a week.

It was never a problem on my phone's network since the site was back up.

Maybe some ISPs need 7-10 days to refresh themselves. IDK.

But because only a very small handful of people acknowledged that they are indeed having this specific WiFi issue and because I personally fixed mine, I don't think this particular problem is a DVXuser one, but more on the providers' side.
 
What happened to this forum? It's like a bomb went off. Unusable and ugly on a desktop computer. Was the UI changed for smart phones?
 
I know it's not the same, but for now you can at least change your link a different color to make sure a viewer sees it.
 
Btw having drafts of my posts saved as I write them is such a wonderful change. I previously abandoned or had to rewrite so many posts because the page timed out and refreshed on my phone, deleting what I had drafted
 
This new iteration of DVXuser seems to be improving significantly. It's even starting to feel like the old DVX since the color palette shift. Thanks for Brent for making that happen. A couple of questions that I haven't seen asked/answered in this thread:

1) I'm assuming that these blue and white bars under our names correspond to the old gold bars system. If upvoting is gone, why not do away with these? Otherwise, everyone's "rating" will be frozen from the years before the transition and will eventually just be a marker of who was here and active "back in the day". Or, even better, bring back upvoting.

2) Is there a way to have a signature on this site? I can't tell if it's gone, or I'm just not seeing it. When other DVXusers had websites in their signatures, it was an easy way to see their work, which was helpful for context and just to get a better idea of who all was on here. Plus, it was a nice way to boost one's search engine ratings and maybe even drive a little traffic.
 
So the signature is a little weird...it's still there when you're logged out (like yours, QuickHitRecord.com), but when you log in then it disappears, lol.

To edit it, it's in the "Account" section and I think you might have to check the box to display it ("Show Signatures") so people can see it when logged in, but I'm not sure.
 
Great tip! Thank you. I probably would never have figured that one out for myself. I'd upvote you if I could.
 
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I coded a new light blue color for in-post links. Unfortunately, this carries over to the post counter (as it is a link as well).

QuickHitRecord said:
1) I'm assuming that these blue and white bars under our names correspond to the old gold bars system. If upvoting is gone, why not do away with these? Otherwise, everyone's "rating" will be frozen from the years before the transition and will eventually just be a marker of who was here and active "back in the day". Or, even better, bring back upvoting.
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There is no longer upvoting or downvoting. This was replaced by the "like" function. The reputation bars reflect likes.
 
It's not activated for us.

[As the admin, I think Brent sees a variety of features differently on his end.]
 
Brent@DVXU said:
I coded a new light blue color for in-post links. Unfortunately, this carries over to the post counter (as it is a link as well).

There is no longer upvoting or downvoting. This was replaced by the "like" function. The reputation bars reflect likes.
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Site is definitely feeling like a 2021 dvxuser update in a good way, thanks Brent.

How will the likes system work?
 
Mitch Gross said:
Technically, I had 11 gold boxes before but the blue bars max out at 10. I've been demoted!
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Maybe not, depending on the exchange rate.

But certainly, the fact that you and I have the same rating now is obviously a redistribution of wealth
 
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