During the next week or two we will be upgrading GS software. It’s a major change and as such major outages, disruptions and missing features should be expected. But we will work hard to bring normalcy back as soon as possible. More than anywhere else, change is hard on GS. I understand that you love the current interface and layout but some things must change with time. Please be understanding and rest assured that we take these changes very seriously and implement only what’s best. We have been in this business more than 15 years now and like to think that we understand what works and what does not.
I am going to keep this thread closed but will be posting regular updates here so that you can plan your visits and know where we are in this project.
Step 2: Migration activities have begun. The forums will be closed for several hours starting Sunday 10AM CST.
Please bear in mind that tons of new functionality will be added and as such we will lose some of the familiar features and formatting. The essential ones will be brought back and the others left behind. What I ask of you is patience. Please hold off your likes and dislikes at least for a few weeks. Rest assured, we will listen to your constructive criticism and make the necessary changes to accommodate the popular.
Step 3: We have successfully upgraded the base software. Many features are still either unavailable or turned off. I will open another thread in feedback to entertain initial complaints. Please use the appropriate thread to communicate.
Step 4: The forums interface is about 80% done. Starting the blogs and personal pages next. Plus there are several other major modifications pending. Please be patient.
Step 3.6: We will have a brand new image uploader this week. We will sacrifice multi image upload for a single image but lot more reliable uploader. Means: Upload one image at a time until we have time to redevelop the multi function.
Revision 1: On a second thought, I will keep the multi function as a beta for those who can work it. Other can use the traditional one image at a time loader.