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New Site Upgrade and Look

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Hey Guys,

My name is Jeff, I am from the development department.

Just wanted to give you a heads up. We are looking to update the software here on Thursday April 17th. Site will be down from around 6:30am to 10:00am EST. Maybe earlier. Should only take 2 hours. But in case there are any issues. Here are some things you can expect.

1) The site should be significantly faster.

We have applied every modern technique to speed up page load and tested with all modern browsers. We want the forum to be extremely fast and easy to use.

2) The site will work much better in mobile and tablet views

We've started applying responsive design, and have designed and tested against android and iPhone devices, Android tablets, and iPads. If you are sitting at your desk or on your couch, or just on your phone, the site will work much better than it did before, and load fast. We are still working on improving the experience even further in the months to come, but we wanted to launch this as quickly as we could.

3) The homepage is bright, crisp and clean.

We wanted the first page users saw to look beautiful, so that when a new guest arrives and is debating whether to join NV200Forum.com, they see a beautiful doorway, and they walk right in.

As a forum member you can choose to use the new design (which is on by default) or you can go back to the old design. We ask that you give it a chance and see if you like it. Like anything new, it will be unfamiliar at first, but we suspect that the speed difference will make you want to use this new one. If you do decide to switch back, the link is at the bottom left of each forum page, you pull down and select the theme called "N200 Legacy".

4) Garages will be featured on the site

You can show off your NV200, You can post pictures in your garage and share it with others.

5) Users will be able to register with Facebook, Twitter or Google+

6) Please let me know if you guys want to stick with the same color scheme or if you would like to add any specific images to the header ASAP.

Let me know if you have any concerns. I will be here to help with the transition and any issues there may be.

Thanks,
Jeff
Community Manager
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FYI - reminder that this is happening this Thursday.

I will be around with any questions or concerns.
Cool, can't wait to check it out!
The garage section would also be cool!
Didn't happen?:huh:
Sorry, I hit a technical issue and want to make sure everything is ironed out before the update goes live! I appreciate your patience.

The forum is now scheduled for the update on April 17.
Updated the main post with new scheduled date.

Thanks,
Jeff
FYI and Reminder this is happening this week.

Thanks,
Jeff
I don't think the Garage is working or I do not know how to start one. Please advise. Thanks
I don't think the Garage is working or I do not know how to start one. Please advise. Thanks
It does not look like it is working, I will look into it and should be able to get it fixed tomorrow.

Happy Easter!

Jeff
I don't think the Garage is working or I do not know how to start one. Please advise. Thanks
This should be fixed!

Thanks,
Jeff
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