Beta of new forum software now officially open - page 2.

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Quote from: n0nce on July 22, 2022, 06:30:28 PM

Is there anything new about this? I'm getting a Error 521 Web server is down error message.

When I saw this thread, my first thought was that it was a new one even though I saw it was quite a few pages long--I thought I might have missed it in the past couple of days. I chuckled when I opened it and saw how old it actually is and realized for just how long I've been hearing about the fabled New Forum Software.

I'm almost certain said new software is never coming out, though I haven't checked for any new developments in the thread dedicated to it. I'm just assuming that since it's taken so long, things that might have been worked on in the past would be, if not obsolete, not real improvements to the forum as it currently is. Fine by me, though.

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Quote from: n0nce on July 22, 2022, 06:30:28 PM

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The Beta environment hasn’t been running for years now. I don’t recall ever trying it out myself, and when I queried on the matter, we did get an answer as to why it was not running:

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Quote from: DdmrDdmr on February 26, 2019, 12:19:05 PM

Wouldn’t it be better if Bitcointalk provided a common test environment that was open for anybody to use, without people having to download the software and setting up their own environments?

beta.bitcointalk.org was run for a couple of years, but virtually nobody used it. It was too boring. I'd ideally like people to actually try using Epochtalk for various things that they find fun/interesting. Maybe try a more restrictive moderation style, maybe make it more niche-focused, maybe try adding some crazy features, etc. If people actually try to use it for real things, then the real deficiencies will be found.
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Some Epochtalk test sites were created as reflected on this thread (I believe only Coinbistro is still running), but of course they allow to test the software with newly generated content, which is a broader goal from the perspective of a Bitcointalk user, but that lacks facilitating a more focused approach based on a migrated database and a parametrized environment to Bitcointalk’s future environment (were it to eventually crystalize).

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Is there anything new about this? I'm getting a Error 521 Web server is down error message.

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Why I can't access the link given above? I feel bad because I'm really eager to become a part of that beta testing Sad

. By the way, I'm only using a smartphone right now and internet connection is definitely not a problem (I think so) because I have a stable one. I don't really know what's wrong, I hope someone could help me regarding this.

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Beta of new forum software now officially open
April 19, 2016, 02:28:10 AM

two years later?...

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Quote from: krishnaverma on June 05, 2018, 01:04:10 PM

What is the current status of the new forum ?

Not to confuse OP, he means a member of this forum not the member rank.

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What is the current status of the new forum ?

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Quote from: hamdi on September 17, 2017, 03:42:15 AM

i would not wonder if the database leaks came from this beta...

Good.

The beta was released after the database was leaked.

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please keep the old forum.

its the gold standard. plain html based on a proven hardened php solution (smf).

this funky new react/angular/node.JS stuff, forget it. this tech changes too fast and is prone to problems.

i would not wonder if the database leaks came from this beta...

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Why all subforums on beta are empty?

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Great, but i think that some programmers would stop to use Bitcointalk because new version allow to browse only with Javascript, allot of people are aware about the vulnerabilities.

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would love to see some thread icons (etc) for the child forms

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Quote from: Wangbus on June 16, 2016, 07:14:35 PM

The blank posts mean that there was a hiccup with translation. They will eventually be filled out and sorry for the confusion.

Translation? Those posts are all in English!

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The blank posts mean that there was a hiccup with translation. They will eventually be filled out and sorry for the confusion.

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I was comparing a thread on bitcointalk.org with that of beta.bitcointalk.org.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1508175.0;all

https://beta.bitcointalk.org/threads/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABcDTw/posts

Why the last 2 posts of beta.bitcointalk.org are blank?

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Quote from: 2c0de on June 14, 2016, 07:07:25 AM

I'm also asking about the JavaScript requirement

What is your question exactly? I can notify a developer to look at it.

Quote from: 2c0de on June 14, 2016, 07:07:25 AM

When browsing, another problem, the gray font isn't easy to see. I prefer black fonts the way they're here.

There will be multiple themes so that is not a problem. You will be able to choose the one that suits you the most.

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I'm also asking about the JavaScript requirement

When browsing, another problem, the gray font isn't easy to see. I prefer black fonts the way they're here.

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Quote from: ajareselde on May 31, 2016, 07:52:29 AM

There's a LOT of work that still need to be done. The new forum looks terrible.. I know it's beta, but still ..

The looks don't matter that much IMO, the functionality does. Besides, that is subjective (some people will like it, and some will prefer the SMF look).

Quote from: apoorvlathey on June 12, 2016, 09:35:02 AM

It is a 1 million dollar project that can be used by others for FREE as it is open sourced and hosted on GitHub ! Grin

https://github.com/epochtalk/beta.bitcointalk.org

I have no idea why you're telling this to a staff member.

Quote from: Chris! on June 13, 2016, 07:46:25 PM

I'm on my phone 99.9% of the time and I still can't see the forum on it. I'm guessing for beta testing there won't be a mobile version? I still just get a white screen anytime I try it.

There should be a mobile version. It might be worth reporting that to the Github page.

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I'm on my phone 99.9% of the time and I still can't see the forum on it. I'm guessing for beta testing there won't be a mobile version? I still just get a white screen anytime I try it.

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