Any site announcements will be made here. Also the place to make suggestions to help improve this site. Also use this forum for reporting suspected errors or for asking 'how to' questions.
Robert T
Site Admin
Joined: Mon 12 Jun, 2006 10:35 Posts: 10170
Location: Cheshire
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by Robert T » Thu 01 Mar, 2012 21:19
The upgrade went well and you are viewing this through the new phpBB 3 forum software.
You should find that pretty much everything has been preserved from the old fourm:
All users and passwords
All topics and posts
All private messages
All attachments
Tim's customizations - zed models, flags, the portal page etc.
If you do find anything missing, please can you let me know ASAP.
A few things have moved about, so if you are struggling with the new board, please do feel free to ask.
Cheers R.
Arctic Silver '99 Z3 1.9 & Black '59 Frogeye 1275cc
Gazza
Joined: Tue 04 Oct, 2005 20:58 Posts: 9521
Location: Romford Essex
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by Gazza » Thu 01 Mar, 2012 21:21
May I be the first to thank Robert T for all his work upgrading ZRoadster.net for us all........Well done Rob, thank you
Gazza
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster
, BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
whiteminks
Joined: Tue 26 Sep, 2006 09:58 Posts: 2768
Location: Lincoln
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by whiteminks » Thu 01 Mar, 2012 22:09
Wow Rob, we are not worthy! Bless you for the new life you and the admin team have breathed into ZR
big cheesy wrote: 'I nearly cacked my trolleys till I quickly tuned in'. Yorkshire Cruise 2008.
Alfie
Z Register member
Joined: Thu 29 Apr, 2004 14:28 Posts: 3312
Location: Broadchurch....
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by Alfie » Thu 01 Mar, 2012 22:28
TESTING.....TESTING.....
Hello everybody over here in our shiny brand new home!
Thanks Rob and the team for all your hard work.
Pleased to see the scrolling 'recent topics' list is still a feature.
Cheers!
Alfie
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Alfie on Thu 01 Mar, 2012 22:30, edited 2 times in total.
Ragtop
Joined: Sun 26 Jul, 2009 20:38 Posts: 790
Location: Bexhill on Sea
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by Ragtop » Thu 01 Mar, 2012 22:29
Well done Robert T and the team for all the hard work in updating the site.
Phil
Joined: Sun 09 Mar, 2008 10:43 Posts: 2697
Location: Solihull
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by Phil » Thu 01 Mar, 2012 22:34
Brilliant Robert
Many thanks
Sapphire black/Imola red and black interior/ red roof/ S54 - the only RHD one made.
"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."
Deano1712
Z Register organiser
Joined: Sat 05 Aug, 2006 12:56 Posts: 1396
Location: Leeds
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by Deano1712 » Thu 01 Mar, 2012 22:43
Well done Robert it looks great.
Z3M with a few mods...and a little bit more power
Jamezee
Joined: Sat 21 Feb, 2009 23:46 Posts: 1411
Location: Royston Vasey
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by Jamezee » Thu 01 Mar, 2012 22:45
Well done Robert
Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one. Harry Callahan.
BMW dust caps x 4 (replica)
Little Tree Air Freshener-Vanillaroma (now worn out and in the bin)
2006 AA road atlas (with the latest safety cameras)
shantybeater
Joined: Wed 12 Mar, 2008 14:33 Posts: 1967
Location: UK
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by shantybeater » Thu 01 Mar, 2012 22:55
Looks great
do i need to add links differently (e.g. my sig?)
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shantybeater on Thu 01 Mar, 2012 22:56, edited 1 time in total.
///M_aniac
Z Register member
Joined: Sat 30 Jul, 2005 19:34 Posts: 4054
Location: Belfast
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by ///M_aniac » Thu 01 Mar, 2012 22:56
Looking good!!
Nice the new layout. Well done Robert
BMW Z3, the only way to build a true roadster
- The most powerful letter in the world.
Cloz wrote: There is something that will never change is my love for Z3
smartypants wrote: Conor?
With an M??
The World's gone mad
smartypants wrote: The Z3 rear is a great thing to behold
Boysie
Joined: Sat 23 Apr, 2005 14:24 Posts: 1654
Location: Wallington Surrey
Contact:
tom_sk
Joined: Sat 14 Nov, 2009 20:47 Posts: 91
Location: Laceby, near Grimsby
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by tom_sk » Thu 01 Mar, 2012 23:16
I like it - nice fresh look, everything still there (well, I haven't searched every nook & cranny yet
) and of course the scrolling topics!
WELL DONE ROBERT
2001 Z3 2.2 Titan Silver/Blue Leather (left home
) and his big brother 2002 e39 2.2 Titan Silver/Grey Leather (leaving soon
)
Brian H
Joined: Tue 16 Dec, 2008 19:55 Posts: 2505
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by Brian H » Thu 01 Mar, 2012 23:31
Well done Robert, the site looks great. Just need to get used to the new look now.
snoops
Joined: Sat 12 Jun, 2010 17:08 Posts: 971
Location: Lancashire
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by snoops » Thu 01 Mar, 2012 23:46
Well done Robert - all shiny and new but without losing it's soul
...........
No Mods...... I like him just the way he is
Robert T
Site Admin
Joined: Mon 12 Jun, 2006 10:35 Posts: 10170
Location: Cheshire
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by Robert T » Thu 01 Mar, 2012 23:53
shantybeater wrote: Looks great
do i need to add links differently (e.g. my sig?)
Yes,
you do. HTML has been banned in phpBB3 for security reasons. The BBCode handling is much better now, so you need to swap you HTML tag for a BBCode one. I can also add new BBCode tags should we need them.
Cheers R.
Arctic Silver '99 Z3 1.9 & Black '59 Frogeye 1275cc
garyw
Joined: Fri 07 Nov, 2003 22:29 Posts: 2644
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by garyw » Fri 02 Mar, 2012 00:12
Well done to all those involved
Badman gee
Joined: Sun 14 Nov, 2010 10:45 Posts: 2299
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by Badman gee » Fri 02 Mar, 2012 05:29
Very nice work.
many thanks
The 'BEAST' 666
Southernboy
Joined: Thu 07 Oct, 2010 12:39 Posts: 6436
Location: Johannesburg
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by Southernboy » Fri 02 Mar, 2012 08:43
I can't seem to find access to my profile if I want to update??? Am I blind or stupid or both??
stu
Joined: Fri 10 Oct, 2003 17:49 Posts: 3540
Location: On the edge!
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by stu » Fri 02 Mar, 2012 09:50
Robert, you are a star and deserve a pay rise of at least 20%. Now what's 120% of £0?
Seriously, thanks for all of your effort and support.
someone in a minority once wrote: I know I'm in a minority
Gazza
Joined: Tue 04 Oct, 2005 20:58 Posts: 9521
Location: Romford Essex
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by Gazza » Fri 02 Mar, 2012 10:16
Southernboy wrote: I can't seem to find access to my profile if I want to update??? Am I blind or stupid or both??
Click your name then click 'user control panel' and then click 'Profile'
Gazza
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster
, BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
pingu
Joined: Fri 30 Apr, 2004 16:01 Posts: 3412
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by pingu » Fri 02 Mar, 2012 10:32
Gazza wrote: May I be the first to thank Robert T for all his work upgrading ZRoadster.net for us all........Well done Rob, thank you
Damn, I wanted to be the first. I'll just have to be the seventeenth instead
.
Looks good.
Pingu
Zed Carer
Joined: Thu 13 Dec, 2007 20:27 Posts: 1642
Location: Wakefield
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by Zed Carer » Fri 02 Mar, 2012 22:26
Great job - well done to all concerned.
I was getting a bit worried as last night and early this morning (3am!) I was still getting the holding page but all is well now.
Well not quite all as the first phone call I got after arriving in Scotland was from Mrs ZC to say that the boiler had packed up and she had no heating or hot water. Perhaps it was not the best thing to mention the power shower, etc in the hotel - wonder if the locks will have been changed by the time I get home.
Hers: Z4 2.0i Sp --------------------- His: Z3 2.8
EnthuZiaZT
Joined: Sat 12 Sep, 2009 14:27 Posts: 443
Location: Heacham, Norfolk
Contact:
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by EnthuZiaZT » Sat 03 Mar, 2012 00:01
Amazing Robert, it looks so fresh and modern, well done
It will be fun finding our way round it.
Mike & Sandy - Mora Metallic Individual 2.0L
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Ragtop
Joined: Sun 26 Jul, 2009 20:38 Posts: 790
Location: Bexhill on Sea
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by Ragtop » Sat 03 Mar, 2012 09:49
Robert after a few days now it seems that my pages are not loading properly.
On posts from you I have a red x where your signature would be. Also some other posters avatars are not there, a red x instead.
Any ideas why this would be, are there any adjustments I can make on my laptop to rectify this.
Thanks Ragtop
unclemart
Joined: Tue 12 Aug, 2008 20:29 Posts: 279
Location: Thatcham
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by unclemart » Sat 03 Mar, 2012 10:05
Great job well done all involved
Remember "To become old and wise - First you need to be young and stupid"
Titanium Silver 2.0
Robert T
Site Admin
Joined: Mon 12 Jun, 2006 10:35 Posts: 10170
Location: Cheshire
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by Robert T » Sat 03 Mar, 2012 17:42
Ragtop just reminded me of something. If any of you put zroadster in your hosts file when we had our little hosting glitch before Christmas, now would be a very good time to remove it, as it doesn't matter what the DNS says, you will always be directed to the old site and have to follow the link I placed on there to get to the site. Removing the entry will take you directly to the new site and also seems to fix a problem displaying avatars.
Cheers R.
Arctic Silver '99 Z3 1.9 & Black '59 Frogeye 1275cc
Ragtop
Joined: Sun 26 Jul, 2009 20:38 Posts: 790
Location: Bexhill on Sea
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by Ragtop » Sat 03 Mar, 2012 17:42
Ragtop wrote: Robert after a few days now it seems that my pages are not loading properly.
On posts from you I have a red x where your signature would be. Also some other posters avatars are not there, a red x instead.
Any ideas why this would be, are there any adjustments I can make on my laptop to rectify this.
Thanks Ragtop
All sorted now after altering the host file.
brilie
Joined: Sun 29 Aug, 2010 18:12 Posts: 222
Location: doncaster
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by brilie » Sun 04 Mar, 2012 22:30
Very well done to all involved.Just had to be said!!