Is it my imagination or has the traffic on this site slowed dramatically since the new format was introduced? I find it much more difficult to navigate and many of the previous forums etc are either no longer available or just impossible to get to.

I think traffic has slowed. I am slowly learning to navigate the forum.

There have slow times before. Traffic on the old site really picked up when Christa was posting photos.

I would post some more, but I believe I have exhausted the supply. Need to make another trip down and take some new ones..

Sounds like it's time to submit suggestions for Christa's next photo shoot!

It does seem to have a lot less activity. Hard to find what topics interests me. Changes can be fun, but I don't adapt well to change.

Originally posted by bc9913 There have slow times before. Traffic on the old site really picked up when Christa was posting photos.

Is that a subtle hint for more photos??

Was it subtle?

Originally posted by thedeputydog Is it my imagination or has the traffic on this site slowed dramatically since the new format was introduced? I find it much more difficult to navigate and many of the previous forums etc are either no longer available or just impossible to get to.

At first I had difficulty navigating it myself. But it soon falls into place.

The problem with old forum was that it was very old code and was continually getting hacked. My impression was that some hacker had created a back door into the files that ran the board and was causing havoc. I searched and searched but couldn't where they'd created the back door. The forum was down more than up.

The only solution was a complete update of the code that runs the forum. Please bare with us there is still more to do to get the forum as good as possible.

I'm not sure which of the forums you say are missing.

Kerry Whitfield
webmaster@orientbeach.com

Originally posted by thedeputydog Is it my imagination or has the traffic on this site slowed dramatically since the new format was introduced? I find it much more difficult to navigate and many of the previous forums etc are either no longer available or just impossible to get to.

At first I had difficulty navigating it myself. But it soon falls into place.

The problem with old forum was that it was very old code and was continually getting hacked. My impression was that some hacker had created a back door into the files that ran the board and was causing havoc. I searched and searched but couldn't where they'd created the back door. The forum was down more than up.

The only solution was a complete update of the code that runs the forum. Please bare with us there is still more to do to get the forum as good as possible.

I'm not sure which of the forums you say are missing.

Kerry Whitfield
webmaster@orientbeach.com

Was the comment to "Bare" with you a subliminal message to Christa? Haa. The old format was being hacked quite a bit but I still cannot get to some of the forums that were listed under forums in the old format.

Hah! Evidently I have been bare too much on this board.

There could never be too much bare on this forum, especially from you Christa!!

Was the comment to "Bare" with you a subliminal message to Christa? Haa. The old format was being hacked quite a bit but I still cannot get to some of the forums that were listed under forums in the old format.

Here's a link to the old forum http://206.221.179.170/plesk-site-preview/orientbeachforum.com/
Please don't post here as the old site will be taken down in a few days. Or if it's not working, here's a screen shot below. I can't see anything missing, apart from the ads and weather links.

Originally posted by thedeputydog There could never be too much bare on this forum, especially from you Christa!!

I have to agree. Christa has kept the forum alive! Without the great pics and OB report from Christa, my guess is that everyone would have deserted the forum and gone over to TTOL long ago.

You guys are bad, but thank you for the compliments. Christa.

When I type in www.orientbeach.com I get the main screen. Then when I click on the forums I get the attached screen instead of the screen you have posted.