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As many of you may remember last year we tried to launch a brand new version of sortitoutsi. This site was coded from scratch by me and although I thought it was pretty awesome, it was released in a bit of a rush and had a number of teething problems. At the time I couldn't dedicate the hours to fixing it all, so after a crazy 3 days we reverted back to the old version of the site and I took a much needed break to dedicate my time to more important things.

BUT NOW WE'RE BACK!

Yes, i'm going to try again this year, but hopefully it will go alot smoother. The main crux of the new site has been in action for a while over on the mainsite and we've been BETA testing various aspects, including the forums, behind the scenes for a little while now. However, now comes the scary part. I need to begin migrating over various sections of the site you're currently using to the new system. This will mean a number of changes for you the guys that i've tried to outline as simply as possible below:

General

1) All of the old topics and forums will be closed. You will still be able to access and read them, but the forum will be starting fresh with an empty message board. However your user accounts will stay intact.

2) This will happen slowly. Very soon the off topic sections will move over to the new system. Once the dust has settled and i'm sure there's no bugs the FM sections will move over as well (except careers). Finally the graphics will move over, once some more work has been done customising these areas. My personal deadline is October 1st, but we shall see.

3) "But what about my skins, my careers, my tactics!", well....

Graphics Tactics and Utilities

If you've had popular topics about a graphic, tactic or mod you've created you'll probably want to move it over. We've now got dedicated sections of the site, with custom pages for each. These will act very similarly to the topics you're used to, but the first post will be specially designed to cater for the type of content it is. Showing things like download links, screenshots, installation instructions etc

I will post more information on how you can move your files over to the new system soon.

Careers

The careers section is unfortunately going to be the most confusing and annoying part of the move. The new site will feature a whole new careers section, where you can write and follow careers more easily than on the previous site. It won't change too much, you can still keep your career within a simple topic, but you can also have custom careers that act like blogs, as well as import your game data from Steam, Twitter and You Tube.

The problem with this is that it's not going to be easy to move the old careers over to the new site. For that reason, the old careers will all be archived. You will be able to access and read them, but not create new ones on the old system. This will happen later than the rest of the site, as the new careers section won't be released until the FM2013 demo is released. From then on, both will continue running at the same time (this is the confusing part). FM2012 careers will stay on the old system and FM2013 careers (or any career created after the FM2013 demo is released) will be on the new system.

The biggest problem with this is that new users may ignore the old FM2012 section, even if there are great stories still going on (I know not everyone buys FM13 straight away). There's not much I can do about that i'm afraid. We're trying our best to make this has simple and hassle free as possible, while also respecting the hard work alot of you have put into your careers for the past year(s). But this is going to be a major change to the site and there's no way to do it without some teething periods
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Dan
12 years ago
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Looks like its going to be a big project for you! Can't wait to see it all unveiled over time! keep it up
Slashman X
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Hopefully this will work out better than the last time. One small thing though, the font size/spacing seems very weird on this new version, seems very awkward to read. Might just be the lack of padding around it
2D Pitch FM
17 years ago
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Looking forward to this! Hope it works out this time.
Footygamer
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By Slashman X | Permalink | On 18 September 2012 - 13:58 PM
Hopefully this will work out better than the last time. One small thing though, the font size/spacing seems very weird on this new version, seems very awkward to read. Might just be the lack of padding around it

What browser and OS are you using? I'll admit to being no graphic expert, but I find the sizing and padding on this version easier
Rick87
14 years ago
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I liked the blog style stories when they were around briefly, Looking forward to their return.
bluemoon.
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Somebody damn well better export the The Greatest Career Thread of All Time to the new board.
Phoenix Arrow
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Everything I know and love will be changing? Please don't kidnap my friends. I only have two.
By duckeggmoon | Permalink | On 18 September 2012 - 15:00 PM
Somebody damn well better export the The Greatest Career Thread of All Time to the new board.

Says the old careers will all be archived.
bluemoon.
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I want it exported, though. I want to relive it in this new format.

Make it so.
SpinSwimScream
14 years ago
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aye I liked the look of it last year and from the sounds of it its very promising.
Hibee
17 years ago
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Sounds good Rob, the careers area does sound like it was a bit of a nightmare to organize but having both areas running side by side does seem the best option.
TheClassicK
12 years ago
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Much needed for this forum in my opinion. I'm certain the new look will give it a boost!
tattie
17 years ago
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I'm quite excited about this! Looking forward to the new look careers.
CalFerguson
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Good luck, this is exciting
Slashman X
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By Rob | Permalink | On 18 September 2012 - 14:09 PM
What browser and OS are you using? I'll admit to being no graphic expert, but I find the sizing and padding on this version easier

Chrome on Mac, the padding on the main article seems to be a bit low. Also the font size appears to be a bit too tall (obviously a personal preference) but I suppose I'm just used to the old font. It seems to work ok in the comments
hammer9
16 years ago
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cool, i have done all SS. LS and 3D kits , thanks to Rob, cant wait for new forum!

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