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After years of staring at the same old black and blue website, we decided it was finally time to spruce the place up a bit. Yep, that's right, we've finally gone ahead and done a full redesign of our website!
~~~~~ Story Time ~~~~~
A few months ago we took a look at our site and decided to reevaluate what was most important. Our look (and the code that supports that look) is very outdated, and I'm aware that many of our users had been asking for a new design beginning a long time ago. We all agreed and started out on the long journey to create a new image for the site.
There were many disagreements along the way about what would look best, what our users would like, what would provide the best functionality, and more. Eventually the look was decided upon and it was then time to begin coding the new design (see the RuneHQ Development Blog [my blog] in a week or two for more information on this process). It took a while to get the site looking exactly like we had in mind, but when we finally arrived, it was a pleasant site for all involved.
For the past two weeks, I've been inviting people to take a look around the site to give their opinions and help iron out any kinks still around. It's now finally time to let the public do the same and get a feel for what RuneHQ will be about in the future.
~~~~~ What Can You Do? ~~~~~
We are still considering this the testing phase (beta) before we roll it out completely to everyone. You can turn the beta on and off as you please from the User Control Panel (see below). Now that it's on, simply use the site like you would on any other day.
If you come across something that looks broken, odd, or misplaced, head over to the [url="http://www.runehq.net/RHQInn/index.php?/tracker/project-6-runehq-beta-site-bugs/"]Tracker[/url] and post a bug report. Provide as many details as you can about the issue so we can track it down as quickly as possible. If you look at something and just keep thinking to yourself that it would look better if it was changed to that instead of this, post it in this topic and we can discuss it.
In short, Bugs go in the [url="http://www.runehq.net/RHQInn/index.php?/tracker/project-6-runehq-beta-site-bugs/"]Tracker[/url] and suggestions go in this topic.
~~~~~ How Do I Access the Beta? ~~~~~
Because this is a beta, you will have to manually go in to turn it on if you'd like to view it. You are also free to turn it off at any time should you truly hate it. 
This only applies to RuneHQ.net! It will not be added to the .com servers until the beta period has completed. Make sure you are using the right server.
1) Head over to the [url="http://www.runehq.net/ucp.php"]User Control Panel[/url]
2) The bottom-most option before the save button will say Site Design.
3) The drop-down menu next to it has the options of "Current" and "Beta".
4) Select the "Beta" option and press the Save button.
5) The page will reload with your previous setting giving a confirmation that preferences were saved.
6) The next time you load any page on the site, you will be viewing the beta site.
If you ever wish to go back to the black and blue, repeat those steps but choose "Current" rather than "Beta".
Quick links to switch!
Switch to beta: [url]http://www.runehq.net/ucp.php?design=beta&submit=Save
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Switch to current: [url]http://www.runehq.net/ucp.php?design=current&submit=Save
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~~~~~ Frequently Asked Questions ~~~~~
- How long will the beta period last?
- It all depends on how much feedback there is and how much needs to be changed because of it. The goal is that the site will be considered live in one week on Monday the 21st, but we won't be forcing that deadline.
This sucks! Will I really have to use it?
Nope, it's entirely up to you! Both for the beta and after it goes live, the option to use the old site will remain for the time being. Try being specific about what you don't like and maybe we can compromise to get you using our updated look as we won't be fully supporting the old one anymore.
More to come as questions pop up...
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After much deliberating, we have decided to go ahead and update the forums to IPB 3.0.x. We still have some work to do to get things set up the way we would like. We will be adding additional Skins and other features in as we have time.
We also are working on converting the old PM's on the IPB 2 boards to the new Conversations in IPB3. Due to the Large number of PM's, this is taking a while! Don't panic if you do not see your old PM's as we are still in the process of getting them converted.
If you see issues, please feel free to use the Tracker system and report them. If you see or have any additional mods or features you think we need to add, please feel free to let us know.
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