rabble.ca relaunch party?? this thursday
Tue, 2008-10-21 11:46
#1
Krystalline Kraus
rabble.ca relaunch party?? this thursday
Tue, 2008-10-21 11:46
#2
Krystalline Kraus
salut....is anyone from babble (toronto area -- you know, the center of the universe) going to the relanch party this thursday???
Tue, 2008-10-21 11:54
#3
Well I'll be there by golly you betcha!
Others are discussing it [url=http://www.rabble.ca/babble/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=15&t=001300]in this thread.[/url]
For those who have been living in a cave, check it out and order tickets [url=http://rabble.ca/about_us/about_us.shtml?x=75497]here.[/url]
Tue, 2008-10-21 12:36
#4
I want to know too! I'm really looking forward to meeting people!
(And if anyone needs a place to crash overnight if you're from out of town, I've got a spare bed and couch. [img]wink.gif" border="0[/img] )
Tue, 2008-10-21 12:50
#5
...and once that fills up, I'll be driving by the Park Plaza on the way home and can drop people off.
Tue, 2008-10-21 13:15
#6
And I will also be there!
Tue, 2008-10-21 14:09
#7
You'll be at the Park Plaza? Hey, big spender!
Tue, 2008-10-21 14:54
#8
Maysie
What? After-party in JRo's suite at the Park Plaza? Kewl! Have a tequila shot for me!
Tue, 2008-10-21 17:20
#9
I'll have a whole margarita!
Wed, 2008-10-22 06:22
#10
quote:
Originally posted by bigcitygal:
[b]What? After-party in JRo's suite at the Park Plaza? Kewl! Have a tequila shot for me![/b]
[img]biggrin.gif" border="0[/img] Ah, how I wish this were true! More like, party at JRo's one-bedroom apartment in Hamilton, haha.
Wed, 2008-10-22 09:50
#11
BTW, I'm going to be in charge of the drink tickets tomorrow night. So if you want to meet me, that's where you'll find me for much of the evening!
Wed, 2008-10-22 09:54
#12
I really wish you could have it a little nearer to where I live. [img]frown.gif" border="0[/img]
Wed, 2008-10-22 09:59
#13
I would love to go but a friend is be awarded the first mary sheffield award by the Fred Victor Centre for her community service work including the first interfaith get out of the cold initiative in mid '90s
Wed, 2008-10-22 10:44
#14
quote:
Originally posted by Michelle:
[b]BTW, I'm going to be in charge of the drink tickets tomorrow night. So if you want to meet me, that's where you'll find me for much of the evening![/b]
I won't be far from Michelle.
Wed, 2008-10-22 14:19
#15
quote:
Originally posted by miles:
[b]I would love to go but a friend is be awarded the first mary sheffield award by the Fred Victor Centre for her community service work including the first interfaith get out of the cold initiative in mid '90s[/b]
Bah! Skip it! [img]wink.gif" border="0[/img]
Kidding, that sounds really great, miles. Congratulations to your friend.
Wed, 2008-10-22 14:27
#16
N.Beltov
Nobody is talking about how much they will miss this board. I mean, some of us have made a huge emotional investment in these bits and bytes. Talk about dumb, but there it is.
I hope the new software is agreeable ... or I'm going to come back as even more annoying than I already am.
Wed, 2008-10-22 14:37
#17
remind
have a question, are we going to wake up tomorrow and have to find the new url address for rabble/bable or will these old url links take us straight there?
And nbeltov, your words point out just how resistent to change people are. Familarity is comfort, the unknown is stressful.
Wed, 2008-10-22 15:53
#18
Boom Boom
I expect it may take a while to get used to a new appearance, but as long as it works well without very many bugs, I don't think I'll have a problem. I left another board that switched to a really ugly (to me, anyway) version of phpBB, but it doesn't sound like that is what is about to happen here.
Wed, 2008-10-22 18:02
#19
You know what? I'm actually not sure whether the new site will be up and running tomorrow.
But I do know that you can just come here to the same URL. babble will stay here until you hear otherwise.
[ 22 October 2008: Message edited by: Michelle ]
Wed, 2008-10-22 18:03
#20
quote:
Originally posted by remind:
[b]have a question, are we going to wake up tomorrow and have to find the new url address for rabble/bable or will these old url links take us straight there?And nbeltov, your words point out just how resistent to change people are. Familarity is comfort, the unknown is stressful.[/b]
I share N Beltov's feelings on this. I have no answer to what we'll wake up to. There's still little bugs and tweaks, even at this late date.
Wed, 2008-10-22 18:04
#21
quote:
Originally posted by N.Beltov:
[b]Nobody is talking about how much they will miss this board. I mean, some of us have made a huge emotional investment in these bits and bytes. Talk about dumb, but there it is. [/b]
Not dumb at all. I feel the same way.
Wed, 2008-10-22 18:07
#22
remind
quote:
Originally posted by Michelle:
[b]You know what? I'm actually not sure whether the new site will be up and running tomorrow.But I do know that you can just come here to the same URL. babble will stay here until you hear otherwise.[/b]
Okay, thanks Michelle! Was hoping you would say that, or something like that anyway. [img]smile.gif" border="0[/img]
Wed, 2008-10-22 18:18
#23
RevolutionPlease
How can you party when you should be feeding the world. [img]wink.gif" border="0[/img]
I hope the night goes great for you all. You deserve it.
Wed, 2008-10-22 20:16
#24
ebodyknows
quote:
Originally posted by RevolutionPlease:
[b]How can you party when you should be feeding the world. [img]wink.gif" border="0[/img]
[/b]
I've got crab apples to jelly, an abundance of garden greens that will need freezing and a honey locust tree across the street that is threatening to go to waste but I'm going to put all that on hold to try and be at the rabble thing.
Thu, 2008-10-23 06:16
#25
Bump
Today is the day!
Thu, 2008-10-23 06:28
#26
quote:
Originally posted by miles:
[b]I would love to go but a friend is be awarded the first mary sheffield award by the Fred Victor Centre for her community service work including the first interfaith get out of the cold initiative in mid '90s[/b]
Miles are you going to this? I will be there. Hope to see you there
Thu, 2008-10-23 07:16
#27
Catchfire
quote:
[b]Originally posted by Michelle:[/b]
You know what? I'm actually not sure whether the new site will be up and running tomorrow
I know what odds I'll be backing...
Thu, 2008-10-23 07:33
#28
So who's making book?
Thu, 2008-10-23 08:12
#29
writer
At the launch, we were tweaking right up until the event to announce the new site.
Thu, 2008-10-23 08:43
#30
remind
Happppppy re-lauch all who are there!!!!!!!!!
Thu, 2008-10-23 08:54
#31
quote:
Originally posted by Michelle:
[b]I'm actually not sure whether the new site will be up and running tomorrow.[/b]
[url=http://beta.rabble.ca/]'Tis[/url]. But is it necessary to reregister? 'Cos I'm trying to log in and it's acting like it doesn't know me.
[ 23 October 2008: Message edited by: oldgoat ]
[ 23 October 2008: Message edited by: oldgoat ]
Thu, 2008-10-23 09:00
#32
Pogge, I disabled that link because I'm not sure it's ready to go outside the tiny debugging test group yet. I also think it only works on Firefox for the nonce.
If I'm incorrect I'll fix it.
Check you're PM's
Thu, 2008-10-23 09:09
#33
I went ahead and posted that link because I got it from rabble's front page where there's now a message encouraging us to poke around the beta site.
Thu, 2008-10-23 09:19
#34
Catchfire
omg that sit is hot
Thu, 2008-10-23 09:19
#35
Lard Tunderin Jeezus
Kinda cool over there.
I was able to find my very first babble post, made Aug. 31st, 2001:
quote:
I'm one of those notorious 'swing voters'. I've voted Liberal, NDP, PC, and even for Mel Hurtig's National Party once. Haven't voted Green yet, but it's not out of the question (though single issue parties have a harder time getting my attention). I'm probably exactly the kind of voter the 'left' wishes they could depend upon - sympathetic, but all too often just just as likely to end up voting Liberal (to turf a Mulroney or Harris, or block the likes of the Stockboy).What do I want to see in a new left initiative? First and foremost, I want it to champion democratic reform.
It terrifies me that the ranting right seems to have been able to stake out this turf as their own. Recall, the triple E senate and unlimited campaign spending by single issue special interest groups are among the poisons they're pushing. All of them wrong, but obviously fascinating to a wide range of Canadians.
Alternatives must be presented: the restriction of spending by non-citizens (would we have suffered the economic dislocation of the FTA if corporations had not out-spent individual Canadians 20 to 1?); replacement of our first-past-the-post elections by representative or run-off election; meaningful senate reform (but not in a form that sets it at loggerheads with the House).In short, a promise that the democratic in New Democratic Party is primary.
Plus зa changer, eh?
Thu, 2008-10-23 09:23
#36
quote:
Originally posted by pogge:
[b]I went ahead and posted that link because I got it from rabble's front page where there's now a message encouraging us to poke around the beta site.[/b]
My absolute humblest of apologies. I am clearly behind the loop. I fixed your link.
Thu, 2008-10-23 09:35
#37
Boom Boom
I logged in, and filled out the terms and requirements but, the evrything just stopped for me. I'll try again.
Thu, 2008-10-23 09:37
#38
remind
quote:
Originally posted by pogge:
[b]But is it necessary to reregister? 'Cos I'm trying to log in and it's acting like it doesn't know me.[/b]
Pogge, you use "pogge" and your password, not your former sign in name.
Thu, 2008-10-23 09:43
#39
Thanks. Already got that figured out. Then I fumbled around for a while 'til I figured out that even though I'm not a new registrant I still have to accept the terms before I'm really logged in. [i]That[/i] message needs to be big and bold to get people's attention.
And having sorted all that out, I tried to get to the beta-babble and got a screen full of MySQL error messages. I'm thinking they don't have enough juice to run both the old site and the new one. That's just a hunch, though.
Thu, 2008-10-23 09:43
#40
Boom Boom
I'm still being asked to login, although I've logged in twice, and am getting Drupal error messages. [img]frown.gif" border="0[/img]
Thu, 2008-10-23 09:47
#41
Boom Boom
Quote:
And having sorted all that out, I tried to get to the beta-babble and got a screen full of MySQL error messages.
I'm getting those, too.
Thu, 2008-10-23 09:51
#42
quote:
Originally posted by oldgoat:
[b]My absolute humblest of apologies. I am clearly behind the loop.[/b]
But you're supposed to know everything. It's in the Moderator's Handbook.
(How do you get [i]behind[/i] a loop? [img]biggrin.gif" border="0[/img] )
Thu, 2008-10-23 09:52
#43
remind
You using firefox as a browser? As even on dial up, it is very fast and efficient, and I have been having absolutely no problems with using it, over the last few days.
Thu, 2008-10-23 10:01
#44
I'm using Firefox. I also tried Opera and had problems but those may not be Opera - I've since gone back with Firefox and had enough problems that I'm going away again for now.
Don't get me wrong. I know what "beta" means and seeing problems doesn't surprise me. But there appears to be quite a bit to sort out there. I'm glad you've had a good experience but I spent half an hour trying to get to a point where I could post a single comment and then, as I said, got a page full of database errors. I've also had this -- the original forum -- disappear on me a few times.
Thu, 2008-10-23 10:39
#45
remind
quote:
Originally posted by pogge:
[b]I'm glad you've had a good experience but I spent half an hour trying to get to a point where I could post a single comment and then, as I said, got a page full of database errors. I've also had this -- the original forum -- disappear on me a few times.[/b]
Ya, me too, I have been getting "cannot display web page" messages, or an inability to post a response too here at the original site. I also have not tried to get into the new site today either though, as I am juggling time and phone/dial up lines.
Thu, 2008-10-23 10:54
#46
M. Spector
quote:
Also, all new content on this beta site will [b]not[/b] be preserved. Ie. babble forums, password changes, etc.
- Babble Beta front page
Thu, 2008-10-23 11:01
#47
I looked at the Beta site but it certainly doesn't seem ready to go... I'll wait till we get some formal word to get out of this old site and get with the times... [img]smile.gif" border="0[/img]
Anyone know if our post counts and joined dates are to be reset in the new babble?
Thu, 2008-10-23 11:04
#48
quote:
Also, all new content on this beta site will not be preserved. Ie. babble forums, password changes, etc.
Worth bearing in mind but not at all surprising since one of the things being tested is the database functionality (this a [i]highly[/i] customized copy of Drupal). If a problem turns up, they'll want to be able to restore a clean copy of the database and it's like restoring from backup. Recent work go poof!
Thu, 2008-10-23 11:48
#49
Boom Boom
I'm still being asked to login or register, although I've logged in twice already. It's also slow to load, maybe there's a lot of traffic today? I think I'll just stick with old babble until the new page is running without problems.
[ 23 October 2008: Message edited by: Boom Boom ]
Thu, 2008-10-23 12:00
#50
quote:
Originally posted by Boom Boom:
[b]The basic appearance of new babble looks okay to me, but I hope this old babble stays up until new babble is fully sorted out. I'm still being asked to login or register, although I've logged in twice already.[/b]
Don't worry, it definitely will!
We're doing the beta version for now so that babblers and other rabble readers can help us fix the bugs. Make good use of that feedback page and tell our techs what isn't working for you so they can fix and tweak!
[url=http://beta.rabble.ca/contact]http://beta.rabble.ca/contact[/url]
Thu, 2008-10-23 12:10
#51
Alright, I’m heading to the Roundhouse for sound check! (My partner is helping out with sound.) I hope to see some of you there!