Members Gezzer Posted January 26 Members Report Posted January 26 NICE JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Members Mulesaw Posted January 26 Members Report Posted January 26 (edited) My initial thought was FUDGE!!! Someone has hacked LW.net!!! and I started to curse and stuff. Then I looked at the screen and saw that it was still the well known categories and just the colours that have changed a bit Edited January 26 by Mulesaw Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted January 26 Contributing Member Report Posted January 26 Me no like Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted January 26 Contributing Member Report Posted January 26 I can't access any posting older than 3 hours ago and I can't edit my other post to add this Quote
Moderator Johanna Posted January 26 Moderator Report Posted January 26 We got hacked Friday night. All member data is safe. This is just the default "skin" because I'm figuring out how to put humpty dumpty back together again. The server is running clean up tasks in the background, so the lag will clear up in a bit. I've got a list of things to take care of, but at 3 am I thought the board was gonna be toast. I was fortunate to have layers of updates this time, because they acted like bandaids and the hacker didn't get anything they wanted. I had to do a clean install, so the database, which is huge (700G) is still cleaning up. I expect to find broken links here and there- do me a favor and let me know if you're seeing other problems that aren't just "the look"right now. Thanks for your patience, everyone! Quote
Members TomE Posted January 26 Members Report Posted January 26 Thank you for all your work on this. These forums are a wonderful resource. We appreciate you. Quote
BruceGibson Posted January 26 Report Posted January 26 56 minutes ago, Johanna said: We got hacked Friday night. All member data is safe. This is just the default "skin" because I'm figuring out how to put humpty dumpty back together again. The server is running clean up tasks in the background, so the lag will clear up in a bit. I've got a list of things to take care of, but at 3 am I thought the board was gonna be toast. I was fortunate to have layers of updates this time, because they acted like bandaids and the hacker didn't get anything they wanted. I had to do a clean install, so the database, which is huge (700G) is still cleaning up. I expect to find broken links here and there- do me a favor and let me know if you're seeing other problems that aren't just "the look"right now. Thanks for your patience, everyone! I hate that it got hacked, but I like this "clean" look. It's brighter than I am. Quote
Members AlZilla Posted January 27 Members Report Posted January 27 Losing this site would be a terrible blow. Thanks for your dedication and work getting it back together. Quote
Northmount Posted January 27 Report Posted January 27 7 hours ago, BruceGibson said: I like this "clean" look. It's brighter than I am. Much easier for my eyes to read. Better contrast! Quote
Members Riem Posted January 27 Members Report Posted January 27 Took a look this am and thought "wowser! A lotta work must have gone into getting this "clean" look!" I like it very much - very easy on the older eyes, especially since I use a tablet to access LW.NET. If it could stay like this, then something good came out of the hacking, but I recognise it is not my call. Hope the @#&)(-/-#& hacker didn't cause too much damage otherwise Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted January 27 CFM Report Posted January 27 Great save!!!!!! I like a more friendly look myself this looks like I need white gloves or something just to add a comment lol. Kinda hospitalish lookin. Quote
Moderator Johanna Posted January 27 Moderator Report Posted January 27 I'll paint the car when I'm sure the engine is running well. If you guys are noticing any issues please let me know. I'm checking everything, and there are all sorts of new things so I don't want to miss anything. Thanks for the kind words. We've got close to 20 years of info here, and it's because of leatherworkers from everywhere. You folks are the best. ~J Quote
Members dikman Posted January 27 Members Report Posted January 27 Johanna, you deserve a medal for all your effort! This is arguably THE best resource on the 'net for leatherworkers. As for the "new look" it threw me into a spin at first, I wondered what Windoze had stuffed up now! While it's a "clean" look I'm eagerly awaiting the return of the old one, it feels more like an old friend. Quote
Moderator Johanna Posted January 27 Moderator Report Posted January 27 I put the brown header back. Does that help? The logo isn't acting right and I'm leaving it off for now. What do you think of the ads? I think they are less intrusive not being all bunched up. Is anyone having any issues on a mobile device? Trying to sort everything out before I go on to the next thing. Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted January 28 Moderator Report Posted January 28 Looks good on my phone! Thanks Johanna!!!!! Quote
Members dikman Posted January 28 Members Report Posted January 28 Amazing how just adding the coloured header is making it feel like an old friend. Quote
kgg Posted January 28 Report Posted January 28 @Johanna that you for all the hard work that you have put into getting the site up and running. Damn Hackers there's a special place for them. kgg Quote
Moderator Johanna Posted January 28 Moderator Report Posted January 28 @dikmanI was hoping the brown bar would help. People seem to like the lighter background, so let's try it for a bit? It's easy to change if we decide we don't like it anymore. I'm really liking how it seems to fit on the phones better. You can collapse categories if you don't want to scroll too far. The server is still running clean up tasks in the background so I expect the search functions and some of the errors to resolve in the next day or two. The database is over 700G so it takes a while to process. What do you think of the emails? I just love the logo at the top. Is anyone having problems getting their private messages? All of mine seem to be working and intact. Also you may want to check your notifications in your profile because there are different options now, and it looks like some folks got reset to default. Quote
Members AlZilla Posted January 28 Members Report Posted January 28 6 minutes ago, Johanna said: It's easy to change if we decide we don't like it anymore. I don't like the sterile "new" look at all. Some times users can change their own template, which I went looking for before I knew what happened. Just too bright and white for me. But it's the content that matters and everyone is grateful for what must be a massive restore, We'll adapt. Thanks for all the hard work! Quote
Moderator Johanna Posted January 28 Moderator Report Posted January 28 I think I can add alternative themes. Give me a few days to get everything else going and I'll make one similar to the old one. I just put it on my list. Quote
Members AlZilla Posted January 28 Members Report Posted January 28 7 minutes ago, Johanna said: I think I can add alternative themes. Give me a few days to get everything else going and I'll make one similar to the old one. I just put it on my list. Wow. Thanks for even considering it! Quote
Members dikman Posted January 28 Members Report Posted January 28 Like Al I'm not a fan of the look of it, to me it lacks the "warmth" of the old layout, but that's purely my opinion, if it makes it easier for others to use then I guess it's something to take into account. Quote
toxo Posted January 28 Report Posted January 28 Well done Jo. I "think" my old eyes are liking the cleaner look. Personally I'd like the ads to be less intrusive. You get so used to them being there. I know whenever I've needed stuff the top of the page is the last place I look. The space could be used for easier navigation, maybe to a more meaningful ad page. For later maybe. You have enough on your plate right now. Quote
Members Mulesaw Posted January 28 Members Report Posted January 28 I like the brown layout better too :-) Like @AlZilla says, it looks kind of sterile now. And the brown look just felt so cozy :-) Brgds Jonas Quote
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