BYC is updating, please chat here :)

[Nifty]

How many Staff Members are working on it? Just curious. I love learning about BYC history and behind-the-scenes work.

Right now Matt (the MAN when it comes to hardware and software) is doing the bulk of the work. @CarpCharacin and I are also online live getting things ready now and then will be doing more after the actual conversion to check and tweak / setup things (well, mostly @CarpCharacin because he's got a MUCH better brain and skill for this stuff than I do).

We also have a bunch of contractors that help out with other aspects of the conversion and site. For example, a guy that is BRILLIANT when it comes to design / graphics. He did the style / theme of the site from the past 2.5 years and also did the style / theme for the conversion.

... but of course there are the BYC moderators, PFMs, and other volunteers that do a TON of work in preparation for and assistance after the update.

 

[Nifty]

Ok, backups are done!

(it's actually a slightly "faster" process because we do them daily, and they are incremental, so we don't have to backup the entire site each day... just the changes)

... the actual UPDATE of the data has begun!!!

 

[WildBird]

Right now Matt (the MAN when it comes to hardware and software) is doing the bulk of the work. @CarpCharacin and I are also online live getting things ready now and then will be doing more after the actual conversion to check and tweak / setup things (well, mostly @CarpCharacin because he's got a MUCH better brain and skill for this stuff than I do).

We also have a bunch of contractors that help out with other aspects of the conversion and site. For example, a guy that is BRILLIANT when it comes to design / graphics. He did the style / theme of the site from the past 2.5 years and also did the style / theme for the conversion.

... but of course there are the BYC moderators, PFMs, and other volunteers that do a TON of work in preparation for and assistance after the update.

Interesting! Thanks for doing all that work for us!

 

[MattW]

All systems go!

 

[kdogg331]

Super excited for this! Although I went to check it one last time a few moments before 1 (forgot to before, watching TV )and it closed early totally understandable though... you guys are crazy staying up so late!! Maybe tomorrow it will be ready!? We get real emojis!?

 

[casportpony]

Thanks for the updates guys, hope it all goes well.

 

[Nifty]

All systems go!

LOL, @MattW joins BYH and makes the best-first-post-ever

 

[kdogg331]

LOL, @MattW joins BYH and makes the best-first-post-ever

 

[kdogg331]

Btw LOVE the emojis!!

Super cool to be able to have a bazillion like I do on my phone.

And the unique ones to here!

I think this one is one of my favorites.

Or maybe this one.



Are we gonna have the flying pig over on BYC!?

 

[kdogg331]

‪The owls outside are sooo loud right now but I love it