E30 ZONE WILL BE CLOSED @ 7.30am from 19 - 23 JAN 2009

[Steve]

OUR DEDICATED SERVER IS NOW UP AND RUNNING.


The big change over is happening but.. this unfortunately means the zone will be down for one week while we swap to the new E30 Zone.

Thanks to the members that have donated we have been able to buy our own dedicated server, which means we are no longer sharing our bandwidth or server with 150 other sites !

What can you expect from the new E30 Zone?

• New E30 Zone theme designed by Alyman and Steve
  New faster Zone software
  Clickable photo's in the forum, so yo can view the image full size
  Embed your Youtube videos on the forum
  Rate my E30 (go on, you know you want to)
  New Magazine style front page, which will be kept up-to-date
  Zone Wiki (already in use)
  Members E30 (the one you have all been waiting for !)
  Classified section (this will take over from selling on the forum)
  Blog / Journal, your very own project diary(this has a front end, just like using word)
  Subscription section, if you want more from the Zone(e.g. traders, more space in members E30 section, bigger PM box)
  Friend List
  Events calendar, that works !
  See who's online, within the forum posts
  
  & much, much, more..
  
  All hosted on our very own dedicated server

Preview here



FAQ

Will the new Zone work in all browsers?
yes, you should have no problems

Do we have to create new accounts etc?
No, everything will be transferred to the new Zone including all PM's

Are we going to have bandwidth issues? some of the pages look a little heavy in file size...
No, our new dedicated server has a 1000Gb a month which is pretty serious stuff

what's the new website address going to be?
www.e30zone.net

Can old threads be carried over?
It will be carried over from the current Zone

Will user name's, PM's etc. be shifted over too ???
yes

What you need to do before the Zone closes..

• MAKE SURE YOU HAVE READ AND REPLIED TO YOU PM'S as you will no have access to them for 5 days
  
  THE FOR SALE SECTIONS ON THE FORUM WILL BE CLOSED ON THE 19TH OF DECEMBER TO CHANGE TO THE NEW CLASSIFIED SECTION OF THE NEW ZONE. You will still be able to read after this date but not post.

If you would like any further details please post here.

Thanks for your support

E30 Zone team !

ps The old runboard E30 Forum is still running, if you really can't do without the Zone for 5 days http://com4.runboard.com/be30zoneforum

[d6dph]

*Ducks for cover when people see the amount of downtime!*

See you all over on the runboard site.

[Cloud]

Best of luck. Server migrations can be a nightmare...

[Steve]

Best of luck. Server migrations can be a nightmare...

Thanks, yeah you're right, our db is massive

[SPADGE]

Oh dear it seems some people will have to re-discover their lives

[ivqii]

Good luck with the migration guys

[e30bmlover]

Oh dear it seems some people will have to re-discover their lives

what am i going to do now????? you are messing with my routine! but its for the greater good.. so i will pay a bit more attention to the 360... or ps3............ HEADQUARTERS!!

[SteSE]

YAY! look forward to the new Zone and thanks to the mod's who give up their time, esp over christmas, to do this for us. THANK YOU!

[jbh]

gta4 has been released for the pc so i know what ill be doing

[robbo86]

Oh dear it seems some people will have to re-discover their lives

Too right, there is only so much overtime going!

[daimlerman]

No zone for a whole week? That means I will have to talk to the wife....

[robbo86]

No zone for a whole week? That means I will have to talk to the wife....

Nonsense daimlerman, youve got a project to be getting on with!!!

[GrindCulture]

Might be the motivation I need to actually work on the car rather than just talking about it. Good luck with the migration, looking forward to the new board

[hubble]

EXCELLENT! Look forward to the new site. I think it needed a overhaul to bring it up to date. Good work chaps.

Liking my Sport on the video start page too LOL

[casper8r]

gta4 has been released for the pc so i know what ill be doing

One doesn't have to be a seer to know exactly what you'll be doing - throwing your toys out of the pram , tearing your hair out, browsing the tech support forums and praying for the patch to come out.

On the topic - eagerly awaiting the new version of the Zone! I don't see a mention of wiki anywhere, has the idea been abandoned or is there a separate site for that?

[march109]

gta4 has been released for the pc so i know what ill be doing

One doesn't have to be a seer to know exactly what you'll be doing - throwing your toys out of the pram , tearing your hair out, browsing the tech support forums and praying for the patch to come out.

On the topic - eagerly awaiting the new version of the Zone! I don't see a mention of wiki anywhere, has the idea been abandoned or is there a separate site for that?

• New E30 Zone theme designed by Aylman and Steve
  New faster Zone software
  Clickable photo's in the forum, so yo can view the image full size
  Embed your Youtube videos on the forum
  Rate my E30 (go on, you know you want to)
  New Magazine style front page, which will be kept up-to-date
  Zone Wiki (already in use)
  Members E30 (the one you have all been waiting for !)
  Classified section (this will take over from selling on the forum)
  Blog / Journal, your very own project diary(this has a front end, just like using word)
  Subscription section, if you want more from the Zone(e.g. traders, more space in members E30 section, bigger PM box)
  Friend List
  Events calendar, that works !
  See who's online, within the forum posts
  
  & much, much, more..
  
  All hosted on our very own dedicated server

[Cook318IS]

erm..

Zone Wiki (already in use)

really looking forwards to using the new zone! Well done fellas! does this mean i have to do college work over the downtime

[buster]

looks awesome guys ,good work

[Nay]

Whoohoo! I also know the implications of server migration and make sure you back it up properly Dave (and whoevers involved) as you dont want to see the angry side of thousands of E30 owners when their life has collapased and the all have to migrate to a new forum....not good.! Seriously tho best of luck and I'm looking forward!

[e30-unit-soldier]

No zone for a whole week? That means I will have to talk to the wife....

+1

[casper8r]

Oh ok, where is my Specsavers customer card...

[eko]

So its finally happening
Good luck with the swap over guys

[tylerma]

really looking forwards to using the new zone! Well done fellas! does this mean i have to do college work over the downtime

er xbox 360

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Good luck with the changeover and thank you for all the hard work!!!


A linky to the old runboard site could be useful

[d6dph]

http://com4.runboard.com/be30zoneforum

Tadaaaaaa

[BMWAlpinaC2]

*Ducks for cover when people see the amount of downtime!*

See you all over on the runboard site.

How do I donate, I'd like to donate £50 towards this, otherwise i feel lame.

[ImysE30]

On this thread mate:

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=103546

[magpie]

looks like the kids nintendo wii will be getting played a bit then,,,and pkr poker
happy new year and zone in one

[sam325is]

Great news. Thanks for all the brill work guys.

Can i just add that E30 Articles section was way better than the seemingly USELESS zone wiki.

Lets be honest we dont want any monkey with a spanner writing articles for people to read! They should be regulated.

[fuzzy]

theres still the old zone somewhere out there on the www...

[march109]

To quote the very first post in this thread :

ps The old runboard E30 Forum is still running, if you really can't do without the Zone for 5 days http://com4.runboard.com/be30zoneforum

[oakey]

Lets be honest we dont want any monkey with a spanner writing articles for people to read! They should be regulated.

They are regulated are they not? Incorrect info will be swiftly removed surely?

[sam325is]

Maybe they are (a bit) but the setup/layout is still useless. No offence just being honest. I really appreciate thhe hard work thhat goees into making this such a good forum.

How about a poll for bring the E30 Articles section back?

[dan318is]

good look with the swap guys

[Baz666]

Man that looks good i think i`m going to be divorced in the new year, on the grounds on being on a computer to much