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Hi Everyone. The site will be offline for a bit as I migrate to new forum software. The current software Vbulletin 4 is has not been supported or had any updates for a few years now and its getting harder to keep it running with server updates and hardware changes so I will be moving the site from vbulletin to Xenforo
 

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Dennis, is it feasible or even possible to get the old directory list format back to find threads? Like add it to the "Forum" drop down menu? Also, I'm on Win10 using Chrome and for every thread there is a huge blank chunk of real-estate from the OP's name down like one full page whereby the actual post can be read. It might be my system blocking an ad or something?? It doesn't hurt anything, just some extra scrolling.

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Dennis, is it feasible or even possible to get the old directory list format back to find threads? Like add it to the "Forum" drop down menu? Also, I'm on Win10 using Chrome and for every thread there is a huge blank chunk of real-estate from the OP's name down like one full page whereby the actual post can be read. It might be my system blocking an ad or something?? It doesn't hurt anything, just some extra scrolling.

Thanks!

Can't do anything about the broken links but I can upgrade the site search function...

I have set up the ads now so only banned users or visitors will now get the ads
 

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Can't do anything about the broken links but I can upgrade the site search function...

I have set up the ads now so only banned users or visitors will now get the ads

So, you are saying the old
Main directory with it's sub-directories:
Electrical, Performance, Modifications, etc were just links (yes), but there is no way to replicate that type of interface?

So what is the backbone structure that made that work? Was it really done like a big MBR on a disk drive and we are all oblivious to what seemed to be a common directory structure?
Thanks!
PS - gifts given!
 

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I must say it is strange as through a search I found a thread here "FZ6 General Discussion" but I can't just go there without searching.
very strange and sorry about crazy font. Hard to fix on phone.
 

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So, you are saying the old
Main directory with it's sub-directories:
Electrical, Performance, Modifications, etc were just links (yes), but there is no way to replicate that type of interface?

So what is the backbone structure that made that work? Was it really done like a big MBR on a disk drive and we are all oblivious to what seemed to be a common directory structure?
Thanks!
PS - gifts given!


Hmmm Let me dig.. I am still learning the new software. I had the old one mastered ..
 
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