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This Pipe Life Forum Upgrades Wednesday, 8/7 2pm-8pm EST

edited August 2017 in General
We have some exciting changes that and wanted to share the news. This Wednesday at 2pm, This Pipe Life will go offline in order to transition to an upgraded version of our forum platform! To date we have been using a self-hosted version of the forum and we’re now moving to a cloud hosted solution that brings with it enhancements, new features, and an improved user experience. As with any transition between hosting solutions, there may be some interference in being able to access the site – but rest assured we are working with our vendor to make the transition as smooth as possible. If we hit a few hiccups along the way, please forgive us in advance!  In the meantime, check out what new features are on the way:

Single Sign On

By using a new method of sign on with our new system you should see a much faster log in time with no lag, and faster load times in the forum itself. This will eliminate mobile, tablet, and all other log in issues.

Speed-It-Up

You may have noticed that at times, our pages have loaded a little bit slower than you might like. This new platform picks up the pace with faster page load times. This means less time waiting, more pipe talk.

Badges

You're unique, so why not flaunt it?. Add these new badges to your profile and show off!

- Anniversary: We think every year is worth celebrating. What better way than with three additional anniversary badges for members who have been with us for 4, 5, or 6 years. While you can’t get cake with this sweet new badge, you can still celebrate like it’s your birthday.
- Comments: For our commenters who love to keep the conversation going, we think you deserve a reward. You can expect new badges for super commenters who leave or receive 500, 1,000 and 2,500 comments.
- Name Dropper: If you are a person who likes name dropping like it’s hot, we have a badge for you! Use the @ to mention someone in a comment to earn this new Name Dropper badge.
- Photogenic: Hey good lookin’! Personalize your profile and show off your good looks with the new Photogenic badge by simply adding a photo to your profile.

Reactions

Have you read a comment that made you laugh out loud, or thought, that was amazing! Now instead of just leaving a comment, you can tell us how you really feel in a snap with our new reactions! Check out the below for new ways that you can express yourself:

- Off Topic: We like pipes, and dogs and cheese and books too
- Dislike: We could use this reaction from time to time. We can’t always agree…
- Like: But when we do, it deserves a thumbs-up!
- Genius: We imagine this is the button that Albert Einstein would use if he were on the forum.
- Surprised: A shocker!
- Love: What’s not to love about this reaction?
- Haha: Laugh out loud with this new reaction
- Flag: This is how we restore and maintain order over our great domain. For any comments that may be inappropriate, you can now select the Flag function and either use the Abuse button to flag the comment for others to see or Report button to notify a moderator.

Editing Posts

You're not always perfect, and it's ok. If you need to go back and make a change to a post, now you can at any point. Not just for an hour after the initial post.
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