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[kettlefish]

My email to Scott - 07 02 2013:

Hi Scott,
 
I called with HiG today.
In the case of "carcassebs" at BGG is Mr. Fronja from the HiG-Team my person.
Mr. Fronja wrote to "carcassebs" the emails.
 
Definitely they (HiG) don't like the idea of a 2nd English speaking forum.
The only one for the English speaking world is CarcassonneCentral.
 
I told him, that Gantry is working in the background to create a new
forum for CarcassonneCentral.
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Moritz Brunnhofer hadn't time for a telephone call,...

[admin (maintenance only do not contact)]

Hi all this is Gantry.

Just wanted to let you all know that the new forums are coming along just fine. Basically they are a mirror image of this one.
At some point in the near future, I will be locking these forums as read-only if I'm able. So this will force everyone to register on the new forums (using their exact same username and email address as this one) to be able to post.

So what I'd like to ask is that if you have something to post, that you want some discussion on, it will be best if you wait to post on the new forums (since these will be locked as read-only).

I don't have a specific timeline, but I am continuing to work on it for a few more hours tonight. The forums are replicated, the member groups are done. The tough part now is assigning the complex permissions system to the new forum's membergroups and boards. There are thousands of settings I have to check and cross-reference so it is going slow. Hopefully I should be done tomorrow at the latest. I can no longer log in as Gantry so I have to log in as admin. Oh also avoid emailing me until further notice, thanks for your continued patience. I will continue to post updates as they happen here.
-Gantry

[admin (maintenance only do not contact)]

Okay, at this time I would like to ask ONLY the admins, moderators and site staff to register on the new forum, the address is here: Registration Page PLEASE register using the same email address you used on the old site. You will be able to change it at a later date.

I have to approve each registrant so if you don't get an approval right away just have patience, I do need to sleep sometime!
Then please check in by saying hello in the existing thread in General.

If you are not a mod or site staff, please refrain from registering right now. Thanks.

[Purity]

can't wait to register :-)

[kettlefish]

Okay, at this time I would like to ask ONLY the admins, moderators and site staff to register on the new forum, the address is here: Registration Page PLEASE register using the same email address you used on the old site. You will be able to change it at a later date.

I have to approve each registrant so if you don't get an approval right away just have patience, I do need to sleep sometime!
Then please check in by saying hello in the existing thread in General.

If you are not a mod or site staff, please refrain from registering right now. Thanks.

I sent this message from Gantry to the admins (Scott, mjharper) and to site staff (Novelty) and to all the global moderators.

[kettlefish]

Hi Gantry,

I miss in the new forum at the list of expansions in the profil:
- Mini 1-6 (7) - for example: The Ferries, The Mage & Witch...
- Wind Roses (that is what Whaleyland told)
- Winter-Edition
- The Gingerbread Man

My idea is to put all the special expansions from Spielbox in a separate block
- The Tunnels
- The Cathars

And at the moment the list is from a-z. I think it's better:
- basic game + big extensions
- all the minis (HiG)
- all the minis (Spielbox...)
- BigBox 1-4
- special editions (Wheel of fortune, 10years-edition...)
- Stand alone games (Hunters & Gatherers, The Winter-Edition....)

You can find an example what I think about at the German Carcassonne-Forum:
http://maik63.bplaced.net/forum/index.php

http://maik63.bplaced.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=14

[kettlefish]

Also - Moritz Brunnhofer told us (for the German Carcassonne-Forum)
that we need an "Impressum" (the adress)

[admin (maintenance only do not contact)]

kettlefish, can you please register on the new site, thanks

[kettlefish]

I can't - the letters are so difficult to read.

So, now I think it works.

[admin (maintenance only do not contact)]

for those captchas, there is a button where you can try a different picture.

[admin (maintenance only do not contact)]

Okay, at this time I would like to ask ONLY the authors and founding members to register on the new forum, the address is here: Registration Page

PLEASE register using the same email address you used on the old site.

I have to approve each registrant so if you don't get an approval right away just have patience.
Then please check in by saying hello in the existing thread in General.

NOTE: if you have trouble with the Captcha, there is a button to change the picture to a different one. Just switch it until you find an easy to read one.

If you are not part of the above-mentioned groups please refrain from registering right now, public registration will begin very soon!

[Sekim]

Hi Gantry,

I miss in the new forum at the list of expansions in the profil:
- Mini 1-6 (7) - for example: The Ferries, The Mage & Witch...
- Wind Roses (that is what Whaleyland told)
- Winter-Edition
- The Gingerbread Man

My idea is to put all the special expansions from Spielbox in a separate block
- The Tunnels
- The Cathars

And at the moment the list is from a-z. I think it's better:
- basic game + big extensions
- all the minis (HiG)
- all the minis (Spielbox...)
- BigBox 1-4
- special editions (Wheel of fortune, 10years-edition...)
- Stand alone games (Hunters & Gatherers, The Winter-Edition....)

You can find an example what I think about at the German Carcassonne-Forum:
http://maik63.bplaced.net/forum/index.php

http://maik63.bplaced.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=14

1. To be honest ... I hope the new CarcCentral forum won't look like the maik63 forum with all the separate sections for each and every expansion. I love the way this 'old' CarcCentral is put together. With the 'General' section and 'The Workshop' and all. Especially the Workship is what (in my opinion) made CarcCentral what it is today and why people always are coming back.

2. I think there's no need to have a perfect forum when it goes online. Certain sections or changes can always be made by moderators. Gantry has done a great job so far with the old CarcCentral and now putting a lot of effort into the new forum. To keep the work intensity as low as possible, I think it's best to only concentrate on the things which are really important now to get it up and running. I'm patient .... but unfortunately a lot of others aint.

Just my 2 cents.


And keep up the good work Gantry 

[Sekim]

I just checked the new forum for the first time and see that you kept the exact same arrangement of topics. That's just the way I love it 

[kettlefish]

Hi Gantry,

I miss in the new forum at the list of expansions in the profil:
- Mini 1-6 (7) - for example: The Ferries, The Mage & Witch...
- Wind Roses (that is what Whaleyland told)
- Winter-Edition
- The Gingerbread Man

My idea is to put all the special expansions from Spielbox in a separate block
- The Tunnels
- The Cathars

And at the moment the list is from a-z. I think it's better:
- basic game + big extensions
- all the minis (HiG)
- all the minis (Spielbox...)
- BigBox 1-4
- special editions (Wheel of fortune, 10years-edition...)
- Stand alone games (Hunters & Gatherers, The Winter-Edition....)

You can find an example what I think about at the German Carcassonne-Forum:
http://maik63.bplaced.net/forum/index.php

http://maik63.bplaced.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=14

1. To be honest ... I hope the new CarcCentral forum won't look like the maik63 forum with all the separate sections for each and every expansion. I love the way this 'old' CarcCentral is put together. With the 'General' section and 'The Workshop' and all. Especially the Workship is what (in my opinion) made CarcCentral what it is today and why people always are coming back.

2. I think there's no need to have a perfect forum when it goes online. Certain sections or changes can always be made by moderators. Gantry has done a great job so far with the old CarcCentral and now putting a lot of effort into the new forum. To keep the work intensity as low as possible, I think it's best to only concentrate on the things which are really important now to get it up and running. I'm patient .... but unfortunately a lot of others aint.

Just my 2 cents.


And keep up the good work Gantry  

The CarcC is our beloved CarcassonneCentral Forum and not the German Carcassonne-Forum.
When you look at your profile here at CarC  - you can say
what extension you have or what you want or no interest.

My post there were only to look at it, that we don't forgive any
expansion from the world of Carcassonne. That's all.

[Sekim]

Now I see what you meant with those expansions in the user profile 
I used that option once I think. I wouldn't mind if it came back .... nor if it wouldn't.
But what do you mean with CarcCentral not being a forum?