My apologies for not having done this in a long time... it's been an interesting few weeks for me off the site. (Busy few weeks organizing the site work as well!)
I'll try to break things down for everyone and let you know what's been worked on and what is on the agenda!
[b]Forums[/b]
[i]Completed[/i]
- Addition of a few forums to Armory, AK, and GD. (These include Urban Commandos (Gen), Survival (Gen), Galil (AK), H&K (Arm), and Tactical Gear (Arm))
- Fixing of the Auto-Login code
- Addition of Anti-Idle code
- Fixing/Updating of Cookie management
- Guest access limit code (keeps BW saved for logged in users)
- Minor fixes here and there...
[i]To Do[/i]
[red]- Archive Server[/red]
- Edit & Deletion Logs upgraded
- Move Topic for Staff & Mods
- *Top Secret Custom Interface* (Need to see if possible!)
[b]Photo Hosting[/b] (Team Members)
[i]Completed[/i]
- New PhotoHosting server & software
- Migrate SigPic & BioPic functionality
- Disk Quota versus pic count limit
- Customized code base for AR15.Com
- Integration with website
[i]To Do[/i]
[red]- Batch/Zip Uploads[/red]
- Delete Confirmation for Albums & Pics
- Image Edit Buttons (for automated compression, cleanup, resize, etc)
- Fix Bugs (Delete own galleries, etc)
[b]Website[/b]
[i]Completed[/i]
- Upgrade cluster architecture
- Add new servers
- Balance load
- Analyze network traffic
- Migrate all photo/image hosting OFF web lines
[i]To Do[/i]
[red]- Content Move[/red]
- Membership Tracking/Management System (Team Members)
- Calendar Plug-In for homepage (Shows upcoming events for the month!)
- Setup of NEW DOMAINS & New Community (wont say too much here!)
- Graphics for specific Communities (AK, HG, Armory, etc)
- Range locator upgrade and cleaning
- Create FFL locator
- Bug Fixes
[b]Misc.[/b]
[i]To Do[/i]
- Finish Web Store
- New EE Classifieds & Auction engines
- Finalize Ad Server online client management
[b]Network[/b]
- Balanced BW usage among cluster
- Migrated non-web services to dedicated lines to allow for throttling/balancing without impacting website (Freed up a LOT of BW!)
- Analyze BW needs for 2003 (cost analysis pending!)
This should give everyone an idea of what has been going on and what is on the agenda. I expect to be quite busy for a few months in upgrading and adding everything here.
One of my primary goals will be for the addition of BW as needed for the site. Currently the web services (not including photo, ads, chat, images, mail, etc) use, and abuse, 3Mbps. I'd like to add an additional T if possible sometime next year. (The earlier the better!)
Another major upcoming change will be the eventual removal of the EE as a forum based engine. There's just too many needs for this section and too little protection for users. My goal is to allow this section to help generate a little extra cash as well to support the new BW. ($1 per listing, very minor!) Along with the Classified engine, we will most likely add an Auction engine at the same time to allow for further flexibility.
There's one last item to discuss, but since I don't feel like getting ripped into at this time [=P], I will put it off for now. It's a major change to how things exist, but nothing which will impact or harm the site in any way. (Confused yet?)
A lot of great things are coming, so just be patient and open minded!