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Please bookmark the test site

I would like to schedule everyone on this site to test the new iteration of the website on Wednesday February 24, 2010. Please test the functionality only. Design issues are still being taken care of, and we are aware of the overlapping header when logged in. Try to make the best of it for now while testing. What things to look for:

1. Registration problems (yes, aside from testing your old accounts (if applicable), please register new accounts, even multiple if you want, and test those accounts. Feel free to "friend" your multiple accounts to see how the system works.

2. Uploading problems

3. Speed of site (Keep in mind the test site is on a slower server than what we are currently on).

4. Megabyte calculation of space (Test this to death. Upload, reupload, delete files. Test to see if the calculations are being correct).

5. The IM on both the network and the forum.

6. The search results, testing the music and forum results.

7. Personal profile information.

Once the design has been complete, we can then nitpick over design rules. I expect everyone who tests to provide suggestions on how you would like to see the layout of the site if there are criticisms. I'm at the end of my budget so be practical with suggestions. We get one free week of bug fixing, so let's make the most of that week.

Please spread the word about testing the test site, so I don't make the same mistake again by prematurely introducing the network into the community without being "properly" tested. We have to rigorously test every day as soon as we hit February 24 for about a week if I am to avoid another premature launch. The difficult thing is that I am on a time limit, because the developers can't wait for us for more than 1 to 2 weeks during our testing phase. Thus, being proactive during this time is essential.

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Strange! I'm seeing profile messages I didn't know I had. These are shots from my normal/forum/old profile, and from my profile when I clicked on your link and logged in:

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6204/yc1.jpg

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/4962/yc2.jpg

Oh, there are also discrepancies between the forum posts and profile view figures.

Also, when I sent a message to someone's profile, it placed 3 backslashes before each apostrophe.

Also, I posted a message to "The Wire", it appeared fine and there was the usual green box saying it posted fine, but clicking "click to dismiss" has no effect... can't close it. I'm on Chrome Win XP.

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We are keeping this site. The forum will remain the same, only difference is, it will be integrated better with the network for a better user experience, and it will also have an IM (replacing the pager). The network colors will change to match the forum, and user profiles will now be integrated with the network. The layout is really what I am concerned with at the moment, I am trying to simplify it to make it load more quickly.

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The structure of the site will remain the same. Young Composers will be a network integrated with the forum, on this subdomain. We'll probably keep the classic theme, I don't see why not. The only thing that would change may be the banner (so that it matches the site) and the top navigation so that the navigation appears universal. When I talk about speed, I am talking about our network, mostly the homepage. The forum speed is fine.

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I could get post percentages depending if I can get a partner for YC. Right now I am solo, and I don't have the knowledge to implement on my own. Same goes for name changes. Due to the change in our architecture, changing a name is going to be much harder I think, although I will ask the developers what they think about this.

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Mike is gone, Jen is busy, Ron is still here. When I say partner though, I mean someone else who can help me invest financially and/or technically..and in return, the partner will get X percent ownership of the site. Right now, it is just me, and I am looking to bring on another body to join me with my venture. Ideally, I will probably want a main partner near my area, so I am carefully looking at some college friends, and VERY carefully seeking anyone I work with at my current place of employment. I realize that after this extreme customization, it is very hard for me to continue this alone, due to the fact I am running out of budget, and my skills and time are not best used for programming projects.

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My Report: on IE8 W7 x64

The speed is much better, almost optimal (might be the current server)

Uploading Composition:

Filling Text fields ok

Uploading Media (and Re-Uploading Media) ok

Playback of media ok

Deleting Media ok

Editing created page ok

Viewing the Site ok

Viewing my Profile ok

Editing my profile info ok

BB code on Network page or comments ok

Faces on Network page or comments Fails

Clicking "Users that viewed this piece" Falis (nothing happens)(since Record hall)

Rating system ok

User's Media Used/Free Space ok

Clicking "Visit Thread" ok

"Friend's Online" Bar (looks ok, nobody was online)

In the thread:

All Text editor's buttons of "Fast Replay" misplaced 1st time, ok in 2nd try

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My Report: on IE8 W7 x64

The speed is much better, almost optimal (might be the current server)

Uploading Composition:

Filling Text fields ok

Uploading Media (and Re-Uploading Media) ok

Playback of media ok

Deleting Media ok

Editing created page ok

Viewing the Site ok

Viewing my Profile ok

Editing my profile info ok

BB code on Network page or comments ok

Faces on Network page or comments Fails

Clicking "Users that viewed this piece" Falis (nothing happens)(since Record hall)

Rating system ok

User's Media Used/Free Space ok

Clicking "Visit Thread" ok

"Friend's Online" Bar (looks ok, nobody was online)

In the thread:

All Text editor's buttons of "Fast Replay" misplaced 1st time, ok in 2nd try

Nice format! I might follow the same tests.

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I Clicked on the 'Large Ensemble' link and I got this message:

Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user 'yc_ycadmin'@'localhost' (using password: YES) in /var/www/vhosts/leadsoft.eu/subdomains/ycforum/httpdocs/cache/skin_cache/cacheid_5/skin_forum.php on line 103

Error connecting:

Access denied for user 'yc_ycadmin'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

I don't no what it is but it looks scary. :jedi:

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