It’s entirely my fault because I didn’t keep the phpbb2 forum script updated which led to the script-kiddie hack last week. We should be in better shape with the new phpbb3. I turned the forum on as quickly as possible to prevent additional down-time, but please be aware I’ll be making additional forum updates.
Here’s what’s worth noting:
The Good:
new phpbb3 script with some nice features
i’m around and energized to get the forum in shape
getting the forum into phpbb3 is the first step needed towards a final Drupal migration. We have the drupal version of Textkit largely ready to go but the forum was a roadblock.
The Bad:
this backup is from late October, we will most likely miss the last 3 weeks of posting.
i’m struggling to figure out how to convert the Greek SPIonic into Unicode. The forum conversion script did not do so well. I could use help if anyone has skills in this area.
Congratulations Jeff for taking TextKit to the next level. We definitely needed a change (which, btw, seems to be something in vogue right now). Hope to see everyone else back here soon.
I’m happy to see you like the change. This was long overdue. The next step will be to migrate phpbb3 to a drupal based forum. Once that’s done, we can launch the new site which is currently at http://new.textkit.com. Already, we have all the Textkit books migrated http://new.textkit.com/greek_grammar.php
So the roadblocks in my way are migrating the forum and then really rolling up my sleeves and customizing the drupal app.
The drupal version will unleash this community in some neat ways.
I would suggest that the subsilver theme is installed too. I never really liked the prosilver theme in phpbb3.
As for the Drupal site, I would suggest keeping the old top banner. The Drupal site with just the solid green banner is a bit … dull … I like the old banner better.
agreed. the current look of the textkit site through drupal is weak. I want the template to keep some of the elements of whitespace/web 2.0 but it needs a snazzy header.
Has November been lost forever then? No backups? For instance , all those brilliant English-Latin parallel texts from Adrianus and the others - lost for ever…??? Ye gods! I only hope (against hope) that those November posters kept backups of their own and may be kind enough to re-post a few of them.
Oh well, worse things have happened I suppose (Bamiyan, Alexandrian library, etc).
But why this emphasis on image rather then content? Who are the prospects? Is blue superior to green, right to left?
We live in vulnerable times. Bad moment for hubris.
Hi Interaxus,
I have them. For me to restore the lost November posts, I’ll need to import them manually. This normally would not have been that big of a deal but I have made the situation far worse by being absent. The hack happened before Thanksgiving holiday and I was not aware of it for just over a week which meant that the hacked files made their way into the weekly backup. The hack, as best I can tell, left the posts alone but destroyed the table structure.
So it will take me some time to to get them back in, but it will happen. I do apologize to everyone here for the disruption.
This is a very nice change from the old forum layout. Even though we are preoccupied with ancient languages, it is refreshing to finally have a modern look and feel to this forum.
I am very happy, and congratulate all of you who have worked for the benefit of this forum users.
A small complaint: I find the red lined icon that says there is a new post not all that distinct from the blacked lined one. If it takes hundreds of lines of programming to change that, don’t worry about it, but if it is just a matter of a little toggle switch, so to speak, to make a clearer distinction than please do. Thanks a lot.
For me, it takes me right to a list of all the new posts since I last logged in. I can’t remember the last time I ever even looked at the regular board index. The other nice thing is that when you do click on one of the new threads, there’s a link right at the top of it to jump you to the “first unread post.” Probably there’s a way to merge that all into one step, but it’s still pretty fast the way it is now.
I like the old banner better.
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No backups? For instance , all those brilliant English-Latin parallel texts from Adrianus and the others - lost for ever…??? Ye gods! 
I only hope (against hope) that those November posters kept backups of their own and may be kind enough to re-post a few of them.