OK I admit I have been sloppy with my updates recently. Mostly due to me creating the PHP for the new site. I am glad to say that, as far as you lot are concerned, the code is finished.
I started adding data to the database earlier and will hopefully have the site up and running by the end of tomorrow.
You shouldn't see any changes to the website, other than the URL*. However, over the next few weeks I will be adding a comments feature to the site so users can, well, leave comments. The idea is to let people point out mistakes, omissions or even better ways of achieving something.
I will also be adding a kind of FAQ/comment feature for the Troubleshooting page. This will have the answers to some of the most common problems people come across. The format will basically be
Question: How do I fix this?
"Official" Answer: sudo rmdir -r /
User Answer: Take a hammer and...
So there will be what is considered the "proper" or "best" solution with the possibility of a better/alternative answer given by a user.
For the time being it would be completely open, so no registering would be required. I will however use a CAPTCHA to cut down on abuse. If it gets bad [unlikely] I may force people to register - but only to add a comment.
I do have one or two more ideas but they will have to wait until I am sure they would be of any use. If you lot have any suggestions just say the word and I will make a note of it
*Don't worry - The homepage address isn't changing, so
http://smp.aeternum.co.uk will still work