We are excited to let you know that the message boards have been reindexed. Why is this so exciting? All messages through the end of last week have now been added to the searchable index and are ready to be found!
Prior to today we had encountered some errors that are now resolved, the result being that the message board posts will now be updated weekly.
Last night we moved the message boards to a new server! Many of you have experienced errors and slowness over the past few weeks when using the message boards; this was due to our running out of space as the boards continued to grow. The upgrade last night has increased the capacity we have to manage the message boards and has solved many of the issues you have experienced. When using the boards today, and in the future, you will notice an increase in response time of the message boards, whether you are searching, browsing or using the administrator tools–you will also see a drastic decrease in errors. We are excited for the new hardware and for the better experience you will have using RootsWeb!
We will continue to work on the message boards as there are still a few issues we are encountering. If you experience difficulties while using the message boards please send an email to our message board staff, messageboards@rootsweb.com.
Over the past couple of days, we’ve heard a lot of concern about blinking or flashing ads on RootsWeb that are annoying and even potentially dangerous to those susceptable to seizures or migranes. We agree that these advertisements have no place on RootsWeb and we’ve been working with the ad folks to remove them all.
If you see a flashing or offensive ad anywhere on RootsWeb, please report it to the HelpDesk. Make sure that you include a general description of the advertisement and the text that is on the ad so that we’re sure that we remove them all.
Thanks for your patience and understanding and for helping us identify and nix all of these bad advertisements.
Sorry that the font size for your comments has been shrinking! We want RootsWeb to be as easy to use as possible, and that includes font sizes and colors.
As of this morning, you should be seeing bigger fonts for the comments you make on the RootsWeb Newsroom (it’s the same size as is used for the posts themselves). Thanks again for your suggestions, and we hope this makes commenting on Newsroom posts even easier.
The updated Review Objections tool has launched! As you look over the new Review Objections you will notice some significant changes in the appearance of the tool…