Downtime soon, and gallery going away

Postby **Mithrandir** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:58 pm

Hey everyone,

We've heard your complaints, so we're making some changes to the back-end of the system to improve uptime and throughput. As part of this major upgrade, the photoplog gallery that we're currently using is going away soon. Please get what you want before it's gone. We will have some kind of replacement in place soon, so stay tuned!

Also, you may experience some downtime for a while, too. If you can't get here, check back later.

Later!

- Mithrandir

my last fm profile! · Postby **rocklobster** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:08 am

why are you taking down the gallery? I like that feature!

Postby **RobinSena** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:29 am

Rocklobster:

Mithrandir (post: 1279013) wrote:Hey everyone,

We've heard your complaints, so we're making some changes to the back-end of the system to improve uptime and throughput. As part of this major upgrade, the photoplog gallery that we're currently using is going away soon. Please get what you want before it's gone. We will have some kind of replacement in place soon, so stay tuned!

Also, you may experience some downtime for a while, too. If you can't get here, check back later.

Later!

Postby **Tsukuyomi** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:23 pm

rocklobster (post: 1280093) wrote:why are you taking down the gallery? I like that feature!

All images in the feature can be found in the actual Gallery ^__^

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:59 pm

The gallery made this site feel like some sort of chan-wannabe, many of it which should be reserved for goof-off.

I prefer an art gallery instead.

Postby **FnlFntsyYuna** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:43 pm

Mr. SmartyPants (post: 1280212) wrote:The gallery made this site feel like some sort of chan-wannabe, many of it which should be reserved for goof-off.

I prefer an art gallery instead.

Yea, me too. ^^ oh and is that icon pic really you MSP?

Postby **ChristianKitsune** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:58 pm

Mr. SmartyPants (post: 1280212) wrote:The gallery made this site feel like some sort of chan-wannabe, many of it which should be reserved for goof-off.

I prefer an art gallery instead.

yah...please if we get a new gallery, can we keep LOL Cats away from it ^^;
They are really cute and all... but I want to see CAA artists' work, if i want to see lolcats i'll go to
Icanhazcheeseburger.com or whatever it is XD.

Thanks, Mith! can't wait to see how everything goes! ^_^

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:07 pm

I agree. I want to see CAA artist works, not art done by someone people admire or rip-off fan art.

Postby **Shao Feng-Li** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:19 pm

Yus! I miss a more formal gallery set up.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:20 pm

FnlFntsyYuna (post: 1280221) wrote:Yea, me too. ^^ oh and is that icon pic really you MSP?

No. It is not. XD

Postby **FnlFntsyYuna** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:04 pm

lol when I saw it I thought "was he lieing, saying that he's korean but he's not" xD

Postby **Warrior 4 Jesus** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:13 pm

And Ryan actually looks like a guy, unlike that creepy she-male whatsit.

Postby **Radical Dreamer** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:16 pm

To bring us back to the topic, I'll be glad to see whatever advantages this upgraded version brings, along with whichever new art gallery system works best with it!

Postby **Maledicte** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:12 pm

I still miss the old art forum.

Postby **Mithrandir** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:21 pm

The overall input I'm getting seems to indicate people really would like us to return to the forum-based gallery setup. I think we can manage that. Keep the comments coming, guys! We're very interesting in seeing what you have to say. Well, most of you.

Postby **Tsukuyomi** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:21 pm

Mithrandir (post: 1280333) wrote:The overall input I'm getting seems to indicate people really would like us to return to the forum-based gallery setup. I think we can manage that. Keep the comments coming, guys! We're very interesting in seeing what you have to say. Well, most of you.

Awwwwww, but but but what about the other surprise O.O?

[SIZE="1"]Tsuki is curiious now O.O[/SIZE]

Postby **Mithrandir** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:50 pm

The surprise I was referring to here is the upgraded bandwidth.

Postby **goldenspines** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:14 pm

I agree with the gallery ideas expressed so far. I would adore seeing the member's artwork instead of random pictures that I can find anywhere on the internet if I wanted to. XD

And surprises are always awesome; so is upgraded bandwidth.

my last fm profile! · Postby **rocklobster** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:31 pm

But I can't draw!

Postby **Radical Dreamer** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:29 pm

rocklobster (post: 1280645) wrote:But I can't draw!

So then the lack of a gallery shouldn't be a big issue for you...right?

Postby **Robin Firedrake** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:16 pm

He may want to show funny pictures he's seen.

Postby **KhakiBlueSocks** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:18 pm

Radical Dreamer (post: 1280668) wrote:So then the lack of a gallery shouldn't be a big issue for you...right?

What about photographers? Artwork doesn't necessarly have to mean paper/pencil/other random medium does it? Galleries have photographic works in them in addition to hand-made works. RoyMustang is a GREAT photographer, and personally, I would love to see his works on here. And I'm proud of the work I've done and would like to post it.

I think that's the point rocklobster was trying to make. Will we be allowed to post photography works here too?

Postby **Radical Dreamer** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:21 pm

Robin Firedrake (post: 1280707) wrote:He may want to show funny pictures he's seen.

"Funny pictures" aren't necessarily intended to be in an art gallery, though. And many members have complained that CAA has begun to look too much like a chan board with all of the random images.

KhakiBlueSocks wrote:What about photographers? Artwork doesn't necessarly have to mean paper/pencil/other random medium does it? Galleries have photographic works in them in addition to hand-made works. RoyMustang is a GREAT photographer, and personally, I would love to see his works on here. And I'm proud of the work I've done and would like to post it.

I think that's the point rocklobster was trying to make. Will we be allowed to post photography works here too?

Obviously photography would be allowed. XD What I think some of the artists want to get across is that they don't want random anime screencaps with dated captions or lolcats sprinkling the art gallery, where they're looking for other CAAers' artwork, not something they could easily find in a Google search.

Postby **Maledicte** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:24 pm

Radical Dreamer (post: 1280710) wrote:Obviously photography would be allowed. XD What I think some of the artists want to get across is that they don't want random anime screencaps with dated captions or lolcats sprinkling the art gallery, where they're looking for other CAAers' artwork, not something they could easily find in a Google search.

I agree wholeheartedly. Funny pictures can be found anywhere online, if you want to share them there's the Goof-Off forum for that.

Postby **LadyRushia** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:25 pm

Radical Dreamer (post: 1280710) wrote:"Funny pictures" aren't necessarily intended to be in an art gallery, though. And many members have complained that CAA has begun to look too much like a chan board with all of the random images.

Obviously photography would be allowed. XD What I think some of the artists want to get across is that they don't want random anime screencaps with dated captions or lolcats sprinkling the art gallery, where they're looking for other CAAers' artwork, not something they could easily find in a Google search.

This.

If people really want to post random internet pictures, then how about a separate gallery just for that?

Postby **Tsukuyomi** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:37 pm

Mithrandir (post: 1280495) wrote:The surprise I was referring to here is the upgraded bandwidth. ]

[SIZE="1"]I knew that [/SIZE]

If people really want to post random internet pictures, then how about a separate gallery just for that?

That would most likely take away from the surprise 8(

Postby **Mithrandir** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:42 pm

For that matter, we could just have a "funny pictures" thread in the goof off that served this purpose. I think, anyway.

Postby **Shao Feng-Li** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:11 pm

[quote="Mithrandir (post: 1280495)"]The surprise I was referring to here is the upgraded bandwidth. ]

Noob question: What does that mean for us/CAA?

Postby **Tsukuyomi** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:57 pm

Shao Feng-Li (post: 1280728) wrote:Noob question: What does that mean for us/CAA?

I think basically it means Caa will be faster and less laggy for all of us ^_^.. I think :eyebrow:

Postby **Shao Feng-Li** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:16 am

Ahh. I've never ever had any lag or downtime with it though.

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