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[The Rebel]

Hey guys, been quite some time since l posted here.Just wondering if any of the software issues have been fixed, or if the issues are still going on.

[Tony Two-Cent]

Hi Rebel! Sadly, no, the forum software has not been updated and the issues have not been fixed.

[Full Metal Digger]

Rumor has it that the forum will not be fixed until someone sends me a gold coin!

[The Rebel]

That's too bad, l used to like to post here. Lots of locals on here and nice to see what was being found

[SeabeeRon]

I still check in here from time to time, always enjoyed this forum!

[Digger Don]

Same here

[Tony Two-Cent]

I heard from Angie today and she has been working on fixing the forum. I think it may be fixed now? (Knock on wood!)

Please try some test posts and let me know if there are still issues.

THANK YOU, ANGIE!

[Epi-hunter]

Hi everyone, and my apologies for being MIA for so long! Health care issues have had me out of commission for quite awhile, but I am more than ready to get back into life and metal detecting!

I really appreciate everyone who has stayed around in spite of the forum issues. I thank all of you, more than you know, and most especially Tony and the rest of the staff. We will get this moving on the right track. My son Christopher has been invaluable in getting things running again here as well. He's a busy guy -- he is a computer engineer with Reddit and does a lot of traveling -- but he has always managed to cut some time free to help here -- thank you Chris!

On that note, I will say that the issues with the photo attachments seem to have been resolved. However, there are other issues, particularly on the back end of things, that I am finding. This is going to require a forum software ugrade from our current vbulletin version 4.2.2. to version 6, which should solve many of these issues. The problem is that edits/patches/fixes for the version we are currently running are either hard-to-find or no longer exist at all. Before Chris ends up re-writing the entire software this upgrade needs to happen sooner rather than later. We will keep any disruption to a complete minimum, and the upgrade should go quickly and smoothly (famous last words! )

My goals are to keep the forum as uncomplicated as possible and to provide a place where we can continue to talk about detecting, share our finds, and form strong, invaluable friendships. There are some organizational updates that I plan to implement on the front of the forum to assist in accomplishing that. Another goal is that I want to have the finds banner active again with continuous updates so we can show our treasures as part of this hobby (in a noncompetitive way).

I am always open to any and all ideas that others have! I'll keep you posted, and thank you for your continued loyalty to AD!

[Tony Two-Cent]

Thank you, Angie! This forum means a lot to many people. I am so grateful that is still exists. It is wonderful that you have a vision to improve it and keep it going. Here's to 2025 and beyond for AD!