I am pleased to announce that we will be moving ahead with a major forum upgrade. The software that has been chosen is xenForo. Some popular sites that are using xenforo are:
The H.A.M.B: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/
IH8MUD: https://forum.ih8mud.com
AVForums: https://www.avforums.com/forums/
The testing site can be poked around in now at: http://dev.fordsix.com
Your regular user/password should work.
Some major features:
- User Media Galleries
- Drag and Drop Image Attaching
- Options for Social Logins/Authentication
- Modern look and feel
- Built for Better Search Engine results/ranks
- An integrated area for the Classic Inlines Tech Articles. - Ability to edit/add more!
Problems you may encounter:
- There may be issues with your privileges, I am sorting those out.
- If the site is unavailable it is because I am configuring or running through the migration process.
- Gremlins (the computer kind, not the AMC kind)
- It may be slow (that's going to change when we go live)
- Your avatar may be missing.
- Some smilies may be missing - :


- Some attachments may be missing - they look all there to me.
I will have an update when the upgrade will be scheduled, but I am shooting to be done around Jan 1. That may be a bit optimistic, but we shall see.
Also... The financial contributions to our community efforts here over the years - and especially over the past couple days have certainly lit a fire to get this done. I don't know how to say thanks, other than to improve all of this of all of you!
So - Thanks. This is by far the best online community I am a part of. We should all get together sometime...

If you have a concern, or if things are missing, please let me know!
Thanks,
Perry