NationStates Jolt Archive

There is currently a Q&A session with SalusaSecondus, the Tech Modling, regarding the move to Jolt!
If you have any burning questions, please join #SalusaQ&A on the IRC network irc.esper.net

A transcript is coming soon.

Session has finished. (Sorry, I was only able to get this up after it had been going on for a while)

Transcript: http://www.weirdozone.0catch.com/projects/nationstates/salusasecondus/SalusaQ&A.log

Sorry about the delay.

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SalusaSecondus
Tech Modling

[MyrthEdit] Doesn't work too well in notepad. Try loading it in WordPad if you just get one long string of text. [/edit]

I've put together a list of all the question's and answers from the unofficial chat about the move to jolt for those of you that don't want to search through all the chat to get the answers.

[11:44pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » Ok, first question: WHEN? WHEN? WHEN?
[11:44pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » Answer: I don't know. I'm working on this as quickly as I can.
[11:45pm] @ SalusaSecondus » Due to the time-zone issues between Britain and Australia I have become the liason between NS and Jolt (as I'm between the two zone) to make this move quickly and smoothly

[11:45pm] « Theallas » Will nations die of inactivity during the transfer?
[11:45pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » No

[11:45pm] « Treznor » I've heard that the Jolt people are being slightly...difficult. Do you care to comment on this?
[11:46pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » Trez, Jolt is the largest gaming network in Europe (according to their site IIRC) and thus is very busy. This means that there are unavoidable delays when working with them

[11:46pm] « Qaaolchoura » Will the profiles section of the forum be reinstated?
[11:46pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » Profiles: Yes

[11:47pm] <@Myrth> Will we be allowed avatars?
[11:47pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » Avatars: I don't know
(comment: maybe you could have a feature in which whenever you pick your flag, that is automatically chosen your avitar as well)

[11:48pm] « Qaaolchoura » When will the move likely take place?
[11:49pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » Qaal, the move will take place as soon as we are ready, no sooner.

[11:48pm] « Theallas » Will the look of the forum change?
[11:49pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » Will the look of the forum change? Yes. We will be fully integrated into Jolt's Forums

[11:49pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » Please do not register with Jolt's forums. This will happen automatically with the move and if you do so separately from us, things can break

[11:50pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » Will there be a forum change, and will it affect the current topics? Yes, there will be a forum change. All topics will be moved over. However, inter-topic links will probably break

[11:51pm] « Toast » Will the forums be inside Jolt's forums, or seperated?
[11:51pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » Inside
([11:52pm] <@Myrth> Note: Toast, they are in their own seperate section though. Inaccessable to non-nations.)

[11:52pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » What if we are already registered with Jolt? We will deal with this when the time comes. However, if you'd PM me through their forums (I'm Salusa_temp), I'll make sure that it is dealt with

[11:54pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » Fee: NationStates 1 will remain free, as always

[11:54pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » Number of Forums: All currently existing NS forums will continue to exist

[11:56pm] « Qaaolchoura » Will we keep our founding dates?
[11:57pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » Founding Dates: Forum-wise, I don't know, but I hope so. Game wise, I intend to record all founding dates permenantly in nations before the move for later use

[11:58pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » Design Changes/Ads: There will be banner ads in the forums, like in the rest of Jolt's forums.

[11:58pm] «@ SalusaSecondus » There will be massive design changes. You can expect a new, shiney, look.
(yay!)

[12:00am] «@ SalusaSecondus » New Features: YES!
[12:01am] «@ SalusaSecondus » First: What sort of new features?
[12:02am] «@ SalusaSecondus » Ok, this is not an official announcement, and any/all of this is subject to change
[12:02am] «@ SalusaSecondus » LIMITED bbCode in factbook entries
[12:03am] «@ SalusaSecondus » Regional Successors (ie. when a founder idles out it can be inherited)
[12:03am] «@ SalusaSecondus » More anti-cheating code
[12:03am] «@ SalusaSecondus » Randomized Region Order for updates

[12:08am] «@ SalusaSecondus » Will we keep our post count? I certainly expect so

[12:13am] « Toast » If NS eventually decides to retire, will the secret of Violet, You, Max, and any other possible conspiracies be unmasked?
[12:13am] «@ SalusaSecondus » Mysteries of NS: I can neither confirm nor deny the existance of that question

[12:15am] «@ SalusaSecondus » Will there be new forum admins? Well, there will be all of the existing Jolt Forum admins
[12:16am] «@ SalusaSecondus » Will Jolt have an influence on the game? Absolutely minimal. Part of the agreement. We run te game and the forums by our rules

[12:19am] <@Myrth> Will Max retain full access to the server?
[12:19am] «@ SalusaSecondus » Will Max retain full access to the server? < Yes

[12:22am] «@ SalusaSecondus » How long will the move take? Excellent question
[12:23am] «@ SalusaSecondus » This needs to be addressed. First. Like all other questions, I'm not positive on these answers.
[12:23am] * SalusaSecondus goes to double check his numbers
[12:24am] «@ SalusaSecondus » Ok, here is what I can say (sorry for the delay)
[12:25am] «@ SalusaSecondus » In all likelyhood the move will take place over several days. However, the game will be down for no more than a few hours during this period
[12:25am] «@ SalusaSecondus » The forums on the other hand will be down several times during the move and will not be fully integrated, NOR fully imported till the end.
[12:26am] «@ SalusaSecondus » This is my expectation

[12:36am] « Qaaolchoura » Is there any chance that things might fall through?
[12:37am] «@ SalusaSecondus » I have no intentions to let that happen.


Enjoy. ^.^


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My special thanks to TROUSRS for doing this.