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Post by Admin on Apr 10, 2019 1:06:50 GMT
Well, I think I'm ready to pull the trigger on this. Our forum name changed back in February and we discussed putting a new URL address on the forum to reflect the new name.
After some discussion, MBCF.BOARDS.NET was the winner. So, sometime this week I will order up the new URL.
Nothing else will change.
Pro Boards will change the URL on my request and will redirect the old URL address (ALPB.BOARDS.NET) to the new URL for two weeks. After which you will need to use the new URL.
That should give enough time for everyone to update their bookmarks and time to spread the word that our URL has changed.
This will be the last step in separating our forum from The ALPB, reasons given in previous thread.
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Post by Boomer on Apr 11, 2019 0:42:59 GMT
Thanks Dr. Bob.
What about plans for the ALPB itself, how is it going to carry on and what role will it have? Any cross promotion of activities between them, and will it have its own forums?
Boomer
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Post by Admin on Apr 11, 2019 3:21:23 GMT
The plan is to get the ALPB back to its original intent, as a group that meets for casual chat using TeamSpeak to pool programming material and ideas as well as helping each other with technical issues. In that regard it is a forum but one where people talk to each other. We're broadcasters, we should be able to do that.
The forum was an attempt to bring The ALPB more members and it back-fired. Although there were many new members, none understood the purpose of The ALPB. The ALPB became just another public texting forum. With the forum came personality conflicts and political rants. It is too easy to hide behind a keyboard making jabs as opposed to actually talking with each other.
Will there be a connection between this forum and The ALPB? Only the fact that some will be members of both. This forum will continue as it is, The ALPB will continue as it was intended.
Perhaps The ALPB will be reduced to simply a website resource for micro-broadcasters. Perhaps it will grow again as a group of people that come together to talk, to improve micro-broadcasting, giving their local audience a reason to tune in.
Who knows what the future holds...
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Post by Admin on Apr 11, 2019 3:32:21 GMT
The URL address for this forum has changed. The forum URL address is now: mbcf.boards.net
The old URL will continue to bring you here for the next two weeks.
After two weeks, you will need to use the new URL.
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Post by Boomer on Apr 13, 2019 11:46:15 GMT
Maybe I'll try the audio chat, I always heard about it but never picked up the gauntlet and tried it. Maybe it's that I'm on the mike for a few hours each week and like to hide on these forums and text, but it's true, as broadcasters we should be comfortable with meeting schedules and speech. I'm glad you're trying something new.
I've noticed people can jab more in text than they would live, but I've always seen text as a face to face conversation and that every word matters.
Good rundown on the issues and why this forum was a thorn-in-the-side. From where I sit, I didn't understand. Hang in there and stay strong.
When I went to alpb.boards.net, I notice it changes to mbcf boards.net now, so it works. If you go there using your browser's address bar, in Firefox, but you want to be sure and switch to the new address, you can go to the menu under History in the tool bar, and Show All History, right click on ALPB's old address in the listing, and choose 'Forget This Site'. You have to remember, or bookmark then, mbcf.boards.net.
Boomer
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Post by Admin on Apr 23, 2019 16:35:56 GMT
Just another day or two for the old ALPB URL to work.
Make sure you have updated your bookmark to the new URL for this forum: mbcf.boards.net
And spread the word so no one misses out!
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