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WINM code revision
Anakin McFly
2014-03-27 23:38

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Hi everyone! I've been working on cleaning up the WINM code, because it's currently the website equivalent of shoving all the junk into a closet so the house looks nice. I'll be fixing technical/layout bugs, standardising the encoding so weird symbols won't pop up any longer, increasing font size in a few places, doing minor design changes, and fixing the logout page so you can actually log out. :|

Then I'll hopefully update the content after I'm done trying to make this site's coding look passably professional. Some of this content hasn't been touched since 2008. Which makes me realise that WINM has been running for 6 years. :D

If you've noticed anything broken on this site, just let me know! I've caught a few on my side that I've fixed but haven't updated yet, but I might have missed some.

I should be done with this in about a week. :)

LucaM
2014-03-28 01:34


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so WINM is finally getting out of the closet? ;) :D

(sorry, couldn't help it :) )



MmeRenard
2014-03-28 08:39


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Luca...are you instigating? ;-)
LucaM
2014-03-28 16:49


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maybe. I might ;)
SaneSun
2014-03-28 17:51


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Then congrats on 6 years of awesomeness, Anakin!
marivicbartolata
2014-03-28 22:40


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Anakin, I salute you! persistence...consistency...dedication...thank you!
MmeRenard
2014-03-28 22:58


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Indeed, thank you Anakin. This is a wonderful site and a safe place. Not easy to find those!
Anakin McFly
2014-03-29 21:42

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Thanks, everyone! :)
Dz0
2014-03-30 08:15


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Thank you for this wonderful site Anakin, I love it over here. And congratulations on having this site. Can't wait to see all the changes in store. Keep up the great work!
Anakin McFly
2014-04-09 23:38

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Phase 1 of updates is live!

Main changes:
- Pages are wider
- Standardised the look of text and tables across the site
- upgraded code to HTML5, finally, years after I should have. Some of this site was in HTML3, which apparently went out of style in 1997.
- Standardised character encoding, so there won't be any more weird characters popping up all over. If you catch any, let me know! There might still be a few floating about in parts of the site involving user-input.
- you can actually log out now, omg
- minor design edits to movie & character database pages
- upgraded code for articles database, so it should load faster
- increased font size for frequently-read text
- shifted all user-related files to their own directory
- fixed bugs when adding articles to favourites
- fixed bugs on editing forum posts / comments / reviews

Phase 2: content updates
Phase 3: programming code updates

There probably will be various errors here and there; just let me know if you encounter anything!

becauseichooseto22
2014-04-10 00:07


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Anakin, you do an amazing job! Respect! :)
Wish I was that good with computers and programming! XD
BTW, why can't I add more movies to the archive of Keanu movies watched?
This is the message I get whenever I try:

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/whoaisno/public_html/articles/ascheck.php:27) in /home/whoaisno/public_html/user/kmscript.php on line 22

Thanks!

LucaM
2014-04-10 00:13


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it looks ... cleaner. and more minimalistic (wonder where you caught that from ;) )
and easier to the eye.
good job, Ani :)
becauseichooseto22
2014-04-10 00:15


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Sorry, just ignore the previous post :P I got it :D
Anakin McFly
2014-04-10 23:34

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Nah, there was a glitch there. Fixed!


Wish I was that good with computers and programming! XD

aw, thanks! The Matrix inspired me to learn programming. :D


But argh, looks like there are a bunch of encoding issues with new posts being in the new encoding while the old ones weren't successfully converted after all. I'll have to work on that. There'll be weird characters around for a bit until then.

MmeRenard
2014-04-10 23:40


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Awesome ! I think. Being a semi-Luddite, I can't be sure what you're talking about :-)
LucaM
2014-04-10 23:42


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... in the meantime, if you see a black cat... RUN!
Joke
2014-04-11 11:49


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@Anakin

You're probably just working at the code right now, but all topic titles are just one letter for me at the moment.

For instance the title of this topic is W.

Anakin McFly
2014-04-11 12:56

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yep, I know. I accidentally got that deleted because I did something stupid, but I'm at work now and the backup is at home. I'll fix it when I get back! :)
MmeRenard
2014-04-11 21:34


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You fixed it! You're the One!!!
Anakin McFly
2014-04-11 21:38

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I just restored it to the backup. :D

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