Any changes in service availability, feature additions, scheduled maintenance, or network changes will be available here.
Looking for an explanation of what you read below? Such information can be found on our website news page.
| Date | | Service or Network Message |
|---|
| [08-19-2010] | - | fixed homepage listing of threads to make it W3C compliant |
| [08-19-2010] | - | added twitter and facebook connection logos to main template |
| [08-19-2010] | - | created a facebook page for ALS forums |
| [08-17-2010] | - | moved als drug trials to a parent forum |
| [08-17-2010] | - | re-arranged the forum order to make it more presentable |
| [07-14-2010] | - | facebook "like button" integration launched |
| [07-14-2010] | - | forum posting buttons aligned right for usability |
| [07-14-2010] | - | post/thread pages offline for approximately 30 minutes |
| [11-02-2009] | - | site offline for 2 hours (raid failure) |
| [10-26-2009] | - | updated software to eliminate an xss flaw |
| [08-23-2009] | - | update blog software to current version |
| [08-23-2009] | - | sitemap updated with updated links |
| [08-23-2009] | - | seo updates enabled |
| [08-19-2009] | - | updated forum modules, updated templates |
| [08-12-2009] | - | updated forum software to latest secure version |
| [08-10-2009] | - | service outage, run away stats program (killed process) |
| [02-27-2009] | - | added recaptcha verification |
| [02-27-2009] | - | updated out-of-date plugins |
| [02-26-2009] | - | unleashed new features by updating templates |
| [02-04-2009] | - | updated forum software (multiple versions) |
| [12-10-2008] | - | re-issued new registrant confirmations |
| [12-07-2008] | - | email issues resolved |
| [10-12-2008] | - | system updates (maintenance) |
| [08-22-2008] | - | new dedicated server purchased! |
| [06-09-2008] | - | updated als forum software to fix xss security issue |
| [06-06-2008] | - | added forum sitemap with rss feeds |
| [06-06-2008] | - | remove vbspell due to issues (not working properly) |
| [05-31-2008] | - | forum software updated to latest version |
| [05-31-2008] | - | site backed up and taken offline for update |
| [04-14-2008] | - | added new mmn forum, added definitions related to mmn |
| [03-23-2008] | - | forum upgraded to most recent version |
| [03-21-2008] | - | forum blog updated three versions |
| [03-20-2008] | - | updated sitemap generator |
| [03-18-2008] | - | forum spam mass removal |
| [01-20-2008] | - | guides and manuals added to site |
| [11-30-2007] | - | monthly rsync backups implemented to raid-1 |
| [11-30-2007] | - | incremental updates implemented to raid-1 |
| [10-18-2007] | - | patched forum for security |
| [09-27-2007] | - | added user blog system!! |
| [09-27-2007] | - | added post bit updates on thread view: state, country, and diagnosis date |
| [09-27-2007] | - | 30 minute outage for forum upgrades |
| [09-26-2007] | - | updated versions |
| [09-14-2007] | - | aggressive anti-spam system implemented |
| [09-13-2007] | - | forum software upgraded (1 full version) |
| [05-10-2007] | - | donation system to fund equipment setup |
| [01-19-2007] | - | intermittent loss of database connection (investigating to resolve) |
| [11-09-2006] | - | 3 patches applied to version (security fixes to v3.5.6) |
| [10-25-2006] | - | offline due to webmaster error (7 hours) |
| [10-21-2006] | - | google site search added |
| [09-28-2006] | - | 5 hour outage (host issue) |
| [09-02-2006] | - | 2 hour outage for server move (new server!) |
| [07-31-2006] | - | google and yahoo xml sitemap added |
| [07-26-2006] | - | als forum archives added (screen reader friendly) |
| [06-22-2006] | - | avatar uploading fixed |
| [05-07-2006] | - | spell checking (forum posts) added |
| [05-01-2006] | - | scamwatch section added |
| [04-19-2006] | - | database recovery run-through (test) - passed |
| [04-19-2006] | - | redundant mysql databases setup |
| [04-16-2006] | - | definitions section added |
| [04-13-2006] | - | outgoing pages now gzip'd to save on bandwidth costs |
| [03-28-2006] | - | threads older than 12 months were closed (approximately 240 threads) |
| [03-19-2006] | - | terms of service updated |
| [03-18-2006] | - | forum software updated (save password auto-checked) |
| [03-17-2006] | - | terms of service updated |
| [03-12-2006] | - | current news sections added |
| [03-07-2006] | - | 10 minute outage (10:30 est) (network support resolved issue) |
| [03-07-2006] | - | threads and posts per page set to 20-10 to reduce lag |
| [03-06-2006] | - | thread optimizations implemented |
| [03-03-2006] | - | weekly and monthly backups started |
| [02-28-2006] | - | website started |
| [02-17-2006] | - | site online |
