Goodbye. Hello.

Good morning good morning! It looks like all the changes have taken root and the second incarnation of the site is live! We had to push the site go-live date forward a week or so due to the old server being more knackered than a 1970’s Ford Cortina, so there are a number of outstanding issues we need to address.

So, in a paragraph, I’ll summarize what’s new. Firstly we have comments that work properly, and format nicely. Secondly, we’re on a newer, faster, bigger server running a newer, faster and in general a more ace version of WordPress with a nice new custom theme. Thirdly, and more exciting is the introduction of a sideblog. Due to the differing nature of posts, it was decided that we needed two columns to showcase news and work and anything else that gets submitted. The left column will be mainly for showcasing ace work (using bigger images - gawd bless the new server) whereas the right column will be more informational, for updates, general news and alerts. Both columns have their merit so check both regularly!

We also have some new features lined up that aren’t quite finished yet, but please suggest any you may have. One we do have is a shoutbox, but we don’t want to put it on unless we feel there is a demand for it. We’ve had it for months (a paid-for version) but we’ve found hacking it to our demands etc.. to not be too good. If there’s a demand for it though, we’ll incorporate it into the site.

Finally, we’ll be running a fortnightly newsletter. Thanks to all those who’ve signed up so far. If you haven’t signed up yet, make sure you do, as we’ll have some nice juicy content in these emails.