Fiskateers Website Version 2.0
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- on: June 24, 2008
Hello all! - C.J. here, I’m the webguy for Fiskarscraft and the one spearheading the update of the Fiskateers website. I thought I’d share some of how this site update is going and what to expect next week.
We’ll be switching over to the updated site next Monday - June 30th - sometime in the mid-afternoon to evening. The plan as of right now is to have the site viewable throughout this time, but you will not be able to log in and use the message boards or upload anything to the gallery. We don’t want to lose any content on the old site when we move over to the new one, so that’s the reasoning behind that. So please bear with us on Monday afternoon.
The new site will have the same structure as the current site: gallery, message board, blog, etc. We are expanding the message board to include specific categories - much more like most message boards / forums function. The gallery will be expanded, will be able page through multiple pages and be able to see more than just the 20 most recent entries. We are planning to archive the gallery data from the current site, so old gallery uploads will also be able to be found. The overall look of the site will change as well, moving away from the ‘poppet’ designs and using actual photos of the new leads.
I really hope you enjoy the new site and all the new bells and whistles. With any luck you will be able to see the new site starting later in the evening of June 30th. We will continue to add some pieces to the site after Monday, but wanted to have the majority of the look and functionality in place for this launch.
Take care,
C.J. Hall
BethW #2906 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 12:43 pmSounds fantastic-thanks for all the hard work.
cindy brooking #2059 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 12:51 pmCan hardly wait!!
Carlee #2225 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 12:55 pmI hope the weeks moves fast…It’s gonna be hard without a daily fiskafix, but so worth it! Can’t wait to see what you have created for us!!!
Linda says:
June 24th, 2008 at 12:56 pmCool! What a great birthday present for me!
kristina #189 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 1:19 pmGood luck! I can’t wait to see it! I’m excited! Thanks for all of your hard work!
Amy Harle #60 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 1:34 pmWOOT!! Thanks for the update, CJ. I’m so excited to see the new site!!
Paula #2796 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 1:59 pmThanks for the update CJ! I can’t wait to see what our world for the next 2 years looks like
Vicki Bell says:
June 24th, 2008 at 2:00 pmThank you VERY much for this update. I am looking SO forward to the new updates that I’ve been eager to see put in place.
Thanks for all of the hard work that you put into our web site - IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!
Angelia Weinzirl #4552 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 2:03 pmGreat!!! Yeah, can’t wait. Thank you for your hard work.
Lisa #1989 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 2:07 pmIt sounds like some wonderful functionality changes are coming for the site. How exciting….I will be patient while all is tweaked!
MaryNSC says:
June 24th, 2008 at 2:24 pmYEA CJJJJJJJJJJJJ Yipieee
I Loves Bells and Whistles
Pinky aka Cristal #3405 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 2:29 pmLooking forward to the new site! I thought I was going nutso! LOL
Patty # 2832 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 2:31 pmSo, this means, the MB will be down until then? I was on sometime yesterday and don’t remember seeing anything about it going down.
Gosh, I sure hope this week goes fast than today has! Gonna be rough without the MB !
Thanks for improving the site though, that will be so wonderful!
Jeni #2794 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 2:34 pmThank you for keeping us “in the know!” You know there could be serious adverse reactions if we couldn’t access the Fiskateer site. :~)LOL Looking forward to the new site & features!
Maya says:
June 24th, 2008 at 2:42 pmAwesome news! Thanks for the update! We will be able to page through the gallery?? wow! LOL (just kidding, I really appreciate all work you put into that) I will be sad to see the poppets go but well, it’s the price I am willing to pay for the new new website
Good luck!
Michelle #3624 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 2:48 pmWow that sounds like loads of work for your guys. . . Thanks a bunch and I am looking forward to seeing all the changes
Louise #3903 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 3:06 pmthanks for the info……….I have been checking the board every hour as I have never seen the gallery & message board down before. Hope we don’t go into withdrawals for a week! LOL! Can’t wait to see the new & improved!
Lene says:
June 24th, 2008 at 3:08 pmWoohoo!
Can’t wait to see what you came up with!
Peggy #4129 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 3:14 pmThanks for the update, it will be an exciting time for all of us. We thank you for your hard work and extra support and patients with us as we grive while our site is out of our reach for that time…….we will have with drawls….lol
Thanks again
Blessings
Peggy
connie #2909 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 3:17 pmThanks for the update CJ! Can’t wait to see the “new” site!
Joan says:
June 24th, 2008 at 3:30 pmI’am excited to see the new site.I miss being able to get onto the message board.
Michele L. says:
June 24th, 2008 at 4:00 pmthanks for the information and your hard work, CJ. I am looking forward to all the “new” on the site after the 30th.
C.J. Hall says:
June 24th, 2008 at 4:16 pmYou guys are very welcome. Hope the new site lives up to the hype.
The message board and gallery should only be down on Monday afternoon - 6/30 - not sure for how long exactly, but I don’t expect it to be long (knock on wood).
Yep, the Gallery will have multiple pages now. No more displaying just the most recent 20 gallery uploads.
The Message board and Gallery were down earlier today due to an issue with the update, but they’re both back up now.
Yaritza 3395 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 4:28 pmThis is very exciting. I can’t wait for the new look.
Patti Smith says:
June 24th, 2008 at 4:28 pmLooking so forward to seeing the new site…thanks for all the hard work that I’m sure that is going into this project CJ!!
Lynn #2244 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 4:39 pmHow very exciting!
RitaS says:
June 24th, 2008 at 5:06 pmwhat you have planned sounds FABULOS CJ! And it was nice meeting you, the guru behind all this, in person last Friday.
doverdi says:
June 24th, 2008 at 5:12 pmThanks for the update CJ! I can’t wait to see the new Fiskateers site. Thanks so much for listening to us & for all your hard to work. We definately appreciate all the work you do to give us this awesome site and keep it running smoothly for us.
Maxine Hodges says:
June 24th, 2008 at 5:17 pmWe are all starting a new adventure. The new leads, and our legends beginning new jobs, and a site where all like minded scrapbooking addicts ( did I say that) can talk and learn from others.
Debby 2852 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 5:40 pmHi CJ!
Congrats on a job well done and finally the unveiling is about to happen.
I have a question? You stated “We are expanding the message board to include specific categories - much more like most message boards / forums function.” Does that mean topics will be seperated like a stamping board, a sewing board, etc….similar to 2 peas? My concern is a loss of community. Hopefully, I’m wrong.
Betsy #2572 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 6:12 pmYeah for C.J. the web guy…..Can’t wait to see the changes!!
Casey #1111 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 6:35 pmI’m excited, so very excited to see what you have planned for us!
Bonnie says:
June 24th, 2008 at 6:56 pmWOOHOO!!!! I’m so excited!!!
Linda A. #179 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 8:57 pmWoo hoo! Looking forward to the new site!
Kelly Jo says:
June 24th, 2008 at 9:07 pmThank YOU, CJ, for all that you do! The new site looks awesome…we are going to love it. =)
Julie Overby says:
June 24th, 2008 at 9:15 pmIt’s so strange being ‘without’ the board~! I know it will be worth the wait and I’m very excited as well!
Tamara #437 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 9:20 pmWoohoo - how exciting!
Three cheers for CJ the web guy
-Debby #2852 - I don’t think we will lose our community - just make it a bit easier to navigate! The Community aspect is what we make of it - it can still be done with a categorised board!
Trish #2702 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 9:24 pmCan’t wait!
Mary Mc says:
June 24th, 2008 at 9:37 pmWOW!! Can’t wait to see whats in store for us been here from the very beginning love new and exciting things!
Jo-Ann # 3830 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 11:07 pmcant wait for the new move!
Louise #3903 says:
June 24th, 2008 at 11:40 pmI know you said the message board was back up but it still isn’t up for me…….keep getting bad URL message.
Laurie R. says:
June 24th, 2008 at 11:54 pmWow sounds great. Thank you for the info. And thank everyone involved in all the work that goes into keeping this board going. I look forward to seeing all the great things you have for us.
Wendy Jo says:
June 25th, 2008 at 12:27 amShhhhh…I just got home from Fiskars HQ and had a sneak peek of the new site. Let me be the first to say that C.J. ROCKS!
carol :) says:
June 25th, 2008 at 2:54 amWOOHOO! I can hardly wait!
C.J. Hall says:
June 25th, 2008 at 9:33 amDebby asked: “Does that mean topics will be seperated like a stamping board, a sewing board, etc….similar to 2 peas? My concern is a loss of community. Hopefully, I’m wrong.”
Yes, we’ll have specific categories in the new message board for new fiskateers, sewing, challenges, new product ideas, local chatter (broke down by geographic areas), international fiskateers, etc.
I also hope this doesn’t disrupt the community aspect of this site - certainly not our intention. With the number of users that this site has grown to we decided we needed to plan for more growth and to effectively handle it. If it turns out that these new categories end up causing more harm than good we definitely will look into changing things.
Tara Joy says:
June 25th, 2008 at 4:22 pmand the last couple of days I thought my computer was going bonkers. Thank you for letting us now, even just seconds ago I accidentally found this.
Linda says:
June 25th, 2008 at 4:48 pmHyperlinks? Will we have ‘em? I hope so,,,, cause I’m so lazy, I don’t like to copy and paste LOL!!!
P.S. - As for the categories on the new board… there could be a “community” or “scrap room” where everyone generally meets to keep the loss of community to a minimum.
Sheri says:
June 25th, 2008 at 9:48 pmThanks for the update CJ!
Sandy #1781 Wilkins says:
June 27th, 2008 at 8:38 amWoopie!!! I can’t wait to see the new design.
luv2stamp # 3510 says:
June 27th, 2008 at 11:26 amWOO HOO can’t wait 2 C the new LOOK