***City v Newcastle LC Semi Final Official Match Thread***

[zuricity]

I think it's around 25 years old. I turned up in 2021 (or earlier) when the site had a different name. Threads were pure filth—funny as fuck, endless savage banter. Proper hilarious back then.
The site still has its good moments now, but as with anything in life, times change and society changes with it. What used to be banter suddenly becomes 'offensive' to the easily offended.
Not that I fucking care."

The old site started in 1999, we bought the domain mancityfans.net in 2005

And yet it took you 3 months to give your brother the new link.

I cannot believe it's still going to be honest, and that SQL table under advanced search is still missing.

If only you knew someone who writes SQL for a living.

The SQL is not the issue Slim.

Tables are missing. An upgrade to new software levels , may not guarantee that missing tables will be created , based on the options chosen to manage the system.
There is so much data, of some historical value held in the database system. That is true.
The base software also needs to be upgraded - eventually !
Given that there so many of Carls valuable comments stored -we don't want to lose them do we

When upgrading, not only is there a need to test all changes ( symbolic links , base files get overlaid and need to be copied back. new tables need to be checked for correct access and so on and so on
A test system is needed to do these things - before the system is taken offline for the upgrade.
The software upgrade may not take long.
However , we need to have a list of known changes that take place with the upgrade , to make sure current files that are considered important are actually backed up beforehand and replace any new version of these particular files.
Some files may even need further manipulation to meet the latest software level.
An upgrade cannot be treated lightly.

[Slim]

I think it's around 25 years old. I turned up in 2021 (or earlier) when the site had a different name. Threads were pure filth—funny as fuck, endless savage banter. Proper hilarious back then.
The site still has its good moments now, but as with anything in life, times change and society changes with it. What used to be banter suddenly becomes 'offensive' to the easily offended.
Not that I fucking care."

The old site started in 1999, we bought the domain mancityfans.net in 2005

And yet it took you 3 months to give your brother the new link.

I cannot believe it's still going to be honest, and that SQL table under advanced search is still missing.

If only you knew someone who writes SQL for a living.

The SQL is not the issue Slim.

Tables are missing. An upgrade to new software levels , may not guarantee that missing tables will be created , based on the options chosen to manage the system.
There is so much data, of some historical value held in the database system. That is true.
The base software also needs to be upgraded - eventually !
Given that there so many of Carls valuable comments stored -we don't want to lose them do we

When upgrading, not only is there a need to test all changes ( symbolic links , base files get overlaid and need to be copied back. new tables need to be checked for correct access and so on and so on
A test system is needed to do these things - before the system is taken offline for the upgrade.
The software upgrade may not take long.
However , we need to have a list of known changes that take place with the upgrade , to make sure current files that are considered important are actually backed up beforehand and replace any new version of these particular files.
Some files may even need further manipulation to meet the latest software level.
An upgrade cannot be treated lightly.

So it's not just pointed in the wrong direction? Well that's an issue.

We just migrated our DB over to a new system, not my area though so not entirely sure what platform they used, probably snowflake.

[zuricity]

I think it's around 25 years old. I turned up in 2021 (or earlier) when the site had a different name. Threads were pure filth—funny as fuck, endless savage banter. Proper hilarious back then.
The site still has its good moments now, but as with anything in life, times change and society changes with it. What used to be banter suddenly becomes 'offensive' to the easily offended.
Not that I fucking care."

The old site started in 1999, we bought the domain mancityfans.net in 2005

And yet it took you 3 months to give your brother the new link.

I cannot believe it's still going to be honest, and that SQL table under advanced search is still missing.

If only you knew someone who writes SQL for a living.

The SQL is not the issue Slim.

Tables are missing. An upgrade to new software levels , may not guarantee that missing tables will be created , based on the options chosen to manage the system.
There is so much data, of some historical value held in the database system. That is true.
The base software also needs to be upgraded - eventually !
Given that there so many of Carls valuable comments stored -we don't want to lose them do we

When upgrading, not only is there a need to test all changes ( symbolic links , base files get overlaid and need to be copied back. new tables need to be checked for correct access and so on and so on
A test system is needed to do these things - before the system is taken offline for the upgrade.
The software upgrade may not take long.
However , we need to have a list of known changes that take place with the upgrade , to make sure current files that are considered important are actually backed up beforehand and replace any new version of these particular files.
Some files may even need further manipulation to meet the latest software level.
An upgrade cannot be treated lightly.

So it's not just pointed in the wrong direction? Well that's an issue.

We just migrated our DB over to a new system, not my area though so not entirely sure what platform they used, probably snowflake.

I'll. Have a look at the weekend. If i can download a backup copy of the db ( not sure it is allowed ) i can test the software upgrade on one of my local servers.