I don't know about everyone else, but I usually only use the pre tag, because single line breaks don't register with this board, and if I'm copying something in verse, for instance, I'm too lazy to put
at the end of each line.

I don't know if it's a project to change the board, so that it takes a single line break, and if so, if that would screw up quick-edit, but I just thought I'd mention.

I'll try not to use "pre" though, because, well, because I like DX. That's why.

Cindy, the problem with PRE for me is that between the way the Phoenix and Mozilla handle the tag, every blank line in PRE formatted text becomes three or four blank lines, which really looks awful on the screen. It looks fine in IE.

The problem with Natter 10 was that we went through a poetry posting phase.

Ah, the poetry posting. t /natter

Okay, didn't actually stop in here to chat, but to point out that the board seems to be loading horribly slow for me this morning.

Howdy all!

There's a proposition on the table that I wanted to run by you. IH would like to move all the current Mercedes inhabitants to a brand spanking new server. Here's what the boys have to say:

These replacement servers will all be dual xeon servers with 2gb ram compared to a single p3 (mercedes) with 1gb ram. We would handle all the moving of the sites, databases, etc. Clients would not have to do anything, as we would do everything on the backend. Nothing will change on your end, as all paths will be the same as they are now, the same modules will be installed, etc.

There would not be any downtime associated with these potential moves. We would keep these older servers up for a while after the moves are done, in order to be on the safe side.

Thoughts? Opinions?

Personally, I'm leaning towards shiny new server since Mercedes has gotten a wee bit tempermental of late. But I wanted to throw it out there to you before I respond.

So you're saying nothing changes but our performance improves and I don't have to do any work?

I kinda pro it, myself.

Yeah, I'm looking hard to find a downside.

Would that my life were so downside-free.

Yeah, I'm looking hard to find a downside.

More time on the fast new board, less time for real life?

Okay, yeah, I'm grasping.

Sounds good to me.

What are we missing?

Kristen - it does not sound bad to me.

I have my doubts on the "no down time" thing. In this business you should never *promise* "no down time". Probably there will be no down time. but there alwys is some risk. What it sounds like they can promise is no data loss.

I totally think it worth the small risk of down time. But as someone who has been in this business a long time, avoid this kind of promise.

Rule of thumb:

Promise to get it done in three weeks. Finish in four. You are a zero. Promisie to get itdone in six weeks. Finish in five. You are a hero.