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Off topic from thread, but just found PH bookmarks tab on Android doesn't provide my bookmarks.
Frankly you couldn't make this s
t up. If Pistonheads Brand were really a brand , as in High Street brand, it would have been covered in the next name to pack up and go out of business roughly three volumes back. As it is it's about as useful as Russell Brand.
Frankly you couldn't make this s
t up. If Pistonheads Brand were really a brand , as in High Street brand, it would have been covered in the next name to pack up and go out of business roughly three volumes back. As it is it's about as useful as Russell Brand.Tankrizzo said:
They always bang on about the Pistonheads "brand" but what do they actually do with the brand? When do you see it marketed or promoted anywhere? I still don't really understand why they bought it.
The userbase and the Classifieds, I would imagine. Or it could have been that it was acquired by someone in Haymarket who really believed in it and wanted to go places with it, who has since left, and now nobody knows what to do with it but it makes enough money to tick over, so long as nothing is spent on it.
(This is just conjecture and supposition - I have no facts or information to support it)
FiF said:
Off topic from thread, but just found PH bookmarks tab on Android doesn't provide my bookmarks.
On Android I don't get:My Topics
My Replies
My Bookmarks (also takes a long time to load on Windows!)
Local Chat (despite having a valid UK postcode in my profile!)
So only Topics and Replies actually works!
BenLowden said:
The mobile nav bar is being fixed and reverted back to a single line, which will be released in due course. Once again, apologies for the inconvenience caused by this.
This release is due imminently, so we'll report back once it is live.
Clearly, the fix release has not been as imminent as expected, but I believe the fix is now finally ready for release. It won't be going out tomorrow as it's Friday, so fingers crossed it'll be the start of next week. We shall of course keep you posted as soon as we know more.This release is due imminently, so we'll report back once it is live.
S6PNJ said:
FiF said:
Off topic from thread, but just found PH bookmarks tab on Android doesn't provide my bookmarks.
On Android I don't get:My Topics
My Replies
My Bookmarks (also takes a long time to load on Windows!)
Local Chat (despite having a valid UK postcode in my profile!)
So only Topics and Replies actually works!
djdest said:
Weekend support staff 
That was my point. Unless you are able to support a rollout to a live site over the weekend, then releasing on a Friday afternoon is not a good idea. Although, having said that, releasing first thing on a Friday morning is fine as it gives you the whole day to address any issues.
anonymous said:
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You roll out releases to live sites all day every day? I bet your customers love you. My current client have installations on customer sites in several large hotel chains, where even a moment of downtime affects their guests (and generates complaints). Every rollout needs to be planned in advance, with engineers on-site, and developers back at base standing by in case there are any issues. Obviously things always go smoothly (because our team are awesome), but only an idiot would do a Friday afternoon rollout unless the team were in place to react to any issues.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
anonymous said:
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You roll out releases to live sites all day every day? I bet your customers love you. My current client have installations on customer sites in several large hotel chains, where even a moment of downtime affects their guests (and generates complaints). Every rollout needs to be planned in advance, with engineers on-site, and developers back at base standing by in case there are any issues. Obviously things always go smoothly (because our team are awesome), but only an idiot would do a Friday afternoon rollout unless the team were in place to react to any issues.
That said I'd probably risk rolling a couple of lines of CSS on a Friday
WinstonWolf said:
That said I'd probably risk rolling a couple of lines of CSS on a Friday
Yes, I think most of us would. 
Still, it's good to see that Haymarket have changed their policy of just blatting out untested changes that break stuff, and are obviously taking a professional cautious approach to this vital rollout to ensure that it doesn't cause any problems. I look forward to an utterly tested and quality assured rollout first thing on Monday.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
djdest said:
This lot struggle to get a fix done in the same month, so I’m pretty sure they’re not worried about dropping a bugged update on a Friday
True. Great excuse for further delay though. 
Be prepared chaps, be prepared.
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