I meant to have this added like a week or two ago but I did half the images and could never find the time afterwards to finish it.

So here’s 140 images. I’m left with 200 some odd left on my computer and another 300-500 to go through after that.. and then I’ll finally be caught up -_-”

Image range: 20566-20888.

Top favorites of this batch: 20809 and 20829.

Noooo, nobody is going anywhere…but after much careful thought and consideration, it’s time that RSHumor receive not only a face-lift, but also some heavy modification.

Realistically, the site framework that we are currently working on is about 2 years old, and was streamlined and state of the art for it’s time – but unfortunately a lot has changed in that time and I really think that RSHumor has a lot of untapped potential, and there are a lot of things that just bother me that I want to fix, which requires almost an entire redo.

But before I go any further I should make it clear that most of this has been in the planning stages (personally) for a while, and Linda is not aware of this, nor that I’m posting any of this – so it is entirely possible that some of these may get nixed before they ever surface, but the goal of this is to really ‘up our game’ so to speak.

What you will notice as I continue (written after everything below this was written) is that everything is nearly intertwined – so for Z to be possible A-Y must also be done, meaning this is going to be a huge project.

1. Site redesign
While the current site design is great and serves its purpose, it really is only fitting that something new be unveiled to not only showcase Linda’s wonderful talents (through additional experience), but also to accommodate some of the new features that I want to add (below). With this will hopefully see the addition of a “template” system, whereby you can customize RSHumor to appear as you want it – perhaps easier on your eyes, or in a style that you favor most.

2. Pages redone
It occurred to me that pages such as the “About Us” were written in 2005. Really? Time to bring everything up to date and make it more relevant.

3. Complete editor panel integration
This is where things get tricky. When the editors panel was FIRST created, it was the place where Linda and I managed the pictures on the site, and it kind of got rolled out onto a larger scale. The truth is, however, that the execution could be a lot better. I (hope) to integrate it into the main site so it isn’t so much an editors panel account as a “site” account, whereby being logged in and having account allows you more customization, easier addition of pictures, and the like. This will also pave way for…

4. Favorites && Picture Commenting
I’m well aware that people just like certain pictures, I really want it to be easier for people to find their pictures, which may not only mean the need for an improved search mechanism, but also something needs to be written to allow you to save pictures to your account that you like and want to have easier access to later. Furthermore, the current framework of the site has the picture commenting capability built into it, but it was never rolled out because there was no easy way to accomplish the task, with user account integration this becomes much easier and more manageable from an administrative and user standpoint.

5. Picture Notifications
One of the features added to the Editors Panel after it was released was the ability to ‘Status Check’ your pictures after they were submitted, however because of a process that occurs behind the scenes this is largely ineffective and if data is cleared on a picture (only upon rejection) you’ll never know what happened. Hopefully it can be made so that you can receive email notification (in addition to live status checks) to let you know what happened to a picture.

6. ID Recycling
This is down right a pet peeve. We have 10k images or so live on the site, but our image ID’s are at least 2x that, I want image ID’s to be more representative of the total number in the database, so it’s time to start to reuse old database rows, which means recoding the way uploads are handled (fun). Ahhhh.

7. Speed up review + add time.
IT MUST GO FASTER. WILL HAPPEN. SWEAR!

++ Much more.

Now while this may not seem like a lot – it IS. Due to the complex nature and structure of the site, and the overwhelming problem that Travis (I) work, and am a full time university student, and Linda works full time complicates and slows things down a LOT. This excludes all current site obligations and needing to keep things in tip-top shape which makes this a very difficult task. Because of this, I am going to guess that this process will take at least a few months to get all the bugs worked out a final launch accomplished, but I’m prepared to get the process rolling and will take all of this to Linda ASAP and see what can be done to expedite this process.

In the mean time I welcome ANY comments or suggestions via email (admin@rshumor.net), or you may simply reply to this post. I want to make sure there is something for everyone and that we can do the most to bring everything up to date and allow for much more continued advancement .

Sincerely,
Travis
RSHumor.Net Administration

Not the typical RSH blog post but I ran across this and had to share with those that either don’t watch RS videos or just haven’t been fortunate to stumble upon this.

-Linda

Except Bingo cards don’t go up to 200, so that doesn’t make any sense :<

Anyway, I’ve got 200 images here.

Image numbers: 20091-20565.

Muffinlyblis submits a lot of pictures.. and so does Daxter077. I felt like every other image was from one of those two!

My favorite was 20426, I literally facepalmed. Poor kid.

So for the last hour and a half things have been majorly broken…it origionally started off with the best of intentions and then spiraled down fast – but the good news is everything (service) has been restored. I’ve also completed installation of the Apache Module (original reason for tinkering) in the first place that should speed up page views by about 70% or so; GZip, allows us to compress data before it is sent to your browser so you should notice pages loading much much faster .

Hopefully!!!! Linda will update soon, she’s been slacking .

<3 Travis

The cat dragged in 266 new images.

Image number range: 19346-20090.

More to come in a few days.. I have 702 more images on my computer ^^”

Favorite image of this batch: 19536. I couldn’t make heads or tails of it.. got to the first reply and would have ended up making a mess if I had been drinking anything because I burst out laughing :$!

See you guys soon!

-Linda

Due to some things beyond our control, today we have moved RSHumor.net to a different IP address (same server). This means that we had to mess up all the name servers and BIND configurations. Bearing in mind that some ISP’s take a bit of time to re-propagate this information, for a short period of time the site may appear down for a minority of people, it should fix itself quickly and without issue. We thank you for your patience and assure you this was necessary and should not pose many issues, but if you know of someone that is trying to access the site, tell them to be patient just a bit longer while their ISP catches up.

If all else fails, you may try the following:
Start–>Run–>cmd

Enter the following command (as an administrator)
ipconfig /flushdns

That should force the re-propagation of the information, though you may also need to clear your computers internet cache files if it refuses to download.

As always – Much love,
Travis

So for the past few months we’ve been working on a rather secret project that I think many of you will find great use (and hopefully joy) in:

Runescape Grand Exchange Update Notifier – GEUpdate.com

I know what you may be thinking, “Don’t they have these kind of things in IRC?” The answer: Yes, and no.

GEUpdate.com is different quite simply because of how it functions and the concept of reactive versus proactive. Several IRC bots operate on the premise that you type in a command (IE: !geupdate), and it tells you when the last update occured, but this is simply ineffective. Now you no longer need to stay up all day and night waiting for the GE to update to effectively merchant. Once you’ve created a (FREE) account, activated it, and added credits (a spam prevention measure), you will receive either an SMS/TXT message or an Email message as soon as the GE is in the process of updating.

The system is rather complex in how it operates, and it’s taken about 5.5 months to built in it’s entirety, and we keep changing things around every day to improve the smaller details, but it has come to the point where most changes made are on the cosmetic end, and it’s time to unveil the site to the public for an open beta test!

Currently most SMS (Cell) providers are available, though if you live in the UK, they may or may not require activation before it will work…standard text messaging fees may apply if you opt for SMS/TXT messaging notification.

Overall, the people who have been involved for a few months in providing feedback have fallen in love and really enjoy the hours of sleep they’re able to get, while making a killing merchanting in the Grand Exchange, and we hope (and are almost certain) you will feel the same way.

As always, we welcome and questions, comments, or concerns: admin@geupdate.com.

As a bit of a sidebar: I’ve gone through a ton of images today reviewing them, and they should be sent to Linda in the next day or so that she can continue the process of catching up on Updates. It’s going to be an amazing summer, we’ve got lots of great things planned, and this is just the first of many .

Much love and respect,
Travis

I don’t know how but when I downloaded the waiting images, some of the images weren’t saved.. so as a result I had to go back and save them and then go through the process of adding pictures to the site once more.

So, here’s another 60 pictures. Image numbers are 19110-19292.

-Linda

Sorry, been a while – again – but I got all the pictures on my computer done! (All 764 of them :<) I promise I have vacation time coming up in about 2 weeks so I’ll *hopefully* get somewhere with images. Maybe even caught up! *gaspfaint*

Anyway, here’s 196 images for you guys (and gals). My favorite of this bunch is 18964.. it was just really random and I guess I wasn’t expecting it =P

Bulk of the images are from 18712-19391 with randoms from 3492 to 3534.

-Linda