Originally Posted by Raoul

Stage One is the most dangerous part of the whole process.
The servers dilithium crystals must be disengaged yet suspended in place.
The Matter/Anti-Matter chamber must be swept clean of all residue
(it is unknown how long that will take as IB has been doing god knows what in there)

All we can do is keep our fingers crossed that it goes well and we all don't end up glowing like the fifth moon of Uranus.

Originally Posted by rednoved

There was a lot of info on the classifieds and the changes that will be implemented, is there any way we can get some info on the garage feature?

Originally Posted by Raoul

Anybody who asks twice is serious, apologies for that knucklehead response.

For the users, management of their vBulletin garage is conveniently handled through their UserCP.
The intuitive user interface encourages even the most challenged to create a compelling Garage.
Images are added via a wizard form either the users own computer or a specified URL.
Local storage of uploaded images prevents broken image links and over quota messages.
Thumbnails are dynamically created with high-resolution images displayed in a navigable Lytebox.
Users can designate whether a garage is visible to the rest of the site members
or hidden until they have time to polish the information and give it the debut it deserves.
Other users can view garages using interactive pop-up menus embedded in each post or through the Garage owner's profile.
Included is a full featured search allowing users to browse Garages by Username and most recently added or modified.
An Advanced Search supports highly detailed search criteria to locate garages meeting specific criteria.

Key Features
vBulletin Options-based customization of information collected and presented in garages
vBSEO friendly insuring all user-submitted content is crawled by search engines [This is huge!]
Usergroup-based permissions for Garage use
Number of garages enabled can vary by usergroup
User management of garages via User Control Panel
Simple-to-use image uploads per garage
Lytebox presentation of high resolution garage images
bbCode supported in information areas
Additional image placement in information area supported
Dynamic presentation of garages in postbit and user profile
Multiple browse and search options for end users []
Supports vBSEO and includes sitemap generation add-on
Complete documentation that is searchable and indexed

Originally Posted by Raoul

I didn't want to risk pissing you off twice by posting a link so I cut&paste.

Now, I can't find the link.

I started by Googling vBulletin & Garage, since this site uses vBulletin, and kind of spun off from there.

Here is something on the subject.....
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/searc...archid=3174254

Originally Posted by Robb M.

IB has a Garage of their own creation I believe. With luck, the new VMs needed to run the garage will finally go live today