[Calderyon]

We're making some changes to Digital Spy's forums

Here's everything you need to know.

As you may already know, we're about to start work to upgrade the Digital Spy forums.

This is the first time since our entertainment community began 16 years ago that we're moving to a completely new platform – and it's no small task. After all, we've got over 600,000 users and over 84 million posts to move.

As dedicated Digital Spy forum members are aware, the system we're currently using hasn't held up as well as we would have hoped. The age of software and the sheer size of the forums have held us back – but no longer.

What's happening?

While the forums are being moved to a new platform, they will be read-only from 10.30am on Wednesday, December 14 while all of your threads, posts, messages and accounts are migrated. We expect this will take up to 72 hours.


Here are some of the things you can expect...

New design: The forums will be getting a new lick of paint and our current emoji (including fan favourite cat-dog Cat) will be retired and replaced with new models. You will also finally be able to embed certain media and social posts, such as YouTube videos.

Search: We'll be gaining an advanced search on the forums, too. You will once again be able to search through users, posts and threads.

Notifications: Any time someone replies to your thread or mentions you, a notification will pop up on your screen.

Reactions: You will be able to react to any post: like, dislike, laugh... maybe even cry if you're in the Politics forum?

Draft posts save: All posts created will now periodically save as a draft, so there is no more risk of losing long posts.

Time-out time: The new forum has a points-based warning system which means a temporary time-out rather than permanent bans for smaller offences.

Ban amnesty: In 16 years, we have amassed over 16,000 banned accounts. Starting now, we are going to be reviewing anyone who chooses to appeal their ban again. Those wishing to appeal should email forum@digitalspy.co.uk with the title 'Ban Amnesty'. Be sure to include your forum username when messaging!

There are several new functions and ideas that we have and when we flesh them out a little more, we will of course announce them in a similar way. You can find out more in detail at the forums right here.

We know this is a lot of change and that we haven't always got it right. We ask that you will be patient with us, both before and after the migration, while we try and iron things out. We expect that some things will not be correct immediately, but hope things will go as smoothly as possible.

Thanks!

Digital Spy forums team

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[Withano]

A notification every time somebody replies to your thread seems a bit excessive... But I suppose Id trade it for TiBBs notification system

[Rob!]

The DS lot are going to go apocalyptic. They had a meltdown the last time they changed the forum

[MB.]

And after that they can completely overhaul their excuse for a news site and hopefully they might be getting somewhere

[Rob!]

Yeah the forum should have been bottom of the priority list tbh

[reece(:]

Not DS getting a Like feature before TiBB

[Rob!]

Originally Posted by reece(:

Not DS getting a Like feature before TiBB

Tea

[Jordan.]

Notifications: Any time someone replies to your thread or mentions you, a notification will pop up on your screen.

Reactions: You will be able to react to any post: like, dislike, laugh... maybe even cry if you're in the Politics forum?

tibb wishes

[Marsh.]

DS ready for Joe_Zel's return?

[Rob!]

Originally Posted by December

DS ready for Joe_Zel's return?

Was this you

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Snowblake

Was this you

It was.

I used to love arguing with Mona once upon a 4 years ago.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

*jordan's do i look like i give a **** because i don't gif*

[Tom4784]

They need to update their writing staff. Endless clickbaity Buzzfeed-lite ****, it's just lazy writing.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

They need to update their writing staff. Endless clickbaity Buzzfeed-lite ****, it's just lazy writing.

OMFG!!!!!!
Watch this spoon change positions 3 times in the background of a scene from a 20 year old Friends episode!!!!!

[Firewire]

You'll never believe what Ashley Tisdale looks like now!

[MB.]

Yeah their many, many Friends 'hot takes' are probably the worst thing about the site, and that's saying something

[Rob!]

Megan farted during Towie and twitter can't handle it

[Firewire]

Originally Posted by Snowblake

Megan farted during Towie and twitter can't handle it

screaming it's so true

[Black Dagger]

Oh I shall ask if Black Dagger can make a return. If not KK shall live x

[Nicky91]

i've sent a appeal for my account

[Calderyon]

Originally Posted by Bah HuMBug

Yeah their many, many Friends 'hot takes' are probably the worst thing about the site, and that's saying something

They´re also obsessed over how someone who was famous 10-30 years ago, looks like now.

[Daniel-X]

Ten Reasons We Can't Wait till Linda Carter Returns!

[Cherie]

I never bothered with it as I didn't like the forum layout, will see what it looks like

[Nicky91]

first on my hopefully return there, i will drag some members for talking behind my back

[Black Dagger]

I'm sure you will.