Maurice Posted Wednesday at 12:37 AM Report Posted Wednesday at 12:37 AM Hello everyone, To make our site faster and more reliable, we’ll be performing a major system upgrade on May 16th, which will involve a migration to a new server with more resources. What to expect: The forum and wiki will be offline for the entire day, and possibly a bit longer, while we move everything over. Big improvements are coming: Once we're back, you’ll notice a refreshed look, faster loading times, and a more modern experience overall. This is going to be a big change -and step up- for DCW, and we appreciate your patience while we get everything ready. I’ll post an update here as soon as we are back online! Thank you for your understanding. Maurice 1
DavidHolandaOne Posted Friday at 06:15 PM Report Posted Friday at 06:15 PM OMG that's great to hear, we're finally getting the wiki stable and faster. Server crashes no more! It took a long while, especially how the wiki has starting to show some instability for the past days and people losing their progress in middle of editing. Let's hope the new server migration be a success and that we can finally edit and update the wiki without any major issues. And that's good news for a change after what we just got today with Ran Mouri's seiyuu (may she rest in peace). Although, one thing that got my attention is that the wiki will be receiving a refreshed look, but I'm not sure if it'll get a theme overhaul or it'll be mostly the same. I quite prefer the original look of the wiki, but I'm fine in updating as long as it is still comfortable to read and still have a good look, I'd prefer not something like Wikipedia's new look. Also, maybe we can update the DCW Wiki logo, since it's been unchanged for 17 years. One thing for sure is that we should NOT use any AI-generated image, now that we're living in this concerning era and would be best if we get like a icon contest or getting an artist/graphic designer to do it. Who knows? But I'm looking forward to the new age of Detective Conan World. I really appreciate that you're finally updating the wiki after so long.
Maurice Posted 18 hours ago Author Report Posted 18 hours ago Yes! It's long overdue. The current server used to be more than enough for DCW's needs, but the substantial growth of the last 3 years has really started to have its toll on many maintenance routines such as backups. The database is now very heavy and all automated operations now take longer than before and do block normal user interactions, which causes those unfortunate timeout... This update will not only see a server upgrade (the site will be moving over to new hardware), but also new behind-the-scenes mechanics that revamp the way automated routines are performed to minimize database locking and optimize requests serving, notably with greater caching abilities. As for design, I hope you'll like what I prepared. It's very much in line with DCW's original mindset and design in terms of look-and-feel. My overall concern was always to ensure the whole site shares that same seamless look-and-feel, whether on the basic pages, forum or wiki. So I believe you won't feel that destabilized and that you'll (hopefully) appreciate the smooth transition to the updated wiki.
Maurice Posted 4 hours ago Author Report Posted 4 hours ago Please see the other post about the latest news. The maintenance is almost over. All that remains is DNS propagation for the domain name and other subdomains so that they properly point to the new server. It can take many hours. Thank you for your patience.
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