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Title: Vortex
Post by: theman53 on May 08, 2010, 05:32:24 am
Is it dead? I don't need the site much, but to sell/buy stuff. I haven't been able to access it for about 2 days. Is it dead or just me?
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: ashleyroe on May 08, 2010, 05:56:16 am
Is it dead? I don't need the site much, but to sell/buy stuff. I haven't been able to access it for about 2 days. Is it dead or just me?

zeroforum had legal issues.

it's switched over to v bulletin now.

it's an awful set up.
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: ashleyroe on May 08, 2010, 05:56:42 am
http://vb.vwvortex.com/forum.php (http://vb.vwvortex.com/forum.php)
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: mystery3 on May 08, 2010, 08:02:00 am
Does this mean the search function will finally be useful on vortex?

I concur with theman53, the classifieds are the only really useful tool on the vortex, there is so much stuff there.
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: Turbinepowered on May 08, 2010, 08:11:20 am
Being a man with a gasser side too... I'm a fan of the Quantum and Fox forums over there, and certain threads on the Fabrication Forum are tops.

I will miss the loss of the zeroforum private/instant messaging system, though...
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: ashleyroe on May 08, 2010, 08:23:15 am
Does this mean the search function will finally be useful on vortex?

I concur with theman53, the classifieds are the only really useful tool on the vortex, there is so much stuff there.

the search actually got worse.
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: theman53 on May 08, 2010, 08:30:30 am
I understand the site better now. I think it is more useful to me than it was. Never did search anything there yet.
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: fatmobile on May 08, 2010, 10:57:10 am
There's more to that site than just the classifieds (and trolls with name recognition).. but it's one of the best sites for used parts.
 Lots of great info and help there on custom parts/mods for the MK1,.. glad it wasn't lost and converts over tot he new formatt.
MK2 forum hasn't been as helpful,... bump a thread 2 years old with a question, they provide no valuable info and still tell me to search (haven't seen a post telling someone to do a search since it went back up, ha).

Vortex being shut down reminded me of how much I depend on it.
Also reminded me of how much time I spend on it, got alot done for those couple days.
 They must be scrambling to set everything up right,.. huge job.
 Listening to people on the vortex whine about the new format before they even have time to set it up is lame.
I'm pretty sure several of the local vw clubs are running vbullitin and it looks/works great.
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: theman53 on May 08, 2010, 02:37:58 pm
Did anybody find the diesel part of the site?
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: Vincent Waldon on May 08, 2010, 04:21:57 pm
Did anybody find the diesel part of the site?

http://forums.vwvortex.com/forumdisplay.php?22-TDI-and-Diesel-Forum (http://forums.vwvortex.com/forumdisplay.php?22-TDI-and-Diesel-Forum)
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: 8v-of-fury on May 09, 2010, 05:06:38 pm
i dont personally like it. It doesn't show which threads have been read.. and which haven't.. lame complaint.. but nonetheless lol
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: burn_your_money on May 10, 2010, 09:47:41 am
Phew, I didn't lose my post count  ;D

Lately I've noticed that the quality in the mk1 section has been going down but it's still a fantastic resourse. I'm glad it's back.
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: fatmobile on May 10, 2010, 05:30:57 pm
You can just run the arrow over the topic and a window will let you know the first bit,
 so you don't have to click to find out it's lame.
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: carrizog60 on May 17, 2010, 05:40:11 am
how does the search works now?
are older threads lost?
used lot of the g60 archive but now nothing...
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: burn_your_money on May 17, 2010, 09:38:48 am
They say they are working on converting the archives over. They are somewhere like 30% done. I really hope they fix the search because it's even more useless then ever.
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: mystery3 on May 17, 2010, 03:50:20 pm
I really hope they fix the search because it's even more useless then ever.

And that's saying something!
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: alexgingles on May 26, 2010, 05:13:20 pm
the old search I thought worked great... you had to click archived content.. otherwise you would get just about nothing.  This new search sucks... having to type in a code??  what's that all about
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: burn_your_money on May 26, 2010, 06:10:10 pm
The whole forum frustrates me now. I find it painfully slow and cumbersome.
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: Baron VonZeppelin on May 26, 2010, 06:55:45 pm
Its slow as heck for me too.
But thats not the bad part.
The pages only load to about 2/3 or 3/4 the way then they stop - everytime.

I can't really make any use of Vortex right now at all.

Sooner or later they'll get it fixed better.
I hope.  :-\
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: Turbinepowered on May 28, 2010, 08:42:04 pm
Its slow as heck for me too.
But thats not the bad part.
The pages only load to about 2/3 or 3/4 the way then they stop - everytime.

I can't really make any use of Vortex right now at all.

Sooner or later they'll get it fixed better.
I hope.  :-\


I'm assuming you've dumped your cache and cookies, right? Pages load fine for me, even on a mobile device.
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: Baron VonZeppelin on May 28, 2010, 11:04:24 pm
Nope.

Did the cache' - but not the cookies.
I hate doing that - have to re-enter all my passwords everywhere.... oh well.

About that time i guess, and a few defrags for good measure.

I use a free ISP with my cell phone as modem.
14.4 kbs ...... turtle charged
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: Rabbit on Roids on May 29, 2010, 06:34:16 am
lol @ turtle charged.
Title: Re: Vortex
Post by: Baron VonZeppelin on May 30, 2010, 07:23:12 pm
dammitt

dumped all my cookies and online/offline files - defragged until the color groups were tight ... and Vortex isn't doing any better.

If it says page showing 1-30 of x amount .... i get about 20 of them, and then it just stops.

pffftt