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Hi All,
Well it's our 15 year anniversary this year, thanks to everyone that has kept the place going and for giving you guys the help you need to further your refereeing abilities.
With that said, this is a forewarning that I am going to have to change a few things here as the software that runs the place is becoming a bit out dated and the current versions of PHP cannot be used because of the age of the system that is used.
So, with that said there will be a few things coming up which will at times cause some downtime. To ensure that downtime is kept to a minimum and at off peak times, I shall keep updates to a Monday night / Tuesday Night. This will allow people to post items from their games after the weekend, and get some advice, as well as swot up ready for their weekend games.
The changes that will come are quite exciting from a development point of view, but learning from the lessons of running this place, I will keep everything simple to use.
UPGRADES:
The Forum will be changed from the VBulletin system that is currently used, to the XenForo system. The reason is that VBulletin 4 is no longer supported and VBulletin 5 does not meet the needs of this community. XenForo will also allow us to upgrade the server to PHP 7.2 which allows us to keep your details safe and secure, and keep the speed of the site running well.
NEW LOOK:
As it's our 15th year there will be a new and clean look to the place, gone will be all the old bits that next to no body uses. The new look will provide a light & dark theme for your choice, as I recognise getting older that dark themes can be much harder on the eyes (yes, I'm getting old, I admit it!).
NEW FEATURES:
TEST MATCH DATABASE:
This system has been years in the making, through excel and eventually to web-based. Essentially it will be a compendium of every international match, the score, who refereed, how many cards, etc. etc. etc. It will be referee focused so will not have player names, scorer names. This will need updated as international games kick in, and all verified referee members of rugbyrefs.com will have the ability to use it & update it. I hope it will prove useful for people, even if just for historical reference.
REFLOG:
Another thing that I have been working on for years, this will come in three parts.
Part 1
You'll have all used Pre-Game reports before to identify areas to work on, what went well, what didn't, etc...
This will be the same, but you will be able to see the trends of areas that you keep having to work on, as well as letting you know the parts of your game that are going well.
Part 2
Ability to record stats from watching a video and note areas to work on, which can be combined with a written report that was created from part 1.
Part 3
Ability for you to give the captains & Referee Coaches of your game a chance to provide you feedback. This will then reflect over a season and give you another area to reflect.
This will come together in stages, and will all have the ability to be shared with others should you wish.
LEARN RUGBY LAWS
It'll be back late this year/early next year. But with a better user interface and back end to control & update as an when changes to the laws are made.
That's it for the meantime. So I will apologise in advance for any Monday/Tuesday downtimes, but hopefully it'll provide you all with a cleaner, fresher & easier to use RugbyRefs.com
Well it's our 15 year anniversary this year, thanks to everyone that has kept the place going and for giving you guys the help you need to further your refereeing abilities.
With that said, this is a forewarning that I am going to have to change a few things here as the software that runs the place is becoming a bit out dated and the current versions of PHP cannot be used because of the age of the system that is used.
So, with that said there will be a few things coming up which will at times cause some downtime. To ensure that downtime is kept to a minimum and at off peak times, I shall keep updates to a Monday night / Tuesday Night. This will allow people to post items from their games after the weekend, and get some advice, as well as swot up ready for their weekend games.
The changes that will come are quite exciting from a development point of view, but learning from the lessons of running this place, I will keep everything simple to use.
UPGRADES:
The Forum will be changed from the VBulletin system that is currently used, to the XenForo system. The reason is that VBulletin 4 is no longer supported and VBulletin 5 does not meet the needs of this community. XenForo will also allow us to upgrade the server to PHP 7.2 which allows us to keep your details safe and secure, and keep the speed of the site running well.
NEW LOOK:
As it's our 15th year there will be a new and clean look to the place, gone will be all the old bits that next to no body uses. The new look will provide a light & dark theme for your choice, as I recognise getting older that dark themes can be much harder on the eyes (yes, I'm getting old, I admit it!).
NEW FEATURES:
TEST MATCH DATABASE:
This system has been years in the making, through excel and eventually to web-based. Essentially it will be a compendium of every international match, the score, who refereed, how many cards, etc. etc. etc. It will be referee focused so will not have player names, scorer names. This will need updated as international games kick in, and all verified referee members of rugbyrefs.com will have the ability to use it & update it. I hope it will prove useful for people, even if just for historical reference.
REFLOG:
Another thing that I have been working on for years, this will come in three parts.
Part 1
You'll have all used Pre-Game reports before to identify areas to work on, what went well, what didn't, etc...
This will be the same, but you will be able to see the trends of areas that you keep having to work on, as well as letting you know the parts of your game that are going well.
Part 2
Ability to record stats from watching a video and note areas to work on, which can be combined with a written report that was created from part 1.
Part 3
Ability for you to give the captains & Referee Coaches of your game a chance to provide you feedback. This will then reflect over a season and give you another area to reflect.
This will come together in stages, and will all have the ability to be shared with others should you wish.
LEARN RUGBY LAWS
It'll be back late this year/early next year. But with a better user interface and back end to control & update as an when changes to the laws are made.
That's it for the meantime. So I will apologise in advance for any Monday/Tuesday downtimes, but hopefully it'll provide you all with a cleaner, fresher & easier to use RugbyRefs.com
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