Infield Parking Blog

There have been a lot of questions about the speed and reliability of the site. The term “tired hamster” was used to describe our current engine. The new site will be on a completely new platform. We are not attempting to patch or build on top of the existing site. This alone will fix many of the speed and usability issues that the site currently has. The platform that we have chosen is already in use at sites with high traffic volume and the results are impressive.

We have spent the last two days steeped in wireframes for features of the new site. The wireframes are simple layouts that show how each page is laid out and details the functionality. It becomes the blueprint of the site that the designers and engineers use to do their job (you can read more about wireframes here). So far, we have reviewed the wireframes for the Forums, Groups, profile and events calendar. As each piece gets signed off on, I can provide more details on the features.

That being said, I will say now that we are bringing back the “edit button” for Forums. This is based on the requests posted to this blog and on the current site.

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We are celebrating our 2nd anniversary! We want to thank all of you including those who have been with us for the full two years and those who have joined us any time since the early days. All of you help make Infield Parking the exciting community that it is.As a special anniversary message, we wanted to let you know that work on a new software platform is underway. The new platform will support the launch of a totally revamped site in time for the 2009 racing season. We have gone through all of the requests contributed by members, added our own ideas and have come up with what we think is a very exciting list of features and capabilities for the site.

To help us we have engaged two great companies who have plenty of experience in this space but we also need more help from you. During the development phase we will be updating everyone about our progress through the Infield Parking Blog (go to infieldparkingblog.com). Of course you may chime in any time you’d like, but along the way we also intend to ask for your feedback on various new features and we will also let you know when we need volunteers to help us test the new system.

We are really excited about this much needed site-improvement project and we’re looking forward to a raging new season!

Regards, Smitty

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