Just wanted to make a quick journal to point out why this Beta is so important, as it may not have been made clear already to folks.

Basically this is the groundwork for a complete site refresh, the look and feel and features of the Beta sites will be incorporated into the auction and account side of the site in the coming months. So it's important that we get everyone's feedback about this new look and feel and if we've missed any useful features it will be easier to consider and accommodate them now than after we complete the refresh.

What is the refresh? Well, basically everything you already know about FurBuy is being completely rewritten from the ground-up. Every page, every feature, every design element will be revamped - even the database is going to be (carefully) re-written (without losing any existing data).

Why all this trouble? FurBuy was originally written and has been maintained for 13 years now using outdated technology from 1999. The language has grown and evolved (very nicely I might add) and the web frameworks have improved (also very nicely) and the amount of rich, robust HTML5 features available today is unprecedented in making modern, sleek, attractive and interactive web apps. There's no reason for FurBuy to continue lingering in outdated space and the new features mean faster and easier access to everything, for everyone. The outdated and no longer supported legacy code is also beginning to break in places, such as randomly missing POST form data in the old system - no longer an issue at all in our new web framework.

So if you haven't already, please come take a look and play around with the new Beta sites, and offer us your thoughts and feedback. We've setup a special Board on the forums just for discussion of Beta site features!