Shades

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

i was going to say- based on all the evidence we have, Lana's love for spaghetti is her most stable and longlasting relationship
a linguini Queen

A genius that doesn't view writing as a craft but as something that just comes to your brain half-formed and perfect on the basis of it being hers... right. 

@Elle I just wanna say that it’s amazing how you transcribed this interview when we only got pictures of it - that takes true dedication and it doesn’t go unnoticed  you’re the best. 

Omg when Lana said surprise album I hope she meant that the surprise would be no jack production ?

should... should we call someone

I'm a web developer- given that there is a new like system, so long as the old one was designed at least half-decently intelligently (using unique IDs that transferred to the new system), if you have a backup of the old database, I could try helping you transfer over the old likes.

Just noticed the time online feature is gone. What a blessing.

Okay one random little thing that bugs me a bit... So when you quote an (older) post, it always says "On X/X/20XX member XY said:" 
But the date format is now M/D/YYYY, which I'm pretty sure wasn't the case before the update. No shade to American Lipsters, but could we please go back to the date format that the rest of the world uses and that actually makes sense (smallest unit -> biggest unit)?  

the little animation that plays when u like someone’s post...next level lanaboards 

Unfortunate indeed, but the things you've noted are beyond my control. It's something I unfortunately cannot change, as these features (such as the source button) were built in to the new software upgrade from Invision, and some features were so outdated, the full data couldn't be transferred over (such as past likes). Remember, this is a major upgrade of about a decade. We were outdated for a very long time, & this update had to happen in order to be able to be hosted on a server more fit for the boards, which was vital to prevent the crashes we would experience during high traffic times. We could've been one crash away from permanent disaster - that's the road we were headed down if we didn't make a change!
I know after such a long tenure on the forums you've become accustomed to the old layout as many of us have, but there will be some exciting new features to be added! My apologies for any disappointment! x

Hi everyone,
The site is back online! I apologise for the time it took, which was much longer than I expected! Thank g-d Lana didn’t announce anything while it was happening..
Aside from the time it took, the update went quite well. It was a smooth process all around, no real errors, it just took some time! We’re also now on a more stable server (which was the core reason for this whole update) so crashes should happen way less frequently during high traffic times.
 
& as you can see, we look different!
 
As stated in the original site update thread, don’t worry, all content that has ever been posted still remains.
The site is still indexing, so if you don’t see some older posts right away, don’t worry, they’re just still rebuilding.
 
I originally expected that we were going to be themeless for a bit and things were going to look quite plain for a while, but I was able to (somewhat) import the previous Lust for Life theme for both desktop and mobile; however since it wasn’t designed for these new formats, it is a bit disjointed and messy. I did try to fix it to fit the best that I could though. I apologise for that, but don’t worry, we’ll have some new themes coming that will be better designed for this new format.
 
Essentially, this is just the first draft of LanaBoards 2.0. I probably could have spent some more time perfecting a few things, but I wanted to bring the site back to you all as soon as it was possible since we were offline for so long! I’ll probably continue to tweak things in the background here and there, but again, once the new themes are designed and brought in, that’s when the new version of the site will live up to its fullest potential. Some new functionality features are also to come.
 
So, take some time to poke around & explore the new layout! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please leave them below & I’ll answer everything the best that I can. (I’m still learning too!)
 
Two important things to note:
Usernames & Display Names have been merged. Whatever was your last known Display Name is now your Username, and to my knowledge, is now the Username you will use to sign in with. It also appears that whenever you change your Display Name your Username will change as well, and will sign in with the new one. (May be wrong about this, correct me if so, this is just what I’ve gathered to understand so far.)
Please check your signatures! Some may have glitched during the update, so please adjust them if needed/desired!
 
Thank you all again so much for all the continued patience & support.
I’m super thrilled for the future possibilities to come with this new version of LanaBoards!
 
All my love,
Elle xx
 
(also, not to be dramatic, but this is one of the most stressful things I’ve ever done. I’m now going to reward myself to a giant bowl of spaghetti, and then go to sleep for a very long time.)