Just making sure I didn't mess up. I had to re-register.
yep..everyone has re-registered.
the old profiles no longer work.
personally, I consider this a good thing.
Scot
Yep Congrats Bachmann!
Yeah. I just registered yesterday for the first time, then had to re-do it today. It looks like we're all Newbies again together!
Yep!
Now we get a valid e-mail address for everyone, including the Voice of God, "Hunt".
Good move!!! Now maybe we can avoid the SPAM,especially the porn.
David
Hi All, Just checking to see if I can post!! I did have to reregister. ::)
Yeah but now we don't have to put up with all of the unwanted posts by those *%$&#%* robot spammers!!! Halleluiah!!!
Quote from: Stewart on February 02, 2007, 03:39:59 PM
Yep!
Now we get a valid e-mail address for everyone, including the Voice of God, "Hunt".
how come "hunt" gets to be the voice of god? That's just not fair, we should take turns, like "student of the month"...just kidding Hunt!
woohoo! It worked! I'm still on board the Bachman train!
Dear All,
This is what we've been waiting for! Hopefully the bots will be thwarted, and we can all discuss trains!
Have fun!
the Bach-man
I love the new forum, and it's great to be a Newbie again!
...and I was just getting ready to congratulate you guys for breaking something that wasn't even fixed yet...
yes, altho the handle is now Zytx, instead of my real name, you want the real name, look at the email ;) Long story behind the name Zytx, too long & not on topic for a railroad forum, altho one might ask themselves this question when viewing my car:
1950's ATSF Alco switcher colour scheme, or zebra?
link to it here:
http://download.lavadomefive.com/members/RDFlambouyant/zeeb/zeeb.html
Zytx, the poster formerly known as Red.
Yep! But hay it was worth it. 8)
Yep. I'll get used to it. :o
How long until we all start grtting more stars by our name. (I noticed Bach-man has five :-\) Is it based on number of posts ???
Quote from: cooltrainguy on February 05, 2007, 10:44:56 AM
How long until we all start grtting more stars by our name. (I noticed Bach-man has five :-\) Is it based on number of posts ???
hopefully the stars and "rank" will be removed completely..
some people see those stars and the "rank" as a challenge, and feel like they have to post a million pointless posts to increase their rank..because somehow more stars increases their sense of worth.."I have more stars! wow, im so cool and better than people with less stars!" (http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif) :P
"cooltrainguy",
im not saying YOU would think that way! ;D
im just using your post as a good reason to bring this topic up.
this has been an issue on many forums...its best to just get rid of the stars and rank completely..
its not really relevant to anything if someone has made one post or thousands..
Scot
Yes I did, and I don't like being called a newbie. Maybe it changes at 50.
Maybe the stars will just change color, like on E-bay.
B-man will be our 5 star general. Highest rank period.
US Board so only logical it should have a class based ranking system.
What do all the symbols on the right (screen's right) hand side mean? What is a "Jr. Member"?
Translation, please. ???
Gene
Quote from: SteamGene on February 07, 2007, 08:06:18 AM
What do all the symbols on the right (screen's right) hand side mean? What is a "Jr. Member"?
Translation, please. ???
Gene
"Jr. Member" refers to the name the forum gives members based on how many posts they have made..like I said above, I hope that feature can be disabled..
looks like it changed from "Newbie" to "Jr. Member" at 50 posts..
it will change to something else at 100 probably..
the symbols mean different things..
just put your cursor on them, and a little window appears telling you what they mean, like this:
(http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u45/scottychaos/cursor.gif)
you can also just click on them and see what happens! ;D
Scot
Quote from: Steve Stockham on February 02, 2007, 07:45:08 PM
Yeah but now we don't have to put up with all of the unwanted posts by those *%$&#%* robot spammers!!! Halleluiah!!!
beeep. What do you mean, robot spammers? beeep.
beeep tac
Ottawa Valley GRS beeep
Quote from: finderskeepers on February 02, 2007, 09:26:17 PM
Quote from: Stewart on February 02, 2007, 03:39:59 PM
Yep!
Now we get a valid e-mail address for everyone, including the Voice of God, "Hunt".
how come "hunt" gets to be the voice of god? That's just not fair, we should take turns, like "student of the month"...just kidding Hunt!
shouldn't that be "student of the "mouth" ;D ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) ;D 8) ;D 8) ;D 8) ::)
Notuce I'm a junior member, not a newbie.
Dear All,
I have indeed removed the stars and ranks. Everyone has one star and is a member. If you misbehave, you'll be gone. As Scotty says, we had some people posting for the sake of numbers, presumably to get to the next level. Well, there is no longer a next level, so there's no need to post promiscuously.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Bach-Man, All:
Thanks, good decision! Like you, I was already seeing the 'numbers push' with quite a few "Looks great . . ." posts in the areas I regularly visit. I've noticed that most of the public forums I use have abandoned the ranking systems for the same reasons.
The new forum seems to be working well, but there are still a few folks on other forums saying they can't register. One pointed out there was no "contact us" button. I haven't needed to contact, so haven't looked. Can you tell us how to respond to those who can't seem to get in?
Thanks Again & Happy RRing,
Jerry
That sounds good.
Maybe if you kill the post count, then people won't post.
If people don't post, then what's the point of the counting them?
There seems to be a lot of the kiddie crowd who believe large numbers of posts show wisdom. But the inanity of their posts shows otherwise.
Maybe if Bach-Man kills the post count, then the inane posts will cease.
Please Kill the Count
Dear Jim,
I'm working on that as well.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Quote from: Ben Wang on February 08, 2007, 06:41:41 PM
If people don't post, then what's the point of the counting them?
Good point...
Bach-man,
Since we're all starting from scratch on this forum, does that mean all posts made before the system upgrade have been lost to the ether (net)?
Sorry. My first post, and already with the bad puns...
Dear 759,
We are hoping to have the old posts archived and accessible. I'll let you know if/when it happens.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
I had to.
i had to re register and remember union pacific rail road rules!!!!!!!
Yes, I had to re-register!
Been gone for a while and came back to look up an old thread regarding "bashing" the Atlas turntables...Opppsss, not there.
So, as stated by the Bach-Man, we may get some of that back...Which I'm hoping for!
As for my thoughts regarding a "ranking" they are meaningless!
JB