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People complain that they are on moderation when they first signup, so we relax the restriction and then the spammers hit. This, like the fight with the ads, is a never ending struggle.

I have heard of ONE of those bands.

The question that should be asked is: What should Hall of Fame (Rock and Roll purposely left off because that is no longer what it is) induction be based on? Long career, number of hits, number of albums produced, number of albums sold, first to do something, first to have a (whatever)in the band, first to use a (whatever) in the band, number of concert tickets sold, etc...

FYI and for others. You don't see all the posts. Many are removed very quickly. I also don't care how old you are and what shows you watched on TV. This board has rules, in place for a reason, and you are expected to follow them. It is what you agreed to do when you joined this site. I should also point out that we had been lenient with this thread, as the policy is if we remove your post you are automatically put on 30 day moderation. We had not been enforcing it here for the more mild offenses. That has now changed.

Final warning. This thread will be locked and future ones deleted. Do not post anything that goes against the forum rules. If it seams a little political, it is political and will be removed. Many of the current world events can be taken as political, so stay away from those too. We are removing more and more of these. Several members have been placed on moderation and at least one member has been banned from the site. We like to allow you the ability to post freely, within the rules of the forum, but some of you like to push the boundaries. With all of the warnings that have been given, both on the forum and through PM, I can only assume you are doing this on purpose. Is losing the ability to access, view and contribute to this site worth the risk?

Please remember that we have a separate section for car show photos. This section is for cars that you come across out on the road.

@ctruss53 many posts ago, you said you said Shapeways was to expensive and that you were going to leave it at that....you didn't leave it there at all. Stop hijacking other members threads or you will be placed on moderation and/or temporarily banned from the site. The last thread got locked because you were beating a dead horse, stop looking for new horses. Not everyone shares the same opinions as you.

Fair Warning - Some of you need to stop posting memes that are political, religious, demeaning, sexist or just in poor taste. We have hidden a lot in recent weeks. This thread will be locked and the offenders will be removed from this board permanently as it is clear limited bans and moderation do little.

If you don't want to support Shapeways, then don't buy from them. Some use them for the convenience, some use them because it is the only place to get the part they are looking for. Most people realize it is not the cheapest place to buy from. If you want to support actual 3D modeling businesses, then buy from them, post about their awesome parts and service. It is all about personal preference. Stop arguing when people do not agree with your way of thinking. State your case/reasoning and then let it be.

I did the same thing to my ankle...drunk playing basketball when I was 20. Tried to "walk it off" and when I went to the doctor 3 days later my leg, half way up my calf, was swollen and had turned black. Took a while but it finally got better. It was the same as yours, torn ligaments that pulled pieces of bone off when they broke away. Doctor said it would have been better to have a clean break. My ankle still "clicks" when i walk, 35 years later.

I have not had problems. Will flag so Dave can look under the hood and see if he can find anything that might cause this.

One last reminder: We have language restrictions here. You need to look at these memes closely before you post. I have just been hiding the posts and not issuing warnings. I will start handing out 30 moderation/bans going forward. Some of you have been warned before, so I know you are aware of the rules, yet you still continue to push the limits or outright break them.

I had a 2008 convertible as well. Ridiculously fast and fun to drive. I miss that car.

Blanket statements like this are not entirely true. Some ads are directed to individuals by their search habits, but a large number are directed to the site via bot searches of this board. The bots have a field day with key words like "Models" and "Drag Racing." Luckily, we are able to head off most of the really bad ads, but occasionally the ad companies force adult content thru by using extremely generic descriptions. Every few weeks the ad companies change how they deliver some of the ads, that is how we often get ads that cover content. It is a tiresome job for Dave to continually have to tweak the settings.

We don't force people to use or not to use ad blockers, it is a personal choice. Unlike what Chad thinks, the ad revenue is enough to help keep this site free. Please keep in mind that there is also a point where it isn't fiscally possible to continue to provide a service for free. Gregg (and others) have given a lot of time and money to keep the magazine and this site going, scrolling past a few ads isn't that bad. We let folks post when the ads get out of hand and start covering content (which is out of our control) and Dave does his best to reign them back in.

Unfortunately, if everyone used AdBlocker you would either have to pay for this site or it would go away completely. Ads are one of the very few sources of funding for this board.

So somewhere in the middle of page 2 this thread went off track. Middle of page 3 the long standing members here started bashing the members that don't post often (there may be a correlation between the two, but who knows). Now it is borderline personal against the OP, who asked a simple question. You guys are awesome (did the sarcasm come across) I see no further use for this thread...locked.

Northern Snakehead.

Somewhere on the site is a rather extensive Members Faces thread, but maybe it is worthwhile to have an updated one from time to time. Here is one from last year, doing something I really enjoy.

It has only happened to me one time and it fixed itself the next time I logged in. There are a lot of different phones, tablets, computers, internet providers, switching hubs, satellites, etc.. out there. Each with it's own batch of settings and security features that can be modified. Imagine having to make something that works exactly the same for everyone out there using any combination of these devices. We have looked into this multiple times on our end and Dave has put in tickets with the vendor. There is not a lot we can do on our end to fix this. Truth is, your personalized settings (or that of any number of devices between our server and you) may be the cause of the problem. We have no way of knowing what causes this or what makes it go away on it's own. I understand it is an inconvenience to have to click one or two more times to get to where you want to go. I also understand how huge of a resource this site is to many people and how everyone wants everything to work perfectly every time they access the site. So before you get frustrated and want to leave in a huff, please keep in mind that this is a FREE site, staffed by a very small number of volunteers who continue to do their best to address every concern/complaint you bring to our attention. Sometimes we can't fix it.

They will call you back next week and offer you more money.

I think I got it all.

When I was racing R/C cars in the 90's, I would make my own. I would use an electric eraser with a soft eraser. It was a bit tedious though when doing large sections. I was also doing this on actual aluminum blocks and not on foil.

We generally leave the technical issues to Dave. Have you messaged him with the problem? He doesn't login as often as he used to, has his hands full with the magazine.

It is poor practice to post photos in someone else's thread, but not against the rules. Members have different thresholds for what they consider constitutes hijacking a thread. Moderators step in when the OP brings it to our attention or when other members just can't resist the opportunity to throw out personal attacks.