Forum Changes

[Old Buckaroo]

9 minutes ago, stavanzer said:

Since H.L. is 40% off every other week, it might be easy for somebody who 'speaks' computer to set up.

Something simple. Just a "This week is 40% Off", or not tab.

Helpful for those of us who are forgetful or can't get the H.L. to give us this info....

Alan - that 40% discount also works if you order online, and the shipping is reasonable. I normally order 9 kits at a time and they come in one box. 

[stavanzer]

1 minute ago, Old Buckaroo said:

Alan - that 40% discount also works if you order online, and the shipping is reasonable. I normally order 9 kits at a time and they come in one box. 

I did not know that.

There are seldom 9 kits I want from H.L. at one time, unless the Online store shows kits that are not on the shelf....

[iamsuperdan]

1 hour ago, stavanzer said:

I have an idea.

Useful only to U.S, board members, but a nice to have item.

A Widget on the Homepage, that simply notes whether it is 40% off at Hobby Lobby each week.

Since H.L. is 40% off every other week, it might be easy for somebody who 'speaks' computer to set up.

Something simple. Just a "This week is 40% Off", or not tab.

Helpful for those of us who are forgetful or can't get the H.L. to give us this info....

 

Not a bad idea. 

Might be a better idea to see if we can get Hobby Lobby to advertise here. Yup, selling ad space.

It's on our list of wants/needs.

 

 

[JollySipper]

1 hour ago, iamsuperdan said:

 

Not a bad idea. 

Might be a better idea to see if we can get Hobby Lobby to advertise here. Yup, selling ad space.

It's on our list of wants/needs.

 

 

That could be a win for everybody! I really hope that works out.............   

[Bugatti Fan]

When all the discussion is over and the changes are about to take place I guess that the forum will be off line for a short duration of 2 or 3 days to do the changes and check them ?

[Straightliner59]

5 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

 

Not a bad idea. 

Might be a better idea to see if we can get Hobby Lobby to advertise here. Yup, selling ad space.

It's on our list of wants/needs.

 

 

That would be awesome! Targeted advertising, not based on some loco logarithm.

[sidcharles]

i think application for forum membership should have some type of competency examination. we don't want rabble to be interacting with respectable fellow modelers.

a basic arithmetic evaluation, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing mixed fractions would be a great start. of course ability to change numbers into

scale dimensions is a given. perhaps knowledge of three (3) model company histories would be helpful.  there could also be a few basic full size automotive questions, which

while not actually be scale model applicable, would demonstrate an ability to perform simple internet search engine functions. if a member chose to articulate a post in a 

particular writing style, e.e. cumming's for example, there might be a place in his profile which would note same.

existing members might be required to start from square one in order to demonstrate their worthiness, and post at least one time per month in order to maintain

status. deceased members could have the privilege of posting less frequently, but would have their posts moderated prior to being seen by the forum as a whole.

any post with spelling errors highlighted might be grounds for negative points noted on a member's profile. gone undefended, an accumulation of say, ten points, would result

in a three day suspension and requirement to resubmit (edited) the post with corrected spelling.

Edited yesterday at 07:56 AM by sidcharles

[stitchdup]

16 minutes ago, sidcharles said:

i think application for forum membership should have some type of competency examination. we don't want rabble to be interacting with respectable fellow modelers.

a basic arithmetic evaluation, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing mixed fractions would be a great start. of course ability to change numbers into

scale dimensions is a given. perhaps knowledge of three (3) model company histories would be helpful.  there could also be a few basic full size automotive questions, which

while not actually be scale model applicable, would demonstrate an ability to perform simple internet search engine functions. if a member chose to articulate a post in a 

particular writing style, e.e. cumming's for example, there might be a place in his profile which would note same.

existing members might be required to start from square one in order to demonstrate their worthiness, and post at least one time per month in order to maintain

status. deceased members could have the privilege of posting less frequently, but would have their posts moderated prior to being seen by the forum as a whole.

any post with spelling errors highlighted might be grounds for negative points noted on a member's profile. gone undefended, an accumulation of say, ten points, would result

in a three day suspension and requirement to resubmit (edited) the post with corrected spelling.

no, and i'll take them one at a time. a competency test? that alone defeats the purpose of the forum, which is to promote and grow the hobby. what if the person is joining to find out how to start modelling? besides that if they found the site then they can obviously use google. how do you think most of us arrived at the site the first time? most existing members have proved their worthiness and we're not about to ask members to prove their worthiness, we moderate the first 25 posts for that. spelling errors leading to suspension is just a stupid idea. we have members from all around this planet, many of whom are ESL, and members from other english speaking countries and many of the same words are spelled differently in each country so which one do we use? i'm in scotland so if i was to use that for allowing posts every american post would need rewritten, but we're mostly adults here and as long as its ledgible i'm going to allow it. besides all that, the amount of extra work that would cause the admin team is ridiculous and we do want time to build models too. we're here to promote this hobby, not be the gatekeepers to a secret society. if thats what your looking for maybe the goat hoose (freemasons) would be more to your liking

[sidcharles]

26 minutes ago, stitchdup said:

no, and i'll take them one at a time. a competency test? that alone defeats the purpose of the forum, which is to promote and grow the hobby. what if the person is joining to find out how to start modelling? besides that if they found the site then they can obviously use google. how do you think most of us arrived at the site the first time? most existing members have proved their worthiness and we're not about to ask members to prove their worthiness, we moderate the first 25 posts for that. spelling errors leading to suspension is just a stupid idea. we have members from all around this planet, many of whom are ESL, and members from other english speaking countries and many of the same words are spelled differently in each country so which one do we use? i'm in scotland so if i was to use that for allowing posts every american post would need rewritten, but we're mostly adults here and as long as its ledgible i'm going to allow it. besides all that, the amount of extra work that would cause the admin team is ridiculous and we do want time to build models too. we're here to promote this hobby, not be the gatekeepers to a secret society. if thats what your looking for maybe the goat hoose (freemasons) would be more to your liking

it's good to have these points reinforced. i was articulating an observation made to me earlier in the week, and thought it might have some validity beyond my comprehension. obviously my first impression of same comment was somewhat correct.

[Ace-Garageguy]

5 hours ago, stitchdup said:

 ...looking for maybe the goat hoose...

I think Moebius should make a model of a goat hoose (wasn't that a GTO option package??), but maybe there already was one, and either the molds were destroyed in a train wreck, or are lost somewhere in China?

Edited 21 hours ago by Ace-Garageguy
punctiliousness

[stavanzer]

Bill, I nominate you to build the Goat Hoose, Mk I or Mk II. Either with or without the optional V-7 engine. You can use the either the Cragar or Keystone rims, just like the first 33 Production Cars used.

 

[Bugatti Fan]

Nice member wind up posts Sid !

To qualify to use the forum would you frown on the Oxford English that I write in to be deemed incorrect regarding the spelling of many words as I don't type them in US English ?    I'm English by the way !

There is a joke on this side of the pond that there is no such thing as US English.  Why do Americans describe Oxford English as English European before some bright spark says it's because England is in Europe.

Er, shouldn't this be in funnies ?    LOL

Edited 14 hours ago by Bugatti Fan

[Ace-Garageguy]

18 minutes ago, Bugatti Fan said:

There is a joke on this side of the pond that there is no such thing as US English.  Why do Americans describe Oxford English as English European before some bright spark says it's because England is in Europe...

But...what country is Europe in?

Hundreds of thousands of US college students (and grads) want to know.

[Xingu]

2 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

But...what country is Europe in?

Hundreds of thousands of US college students (and grads) want to know.

This made me laugh, because it is probably true.

Let's all stay on topic please.