I thought it would be nice to show the international diversity of the site and allow user to show a little national pride. If you'd like to have your countries flag appear on your posts (like mine is now) and on your profile page simply go to the My Account: Change password/info area and about half way down you will see a place to select your country.
I have not completly finished coding all the country variables so if you go back to make other changes make sure the country selector doesn't say none. Otherwise you will wipe out your selection.
If anyone's country is unrepresented in the list please let me know.
Cheers,
Jim
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staff_Jim
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 02:12 PM UTC
staff_Jim
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 02:15 PM UTC
DOH! I see (for me) that all users are showing up with whatever "my" selected country is.
Will have to fix this. You can still make your selections if you wish so that when I get this working properly they will show up.
Jim
Will have to fix this. You can still make your selections if you wish so that when I get this working properly they will show up.
Jim
Envar
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 02:18 PM UTC
Hey Jim! You don´t have to fix anything! they´re all Finnish now! I like it!
Toni
Toni
staff_Jim
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 02:23 PM UTC
Toni,
Lol...that's because I was using your account as a test case (along with mine).
I fixed the problem in the 2nd post above. All should be working now.
Thanks,
Jim
Lol...that's because I was using your account as a test case (along with mine).
I fixed the problem in the 2nd post above. All should be working now.
Thanks,
Jim
Maki
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 02:38 PM UTC
Good one, Jim... Let me try it right away. OK here goes... Croatia
Mario M.
Mario M.
Envar
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 02:49 PM UTC
This is cool!
There´s always room for some patriotism!
And I think every army-oriented human being loves uniforms, cockades and insignias etc.
They are also funny things to brake. What´s funnier than a high rank officer giving a lesson to a guy because of a loose button?
HEE.
Toni
There´s always room for some patriotism!
And I think every army-oriented human being loves uniforms, cockades and insignias etc.
They are also funny things to brake. What´s funnier than a high rank officer giving a lesson to a guy because of a loose button?
HEE.
Toni
TheGame
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 02:57 PM UTC
I like this feature, very nice.
Changed my avatar while I was at it also
Changed my avatar while I was at it also
Maki
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 03:30 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Changed my avatar while I was at it also
Now you look almost as scary as Yoda..
Mario M.
The_Swede
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 03:30 PM UTC
Oki, here comes the Swedish contribution.
Hey, Toni. How did you get those finnish rank insignias? He asked jelously
Hey, Toni. How did you get those finnish rank insignias? He asked jelously
Envar
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 03:47 PM UTC
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Hey, Toni. How did you get those finnish rank insignias?
Hey Swede,
I asked Jim very kindly.
I will be a Sergeant forever!We have a great webmaster!
Toni
sgtreef
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 04:51 PM UTC
Way to go Jim.
HunterCottage
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 08:03 PM UTC
Jim,
Everytime I go into my profile I need to make sure that I pick a flag, otherwise I lose it....I know, I know it's probably my swedish computer... :-)
Everytime I go into my profile I need to make sure that I pick a flag, otherwise I lose it....I know, I know it's probably my swedish computer... :-)
YodaMan
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 08:22 PM UTC
Nice touch Jim! I like it.
I still need to get another 600 posts before you promote me to 'Jedi Knight' though. Maybe you'll speed up that promotion when you see my completed fiber optic Star Destroyer! ( maybe ) It's a good thing I've still got two months to work on it....
Again, the flags are pretty cool!
YodaMan
I still need to get another 600 posts before you promote me to 'Jedi Knight' though. Maybe you'll speed up that promotion when you see my completed fiber optic Star Destroyer! ( maybe ) It's a good thing I've still got two months to work on it....
Again, the flags are pretty cool!
YodaMan
Envar
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 08:28 PM UTC
Quoted Text
It's a good thing I've still got two months to work on it....
Two months? I had to do service for a year to rank Sgt.!
Not in Armorama, though.
Ok ok. The other six months of my real service I was making a newspaper...so I´m a real killer. Come close and I will throw you with my mouse!
Toni
m60a3
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 10:33 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextIt's a good thing I've still got two months to work on it....
Two months? I had to do service for a year to rank Sgt.!
Not in Armorama, though.
Ok ok. The other six months of my real service I was making a newspaper...so I´m a real killer. Come close and I will throw you with my mouse!
Toni
The way I'm going, I am well on track to be a "90-Day Wonder"! LOL!
ArmouredSprue
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 10:35 PM UTC
I pretty liked that stuuf, did you realize how many countries we can find around here?
staff_Jim
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 10:44 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Jim,
Everytime I go into my profile I need to make sure that I pick a flag, otherwise I lose it....I know, I know it's probably my swedish computer... :-)
Brian,
Once again I am perplexed. Some of the other countries (one's I didn't think were represented yet) don't have the right "IF" statement in the code so that's exactly what would happen on them. But Sweden does have the statement so it should be working correctly. It almost sounds like "scripts" are disabled on your machine on some level. Did you try the
"restore defaults" in the security settings of IE?
Is anyone else noticing this? If so what's the country?
Glad everyone seems to like the new feature!
Thanks,
Jim
YodaMan
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 10:46 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Actually, I was referring to the article I'm going to write for the ArmoramA contest. Remember, you're talking to a Major :-) so I'd keep a respecful tone, Staff Sergeant Envar! Quoted TextIt's a good thing I've still got two months to work on it....
Two months? I had to do service for a year to rank Sgt.!
Not in Armorama, though.
Ok ok. The other six months of my real service I was making a newspaper...so I´m a real killer. Come close and I will throw you with my mouse!
Toni
(note appropriately inserted smileys! )YodaMan
Goofy, am I
staff_Jim
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Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2002 - 10:49 PM UTC
Toni's ranking is somewhat of a special deal. He can't progress any further up the rank system and he wanted to stay at Sergeant so I gave him a special rank of Staff Sergeant in the Finnish Armed Forces.
I may be willing to do this for others, but on a limited basis. And only in a similar situation to the scenario above (replacement of a rank that you have ALREADY reached). I can't have 50 special ranks in the database, it will get to be too much of a maintenance nightmare.
Cheers,
Jim
I may be willing to do this for others, but on a limited basis. And only in a similar situation to the scenario above (replacement of a rank that you have ALREADY reached). I can't have 50 special ranks in the database, it will get to be too much of a maintenance nightmare.
Cheers,
Jim
ladymodelbuilder
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Posted: Monday, April 29, 2002 - 05:13 AM UTC
Great idea, Jim. I think that its a nice touch
m1garand
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Posted: Monday, April 29, 2002 - 05:20 AM UTC
Hey Jim, you lost your flag now. 
Envar
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Posted: Monday, April 29, 2002 - 05:34 AM UTC
Jim, sorry about abusing your kindness to get a special easter egg. I knew you would have some questions coming.
But hey, I´m now completely stuck in my rank and will probably be code-redded here all day long! And any bold statement from my side will court-marshall my butt!
You see?
They started already!
Where´s the Amnesty number?
Toni
But hey, I´m now completely stuck in my rank and will probably be code-redded here all day long! And any bold statement from my side will court-marshall my butt!
Quoted Text
Remember, you're talking to a Major so I'd keep a respecful tone, Staff Sergeant Envar!
You see?
They started already!
Where´s the Amnesty number?
Toni
staff_Jim
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Posted: Monday, April 29, 2002 - 05:36 AM UTC
BC,
It was intentional. It's hard to explain why (not a lack of patriotism certainly), but I just felt the site owner/webmaster should be a little more neutral.
If that makes sense.
Jim
It was intentional. It's hard to explain why (not a lack of patriotism certainly), but I just felt the site owner/webmaster should be a little more neutral.
If that makes sense.
Jim
herberta
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Posted: Monday, April 29, 2002 - 05:40 AM UTC
Hi Jim
I don't think your impartiality is called into question by waving your flag!
Adding a flag is optional, and it doesn't change how we interact, I hope!!
Cheers
I don't think your impartiality is called into question by waving your flag!
Adding a flag is optional, and it doesn't change how we interact, I hope!!
Cheers
m1garand
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Posted: Monday, April 29, 2002 - 05:44 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Hi Jim
I don't think your impartiality is called into question by waving your flag!
Adding a flag is optional, and it doesn't change how we interact, I hope!!
Cheers
Andy
No problem Jim, just wasn't sure if you were aware of it or not. I thought showing the flag for each user signified the diversity here on Armorama and not anything negative?
Andy said it perfectly.
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