Victoria, Australia
Joined: November 08, 2002
KitMaker: 2,832 posts
Armorama: 1,500 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 06:09 PM UTC
G'day everyone
well alot of people have been complaning about all he changes being made to the layout of this site and the way it works, until now i didnt really give a fuss (except when my "cheers" guys got taken away!)
but now i am thinking, it just keeps changing, how many more changes are going to be made, will this site become totally 100% different to what is was like?
now with the changes to the way it shows who has made a post, as in where it says Lestweforget on the left of my comment.
When is it going to die down for a while, let us all get used to the new way of things?
cheers
Upon Being asked why he was being pushed back by a "Comonwealth" division at El Alamein, Rommel replied,
"it is not a Commonwealth division, it is an Australian Division, why, give me 2 Australian Divisions and i will conquer the world for you!"
staff_Jim
PublisherNew Hampshire, United States
Joined: December 15, 2001
KitMaker: 12,571 posts
Armorama: 6,599 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 06:28 PM UTC
A lot of people have been complaining?
Not to me.
This site will always be modified and is a "work-in-progress". As are most. But I appriciate your input.
Thanks,
Jim
Illinois, United States
Joined: February 10, 2004
KitMaker: 2,058 posts
Armorama: 791 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 06:32 PM UTC
Keep goin' Jim! Don't let the naysayers slow ya down!
Now, about those sleeves...
Cuhail
Campaigns:
Stop, Look and Listen -ENDS 1-31-10
ACUTR Again-STARTS 08-18-09
What if? -STARTS 06-01-09
On the bench:
1/35 Scratchbuilt Rail Tank
Skåne, Sweden
Joined: May 17, 2002
KitMaker: 762 posts
Armorama: 323 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 07:09 PM UTC
I think that the chages made to the site this far just have been for the better. So I'm not complaining.
Thomas.
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Arc, professionals built the Titanic...
Completed in 2010:
Nothing yet....
Provincia de Lugo, Spain / Espaņa
Joined: April 23, 2003
KitMaker: 12,927 posts
Armorama: 9,486 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 07:33 PM UTC
Let's not use the word
CHANGE let us consider the word
EVOLUTION instead...Jim
Victoria, Australia
Joined: November 08, 2002
KitMaker: 2,832 posts
Armorama: 1,500 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 07:40 PM UTC
Ok well i just wanted to get my point of view across, dont think im complaining or being a naysayer, just wanted to know if things are gonna keep changing.
Upon Being asked why he was being pushed back by a "Comonwealth" division at El Alamein, Rommel replied,
"it is not a Commonwealth division, it is an Australian Division, why, give me 2 Australian Divisions and i will conquer the world for you!"
Distrito Federal, Mexico
Joined: February 22, 2004
KitMaker: 779 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 07:50 PM UTC
I kind of feels weird when it changes, I dont quite feel at home, but I did like it and am gettin used to it
Human at sight, monster at heart.
Illinois, United States
Joined: February 10, 2004
KitMaker: 2,058 posts
Armorama: 791 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 07:58 PM UTC
Hey Dragon, just think of when you paint your livingroom or get a new couch after sitting on the old one for years. Get comfy, crack a beer.
Evolution is GGOOOODD!
Cuhail
Campaigns:
Stop, Look and Listen -ENDS 1-31-10
ACUTR Again-STARTS 08-18-09
What if? -STARTS 06-01-09
On the bench:
1/35 Scratchbuilt Rail Tank
Warszawa, Poland
Joined: March 26, 2003
KitMaker: 4,342 posts
Armorama: 3,938 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 08:31 PM UTC
Quoted Text
This site will always be modified and is a "work-in-progress". As are most. But I appriciate your input.
Jim,
I like the new layout - it looks fine, although the Author colums is a bit too wide now to my liking. Particularly that there is really few members with callsigns long enough to require such a long box. I prefered slightly wider message area.
And one more thing: I trully hope you will NOT have too much time available for improving Armorama now! Hope you know what I mean.
Pawel
Pawel "Vodnik" Krupowicz
Professional Certified Rivet Counter.
Limburg, Belgium
Joined: October 29, 2003
KitMaker: 651 posts
Armorama: 510 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 08:42 PM UTC
It's like the highways here in the Netherlands, they keep changing every year, first you're thinking 'what are they DOING?!" and when the new highway is finished, you think "nice, I like driving here" and after a year they will have to make it even bigger and change it again....
Like Jimbrae said; it's not changing it's evolution...
Kikladhes, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: September 30, 2003
KitMaker: 6,871 posts
Armorama: 2,071 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 08:55 PM UTC
Keep Doing them Jim . Evolution brings the better i think most of the times !!!!
U re doing great job there
Costas
Always look at the bright side of life.....with sun glasses !!!!
Grumpyoldman
Consigliere Florida, United States
Joined: October 17, 2003
KitMaker: 15,338 posts
Armorama: 7,297 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 08:59 PM UTC
Progress, not profection.
Besides, it's the members, and their participation, in promoting, and enhancing, and encouraging, helping each other, that really makes this site so great.
Sharing our time and talents to improve not only our models, hobby, and site.
New look is like a new suit, as long as it's mantained it looks great, but eventually it will start to wear out, and needs a good cleaning and pressing.
Got my long week end off coming up, broke up with girl friend, last weekend, worked the day shift, so never really get to much modelling done on the day shift, so now maybe I'll finish either my "Incoming", or "Move It" campaign item. At least my plan for the week end is to finish up at least one.
Also hope to get the package out to Dave Cox Saturday.
Character is what you do when no one is looking.
Few things are harder to put up with than a good example.- Mark Twain
Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one less scoundrel in the world.--Thomas Carlyle
staff_Jim
Publisher New Hampshire, United States
Joined: December 15, 2001
KitMaker: 12,571 posts
Armorama: 6,599 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 09:26 PM UTC
Quoted Text
I like the new layout - it looks fine, although the Author colums is a bit too wide now to my liking. Particularly that there is really few members with callsigns long enough to require such a long box. I prefered slightly wider message area.
Pawel
Pawel,
That was bothering me a bit too so I made it as small as possible. I also think I fixed the width change issue when it was loading.
Thanks!
Jim
Queensland, Australia
Joined: October 07, 2002
KitMaker: 3,856 posts
Armorama: 2,984 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 09:53 PM UTC
hmmm yes changes, some good, some not to my liking, but hell all me regular mates (or most of them) are still here and that's what counts.
Could still do with a softskin forum away from armor :-) but hey that's life
I'm sorry Jim I will
hmm hmmm now on :-)
Warszawa, Poland
Joined: March 26, 2003
KitMaker: 4,342 posts
Armorama: 3,938 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 10:01 PM UTC
Quoted Text
That was bothering me a bit too so I made it as small as possible. I also think I fixed the width change issue when it was loading.
Now it is just perfect!
Thanks! :-)
Pawel
Pawel "Vodnik" Krupowicz
Professional Certified Rivet Counter.
Florida, United States
Joined: December 27, 2001
KitMaker: 4,268 posts
Armorama: 2,804 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 10:09 PM UTC
Keep bugging him Cliff, and I'll keep bugging for a Book section.
I will not grease the monkey bars. I will not grease the monkey bars. ...
Bart's chalkboard amercement
Nebraska, United States
Joined: August 12, 2003
KitMaker: 2,394 posts
Armorama: 1,695 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 11:17 PM UTC
Wow another new addition, a wonderful one at that, thanks Jim. Now how do I get my name up above my callsign? hmmmm let me go hunt. Cheers Kevin
Joined: December 18, 2001
KitMaker: 12,596 posts
Armorama: 9,071 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 11:19 PM UTC
Imagine all the changes that us December 2001 members have experienced. This site only vaguely resembles what the site started as. Perhaps Jim has a snap shot of one of the first webpages he did and can post it to show you how much the site has evolved in the past 2+ years.
Texas, United States
Joined: December 22, 2001
KitMaker: 3,586 posts
Armorama: 2,556 posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 11:26 PM UTC
Definatley agrre with you there Rob. It has changed alot since i first came aboard that first month. Things now look great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kep them coming Jim and dont hold back!!!!
Pete Becerra, Jr. SGT(RET)
HHC, 71st BfSB - TEXAS
HHB, 36th ID DIVARTY -TEXAS
B Co.(-), 949 FSB, 56th BCT, 36th ID - TEXAS
B Co., 324th FSB, 3rd Brigade, 24th INF DIV(MECH)
563rd ORD Co. - GERMANY
Ontario, Canada
Joined: May 03, 2003
KitMaker: 1,009 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 12:13 AM UTC
In the Imortal words of Shrek
" Change is Good Donkey" :-)
:-)
Cheers,
Bryan
Measure Twice...cut once....DOH!
North Carolina, United States
Joined: February 22, 2002
KitMaker: 11,718 posts
Armorama: 7,138 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 12:25 AM UTC
Coming from a software world - change is inevitable. I can also appreciate the alternate viewpoint. If you don't say anything Jim can't adjust.
I love the changes that are made.
I would like applause Jim for the method in which the changes are being made - In Small Pieces
This makes it easier to adjust to each change. Yea, there have been a few bigger ones, but for the most part they are small.
Keep up the good work!
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Joined: October 25, 2002
KitMaker: 1,757 posts
Armorama: 914 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 01:24 AM UTC
Question: why do you see only one ribbon in the profile bar, even though I have 3 (I'm sure there are more of you with a huge load of them). And why this particular one?
Ex- PFC Erwin Leetink, RNLA
Napoleon Bonaparte:
"A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon."
staff_Jim
Publisher New Hampshire, United States
Joined: December 15, 2001
KitMaker: 12,571 posts
Armorama: 6,599 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 05:36 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Question: why do you see only one ribbon in the profile bar, even though I have 3 (I'm sure there are more of you with a huge load of them). And why this particular one?
It was likely your first. Or more acurately is the lowest award ID that your user ID matches to. And yes putting all the awards would be an additional load on the server and (to be very honest) we are loading way too many images on these pages as it is.
Cheers,
Jim
Michigan, United States
Joined: December 11, 2003
KitMaker: 5,409 posts
Armorama: 3,777 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 11:12 AM UTC
I don't know about others but if I can't get all the awards and ribbons in the thread I prefer they stay in the profile.
You don't support the troops if you don't support the mission!
California, United States
Joined: September 16, 2002
KitMaker: 651 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 11:34 AM UTC
Change is good.....and the changes Jim has made here have been excellent!
"You're NEVER finished when you lose...you're finished when you QUIT!!"
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Robert
519th MP Bn Ret.
