our new forum preview

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Posted By: leon

I know a lot of folks don't like to go back to long threads and stuff so I want to show a quick peek of our new forum. Brian McQueen has worked very hard on it and done a fantastic job. Also, Mike Masinick (sp?) has helped in porting over the old info. The rest of it should be ported over in the next day or two and then we will go live. I might run both boards in unison for a few days, so no one gets left out, and then lock this down as a "read only" forum. There WILL be a learning curve for everyone so hang in there...One other thing....When anyone registers they will have to be approved. No more trolls....and everyone except one person would probably be approved to start with.......regards


http://www.net54baseball.com/

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Posted By: JK

Nice

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Posted By: S Gross

Looks good to me, and that's coming from someone on the wrong side of the learning curve

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Posted By: Alan

FANTASTIC !!! This calls for a few

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Posted By: barrysloate

You have to be a genius to figure this thing out. I'm still going to use the old one.

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Posted By: leon

It will be you and Jim C....
.Hey, I don't like changes either but it was time!! I think/hope this change will be permanent and the last one we have to make....

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Posted By: HRBAKER

There are no web sites too hard to navigate, just ones that Barry doesn't deign to visit.

edit: Can't have a post mentioning Barry with a misspelled word in it!

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Posted By: Tom Boblitt

HR.......Deign..........

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Posted By: Matt

"I think/hope this change will be permanent and the last one we have to make...."

You should be safe for a few years

nice job all!

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Posted By: barrysloate

I was just being a pain, as usual...but it will take me more time than most to learn it.

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Posted By: HRBAKER

Tom,
Showing off my Poison Ivy League education!

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Posted By: Tom Boblitt

a Batman foe? If anyone would know..............

Leon........
How is posting images to the forum? Does it integrate with Photobucket or something like that as easily as Net54 or is it possible to do that? Just wondering. Looks absolutely great. May have to go that way with the Nonsport forum...........

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Posted By: James Gallo

Poision Ivy was and is a Batman Villian.

Forum looks AWESOME!!!

Can't wait to start her up and see how she runs.

James G

Looking for 1915 Cracker Jacks and 1909-11 American Caramel E90-1.

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Posted By: Matt

Some of the new features I'm looking forward to:

*See all posts by user - can view all of Ted Z's valuable forum contributions in one place
*Private messaging - will eliminate issues with emails going to spam folders, etc.
*Ability to ignore posts from particular users. Hopefully people who get annoyed with each other will choose this option instead of feeling the need to respond to attack other's posts. That should make the forum a happier place for all of us.

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Posted By: HRBAKER

require scans and prices on the BST?
It looks great to me and after a short period of adjustment I am sure it will be fine. No more of the dreaded "Internal Server Error" or "The Forum Owner has blocked your access to this forum."
Thanks Leon, Brian, et al.

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Posted By: Jeff W.

The new forum looks Great! Thanks to all who contributed to our new home!

Jeff

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Posted By: Wesley

Looks great, Leon. I will forward a link to our old friends Peter Chao and Scotty Elkin.

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Posted By: quan

wes,

i got adam morraine and dan mathewson covered...

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Posted By: Rich R

Looks great to me - thanks to all for the hard work!

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Posted By: Doug

Is this new forum going to have a chat room? I'm sure it's not a pressing issue since myself and a handful of others are the only ones that regularly use this one, but I really enjoy the feature.

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Posted By: Matt

Doug - Leon said that we will be using vbChat - it's just going to take a few days longer to get it integrated.

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Posted By: Doug

Good to hear, thanks for the info!

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Posted By: barry arnold

i was grateful to see that some of the new forum looked the same so
my separation anxiety was quickly ameliorated.
thankfully, i keep Leon's email handy for help when needed.
obviously, a lot of great work has been done on the new forum, and I stand
in awe and with a wee bit of Sloatean fear---but will happily join up!!!

best,
barry

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Posted By: Jim VB

Barry A,

You have some nerve! Coming on here, pretending to be technologically inept, and at the same time, throwing out a word like "ameliorated." You'll send the masses scrambling to dictionary.com!

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Posted By: David McDonald

Sloatean fear ? That's an oxymoron, right?

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Posted By: barrysloate

Barry- I've been throwing up all day...I'm going to need to take a Xanax.

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Posted By: Jim VB

"Sloatean fear ? That's an oxymoron, right?"



David,

I saw that too, but I think he was using it more in the literary sense, as irony.

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Posted By: leon

You guys are my heros. I have given some thought to allowing only registered users to be able see the new board but have backed off of that....so it will be as open as this one....but with the registered users needing to be approved. As I have said,.....I can only think of one person that wouldn't be approved. Everyone else would start with a clean slate. Also, there is a banning option on the new board that will ban someone only for a certain amount of time....in many different increments. I don't think I need to name names on who won't be allowed...

As for the chat...it is a module that I will have to buy and get incorporated but consider it a done deal....It could be a few days out though. I know there are a lot of folks that like that chat option so it will continue. It will only be for registered users.....

As I have said too, there will be a learning curve for everyone.....But I truly believe the new forum will be light years better than this one, technically speaking....

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Posted By: barrysloate

Would you be willing to post some simple instructions on how to use the new forum for computer idiots like me?

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Posted By: T206Collector

...the individual posts be separated by the poster's name, date of post, etc.? When you scroll down now, all the UserID info is in the left column and all the reading material is in the right column. Are we getting rid of the dual column format for reading a thread? If so, I think it will look a little choppy while reading.

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Posted By: Matt

Paul - there is additional info included on the thread list which necessitates the new layout. As a result, the thread starter is included in the same column as the thread title. The most recent poster (new), thread views (new), post time and number of replies all get their own columns.

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Posted By: barry arnold

Barry, don't jump to xanax, our own Dr. Darren D. can offer some great
integrative medicine alternatives.
I am finding cognitive behavioral therapy helpful for my own anxiety regarding this necessary forum change.
JimVB, I wish i were 'ept' (sic) in the technology arena but do find myself
learning much every 5 years or so--about the length of time that I've been on this forum methinks.
JimVB and David, I was thinking Sloatean fear was more like a tautology.
Great fun, as always.

best,
barry

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Posted By: barrysloate

Change is terrifying...like being thrown into the abyss!

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Posted By: doug goodman

Congratulations in advance for a job that is being well done.

Doug

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Posted By: T206Collector

...also, does Network 54 know that we're taking the name with us to a new location? Or is still being somehow sponsored by Network 54? (This isn't like the New Coke people leaving Coca-Cola to start a new company called New Coke, I guess.)



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Posted By: Jason

It looks good.

It may have been mentioned already in the thread, but do we have to register on this new forum or will it port over our existing user info? I'm guessing the latter.

Also, could you set up a vintage hockey forum down where the other sports are?

Thanks,
Jason

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Posted By: Jim VB

Barry, Barry, et al,


You want scary? Spend 5 minutes watching this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY

(It's actually a year old, and hence, already hopelessly outdated, but you'll get the idea.)

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

There should be no fear. vBulletin boards are a piece of cake. That's what Baseball Fever uses and it's easier to use than our current Net54 board.

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Posted By: Marty Ogelvie

Leon,
Looks awesome.. can't wait!

marty

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Posted By: Matt

Mike M - you're doing a great job with the archive import (judging by the golf forum) being able to seamlessly translate the embedded images and other html to vBB! Thank you!

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Posted By: Jimmy

Thanks for all the hard work!!!

Jimmy

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Posted By: leon

As for the name of the new forum it is Net54baseball.com

The name of this hosting site is Network54.com.....

In speaking with lawyers about it there would need to be a confusion to gain business for there to be an issue, is my understanding. We are NOT going to be a hosting company....That is being done by Yahoo.com....I guess anyone can be sued for anything but this is rather trivial. We are a completely different business and don't wish to get into the hosting business....There is a back up plan in place if it does come to be an issue.

As for there being a tutorial I am sure it won't be as difficult as some think. No doubt there will be a learning curve but I really don't think it will be too bad. The boundaries are almost limitless (so it seems) with the new software. I am greatly looking forward to it...

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Posted By: Mike Peich

Leon (and Brian McQueen),

I think the new format looks great, and I like the compressed nature of it. Instead of foregrounding the posts, it gives all of us an opportunity to click on the area we want to read, and have fun from there. You guys have done a terrific job, and in the next four weeks we'll all have forgotten about the old server which crashed regularly, and was at times a huge frustration. Change can be unsettling, but in this case it's welcome.

So, get this puppy up and running, and let's all enjoy it.

Cheers, Mike

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Posted By: Richard Dwyer

Can't wait to register. Looks great!

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Posted By: Mark

I have posted images on baseballfever a number of times - and it is easier. I did not need to use a hosting site, people post very high res images, and they don't "go away". I hope the new net54 will be the same.

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Posted By: Ken McMillan

Will take a little of getting used to..... but can be done

Kmac

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Posted By: Jerry Spillman

I just viewed the future Net54 website. The choice was made to adopt the Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. software plug-in type template that is used by forums I frequent; the Stormfront historical forum and the web coding forum. All these type template layouts are quite similar except for some minor additions of icons, images and links that account for the different powered vBulletin version numbers.

These forums are well established and have been online for years. One seeks operational donations and the other offers website links for job and web development opportunities. From my point of view I see nothing outstanding about these template layout websites versus the more individual characteristics and simplicity of the Net54 you are leaving.

I've seen all websites go down for short periods of time because the Internet still has its instabilities. I can not comment on image uploading. The sites I mentioned are primarily used for text messages.

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Posted By: leon

If you see no improvement over this site I suggest some stronger glasses. It's not even debatable....It's just a fact.

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Posted By: Bob

Leon and Brian- Job well done! One of the most interesting things I saw was the names of posters on those archived posts from 2001 and 2002. I was doing a lot of head scratching and saying to myself, "oh yeah! Where is he now? What happened to him? Does he still collect or is he out of the hobby?" Guys who were frequent posters, from HaleyGator to Vorthian to Runscott, etc...

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Posted By: leon

As you know....Halleygator "Hal" pretty much sold his collection after some personal family issues and doesn't collect anymore, as far as I know. Runscott visits from time to time and I emailed with him about a year ago...He is doing fine but not collecting too much; at least not cards. Vorthian and I email frequently and he is still in the hobby, working for an auction company. Yes, those old names are interesting....regards

edited to add that 2 of the 3 still read the board....I doubt Hal does anymore but I don't know for sure....