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i noticed that you added those..its been screwing with me the last few minutes. it wouldnt let me view anything, would just display a screen that said "you have empty profile fields that are required". filled it out and was good to go untill you switch the tranny option from a dialog box to a drop down, then i had to fill it out again :D

its kinda of entertaining being on a web site while its being updated/modified :cool:
 


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Well, I think everything could be a lot better. I don't see why it can't be fixed in one day. Time was, a man took pride in keeping his website going, and he didn't even have computers to fall back on. He just used his wits and know-how. But if this is the best you can do, I guess it's fine.
Wow. I guess you're one of those people who thinks IT is trivial.

Let me assure you, it isn't. Not even.

And if you don't like the free service, you have two options:

(1) Help out, or
(2) STFU

Jim has done a massive amount of work, and made a functional site from essentially nothing in a very short time. That there are a couple of features you might want that aren't there is a case of tough poopy. If you don't like it, help out. If you don't want to, shut up or get lost.

You're either tremendously clueless, drunk, or stoned. I don't care which. Fix it.

And I just have to wonder what planet you live on that has websites with no computers.
 

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Wow. I guess you're one of those people who thinks IT is trivial.

Let me assure you, it isn't. Not even.

And if you don't like the free service, you have two options:

(1) Help out, or
(2) STFU

Jim has done a massive amount of work, and made a functional site from essentially nothing in a very short time. That there are a couple of features you might want that aren't there is a case of tough poopy. If you don't like it, help out. If you don't want to, shut up or get lost.

You're either tremendously clueless, drunk, or stoned. I don't care which. Fix it.

And I just have to wonder what planet you live on that has websites with no computers.
Coulnd't have said it better myself (again!). I can't rep you again yet dammit!
 

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If I decided to go that route I would wait a few months before doing so in order that people could get their post counts up.

I don't think someone is going to come in here and make 100 posts just to be able to sell something.
good call:clapping:
 

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I couldn't tell if he was joking or just that stupid. Either way MAKG said it well.

That message: "You have empty profile fields that are required to be filled in. Please visit your profile page to update these fields." Was messing with my mind as well earlier. Doesn't really make sense to me to have it required, but that my be just cause I already have it in my sig.
 
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I added the vehicle description features. It's in your profile. Click on my name and look at my profile. You'll see a Vehicle Description.
If I may add here.....it looked like the site FORCED me to update this stuff......was that intentional?
 

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If I may add here.....it looked like the site FORCED me to update this stuff......was that intentional?
I saw that this morning, too, and put info into most all of the fields on the page I was taken to. The only addition I see to my ID info afterwards at post left member data block is that my "Location" is now listed (extremely helpful in sell / buy posts).

What I was hoping to see automatically added, too, was vehicle info, but I entered all 3 of my trucks so maybe that screwed things up if the member-entered info was supposed to also show vehicle info at the post left member data. I'll add my vehicle info as a sig note, as soon as I have time and patience to figure it out (caution!- computer illiterate old fart). It kinda looks like if I entered only one vehicle, it would show with my ID data?

I'm making these comments, only in hopes that it's useful to the staff / mods as user input. Obviously there are still small things needing to done, but this new Forum format is much, much better, and you guys doing all of this work have done an incredibly awesome job. You guys rock!

Edit: Cool! I just noticed that my member data took the "Junior Member" that I typed in this morning. So that part works, too.
 
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I think selling stuff shouldnt be allowed to a certain post count.
 

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I changed the 'Vehicle Description' in the user profile so it's not mandatory.
 

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Ok......

In order to limit users posting in the Classifieds, I would have to create a new user group and set the forum to promote members to this group and then give this new group and premium members the options to post in the classifieds. The group can be set up to promote people based on posts, reputation and or date registered.
 

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that seems to be more of a pain in the neck for you and the staff. i think it would be better for you if it was only paid members
 

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that seems to be more of a pain in the neck for you and the staff. i think it would be better for you if it was only paid members
Compared to getting all the "i cant post" emails this is much easier
 

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I'd still suggest limiting For Sale threads to Premium Members. At least for the thread starter, but anyone could respond. If that's possible. Otherwise all kind of people would be checking in just to sell all kind of crap. Like I tell people, "eBay ain't free either". .02.
 

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