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Add a M915, M916, M920, etc. Like 20 ton and up
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I could do that, but honestly that wasn't the point of paid membership.You could do different membership levels and each one gets you different perks.
Possibly add a little badge in the profile if you are a paid member, like the vendors get.
That would be a Chris call since we're moving into the realm of his trademark. I will ask him though.An actual ss store would be nice, have shirts, hats, key chains, stickers, magnets, calendars, etc...
You'll need to talk to Google.Expand the search function to allow Boolean searches.
Again, discussed earlier about image size, plus that's a limitation of an app I have no control over.Allow for higher resolution pictures. Tapa talk max is 1024.
See previous comment.Possibly better tapa talk integration for read forums.
Already exists under your settings.An option in user setting to disable inbox popup notification.
Nope, will not happen ever again. I've been down that road. And honestly it scares me to think what could be lurking on the site repository.Is it possible to allow attachments on PM's?
You do know that WE (mods) do not own the site, correct? You do know that owner has laid down the rules of no political speech on the site, correct? Why is that so difficult to understand?
Yes I understand all of this. The question was posed as to what I would change if I "Ran the site" and what reasons I would have for it. I answered the question and gave my justifications. I follow the rules here. Yes I have accidentally broken them once or twice and sometimes I do push the envelope a bit. I do not set out to cause ruckus, but some of our rules are ridiculous and you know it. There are a lot of good people that either left the site entirely or just don't come here to begin with because of that. Understand that I'm not saying that I won't follow the rules, I'm simply advocating for change when I was asked.
Please read back through the thread. Simply put, larger files, larger storage needed. Already at 60+gb of attachments.Drew, it's not just tapa talk about the resolution. When you upload a picture to the site it automatically scales it down to 800x600.
When trying to do detailed pictures this hinders the quality a lot. I understand the need for space, but you can still maintain low space while keeping a higher resolution if you use the right compression.
How about different themes. Right now there are just two, the standard and the high contrast.
In regards to the membership levels this is what I was referring to.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?77750-Premium-Membership-Explained
Also, joined dates. For some it's way off. I know for me I first joined in 2005 but it shows 2009. I've seen some that show pre '90s.
Is site hosted locally or in the cloud? Do we need more storage? I did a test on an image file I uploaded in my build thread and saw a 10kb increase with 65% compression at 1024 compared to the 800 the site did.Please read back through the thread. Simply put, larger files, larger storage needed. Already at 60+gb of attachments.
Understand, just came across it and figured I would ask.I really don't see any reasoning to split the membership levels.
Not stirring the pot.Joined dates can vary. Some people were here even in the 90's. But the site didn't exist before the 90s. (Not that it was vB back then) If you find someone with a registration date of before the 90's please let me know so I can investigate it more.
The RV thing. I hadn't even thought about that. But you're right, there's a lot of that here. As to the railroad forum. That's all on Adam to make it happen.I agree that the 5 ton forum needs to be segregated into the early 5 tons ( ending with the 800 series) the 939 series trucks. The 915 through 920 series trucks should get there own forum and there should be a separate forum for over 5 ton
There also needs to be a separate forum for RV conversions, could these be referenced in more than one forum? Like duece and RV or 939 and RV etc.
How about the railroad forum
Locally with an offsite backup with a database backup that is rotated. The owner has said he doesn't want dead links, so it will remain as is. Videos have been a concession with it though as they quickly suck down the storage space.Is site hosted locally or in the cloud? Do we need more storage? I did a test on an image file I uploaded in my build thread and saw a 10kb increase with 65% compression at 1024 compared to the 800 the site did.
If storage is the issue, allowing hosting of pics on pintrest, photobucket, picasa, and other sites would be a good thing. I understand the issue of dead links, but we get the same issue when uploading them.
That would be my wish as well for a breakdown on these "heavy duty" trucks.As far as breaking up the 5 ton forums, I would support a test run of this. I would prefer to see the M39, M809 and M939 trucks together as they are the same family of trucks. 916-920 forum would be fine and then a heavy forum for the HEMTTs and MK48s and such. Perhaps tonnage isn't such a great method of separating them.
I'm really busy at the moment with other things (the last few weeks I haven't done much moderating at all) but when things calm down I'll work on the TM section, unless you can find someone else to do it.I'd love for someone to volunteer to help with the TM section. I just address it as I can personally.
I don't have anything to add. I see many requests for stuff that has already crashed and burned. The
title of the thread is "
So, what's the one thing you'd change?"
I'm amazed at how many folks can't follow such a simple request. It clearly says one thing.
As far as breaking up the 5 ton forums, I would support a test run of this. I would prefer to see the M39, M809 and M939 trucks together as they are the same family of trucks. 916-920 forum would be fine and then a heavy forum for the HEMTTs and MK48s and such. Perhaps tonnage isn't such a great method of separating them.
I would also like to see this. Its a great idea. Thank you!I am completely in agreement with the break-up adjustment above with regards to the 5-ton section. Please, Thank you.
I respectfully submit that the M39, 809, and 939 are NOT the same trucks. They certainly have similarities and in some cases share parts, but not so much to warrant sharing the same forum. In my opinion that would be similar to saying that the 939s and the 915-920 should share a forum because they have air brakes and automatic transmissions, which nobody has suggested.As far as breaking up the 5 ton forums, I would support a test run of this. I would prefer to see the M39, M809 and M939 trucks together as they are the same family of trucks. 916-920 forum would be fine and then a heavy forum for the HEMTTs and MK48s and such. Perhaps tonnage isn't such a great method of separating them.