If any favoritism has been shown by any moderators toward anyone on these threads [and I couldn’t possibly say that it has, just a hypothetical, you understand [:-,]], it has been towards the professional railroaders, Ed. [(-D]
Testing to see how mine works…yep, it’s still there.[:)]
Mine, too…can’t say whether they disappeared, even for a time, because I haven’t been paying attention.
I’d gladly give up my stars for a good webcam at Rochelle!
The word “ultimate” means “the end.” I’m glad that such as Carl, Larry, and others have not been forbidden to contribute more because they have become ultimate contributors. Perhaps Houston Ed is being given a second opportunity to rise to the end?[:)]
I dunno…If that were the case. I’d have 5 skulls & crossbones instead of 5 stars.
It’s all a clandestine plot by the FEMA boxcar shackles people to cover their tracks…Zugs: Better keep an eye on ol’ Perry, he’s not what he seems. Deer Trail, Colorado has a warrant out for him and his drone friends.
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But he’s just a platypus. He doesn’t do much.
Did anyone see Jeff’s post count?
This morning it was sitting at 5…mine has yet to be touched!!
The mysterious vanishing post count is an old story with this new software. The IT guys say it’s a glitch. I say it’s software engineeritis. The inability to leave things that are working alone. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. The admins are well aware of the problem and I’m hoping it’s being addressed.
When there are so many reliable and proven forum software packages already existing, why does Kalmbach IT think it always needs to reinvent the forum software???
I visit many forums and web sites and I have yet to see one that works perfectly. ALL of them have problems of one sort or another.
Part of the problem is that the specifications for how a browser is to interpret the languages that the web uses to represent the programs for the browser to run is subject to interpretation, and lots of “NIH” (not invented here) factors get involved that cause each browser to work slightly differently and the forum software has to have little checks and tweaks to determine which browser is being use (even down to which version of which browser) so it can execute the proper commands for that version of browser to produce the desired result.
Then add onto that the need to modify things to thwart the idiot hackers that maliciously try to damage various web sites just for fun and or profit and or fame and or just plain stupid meanness and you have lots of minor little bugs that creep in and cause all sorts of consternations for the general users and huge headaches for the IT staff.
I have seen forum software that has features that I much prefer, but ALL of the ones I have seen and used still cause problems for some users… ALL of them! Every forum I have visited has a “forum bugs and testing” section and all of them have complaints about how bad the forum software is and claims that there are better packages out there, but I have not seen anyone suggests a good package that has not also been shot down by complaints of how bad that particular package really is.
I’m surprised Kalmbach even still has these forums.
Here is a bit of detail from Wikipedia that changes everything. Certainly, one might question the accuracy, but it is the most detailed account of the circumstances surrounding the star disappearance and so-called lack of post counts that I have seen. From this information, I conclude that you’re just sore because I have all the stars and you don’t. [:-,]
Well,
If it’s in Wikipedia it must be true….they can’t put anything on the internet if it isn’t true……
It’s all George’s fault. (Caution; sarcasm intended.)[}:)]
I don’t think that’s the case at all. I think zugman is just concerned that the working railroaders can’t seem to deal with that.
There may a backstory here - features in the forum software that the host likes and of which the average user is not even aware - management, tracking, etc.
As suggested, we should be glad we have this forum in the first place. It certainly costs Kalmbach money, and a lot of companies would be just as glad as not to put the money into something else.
At least we don’t have any self pronounced guardians of the public good who do things like convince the hosting company that they own the forum and it should be shut down, all because they don’t like something that’s been posted… Been there, done that.
No. I think you’ve got it all wrong. What zugmann really means is that he has a certain disdain for all this star business, and wishes that the government would take the lead to clarify just how many stars are required, yet veer away from the use of any green stars. He may have said something else, but this is what he means.
I’d venture to say that there is a lot of merit in this. The main issue being able to ward off the nasty troll that had been waging war on the forums for a couple of years.
Yes, but…