Oh, I was going to blame it on a flight to Bermuda[:-,]
I agree with this, its logical to combine the Gardening forum with the Railway Construction forum as they both are intermixed. Same with R/C and Live Steam. Eliminating the Treasures forum or combining it with the Scratchbuilding forum will allow for the retention of the R/C-Live Steam forum. I can understand managements concern to maximize the new forums. I agree to keep the Pull-out plans forum.
Now will the new MR forum get rid of the rarely used “Where is it” boxcar forum?[:0]
how are you going to replace them?[?][8][B)]
Sure seems strange and information was so easy to find.
mikadousrp
Camaro1967, I agree with you & KStrong, but I dont control the site. Since it has happened, I just want a better solution than everything ending up in General.
FYI, on a lighter note I have a '99 SS, I’d like to add a 67-69 SS -wouldnt that be a site to see in a 2 car garage [:)]
Well boys and girls. This is what “Use it or lose it” is all about!
Since this is supposedly a “server space” problem - or did I misinterpret that??- I’m curious to know how much space all the ads gobble and by how much it slows things down.
Of course the second question would be: has it any connection with the software being used? I notice that most of the phpBB fora are considerably faster than the Snitz stuff - even the really large ones which have Lord knows how many users!
BTW on the “Railway Gardening” section; perhaps the traffic would be better if we would have a “Ask Pat (Pat Hayward)” column! Just one of my looney ideas.[;)][:)][;)]
I got it. I propose that we ADD a forum. “First Generation Camaro”. Me and The Rock Modeler will keep it full all the time. Then there can be no danger of it being closed. This is about as smart as removing the gardening forum from the Garden Railways Magazine website.
Paul
Paul, Beautiful -both your response & the car
Thanks Rock Modeler. Its a sleeper. .30 over 454, turbo 350, big cam, runs on pump gas, suprised a few 5.0 mustangs. Check it out at: http://www.life.umd.edu/cbmg/faculty/bottino/genetics/camaro.html
Paul
WHOA! This thread has exploded! Ok, ok, you guys win (well, sort of). I am still removing the original forums, but have combined them as suggested above. I’ve also updated and added descriptions for each forum. If you go to the general forum area, you’ll see what I mean.
I know this probably won’t please everyone, but perhaps it will put a few minds at ease.
Sounds good. I enjoy GRR and the forum(s); whatever way they shape up to be.
(vsmith’s logic for organization is pretty good)
As an alternative to losing them altogether, I’m happy. One other suggestion–and it is simply that–move the “General Discussion” forum down to the bottom. That will inherently make readers look at the other categorized forums first, to see if their question should fit in one of those instead. Think of it in terms of those annoying automated phone menus. You don’t get “for all other inquiries…” until the last option. Yeah, it’s annoying to have to wait, but many times one of the earlier options is exactly what you need.
But I’m at least pleased that gardening isn’t disappearing from the Garden Railways website. [;)]
Later,
K
Dissing moustangs ain’t real hard to do. I’ve easily embarrased many with my 71 Plymouth Valiant (318 .030 over, 268/272 cam, Weiand 9" dual plane intake, 2.02 valves and all the matching machine work) Off topic, I know, but I couldn’t resist.
On topic, OK, I’ll accept Rene’s terms of surrender[;)] I just don’t like the idea of losing all that good info. I am now ready for the GRR staff to sign the instrument of surrender.
TJ, I took the announcement as a statement of total capitulation, albiet one that maintained “face”! I can reasonably live with it!
I can just hear TJ & Bottino at dinner Sat night! Ain’t gonna be any talking trains, it will be the Mopar - Delco wars all over again! And that at a train show???
Rene, are the gods in the corner office gonna let you go to York this year, or are they gonna hog the expense account for themselves again??? Hope to see you there, and we won’t make you wear white slacks to plant posies!
Capt,
No York this year. Only going to the National in July. Too bad it isn’t this month; warm temps would be nice right now. [V]
Joe what is this Major thing have you been promoted?
By the way we have started moulding again, hope to be able to get Doreen to do you some grave stones soon. We are having technical troubles with one of them, a cross.
It hase been 6 months since we have been able to get below 20 degrees even in the early hours, so moulding going pretty good; especialy because of cyclone Larry it has been raining which is a pretty rare thing around here of a daytime.
Rgds Ian
Thanks Rene for listening, I hope my sugestion helps everyone…
Camaro1967 -very nice build up (of course those 'stangs should have already known not to mess with a camaro, but they drive 'stangs so that is to be expected [:p][;)] …)
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I agree with this, its logical to combine the Gardening forum with the Railway Construction forum as they both are intermixed. Same with R/C and Live Steam. Eliminating the Treasures forum or combining it with the Scratchbuilding forum will allow for the retention of the R/C-Live Steam forum. I can understand managements concern to maximize the new forums. I agree to keep the Pull-out plans forum.
Now will the new MR forum get rid of the rarely used “Where is it” boxcar forum?[:0]
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Agreed on all above. I just have one tiny suggestion. [:)]
Based on the traffic the ‘Scratchbuilding’ forum doesn’t get, why not include it with the 'Railway Construction’ forum and save both contributors (OK all seven, [:D]) the hassle of toggling back and forth? Besides that, there are crossover topics like bridges, trestles, etc… that are appropriate topics for either forum. Why not just put it all of the construction into one forum?
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Ian,
The flying Capt. ain’t a Capt. any more! He got a raise!
Rene,
I think Zajicek has a good point about melding scratchbuilding & construction!
Everybody else,
Have a go at it! Give it at least as much time to see if it will work as the powers that be gave the now defunct categories! I can already tell you it works for me!
Actaully I would think if anything the “Scratchbuilding” forum would be far better off with the “Pull-out plans” forum. Afterall kitbashing a lokie has nothing to do with tracklaying technics or which plant to install, yet it does have everything to do with the technics used to build the pull-out plan models.