Site Suggestions, now opening it up to you lot Options

[Rusty]

Coomer is currently working on our number one priority, spam management control.

While he is working on this, us mods have put forward a couple of ideas for the site.



Now opening it up, to members so if you have any small/simple suggestions for the site/forum and if Coomer has enough time afterwards might look into.

[richee3]

I know other forums accept contributions to keep the site going and keep ads to a minimum and in exchange for a contribution, members get added storage space for pictures or other small things. I'd be up for contributing to keeping things going around here.

This would probably be too much work but I would also like to see a subforum, maybe in Off Topic, for Other Vehicles. A place for project threads or just to showcase the other cars that we all have.

[kurt95gt]

X2 on the other cars thread in off topic
That's been in my head for awhile.

[kurt95gt]

Oh an some new mods!!
You an Manny try your best but can only do so much
Like maybe 3-4 new mods would be good too

[Box]

Really we just need bot control, changing it to where new members first few posts have to be approved would put an end to it. Separate section for other cars is also a great idea, as many people have more than just the Celica or choose to change cars but would like to stay. Having that would give the latter a reason to stay and not feel weird about it.

[BonzaiCelica]

a way that new threads don't get created by newbs unless they've already searched the forum for the answer. the search button on top right hand of screen isn't the best. google does a better job at this...

we repeat our answers over and over again. i usually never reply anymore cause it just gets tiring.

a more advanced chat!! haha

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Nov 26, 2013 - 8:33 PM

[Batman722]

Richee3 should be a mod.

That's all I think.


maybe njccmd2002 also.

Time to pass the torch.

[Box]

Richee3 should be a mod.

That's all I think.


maybe njccmd2002 also.

Time to pass the torch.

I second the notion on both.

[kurt95gt]

Richee3 should be a mod.

That's all I think.


maybe njccmd2002 also.

Time to pass the torch.

I second the notion on both.

I vote for richee3 for sure

[Keiri]

Agreed on both counts.

[playr158]

Yes I very much agree that we need additional moderators.....we also need a moderator with higher access than the current ones have for when Christian goes MIA.


DIVIDE BUYING AND SELLING..... wanted and ForSale

[The_enD]

There should be some indication that people are in the chat, you can hardly catch anyone.

ex:

[Box]

Yes I very much agree that we need additional moderators.....we also need a moderator with higher access than the current ones have for when Christian goes MIA.


DIVIDE BUYING AND SELLING..... wanted and ForSale

Indeed, Rusty and Manny should be given admin privileges and then we add a few new mods.

Another good idea.

[BonzaiCelica]

i mentioned dividing buying/selling thread into two parts like playr mentioned but people said no no don't do its we don't have enough people selling stuff blah blah.

[Batman722]

embedded videos.

[Box]

i mentioned dividing buying/selling thread into two parts like playr mentioned but people said no no don't do its we don't have enough people selling stuff blah blah.

Even if there's "not enough" people, it tidies things up some. So meh on them.

[njccmd2002]

what tis site need is more turkey carving....

we need more creation, more imagination. Thinking out of the box... (see what i did there?)

No really, now its either mz, beams or 3sgte. Sure they are proven reliable swaps. But before that happened several years ago, someone had to venture out.

Nobody wants to venture out, and when they do, they get shut down. too many excuses. id like to see creativity here guys, then we can worry about having more.

Cutting the firewall? pfff, see this all the time in a 1GC, make tranny tunnel? sure again, check japanesenostalgiccars.com

what im trying to say is just because someone said its not supposed to be done, it shouldnt be done? Why? Sure it will cost a dime, but that what tis all about.

If someone wants to make a RWD celica, GO for it. I mean, were seeing some AWD being made... different engines, break through, and no repeats.

Swapping the good ol 3sgte is awesome dont get me wrong, but i get more satisfaction when i see fabrication and customization....

and sure, break the f/s section in 2...

oh and the signature too, make it bigger...

[Box]

Ditto on bigger signatures. In this day and age if a 600x200 100kb signature on each post is enough to bog your computer down, you have other problems to worry about.

Bigger avatars would be nice as well.

This post has been edited by Box: Nov 27, 2013 - 8:34 PM

[cjh4l22]

Yes I very much agree that we need additional moderators.....we also need a moderator with higher access than the current ones have for when Christian goes MIA.


DIVIDE BUYING AND SELLING..... wanted and ForSale

^I agree with this completely.

Ditto on bigger signatures. In this day and age if a 600x200 100kb signature on each post is enough to bog your computer down, you have other problems to worry about.

Bigger avatars would be nice as well.

^I agree with the bigger signatures but not TOO big. I find that when the sigs & avatars get big it takes forever to scroll the page because it lengthens it. We end up with more pictures than responses.

[richee3]

Richee3 should be a mod.

That's all I think.


maybe njccmd2002 also.

Time to pass the torch.

I second the notion on both.

I vote for richee3 for sure

Agreed on both counts.

Oh you guise!

I'd like to see a subforum in the Meet forum for regions- IE Northeast, South, Midwest, West coast, etc. but I know that's asking for a lot. On other forums the rules are pretty lax and members can discuss meets, shows, buying/selling locally, and other regional topics.

[H8TRAIN]

I'm new to the site but I've searched it for a long time.

My suggestion would be to consolidate the forums to enhance traffic.

My Project <--- Just as it is. It has a nice amount of traffic and users like it.
Engine & Drivetrain <-- (Turbo/atmo, swaps, routine maintenance, transmission & axles all here)
Body & Chassis <-- (Exterior styling, interior, Suspension, bodyshell, stereos, etc)
For Sale & Wanted <--- As is.
General & Off-Topic <--- (A lounge-like forum. With no "today i..." masterthread.)

This merging of forums is what I would like to see. Allow me to illustrate how I think this could improve the forum. Consider please the currently seperate NA Engine and Forced Induction forums. The amount of activity is not enough between them to float two separate forums. Meanwhile, there's really nothing that a turbo user should know that an na user should not, and vice-versa. Syaoran has a thread in forced induction about engine balancing and it is very interesting. This thread is relevant to anyone with an engine, period. Even information about blow off valve problems can be enlightening to a non-turbo user. I would also suggest that there should be tolerance for neophytes to have "silly and pointless" arguments such as "Okay seriously guys, turbo vs na whats better?" Most healthy forums have a bit of this for a reason. In this case combining forums would make one forum with "More Bloodflow to it's Brain".

[Box]

I'm OCD and like things separated, if you saw me at Thanksgiving lunch you'd understand. NOTHING CAN TOUCH.

[njccmd2002]

then how do yo have ... nevermind......

whatever changes we get, it would be for the best.

[Box]

I only have issues with things that aren't supposed to be touching. Like cranberries or yams touching the turkey, it's a very complicated process.

[Zake]

Richee3 should be a mod.

That's all I think.


maybe njccmd2002 also.

Time to pass the torch.

I second the notion on both.

I vote for richee3 for sure

Agreed on both counts.

I am Zake and I approve these messages.

This post has been edited by Zake: Nov 29, 2013 - 6:39 PM

[Coomer]

I know other forums accept contributions to keep the site going and keep ads to a minimum and in exchange for a contribution, members get added storage space for pictures or other small things. I'd be up for contributing to keeping things going around here.

I'm working on this, and a start is here: http://www.6gc.net/about/contribute

Anything and everything is appreciated! I don't have any advantages setup for donations yet, but perhaps in the future. And since almost everyone shops on Amazon these days, if you shop by first using the links on that page, then Amazon pays me a little percentage and it helps out run the site, make necessary and long-overdue improvements, develop new stuff, etc.

This would probably be too much work but I would also like to see a subforum, maybe in Off Topic, for Other Vehicles. A place for project threads or just to showcase the other cars that we all have.

X2 on the other cars thread in off topic
That's been in my head for awhile.

It's actually a very easy thing to do, the community as a whole just needs to come to some decisions on what exact forum merges/subforums/addtions/etc. are needed.

Oh an some new mods!!
You an Manny try your best but can only do so much
Like maybe 3-4 new mods would be good too

Definitely working on it. This will be happening very soon.

Really we just need bot control, changing it to where new members first few posts have to be approved would put an end to it.

This is my first priority, and I've been working on it for a couple days and will be working on it more today, hopefully finishing it up tomorrow.

a way that new threads don't get created by newbs unless they've already searched the forum for the answer. the search button on top right hand of screen isn't the best. google does a better job at this...

we repeat our answers over and over again. i usually never reply anymore cause it just gets tiring.

a more advanced chat!! haha

This would be very time consuming, but improved search might be in the works later on. There's a lot that needs to be done before that though.

Richee3 should be a mod.

That's all I think.


maybe njccmd2002 also.

Time to pass the torch.

Definitely working on mods.

Yes I very much agree that we need additional moderators.....we also need a moderator with higher access than the current ones have for when Christian goes MIA.


DIVIDE BUYING AND SELLING..... wanted and ForSale

Also working on getting admin access setup. The unfortunate thing is that the out-of-the box admin stuff on the forums doesn't work because of the way that the database and codebase and site integration has changed over the years. So it's a fair amount of work, but there will definitely be better controls at least on a few things soon.

There should be some indication that people are in the chat, you can hardly catch anyone.

ex:

I agree that that would nice, but it's a fair amount of work at this point, especially because the chat was built in a language I never quite understood (hence the unfortunate crashes and limited features ) and still do not understand. But if I have time after the more important stuff is done, I'll see what I can do about adding this or perhaps changing the chat up entirely to something that works much better.

embedded videos.

What's everyone's thought on this? I actually can't stand embedded videos on most sites because they're slow, particularly on phones, but also on my computer. I still build everything on an old under-powered computer because: 1. Computers are expensive. and 2. If a site is fast for me, it's also typically fast on most phones and super fast on most new computers. And I love fast websites.

Furthermore, I ESPECIALLY hate embedded videos that auto-play on one of twenty tabs I have open, forcing me to frantically search every tab for the culprit.

and sure, break the f/s section in 2...

oh and the signature too, make it bigger...

Perhaps, though bigger signatures I'm against for the same reasons I am with embedded videos. But if everyone but me wants it, then I can make it happen. I just don't want the site to slow down. Also, bigger signatures are tougher on the servers, and that can potentially make everything slow.

I'd like to see a subforum in the Meet forum for regions- IE Northeast, South, Midwest, West coast, etc. but I know that's asking for a lot. On other forums the rules are pretty lax and members can discuss meets, shows, buying/selling locally, and other regional topics.

How's everyone feel about this? I've also found the lax rules (with more new moderators to keep things even better in check) can be nice for the local buying/selling, etc on various forums. Again, we'll have to come up with a good combination of forum/subforum changes that everyone likes.

I'm new to the site but I've searched it for a long time.

My suggestion would be to consolidate the forums to enhance traffic.

My Project <--- Just as it is. It has a nice amount of traffic and users like it.
Engine & Drivetrain <-- (Turbo/atmo, swaps, routine maintenance, transmission & axles all here)
Body & Chassis <-- (Exterior styling, interior, Suspension, bodyshell, stereos, etc)
For Sale & Wanted <--- As is.
General & Off-Topic <--- (A lounge-like forum. With no "today i..." masterthread.)

This merging of forums is what I would like to see. Allow me to illustrate how I think this could improve the forum. Consider please the currently seperate NA Engine and Forced Induction forums. The amount of activity is not enough between them to float two separate forums. Meanwhile, there's really nothing that a turbo user should know that an na user should not, and vice-versa. Syaoran has a thread in forced induction about engine balancing and it is very interesting. This thread is relevant to anyone with an engine, period. Even information about blow off valve problems can be enlightening to a non-turbo user. I would also suggest that there should be tolerance for neophytes to have "silly and pointless" arguments such as "Okay seriously guys, turbo vs na whats better?" Most healthy forums have a bit of this for a reason. In this case combining forums would make one forum with "More Bloodflow to it's Brain".

Again, what's everyone think. And how should we come to a consensus.

I have to say, it feels good to be finally beginning to work on my own projects like 6GC again. I've been neglecting everything, getting caught up with work and injuries and other issues, but it's all getting better! Now that I've got a couple sites with good traffic and good community, a lot less stress, good health, and some spare time, I'm hoping to be able to continue working on them full-time.

[Box]

Embedded videos that didn't automatically play would be ok.

I think the forum layout is fine as it is, though dividing things never hurts. I'm a meticulous person, so I like things divided neatly. Merging on the other hand, just makes a mess of things. As far as getting more traffic into certain areas, anything new shows up with the "view new posts" link at the top. So anyone that's interested will see it anyway through that.

Bigger signatures would be nice, I'd imagine most people have halfway capable computers. Mine is almost seven years old and is still fine with anything outside of new games.

Glad to hear things are getting better for you. Hopefully you can drop in once in awhile, pick up a 6GC project *cough* or what have you.

[richee3]

Contributed.

I'm actually against the embedded videos... I have my reasons, no need to air them out, but I kinda like the videos as they are.

[Box]

How do we do the contribution thing with Amazon?

This post has been edited by Box: Dec 2, 2013 - 7:40 PM

[njccmd2002]

no, no embedded videos, it crashes sites!!! we dont need that.

[Box]

Meh, I personally don't find it much more work to click on a hyperlink. I rather have bigger signatures over embedded videos.

[BonzaiCelica]

No embedded videos!! not sure if this would be admin only. but sometimes we double post. perhaps you can make it so website can recognize it that way admin or mods don't have to do double work. sometimes members create two of the same threads in one sub forum. perhaps deleting one!? i have no clue what takes to run a forum. but just trying to minimize clutter on the site.

ha quite amazing to see the original admin coming back on to work on his old website

and finally just as everyone has wanted to help now that the time has come(donations)

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Dec 3, 2013 - 5:57 PM

[Box]

Other boards allow members to delete their posts within a few minutes of it being posted. Just for such instances, or perhaps you just change your mind.

[njccmd2002]

i just made a purchase using the amazon tool. GL.

[Box]

Ah well damn... Ad Blocker was keeping me from seeing the Amazon tool...

[Coomer]

Glad to hear things are getting better for you. Hopefully you can drop in once in awhile, pick up a 6GC project *cough* or what have you.

Thanks! I actually have a new Toyota project/commuter, I'll post in O/T once I have some time to snap some pics.

Contributed.

Thank you!

Other boards allow members to delete their posts within a few minutes of it being posted. Just for such instances, or perhaps you just change your mind.

I'll look into this and see how difficult it would be.

i just made a purchase using the amazon tool. GL.

Thanks!

Ah well damn... Ad Blocker was keeping me from seeing the Amazon tool...

Ah yes, I forget about Adblock. I'll see if I can also get a more normal link up there that will work.

And FYI, the site will be down for hopefully less than an hour tonight, starting at 11pm Pacific Time. I'm making backups and preparing a better development environment so that I can more easily and reliably work on the site.

[playr158]

I know we're all busy with life and growing up ect..

So just want to say thanks for the continued investment in the site

[cheela]

Just wondering if anything can be done to the profile comments.
like a notification when you get a new one or a notification when someone replies to one of yours.

I looked at my profile after the longest time and missed a couple questions from some members.

[The_enD]

Just wondering if anything can be done to the profile comments.
like a notification when you get a new one or a notification when someone replies to one of yours.

I looked at my profile after the longest time and missed a couple questions from some members.

That would be pretty nice.
Even a list of post you've made on others profiles would be acceptable.

[Rusty]

This used to happen, I think with a previous update it was lost.

[jbod]

I need more space for the rides profile lol. It only allows 5 cars! what if your at 9 st205's?

[ILoveMySilly97]

Just wondering if anything can be done to the profile comments.
like a notification when you get a new one or a notification when someone replies to one of yours.

I looked at my profile after the longest time and missed a couple questions from some members.

+1, that'll save me time from clicking each subject and looking for that black dot. Only to find it wasn't a comment replied to yours but to another member. Lol.

This post has been edited by ILoveMySilly97: Dec 15, 2013 - 6:41 AM

[Tigawoods]

Christmas shopping through the amazon link!

[The_enD]

Can I has a bigger PM folder?

[Batman722]

Christmas shopping through the amazon link!

I can't find the link.
Hook me up

[richee3]

It's buried under the contribution link.

http://www.6gc.net/about/contribute

[cheela]

whoa! didn't even notice that. Definitely gonna start using that to buy stuff off Amazon.

[Coomer]

I know we're all busy with life and growing up ect..

So just want to say thanks for the continued investment in the site

You're welcome! It's good to be back around again!

Just wondering if anything can be done to the profile comments.
like a notification when you get a new one or a notification when someone replies to one of yours.

I looked at my profile after the longest time and missed a couple questions from some members.

I'll see what I can do here. This should be a pretty easy fix.

I need more space for the rides profile lol. It only allows 5 cars! what if your at 9 st205's?

Didn't expect that, but I can fix this too. Also an easy fix I can get to tomorrow.

Christmas shopping through the amazon link!

Thanks!

Can I has a bigger PM folder?

I can probably make this happen soon. There's no reason really why it has to be so low, text takes up very little space.

whoa! didn't even notice that. Definitely gonna start using that to buy stuff off Amazon.

Thanks!

Later today and tomorrow I'll be working on some stuff. Getting back into the swing of things again after a relaxing holiday vacation!

[Nihil]

Not sure if I'm just unable to find it, but are we really missing the option to change the password?

I'm doing some password encryption on all my accounts and I'd like to be able to do it here as well.

[The_enD]

My Controls (top right) , Change password (bottom left)

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?act=UserCP&CODE=28

This post has been edited by The_enD: Jan 6, 2014 - 8:57 AM

[cardshark525]

Would it be horribly taxing on the site and search function to eliminate a 4 letter minimum? We all use abbreviations for a lot of basic parts from "ECU" and "EMS", to "OEM", "JDM", "LED", and "HID", to something as simple as a "code 54" that we are currently unable to search for.

I'm actually looking for different threads on different aftermarket computers for our cars to gather information on positives and negatives of each, and its really difficult to try to filter your results down without using either ECU or EMS lol.


Is this something viable that can be done? If you know how to search properly the generated results will be much closer to what you're looking for if it exists.

This post has been edited by cardshark525: Jan 6, 2014 - 4:26 PM

[Nihil]

My Controls (top right) , Change password (bottom left)

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?act=UserCP&CODE=28

Oh dear, how did I manage not to click My Controls, I clicked everything else...

Would it be horribly taxing on the site and search function to eliminate a 4 letter minimum? We all use abbreviations for a lot of basic parts from "ECU" and "EMS", to "OEM", "JDM", "LED", and "HID", to something as simple as a "code 54" that we are currently unable to search for.

I'm actually looking for different threads on different aftermarket computers for our cars to gather information on positives and negatives of each, and its really difficult to try to filter your results down without using either ECU or EMS lol.


Is this something viable that can be done? If you know how to search properly the generated results will be much closer to what you're looking for if it exists.

It gets annoying yes... But then I started using the google search and it is much more useful, type "site:www.6gc.net/forums" and then the keywords

This post has been edited by Nihil: Jan 6, 2014 - 4:56 PM

[richee3]

As Nihil said, Google will give you more and better search results. I never add the "/forums" but the search works great either way.

[cardshark525]

Thanks guys.

I didn't think about using google as a back door before. Kind of obvious though.

[The_enD]

Coomer, did you have time to work on the site?
Sorry to bother, it's just that my PM folder is almost full.

[VavAlephVav]

One thing I've noticed is that on the main forum page, looking at the listing of all forums
It continues to reload, and reload, you have to reach up and hit Stop so that it will stay still.

Not a big deal but the sort of thing you might look at when you get the time

[Tigawoods]

Coomer, did you have time to work on the site?
Sorry to bother, it's just that my PM folder is almost full.

lol. Ive been hovering between 98% and full for the past 2 years

[The_enD]

Coomer, did you have time to work on the site?
Sorry to bother, it's just that my PM folder is almost full.

lol. Ive been hovering between 98% and full for the past 2 years

Yeah, and I know of a few other people with that problem.
I might start asking for people to just e-mail me, the platform is much nicer. The whole conversation looks like a thread rather than x100 quotes

[Rusty]

You can export your pm's to your email address to save space.

See Archive Messages in your CP

[The_enD]

I've tried that. Quotes look all messed up.

[The_enD]

Living life at the edge

[njccmd2002]

when that happens i usually delete my messages. dont see a need to keep 2 week old pms.

[Coomer]

Ok, just made everyone's inboxes bigger!

Would it be horribly taxing on the site and search function to eliminate a 4 letter minimum? We all use abbreviations for a lot of basic parts from "ECU" and "EMS", to "OEM", "JDM", "LED", and "HID", to something as simple as a "code 54" that we are currently unable to search for.

I'm actually looking for different threads on different aftermarket computers for our cars to gather information on positives and negatives of each, and its really difficult to try to filter your results down without using either ECU or EMS lol.


Is this something viable that can be done? If you know how to search properly the generated results will be much closer to what you're looking for if it exists.

Not very viable, as it would be a massive undertaking to change the forum search at this point. It's not the best experience, but like others mentioned, Google with the site:6gc.net prefix will probably be your best bet. Google's pretty good at that whole search thing.

One thing I've noticed is that on the main forum page, looking at the listing of all forums
It continues to reload, and reload, you have to reach up and hit Stop so that it will stay still.

Not a big deal but the sort of thing you might look at when you get the time

What browser and operating system are you on? Is that happening to anyone else?

[Exel]

Pleaseeee fix my moderation, lol.

Pretty sure richie is getting tired of having to approve my posts. >.<

Edit: Well.. this post just showed up on its own, lol.

This post has been edited by Exel: Feb 17, 2014 - 4:52 PM

[Coomer]

Pleaseeee fix my moderation, lol.

Pretty sure richie is getting tired of having to approve my posts. >.<

Edit: Well.. this post just showed up on its own, lol.

Yep, I just posted about this with the moderators. There was a bug so that the member promotion script wasn't running properly, but now it should be!

[Tigawoods]

LOLOL
I was in my inbox and saw that my capacity was at 33% and i freaked out thinking some were deleted hahaha

[mkernz22]

LOLOL
I was in my inbox and saw that my capacity was at 33% and i freaked out thinking some were deleted hahaha

I JUST DID THE SAME THING! hahaha
It was at 90 something percent and then bam, 30 something now. It was a WTF moment.

[Ted95]

I do not know the technical reasons behind this, but why can't we just upload photos into our threads or posts with out going thru photo bucket? I don't post much about my 6gc on here because I always have issues uploading on photo bucket thru my mobile device because my laptop is crap.

Lol I guess what I'm saying is it would be nice to just upload photos straight from my mobile device rather then going thru a second cite first.

The embedded videos can be annoying but I don't care either way.


"That's all I have to say, about that." - Forest Gump.

This post has been edited by Ted95: Feb 19, 2014 - 9:07 AM

[Coomer]

I do not know the technical reasons behind this, but why can't we just upload photos into our threads or posts with out going thru photo bucket? I don't post much about my 6gc on here because I always have issues uploading on photo bucket thru my mobile device because my laptop is crap.

Lol I guess what I'm saying is it would be nice to just upload photos straight from my mobile device rather then going thru a second cite first.

The embedded videos can be annoying but I don't care either way.


"That's all I have to say, about that." - Forest Gump.

I agree that this would be nice. It would cost slightly more in terms of storage/bandwidth on the server, and I'm not sure how much work it would be to implement. I'll look into it.

[Ted95]

I do not know the technical reasons behind this, but why can't we just upload photos into our threads or posts with out going thru photo bucket? I don't post much about my 6gc on here because I always have issues uploading on photo bucket thru my mobile device because my laptop is crap.

Lol I guess what I'm saying is it would be nice to just upload photos straight from my mobile device rather then going thru a second cite first.

The embedded videos can be annoying but I don't care either way.


"That's all I have to say, about that." - Forest Gump.

I agree that this would be nice. It would cost slightly more in terms of storage/bandwidth on the server, and I'm not sure how much work it would be to implement. I'll look into it.

Alright I can understand that man. Thanks for taking a look into it Coomer!

[BonzaiCelica]

Can you reset the member map page so that active members can out there current location many members that are in there are Inactive

[Coomer]

Can you reset the member map page so that active members can out there current location many members that are in there are Inactive

I might be able to make it only include members who have been active in the last X months. I know it's certainly possible, but it might be way too slow. What do you guys think would be a good threshold? 3 months?

[The_enD]

Can you reset the member map page so that active members can out there current location many members that are in there are Inactive

I might be able to make it only include members who have been active in the last X months. I know it's certainly possible, but it might be way too slow. What do you guys think would be a good threshold? 3 months?

3 months sounds about right, maybe half an year.

Coomer, have you considered something about the chat?

Btw, thank you so much for the bigger inbox.

[Poonicus]

Can you reset the member map page so that active members can out there current location many members that are in there are Inactive

I might be able to make it only include members who have been active in the last X months. I know it's certainly possible, but it might be way too slow. What do you guys think would be a good threshold? 3 months?

3 months sounds about right, maybe half an year.

Coomer, have you considered something about the chat?

Btw, thank you so much for the bigger inbox.

Nicer chat would be sweet Or even where we could just outsource to aim or msn since most of us already have i.m. accounts anyway with our email or what have it.

[BonzaiCelica]

yes coomer those who have logged in in the past 3 months thanks

[JoshuaM]

Wow Coomer, you've been really getting into 6GC recently... Thanks!!!

Ok, just made everyone's inboxes bigger!

One thing I've noticed is that on the main forum page, looking at the listing of all forums
It continues to reload, and reload, you have to reach up and hit Stop so that it will stay still.

Not a big deal but the sort of thing you might look at when you get the time

What browser and operating system are you on? Is that happening to anyone else?

I have this problem - Windows 8 using the Internet Explorer 'windows app' (the one that launches from the metro splash screen). This morning when I tried each time it refreshed the times of recent posts were jumping forward and back an hour on every refresh too... if that gives you any clues? Only happens on the main Forums page. I've taken to using Firefox in desktop mode now which doesn't have the issue... but it would be nice to be able to use both (and not scare off newbies with glitches).

I do not know the technical reasons behind this, but why can't we just upload photos into our threads or posts with out going thru photo bucket? I don't post much about my 6gc on here because I always have issues uploading on photo bucket thru my mobile device because my laptop is crap.

Lol I guess what I'm saying is it would be nice to just upload photos straight from my mobile device rather then going thru a second cite first.

The embedded videos can be annoying but I don't care either way.


"That's all I have to say, about that." - Forest Gump.

I agree that this would be nice. It would cost slightly more in terms of storage/bandwidth on the server, and I'm not sure how much work it would be to implement. I'll look into it.

That would be nice and would also stop the issues of having all of the old dead links from inactive members that we can't chase up any more to get the pictures re-uploaded. However, I can't imagine the strain it would put on your servers to handle the amount of photos that get uploaded to the site... and you would need a system of compressing the images or limiting file size uploads, and it takes more effort for us to compress an image than upload to photo bucket so not sure if it defeats the purpose

Can you reset the member map page so that active members can out there current location many members that are in there are Inactive

I might be able to make it only include members who have been active in the last X months. I know it's certainly possible, but it might be way too slow. What do you guys think would be a good threshold? 3 months?

Personally I would say a year... because its not unusual for members to drop off for that long and being able to see them and send them a PM may get them back here when they get the email alert. It may make the map less useful for those in highly 6GC populated areas though. 3 Months would certainly be a more accurate representation of the active members though.

[rentaspace]

Wow Coomer, you've been really getting into 6GC recently... Thanks!!!

Ok, just made everyone's inboxes bigger!

One thing I've noticed is that on the main forum page, looking at the listing of all forums
It continues to reload, and reload, you have to reach up and hit Stop so that it will stay still.

Not a big deal but the sort of thing you might look at when you get the time

What browser and operating system are you on? Is that happening to anyone else?

I have this problem - Windows 8 using the Internet Explorer 'windows app' (the one that launches from the metro splash screen). This morning when I tried each time it refreshed the times of recent posts were jumping forward and back an hour on every refresh too... if that gives you any clues? Only happens on the main Forums page. I've taken to using Firefox in desktop mode now which doesn't have the issue... but it would be nice to be able to use both (and not scare off newbies with glitches).

I use Windows 7, 8 and 8.1
I have experienced this problem once, When I was using Windows 8. Havn't had the problem on 8.1 or 7. (I mainly use Firefox, sometimes Chrome).

[BonzaiCelica]

At first I thought omg someone deleted my inbox. But wow you doubles the size. Ok perhaps 5 months for those who are resetting the Map. I mean internet is so easily accessible you should be able to log in at least once a week but your the admin

[Coomer]

Thanks for the input! I haven't had the time to investigate the map yet, but when I do I'll compare various lengths of time and see what seems to work well. I might even be able to make it user-configurable with minimal effort.

[Tigawoods]

and sure, break the f/s section in 2...

oh and the signature too, make it bigger...

Perhaps, though bigger signatures I'm against for the same reasons I am with embedded videos. But if everyone but me wants it, then I can make it happen. I just don't want the site to slow down. Also, bigger signatures are tougher on the servers, and that can potentially make everything slow.

would the results be the same if you were to increase the file size limit of the signature but keep the same max dimensions?

[The_enD]

Coomer, can I ask for another PM box expansion?

Thank you.

[njccmd2002]

Plaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze, when selling in the classified section, can we not ask that a price is placed.

i mean this is not eBay, or Craigslist. we need a price to start negotiations, otherwise its time wasted.

[Box]

Plaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze, when selling in the classified section, can we not ask that a price is placed.

i mean this is not eBay, or Craigslist. we need a price to start negotiations, otherwise its time wasted.

But what if I only want to get a feeler of the worth of my rare 14" OEM alloys?

[njccmd2002]

then use off topic..

[Box]

then use off topic..

But I may possibly sell them once everyone tells me how they're worth more than I thought they were, only to then become super greedy and turn down legitimate fair offers.

[Poonicus]

then use off topic..

But I may possibly sell them once everyone tells me how they're worth more than I thought they were, only to then become super greedy and turn down legitimate fair offers.

[The_enD]

I have most of my custom work in one thread and people have a problem giving me reputation when they buy more than once from me, can the limitation for using the same link be removed?

You may not leave feedback for this person twice for the same topic

[1994Celica]

Plaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze, when selling in the classified section, can we not ask that a price is placed.

i mean this is not eBay, or Craigslist. we need a price to start negotiations, otherwise its time wasted.

Oh god yes this! I hate it when someone puts something "for sale". I ask them how much it is and they say "make me an offer" Where do I start. I worry that I may overpay for the part or I'll offend someone with a lowball offer.


Also The-enD brings up a good point.

This post has been edited by 1994Celica: Sep 10, 2014 - 8:08 PM

[955SFE]

Plaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze, when selling in the classified section, can we not ask that a price is placed.

i mean this is not eBay, or Craigslist. we need a price to start negotiations, otherwise its time wasted.

Oh god yes this! I hate it when someone puts something "for sale". I ask them how much it is and they say "make me an offer" Where do I start. I worry that I may offer pay or offend someone with a low ball offer.

Also The-enD brings up a good point.

x3.
If people don't post a price and location, thread should be deleted immediately.
Another big thing for me, is pictures. People should have pictures ready before posting a FS thread.
Just my 2 cents.

[BonzaiCelica]

im dumb and tired

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Sep 20, 2014 - 3:19 AM

[Rusty]

Something like this...?

[BonzaiCelica]

aha yes smack to the forehead

[toyota123]

So I've been skimming through this thread casually, I didn't see it mentioned earlier, but maybe a good way we could benefit from each other might be to offer a "premium" membership. With an annual charge thatccould be paid in full or bytthe month that would come with an @6gc.net email. I see several people here that sell things regularly! It would be a great way to bring in some revenue to the site and make it easier on buyer/seller if say my email was my username (which is what I'm known by here) @6gc.net.

I think that it might increase comfort and awareness. You could also tie in the reputation system. I know from time to time life gets in the way or what we think is one thing someone else thinks is different. Say if someone has tommany bad transactions in a set time period you could suspend the "premium" portion of the account for a certain amount of time

[njccmd2002]

dont think it will happen, but good idea....

[Smaay]

newcelica.org does this. I had to become a site sponsor and pay 300 a year because I developed my return fuel system and sold it as a kit. The only thing that was mine was the fuel rail, but i included all the OEM parts to make it a plug and play kit to convert to return system.

I like the idea if having site sponsors where users can donate specific amounts for certain levels of sponsorship. i think celicatech does this or MR2oc. i cant remember. This helps pay for the website.

another thing that I would like is a personal folder that I can upload pictures to. i have over 1000 pictures for all my guides hosted on celicatech. if that site goes down, they are gone! So id like to have 6th gen specific guide and pics hosted here at least.

[njccmd2002]

we need a full time commited administrator for all that. thats why i dont think it will happen, unless coomer gives administrator rights to someone. Period... or someone buys the site from him....