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I didn't mean to say that he wasn't at anything prior to her. I know that he was. He's just been out a lot more lately. As far as who needs to leave when someone is out together, if it's something big, he won't have to leave is my understanding. As long as he keeps his distance he should be okay. I know it's not something easy to deal with, figuring out who is right and who is wrong, what is best. Maybe it is hypocritical that she has some control over where he can and can't be. If that's the law, why should she be the bad guy? What has she done in all this? She has been made to feel like crap, so terrible. So many messages she's been made to feel like she's making Nick's life to horrible and terrible. She didn't want that, she just wants to be left alone and have her life back.

ares, thx, kitch, otis, tmk, cm have access to this thread.

terryv will get access when she makes it over here.

K

but who are you calling a dummy?

Only a dummy would ask that question.

Anyway...

ares, how's your backup of the PF site?

Is Mark going to recreate the database here or are we on our own archiving it?

Its my understanding we are on our own....

but he is considering moving stuff from HERE..to wherever he choses as his final resting spot for this new forum.

Oh, OK. I thought I read something about moving threads somewhere.

I've been wrong b4

Ok, what do you all think of keeping threads to a mininum?

Meaning, only having a couple discussions in say "In the news" or "Wampeters..."?

We can discuss what to have, not to have.

well....I'm not exactly sure how the $$$ break down goes on folders and subfolders...

but personally I think we are ripping off mark is we don't break it up a bit with others hosting folders.....we could put it all under one...but geez.....

IMHO...I think best option would be

CCRC main discussion point...

folders under that...

Hunts

In the news

Wampetors

coolerheadfolders (only links to those that pay to set up there own)this includes geocaching folder

archived

I can't think of anything else...

ares, how's your backup of the PF site?

on hold until pf's database repack finishes. however, i did get everything over at pf (except, perhaps that last joe), except possibly for invite-only thread posts since i think the 6th. it seems the cookies aren't working right on the system at home. hopefully, however, mark will get everything back up, it'll be fast, and i can do a full snap of it from work one last time.

btw, i also don't think we need to worry about pulling everything in over here if mark gives us the option to. i'll be able to have the stuff dumped into a database, and some php scripts running to generate pages before the hunt rolls around.

heck...I guess I really don't care about the layout...since I subscribe to anything I like anyways...

but personally I think we are ripping off mark is we don't break it up a bit with others hosting folders.....we could put it all under one...but geez.....

I agree, but I also plan on continuing my $20 a month, so he's won't be getting ripped off as far as if we have a bunch of folders in here. I just want to keep it better organized this time around. I need to figure out how to prevent people other than us hosts from creating folders/discussions. I know you could do it at PF, but I don't recall seeing that option here.

ares, not much has happened since the 6th so if you missed anything, not big deal.

I need to figure out how to prevent people other than us hosts from creating folders/discussions.

that'll be huge in keeping the structure more under control.

next question: since this is something we're paying for, do we want guest access or not?

next question: since this is something we're paying for, do we want guest access or not?

I don't think so.

Kitch and I were having a side conversation about this very issue just a few minutes ago.

I think if you come here, you should contribute, at least financially.

No free lurking if you ask me.

That being said, if we do that, we'll have to cut down on the chitter chatter in the clue discussion thread.

It's not fair to make people pay to read us shoot the shit.

This would also mean no more invite only thread for clue discussion. It wouldn't be fair to charge them, then lock them out.

Those are my thoughts anyway.

I need to figure out how to prevent people other than us hosts from creating folders/discussions.

should be easy to do...since Mark won't want people crating folders unless paying for it!!!

should be easy to do...since Mark won't want people crating folders unless paying for it!!!

Are we gonna be charged for each folder, or just the main folder?

This would also mean no more invite only thread for clue discussion. It wouldn't be fair to charge them, then lock them out.

good point.

Are we gonna be charged for each folder, or just the main folder?

i gathered only the main folder, but its something we should look into.

I do agree with that......

...I'm all game with allowing anybody that pays...since it will elimate trouble as it is...

We can offer threads for lurkers only...basically telling them if they becoming paying members there is a lot of threads that are blocked that they will have access 2....

In order for Mark to be successful and "us" to have a new home (that could be longterm)...we need to treat Mark with respect and almost help his biz grow....

With that being said...we really need to let them understand our traffic as they might get a little 2 excited in Jan/Feb and pay for all kinds of bells and whistles ...only to find out that new memberships would fall off FAST in March.

i gathered only the main folder, but its something we should look into.

I just wonder what to do about things like the "coolerhead threads". It would be nice to keep them all centrally located, but like Kitch said, if you want a folder maybe you should pay for it yourself and we just provide a link.

It would help bring in the money.

I'm sure we can work with mark with coolerhead folders/and us paying for them...

or...

we could link them like they do here

those are links to other folders on the bottom...

We can offer threads for lurkers only...basically telling them if they becoming paying members there is a lot of threads that are blocked that they will have access 2....

That's a great idea. Not exactly the private thread we enjoyed before, but I think most will agree to it.

we really need to let them understand our traffic as they might get a little 2 excited in Jan/Feb and pay for all kinds of bells and whistles ...only to find out that new memberships would fall off FAST in March.

I don't think Mark will care. He'll have his $10.00 by then. If they're only here a month so be it.

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Before I forget, this is something really important that we need to address and make clear.

Just because you pay, doesn't mean you get to post/act any way you wish.

Jake and the countless others come to mind (although at this point I would allow Jake access. He's been much better than in the past).

We let them know that we have a group of admins that make the final call. So if you misbehave, you lose access and your $10 fee is wasted.

I'm sure we can work with mark with coolerhead folders/and us paying for them...

Well, I was thinking about how it was before and having to do access lists. It was really getting to be a pain updating access lists in a dozen folders when we would have a trouble maker.

That won't be an issue now and if there is a troublemaker, the folder owner can take care of it.

So if you misbehave, you lose access and your $10 fee is wasted.

could get spendy for somebody...

We can offer threads for lurkers only...basically telling them if they becoming paying members there is a lot of threads that are blocked that they will have access 2....

That's a great idea. Not exactly the private thread we enjoyed before, but I think most will agree to it.

man, i was thinking the exact same thing. the next question, of course, (and if i read more around the site, i'd probably find an answer to), is does one have to pay in order to register? or just pay to post as a registered user?

not sure?

but I know he will create a new "user" title for payers...

sorry. i didn't like being called a dummy so i changed the name to host discussions :smile:

would it be at all out of line to take, as hunts end in the future, and archive the thread as a "static" page as i'm doing with pf's threads, and then link them back here?

and how much do you think mark would charge us for a virtual host name pointed here? :smile:

I don't know, ares.

I guess the deciding factor would be cost.

I guess the deciding factor would be cost.

the cost of pointing forum.coolercrew.com here and have it automatically point to the camp folder? that's what i'd be curious about too. i could point the name to the site easily, but the important thing would be the redirection to our root folder.

I mean what if anything Mark would charge us for that.

oh...btw...

one of the cool features of a plugin on this software is that...

you can "freeze" a folder or discussion rather then "close" it....

(can't do it yet)

thats what i thought you meant, jt. just clarifying it.

:: working on our own theme for the place. checking out what all controls what pieces of the page ::

Hi guys - Thanks for setting these few folders up JT. I like the open noodle thread idea for lurkers with the disclaimer at the top to get them into the regular threads. I also think the less is more in this case. I never chased flags like some people did but when I did, it was a pain. That's why I'll still stick with my check messages button. And if you think about the news threads before anyway - there were plenty of them that overlapped. Granted many of them stayed on subject but there were still more that didn't. Major subcatagorys should prove just fine.

How do you get rid of the edit line below. I can't find it in the discussion preferences.

ares

I like the "who's here" on the side like you're doing in the test folder.

I believe Mark has to turn off that "Edit" function.

I don't like it either.

It sucks :eyeroll:

Yeah, cuz you can't edit posts without people knowing.

So now I can't say "I like Pink Fairies" in all of Kitch's posts like I used to at PF.

One cool thing is, we could just keep editing the same post over and over again and then we can say to Mark: "What the hell do you mean $19.99 + $9.99 a year? We've only got one post!

unfortunately, i can't template it away in the top..... yet.

who cares about the edit thing....I don't edit my psosts

It annoys me, therefore I care.

just cause I catch you editing my posts...

geez...how many pink fairies do i have over their anyways??

Some of us wish you would edit some of your psosts.

:wink:

how many pink fairies do i have over their anyways??

Just a couple....hundred.

Just kidding. I always let you know when I did it. It's no fun if you don't know about it.

Some of us wish you would edit some of your psosts.

Here, I'll bend over and you can edit my psosts.

YUK!! What is that you got there? Is that a fricken hanging chad? Gross!! :lipsealed:

I knew I'd regret that the minute i clicked post.

Thanks CM, now I'm crying I'm laughing so hard and my neighbors think I'm nuts.

I kinda like these tabs at the top...

Even if her's don't look/work all that great...could have a cool look to it if set up right.

Terry now has access here.

good we need a woman's point of view...

Darn right! :smile: