fkrall I understand the objective, but I find the banner annoying and assume the existing tabs are sufficient and/or those who view or participate in the forums are sufficiently self-motivated without the banner. Therefore, I'd vote to trash it. However, MR owns the bat and the ball,
I understand the objective, but I find the banner annoying and assume the existing tabs are sufficient and/or those who view or participate in the forums are sufficiently self-motivated without the banner. Therefore, I'd vote to trash it.
However, MR owns the bat and the ball,
Personally, I click the x, it goes away, life goes on.
In that light I find the quote above to be the wisest so far (and yes, I've read all 3 pages) I can agree with the annoyance, but lest we forget we do not own the forum, we are mere guests here. Atlas's forum is gone, and Yahoo groups is getting increasingly difficult to navigate. If this is all we have to put up with we should consider ourselves lucky.
As far as post count, its like "badges?, we don't need no stinkin badges!" Let the post stats run in the background. Once you join, you get a yellow "rookie stripe" under your name that goes away after say, 500 posts. After that, no stripe. By then, either you are familiar with the folks here, or at least the moderators know you!
Karl
NCE über alles!
BATMAN When I signed on to the forum back in 2006 to get help with my return to the hobby, I never thought I would hit even a 100 post in my time here. If there were no post count and you told me I was at 2700 I wouldn't believe it.
When I signed on to the forum back in 2006 to get help with my return to the hobby, I never thought I would hit even a 100 post in my time here. If there were no post count and you told me I was at 2700 I wouldn't believe it.
Hang in there, Brent, pretty soon it will be 2600.
Rich
Alton Junction
JIM,
I recall someone saying the last time you showed that,,''Don't Give Them any Ideas''
Cheers,
Frank
Here is the next generation of add bar, coming soon to MR
Jim
richg1998 I got some cheese to go with my Whine and I have no problem with the banner and clicking the X. ... Rich
I got some cheese to go with my Whine and I have no problem with the banner and clicking the X. ...
Same here. In fact none of the ads bother me as they are all about something - model railroading - that I'm interested in.
Even though my post count is higher than many others, it will never come close to being the largest so I see no reason to be competitive with it. (If you want to get into competitive model railroading, join the NMRA and enter their contests.) But I do agree that it should work properly if we're going to have it.
Enjoy
Paul
For curiosities sake I like the post count as I find it a bit of an eye opener. However if it did disappear I wouldn't lose a wink of sleep over it. I am just glad I have had all of you to nurse maid me along through the few trials and tribulations I have had.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Don't forget they don't display our locations anymore too. That was really disappointing to see that go by by.
It really helps to know where each of us is from. In other words, new format still sucks.
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
rrinker Since the new forum software stopped displaying post counts, I stopped caring.
Since the new forum software stopped displaying post counts, I stopped caring.
If they can't get it right, then they ought to just drop the post count altogether.
But, apparently, no one in charge is listening - - - about the inaccurate post count or the annoying banner.
But for the record, i was second to Jeffrey
For the millionth time it seems, the green bar is horribly annoying. Oh, it's a different color on Classic Trains, and on Trains. I understand the need for ads like that - for people that don;t already have a multiyear subscription! It also really slows down the page refresh when on a less than speedy connection, so wherever back in the vast server infrastructure it pulls from, something is very slow, or the type of graphic it is makes it generate a lot of bytes to send over the wire for not saying a whole lot. On slower connections, clicking the X to close the bar vastly speeds up page refreshes. It really needs to go, or be tied to user accounts so it only shows up for non-subscribers.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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Guy's we are straying,,into forbidden,,,territory,,
richg1998 Post count is all about Male Ego
Post count is all about Male Ego
Not really.
If the forum didn't have a post count feature, no one would care and no one would know how many messages he had posted. If there were no post count, but someone was keeping track of his number of posts, that would be a case of Male Ego.
But the fact of the matter is that there is a post count feature. And because there is a post count feature, most people take notice of their post count. Some feel offended when there post count is inaccurate, especially when it constantly diminishes.
Quite frankly, I get tired of hearing some people proclaim that they don't care and belittling those who do care.
There are more AD Blockers,than just Google..
Now briefly, back to the original topic. I was all set to install an ad blocker, until I read some of the fine print. I use Google Chrome as my browser, and Google recommends "Ad Blocker Plus". Well, in addition to the personal data collection activities described in their "Privacy Policy", Ad Blocker Plus lists as "attributes" that "It can access your data on all websites", and "It can access your tabs and browsing activity". Sounds like an "invasion of privacy" to me. I think I'll just suffer with the green subscribe ad bar.
Wilton.
richg1998 ......and I have no problem with the banner and clicking the X. I always sign out when done posting anyway. Post count is all about Male Ego which is much to large anyway. Ask your significant other.
......and I have no problem with the banner and clicking the X. I always sign out when done posting anyway.
Post count is all about Male Ego which is much to large anyway. Ask your significant other.
Gidday Rich, would have agreed with you 100% until I now find my post count is as I post this, Zero!!!
Not great for the Ego, though it may be an indication of the general worth of my posts.
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Some people profess not to care about their post count. So be it.
But since the post count does appear, the least they could do is get it right.
Otherwise, what is the point of including a post count in the first place.
We would all be better off without it than to have it be inaccurate.
I got some cheese to go with my Whine and I have no problem with the banner and clicking the X. I always sign out when done posting anyway.
Firefox and ad block plus are good.
If you ever fall over in public, pick yourself up and say “sorry it’s been a while since I inhabited a body.” And just walk away.
zstripe ...she assured me I wasn't nuts,or any of you having that problem... Frank
...she assured me I wasn't nuts,or any of you having that problem...
Now, if only my wife would agree that I am not nuts......then this day would be especially good...!
Happy Modeling!
Don.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that both engines have failed, and we will be stuck here for some time. The good news is that you decided to take the train and not fly."
When I first started to notice it was about a month ago,maybe longer, I can't get past 1350,one day i am at 1348, next day it is,1248,,that has happened five times now,,,I thought at first, I just was seeing things,,but now I know I'm not nuts......... Anyway!! I called Kalmbach cust. serv..out of curiosity and they are going to find out what is going on..I spoke to a woman,by the name of Lori and she assured me I wasn't nuts,or any of you having that problem,,it is the first time she and others heard of it,,,no one brought it to they're attention before..When they find out and fix it they will e-mail me and i will post it here.....She did say,there would be no reason for the badges then,if the post count didn't matter..
BATMAN EMD.DonI have never paid any attention to my post counts until I looked at this thread...sure enough, they are going down When you hit ZERO! No more forum for you! You must quit! Cease and desist! You must return to working on your layout!
EMD.DonI have never paid any attention to my post counts until I looked at this thread...sure enough, they are going down
When you hit ZERO! No more forum for you! You must quit! Cease and desist! You must return to working on your layout!
I have never paid any attention to my post counts until I looked at this thread...sure enough, they are going down . Any chance I can get this server to manage my mortgage and auto loan...it would be nice to see them go down as fast...!
Actually,,,,,now it is five,times,cause it just did it,again..From 1329 to 1229,,,five times it did that..
Like you said,,no big thing,,,that happened to me,four times already..Jeffery's actual thread count,,is was 23,000 plus,,
I know it is no big thing, but my post count is going backward again, and I am sure that is an even quicker easier fix.... ---- THAT DOESN"T HAPPEN.
Johnboy out.
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
BroadwayLion It cannot go into the corner, because the way that HTML works. You and I might be looking at the website on a 1600 or better flat screen monitor, others may still be using an 800 px CRT monitor. For those people, it already is in the corner. For the rest of us it is at the LEFT edge of the actual content. So as far as their web master is concerned it IS ALREADY IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER. ROAR
It cannot go into the corner, because the way that HTML works. You and I might be looking at the website on a 1600 or better flat screen monitor, others may still be using an 800 px CRT monitor. For those people, it already is in the corner. For the rest of us it is at the LEFT edge of the actual content. So as far as their web master is concerned it IS ALREADY IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER.
ROAR
OK, then the solution is easy. In addition to requiring users to disable Flash so we can watch seamless videos again, MR should require all users to trash their flats and return to CRT monitors. Some problems are easy to solve if you simply approach them the right way!
SQUEEK.
Rick Krall
Maybe they should stop trying to jam more advertising on the page and divert their IT department to fixing problems with PAID Subscriber content (like Video Plus suddenly not working).
Mark P.
Website: http://www.thecbandqinwyoming.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/user/mabrunton
Nice strategy, annoy future, current and past subscribers.
Motley I know this is really annoying for us subscribers. Why not advertise this to non-subscribers?
I know this is really annoying for us subscribers. Why not advertise this to non-subscribers?
I'm not sure only annoying people who have yet to give you money is the way to go.
I used adblock, and now I only see a black box on the lower right side. But still annoying!
fkrallHowever, MR owns the bat and the ball, so if they feel it's necessary and worth the annoyance, perhaps they could at least move the MR graphic to the corner so it doesn't interfere with content.
It is a small thing and does not annoy a LION at all. LIONS cannot be annoyed at anything less than the zookeeper not showing up on time with a raw lump of meat.
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