Why Change What Works?

I appreciate everything you do, even when I'm not saying it enough. As for changes, I'm so lost on a computer that I wouldn't know anything changed if I don't see something that says so. Thanks for everything !!
 
Hey Nels,

The idea of 'Perfect' is yet another human construct that exists nowhere else in the known universe except in our heads. Like 'love', or 'fair'. Once you have things arranged such that 80% or so of the folks that hang out here on a regular basis are happy, call it good. (just my opinion) :)

And just out of curiosity, why do the folks in charge think we need more membership? More isn't better, it's just more. Unless the numbers justify more advertising revenue?

A lousy example, but if your company runs the most efficiently with 1000 people, it will fall apart with 10,000. Too many opinions, distractions, personalities, dead weights, etc., etc.. Those who come here for more than "just the downloads" are the ones I would like to see stick around.

Just a different viewpoint. :D
 
I gota jump in here, I am a member of another site. I spend a lot of time there, there as apposed to here. There is so much information here, I get overwhelmed and the things that interest me, it seems this site is slightly off topic (?). Having said that I think it really is just the volume of information. This is a great site. Nels, you do a great job of providing a place for "us guys" to connect with what we love. I love the easy and accepting nature of the site and the folks that post. I've also have to agree with wrmiller, we don't want to encourage people who don't want to be here to stay, let em' take what they want and leave the rest behind for us to enjoy....... a hearty THANK YOU for all that you do.

Tim
 
You Sir are the Captain of this ship. You have some crew members assisting you, some are passengers enjoying the ride, others are not going to enjoy the trip no matter where the ship goes.
Keep up the good work, keep this ship on the course as you think best.
Dave
 
timvercoe said:
I gota jump in here, I am a member of another site. I spend a lot of time there, there as apposed to here. There is so much information here, I get overwhelmed and the things that interest me, it seems this site is slightly off topic (?). Having said that I think it really is just the volume of information. This is a great site. Nels, you do a great job of providing a place for "us guys" to connect with what we love. I love the easy and accepting nature of the site and the folks that post. I've also have to agree with wrmiller, we don't want to encourage people who don't want to be here to stay, let em' take what they want and leave the rest behind for us to enjoy....... a hearty THANK YOU for all that you do.

Tim
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Tim,

Thanks for your comments...

I won't ask what the other forum is, but I appreciate your giving us a try. Everyone IS welcome here.

We don't want to overwhelm anyone here, but we want to give people the information they are looking for.
We want to do this in a way that doesn't insult them, or make them feel inferior because they are new to this.
A lot of this attitude comes from my experience- I created this place originally as an information base for when/if I ever get my act together and get my shop running.
(Looks like that will FINALLY be happening soon!)
I also want to help people who, like me, are anxious to learn without being beaten up, or made to feel bad about themselves.

So, I apologize for the sheer volume, but I am trying to load it in a way that makes it easier to find at least.

Do you suggest more discussions, like this one, that are off-topic, yet bond people together?
 
Eddyde said:
One thing I would look into is improving the search function, there is a wealth of info already archived here. however when I search for specific topics they are hard to find. Eg, search "DRO" you will get a message the search is "too short or too common"
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I have tried. At the very bottom left, you will see a box for "Google Custom Search". It's not obvious enough, I know that. I don't know how to move it up.

Part of the problem is, I am not a technical/web person. I was forced into the role by necessity, and I know just enough to keep this place going.
I went to the XenForo site, tried to get help, and I was insulted there by one of their developers. When I responded, you can guess what happened. LOL
Help there is very limited. XenForo is a decent forum software, better than VBulletin, but the support is sorely lacking due to the brash attitudes of its coders.
If you need custom coders, you risk having someone there who advertises take your money and provide nothing.
They just threw one guy off who took a bunch of crowdfunding money and never did the project he was paid for.
It is very hard to get help.

We do need a technical person here, and that is something I will look into.
 
Mark in Indiana said:
Nels,
I vote thimbs up on how you've organized this site.
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Thanks Mark.

I used to ask the members their opinions, so as to do things more democratically, but there were many differing opinions that were impossible to synthesize. So I just do research, and do what I think is right.
 
Nels said:
Do you suggest more discussions, like this one, that are off-topic, yet bond people together?
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It's the off-topic discussions and social interaction that make this site interesting. If it were all dry technical information, it would be boring.;) Sometimes it nice to pull up a chair around the 'ol wood stove and just have a bull session.:)
 
I agree with Jim. The off-topic comments and discussions are part of the bonding/social interaction that makes some forums more fun than others. And then there's the real nitty-gritty tech stuff. On some sites, the really juicy tech tidbits are arranged in 'stickies' at the top of a particular forum so that searching for a particular topic (and the answers to said) are more easily accessed without having to know how to exactly format a search query. Maybe some of the mods could be given the ability to pull the tech tidbits out of the various threads and make them available at the top of the forum.

I for one, enjoy the camaraderie here. If I wanted tech details only, I'd buy a book... :)
 
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