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  1. Freebird
    You will notice that I added back the "similar threads" feature that we had before the site upgrade. Let me know if this is a feature that you like or don't like. I can easily remove it if most of you find it more obtrusive than helpful.
  2. Freebird
    Got yours a while ago Keith. You have been added back.
  3. Freebird
    A newer member here, Zzyzx, has stepped up to the plate and donated one of his very nice RSV/RSTD trailer hitches to be auctioned off with all proceeds going to Lonna and that Squid boy guy that she is married to. A huge thanks to Zzyzx. View and bid at this link and remember...it's for a great cause. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/photopost/showproduct.php?product=100
  4. Freebird
    I put ours up the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Eileen has been decorating it and the house ever since.
  5. Freebird
    I wish I could. Mike wanted me to do the auction so now that I posted it, I'm not allowed to bid on my own auctions. I don't need them but would bid just to help out.
  6. Freebird
    Eusa1 has generously donated a set of his Diamond Cut cylinder fins to be auctioned off with all proceeds going to Squidley and Lonna. A very generous gesture on his behalf and one that again makes me proud to be associated with such a great group of folks, I have set the auction for a 5 day duration in hopes of getting the proceeds to them before Christmas. You may place your bids here: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/photopost/showproduct.php?product=98
  7. Freebird
    I can rename the categories or even break them down further if it will help. Just tell me what you want. I figured that once people took a look they would find them.
  8. Freebird
    No you weren't. Stop being a We would not refuse the rum ball maker.
  9. Freebird
    I know what they were going through. If they care as much about their site as I do this one, I know that they were stressing out big time. As for the site itself, it is entirely different. They are using PHbb for the forum software. PPbb is a free open source forum software. It is widely used and there is really nothing wrong with it. Some of you who were around when I first started this site over 10 years ago may remember that I actually built this site originally with PHbb because I had limited funds to dedicate to a new site. It only lasted about a day or two because I saw right off that it just didn't have all of the features that I wanted. So....I opened my wallet and bought the software that I felt would serve us better. It served us well but when I got ready to upgrade a few weeks ago, I had to buy it again because my license just didn't include the upgrades to the newer version. It all adds up folks. A lot of the customizations here I figure out myself. Some are beyond the scope of my abilities though and I search for mods from other places. Some are free, some are free for a "lite" version and the "pro" versions cost money. Our classifies software for example was NOT free. You know that we went through a couple of different trials and that was because I was trying out a couple of free solutions but they just didn't meet my expectations. I try to give you the best of what I can find. I ended up purchasing an upgrade to what we had previously been using, PhotoClassifieds. I had to open my wallet but I felt it was best for all of you. Believe it or not, even the "Thank You/ Likes" addition I ended up paying for the "pro" version. Simply because the "Lite" version did not allow you to collapse the list of people who thanked and liked for a post. Another package that I actually paid for was the "favorite smilies" system. The version that I used on the old site was free but I couldn't find anything similar for this new version of VBulletin and it was requested several times that it be added back. So.....open the wallet again. Upgrading the site is not an inexpensive undertaking but it had to be done. I felt that if it had to be done then I had to try to please as many of you as possible and sometimes that takes a bit of money. I have no problem with that because I think you all deserve the best that I can come up with. As for what they are using? If it works for them and the members there are happy with it then that's all that matters. What we do here does not make us any better or worse than they are and vise versa. It's all about the user experience and the friendships.
  10. Freebird
    The Facebook page is already a closed site, it was just set so that any member could add another member and there has been no attention paid to whether or not that members is a member here or not. That is the issue. I changed the settings so that only an admin can approve new members. If we need more admins, we can add more but the main thing is that before approving a new member, they admin should come here and see if they are on the members list. Only supporting members show up on the members list here so that will be a good enough way to verify. It may require a message to the user requesting access to find out what their username is here. A bit more work but not that big a deal. The biggest issue will be going through all the current members there and seeing if they are supporting members here. That will take some time but it doesn't have to be done overnight.
  11. Freebird
    If anybody wants to be introduced to the website, they can get a 60 day free trial here. I have mixed feelings about Facebook. Maybe it introduces some people to the club but does it also take away from the club? How many join there and reap the benefits of the club without ever coming to the site? A large part of me thinks that the Facebook page may actually take away from the club as a whole.
  12. Freebird
    Not that I know of. I had one on my '99 and Corbin even made the deluxe touring seat that was sold as an optional seat by Yamaha for the RSV but there were no options for it. It was the same for everybody.
  13. Freebird
    Come of folks. You all know that the Squid Boy is a pain in the butt. I know that many of you were glad to help as was i...BUT...just admit that you did it for Lonna....not only is she a sweetheart but there's those pies. In all seriousness, it warmed my heart to give back to somebody who has given so much for others. Actually, you are all great representatives of what we are truly about here.
  14. Freebird
    Thanks folks. It was kind of a pain and I really didn't think that anybody paid much attention to it. We'll consider it gone.
  15. Freebird
    Thank you. I will just add one clarification. You do not need a PayPal account. Once you get to the PayPal page, there is an option to pay via credit or debit card without a PayPal account. All credit cards go through a payment processor regardless of where you use your card. If you don't have a PayPal account, they simply serve as the credit card processor.
  16. Freebird
    OK...I just looked and see who the admins are. I guess we just need to talk to each of them and make sure that we are all on the same page.
  17. Freebird
    Eck, Do you even know who the moderators are on Facebook? I have no idea. I was added as an admin when they started it but at this point, I don't even remember who started it. The first step would be to find out who the moderators there are. Then as already said, change the settings to that only certain people can approve requests and they should only do so after verifying here that they are supporting members. It will take a bit more time but it's the only way that I know to do it.
  18. Freebird
    Now THAT is the smart way to do it.
  19. Freebird
    A LOT of us have the Sears jack and mine has held up very well. If you keep your eyes open though, they often run it on sale. I think I paid 79.95 for mine and have seen them at that price or maybe slightly more on a number of occasions.
  20. Freebird
    I think it has been corrected now.
  21. Freebird
    Yes, I can do that if you want. Will take care of it later today.
  22. Freebird
    I think that the secret is to NOT block them but click "Ignore" or whatever it is. I'll have to look. Not 100% sure.
  23. Freebird
    Try again.
  24. Freebird
    I think it's OK now.
  25. Freebird
    I will almost guarantee that is what you did. Been there and done that. Easy to do and it sounds exactly like that is what has happened.
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