Members smorgdonkey Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 I was checking in to see the Cadillac and saw this dirty old Pontiac... What gives? I missed some s4!t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scifi Metalhead Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 The new Caddy had some QC issues from the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 The new caddy was recalled, impounded, and sent to the crusher. That defective lemon piece of {censored} killed alot of good people before it was put out of its misery. Good riddance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 I hope it was buried 24.2345324' deep. I came in here once to visit since, and am glad it's gone so I may come back... sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_bleeding Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 face down floating in a river somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 ever hear of new coke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rex Machete Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 Why was everybody bitching about the new format? You could post pictures from your own hard drive, and upload sound and video clips easier. The only thing that made it worse for me was all the constant complaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alex W Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 Why was everybody bitching about the new format? You could post pictures from your own hard drive, and upload sound and video clips easier. The only thing that made it worse for me was all the constant complaining. There are numerous online hosts that will host pictures with no bandwidth limit like img boot. They also look better when displayed on forums. It really wasn't a "feature". You may have liked 2.0 but you can't deny that 99.999% of the rest of the forum didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rex Machete Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 There are numerous online hosts that will host pictures with no bandwidth limit like img boot. They also look better when displayed on forums. It really wasn't a "feature".You may have liked 2.0 but you can't deny that 99.999% of the rest of the forum didn't. I know people didn't like it, but I can't think of any reason why. To me it was like when they changed Facebook's format and everyone was against it..... until 2 months later when they forgot about the old format. Then again, this is a forum for people who play instruments that haven't changed for 60 years, so maybe I'm the odd man out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members milosch Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 Nothing wrong with a Pontiac, son. This one's got Rally wheels, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zbingu Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 The old board was, in my opinion, really ugly and lacked contrast. Add the issue in getting my account back, and I'm really glad to see the old one back... - Zbingu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 Why were people complaining? Because it was TERRIBLE! Glad to have the old one back. An no...it wasn't terrible simply because it was new. Not laid out well, looked awful, slow as Christmas, need I go on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IamBurnout Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 All 2.0 really needed was a 'first unread post' button, and forum jump at the bottom of the screen. That, and less hosers with animated gif sigs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pekelnik Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 I know people didn't like it, but I can't think of any reason why. To me it was like when they changed Facebook's format and everyone was against it..... until 2 months later when they forgot about the old format. Then again, this is a forum for people who play instruments that haven't changed for 60 years, so maybe I'm the odd man out. For instance, it DIDN'T WORK on mobile platforms. That is not a issue of like/dislike. It simply did not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 Why was everybody bitching about the new format? You could post pictures from your own hard drive, and upload sound and video clips easier. The only thing that made it worse for me was all the constant complaining. Who cares? Most of use use this forum for conversing, and that was very cumbersome on 2.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mithunchetan Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 HC1!!!! Or if you can't get one (for others in a similar dilema, as it's long discontinued) a HC7 or the brand new HC9 - essentially just a tweaked upgrade of the HC7. HC3 and HC5's were not as good for several reasons as latest Sony HC Series consumer HDV cams (from what I've read on here over the last 9 months or so)....But yes, the HC1 is a great little HDV cam - just make sure the sun's out (but you know that already with your A1 as it's essentially the same inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 I know people didn't like it, but I can't think of any reason why. To me it was like when they changed Facebook's format and everyone was against it..... until 2 months later when they forgot about the old format. Then again, this is a forum for people who play instruments that haven't changed for 60 years, so maybe I'm the odd man out. Just what I remember off the top of my head. I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot SlowDidn't work on several popular browsers or mobile computersCouldn't turn off avatars and signaturesCouldn't subscribe to threadsNo quick replyNo mouse hover previewquoting was cumbersomecouldn't view the whole thread while replyingWouldn't automatically log you on when replyingNo tool tips on the buttons so it wasn't clear what they didcounterintuitive layoutNo go to last post buttonCouldn't tell you which threads had been modified since your last visit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teletypist Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 I think HC 2.0 was greatly misunderstood and under-appreciated. The old HC was nearing the breaking point due to the massive bandwidth requirement of all those users. Management brought out 2.0 to fix that problem, and succeeded beyond their wildest expectations. Today we have room for at least 90% growth before having to worry again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 I was a strong proponent of 2.0, but ultimately it doesn't really matter which platform the HC higher-ups decide to go with. I come here for guitar info and entertainment, not to marvel at the great software. But with the Bolt Lite mobile web browser, I could get 2.0 to work with my cell phone. Also, HCEG 1.0 seems to be working better now with my cell phone than it did before the change. They must have made some changes to 1.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 I think HC 2.0 was greatly misunderstood and under-appreciated.The old HC was nearing the breaking point due to the massive bandwidth requirement of all those users.Management brought out 2.0 to fix that problem, and succeeded beyond their wildest expectations.Today we have room for at least 90% growth before having to worry again. Where did you come up with that? 2.0 forums have gone away, so I don't know what you mean by room for growth. The mass rejection of 2.0 forced them to relook at 1.0 and they finally did what they should have done, and hired somebody technically competent to manage it. Supposedly he found a bunch of old and bad code and has been able to upgrade the existing performance considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teletypist Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 Sarcasm is totally lost on some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 Sarcasm is totally lost on some people. Too subtle for me. I guess I need more coffee. The problem is there are a few people that actually feel that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 I know people didn't like it, but I can't think of any reason why. To me it was like when they changed Facebook's format and everyone was against it..... until 2 months later when they forgot about the old format. Then again, this is a forum for people who play instruments that haven't changed for 60 years, so maybe I'm the odd man out. It had a lot more to do with compatability issues amongst different browsers; horribly flawed navigation, lack of basic forum features (multi-quote, post preview, etc..), posts that would come up missing, horribly slow performance due to the dynamic content and of course the ridiculously bad layout where half of the area was taken up by useless boxes. I did like some of the new features as well, but without the basic stuff working it doesn't make up for it. And it may not have run poorly for you, I know that I got it running very well at home by using Firefox and some custom scripts, but you shouldn't have to do that. But the bottom line was the statistics for the site. It dropped to the point that no matter how much they spent on the new site's development that the loss of traffic outweighed it by a substantial margin. No company throws money away, but if no one uses the product than it's no use. Just take a look at how much traffic went on over there. You'd have 2-3 posts a day that weren't 'this new site sucks' related. That's epic failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teletypist Posted June 1, 2010 Members Share Posted June 1, 2010 I'm Old Skool IT. Vacuum tubes and relays days. Punch card - punched by hand I prefer to think HC management had the best of intentions (Yes, making the site pay for itself is fine).However, their competency level is at the 1 percentile level. That still an order of magnitude higher then the good folk at Joke Software, and they should have caught on.The problem is that I really don't think they (HC) learned anything from this episode. They are still making bad decisions, still pissin' off people, still drunk drovers forgetting where the sun rises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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