bfrench
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deeb7 said:rikitiki said:Same here. We can't lose all those valuable tips on the old threads. Plus the old threads are a history of the evolution and the highs and lows of the forum.
It's good to see that already a lot of posts are being carried over ....
But, to me, it was the original Cornell VLJ that was the valuable resource. Most/all of that information was lost, and very little was ever re-posted.
Yes, the last forum had some good threads, but it was difficult to ever find them again. The barely functioning search usually left me scrolling, page by page, through a sea of youtube links, and petty squabbling.
Hi, deeb,
I think most of the search problems arose from the server configuration - it seemed to be the beginning of the slowdown.
Now today - with hardly anyone using the cornellsurgery version of VLJ - it is almost impossible to get anything done - either on the forum or behind the scenes.
It's almost as if iPower - the server company - have thrown up their hands and walked away.
Hopefully this server host - which is dedicated to these type forums - will be much better.
It really hurts to walk away from a couple of years of hard work and start all over again - but when the experts can't help us they're isn't much that we lay people can do.
But - and I say this in all due respect to all our members - with the kind of let's get it going again attitude, it shouldn't take too long to start a real database of jacket info again.
As to the bickering - it's up to all of us as to which direction we take - if we all refuse to get into squabbles by using fact instead of emotion, then we'll be better than ever - and knowing our members - that's the high road they'll take.
And after that little soapbox rambling - I'm off to bed after a 20 hour day and almost another 100 members registered.
Man - it feels good to have the pages just pop up with the click of a mouse button instead of going for a coffee and a sandwich between clicks.
Thanks, guys, for all your understanding and patience.
Bill French