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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: ChrisA on June 16, 2009, 09:20:56 PM

Title: New Web Site
Post by: ChrisA on June 16, 2009, 09:20:56 PM
Thank you K-Bed!
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: BJSailor on June 16, 2009, 09:29:49 PM
Yea!  Nice job Kevin. 

Welcome to the new GBCA Discussion Forum.  This new forum has been months in the making and we all can thank Kevin Bednar for his hard work in creating and designing this new forum for GBCA.
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: BJSailor on June 16, 2009, 09:31:38 PM
Now all I have to do if figure out how to get rid of this "Newbie" status.  Sheesh!   ???
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: ChrisA on June 16, 2009, 09:41:04 PM
I think the board should be exempt from newbie status. Kevin?
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: ChrisA on June 16, 2009, 09:46:36 PM
K-Bed, BJ, et al. The reason we were having problems is that this forum is not Firefox friendly. I was locked out of my profile edits until I logged on with IE. Is there a Firefox add-on?
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: KevinBednar on June 16, 2009, 09:50:59 PM
I'm using the "Epiphany" browser which is a Mozilla.org / Gecko based browser on Linux to post this.

The entire forum was set up and configured using Firefox on linux.

I think there was a glitch at the hosting company that caused the error we saw but I"m not certain. 

There are still some configuration tweaks I'm going to make tonight so perhaps that was it but I bet it was just a hosting glitch...
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: ChrisK on June 16, 2009, 09:58:26 PM
Excellent! Finally!!  Thx K-Bed
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Kevin Box on June 16, 2009, 10:49:56 PM
Because of my work with various web sites and Regatta Network, which abhor IE and MS in general, I've found it important to check compatibility with all browsers, especially IE which so many of the public use.

Good work K-Bed ;D

Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: KevinBednar on June 16, 2009, 10:52:48 PM
Quote from: Kevin Box on June 16, 2009, 10:49:56 PM
Because of my work with various web sites and Regatta Network, which abhor IE and MS in general, I've found it important to check compatibility with all browsers, especially IE which so many of the public use.

Good work K-Bed ;D



Hey, you guys get what you pay for.
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: ChrisK on June 16, 2009, 11:07:33 PM
Works in Google Chrome
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Kevin Box on June 16, 2009, 11:26:16 PM
Did all my stuff in Firefox.  No Problemo.
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: sailorjohnny on June 17, 2009, 12:57:06 PM
Looking good! Nice job Kevin.
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: KathyR on June 17, 2009, 01:27:13 PM
Hey!  This is pretty cool!  GBCA is going modern!  Thanks for putting this together K.Bednar.  Looking good!
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Jeff K on June 17, 2009, 01:42:19 PM
I'm so confused  ::)

Am I on GBCA or SA  :D
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Sailchick on June 17, 2009, 05:01:40 PM
Thanks Kevin!  I'm so excited about the new website.

;D
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: beverly on June 17, 2009, 05:09:29 PM
I'm sure this new web-site will improve my sailing skills!  Thanks for everyone's work.  Cheers!
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: BJSailor on June 17, 2009, 08:51:52 PM
Hey Kevin B,  how come you have Karma and nobody else does?  What exactly is karma anyway?  I want some!
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: MaryM on June 17, 2009, 09:36:17 PM
Very nice indeed!
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: KevinBednar on June 17, 2009, 10:11:41 PM
Quote from: BJSailor on June 17, 2009, 08:51:52 PM
Hey Kevin B,  how come you have Karma and nobody else does?  What exactly is karma anyway?  I want some!

Hmm, I don't have any karma at the moment, but you know I met the Dalai Lama once and he told me "when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.?" So I got that goin? for me, which is nice and probably as good as karma.
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Bee on June 18, 2009, 02:26:44 AM
Yes, my son, nice job even if I say so myself.  Certainly I am not biased, am I?
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: edthemainsailguy on June 18, 2009, 06:24:58 AM
Neat stuff...Thanks Kevin!
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Christopher on June 18, 2009, 08:27:21 AM
Great job on the new site!!   ;D   Kudos to Kevin and the board.
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: LaneWimberly on June 18, 2009, 09:24:20 AM
The new forum looks great. Thanks to everyone involved!
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Charles on June 18, 2009, 02:03:22 PM
Hmmmm. I think it's interesting that this new site is called a "ForRum" !!
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Leigh Ann on June 18, 2009, 04:06:45 PM
Looks great Kevin! Hey when you registered why do you have be at least 13 years old?????????? ::)
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Greg A Casamayor on June 18, 2009, 05:04:40 PM
Kevin:  Thanks for the upgrade, it looks great.
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: cowandogs on June 18, 2009, 10:47:36 PM
If you are using the latest firefox version, this should not be a problem, although have not tried it on the Mac :)
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: cowandogs on June 18, 2009, 10:55:04 PM
What I meant to say is that it looks freaking wonderful on the CrackBerry! Happy Fingers. ;y
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: jayhefty on June 19, 2009, 10:02:04 AM
this looks great on the SMARTPHONE for dumbguys
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: B Sailing/Alan Bates on June 19, 2009, 10:30:10 AM
Safari on the Mac is working. well.
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Greg A Casamayor on June 19, 2009, 12:38:28 PM
Working fine on iPhone with latest OS......
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: KevinBednar on June 22, 2009, 11:36:44 PM
Quote from: Leigh Ann on June 18, 2009, 04:06:45 PM
Looks great Kevin! Hey when you registered why do you have be at least 13 years old?????????? ::)

The software has a setting that allows us to make that a requirement.  It's there because of COPPA;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COPPA

I clicked it when I installed the software because I was in a hurry and I couldn't remember what we had discussed at the board meeting.  I'll PM Jim and ask him what he thinks.
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Bobby Mac on June 25, 2009, 06:20:25 PM
Thanks Kevin. ForRum looks great.  Is there going to be a "Friday at the Beach" thread ? :D ;)
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: KevinBednar on June 25, 2009, 06:23:42 PM
Apparently..   ;D
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Charles on June 26, 2009, 08:21:34 AM
OK Inquiring minds want to know.  How do you get "Karma"?  I need all the help I can get! :-\
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: ChrisK on June 26, 2009, 09:00:31 AM
Charles, on any given posting (that's not your own) take a look to the left, between the Karma score and Number of Posts... you should see an applaud/smite button.....click one of those

Note: You can't give yourself Karma...so you may have to sign up for that yoga class....
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: ChrisK on June 26, 2009, 09:03:02 AM
100 members on this FoRum in a little over a week. I would say that is a success!
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Blake on July 01, 2009, 12:00:05 PM
Congrats on the new FoRum guys. Glad to see you didn't use phpbb. Sorry I wasn't able to help you setup up personally, but it looks like Kevin did a nice job.

All the best,
Blake (C.L. Diving)
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Hobie17 on August 13, 2009, 01:54:24 PM
Is it just me or will none of the links on main page show up with IE 8.0. It is ok with Firefox. But just got a new laptop and don't really want to load Firefox. I can get to the discussion page ok, but don't see the links on the left anymore
Title: Re: New Web Site
Post by: Kevin Box on August 13, 2009, 02:02:03 PM
Found this quote on another thread:
Quote%$#@ &%*$* F%^$ing Microsoft.  Internet Explorer 8 broke it. Fixed by using Compatability view.  Sorry

Hope that helps.  Personally, I'd go ahead and DL Firefox.