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... and you will be the reason why.  at the very least, the post with the large pic will be deleted and no effort to contact the poster will be made.  

i'm sorry, but the posting of large images is getting out of hand lately, and we have no way of automatically controlling posted image size.  mods and admin just don't have the time any more to hand hold folks on posting images.    

please learn how to do this, it's not at all difficult.  if i can, i will help you - pm or email me directly, please do not make a post for help with images.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=129;t=000087

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=129;t=000093

Yeah....just axe the whole thread....I like that....maybe folks will finally get the message after YEARS of pleading.

Here ya go Rob....I got an extra......

  (http://iglobalpros.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/axe.png)

Why not make it manditory and automatic that all posts with big pics not even be accepted. Then you guys won't have to waste your time patroling the site. Just a thought.............

QuoteOriginally posted by JamesV:
Why not make it manditory and automatic that all posts with big pics not even be accepted. Then you guys won't have to waste your time patroling the site. Just a thought.............

our forum software will not allow for either filtering or resizing of images.

I know it must be very time consuming ad frustrating to deal with large pictures but....

I think it is better to pull the post from the wrong doer than the whole thread... reason being...

If I manage to eventually kill my first deer and post pictures and a story for all the back slapping I hope to receive, I would hate for some hob-noggin to come along and add a "yeah, me too" picture and have my thread removed.

At least if you pull threads with big pics have some discretion, which I am sure you will have more than enough.

This Trad Gang thing is becoming a full time job from the sound of it.

QuoteOriginally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
I know it must be very time consuming ad frustrating to deal with large pictures but....

I think it is better to pull the post from the wrong doer than the whole thread... reason being...

If I manage to eventually kill my first deer and post pictures and a story for all the back slapping I hope to receive, I would hate for some hob-noggin to come along and add a "yeah, me too" picture and have my thread removed.

the "thread pulling thing" is two fold - it's at the discretion of the mod/admin and if MY thread gets pulled because some other trad ganger screwed up, i, the topic starter, will be on the offender's case and not a mod or admin.  i can see where if i had a killer thread going that i started, i'd probably put a note in that first post about not posting a large pic and having my thread removed.  members policing members - nothing personal, just keeping the ship on course.

At least if you pull threads with big pics have some discretion, which I am sure you will have more than enough.

This Trad Gang thing is becoming a full time job from the sound of it.

yes, it is for me and a few others, 7 dayze a week, but i'm not complaining, i'm learning to find answers and delegate work back to the membership.  this site is "owned" by the members but directed and run by terry green.

Rob, not sure how detailed the software is, but is there any way for the thread starter to view sizes, and delete photos posted by others? Basically moderate their own threads? (Obviously if the starter fails to act in a timely manner, or is the one guilty, then the admin pulls the thread)

It sounds good in theory.     :dunno:

I have no knowledge of the tech side of this. Why are lager than 640  a problem in the first place ? i make an effort to resize in photobucket , and sometimes when it transfers it looks too big on tradgang ....then later it is smaller?

Chad,

I think it has something to do with "storage space"

Rob,

I think the members policing members is a great idea.

Also how cool is that, you "go" to work and can learn how to fine tune an arrow set up.  Talk about perks   :readit:    :bigsmyl:

Delete the pic AND delete the person that posted it from the site. If your smart enough to get a pic posted you should be smart enough to make it the right size, its really not that tough. When a pic is posted the person can see right away if its to big, if too big they can edit there post and delete it and try to fix it themselves, in stead of just letting it go.

Eric

the reason for a max image width of 640 has nothing to do with server storage space or isp bandwidth - trad gang has unlimited amounts of both.  

we ask to limit image sizes for three reasons -

• it makes for faster image loading as some folks just don't have the greatest net access bandwidth
  
• it prevents opening up a horizontal page scroll for folks who have lower screen resolutions
  
• for the very most part, a 640 wide image is plenty big enuf to show good images
  

i'm not even gonna get into image compression - at least 90% of all posted images on all forums everywhere aren't compressed and just waste a lotta space, but mostly they will have much higher download times.  for example, a typical 640x365 image saved without compression will make for about a 367k image filesize - if compressed conservatively at 50%, the image is now 60k in filesize, and the image quality is excellent.

unfortunately, our current forum software does not allow for any automatic posted image resizing or compression.

Thats why there is a preview post button, so before you post it you can preview all of it and see if the pic is to big and that its trad bowhunting related.

They have a photography forum that explains how to resize them, and its easier that Stu's calculator or trying to figure out the FOC debate.JMHO

I have no problem with any rules on this forum.  But I will admit that it took me a while to figure out the resizing thing.  I followed the auto resizing thread while uploading my pictures and they showed to be the correct size in photobucket.  Then when I added them to a post here, they were larger for some reason.  I now just load them into photobucket a size smaller and that seems to have fixed the problem I was having.  
Thanks Rob and everyone else who makes this sight what it is!  :clapper:

QuoteOriginally posted by Rob DiStefano:
 if MY thread gets pulled because some other trad ganger screwed up, i, the topic starter, will be on the offender's case and not a mod or admin.

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but how will the OP know why the entire thread was deleted? If I post up a great thread and someone else puts a huge pic on it and the entire thread gets deleted while im at work how do I know why it was pulled? And at that how do I know whos case to be on if the thread is gone?

Not a good idea in my opinion. However you da bosses and its your site.
I have never liked the idea of punishing someone for someone elses mistakes. I don't really care for the idea of banning someone because they are not computer literate enough to get posting pics right either. I'm just starting to get the hang of it myself.
God bless you all, Steve

Rob, Teryy....

Maybe it's time for a break.  If y'all need to get away for a while, I've got some acreage that doesn't have any electronics on it.

QuoteOriginally posted by caleb7mm:
 

QuoteOriginally posted by Rob DiStefano:
 if MY thread gets pulled because some other trad ganger screwed up, i, the topic starter, will be on the offender's case and not a mod or admin.

[/b]

but how will the OP know why the entire thread was deleted? If I post up a great thread and someone else puts a huge pic on it and the entire thread gets deleted while im at work how do I know why it was pulled? And at that how do I know whos case to be on if the thread is gone? [/b][/QUOTE]

matthew 7:7 & luke 11:9 - "seek and ye shall find"

we'll help you ...

how big is that picture of the ax???

Rob,

This question is out of pure ignorance.

Is there a software out there that can be set on autopilot and police this issue for our site?  If so, what is the price tag for something like this? It might be time for a software upgrade fund drive.

At the time of this post I count nine members that are not current on donating $20 to the site. The way I understand it, this contribution money goes to upgrades and maintenance to the site. Am I right about that, Rob?

Twenty bucks is a bargain for the amount of fun I get from this site. I can't be the only one who gets way more than twenty dollars worth of fun from this site.

Here is how you can be a part of making Trad Gang better.    http://tradgang.com/sponsors/cm.html  


 

QuoteOriginally posted by Hill Hunter:
how big is that picture of the ax???

The ax is 594 pixels wide. Well under the 640 requirement.

tom,

thanx for your support, and the support of all the folks contributing to help pay our monthly bills.

the problem that terry and i have had for years is our ubb forum software - it was grandfathered about 6 years.  if you know something about forum software, ubb is/was the best flat file forum software in its heyday.  

since then, forum software has progressed to a relational mysql database platform that offers all the bells 'n' whistles we require, which includes auto image resizing and other much needed improvements such as a registration "captcha" check to stop the hundreds (yes, 100's!) of daily spam bots from registering (which is why i've been manually registering all new members since the beginning of this year - you wanna talk about work?!  yikes!).    

what all that stuff means is that we need to get off ubb and onto mysql.  we've tried that at least 5 times, with different mysql software vendors and all have failed miserably, so far.  trad gang is just too big, too robust, too dang *complicated*.  

so although money is always an issue, the real roadblock is the software conversion, and so far there are no clear cut answers to make that happen.  but we're definitely still trying.  we have to, we have no choice.

much obliged, sir.  :notworthy:    :campfire:    

rob.

QuoteOriginally posted by Rob DiStefano:
matthew 7:7 & luke 11:9 - "seek and ye shall find"

we'll help you ...

not sure what your point was. I was asking a question not trying to push buttons. And I dont read the bible. I am a moderator on 60,000+ member national hunting site so I know how difficult it can be to make sure everything is running right and everyone is happy. But again I was honestly curious which is why I asked.

[/qb][/QUOTE]And I dont read the bible.[/QB][/QUOTE]

So  That's what all the numbers mean...  

QuoteOriginally posted by caleb7mm:
 

QuoteOriginally posted by Rob DiStefano:
matthew 7:7 & luke 11:9 - "seek and ye shall find"

we'll help you ...

not sure what your point was. I was asking a question not trying to push buttons. And I dont read the bible. I am a moderator on 60,000+ member national hunting site so I know how difficult it can be to make sure everything is running right and everyone is happy. But again I was honestly curious which is why I asked. [/b]

no sir, not at all being sarcastic or whatever in my reply - i meant for the topic starter to pm or email as to why his/her thread was pulled.  sorry if i offended, i apologize.

QuoteOriginally posted by Rob DiStefano:
 

QuoteOriginally posted by caleb7mm:
   

QuoteOriginally posted by Rob DiStefano:
matthew 7:7 & luke 11:9 - "seek and ye shall find"

we'll help you ...

not sure what your point was. I was asking a question not trying to push buttons. And I dont read the bible. I am a moderator on 60,000+ member national hunting site so I know how difficult it can be to make sure everything is running right and everyone is happy. But again I was honestly curious which is why I asked. [/b]

no sir, not at all being sarcastic or whatever in my reply - i meant for the topic starter to pm or email as to why his/her thread was pulled.  sorry if i offended, i apologize. [/b]

no problem just trying to understand. Keep up the hard work guys! I know it can be overwhelming at times.   :)

QuoteOriginally posted by Gatekeeper:
Rob,

This question is out of pure ignorance.

Is there a software out there that can be set on autopilot and police this issue for our site?  If so, what is the price tag for something like this? It might be time for a software upgrade fund drive.

At the time of this post I count nine members that are not current on donating $20 to the site. The way I understand it, this contribution money goes to upgrades and maintenance to the site. Am I right about that, Rob?

Twenty bucks is a bargain for the amount of fun I get from this site. I can't be the only one who gets way more than twenty dollars worth of fun from this site.

Here is how you can be a part of making Trad Gang better.     http://tradgang.com/sponsors/cm.html    


   

QuoteOriginally posted by Hill Hunter:
how big is that picture of the ax???

The ax is 594 pixels wide. Well under the 640 requirement. [/b]

Tom you make a great point, I just took a brief minute to look at what I spend on hunting stuff that I really don't need every year and Thought about how much I have learned here and 20$ doesn't even come close to putting a number on the value of what I have gained here. I'm Going to contribute right now.

Stiks

QuoteOriginally posted by Stiks-n-Strings:
 

Quote

Tom you make a great point, I just took a brief minute to look at what I spend on hunting stuff that I really don't need every year and Thought about how much I have learned here and 20$ doesn't even come close to putting a number on the value of what I have gained here. I'm Going to contribute right now.

Stiks [/b]

Yep!   :bigsmyl:    :thumbsup:  

Annual renewal is my New Years thing to do.

These folks seem to do a good job.. for this site... Members: 25,427
Threads: 230,378
Posts: 4,241,017


http://www.vbadvanced.com/

And one more thing! I just re upped my sponsorship on here. its been over a year...now im current!

thanks again Terry and "gang"

Oops, guilty as charged. I too sized on photobucket the proper size but must have ended up too large here.  Sorry guys it sure wasn't intentional.  I'll try a different method next time.  What is the best size?

I made comments on this in the HH bug thread before seeing this one so I won't repeat.

QuoteOriginally posted by Rob DiStefano:
 

QuoteOriginally posted by caleb7mm:
   

QuoteOriginally posted by Rob DiStefano:
 if MY thread gets pulled because some other trad ganger screwed up, i, the topic starter, will be on the offender's case and not a mod or admin.

[/b]

but how will the OP know why the entire thread was deleted? If I post up a great thread and someone else puts a huge pic on it and the entire thread gets deleted while im at work how do I know why it was pulled? And at that how do I know whos case to be on if the thread is gone? [/b]

matthew 7:7 & luke 11:9 - "seek and ye shall find"

we'll help you ... [/b][/QUOTE]
Rob, I would think that would be a whole lot more work than simply deleting the offending posts.    :confused:

I know what it takes to run an online forum and as annoying as this issue may be I don't think deleting whole threads is the way to go. Perhaps have more moderators who can simply delete the offending posts. This would ease Admins work load I'm sure.

Jeff

Rob, you have always been more than fair, and certainly have put in the time to make the forum a success, and your hard work is greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to explain things fully.  :thumbsup:

QuoteOriginally posted by Aussie Stickbow Hunter:
I made comments on this in the HH bug thread before seeing this one so I won't repeat.

Rob, I would think that would be a whole lot more work than simply deleting the offending posts.     :confused:  

I know what it takes to run an online forum and as annoying as this issue may be I don't think deleting whole threads is the way to go. Perhaps have more moderators who can simply delete the offending posts. This would ease Admins work load I'm sure.

Jeff

jeff,

the mods and admin already know about the value of some threads - those will be protected.  the rest will more than likely get the axe.

it's not about having more mods.

cheers,
rob.

Thanks for that info Rob.

Jeff

FYI- You can set your photobucket account to automatically size your pics when you download them. I did this once years ago and now I never have to do it again. I'm not a computer person and was able to do it.

I don't think a lot of folks realize you can set Photobucket (and other web hosts) to automatically resize your images when uploading.  That feature made all the difference for me.

Read Rob's links!