new build in werribee

[oasiscdm]

Hi All

Well I must say to the IT people thank you thank you thank you. Thumbnails are back throughout whole thread and I hope all have been returned for everyone else also.
Threads are much easier to follow with the thumbnails even with them only showing 3 photos max all 5 are shown when you click on the photos.

Thank you for fixing this up.

I will now not be a stranger to the site.

Cheers to those involved in rectifying this problem.

And thanks Russell for pointing out it had been fixed.

[oasiscdm]

Hi david

It has been a while. Yes I understand what you point out and that has been the response from FB, BUT it just isn't good enough. far from it. Every person on this forum that has been around as long as you, Russel, John, Kbartman, Gulf, DeeJay etc. Need to keep pointing out the error in the implementation SO THAT IT IS CHANGED and this site can return to its former glory.

Just because they provide an explanation, does not make their decision the right one. The THUMBNAILS need to be completely restored SOONER than LATER, so this forum works as it used to, retunring to its former glory and usefullness.

I would have also thought they would have increased capacity as a part of the upgrade so that the site would cope and not create this MESS. FYI I have worked in Information technology for over 40 years [from the ripe old age of 18 when i stepped out of the industry I was a database consultant, data analyst and business intelligence were my specialities my last 15 years as a highly paid consultant via my own company. Not withstanding their explanation, it is a heap of crap. Storage and bandwidth today is at it's lowest cost today than it has ever been and is getting lower. So their explanation David iimho is a heap of horse shit. Basically they screwed this GREAT site up in a big way.

Maybe a petition thread is what is needed focusing on the what needs to be reinstated - QUICKLY. THEIR REPSONSE IS JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR MY LIKING and I guess member absence, annoyance says it all.

[david s]

Hi Colin,

I seem to recall (and you may have missed it) that the reason given for not restoring the pics to the posts was that the huge number of photos stored on the forum was starting to exceed its capacity. The pics are not lost because you can hit the link to take a look although that requires an extra step and further waiting time, a not so ideal a solution. I do agree that the forum is now a shadow of its former usefulness, but as it's sponsored by FB free for our use, then we have little alternative than to either continue with the wounded animal or try somewhere else. Try UKwoodrired oven, it's forum works well, although as a newcomer has pretty limited traffic.

[oasiscdm]

To All

Due to the current pathetic state of this forum, since its update last year I am taking an extended leave of absence from it. I have been monitoring since the update and do not believe any head way has occurred. It is an update that has destroyed the fabric of what this site was about and especially due to the lack of rectification of CORE issues since the update.

The reason I am so pissed off with this update was the intention of my build thread was to photographically document my build thoroughly I had over 500 images in my thread and while they still exist the thread no longer flows without the thumbnails. I have since completed more of my surrounding area but am reluctant to post photo's anymore.

Since I have been told by Mitch that a decision was made to only attach file links [see the thread - forum issues] to photos instead of thumbnails and NO EFFORT or acknowledgment has been made to fix this since the update, I have decided to step away from the site and take a leave of absence.

The only way movement will happen is with All Members venting their complaints with gusto and regularly until the problems are fixed. At this point I will return to be an active member

[oasiscdm]

Hi Ivancito
was using the level as a stand to get alignment and to work out the cuts and angles. It wasn't sitting on the bottom of the bracket, so no optical illusion, it was just to show once brick was cut and in place it was sitting on the IT.

[ivancito]

HELLO OASISCDM, IM WHAT YOU WOULD CALL A NEWBIE TO THIS WFO FORUM AS I JUST STARTED MY BUILD. JUST A LITTLE CONFUSED WITH THE PICS IN YOUR POST#375. COULD YOU EXPLAIN HOW YOUR USING YOUR IT AND WHY DO YOU HAVE A LEVEL ATTACHED TO IT. MAYBE ITS AN OPTICAL ILLUSION BUT THE BRICK BEING HELD BY THE IT TOOL DOESNT LOOK LIKE ITS SITTING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE IT BRACKET.
THANKS
IVANCITO

[Gulf]

Colin,
I wouldn't just yet. If they come up with a fix, then you will have done a lot more work on your thread for nothing.

[oasiscdm]

So new posts you can post thumbnails. Has anyone worked out how to get thumbnails back on all previous posts. Even if it needs to be done manually. I have had a go and it appears to work but once saved all you get is the file name. The option seems to exist but doesn't work. I am happy to go through each post but not happy if I have to do the option in the post above.

[oasiscdm]

Well I'll be buttered on both sides. So all I need to do is reduce every photo to 1.5mb and then reload each one on each post. What a croc of shit . No pun intended Crocau...These guys that destroyed this site need to fix this.

[oasiscdm]

I have noticed that some new builds have thumbnails - so what gives. This is a complete mess.

[oasiscdm]

Hey Gulf sorry it took so long to get back to you...... I have lost interest due to the changes that have been made. When most builders HAVE USED thumbnails and now you simply see the filename and also the links that I did create on page 1 no longer work as well. It has removed the useability for builders to few threads easily. This has completely DESTROYED the functionality of reading the posts and easily seeing what is being referred to by the comments.

These GUYS that put this crap up should be sacked THEY HAVE COMPLETELY RUINED WHAT WAS A VERY USEFUL SITE FOR NEWBIES. We all should be protesting somehow some way to get the major functionality that used to exist back.

You are lucky you used in line photos but I always felt it easier to view thumbnails when I was doing my build I could switch back and forth easily while still reading the thread to understand the explanations.

THIS IS NOT AN ADVANCE IN TECHNOLOGY AT ALLBUT A BIG STEP BACK .The moderators are also beep beep beep beep as they don't appear to give a beep. :-( :-( This shit needs fixing.

[Gulf]

Colin,
I sincerely hope that there is nothing missing. I did not have the heart to go back through my build thread until last week Mine is all there. I don't remember how many pages it was, but, it seems to be intact. I was looking at yours a week or so ago trying to find some help for a newbie. It is a shame about your pics. It is a kick in the stomach for me to see what has happened to yours and others builds. I can only imagine what it is like for you to see that. I benefited from dumb luck. I did not get into using thumbnails until after I was finished with my build. Thumbnails seem to be what did not survive the botched migration to the new forum. A day or so before the "crash" a mod came on line and had a conversation with Chip, (I think) if my memory serves me correctly. I remember the mod saying that they were going to "very involved with the forum". I haven't seen a post from a mod since. It would have been a little help if they had came online and posted some kind of user directions for the new forum. But, we have all been sort of just winging our way through the "aftermath". Since we probably don't sell many kits on this part of the forum (probably the opposite is true), I guess that we will have to accept the status quo. It is hard for us to search the forum for examples of answers that we know exist. It has to be next to impossible for a newbie. I wrote something like this to an old friend today. "I'm glad that I did not find this forum like it was a few weeks ago. If I had, I would probably have an improperly built oven or worse, no oven at all". That's what keeps me going on this new forum. I hope that we, all who have benefited from the knowledge that we found on this forum, can find some way to pass it on.

[oasiscdm]

This sucks what is missing previousi had 101 pages now 69. What gives what's missing. Progress I don't think so a step back I believe so.

being ex IT consultant tthis wrecks of bad planning . When itis a stepback and provides no noticeable advantages .

[CrocAu]

i can only agree, old forum was so much better it is puzzling why would anyone think it was good ides to change

[oasiscdm]

so much better seeing the photos in the posts.