Trip reports

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For those that were hibernating while our beloved webmaster moved things about on the site. When the new format kicked off, trip reports were at the bottom of the main page. (Not that any of us understand why a trip report does not belong in the section called "trips and tours") This quickly slowed down the down loading of the main page, so it was moved to another location. Now you need to go to the top of the page and click on "Articles" - no you still dont see the trip reports. You now have to look in the blue section and click on "Trip reports", now you get to see the list - klick on it to enlarge the trip report that you want to see. I am sorry but this is way to manny clicks for me. :( Should you read the Nags head report - I am sorry those are not my photos. I have given up waiting almost 5 minutes per photo to load. I vaguely remember other people mouthing off about problems when trying to load pictures - last week. I am thankful for all Charles's efforts with this site - maar ek is nou gatvol vir die ....... Let me stop here, I am getting working up about the way this site does not work and am about to say things that should probably be left alone.
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Hi Padlangs, Soos julle agtergekom het het ek my redelik onttrek van die forum af. Ek is 'n rekenaar konsultant/programmeerder en selfs ek vind dit moeilik om deur hierdie forum te werk. Dit is 'n groot werk om so 'n forum aan die gang te kry en almal gelukkig te hou en 'n GROOT DANKIE VIR Charles vir die werk. Ek vind dit egter nie meer aangenaam om deur die forum te beweeg en te soek en te wag en nie te verstaan nie. Ek wil nie meer nuwe dinge leer nie. Ek het al wat 'n 'fansie' gatget is. My selfoon kan alles doen behalwe baby's maak maar ek gebruik slegs die foon. Al die ander goed pla my nie. Dieselfde met die forum.... Ek wil kan lees en antwoord. Dit vat verskeie dae vir 'n response om op die forum te verskyn. Ek het hierdie naweek spesifiek gekyk en dit is meer as 'n dag vir 'n topic om te verskyn. Hoe kan ek nou met iemand gesels en gekskeer as dit die tydsduur is. Jammer maar die forum doen dit nie vir my nie. Ek het selfs al probeer om myself uit die forum te delete maar kon dit nie regkry nie. Sorrie vir die negatiewe aanmerkings, maar dit sal seker my laaste post hier wees. Ek sal baie goeie trip reports en raad mis maar my bloeddruk sal meer konstant bly.
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ChristoE, jou laaste paragraaf beskryf my gevoel baie goed. Ek geniet die forum BAIE, die inligting en die gekskeer. Wanneer ek met my twee vingers n verlsag klaar getik het wil ek egter nie die hel deurgaan om foto's te laai nie - en n verslag sonder foto's is soos poeding sonder roomys. :( Ek het met n vorige verslag 45 minute gevat net om n paar foto's te laai - Dit was erg genoeg toe ek op verlof was, nou het ek net eenvoudig nie daardie tyd nie!! Net hoeveel keer moet mense kla hier hoor, en dan hoor hoeveel beter die site is as ander sites. "Beter" beteken baie min as die gebruikers ongelukkig is. Nou-ja terug by jou stelling - Dit is beter vir my bloeddruk om nie hier te probeer om foto's te laai nie. :( Kan iemand ook probeer om vir my te verduidelik hoekom n "Trip Report" nie by "Trips and Tours" behoort nie, asseblief.
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Ok guys - come to me at the next club meeting and I will show you that I can upload pictures in a few short minutes dialed up via my cellphone on my steam-powered laptop. If you have long uploads it is due to some problem on your side, not the site itself. Only some people are complaining, not '''everybody'''. So, come show me your problem and let's talk about fixing it for you. kind regards Website Administrator

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nicely said Charles don't bitch ask for help and fix the problem otherwise we will soon be without a forum. You guys are obviously short of drive space on your pc 's try deleting windows this will give you more space. at times I ride faster than my guardian angle can fly
Padlangs (not verified)
I use two completely different machines- laptop with cell dial up at home and desktop with broadband link at work. Both machines give me the same problem when trying to load pictures onto THIS forum. I am getting tired of asking the same question (and seeing others ask it as well). Maar nou ja, voor die bloeddruk weer opgaan (te laat), koebaai.
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Strange how preferences and ways-of-doing-things differ from person to person. Ek vind die nuwe forum goed en lekker om te gebruik. Dit bied alles wat die ou forum gebied het, en heelwat meer (wat ek nie noodwendig nodig het of gebruik nie) En die insit van multi-fotos is soveel geriefliker as die ou forum. Daar was dit een-een, en jy moes vooraf die foto verklein - iets wat baie ouens nie weet hoe om te doen nie. Trip report op sy eie (vs binne die trip-thread) pla my niks. Trouens ek vind dit logies om onder sy eie hofie te staan. Dit maak die logistiek/naslaan van tripreports makliker, veral later wanneer die getal tripreports baie raak. Dis maar net 'n geval van bietjie geduld om die nuwe paadjies te leer ken. En verder, Webmaster het al soveel verbeteringe aangebring, en doen dit steeds. Netsoos ChristoE, ek bedryf hierdie nuwe tegnologie (selfone, sagteware, internet...) op die eenvoudigste moontlike manier om my eie lewe te vergemaklik. Enigiets meer kompliseer my lewe en ek soek dit nie. Bv selfoon-bank fasiliteit is seker great, maar ek doen dit nie. Ek is heel tevrede met gewone internet-bank. Dis genoeg vir my. Netso met die Forum, dit bied genoeg vir my, op 'n (vir my) bruikbare formaat/manier. Iets wat ek mis (maar sal sekerlik daarsonder moet leef) is 'n spelchecker & taalchecker vir die Forum in te bou. Van ons manne se spelling is soms maar krom! Maar, eerder bydrae met spelfoute en al, as geen bydrae.
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My site still looks funny, all the contents that's supposed to be in the blue column, is way down on the page and in white. I've done what you said to me (Middelpos) but no luck. Any suggestions? Johann
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mine 2 at times I ride faster than my guardian angle can fly
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Mine is fine. My new posts take seconds to show. It must be something peculiar (spelling check?)to your computer/software Don't waste space - live on the edge

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JR wrote:
My site still looks funny, all the contents that's supposed to be in the blue column, is way down on the page and in white. I've done what you said to me (Middelpos) but no luck. Any suggestions? Johann
Hi Johann - with the help of Padlangs I identified a mistake I made in the configuration for IE6. I uploaded the fix this morning, and found that I had to press F5 a few times, and even hold the control key down while clicking on the 'Refresh' button. IE is particularly stubborn about '''not''' getting the latest files off the web, even when you tell it to by pressing F5. Please try some more and let me know. kind regards Website Administrator

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My screen was fine then on Monday the blue column dropped its content way down. I F5'd until I went blue myself, nothing happened. The next time I logged on it was fine. I've come to grips with this forum and it works fine for me. No worries, I have no hassles at the momnet. I enjoy the contributions. Keep em' coming Andyman Yup that's me. Standing up in the traffic on the 1150GSA.

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I also have no problem with the site. Once you know where everything is and how it operates, you simply can't forget it! Pictures are an absolute dream to upload and add to reports. Another plus is that you will always have each picture uploaded in your personal picture library to draw from. Ok, so the site is slightly different from the old one, but then we're moving forward and it can only get better from here. The only thing constant in life (just about)is change...and riding your BMW bike of course (ahem).
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A list of the 10 most recent trip reports is again on the bottom of the home page. You can sort it by date, number of reads, title etc. Website Administrator

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