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Administrator
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![]() Beta testing is about reporting bugs.
A difference in Build numbers is not a bug. A difference in filesize is not a bug. ![]() This tediousness with this topic is getting old for everyone involved. It was closed once. Lets let it go people......... Although we hate being draconian - the next step if this request is ignored is for Morgan or I to lock out members. Please don't make us get to that point.
Michael
Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & Gallery DVD Collection |
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#22 |
Developer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Southern Oregon
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Michael - Please don't lock out members. In fact, don't even close this thread - it might just pop up again somewhere else. If people really need a place to gather and discuss inconsequential minutae, let's keep this as the thread for it.
Jim Sachs
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#23 |
Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Western Missouri
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![]() My final comment on this subject.... JohnWho and Dale: This sort of behaviour can only be interpreted as disruptive to the smooth running of this forum, which for the major portion of the nine years I have been here, we have all been privileged to enjoy
This endless returning to the same, unnecessary, closed, and pointless topics, is argumentative and insulting to all... .... I suggest you accept that and allow us all to move on. ![]() I apologize for initially posting the information about file sizes in the wrong place https://www.feldoncentral.com/forums...ead.php?t=5202 That well-intentioned placement error on my part apparently caused this disruption. |
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Forum Administrator
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Rock Hill, SC
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It seems too much information is causing speculation to run rampant.
I have cleaned up and simplified the Marine Aquarium 3 Forum. References to "Beta" and release versions have been greatly reduced. If you want to make sure you have the latest Aquarium, download it from SereneScreen.com. There have been no new versions of the Aquarium released by Jim since June, 2009.
"Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell
"If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman |
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#25 |
Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Western Missouri
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Thanks for the reorganizing, and in particular I think that removing "Beta" from lots of places was a great improvement.
![]() It seems too much information is causing speculation to run rampant..
![]() I have always believed that information shouldn't be hidden, and that complete, accurate information results in less speculation. |
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Forum Administrator
Join Date: Dec 2000
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Wow, comparing the Aquarium to Obama's disastrous policies. We've reached an all new low.
"Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell
"If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman |
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Engineer
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London, UK
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Political comments included...
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Forum Administrator
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It's as good a reason as any to enforce the forum rules.
"Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell
"If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman |
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#29 |
Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Western Missouri
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OK, folks - My comment was intended to illustrate whether complete, accurate information is helpful. I commented on process, and public feeling about that process.
I tried to pick a current example about keeping information secret, that would be clear to most people. I did not comment on whether the health bill is good, bad, or indifferent (because without information how would we know?). And I did not say anything about President Obama. ![]() [Current events: we do/don't need to know what's in that 2700-page health bill???]
I have always believed that information shouldn't be hidden, and that complete, accurate information results in less speculation. ![]() ![]() Wow, comparing the Aquarium to Obama's disastrous policies. We've reached an all new low.
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#30 |
Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Western Missouri
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As I have said before, this is your forum and you have every right to administer it in any way you want.
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#31 |
Administrator
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Michael
Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & Gallery DVD Collection |
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#32 |
Registered
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida
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Banned
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Location: Western Missouri
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#34 |
Forum Administrator
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Rock Hill, SC
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![]() Wow, comparing the Aquarium to Obama's disastrous policies. We've reached an all new low.
![]() ![]() Political comments included...
![]() ![]() I'm confused by that. [Current events: we do/don't need to know what's in that 2700-page health bill???]
![]() It seems trying to figure out how I'm failing as an Administrator, or how Jim is failing to document what version of the software out there, is more important than having a worthwhile forum experience here. I think maybe I need to make some substantial changes around here in the arrangement of the forums, how the forums are run, and seriously consider who is allowed to post here. After 9 years, we've got a community of about 10 active posters, many of whom have expressed complaints about me or each other. Michael and I have put way too much work into this forum to have achieved so little.
"Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell
"If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman |
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#35 |
Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Western Missouri
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Assuming that my usage of legislative secrecy (as an example) is considered "politically charged", I apologize. I would go edit it, but it's already been quoted by others.
![]() It seems trying to figure out how I'm failing as an Administrator...
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#36 |
Registered
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Missouri
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![]() I think maybe I need to make some substantial changes around here in the arrangement of the forums, how the forums are run, and who is allowed to post here. After 9 years, we've got a community of about 10 active posters, many of whom have expressed complaints about me or each other. Michael and I have put way too much work into this forum to have achieved so little.
![]() There are so many different personalities in this world, and most of them are displayed in this forum, so acceptance and patience should prevail. With that said, at times you must have a very tough job keeping the peace. Sometimes the statements made by some individuals are so funny it makes me laugh - just as entertaining as a weekly Soap opera. In closing, I'd like to say that the changes you make will surely be justified, and will improve our experience here. Last edited by harris; 01-24-2010 at 09:30 PM. |
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Forum Administrator
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Rock Hill, SC
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This forum was initially about Jim's 4 screen savers (Marine Aquarium, Butterfly Garden, Terrarium, and Aviary) and, at this point in the game, should be covering and promoting his movie.
But in lieu of that, there is no reason that this forum could not, by now, have developed into a casual, friendly place for people to chat about movies, photography, and general topics. We have never reached that critical mass required to grow as a forum, regardless of the subject. Offtopic.com has 214,582 members 125,533,279 posts and an average of 1,500 members active at any one time.
"Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell
"If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman |
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#38 |
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Toronto
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Just my two cents, but I like it here. There are a lot of forums out there that are just so unpleasant it's not worth visitng, let alone posting. This isn't one of them. I recently checked out a ballet forum but the rules were so totally unrealistic that I just walked away. You can't join with a hotmail or yahoo email address, has to be a paid email. Good grief. I almost needed a written reference from my instructor ( long time ago, just a dream I had... )
Morgan, you and Michael have a good thing going here.
Run you clever boy. And remember...
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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My 2 cents.. I like it here too,
![]() There will always be those that insist on having the last word no matter how inane the subject or how many times the issue has been answered. They forget, I think, that this forum and the development of the program is essentially done as a labor of love. There are no paid staff members (that I am aware of) to whom these petty issues could be delegated to fix. |
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Forum Administrator
Join Date: Dec 2000
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In the interest of full disclosure, the hosting costs for FeldonCentral are fully sponsored each month.
"Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell
"If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman |
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