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GregR1 · 04-13-2007, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by palanon

I like ice cream...can you swim?

i miss fascism

PhotoJoe · 04-13-2007, 10:08 AM

Nice addition to the avatar, Greg. Nice touch!

GregR1 · 04-13-2007, 10:14 AM

thanks! a guy from the Ottawa (local) boards made it up and sent it to me.

palanon · 04-13-2007, 10:17 AM

Oh... what?

Oh, hey Greg. Couldn't see you over that bulletin board of a signature.

GregR1 · 04-13-2007, 10:31 AM

kept the sig at 150pix high, just as "directed" by RowdyRodneyPiper!

couldn't figure out how to make the text (right side) stay within that space if i were to stop the IMG at "IRTFM!", so now the whole damned thing is a JPG.

for you and you alone, no sig in this post!

Apertureguy · 04-13-2007, 10:33 AM

Yeah...I gotta say...it was way too big.

palanon · 04-13-2007, 10:35 AM

Bwahahahahaha !!!

I couldn't understand most of what you said. Not a computer guy.

I do love the Snell approved fruit helmet though.

**Clint** · 04-13-2007, 01:55 PM

We have some table code available, so I can fix it if you like, Greg. It's 135K right now. Kinda defeats the point of the suggested size. Plus, you're gonna get complaints from the tiny-monitor contingent. I tried a 700 px wide image and got flak.

GregR1 · 04-13-2007, 02:01 PM

if you can tell me how to code it, i can lop off the JPG just after the IRTFM to make the JPG smaller to separate the text, and can then prolly knock the quality down to 70 or 80 [it's at 100 now] since i don't need to worry about text

anyhoo, ya, PM or post up the code i should use to keep some lines of text on the right side in that sort of layout (roughly). i'll see if the JPG at 50k file size is still decent looking.

thx!

busa-boy33 · 05-01-2008, 06:02 AM

tisk tisk... a spammer.. your so lucky I don't have a ray gun or satellite able to pin point exactly where you sit, shoot a laser down and set you a blaze.. cuz I would if i had one..

tricker · 05-01-2008, 06:15 AM

and here i was going to berate someone for bringing a zombie to life.. but just a spammer... grrrrr a wasted beratement. i think i'm going to go drink coffee now

JmalB · 05-01-2008, 06:40 AM

An interesting revival since Greg was so recently asked about

Quote:

Originally Posted by GregR1

i miss fascism

And the irony of this statement since that's why he left.

busa-boy33 · 05-01-2008, 06:43 AM

whoa.. that was a deep thought there Jmal.. i feel like i have brain freeze now..ouchies!!

JmalB · 05-01-2008, 06:44 AM

Ease up on the ice cream.

tricker · 05-01-2008, 06:47 AM

jmal has a point... way too deep of a thought for this time of day

JmalB · 05-01-2008, 06:48 AM

I'm amazed I can think deep thoughts after being at work.

Apertureguy · 05-01-2008, 07:16 AM

I was having deep thoughts....then the alarm went off and I had to get up.

Jimmydee · 05-01-2008, 07:40 AM

OK, I'll give a serious answer to this thread. I'm an admin over at Electrical Knowledge Home Page and we had the spamming big time. 98% of it was stopped when we had them confirm their registration with a return e-mail. Bad part was each time anyone registered it had to be confirmed by hand which is a big pain but it is easy to pick out the bad ones that do take the time to confirm.
We still get the Nigerian spammers every now and then but it is only one a month or so. We are using Snitz software and the confirmation process was implemented by checking a box. I'm sure it cost us a few members but we are not in a numbers race with anyone so it doesn't mater.
Jim

Apertureguy · 05-01-2008, 07:46 AM

I honestly didn't think the forum was getting all that many.

When I see them I report them...but I don't see them everyday.

**Clint** · 05-01-2008, 07:59 AM

We don't get much spam at all compared to last year. One or two a day.

05-01-2008, 06:15 AM	#71 (permalink)
tricker Top Gear ! Full Throttle! Joined: May 2007 Bike: 2004 kawasaki zzr 600 Location: rochester, minnesota Posts: 5,223	and here i was going to berate someone for bringing a zombie to life.. but just a spammer... grrrrr a wasted beratement. i think i'm going to go drink coffee now __________________ If anyone needs me... just PM me

05-01-2008, 06:47 AM	#75 (permalink)
tricker Top Gear ! Full Throttle! Joined: May 2007 Bike: 2004 kawasaki zzr 600 Location: rochester, minnesota Posts: 5,223	jmal has a point... way too deep of a thought for this time of day __________________ If anyone needs me... just PM me

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GregR1 ... Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,308	kept the sig at 150pix high, just as "directed" by RowdyRodneyPiper! couldn't figure out how to make the text (right side) stay within that space if i were to stop the IMG at "IRTFM!", so now the whole damned thing is a JPG. for you and you alone, no sig in this post!

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04-13-2007, 10:35 AM	#67 (permalink)
palanon No Significant Other Joined: Apr 2006 Bike: 2003 Bandit 1200S Location: Newmarket, NH Posts: 2,314	Bwahahahahaha !!! I couldn't understand most of what you said. Not a computer guy. I do love the Snell approved fruit helmet though.

04-13-2007, 02:01 PM	#69 (permalink)
GregR1 ... Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,308	if you can tell me how to code it, i can lop off the JPG just after the IRTFM to make the JPG smaller to separate the text, and can then prolly knock the quality down to 70 or 80 [it's at 100 now] since i don't need to worry about text anyhoo, ya, PM or post up the code i should use to keep some lines of text on the right side in that sort of layout (roughly). i'll see if the JPG at 50k file size is still decent looking. thx!

05-01-2008, 06:02 AM	#70 (permalink)
busa-boy33 M-J.Com Master Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,922	tisk tisk... a spammer.. your so lucky I don't have a ray gun or satellite able to pin point exactly where you sit, shoot a laser down and set you a blaze.. cuz I would if i had one..

05-01-2008, 06:43 AM	#73 (permalink)
busa-boy33 M-J.Com Master Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,922	whoa.. that was a deep thought there Jmal.. i feel like i have brain freeze now..ouchies!!

05-01-2008, 07:16 AM	#77 (permalink)
Apertureguy Throttle Jockey Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: 2006 Blue M50 Location: New York Posts: 3,185	I was having deep thoughts....then the alarm went off and I had to get up.

05-01-2008, 07:40 AM	#78 (permalink)
Jimmydee In Training Joined: Oct 2007 Bike: 2007 Stratoliner S Location: West Michigan Posts: 112	OK, I'll give a serious answer to this thread. I'm an admin over at Electrical Knowledge Home Page and we had the spamming big time. 98% of it was stopped when we had them confirm their registration with a return e-mail. Bad part was each time anyone registered it had to be confirmed by hand which is a big pain but it is easy to pick out the bad ones that do take the time to confirm. We still get the Nigerian spammers every now and then but it is only one a month or so. We are using Snitz software and the confirmation process was implemented by checking a box. I'm sure it cost us a few members but we are not in a numbers race with anyone so it doesn't mater. Jim

05-01-2008, 07:46 AM	#79 (permalink)
Apertureguy Throttle Jockey Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: 2006 Blue M50 Location: New York Posts: 3,185	I honestly didn't think the forum was getting all that many. When I see them I report them...but I don't see them everyday.

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