What would you like to see?

Location : Ramsey, Huntingdon Spotter Watch Member : no

vulcan558 wrote:

Aileron wrote:: just was thinknig what about a complete off topic area

That is being looked into,
the problem with this will be thats its a open topic and can be abused .

yes can be but should'nt be. can i suggest then say a trial period for a month. and tell people that

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Aileron wrote:

vulcan558 wrote:

Aileron wrote:: just was thinknig what about a complete off topic area

That is being looked into,
the problem with this will be thats its a open topic and can be abused .

yes can be but should'nt be. can i suggest then say a trial period for a month. and tell people that

A months trial is what we have discussed....so watch this space ;)

Location : Ramsey, Huntingdon Spotter Watch Member : no

im watching but nothings happening lol joke. ok kool

Location : Ramsey, Huntingdon Spotter Watch Member : no

i have a new request the avaition maps can you not up load those as documents?

I'm not sure if anyone else wants to, but me personally would like to be able to print them off and stick them on my wall.

Location : Lincs Spotter Watch Member : No

Disappointed to see a 'non-aviation' forum appear. Mindless drivel to wade through now, just as in UKAR. Definitely a retrograde step, IMHO.

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f-4 wrote:: Disappointed to see a 'non-aviation' forum appear. Mindless drivel to wade through now, just as in UKAR. Definitely a retrograde step, IMHO.

Its on trial for 1 month, and will be reviewed at that point.

Dunk

Location : Oxfordshire Spotter Watch Member : No

Quote :: Mindless drivel to wade through now

No one is forced to read it... trust me, anything with "Big Brother" in the title will not be read by me!!!!

EDC

Location : Sheffield Spotter Watch Member : no

As above - I rather thought that was what the purpose of subject headings was... if the topic doesn't interest you then you don't bother reading it. This is far preferable to the concept of shoving everything into a small number of categories so that you're obliged to wade through everything to find something you're interested in.

The other thing which would be very useful - or at least interesting, would be if everyone could take the time to add a note to their photographs stating the camera and lens used, and any additional technical info if they have it. That would be a big help for many people and save them the trouble of constantly having to ask people!

As for mugshots, I think they're a good idea, especially when we inevitably end-up at the same locations and often have no idea that we're standing next to someone we've just been talking to on here! Surely, the simple solution is to ask everyone to dispose of the avatar "fashion statements" and replace their avatar with a simple mugshot?

Location : Surrey Spotter Watch Member : No

Sheff wrote:: As above - I rather thought that was what the purpose of subject headings was... if the topic doesn't interest you then you don't bother reading it. This is far preferable to the concept of shoving everything into a small number of categories so that you're obliged to wade through everything to find something you're interested in.

The other thing which would be very useful - or at least interesting, would be if everyone could take the time to add a note to their photographs stating the camera and lens used, and any additional technical info if they have it. That would be a big help for many people and save them the trouble of constantly having to ask people!

As for mugshots, I think they're a good idea, especially when we inevitably end-up at the same locations and often have no idea that we're standing next to someone we've just been talking to on here! Surely, the simple solution is to ask everyone to dispose of the avatar "fashion statements" and replace their avatar with a simple mugshot?

Its a pity that forum scripts do not yet have an EXIF reader plugin that would/should solve this question.

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Box Brownie wrote:: Its a pity that forum scripts do not yet have an EXIF reader plugin that would/should solve this question.

True, however there are plenty of freeware Plug-Ins for Firefox and Internet Explorer to read EXIF data in browser. Failing that, just save the file and read it, most people leave theres intact.

Mike

Location : Surrey Spotter Watch Member : No

MikeB wrote:

Box Brownie wrote:: Its a pity that forum scripts do not yet have an EXIF reader plugin that would/should solve this question.

True, however there are plenty of freeware Plug-Ins for Firefox and Internet Explorer to read EXIF data in browser. Failing that, just save the file and read it, most people leave theres intact.

Mike

Yes fair comment though based on my experience of more tog baised fora all to many folk use "save for web" as opposed to "save as" and the former strips the EXIF.

On that note I must go look for an IE6 EXIF plugin???

Location : Rotherham, South Yorkshire

I agree that the non-aviation sections seem a retrograde step in some ways but at least it stops the "real" sections being cluttered up with the semi-political, semi-racist garbage that used to disfigure the old FC. As someone said, once you've read the useful stuff, you just have to click on the "Mark All Forums Read" link. While I'm on the subject, is it possible to move this link from the bottom of the page to the top? There are some sections which, while no doubt very useful to many people, are of no particular interest to me, and it is a bit of a pain to scroll down to the bottom to find the "Mark as Read" link. It is a very minor point, I know - maybe I'm just getting lazy in my old age!

I think it is less easy to defend the non-aviation photography section. IMHO the new FC has become too "photography heavy" - and I speak as a keen aviation photographer of some 30 years standing. Perhaps we should remind ourselves that FC is (or should be) a military aviation enthusiasts' site, not a photography site. There are other forums (UKAR being the obvious example) which perform this function. I accept that the aviation photography sections are relevant to our hobby, but the non-aviation one? .... no, sorry, this should be binned.

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Thanks for your input, all valid points. The 'mark all as read' request will be passed on to the webteam.

Would you prefer to see the Airband section further up the pecking order?

Regards

Dunk

Location : Lincs Spotter Watch Member : No

My usual approach is to click on the 'View posts since last visit' link - is there a way of adding forums to an 'ignore' list so those new posts (i.e. all non-aviation ones) don't show?

Location : Ipswich, Suffolk Spotter Watch Member : No

how about a sticky feedback thread in the buy/sell section so you can leave comments on what you bought from a member here and how the process went.

Moderator Location : UK Spotter Watch Member : No

b0nd08 wrote:: how about a sticky feedback thread in the buy/sell section so you can leave comments on what you bought from a member here and how the process went.

Like that bond08 - added Smile

Subject: What would you like to see? 2009-06-23, 13:08

How about a section on which bases are night flying,i'm sure that FC Forum,has members living near most bases,a tip off would be good for listening to the radio in the evening.

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lowlevel wrote:: How about a section on which bases are night flying,i'm sure that FC Forum,has members living near most bases,a tip off would be good for listening to the radio in the evening.

A request for info in the relevant base section would reap better rewards.

People will forget to update a separate thread area.

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GOOSE wrote:

lowlevel wrote:: How about a section on which bases are night flying,i'm sure that FC Forum,has members living near most bases,a tip off would be good for listening to the radio in the evening.

A request for info in the relevant base section would reap better rewards.

People will forget to update a separate thread area.

I agree with that.

It's good to see this thread back on it's feet again. Any suggestions are welcomed and I can assure any serious suggestions will be discussed by the team.

Location : Ipswich, Suffolk Spotter Watch Member : No

how about a aviation video section? or maybe even 2, could have one for videos taken by members and another one of clips from youtube. although i think ive seen every low fast flypast clip on youtube Laughing

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b0nd08 wrote:: how about a aviation video section? or maybe even 2, could have one for videos taken by members and another one of clips from youtube. although i think ive seen every low fast flypast clip on youtube

This has been raised before, and the decision at the time was no. However there is no problem if members wanted to include thier own video's in the photo sections. If there was enough demand from members its something we would look at again though. Smile

Location : Ipswich, Suffolk Spotter Watch Member : No

pikey01 wrote:

b0nd08 wrote:: how about a aviation video section? or maybe even 2, could have one for videos taken by members and another one of clips from youtube. although i think ive seen every low fast flypast clip on youtube

This has been raised before, and the decision at the time was no. However there is no problem if members wanted to include thier own video's in the photo sections. If there was enough demand from members its something we would look at again though. Smile

ahhh okey doke! Cheers

Subject: Re: What would you like to see? 2009-06-25, 06:26

Can we have a 'Beauty Babes at Airshows' Forum where posters can take pics of lovely ladies who have turned up at an airshow, I suggest the married ones post their wives lol.

Delete this if needs be it is meant as a super silly suggestion.

Subject: Re: What would you like to see? 2009-06-25, 06:49

Like this ? :-

http://fightercontrol.forumotion.com/non-aviation-photography-f88/btcc-oulten-park-2009-who-needs-cars-t10867.htm

Subject: Re: What would you like to see? 2009-06-25, 07:57

Mike nice to see the surgery worked out for you, but it must have cost you a small fortune to change wardrobe Laughing

Yeah we need that type of section, and make it a "No Mili Minger constraint" Big Grin