New forum, what happened?

PS On the cool & creative side , added colors to different forums like Beach- blues & sands , Dirt Greens & browns , Nugget Desert Browns ect. would be cool , easy on the eye colors .
There actually already are a couple of MD-minded styles you can choose from. :D You can find them by clicking on the little button on the very bottom left of the screen that has a paintbrush and says the current theme. Or, you can also go to your Preferences (link) and clicking the first drop-down 'Style' and then click the 'Save' button to apply changes.
 
Did you check the box that says leave me signed in? Its usually checked for you... log out and log back in and make sure that box is checked. this new site its so much faster and easier to moderate, I love it.
The box has a check mark.....when I post reply it takes me out from being logged in.
 
The most important rule for posting a metal detector test video:

Are you being compensated in any way for posting this review? For example, did you receive this metal detector for free in exchange for posting a video promoting it? I left this site for quite awhile because I got tired of all the shameless promoting of the latest detectors of the month.

I am not a lawyer, but as far as I understand it, many of these Youtubers who have received a free detector and made videos using it and haven't indicated that clearly are potentially in violation of the law (depending on jurisdiction) and in violation of Youtube's terms of service, and could potentially have their channels shut down. There is a box you have to check if: 'If you accepted anything of value from a third party to make your video...'

I can think of a few Youtubers off hand who have received a free detector and have used it in videos where they did not check that box...


Per the FTC Website (https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/disclosures-101-social-media-influencers):
When to disclose:
. Disclose the relationship if you got anything of value to mention a product.

If a brand gives you free or discounted products or other perks and then you mention one of its products, make a disclosure even if you weren’t asked to mention that product.

Make disclosures even if you think your evaluations are unbiased.
 
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Yeah I noticed that things were getting testy with some testers.
How about post counts and join dates, lost to time ? Not very important obviously, just something used to seeing, everyone looks so generic without it.
If you hover over a members avatar you see the info on the member I believe... I know I can...
 
Yeah I noticed that things were getting testy with some testers.
How about post counts and join dates, lost to time ? Not very important obviously, just something used to seeing, everyone looks so generic without it.
Yes, if you click on an avatar, a window will pop up which gives several of that member's statistics, including status, location, join date, post count (labeled "Messages"), & more. (See pic below) :thumbsup:
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Well, I really like the new software. I guess I’m gonna be one of the last few left running waaay outdated vBulletin 3. lol. I’ll get around to upgrading one of these days. Not looking forward to it.
 
Guess I won't be posting pics anymore. I use a smartphone only and have to go through Tapatalk because I can change the size easily if needed. Well , the forum isn't registered on there now , rendering that site useless. This site it shows my pics are to big. Can't change size from my phone. Oh well.....
I am on my phone 99% of the time. When I posted pics on the old forum (yet to do it on this new one) I always just emailed the photos to myself and chose the large or medium format when doing so. Then posted those photos. iphone anyway. Usually works. Extra steps but :shrug: worked for me - maybe something to try for this site.
 
Cfm-ct -reply , Yes the I Trader information loss would stink , as it was critical for sales , that limited scam , fraud , to a minimum , one last thing besides I Trader return is , what another member posted , an upgrade on size , pixel , quality of pictures we are able to post , bought a new camera 4k , not sure if it has Macro or not , but many of my pictures , I was not able to post on the old site , besides those two thing's wishing - that would come, Vlad has done a great job , I like it , thanks again for the hard work upgrading the forum :neat: PS If its a software upgrade- to be able to post regular camera shot's, I would be willing to made a donation to do so , Earl PS On the cool & creative side , added colors to different forums like Beach- blues & sands , Dirt Greens & browns , Nugget Desert Browns ect. would be cool , easy on the eye colors .
Earl... have patience, Vlad got the forum up very fast... he still has things to fix but they will take time...
 
Why doesn't the new software tell me where the silvers are hiding? :mad::laughing:

More seriously, thanks for getting this up and running so quickly. I know it must have been a nightmare.

My feedback relates to the top of the page, where no new content is is displayed (at least the way I link to it). That is the most important real estate on a page. I'm all for promoting the sponsors, but can that top of the page be reworked to remove the static content and promote the sponsors in a different way?

IMHO, the top of the page should be for promoting special finds by members, either via the old "featured threads" link, or what other forums do with banners of members' finds. (I don't like what another forum did who went thru a similar change in the past year; reducing a banner of about 10 member finds to 2; IMHO the best use of this space would be a scrolling banner of some sort showing a window of 10 or so killer finds by members). Having your find on the top of the site via a banner or whatnot is just cool.

So that is my feedback. I'm sure I'll find other stuff to whine about :p, but overall, great job!
 
Why doesn't the new software tell me where the silvers are hiding? :mad::laughing:

More seriously, thanks for getting this up and running so quickly. I know it must have been a nightmare.

My feedback relates to the top of the page, where no new content is is displayed (at least the way I link to it). That is the most important real estate on a page. I'm all for promoting the sponsors, but can that top of the page be reworked to remove the static content and promote the sponsors in a different way?

IMHO, the top of the page should be for promoting special finds by members, either via the old "featured threads" link, or what other forums do with banners of members' finds. (I don't like what another forum did who went thru a similar change in the past year; reducing a banner of about 10 member finds to 2; IMHO the best use of this space would be a scrolling banner of some sort showing a window of 10 or so killer finds by members). Having your find on the top of the site via a banner or whatnot is just cool.

So that is my feedback. I'm sure I'll find other stuff to whine about :p, but overall, great job!
Vlad is bringing back featured threads... he turned it on yesterday... I just haven't been able to find it yet :roll: I'm waiting for Gil to put it up... maybe he hasn't found it yet either... ;)

Ignore my post above... it didn't work yesterday when turning it on.. back to drawing board... lots of new stuff on this platform for all of us...
 
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Earl... have patience, Vlad got the forum up very fast... he still has things to fix but they will take time... ) Craig just giving Vlad ideas to make the forum better , I understand as far as pictures are concerned , I might have to buy software to shrink pictures on my CP , I once had this prior 2005 on my old PC , just don't know whats best, and easy in the year 2023. I Trader is needed in order for member's to make the correct decisions purchasing used equipment , I Trader was great , I did find the color- Icon on the bottom for colors , on beach setting , deffinately white sand , light water blue would be cool , a few more color options for each forum , eye friendly , the white is a bit of strain on the eyes over time , everything else I like , everything takes time Craig , along with me getting back in shape :laughing: It's all good here , Plenty time , Im retired :waytogo:
 
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