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da Shiv

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New Look
« on: May 24, 2003, 04:25:25 AM »
And I was finally getting used to the blue background.

Shiv

Is Scott Scriver still running this site?  I don't see anything with his name on it around here any more.
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Zman

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Re: New Look
« Reply #31 on: May 25, 2003, 04:06:17 AM »
Hmmm link to the PBA site, Scott contracually obligated to not reveal then owner(s), coincidence I think not.

Strider get on this one follow my hint see where it goes. I think you will be suprised.

I must be getting old it is easier to reqad the posts for these old eyes.
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debs130

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Re: New Look
« Reply #32 on: May 25, 2003, 10:16:52 AM »
There are also no more links to Ron Clifton's tips or magic carpets.

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da Shiv

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Re: New Look
« Reply #33 on: May 25, 2003, 11:25:19 AM »
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 I occasionally keep post notifications in my mailbox for awhile so I can find a post again quickly if it drops off the first page. Now when I click on the spot in one of those notifications that is supposed to take me to the post, I get the home page instead.


The above quote is from me in this thread.  Checking again, I find that the above is no longer true and I can get back to the post in the way that it is supposed to work once again.

Shiv
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BT

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Re: New Look
« Reply #34 on: May 25, 2003, 11:36:41 AM »
Whats that bright glow in the family room? Oh,, it's BallReviews.com's website! Cool, now I can cut my energy / electric bill amount,,, dont need as many lights on in the house.

So far after 45 minutes I have sore eyes!

What happened to the screen resolution? It's now at 600 X 800 unless you are posting a reply then when you set it to 1024 X 768 you have to scroll left and right!?

Profile and, Signature windows popup with scrollbars and the window is NOT resizable!

I miss the "preview" feature!


Looks like I'll have more time for other things now since I am not able to stand this radiation for very long... Maybe the welding goggles will do the trick?
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Saw Mill

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Re: New Look
« Reply #35 on: May 25, 2003, 11:48:13 AM »
Has anyone noticed yet that the "New Owner(s)", as they seem to be referred to, still have not chimed in to say anything or change what is obviously not liked.  I hope that this site does not become the "it's my site and I will have it MY way" site.  I hope it stays a site "for the bowlers, by the bowlers" (hehehehehe).

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pnj1967

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Re: New Look
« Reply #36 on: May 25, 2003, 11:59:32 AM »
There is also a discussion about the "GOLD MEMBERSHIP" under Miscellaneous NON-Bowling Related, titled Gold Membership.
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10 In The Pit

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Re: New Look
« Reply #37 on: May 25, 2003, 12:05:37 PM »
Well, at least I must admit that someone took the time to get the text size deal straightened out already.  The size of the text on the posts and replies looks much better now than it did earlier in the night.  Somebody tweaked something in the right direction!

Now, if we can only get some attention to the hospital sheet white background that is blinding everyone, and get the auto updating deal working again.  Yeah, I know that I'm a squeaky wheel, but it has taken me plenty of years to get the amount of gray hair that I currently have.

Now comes the next question too.  Just who/whom is/are the new owner(s).
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RooCat

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Re: New Look
« Reply #38 on: May 25, 2003, 12:12:08 PM »
I second the motion!
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What was wrong with the way it was?  Bring back the blue.  Bones

Yep, and sure is slower loading.
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kev3inp

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Re: New Look
« Reply #39 on: May 25, 2003, 01:20:43 PM »
Change may be good, but folding money is better.
  I'm not overly fond of the stark sort of look, but as long as the info and people remain pretty much the same, I can live with it. I do sort of wonder at the anonymity of the new owners, and now expect to see some kind of license agreement whenever I log on, where, buried in the fine print, will be a mention of 3rd party software that will turn out to be spyware and contaminate my pc with persistent cookies and tons of pop ups.  Which, I'm sure, we'll be able to circumvent with the purchase of a "platinum membership" and yearly fee.  No one "buys" a site and expects not to make cash money on it, whether from sponsors or user fees or advertising revenue.   And for the rest of us "cheap" bowlers it will mean pervasive ads and s- l- o- w loading pages.  I don't touch type, so when I'm looking at my keyboard, typing away diligently, and a pop up happens, all my hard hunting and pecking goes in vain.  I also expect to have a whole new flood of spam into my inbox as the new owners sell our e mail addys to whoever wants them.
   Am I happy about the change?  Obviously not.  Will I accept it?  I don't see that I have much choice, if I wish to continue to enjoy the content.  I seem to be having a problem keeping my ASDL connection live when I visit, too, that never was an issue before.  The connection seem to be fine however long I'm at other sites, but I keep losing it here.  I guess I'll have to get used to making my forum posts in wordpad off line and and pasting them in before the connection dies.  
  I'm trying to keep an open mind about the whole thing and I'll wait and see what happens.
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Saw Mill

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Re: New Look
« Reply #40 on: May 25, 2003, 04:10:06 PM »
I think that identifying every user as Guest User under the reply notification is STUPID.  I liked it BETTER when my notifications included who it was, not GUEST USER.  The best thing that this site has going for it now is the people that are here, because it sure "seems" to lack the syle and personality; it's like "plainsville".

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MI 2 AZ

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Re: New Look
« Reply #41 on: May 25, 2003, 06:12:08 PM »
Now we are getting ads on the bottom of the page about Bowling Digest magazine.  Did we have ads on the bottoms of the pages before?
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cosmo

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Re: New Look
« Reply #42 on: May 26, 2003, 09:20:54 AM »
I too HATE the bright white background. I've been snooping
around for about 1/2 hr and already have a headache.
Well I guess that's one way from keeping me here too long.

The site does seem to load a bit quicker for me, but that
may be due to the fact that it's not nearly as many hops
away from me. Looks like it now hosted in NY city area vs
Phoenix?


Does anyone know what happened to results of last couple of BR
tournys?

Also - "preview" doesn't function correctly. oh well.



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