Some changes to this board... at DVinfo.net

Chris Hurd · December 11th, 2001, 11:05 AM

Howdy folks,

Thinking about doing some re-arranging around here, to better facilitate everybody and evrything. Let me know what you think: cheers and jeers equally welcome.

The three forums under "TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media" are suffering from lack of use, so I think I'll fold them all into one forum and maybe drop it under "The DV Network."

Likewise, "DV for the Masses" will be moved under "The DV Network."

"Camera Evolution & Development" to be retired, with its one thread moved intact to "General DV Discussion."

"Community Marketplace" section to remain unchanged.

"Spotlight on DV Camcorders" to retain the somewhat lightweight GL1 and VX2000 forums.

"The XL1 / XL1S Watchdog" to become its own primary forum, with subtopics to split up the amazingly numerous posts. I'm open to suggestions... I'm thinking of organizing subtopics as the Articles section on the Watchdog, as in Lens & Optics, Microphones & Audio, Camera Support, etc. etc. *Hopefully* this will make things a little easier to navigate.

We're starting to get repeating threads about stuff that's already been talked about but has been buried weeks ago behind newer posts. Let me know what you think.

Much respect,

Chris Hurd · January 3rd, 2002, 07:47 AM

Reconstruction begins -- "DV for the Masses" has been moved, now under "The DV Network." Also, default views for the entire forum used to be 30 days, now it's 365 days. This will be helpful in showing pretty much all threads from the time we first went online until now.

Wayde Gardner · January 3rd, 2002, 08:11 AM

Chris,

What you've provided is greatly appreciated. Adding to the general knowledge pool, is it feasable to add a "Coming Events' type forum that would let folks know about shows, training seminars, special demos, user groups, etc.

I'd like to see (as I haven't found one yet) a Final Cut Pro user group in Dallas and announcements of these types of events in the Texas area.

Again, thanks for the platform.
WG
Frisco, Tx

Chris Hurd · January 3rd, 2002, 08:28 AM

Good idea, and I've been thinking about this a bit, and it will probably go on the DVinfoNet website under "Network." For now, check the thread in this Announcements forum under "Hope to see you at these upcoming events" as a temporary solution.

Regarding FCP in Dallas, check out the DVCreatorsNet travelling workshop, listed on my site under "Resources." Hope this helps,

Chris Hurd · February 20th, 2002, 11:19 AM

As of Feb 20...

"The XL1 / XL1S Watchdog" has become its own primary forum, with subtopics to split up the amazingly numerous posts. Some subtopics are Lens & Optics and Microphones & Audio, with more to follow as neccessary. *Hopefully* this will make things a little easier to navigate.

The three forums under "TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media" are suffering from lack of use, so they've been folded into one forum.

Vic Owen · February 20th, 2002, 11:55 AM

Nice change, Chris. It flows so well that I had to think about it to remember what it looked like before the change!

Cheers

Dan C. · February 20th, 2002, 12:03 PM

Great changes, especially considering how much more posts that were appearing in the XL1/s forum compared to the VX2000/PD150 one.

Ed Smith · February 20th, 2002, 12:43 PM

Just thought I will add my comment:

Much more easier to search for something on a specific topic about the XL1, neat idea.

Ed

Rob Lohman · February 20th, 2002, 01:07 PM

How about a news "channel" where people can post DV
related news? This way you have an easy news archive
without it scattered all around the other forums

Just a thought...

Chris Hurd · February 20th, 2002, 01:10 PM

Rob - Not a bad idea at all, but I gotta get caught up with a bunch of other things first!

;-)

Peter Koller · February 20th, 2002, 02:54 PM

Hi, Chris

maybe a short "read first" paragraph on the index site would help encourage people (especially the newbies, like me) to use the search function before posting a question.

Because, for my part, I found the answer to one or two questions in older posts, but only after I posted them myself and wasted everybodys time because I didn´t use the search option.

A LOT of questions I did not even think about yet have already been answered in older posts.

And the splitting of the XL-1 forum is perfect, make the sub-forums like you said and as time passes you´ll see if there is need for more of them or if some of them don´t work and need to be rearranged.

Chris, this is the best forum on DV I know I can´t thank you enough for keeping it up. It is a huge pool of knowledge that can save a lot of time and money for us folks.

Adrian Douglas · February 21st, 2002, 01:59 AM

Sweet mate :)

Chris Hurd · March 9th, 2002, 10:23 PM

FYI, the "show e-mail" problem has been fixed. You guys should be able to send e-mail to each other now, thanks to a healthy tweak from Jeff Kramer, our resident server surgeon.

Ken Tanaka · March 9th, 2002, 11:23 PM

That's great news, Chris. This will be a handy feature to have. Thank you Jeff.

Ed Smith · March 15th, 2002, 05:02 PM

Chris and Jeff,

The e-mail function only seems to work to the people who have joined before 10th March (when the problem was fixed), all people after this the button does not appear.

Hope you can sort this out.

All the best,

Ed Smith

December 11th, 2001, 11:05 AM	#1
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Some changes to this board... Howdy folks, Thinking about doing some re-arranging around here, to better facilitate everybody and evrything. Let me know what you think: cheers and jeers equally welcome. The three forums under "TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media" are suffering from lack of use, so I think I'll fold them all into one forum and maybe drop it under "The DV Network." Likewise, "DV for the Masses" will be moved under "The DV Network." "Camera Evolution & Development" to be retired, with its one thread moved intact to "General DV Discussion." "Community Marketplace" section to remain unchanged. "Spotlight on DV Camcorders" to retain the somewhat lightweight GL1 and VX2000 forums. "The XL1 / XL1S Watchdog" to become its own primary forum, with subtopics to split up the amazingly numerous posts. I'm open to suggestions... I'm thinking of organizing subtopics as the Articles section on the Watchdog, as in Lens & Optics, Microphones & Audio, Camera Support, etc. etc. Hopefully this will make things a little easier to navigate. We're starting to get repeating threads about stuff that's already been talked about but has been buried weeks ago behind newer posts. Let me know what you think. Much respect, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

January 3rd, 2002, 07:47 AM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Reconstruction begins -- "DV for the Masses" has been moved, now under "The DV Network." Also, default views for the entire forum used to be 30 days, now it's 365 days. This will be helpful in showing pretty much all threads from the time we first went online until now. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

January 3rd, 2002, 08:11 AM	#3
Wayde Gardner Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Frisco, Tx Posts: 85	DV Board Changes Chris, What you've provided is greatly appreciated. Adding to the general knowledge pool, is it feasable to add a "Coming Events' type forum that would let folks know about shows, training seminars, special demos, user groups, etc. I'd like to see (as I haven't found one yet) a Final Cut Pro user group in Dallas and announcements of these types of events in the Texas area. Again, thanks for the platform. WG Frisco, Tx

January 3rd, 2002, 08:28 AM	#4
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Good idea, and I've been thinking about this a bit, and it will probably go on the DVinfoNet website under "Network." For now, check the thread in this Announcements forum under "Hope to see you at these upcoming events" as a temporary solution. Regarding FCP in Dallas, check out the DVCreatorsNet travelling workshop, listed on my site under "Resources." Hope this helps, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

February 20th, 2002, 11:19 AM	#5
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	As of Feb 20... "The XL1 / XL1S Watchdog" has become its own primary forum, with subtopics to split up the amazingly numerous posts. Some subtopics are Lens & Optics and Microphones & Audio, with more to follow as neccessary. Hopefully this will make things a little easier to navigate. The three forums under "TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media" are suffering from lack of use, so they've been folded into one forum. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

February 20th, 2002, 11:55 AM	#6
Vic Owen Major Player Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 540	Nice change, Chris. It flows so well that I had to think about it to remember what it looked like before the change! Cheers __________________ -- Vic Owen --

February 20th, 2002, 12:03 PM	#7
Dan C. Major Player Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cheshire, England Posts: 105	Great changes, especially considering how much more posts that were appearing in the XL1/s forum compared to the VX2000/PD150 one.

February 20th, 2002, 12:43 PM	#8
Ed Smith Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 1,545	Just thought I will add my comment: Much more easier to search for something on a specific topic about the XL1, neat idea. Ed

February 20th, 2002, 01:07 PM	#9
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	How about a news "channel" where people can post DV related news? This way you have an easy news archive without it scattered all around the other forums Just a thought... __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

February 20th, 2002, 01:10 PM	#10
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Rob - Not a bad idea at all, but I gotta get caught up with a bunch of other things first! ;-) __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

February 20th, 2002, 02:54 PM	#11
Peter Koller Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brunn am Gebirge, Austria Posts: 161	Hi, Chris maybe a short "read first" paragraph on the index site would help encourage people (especially the newbies, like me) to use the search function before posting a question. Because, for my part, I found the answer to one or two questions in older posts, but only after I posted them myself and wasted everybodys time because I didn´t use the search option. A LOT of questions I did not even think about yet have already been answered in older posts. And the splitting of the XL-1 forum is perfect, make the sub-forums like you said and as time passes you´ll see if there is need for more of them or if some of them don´t work and need to be rearranged. Chris, this is the best forum on DV I know I can´t thank you enough for keeping it up. It is a huge pool of knowledge that can save a lot of time and money for us folks. __________________ Peter Koller Vienna, Austria http://www.kop11.com

February 21st, 2002, 01:59 AM	#12
Adrian Douglas Trustee Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Chigasaki, Japan. Posts: 1,660	Sweet mate :) __________________ Adrian DVInfo.net Search for quick answers Where to buy? From the best in the business...DVInfo.net sponsors

March 9th, 2002, 10:23 PM	#13
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	FYI, the "show e-mail" problem has been fixed. You guys should be able to send e-mail to each other now, thanks to a healthy tweak from Jeff Kramer, our resident server surgeon. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

March 9th, 2002, 11:23 PM	#14
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	That's great news, Chris. This will be a handy feature to have. Thank you Jeff. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

March 15th, 2002, 05:02 PM	#15
Ed Smith Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 1,545	Chris and Jeff, The e-mail function only seems to work to the people who have joined before 10th March (when the problem was fixed), all people after this the button does not appear. Hope you can sort this out. All the best, Ed Smith