PriusChat Site Updates are ongoing

Outline mode only shows about 100 posts currently. If you click on page 2 (implying to see the next page of outline posts past the first 100) you merely go to post #1 again but not in outline mode. Just try it on any thread that has many posts. Such as the ]you[ thread.

Just feedback for you Danny. I appreciate your dedication to this board.

Cheers

 

Where the heck did the real "search" function go?
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hobbit: it's in the drop-down "community" menu.

 

Drop-down? Um, I'm running a TEXT browser here, and if I was using
a GUI browser routinely to read PC I would have all that scripting
muck turned off anyways. So evidently the board upgrade has
REMOVED an important piece of functionality, and therefore here
is my official request to please have the search link restored.
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[aside: I figured out how to get to it manually, but that is
irrelevant to the *principle* of what I'm saying here. I often
point people to PC and say "go search it for xxxxx", and if they
can't do that then it's nonconstructive.]
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Amen!

 

I'm trying to make an image for my signature, but it keeps coming up as a thumbnail.

Are there size restrictions to make it come out regular? If so...where are they so I can modify it so it works? I'm doing a search but I can't find the posts where this is stated.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(galaxee @ Apr 2 2006, 08:15 AM) [snapback]233756[/snapback]</div>

It is also available through the My Assistant link at the upper right hand of the web page.

 

Take a look at what "my assistant" is a link to, and re-read my post
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Mar 29 2006, 09:48 PM) [snapback]232091[/snapback]</div>

What is missing from this board is a clear mission statement. All businesses have them. But I do not see one listed when I looked today. If this board is merely Danny's hobby board then so be it. He has the right to run it that way. But given the amount of energy he is putting into the technical aspects of this forum he appears to want this board to succeed. But how does it succeed when people are free to put simply anything they want with no clear direction? Today (April 3, 2006) there is even a posting titled "Does pornography "damage the brain"?" Now what does this have to do with the Prius? Sure it was posted in Fred's House of Pancakes but it is still part of PriusChat not an X-rated forum.

This forum appears to me to ignore the real threat to its success. Namely, the long range implications of this type of posting. There is a time and place for everything. But posting articles about porn are not what this forum should be about, in my opinion, no matter how proper the article is cloaked to appear.

Toyota is a very conservative company and I suggest that if PriusChat wishes to be seen as contributing in a positive way toward Energy issues that subjects like Porn are not included. I doubt web sites which discuss porn do not include discussions about the Prius for the same exact reason. It simply is not the best time and place to do so. I am no prude, but attention to perceived values on this board will go a long way to improving its place long term.

Daniel, I believe this is what you were trying to get across when talking about the ]you[ tag. Yes, it is funny but this forum is getting the attention of the world. Think about it. Just like one could get away with things when you were a teenager that you can not now, I suggest one look at this forum the same way. It is time to give it a professional point of view. It is a hard balance to attain but there should be lines drawn in the sand which provide people the knowledge what is acceptable and what isn't. Otherwise there will always be people who will want to push the envelope and test it.

Bottom line Danny, you have the option to take my opinion or not. I am merely attempting to give a constructive opinion.

Sincerely,

 

Danny thanks for fixing the ability to import avatars from my own computer and so easily. I can forsee us changing avatars frequently with our latest cool photo. You're doing a great job. I can't wait to look smarter than I really am by using spell check. I hope you get to enjoy being unemployed long enough to get this board up to your new standards and then some extra time for playing.

 

what marinjohn said. and don't forget to make your fiancee feel special every now and then

i agree with evan's thought that fred's is part of the board. if it weren't for that forum i probably wouldn't be around nearly as much either. while i (we) enjoy helping others out when they have car problems or questions, either there isn't enough of that going on to keep me here day to day or it's just me (without DH around) and i can't answer many of those questions on my own. so i browse everything, star topics that i need to go back to with DH later on (btw, love the star feature Danny) and enjoy the conversation that goes back and forth in the meantime.

if this were strictly a prius board i (we) would be long gone. i didn't stick around prius online very long, or greenhybrid, or any of the yahoo groups. there's something more here, a community that's more than unidimensional discussion.

well- back to the bench.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ Apr 3 2006, 02:53 PM) [snapback]234267[/snapback]</div>

I could not agree with you more Evan. I am getting the idea that you feel the purpose of my comments are to ban everyone who isn't of the religious right. If that is the case you have not understood my comments at all. I understand where you are coming from. You and I agree there needs to be a community. But do you not have any limits on unacceptable behavior? Do you feel just because there are extreme threads that the community is made stronger?

Under the same logic we should not have any law enforcement. There should be no laws or rules. I hope I am wrong. But your comments lean toward that type of view concerning the Prius "community". What I am suggesting is to make clear that this place, this community, has values. It has something called ethics and principles. We are not children but many act that way in Freds. Is that what you want?

I hope I have made my views clearer. I am not trying to force my morals on you or anyone else. But deep down I think there are limits which should be understood. That is why we are a country of laws. Or do you have contempt for that as well?

Sincerely

 

Evan,

This is important. I believe my comparisons were right on target. What we have here are values judgements of the Internet era. Would you honestly say you would feel comfortable discussing the merits of x-rated material in a room of strangers? With people you have never met before but in person? People who have just walked into the room and someone brings this up for everyone to hear? And all the while you are one of the hosts. Would you feel embarrassed? This is what is occurring here.

Does your approval of discussing these questionable subjects in person feel comfortable to you. If not, why would you feel any different online? Do your values change just because you are online?

These are the issues I feel need to be discussed. Our community should feel just as comfortable online as it is in person.

I am glad we are able to discuss this.

 

Evan:

Thank you for your candid comments.

I guess we are just going to have to agree to disagree.

I doubt a majority of people would feel comfortable walking into a room full of strangers and openly discuss questionable issues. The feeling of comfort just couldn't be there. Why? Simply because it takes time to build up trust.

When certain users on PriusChat introduce subjects whose only purpose is to push the envelope people will naturally question their own participation. I can't help but think that does not build understanding nor bring the PriusChat community closer together as you suggest. Far from it.

I also feel you do not represent the majority of every day people in this country or any other country for that matter. I have had the opportunity to travel and it is this very issue which makes many overseas wonder how we hope to gain any respect in this world. The idea that you can ignore feelings is at the root of this whole issue. You seem to flaunt it as a badge of honor. The hell with peoples feelings. You prove this when you said "you can't please all the people unless you completely white wash the board." Why is it either black or white? This world is vastly more gray. You imply white washing subjects means to have dull issues. I respectfully disagree. I merely suggest that our community have some self respect and show restraint when choosing subjects. But as long as moderators here do not stand up for basic values, those who will take advantage of it will obviously do so. And that is the shame in it.

Danny, you now have, what I consider some fairly well represented points of view. Thank you for allowing me to share mine. Ultimately it is your call Danny.

Regards

 

It appears the site allows guests to make posts. The above posting was from me and I will repeat it here under my own handle:

Evan:

Thank you for your candid comments.

I guess we are just going to have to agree to disagree.

I doubt a majority of people would feel comfortable walking into a room full of strangers and openly discuss questionable issues. The feeling of comfort just couldn't be there. Why? Simply because it takes time to build up trust.

When certain users on PriusChat introduce subjects whose only purpose is to push the envelope people will naturally question their own participation. I can't help but think that does not build understanding nor bring the PriusChat community closer together as you suggest. Far from it.

I also feel you do not represent the majority of every day people in this country or any other country for that matter. I have had the opportunity to travel and it is this very issue which makes many overseas wonder how we hope to gain any respect in this world. The idea that you can ignore feelings is at the root of this whole issue. You seem to flaunt it as a badge of honor. The hell with peoples feelings. You prove this when you said "you can't please all the people unless you completely white wash the board." Why is it either black or white? This world is vastly more gray. You imply white washing subjects means to have dull issues. I respectfully disagree. I merely suggest that our community have some self respect and show restraint when choosing subjects. But as long as moderators here do not stand up for basic values, those who will take advantage of it will obviously do so. And that is the shame in it.

Danny, you now have, what I consider some fairly well represented points of view. Thank you for allowing me to share mine. Ultimately it is your call Danny.

Regards

 

*sigh* ... hijacked from objective board mechanics/features into
subjectivity about content. How do you think that makes *me* feel?
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