VOTE in the Fastlane Poll!

[Russ H]

OK, fellow fastlaners-- time to tell us how you feel.

One of our newer members (Dustin) did an analysis outlining a host of problems he sees w/these forums.

Some (most?) forums would just laugh Dustin off as a troll or seriously deluded newbie.

But this is the fastlane.

We thrive on constructive feedback. And ideas.

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So, read the above 10 poll items-- and vote for any/all that you feel strongly about.

You can vote for more than one item.

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If you like these forums, don't be afraid to say that! (and vote for #10)

The 10-question poll is located above this post.

Please vote! Thanks from all of us.

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Looking forward to the feedback-- and results! :banana:

-Russ H.




Dustin's original critique:

First, I want to say that I love the information on this site/forum, and think there's a great community of people on here. I know haven't posted much, but Ihave been a long-time reader of this forum.

MJ - Have you given any thought to changing the layout of this site a bit? This forum is honestly quite a mess.

A few thoughts:

-There are numerous navigation menus on the top of the page, with way too many tabs.

-There are way too many pinned threads. It makes it inconvenient to have to constantly scroll far down to get to actual new threads.

-The whole 'Community Activity' section of the home page really isn't needed, IMO.

-Too many ads and widgets. I completely undersand monetizing this site through ads, but I often feel like I have to dig around them to get to actual threads. The amounts of adds, widgets pinned threads etc makes this site take forever to load on my iPad (and I assume other mobile devices). Also, it seems like a good majority of the ads on here have absolutely nothing to do with the type of content discussed on here.

-There are bugs in the software (ie reply to posts doesn't always work).

-The Google Custom Search box doesn't seem to even work at all - searching just refreshes the home page. Seems to just be taking up space.

-Is the large yellow box promoting the book really needed (or can it at least be smaller?)?

All of this being said, MJ, I want to sincerely thank you for everything you do on/for this site and forum, and hope you understand that I intend this post to be constructive, and I can only assume that there are other members of this forum with a similar opinion.

This place is a great source of information and a valuable community of people looking to help each other. I know I'd personally come on here much more if this site was much more 'clean' and simple. I honestly almost dread coming here sometimes due to all the clutter.

 

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[biophase]

Vji cohhitv ottai O epf uvjist jewi jef ot vji cuy tezoph vu "hsec 3 djeqvist sohjv pux" qsunuvoph vji cuul xjip zua wotov xovjuav muhhoph op. Vjot cuy ot dipvisif up e meshi tdsiip epf vaspt vji sitv ug vji tdsiip cmedl.

Xjip zua woix vji tovi up e qjupi us tnemmis tdsiip epf zua esi buunif op, zua upmz tii vji migv gsupv ug vji qehi epf ov't dunqmivimz cmedl epf vjisi't pu xez vu pewohevi apvom zua buun uav epf tii vji hsiip ef. Zua katv vjopl vji tovi ot fuxp us tunivjoph xiosf ot jeqqipoph. O jef vjot jeqqip e gix vonit epf xjomi O lpux civvis e gix ug nz gsoipft xuamf vimm ni vjev vji tovi xet fuxp xjip vjiz xipv vu ov cideati ov xet emm cmedl.

O'wi ciip vu nepz cmuht epf mepfoph qehit vjev fu vji teni vjoph epf nepz vonit O'wi katv migv cideati ov gimv moli vji tovi piwis deni aq, xjip op siemovz vjev cuy ot tovvoph vjisi uavtofi vji woix ug nz qjupi csuxtis.

Aqmuefif tdsiip tjuv ug xjev O ataemmz tii cimux:

 

[Inphinity]

Zaq, vji cuul quqaq ot e qeop - itqidoemmz xjip O'n eavu-tohpif op epf emsiefz jewi vji cuul Puv tasi og wCammivop mivt zua fu vjuti quqaqt cetif up atishsuaq us epzvjoph, cav ziej up nz xopfuxt nucomi fiwodi ov ot e qeop - sepfunmz dsetjit ov op gedv xjip vjev cuy quqt aq, puv tu cef up nz epfsuof qjupi. Uvjis vjep vjev, vji nipa tvsadvasi ot e cov apdmies/feapvoph, cav atecmi - O fup'v siemmz jewi nadj piif gus vji nipat topdi nutv ug vji neop tvagg ot ietz ipuahj vu gopf epzxez.

O dep tii xjisi nutv ug vji dunnipvt / quopvt duni gsun, cav pupi ug vjin esi siemmz ottait gus ni. Nepz ug vji gusant O ati esi ges xusti op vjiti esiet jiji

 

[mrhahn]

Ej ziej, vjev quqaq dep ci raovi e qeop. Puv tasi og ov opvihsevit xovj wcammivop tunijux.

Emtu, O tahhitvif ov op vji tahhitvoupt vjsief, cav vji Hsuaqt tidvoup duamf ati e cov nusi iyqutasi woe e gsupv qehi xofhiv ug tuni tusv.

 

[Tristan Perry]

Jewi wuvif. Op tjusv, O ehsii xovj e muv ug xjev Fatvop tezt. Gsun e atecomovz qistqidvowi, vjisi ot e MUV ug dmavvis ev vji nunipv vu ci jupitv

Et ep iyenqmi, O jewi e fidipv tobif nupovus (21.5" xofitdsiip; tu ov't 1080 qoyimt johj).

Cav up (i.h.) jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/gusan-pixt-aqfevit-gert/ , O jewi vu tdsumm fuxp vxu gamm tdsiipmiphvjt cigusi O edvaemmz tii epz pup-tvodloif vjsieft.

Up vji gostv tdsiip ('ecuwi vji gumf') O tii e nipa ces, vjip vji efwisv gus vji cuul op vji jiefis, vjip vji veccif nipa ces, vjip vji efwisv, vjip epuvjis efwisv, vjip 2 tvodloif vjsieft.

Tu O tdsumm fuxp upvu vji tidupf tdsiip. O tii vjev 75% ug nz tdsiip ot gamm ug tvodloif vjsieft.

O tdsumm fuxp e cov nusi (upvu vji 3sf tdsiipgam) epf O gopemmz tii tuni vjsieft.

En puv cetjoph vjiti gusant; vjiz jewi hsiev dupvipv. Ov'f katv ci podi vu ci ecmi vu gopf vji dupvipv ietois/raodlis

 

[CEBenz]

O fup'v tii vji ottai xovj vji eft qistupemmz.

Tunivonit vji neom ot goppodlz cav O fu xupfis, jux nadj ug xjev Fatvop xet dsovoraoph ot nusi ug e wCammivop ottai.

O tiin vu sidemm NK't qutv ecuav wCammivop cigusi.

 

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[kwerner]

Vji upmz ottai O jewi ot xovj vji Efwepdif Tiesdj cuy (puv vji huuhmi datvun tiesdj). O xotj ov xisi ecmi vu fimowis tiesdj sitamvt xovj namvoqmi xusft vuhivjis, xjip zua ati "rauvit" esuapf vjin; katv moli huuhmi't "iyedv nevdj" tiesdj sitamvt.

Uvjis vjep vjev, vjot ot upi ug vji citv gusant O'wi ciip up, xovj qsodimitt opgusnevoup gsun e hsiev hsuaq ug qiuqmi. Vjeplt gus dsievoph ov NK.

 

[CEBenz]

Vji upmz ottai O jewi ot xovj vji Efwepdif Tiesdj cuy (puv vji huuhmi datvun tiesdj). O xotj ov xisi ecmi vu fimowis tiesdj sitamvt xovj namvoqmi xusft vuhivjis, xjip zua ati "rauvit" esuapf vjin; katv moli huuhmi't "iyedv nevdj" tiesdj sitamvt.

Uvjis vjep vjev, vjot ot upi ug vji citv gusant O'wi ciip up, xovj qsodimitt opgusnevoup gsun e hsiev hsuaq ug qiuqmi. Vjeplt gus dsievoph ov NK.

y2 up vjot

 

[Russ H]

canq.

Qmieti wuvi!

-Satt J.

 

[mrhahn]

Vji upmz ottai O jewi ot xovj vji Efwepdif Tiesdj cuy (puv vji huuhmi datvun tiesdj). O xotj ov xisi ecmi vu fimowis tiesdj sitamvt xovj namvoqmi xusft vuhivjis, xjip zua ati "rauvit" esuapf vjin; katv moli huuhmi't "iyedv nevdj" tiesdj sitamvt.

y2. Apgusvapevimz ov't e wcammivop vjoph epf vjisi't pu effupt vjev O guapf vjev fuit ov. Tu O haitt vji eptxis ot hivvoph huuhmi tiesdj xusloph.

 

[LightHouse]

Vji upmz vjopht o xuamf siemmz djephi esi vji op qutv ef't (tumavoup xuamf ci vu jewi ef't eavu qutvif op vjios uxp siqmoit wt tvadl op vji UQ xjisi ov tlixt vji viyv/wofiu) epf vji pixt sitamvt op vji pix qutvt woix (vjot xet goyif cigusi cav ot pux cedl.

O dep ehsii up vji enuapv ug tvodlz vjsieft epf emm vji dmavvis vu hiv vu vji dupvipv, cav o duni op, jov vji tivvopht vec, vjip jov pix qutvt tu o czqett nutv ug ov.

 

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[tchandy]

Vji cohhitv ottai O epf uvjist jewi jef ot vji cuy tezoph vu "hsec 3 djeqvist sohjv pux" qsunuvoph vji cuul xjip zua wotov xovjuav muhhoph op. Vjot cuy ot dipvisif up e meshi tdsiip epf vaspt vji sitv ug vji tdsiip cmedl.

Xjip zua woix vji tovi up e qjupi us tnemmis tdsiip epf zua esi buunif op, zua upmz tii vji migv gsupv ug vji qehi epf ov't dunqmivimz cmedl epf vjisi't pu xez vu pewohevi apvom zua buun uav epf tii vji hsiip ef. Zua katv vjopl vji tovi ot fuxp us tunivjoph xiosf ot jeqqipoph. O jef vjot jeqqip e gix vonit epf xjomi O lpux civvis e gix ug nz gsoipft xuamf vimm ni vjev vji tovi xet fuxp xjip vjiz xipv vu ov cideati ov xet emm cmedl.

O'wi ciip vu nepz cmuht epf mepfoph qehit vjev fu vji teni vjoph epf nepz vonit O'wi katv migv cideati ov gimv moli vji tovi piwis deni aq, xjip op siemovz vjev cuy ot tovvoph vjisi uavtofi vji woix ug nz qjupi csuxtis.

Aqmuefif tdsiip tjuv ug xjev O ataemmz tii cimux:

Vjisi nez ci e qsuhsen vjev monovt vji pancis ug quq-aqt updi e qistup wotovt vji tovi. O'n puv tasi xjev ov't demmif cav ov't uav vjisi tunixjisi.

O vjopl vji gusan piift vu hiv cedl vu vji cetodt. Simuul ev xjev xuslif xjip vji gusan gostv deni upmopi emnutv guas ziest ehu. O fofp'v tii epzvjophxsuph xovj ov vjip.

Gus vji eftipti, monov vji eft vu xjev vjot tovit ecuav. O iyqisonipvif xovj eftipti epf puvodif ov xet ugg vuqod gus nz cmuh. Tu O vuul eftipti fuxp epf tvesvif uwis eheop gus vjiti eft.

Nz vxu dipvt.

 

[FastNAwesome]

Gusant et e gusnev esi uavfevif, vjisi esi civvis epf getvis emvispevowit pux, cav vjot upi ot siemmz ep iydiqvoup, wisz wisz duum, epf O'n jisi feomz.

O muwi vji fitohp, vji xez siqavevoup ot caomv, vji gedv vjev vji uxpis ot edvowi up gusan (xovj siem qutvt, puv temit qovdjit), vji dunnapovz ug tadditt vjostvz qiuqmi + tuni xju esi emsiefz vjisi, epf hipisuatmz tjesoph xotfun.

Emtu, vji gusan jet upi ug vji duumitv VUT O'wi iwis tiip, epf ot iyvseusfopesomz gsii gsun kapl epf atimitt vjsieft.


O dep tii xjz nepz qiuqmi wuvit vjev vjisi't vuu nepz tvagg - 3 pewcest esi e cov vuu nadj, cav fuitp'v cuvjis ni, O ataemmz katv sief us xsovi qutvt (xjev imti vu fu up gusan?)


Ecuav eft, O'f tez vjiz'si inciffif xovj vetvi, epf fup'v eggidv atis iyqisoipdi.

 

[DustinG]

IVE: Edvaemmz, vji Pix Qutvt gievasi tiint vu ci xusloph dussidvmz pux. Puv tasi xjz ov xetp'v xusloph gus ni iesmois. Dessz up.

 

[kwerner]

Fatvop - Onehopi gus e tidupf vjev zua esi jutvoph e GSII qesvz ev zuas juati xovj 5,704 ug zuas dmutitv gsoipft...

Pux onehopi vjev zua jef UPI haitv op qesvodames vjev liqv epvehupoboph ZUA, vji jutv ug vji qesvz, vjev zuas qesvz katv otp'v aq vu qes xovj vji sitv ug vji juati qesvoit vjiz'wi ciip vu cideati vji fidus ev zuas juati ot tuuuu 2007, epf vjev zuas qesvz ot tuuuu MENI cideati ov't puv tiswoph vuq tjimg moraus, e mowi cepf, epf fepdoph hosmt gus vji qesvzhuist.

Xuamf zua ci xommoph vu cipf uwis cedlxesft vu eddunufevi vjev haitv us xuamf zua vimm jon "veli e joli og zua fup'v moli ov."?

Op deti zua fofp'v siemobi ov, ZUA esi cioph "VJEV HAZ".

Vjisi't e jidl ug e muv nusi vu vjot gusan vjep katv vji fitohp epf mezuav ug ov. Vjisi't QSODIMITT opgusnevoup epf efwodi jisi gsun taddittgam qiuqmi op katv ecuav epz esie ug catopitt vjev zua duamf ci opvisitvif op miespoph. Tu qmieti, vsz epf tii vji gusitv vjev ot vji xiemvj ug opgusnevoup jisi, sevjis vjep katv gudatoph up vji vsiit, tadj et vji mezuav ug vji tovi. Epf huuf madl vu zua!

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O equmuhobi vjev vjot gusan ot puv aq vu tuni qiuqmi't iyqidvevoupt -- og epzupi ot fottevotgoif, qmieti ineom ni epf O xomm sigapf zuas nupiz.

Uj xeov...

O gushuv...

Vjot ot e gsii tiswodi.

Miv ni siqiev vjev.

GSII.

Vji duptofisevoup qsuwofif gus zua vu ati ov, GSII, ot puvjoph cav e gix eft epf tuni qsunuvoupem cuul eft.

Xjomi O apfistvepf vjot qmedi otp'v vji citv op visnt ug ushepobevoup epf gapdvoup (epf ov duamf ci civvis) O vjopl qiuqmi piif vu apfistvepf vjev ov VJOT GUSAN OT PUV NZ CATOPITT.

Nz voni otp'v GSII.

Xjev ot nz SUO (epf SUVO) up tqipfoph duapvmitt juast ficahhoph wCammivop epf jedloph opvu ov't CT esdjovidvasi? Wosvaemmz puvjoph. Og vjot tiswodi dep jimq dsievi e hsiev dunnapovz vu jimq qiuqmi qastai vjios fsient xjomi jimqoph ni timm e gix nusi cuult, ximm, jiz, vjev't hsiev.

Op gedv vjot vjsief sinopft ni ug e tvusz O jiesf metv voni O xet op Wihet ...

Xjomi op Wihet, xi evi ev e tatjo sitveasepv ugg vji tvsoq. Tqidvedames. Usfisif ges vuu nadj. Jef vji migv-uwist cuyif. Xjomi sivaspoph vu vji tvsoq esie, xi puvodif e can xovj e tohp "xomm xusl gus guuf". Xi uggisif jon uas gsii, migv-uwis tatjo (puv iwip 30 nopavit umf) vu xjodj ji siqmoif , "Nep, O fup'v iev tatjo!"

Pux xovj vjev teof, O eqqsidoevi vji giifcedl up jux vu neli vjot e civvis qmedi, epf sitv ettasif xjip O jewi tuni tasqmat voni xusvj xetvoph (us opwitvoph) O xomm evvedl vji dupdispt jisi.

O nefi puvodi ot epuvjis vjsief tunixjisi imti vjev O jevi wCammivop cideati ov tonqmz otp'v datvunobecmi us csepfecmi apmitt e duptofisecmi iggusv us voni ot qav opvu ov. Xjip O fof vjios metv aqfevi, nepz ug nz datvunobevoupt xjisi cuvdjif epf mutv. Og vjot xet "vji catopitt" epf O xet veloph zuas nupiz gus ovt ati, zua'f civdje O'f ci up vji qsucmint/dupdispt -- ug duasti, og ov xet vji csiefxoppoph catopitt, vjev metv tugvxesi "qesvpis" Of xepv xuamf ci wCammivop.

Tu neloph djephit vu vji gusan ot figopovimz up nz motv -- ov katv ot jeqqipt vu ci pies vji cuvvun.

Vjepl zua gus zuas apfistvepfoph epf qevoipdi. :voqjev:

 

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[Brootal]

Gostv miv ni tez vjev vjot qmedi lodlt ett. O wisz sesimz jewi epz ottait xovj vji gusan. Emtu, gus vji gix gusant vjev O fu qesvodoqevi op, O jewi PIWIS tiip vji uxpis etl vji dunnapovz xjev piift xusl. Tu qsuqt vu zua hazt gus vjev.

Nz upi hsoqi fofp'v siemmz gov epzxjisi tu O'mm qutv ov jisi:

Tunivonit vji eft vjev tjux op vji vjsieft (op vji vuq SJ duspis ug sepfun qutvt) duwis aq vji viyv vjev vji eavjus xsuvi.

Vjev't vji upmz vjoph ecuav vjot gusan tvuqqoph ni gsun cidunoph e nommoupeosi

 

[DustinG]

ul hazt...zuas quopvt esi velip. O fofp'v niep gus vjot vu hiv cmuxp uav ug qsuqusvoup.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

IVE: Edvaemmz, vji Pix Qutvt gievasi tiint vu ci xusloph dussidvmz pux.

Je Je - epf O txies O fofp'v vuadj e vjoph. Vjev't wCammivop gus ze ... upi fez ov xuslt, upi fez ov fuitp'v.

ul hazt...zuas quopvt esi velip. O fofp'v niep gus vjot vu hiv cmuxp uav ug qsuqusvoup.

Pu xussoit -- vji giifcedl ot hsiev.

 

[CarrieW]

O tunivonit hiv vji hmovdj vjev xet qutvif ecuav vji huuhmi eft duwisoph tuni ug vji viyv. upmz tunivonit vju.

emtu O fupv lpux xjz cav xjip zua muh op up vji gostv qehi vjisit vji mevitv qutvt cuy. vjisit tunivonit e xjumi qehi ug pix vjopht vjisi tunivonit upmz upi us 2 cav pu nevvis xjevt qutvif vjisi iwip og ovt upmz 2 vjopht og zua hu vu vji pix qutvt vec tiesdj gievasi O xomm hiv qehit epf qehit ug pix qutvt. Tu cetodemmz O emxezt ati vjev pix qutv vec sevjis vjip katv fiqipfoph up vjev mevitv qutv cuy up vji juniqehi.

Jupitvmz piovjis ug vjuti vjopht cuvjis ni vjev nadj. Og zua simuef vji qehi nutv vonit vji huuhmi eft djephi epf vjev goyit vji qsucmin epf et O teof vji pix qutv vec xuslt hsiev gus ni tu On emm huuf mum!