A buddy let me know that CC has a new look. They have neat logo and made some color and design changes. Congratulations to Ross on the new look. While I still think we have a far superior platform, resources and features here on our site, I wish Ross the best of luck and glad to see some new things going on over there.
Quote from: Cuda Cody on September 22, 2017, 05:51:37 PM
They have neat logo and made some color and design changes.
Not so sure I like it personally. It is monochrome. White, black, and shades of grey. The ad banners are colour.
Must be playing with it now as I just went there and looks the same . . :dunno:
Who cares, not me. :rebelflag"
I don't have a dog in the hunt either, I stopped participating there once I joined this site.....but I just got sucked in because somebody, not mentioning any names, Topcat :vipermanhiding: put a link to a thread over there and I clicked on it....
I think it looks even "older" more cheesy, and cheap than ever before.... :barf:
I know a lot of our members here still participate over there so I won't say any more :-X
Cody...don't change a thing over here I like just the way it is.. :drinkingbud:
The Caps has gotta go.
I have a pet peeve when I see a post in Caps. :rubeyes:
"What" "You think were all 80 years old and we can't see or hear?
Quote from: Spikedog08 on September 22, 2017, 06:04:11 PM
Must be playing with it now as I just went there and looks the same . . :dunno:
The main site looks the same....click on "forum" :crazytalk:
Holy smokes 34 days online! No wonder I don't get anything done!
We all sound like a bunch of little old Ladies gossiping about the new neighbor that just moved in. :haha:
That's not including the 7 days, 13 hours and 53 minutes on this site! :bigthumb: :drinkingbud:
Quote from: Cudakiller70 on September 22, 2017, 08:46:28 PM
Holy smokes 34 days online! No wonder I don't get anything done!
I have not logged in there in over a month now :bye:
They must be feeling the loss of members over there and made drastic changes in a hurry.
Quote from: Chryco Psycho on September 22, 2017, 10:00:35 PM
I have not logged in there in over a month now :bye:
But you are still listed as the moderator.
The change over there in my opinion rates a zero on a scale of 1 to 10. Appears as all caps with visually distracting color combinations, fonts, etc. I use Chrome for a browser.
Not a fan, I don't see the 2 features I used the most, "replies to my posts" or "unread posts".....
Quote from: Katfish on September 23, 2017, 04:12:07 AM
Not a fan, I don't see the 2 features I used the most, "replies to my posts" or "unread posts".....
:iagree: same here....
I need a raspberry icon. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. :-[
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I was just on c-c.com for the first time in several weeks. Just my two shekels, but in the IT field, hardware and software advance and improve rapidly and the need to keep up is paramount.
I work in a Desktop Support Unit meaning if it is on the user's desk, computer related, and stops functioning as it should, our Help Desk is contacted, an electronic work ticket created, and then one of us techs will show up either in person, or remotely. We each are the nicer version of the old SNL skit about your company's IT guy ;) Although honestly, I often would like to borrow Gibbs' (NCIS) rolled up paper and smack some folks with a clue-by-four on occasion.
Over the last year or so, we have mostly led other State Departments in the move to Windows 10. This caused older printers for instance to lack the software, i.e. drivers, which support them. At the same time, our Server Support Unit - all 6 of them :Thud: - have been busy upgrading our server environment (hardware and software some of which was out of date by many versions). Time consuming, annoying and exasperating, but necessary.
But back to my unit. We were informed of a massive must-be-complete-before-the-end-of-September project to detach from our Department server(s) and attach to the State server. Failure would cost the Department thousands of $$$$$ beginning 1 October as 30 September ends the fiscal year. Every user knew it was coming and we techs would "strongly Suggest saving your files on the network rather than locally to the computer on your desk". The number of folks who have no clue how to do this even after placing a shortcut to their desktop is amazing - many whiskeytangofoxtrot moments.
We 'migrated' our own desktop pcs first and definitely sounded much like Topcat's group of little old ladies as we got our own environments functioning properly again. However, it led to me not having any desire to even wake my home pc up, never mind signing on to the forum, which is why I haven't been on much of anywhere recently.
Get to the point, Russ! It appears Ross is waist deep in resolving the ever widening gap between c-c.com's architecture as it was and where it needed to be in order to function again. I hope he is successful.
And kudos to Cody as that enormous effort shows here seeing how few changes have been injected since e-bodies.org went live. Herculean effort to be sure, and the results are just fantastic.
One more week and my unit can catch it's collective breath. It's partly why I have been listening to this ridiculous ditty by the Beat Farmers lately - apologies to anybody with a dog named Spot:
Happy Boy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEZtII8rt_Y :haha:
I just checked in to C-C. I don't like the new design much at all. I hope this is a BETA version.
Well I just went to take a look. No more" show unread posts since last visit " Thats my most used feature. And get this No posts in my SUGAR AND SPICE thread since Jan. Guess they don't like babes no more. :haha: :rofl: Oh well, this is home right here. :grouphug: :rebelflag"
Ahhhh but it's great to be king! :D
Quote from: Brads70 on September 24, 2017, 01:59:05 PM
Ahhhh but it's great to be king! :D
:haha: That is pretty dang funny. :pokeeye: :rofl: I'm sure only a few people will get that one.
You have my word, you'll never hear me call myself a King. :handshake: I'm here to serve and help as much as I can. :drinkingbud:
Ahhh so tempting to do a little :pokeeye:
So instead, how about a big Thank You to e-bodies.org. I'm going to finish my car and stay married thanks to this site.
Quote from: nsmall on September 24, 2017, 04:40:18 PM
Ahhh so tempting to do a little :pokeeye:
So instead, how about a big Thank You to e-bodies.org. I'm going to finish my car and stay married thanks to this site.
:iagree: A BIG THANK YOU TO CUDA CODY for giving us a family of E Body lovers a forum where we can feel comfortable . :grouphug: Since my hospital visit I really can't do much anymore, so this is where my friends and family are. So lets have fun. :banana: :drinkingbud: :cheers:
Get better roadman. Do you still have an e-body?
Yes a HUGE thank you to Cody. Cody would make a great king. Totally don't get the reference.
C-C is what got me back in the saddle with the Mopars. It is too bad the suggestions that were posted were ignored for years. It is good to see they are finally doing some upgrades, but I find it hard to follow a forum with all "CAPS", just way too hard to read. I have been checking in once a week or so, but the all Caps thing may be a hindrance.
Like Roadman said, this is home and hope to be around for a long time. Just lots of great stuff and the site owner is involved. This is a big deal for a successful site. :cheers:
Quote from: Brads70 on September 24, 2017, 01:59:05 PM
Ahhhh but it's great to be king! :D
:rofl: :haha:
King Nothing !!
It has taken a ton of effort but Cody has kicked ass with the new site & Cody does nothing 1/2 way so this will only continue to grow & improve
Thanks to Cody & everyone that contributes in any way here :cheers:
Quote from: Brads70 on September 24, 2017, 01:59:05 PM
Ahhhh but it's great to be king! :D
:notsure: Brad? This is the only image that comes to mind...
Jim
Quote from: Slotts on September 25, 2017, 04:23:30 AM
Quote from: Brads70 on September 24, 2017, 01:59:05 PM
Ahhhh but it's great to be king! :D
:notsure: Brad? This is the only image that comes to mind...
Jim
What about this one?
I really have no idea what any of you are talking about...
(https://forum.e-bodies.org/dlattach/;topic=2790.0;attach=24652;image)
Feels like the outfit is missing something? :dunno: Have you thought about adding a scepter? :pokeeye: :rofl:
Quote from: ViperMan on September 25, 2017, 11:08:52 AM
I really have no idea what any of you are talking about...
(https://forum.e-bodies.org/dlattach/;topic=2790.0;attach=24652;image)
Quote from: Cuda Cody on September 25, 2017, 11:22:52 AM
Feels like the outfit is missing something? :dunno: Have you thought about adding a scepter? :pokeeye: :rofl:
Quote from: ViperMan on September 25, 2017, 11:08:52 AM
I really have no idea what any of you are talking about...
(Pic)
Ya know, if I had a dollar every time my wife rolled her eyes at me because I forgot to bring something that I had talked about for days/weeks/MONTHS, I really WOULD be a King...
:rofl:
I have absolutely nothing to add to this thread . . . :haha:
its horrible over there..................
:iagree: I'll go there just to see if it's still the new format and leave once I see that monochrome. I don't understand why the powers to be (Ross) aren't listening to the members there.
He's not listening because he doesn't care....just let it die.... :alan2cents:
Still looks the same to me . . . haven't seen the upgrade yet . . . :dunno:
Last time I spoke to Ross (owner of CC) I made an offer to combine the forums and add the past history of CC with the wonderful bright future of EBO. My thought was to try combining the forums (the past history of CC and the bright future of EBO) and even the users post totals. So if a member had a lot of posts on CC that would get combined with your totals here. Unfortunately we would not be offering "Prize Shop" https://forum.e-bodies.org/store/ credits for past CC post if the deal does happen.
Ross made it clear that EBO has lit a fire under him and he was going to try and keep up with us. From what I can tell he paid someone to "update" the look of the site, but did not actually improve or make any real upgrades other then a look change. The things that need to be fixed (the all caps and show unread posts) are pretty easy to solve. If he wants me too, I would be willing to fix that stuff on his site for him. But I suspect he will either fix it himself or revert backwards to the old site.
My guess is the reason it has not already been fixed yet is because he does not know his site has been changed. He's not an active member (on his own site) "69ChargerRT : LAST ACTIVE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 - 12:15:28 PM" Once he sees the comments I think he will get things fixed. Like I said, it's not hard to fix the small things that need to be corrected from the design update.
But in the meantime we are very happy to welcome anyone that wants to hang out here. :grouphug:
It's a shame some of the great info will be lost,
I specifically would like to keep the 518 swap, it was up to 15+ pages
Quote from: Katfish on September 26, 2017, 09:45:34 AM
It's a shame some of the great info will be lost,
I specifically would like to keep the 518 swap, it was up to 15+ pages
It won't be lost, it will forever live on the internet unless Ross pulls the plug totally and he can't make money if he does that.
Well that's just odd.... :dunno:
Try hitting "ctrl" + "F5". (Hard Refresh)
Quote from: anlauto on September 26, 2017, 09:57:35 AM
Quote from: Katfish on September 26, 2017, 09:45:34 AM
It's a shame some of the great info will be lost,
I specifically would like to keep the 518 swap, it was up to 15+ pages
It won't be lost, it will forever live on the internet unless Ross pulls the plug totally and he can't make money if he does that.
It's pretty much useless with the new format, any way to bring over a thread from there to here, in its entirety?
Quote from: Cuda Cody on September 26, 2017, 12:00:39 PM
Try hitting "ctrl" + "F5". (Hard Refresh)
Hmmm not sure I want to . . . CAPS?
Quote from: Katfish on September 26, 2017, 12:08:47 PM
It's pretty much useless with the new format, any way to bring over a thread from there to here, in its entirety?
Yes, I think it can be done. But I would have to have Ross's permission and access to the database in the program to see if it can be done. I'm fairly sure it can be done. :yes:
Quote from: Cuda Cody on September 26, 2017, 12:32:22 PM
Quote from: Katfish on September 26, 2017, 12:08:47 PM
It's pretty much useless with the new format, any way to bring over a thread from there to here, in its entirety?
Yes, I think it can be done. But I would have to have Ross's permission and access to the database in the program to see if it can be done. I'm fairly sure it can be done. :yes:
Why bother....just keep reading it over there :dunno:
I was at C.C. .com since 2004... new format just plain fails... so I'm a newbie here now... lotsa familiar names!!!
I was a technical writing/software reliability manager for 4 years of my 38 years at place I retired from, and basic rule of thumb for software screens was "plan it for black and white, then add minor contrasting colors/backgrounds..."
Purple shades for new/old posts is hard to see, and gray on gray is impossible...
Quote from: 73_Cuda_4_Me on September 26, 2017, 01:11:22 PM
I was at C.C. .com since 2004... new format just plain fails... so I'm a newbie here now... lotsa familiar names!!!
I was a technical writing/software reliability manager for 4 years of my 38 years at place I retired from, and basic rule of thumb for software screens was "plan it for black and white, then add minor contrasting colors/backgrounds..."
Purple shades for new/old posts is hard to see, and gray on gray is impossible...
You'll find way more available information here if you browse the homepage, not to mention you're already on your way to earning free stuff, like hats, shirts, key chains etc....all you got to do is participate :handshake:
Oh and I can even tag you to let you know someone has answered your question... like this
@73_Cuda_4_Me (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/73cuda4me_966) :cheers:
Wow, I just logged on to CC, the site is not something I would use right now, way worse than the original site. The main problem there was the pictures, not the layout. I hope Cody gets to merge the sites, there is lots of god info there.
Cody, we need to merge with Moparts.... And I want points for all my years of posting there..... Something like 27,000 posts..... Then I want a T/A added to the prize shop.... :rofl:
Ok maybe not.... To many guys there just want to stir trouble.... Keep them out...
I'm not at all for "merging the sites" or "bringing over certain threads" from CC.com :thumbdown:
We're building a fresh, new, far superior site with new and relevant information with up to date methods for viewing and sharing info...Fender tag decoders, Broadcast sheet decoders, Free swag....you name it, we go it... :worship:
We don't need to drag the past a long. :deadhorse:
For the members here that enjoy the old information found on CC.com.....by all means enjoy both sites, no one is saying you can't.... :drinkingbud: Heck...if you want to choose one over the other...do that too....it's a free internet world out there.... :woohoo:
Let's move FORWARD together........ :handshake:
Quote from: anlauto on September 26, 2017, 04:17:49 PM
I'm not at all for "merging the sites" or "bringing over certain threads" from CC.com :thumbdown:
We're building a fresh, new, far superior site with new and relevant information with up to date methods for viewing and sharing info...Fender tag decoders, Broadcast sheet decoders, Free swag....you name it, we go it... :worship:
We don't need to drag the past a long. :deadhorse:
For the members here that enjoy the old information found on CC.com.....by all means enjoy both sites, no one is saying you can't.... :drinkingbud: Heck...if you want to choose one over the other...do that too....it's a free internet world out there.... :woohoo:
Let's move FORWARD together........ :handshake:
:iagree: totally. I have a bad taste in my mouth about cc. That Ross guy is an a$$h0le. This is home now. There is more info here than they ever had. :alan2cents:
Quote from: anlauto on September 26, 2017, 04:17:49 PM
I'm not at all for "merging the sites" or "bringing over certain threads" from CC.com :thumbdown:
We're building a fresh, new, far superior site with new and relevant information with up to date methods for viewing and sharing info...Fender tag decoders, Broadcast sheet decoders, Free swag....you name it, we go it... :worship:
We don't need to drag the past a long. :deadhorse:
For the members here that enjoy the old information found on CC.com.....by all means enjoy both sites, no one is saying you can't.... :drinkingbud: Heck...if you want to choose one over the other...do that too....it's a free internet world out there.... :woohoo:
Let's move FORWARD together........ :handshake:
I'm with you Alan, the only concern being that if the site truly goes down forever there is a LOT of good solid historical information that could be lost (taken with a grain of salt of course, because you really can't see any older pictures and when the hosting site is removed/closed/whatever, those pics are gone ...... this is one thing that constantly pissed me off about the site .... look up info on XYZ ...Found it!!! oh, wait ... pics are all gone .... dammit!!!! :bricks: ). but I also suppose that if it got to that point, Ross would probably be more amenable to selling it before just closing it all together.
"good solid historical information" ? Really ? :huh:
I think if you can't find the answers to your questions here, with the very knowledgeable people we already have on board, then the answer doesn't exist. :alan2cents:
If anybody has a question :clueless: , just ask it....have a thought ? :idea: ...just share it.... :grouphug:
These "great" threads on the old tired site everybody keeps referring to, started somewhere !
The 518 transmission swap is a perfect example. A collective "How to Guide" for the tranny swap.
Sure you can ask the same questions, but nothing beats a step-by-step guide from someone that went through the process.
Alan - I've gotten so much good information from your posts over the years, so thank you, and look forward to reading much more!
:cheers:
I'm one of those who finally had to make the switch here. While I really like what I'm seeing here, I felt somewhat invested over there and it's a shame to walk away from it all.
I had a thread going over there over on a car I was doing a lot of metal work to. I regularly took photos along the way, loaded them to photobucket and inserted all links to share with everyone the progress. It was my hope that other people down the road would find all of it very useful including the reference photos. Sadly, all of that may eventually wash away and mean nothing. If I could have predicted the site would spiral into the pavement, I would not have invested so many hours keeping the thread going for nearly a year.
Alan's right that all this information can be reshared but it's like rewriting books after someone made the decision to burn them all. Oh well, on the plus side, the photo uploading hurdles do not seem to be an issue here so I can always start a new thread here and pick up where I left off.
Guys...guys, guys................Nobody said CC.com is going anywhere.....Your favorite threads will remain on that site (maybe the pictures won't) but the information will...for many years to come.
The recent changes the owner Ross has made, or had made, shows he still has a vested interest in the site. :bigmoney: nobody is asking you to choose one or the other.
We just can't help it if this site is a 1000 times better. :haha:
Thanks Cody. I'm really digging the site! I was so loyal to the other one out of nostalgia that I never checked you guys out. Now I see what I've been missing.
As soon as I'm ready to start the thread here, I'll see if I can sift through the other photos since I have them still and load the most pertinent ones to get people up to speed. I'll retain the other photos for reference in the event anyone has a need for how certain metal components overlap etc. I suppose lots go folks in here also have reference photos to help out those in need.
Looks like Ross has reappeared & reverted back to the last design..... Good choice...
Many members complaining, many leaving coming here. This is the Best E Body forum. :grouphug: I really hope they crash and die. :alan2cents: :unitedstates: :rebelflag"
Ive given that site some time to see it I can adjust. I just cannot. Hard to read with some areas of light gray letter on a white background, the recent posts on front page is gone now, All CAP LETTERS, just hard on the eyes. I keep clicking my Favorite button for CC and see nothing but pics. Then you have to click Forum, then those hard to read colors and fonts. I don't mind change, but it has to be for the better.
Quote from: Katfish on September 26, 2017, 05:37:38 PM
The 518 transmission swap is a perfect example. A collective "How to Guide" for the tranny swap.
Sure you can ask the same questions, but nothing beats a step-by-step guide from someone that went through the process.
That is a great thread!!
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on September 26, 2017, 02:13:27 PM
Cody, we need to merge with Moparts.... ...
oh please nooooooo !!!
Hey folks. Yes the CC.C site has reverted back and is so much easier to navigate again. This site is also,easy to,get around. I,visit both as I started on cc originally. There are great folks on both sites as I am sure all will agree. We may find some info there that we don't have here and vice versea I enjoy my visits with all you guys. So let's enjoy our Mopar sites for a long time.
Now I hope they can place the Recent posts on the front page, instead of all pics. Otherwise, covering the classic ebody, to the new gen Challys is much better in the old format. Glad someone is listening. Otherwise it turned into one of these:
I really appreciate sites like this and this one is my favorite. But I hope that cc does well also since I got most of my info there. Although I must say it's the same members here that helped me there. Anyway cc seams like it's back to the old format, so much better on the eyes.
I just went over there looking for a member that's not here yet. :vipermanhiding: You can't type in a name to find somebody, you have to go thru the whole list . Wonder why they did that. :notsure:
If could not handle the new setup, so, I,went to the profile page and you can select the old style format. Works so,well . You can search now.
Quote from: DAYLEY/CHALLENGER on October 12, 2017, 03:43:02 PM
If could not handle the new setup, so, I,went to the profile page and you can select the old style format. Works so,well . You can search now.
Worked great thank you!