Mark says the forum is too busy and we all need to stop looking at all the forum threads because we went over our bandwidth limit last month :angel:
Uhoh....
Would contributions towards running costs be appropriate?
Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='12701' dateline='1366612612'Uhoh....
Would contributions towards running costs be appropriate?
+1 :help:
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='12699' dateline='1366612094'Mark says the forum is too busy and we all need to stop looking at all the forum threads because we went over our bandwidth limit last month :angel:
Subscriptions may be in order:angel:
I'll be moving the forum over to it's own host at some stage soon. This will cap the monthly costs. At this stage we will not require subscriptions or payment of any kind. Consider this forum our donation to the Australian Coin Collecting community.
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.-John
Quote from: 'triplewitch' pid='12708' dateline='1366615722'Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.-John
Past events are exactly why there will be no subscriptions or contributions or whatever here.
QuoteI'll be moving the forum over to it's own host at some stage soon. This will cap the monthly costs. At this stage we will not require subscriptions or payment of any kind. Consider this forum our donation to the Australian Coin Collecting community.
Thank you Mark and Kathryn, Donation most gratefully accepted :friends:
QuotePast events are exactly why there will be no subscriptions or contributions or whatever here.
I have no idea what happened in the "old forum" as I wasn't here But if Mark feels strongly about it , I doubt that it was pretty :angel:
so do we reduce reading the threads or something like that
do the photos that are posted make the bandwidth go over the limit ?
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='12699' dateline='1366612094'Mark says the forum is too busy and we all need to stop looking at all the forum threads because we went over our bandwidth limit last month :angel:
Now see what you have done PP, everyone is to scared to post :diablo: :laugh2:
Please look and please post. Never did we think the forum would be so popular, that's a good thing.
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='12729' dateline='1366626043'Please look and please post. Never did we think the forum would be so popular, that's a good thing.
Why is that?
Since this sites inception this site has attracted some of the brightest numismatic minds in Australia and a bunch of like minded amatures like me.
There has always been a sense of fair play here without the anal retentive attitude some other sites have.
I have NO idea why the old site turned to Crap but with Mark,PP, and the rest of the Moderators I would imagine that any insurgency would be Nipped in the Bud without hesitation :good:
I think this site ROCKS and I personally am willing to assist financially (funds permitting) or in any other way to keep this site alive and healthy:yahoo:
I still make posts on CCF but this place has now become my numismatic home and I will do whatever it takes to prevent this home burning down around me :angel:
"Agree 100%"
Here here........well said.
Does that mean I shouldn't be reading or posting to this thread?? :dodgy:
Ahhhh success - to wish for it or not!
Quote from: 'WavyTwenty' pid='12753' dateline='1366633039'Does that mean I shouldn't be reading or posting to this thread?? :dodgy:
Ahhhh success - to wish for it or not!
NEVER let fear stop you Mate, THAT would be UN Australian :yahoo:
I am with trout.
This has taken over from ccf as the main site I use.
Sincere thanks to our hosts (and all my friends on here).
Photos are a big part of bandwidth consumption, but it depends on how you do it.
Worst way is to upload to the Forum. That not only chews up bandwidth, but storage as well.
MUCH better is to stash them someplace (Google+/Picasa is a great place, being unlimited, and allowing you to share there as well) and stick a link here instead. All you need to do is put the tags IMG and /IMG between square brackets [] (not the usual <> used in HTML) around the link. So it looks something like:
[ IMG ] http : // location.of.picture [ /IMG ] -- minus the spaces of course.
This way only the link is passed back and forth from the Forum. The picture comes direct from the host to the reader. And to save even more bandwidth (and pick up tracking/analytics), you can pass the link through a URL shortener, like goo.gl, snipurl.com, tinyurl.com or a zillion others. That will cut it down to a couple dozen characters total, including tags.
There are other ways to reduce bandwidth, but I'll leave that for people to research themselves. ;)
Oh, and just to put things into perspective, this page as of this moment, is 58,212 bytes, which comprises the text and all the code wrapped around it. EVERY time you reload it, those bytes get sent again, so they're costing both you and the forum. Plus the assorted profile pics, icons, smilies, etc. It all adds up...
That's it, no more smilies!!!! Kidding
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='12769' dateline='1366668923'That's it, no more smilies!!!! Kidding
No worries i'll just use the frownies then:(
Aren't the frownies one of the coin dealers in the city? :(
Ban the 500 club members!
(Just kidding.)
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='12777' dateline='1366671529'Ban the 500 club members!
(Just kidding.)
Another 30 posts and you are one of them old Mate :diablo: :laugh2: :dance:
I got my 500 badge , but no extra star yet .. ,, kel ,,
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='12809' dateline='1366701138'I got my 500 badge , but no extra star yet .. ,, kel ,,
The 500 club has NO official status, It is just something I created to annoy people :diablo: :dance: :laugh2:
QuoteIt is just something I created to annoy people
I will try to jump in before aj.
No need to create something just to annoy people. You are going well already!
Yours not very sincerely,
Jeff
:winkextra:
giggle
I don't know about you trout , but I got a 500 club badge in the mail
didn,t you get yours , ? it must have got lost in the mail ..
,, kel ,,
QuoteNo need to create something just to annoy people. You are going well already!
If ya give it Ya have to be able to take it :ok:
Love the response old Mate :good:
QuoteI don't know about you trout , but I got a 500 club badge in the mail
didn,t you get yours , ? it must have got lost in the mail ..
Bugger, Don't tell AJ cos he didn't get one :laugh2:
A really good idea there Kell.
I have no idea of how to get badges made and I would love them to be handed out to the 500 club members.
the design would HAVE to be approved by Mark and Kathryn.
I am willing to chuck $100 in the kitty to get these made :ok:
All we need is a design and an idea of where we can get these made.
So come on you buggers give me some idea of how this can be achieved and designed :dance2:
Where is AJ?
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='12819' dateline='1366713440'Where is AJ?
I will ring and ask me old mate :ok:
Where is AJ?
Stay tuned AJ WILL return:wavemulticolor:
:zomby: I LIVE :mocking:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='12821' dateline='1366717184':zomby: I LIVE :mocking:
:welcome: back old mate :diablo: :laugh2:
where's my :police_badge:. I want one if Kel's got one..that's not fair :banned:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='12823' dateline='1366717994'where's my :police_badge:. I want one if Kel's got one..that's not fair :banned:
That is but a pherfy mate none have been issued or designed yet Mate :ok: Crikey even I didn't get one :dash1:
bloody Kell :dodgy:
The obvious thing would be to put in a quote with a good quality company who already has experience in creating small copper spheres- perhaps somewhere in China.......:scratch_one-s_head:
If you're serious about badges, I know a lady who makes laser-cut name badges. The material is plastic laminate, any colour you like, generally with a white core. The laser can cut any monochrome design into it. They can be individually named and/or numbered. And they can have holes cut right through, to make them keyrings, necklaces, or whatever. Cost is around the $5-6 mark, and quantity can be one, though postage factors in. She's in Melbourne, our Goldy's way I believe, and I can probably get us a sample or two if we have a design.
Found this one. [attachment=1741]
And knocked this one up just for the heck of it. [attachment=1742]
Click on images to enlarge.
Jeff
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='12848' dateline='1366773956'If you're serious about badges, I know a lady who makes laser-cut name badges. The material is plastic laminate, any colour you like, generally with a white core. The laser can cut any monochrome design into it. They can be individually named and/or numbered. And they can have holes cut right through, to make them keyrings, necklaces, or whatever. Cost is around the $5-6 mark, and quantity can be one, though postage factors in. She's in Melbourne, our Goldy's way I believe, and I can probably get us a sample or two if we have a design.
Sounds good to me , All we need now is a design that the Mods and PP approves of and I will fork out for the first 20 of them :ok:
Some good ideas there team :good:
Gee your a nice bloke trout but I won't tell ya that 'cause I know it will go to your head :grin:
Good on ya Jeff, well done mate but can you take the 00 out on the black one and put the dollars in..I really like that idea and both designs :good:
I don't think the holeys will show well against a black background -maybe another colour might work. Lets see if any other ideas, or variations, come along.
You shouldn't have started this thread Mark. It is generating too much activity and you were trying to highlight that as an issue!
Jeff
I've emailed my contact and asked her a few questions about available materials, remanufacturing (say to add "500 club" after someone achieves membership) and the possibility of full-colour art on the feedstock. We'll see what she says...
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='12908' dateline='1366798021'I don't think the holeys will show well against a black background -maybe another colour might work. Lets see if any other ideas, or variations, come along.
You shouldn't have started this thread Mark. It is generating too much activity and you were trying to highlight that as an issue!
Jeff
I didn't start it, PPH did. She's a trouble maker.
QuoteI didn't start it, PPH did. She's a trouble maker.
That may be so but she is still Awesome :wavemulticolor: