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j_ung
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Well, it's exciting for me anyway. Not sure about the rest o' you bums. Remember just a little way back when Daniel announced Namemedia wanted to hire a climber to run the site? Yeah, well… hi! When I first contacted Daniel about the job opening, my expectations were a little low. I had never heard of Namemedia, and the whole idea of being bought by a company, rather than a person, was easy to scoff at. But during the course of interviewing with Namemedia – a process that went both ways – I became more and more convinced that their involvement with RC.com can be a good thing for everybody here, including those few but vocal users who feel that less direct management over the forums is better. I shared idea after idea with them and found, to my pleasant surprise, that they were looking more for somebody to guide them through the continuing development of RC.com, rather than a yes man to carry out their mandates or an overseer to manage “their” asset. I’ve been on this site for almost four years, and I love it and its users as much as anybody else does. I wouldn’t be a part of this, if I felt it wasn’t going to be fun -- or at least interesting -- for everybody. So I guess the big question now is, what’s next? First off, as of right now, Daniel still has primary responsibility for everything on RC.com. As I think most of you are aware, he and Willem have agreed to assist for a while to help smooth the transition. As I think some of you are also aware, my professional background is in content and journalism. My web kung fu, however, is weak – like John-McCain weak. It’ll take me quite some time to learn how to perform even simple coding tasks, plus learn the processes in place for interacting with Gossamer, blah, blah, blah… So, where I hope we’re headed is toward a smooth transition that takes as long as it needs to take, while still moving steadily forward. You may see me take over one or two things sooner rather than later, but most things will have to wait while I learn how to do them. The eventual goal, of course, is for me to take over Daniel’s role here completely. The actual timeline for that has yet to be determined, and will probably remain somewhat fluid. I will also say that one of my earliest tasks is to craft a plan for RC.com’s future. I have more ideas than a pickpocket at a pants convention, but I don’t yet know which of them are viable and which are not. It is at this point in time, that I would like to open this thread up to your ideas. Is there something you’d like to see change? Is there something you think really needs to say the same? Is there a direction you feel RC.com is headed – and should continue on? Or not? Or, do you just have questions? I make no promises that any feedback will become reality. I only promise that I’m listening. For everything else, I’ll let my actions speak for me. Let the games begin… Jay
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Welcome Jay!
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j_ung wrote: Is there something you’d like to see change? Yeah, I've been thinking that we ought to get rid of all photo references to cured bee - oh, wait a minute. Congrats on the gig. If you're ever up Boston way, give a shout. Greg PS - Namemedia is in Boston, right? If not, oops.
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caughtinside
Oct 6, 2008, 6:58 PM
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This exciting new phase just gave me a boner!
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wjca
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He goes out as a Mod and returns as a King. The only question is in which color should your name appear? I like purple. It has quite a ceasar vibe. J_ung pm'd I like it.
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j_ung
Oct 6, 2008, 7:14 PM
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That's already come up, actually. It'll be blue.
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jakedatc
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J_ung Congrats man.. good to have a guy who's been around here long enough to know what's going on and won't drink the Kool-Aid :) I'd be down for sharing a rope or a boulder trip if you're around long enough
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j_ung wrote: That's already come up, actually. It'll be blue. J_ung PM'd That's good too, I guess. No one really gives a shit what I think anyway.
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wjca wrote: j_ung wrote: That's already come up, actually. It'll be blue. J_ung PM'd That's good too, I guess. No one really gives a shit what I think anyway. Kerwrecked
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j_ung
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j_ung carez. Jake, it'll probably be more like an evening at some gym or other. Days I'll be working my butt off. Evenings I might have free. I don't think I can spare any extra travel days for cragging this time. (Thank Gawd I live close to rock.)
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Dude, Congrats. Now get your scabid republican ass to work.
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Cool... I know we are in good hands.
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thomasribiere
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j_ung wrote: I will also say that one of my earliest tasks is to craft a plan for RC.com’s future. I have more ideas than a pickpocket at a pants convention, but I don’t yet know which of them are viable and which are not. It is at this point in time, that I would like to open this thread up to your ideas. Is there something you’d like to see change? Is there something you think really needs to say the same? Is there a direction you feel RC.com is headed – and should continue on? Or not? Or, do you just have questions? It will come in time. But first, congratulations! I'm very glad that you took this job! We talked on and off the forums, so I know that we are on the same frequency. Congrats! Wow, I'm happy.
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Oct 6, 2008, 8:34 PM
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j_ung, congrats and have fun with it at the sametime. binrat
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j_ung
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Thanks, fellas.
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sungam
Oct 6, 2008, 10:31 PM
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Sweet, sad to see daniel leave, but good to see it's ending up in responsible hands. Hopefully you wont has to banz me or anything, but if you don't bring back the trow-fees there could be some friction
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Oct 6, 2008, 11:11 PM
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artm wrote: caughtinside wrote: This exciting new phase just gave me a boner! You can start by banzing Klownjaya! Congrats Jay, looking forward to my future banzing. Banz them all Jay, Banz them now, NOW. j_ung PMd I was really stoked to hear of Jay's appointment and think it is a great fit for rc.knob.
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j_ung wrote: Well, it's exciting for me anyway. Not sure about the rest o' you bums. Remember just a little way back when Daniel announced Namemedia wanted to hire a climber to run the site? Yeah, well… hi! Oh noes!!!!!!
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Congratulations and best of luck J_ung! I can't think of the right word for the way you have conducted yourself when in a position of authority here, so I guess I will just go with "professionalism." Hopefully your lead will guide others and the place will be a better one for it.
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Congrats, sounds like the right man for the job.
j_ung wrote: Is there something you’d like to see change? #1. Supporting partners thingy. #2. Forum killfile thingy. #3. PM killfile thingy. #4. "Delete" option needs to go cause it is giving a bad idea to user. (including myself sometimes)
j_ung wrote: Is there something you think really needs to say the same? Don't you mean stay the same? or Is it just my English ?
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tradrenn wrote: Congrats, sounds like the right man for the job. j_ung wrote: Is there something you’d like to see change? #1. Supporting partners thingy. #2. Forum killfile thingy. #3. PM killfile thingy. #4. "Delete" option needs to go cause it is giving a bad idea to user. (including myself sometimes) j_ung wrote: Is there something you think really needs to say the same? Don't you mean stay the same? or Is it just my English ? Finally, some ideas! Thanks Wohiferbfrehbfhek. Stay the same... yes, indeedy.
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j_ung
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I may be out of the loop a little. Elaborate on the Supporting partners thingy, will you? I'm pretty sure I get the others.
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j_ung
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chossmonkey wrote: j_ung wrote: Well, it's exciting for me anyway. Not sure about the rest o' you bums. Remember just a little way back when Daniel announced Namemedia wanted to hire a climber to run the site? Yeah, well… hi! Oh noes!!!!!! Mwah-hahahaha!
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happiegrrrl
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Oh yeah - an idea... Lots of people have said the front page photo element needs improvement. It would be nice to have featured photos back to being a focal point on the front page.
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j_ung
Oct 7, 2008, 1:03 PM
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Ah, good call. I'll put it on the list.
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wjca
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Turds and Trophies in all forums, especially community, and they need to be visible to all users, not just the one who posted. Turds and Trophies in '08!!
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sungam
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wjca wrote: Turds and Trophies in all forums, especially community, and they need to be visible to all users, not just the one who posted. Turds and Trophies in '08!! SWHA
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Oct 7, 2008, 2:05 PM
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Jay, this is great, congratulations! As far as changes, is there any hope for the route database getting better? or at least, less-messed-up? please?
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sungam
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lena_chita wrote: Jay, this is great, congratulations! As far as changes, is there any hope for the route database getting better? or at least, less-messed-up? please? I'm pretty sure the NRDB area managers are working at that right now. If you feel like you know your local area well and want it sorted, you can PM DDT and let him know.
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j_ung
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wjca wrote: Turds and Trophies in all forums, especially community, and they need to be visible to all users, not just the one who posted. Turds and Trophies in '08!! A form of this is on my list. (I actually have three lists: my ideas, ideas generated in the M&E forum and ideas from users. Turds and trophies -- or some variation thereof -- now appears on all three.) Please see the part above about no promises, but I am actively investigating ways to empower users to moderate for themselves, thereby lessening the amount of third-party direct moderation required -- while also improving the signal to noise ratio. Post rating is one of those ideas. If anybody has examples of how other forums have done this, I'd love to hear them. I think everybody's interests probably intersect in this neighborhood. Personally, I hate moderating. And yet, at some point in time, I'm going to have to take responsibility for it. The less responsibility the better, IMO.
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j_ung
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lena_chita wrote: Jay, this is great, congratulations! As far as changes, is there any hope for the route database getting better? or at least, less-messed-up? please? This is also now on all three lists. I confess, though, I'm behind the curve on this. I've never even been to Mountain Project's RDB, and I don't use this one all that much. Let's leave this subject here for the time being. When we're ready to approach it, we can get into far more detail.
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j_ung wrote: caughtinside wrote: This exciting new phase just gave me a boner! Tee-hee! Greg, I'll be up there toward the end of this month. I'll PM you before I leave. Cool. Even if it's just a gym thing, that's cool, too. We've got a good one nearby. Just let me know.
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For the trophies thing (but just in campground) you should add a *SWHA* tag.
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j_ung wrote: lena_chita wrote: Jay, this is great, congratulations! As far as changes, is there any hope for the route database getting better? or at least, less-messed-up? please? This is also now on all three lists. I confess, though, I'm behind the curve on this. I've never even been to Mountain Project's RDB, and I don't use this one all that much. Let's leave this subject here for the time being. When we're ready to approach it, we can get into far more detail. Mountain Project's is OK, but it is better than RC.com. The biggest issue with RC.com, in my opinion, is the need to go through counties to get to specific areas. I grew up in Maine, currently live in Mass, even lived in NH for a few years of my life and I still can't remember what county Cathedral, Rumney, and Cannon are in. I think one of the best things about MP's set up is how they have an easy-access link to the major climbing areas of each state without having to go through the different hierarchies. It isn't perfect, but it saves a lot of time over RC.com, so much so that I almost exclusively go there for route info. If I need route info from RC.com, I actually find it easier to google the route and click the RC.com link that comes up. Not sure if this would be an unintended result by improving the route database, but the current setup also makes linking photos to be a major pain in the ass. However, I will say that I really like the way RC.com makes it easier to get to and through the various forums and threads. It is a much better setup than what MP has. I'm sure there could be some improvements, such as quick links to the most popular forums on the main page, but the current setup does make it easy to read and respond, thusly encouraging the current economic crisis (but hey, there have to be some sacrifices, right?).
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Ohgood god!!!! We're all screwed!!!! This site is doomed!!!! SHITCRAPFUCKDAMNSHIT!!!!! Congrats Jay. If I ever think of anything that might be reomtely useful, I'll be sure to IM.
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j_ung wrote: I actually have three lists: my ideas, ideas generated in the M&E forum and ideas from users. Jay, I also have a prioritized list of user suggestions that we have not been able to implement yet due to time and money constraints. I've been maintaining this "working list" over the past 2-3 years. I trust more of these suggested enhancements will become possibilities now with NameMedia's involvement. I'll go through the list with you. BTW, let me know when you can talk again. DDT
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j_ung wrote: Elaborate on the Supporting partners thingy, will you? What's to elaborate man. I want to give you guys $19.99, (like it used to be) just so I can have a KURWA under my username.
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ddt wrote: j_ung wrote: I actually have three lists: my ideas, ideas generated in the M&E forum and ideas from users. Jay, I also have a prioritized list of user suggestions that we have not been able to implement yet due to time and money constraints. I've been maintaining this "working list" over the past 2-3 years. I trust more of these suggested enhancements will become possibilities now with NameMedia's involvement. I'll go through the list with you. BTW, let me know when you can talk again. DDT Ironically, that's on my list for thing to speak with you about. I'll PM you.
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tradrenn wrote: j_ung wrote: Elaborate on the Supporting partners thingy, will you? What's to elaborate man. I want to give you guys $19.99, (like it used to be) just so I can have a KURWA under my username. Ah, I see. Bring the "supporting partners" program back. Gotcha.
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And bring back the "nicknames" under the usernames. I miss my Resident Frenchman. ;)
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thomasribiere wrote: And bring back the "nicknames" under the usernames. I miss my Resident Frenchman. ;) Yeah, and make then funny.
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Congrats! You da man! Okay, suggestion box is open? Here's mine: I know this won't be popular, but when a photo featuring a climb is submitted, you need to go back to forcing the photo to be linked to the routes DB (with exceptions). The way it is, now, frankly sucks. On half the pics, you don't know what's pictured. And what's worse, you miss out on all those pics when you go to the routes DB, because they're not linked to the area or the climb. [/rant] Anyway, Cheers! Hope you have fun with the new job! GO
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cracklover wrote: Congrats! You da man! Okay, suggestion box is open? Here's mine: I know this won't be popular, but when a photo featuring a climb is submitted, you need to go back to forcing the photo to be linked to the routes DB (with exceptions). The way it is, now, frankly sucks. On half the pics, you don't know what's pictured. And what's worse, you miss out on all those pics when you go to the routes DB, because they're not linked to the area or the climb. [/rant] Anyway, Cheers! Hope you have fun with the new job! GO Seconded.
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cracklover wrote: Congrats! You da man! Okay, suggestion box is open? Here's mine: I know this won't be popular, but when a photo featuring a climb is submitted, you need to go back to forcing the photo to be linked to the routes DB (with exceptions). The way it is, now, frankly sucks. On half the pics, you don't know what's pictured. And what's worse, you miss out on all those pics when you go to the routes DB, because they're not linked to the area or the climb. [/rant] Anyway, Cheers! Hope you have fun with the new job! GO On another note, I think that area managers from the NRDB should be able to move pics. I mean, if someone links a photo to Slime Wall when really it's on Rannoch Wall (just around the corner, but facing a different aspect) it could get confusing. If the area manager could just move it to the other section (rather then having to ask a photo ed to do it) it could make some things a bit cleaner.
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It'd be awesome to have the ability for users to customise their list of smilies, you know add them from outside sources. This way whenever one needs an apropriate smily it is right there in the list from which to select. I support adding the SWHA to any easily selectable list as well. Having easily accessible lists of url's handy when posting a reply or new thread would be handy too. Maybe a pop up window with our favourites might be an idea. I support the turds and trophies and the nicknames below our names too. Userbased moderation would rool. Give dingus his nukular button.
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philbox wrote: Give dingus his nukular button. Oh noes!
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thomasribiere
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I still think that this kind of content has NO place on this site.
In reply to: In that case, Go fuck yourself. Mods have to find a way to first prevent and then delete this type of comment.
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Sometimes a company comes along that DOSN'T have it's head up it ass thinking they know it all. Glad they picked ya jung. Do us proud.
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Ok here are my ideas: Arrangeable lists. ie in Gear, Search, etc.. the columns are labeled.. you should be able to organize it by those columns. I was looking at carabiner reviews tonight.. i'd like to see them by make, price, stars. And i'd love to see the search be able to be organized by date.. this way someone who actually does a search can find the NEWest thread on the subject.. not one from 1998 that they feel they need to bump to say "yep i agree" Kill file.. this should be popular I agree MP has a far superior database set up than here.. you should look at it and see.. you can type in a route name in the search.. get links to the state, area, wall, route, pictures of the route... any other routes by the same name (it's amazing how many "Classic"s there are ;) )
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jakedatc wrote: Ok here are my ideas: Arrangeable lists. ie in Gear, Search, etc.. the columns are labeled.. you should be able to organize it by those columns. I was looking at carabiner reviews tonight.. i'd like to see them by make, price, stars. And i'd love to see the search be able to be organized by date.. this way someone who actually does a search can find the NEWest thread on the subject.. not one from 1998 that they feel they need to bump to say "yep i agree" Kill file.. this should be popular I agree MP has a far superior database set up than here.. you should look at it and see.. you can type in a route name in the search.. get links to the state, area, wall, route, pictures of the route... any other routes by the same name (it's amazing how many "Classic"s there are ;) ) I think I have all this on the list in some form or other. For searches, most of that capability exists in the advanced search, which is woefully difficult to get to. (Again, no promises) I'm leaning toward making the advanced search the only search. The stuff about the gear is new. Thanks, Jake. Edit: actually, routes search doesn't have an advanced function. Listed!
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mheyman
Oct 11, 2008, 2:24 PM
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Wow - congratulations! Glad you are "with us" I'm not worried about this site now. Linking photos and routes would be great.
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chossmonkey
Oct 11, 2008, 9:32 PM
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thomasribiere wrote: And bring back the "nicknames" under the usernames. Beside officially crowning me king of this constitutional monarchy, I was going to suggest this.
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curt
Oct 14, 2008, 6:45 AM
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j_ung wrote: Well, it's exciting for me anyway. Not sure about the rest o' you bums. Remember just a little way back when Daniel announced Namemedia wanted to hire a climber to run the site? Yeah, well… hi! When I first contacted Daniel about the job opening, my expectations were a little low. I had never heard of Namemedia, and the whole idea of being bought by a company, rather than a person, was easy to scoff at. But during the course of interviewing with Namemedia – a process that went both ways – I became more and more convinced that their involvement with RC.com can be a good thing for everybody here, including those few but vocal users who feel that less direct management over the forums is better. I shared idea after idea with them and found, to my pleasant surprise, that they were looking more for somebody to guide them through the continuing development of RC.com, rather than a yes man to carry out their mandates or an overseer to manage “their” asset. I’ve been on this site for almost four years, and I love it and its users as much as anybody else does. I wouldn’t be a part of this, if I felt it wasn’t going to be fun -- or at least interesting -- for everybody. So I guess the big question now is, what’s next? First off, as of right now, Daniel still has primary responsibility for everything on RC.com. As I think most of you are aware, he and Willem have agreed to assist for a while to help smooth the transition. As I think some of you are also aware, my professional background is in content and journalism. My web kung fu, however, is weak – like John-McCain weak. It’ll take me quite some time to learn how to perform even simple coding tasks, plus learn the processes in place for interacting with Gossamer, blah, blah, blah… So, where I hope we’re headed is toward a smooth transition that takes as long as it needs to take, while still moving steadily forward. You may see me take over one or two things sooner rather than later, but most things will have to wait while I learn how to do them. The eventual goal, of course, is for me to take over Daniel’s role here completely. The actual timeline for that has yet to be determined, and will probably remain somewhat fluid. I will also say that one of my earliest tasks is to craft a plan for RC.com’s future. I have more ideas than a pickpocket at a pants convention, but I don’t yet know which of them are viable and which are not. It is at this point in time, that I would like to open this thread up to your ideas. Is there something you’d like to see change? Is there something you think really needs to say the same? Is there a direction you feel RC.com is headed – and should continue on? Or not? Or, do you just have questions? I make no promises that any feedback will become reality. I only promise that I’m listening. For everything else, I’ll let my actions speak for me. Let the games begin… Jay Hey Jay, Congrats. I know you have invested a bunch of time and effort into the Gear Reviews side of RC.com (among other things) and I'm sure you will do a great job in your new role. Curt
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j_ung
Oct 15, 2008, 3:07 PM
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Thanks, Curt. That means a lot coming from you. On another note I climbed all weekend with a friend of yours: sonso45. Great guy. I had a lot of fun.
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curt
Oct 17, 2008, 12:30 AM
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j_ung wrote: Thanks, Curt. That means a lot coming from you. On another note I climbed all weekend with a friend of yours: sonso45. Great guy. I had a lot of fun. Very cool, Jay--Manny is a great guy. Curt
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shockabuku
Oct 23, 2008, 6:38 AM
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Suggestion: Move the "My Stuff" block next to the "Forum Discussions" block so that I can see if there is an interesting new thread and if I have any messages without having to scroll up and down on the screen all the time. Just for me. Well, you can make it available to everyone else too, but just do it because I'd like it. Thanks.
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coldclimb
Oct 27, 2008, 4:06 AM
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tradrenn wrote: Congrats, sounds like the right man for the job. j_ung wrote: Is there something you’d like to see change? #1. Supporting partners thingy. #2. Forum killfile thingy. #3. PM killfile thingy. #4. "Delete" option needs to go cause it is giving a bad idea to user. (including myself sometimes) You mean after all this time, these are STILL the issues on the table? I ran into camhead at Miguel's yesterday, he told me you were taking over Jay. That's great, hope you find the help you need man!
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happiegrrrl
Oct 27, 2008, 4:30 PM
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Suggestion: In people's climbing logs, make it so we can click on their particular entry as an ascent and see their comments made. When I am vetting potential partners, one of the things I do is see what they have been climbing. Sometimes I am...intriqued....by a route they have listed and wonder something like "hmmm....that stands out amongst their other ascents listed. I wonder if they made any comments on their entry." But it's an effort on OCD to then sort through the route comments to find their in the list. Certainly not a top priority thing for any "to do" list, but I think it could be a helpful tool, especially for people who onsight a number of partners.
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j_ung
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coldclimb wrote: tradrenn wrote: Congrats, sounds like the right man for the job. j_ung wrote: Is there something you’d like to see change? #1. Supporting partners thingy. #2. Forum killfile thingy. #3. PM killfile thingy. #4. "Delete" option needs to go cause it is giving a bad idea to user. (including myself sometimes) You mean after all this time, these are STILL the issues on the table? I ran into camhead at Miguel's yesterday, he told me you were taking over Jay. That's great, hope you find the help you need man! Thanks, John! It's good to hear from you, bro. I hope all's well!
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j_ung
Oct 27, 2008, 7:51 PM
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happiegrrrl wrote: Suggestion: In people's climbing logs, make it so we can click on their particular entry as an ascent and see their comments made. When I am vetting potential partners, one of the things I do is see what they have been climbing. Sometimes I am...intriqued....by a route they have listed and wonder something like "hmmm....that stands out amongst their other ascents listed. I wonder if they made any comments on their entry." But it's an effort on OCD to then sort through the route comments to find their in the list. Certainly not a top priority thing for any "to do" list, but I think it could be a helpful tool, especially for people who onsight a number of partners. Actually, that's a good call, Terrie. To tell you the truth, I'm mulling killing the partner finder entirely, and letting people just use the regional forums, since that's mostly what happens, anyway. Your idea could help supplement that loss. What would you say to that? Do you use the partner finder at all?
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happiegrrrl
Oct 27, 2008, 7:56 PM
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I personally haven't used the Partner Finder, though I have looked at it once or twice. If I recall correctly, a person enters info about an area and then gets a list of rc.ers who have offered to give beta, a bed or take them around? Personally, it seemed like a lot of effort on the person's end, as they would have to contact the various people; I found it easier to post in the Forums that I was looking for partners. That said - I HAVE had people PM me seemingly out of the blue, for info on the Gunks, the area or NYC in general. It only occurred to just now that they probably got me through using that Partner Finder system. (I always thought it was because I was such a big mout...I mean, prolific poster...).
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shockabuku
Oct 28, 2008, 3:59 AM
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Suggestion: delete the slack-lining forum. Or, like other non-climbing things some of us like to talk about (community) change it so that slack lining posts don't show up on the front page.
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j_ung
Oct 28, 2008, 5:23 PM
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Well, I have been surprised once in a while to click on something I thought was climbing-related, only to find a slacking discussion. But if you don't mind, I'm going to mull this over for a while. Forum re-organization may be in the card further down the road.
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shockabuku
Oct 28, 2008, 5:33 PM
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By all means, mull away!
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chossmonkey
Oct 28, 2008, 10:20 PM
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Getting it off the FP and recent posts would be nice. I think getting rid of it might be overboard. Is there any way that we could have the option of taking things off My Topics?
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sungam
Oct 29, 2008, 3:33 AM
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chossmonkey wrote: Getting it off the FP and recent posts would be nice. I think getting rid of it might be overboard. Is there any way that we could have the option of taking things off My Topics? Jay's scripts cover this...
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chossmonkey
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Why aren't "Announcement" posts in "recent posts" when they are posted and replied to? A lot of the time I only check out My Topics and Recent Posts when I come on here. I usually skip the FP all together. All the other places announcement posts might be linked I will go to occasionally but I don't always look at the stuff at the very top since it doesn't change that much. It would be easy for people to miss them.
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boymeetsrock
Oct 31, 2008, 6:29 PM
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Not sure if it has been mentioned but it would be nice to see the spell checker updated again to include some basic climbing terms like Munter Hitch, Carabiner (sp?), etc...
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chossmonkey
Oct 31, 2008, 10:05 PM
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boymeetsrock wrote: Not sure if it has been mentioned but it would be nice to see the spell checker updated again to include some basic climbing terms like Munter Hitch, Carabiner (sp?), etc... Honestly, with Firefox I never use the spell check here. Besides if you figure out how to spell it the first time you can add it to your "personal" dictionary here.
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boymeetsrock
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chossmonkey wrote: boymeetsrock wrote: Not sure if it has been mentioned but it would be nice to see the spell checker updated again to include some basic climbing terms like Munter Hitch, Carabiner (sp?), etc... Honestly, with Firefox I never use the spell check here. Besides if you figure out how to spell it the first time you can add it to your "personal" dictionary here. I use Firefox. I'm not sure what you mean by not using the spell check here because of that. Do you mean the red dotted lines that keep coming up while I type this post? Thanks.
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chossmonkey
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boymeetsrock wrote: chossmonkey wrote: boymeetsrock wrote: Not sure if it has been mentioned but it would be nice to see the spell checker updated again to include some basic climbing terms like Munter Hitch, Carabiner (sp?), etc... Honestly, with Firefox I never use the spell check here. Besides if you figure out how to spell it the first time you can add it to your "personal" dictionary here. I use Firefox. I'm not sure what you mean by not using the spell check here because of that. Do you mean the red dotted lines that keep coming up while I type this post? Thanks. Yes, right click them and you will get a list of possible corrections. If the word is spelled correctly add it to your personal dictionary.
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boymeetsrock
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chossmonkey wrote: boymeetsrock wrote: chossmonkey wrote: boymeetsrock wrote: Not sure if it has been mentioned but it would be nice to see the spell checker updated again to include some basic climbing terms like Munter Hitch, Carabiner (sp?), etc... Honestly, with Firefox I never use the spell check here. Besides if you figure out how to spell it the first time you can add it to your "personal" dictionary here. I use Firefox. I'm not sure what you mean by not using the spell check here because of that. Do you mean the red dotted lines that keep coming up while I type this post? Thanks. Yes, right click them and you will get a list of possible corrections. If the word is spelled correctly add it to your personal dictionary. Thanks! I'll run with that.
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j_ung
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chossmonkey wrote: Why aren't "Announcement" posts in "recent posts" when they are posted and replied to? A lot of the time I only check out My Topics and Recent Posts when I come on here. I usually skip the FP all together. All the other places announcement posts might be linked I will go to occasionally but I don't always look at the stuff at the very top since it doesn't change that much. It would be easy for people to miss them. Pretty sure that's a holdover. Previously, the announcement announcement (haha!) only posted to the tops of main forum pages. I just had the coders do the change to get it to the top of the home page, too, 'cause I thought they weren't getting seen. They stay there for, I think, a week. I think we might be ok like that.
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j_ung
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Yee-haw.
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chossmonkey
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At least you didn't have to resolve the spell check issue.
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jakedatc
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New MODS AHHHHHHHH!!!! i see you got someone for the "all the americans who sleep are asleep" shift.. and a superhero with crazed cats.
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wonderwoman
Nov 14, 2008, 2:11 AM
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jakedatc wrote: and a superhero with crazed cats. Whatchoo talkin' bout, Jake?
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jakedatc
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you.. the one with the paranoid and wacko cats.. recall the flipped over litter box? hehe
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mecalekahi-mekahidyho
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It could be cool to let each user arrange home page icons to fit their own preferences.
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