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Most of us baby boomers are not computer literate. I like it that way. I still use, and will always use , a flip phone. Like Eric said if COB (Rich) can post then anyone one can do it. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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So Bruce, "Bill who?".
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It's not broken and this isn't the government so don't try to fix something that doesn't need fixing
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I think our system of posting pictures here is quite simple enough.
I have visited other forums where you can't enlarge posted pictures like we can here with a click or two. .
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I hope John Nagel dosen't think we were scoffing at his suggestion, I think his suggestion, if implemented, would add another way to upload pictures but as Robin suggested, it may not be doable due to programming issues. Perhaps John Dunkle will read this and chime in. Anyway, thanks John for your suggestion.
I know I asked John a few years ago if he could change the way you search for a member on the "Members List". Currently you have to search by first name. I thought it would be better to search by last name first, you wouldn't get as many hits like you would if you searched John or Bill, etc. Anyway, John explained that it would take to much reprogramming to do that. I defer to his expertise! |
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Yes, that is correct. The PGCA BOD requires a true "FIRST NAME and LAST NAME" to the the conjoined "User Name". What MySQL sees is the first letter of the database field - which hold the first letter of the first name, which is what all "Member Search" look-up's depend on. If I concatenate the First and Last name - that doesn't work, as folks also register the REAL FIRST and LAST NAME with a middle initial, or a middle initial with a ".", or a surname - Jr., Sr, III, well - then it breaks.
With me so far? Great... Image uploads... Sure - BUT the forum in question uses PhpBB - not vB. The core code on this site is wildly hacked (Sorry Robin - it is NOT "off the shelf") to do uploads the way we do. Could I do "Drag & Drop"? Maybe - but - then I hack and whack more code, and at the end of the day - it will probably break what I've already "whacked" in PHP code. And - in fact - there is a bigger hurdle in my sights.. That is that PayPal (which many of you use for your Memberships/Renewals/Letters) - may indeed require an SSL/TLS Signed Certificate to complete the transaction - which will require a whole damned lot more programming. Remember - I don't get paid for any of my time, just my server connection costs - so, we'll see where this lands. John |
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Thanks John - Please know that your work is deeply appreciated and your decisions are respected and supported.
I once knew a nuclear physicist who worked high up in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission safeguarding how things were done. It was incredibly stressful for him and he hated his job. I once asked him why he was still there - why he didn't resign... He told me "Because I don't think I can trust anyone else to act as responsibly in doing this as I do." .
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