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[Stan]

And? What do I care if they read it or not?

On registration you tick a box that you have read it and that is the same as a signature, finally it is your own problem if you did or not.

Fact is I can use those rules to keep the site clean from trash. Shall I give you an example?

Search google for Tiroler Zumba and see what the company behind Zumba did to them. Did they read an agreement, no they didn't but still the rules apply.

And now I suggest everyone goes back to my initial topic and gets his ideas here, stupid bullshit discussion are not welcome here.

[hunter42]

How about adding a drop down menu next to the search to allow a slightly more advanced search? The drop down will limit the search to certain areas of the forum, but not as much as the current advanced search.

The new drop down box would allow the user to search the primary areas of the site - Site Related, Modifications, Emergency 2012, etc etc. But you can't define the search to specific areas within those areas (News & Announcement forum, FAQ, Site & Forum Support etc etc). If the user wants to define the search more, then they can just use the Advanced search.

This could help users with slow internet for a more accurate search without having to load up the Advanced search.

[917893678251]

This site is fine but like I have a question about google ads, do they send you a check? Then, you have to go to the bank and add it to your account and then link it to paypal?

[Stan]

- Click on the right corner, at the lower side of the ad (The Ads by Google part)
- Click help articles
- Click payment
- Click payment options

Even though I don't know what this has to do with this topic, why that difficult action about PayPal ?
In Netherlands you can immediately pay with PayPal and PayPal will debit your account later. Even though, no I am not using checks due to the high exchange costs

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I will rise the amount of max downloads, per member or guest per day since our provider rose our traffic limits

Modalities for high traffic usage further improved!
Dedicated Root Server, Managed Server and Colocation clients whose websites
generate a lot of traffic will be excited to learn that the limit
for free traffic usage with 100 MBit/s is now 5 TB in place of 2 TB.

In addition, the traffic cost per additional TB has been reduced from
14,90 Euro to just 6,90 Euro (incl. 19% VAT)!

This offer applies optionally when exceeding 5 TB per month and
the permanent use of 100 Mbit/s, both for new clients as well as
existing clients.

[Rulerz]

Remove the ads as they do my head in. I know they help get money to pay for hosting but please consider it if others suggest it too !

[eggcarton]

If you guys don't want to understand that I have bills for 500,00€ a year for hosting costs, licensing fees and support fees that is one thing. But asking me to remove our only income is another... Remember, we are not paid for what we do.

You're doing a great job Stan

EDIT: ... by Stan

[Stan]

Remove the ads as they do my head in.

And why do they do that?

But alright, I am going to talk clear-text with you guys. If I need to remove the advertisement I will stop my activities as webmaster and shut down the site and the server.

In no way I am going to work just to pay those bills. This service is provided for free so a little bit of understanding would be nice.

If you really want it removed, tell me a very good way onto how paying all this without them.

I am sorry to say that but you guys have zero idea about the money that I am dropping in this each month, and this comment proven it again.

Server costs a year: 599,00€
Domain costs a year: 38,00€
Licensing and support fees a year: 95,00€
===============================
Normal yearly running costs: 732,00€
One time fees over the last year: 250,00€
===============================
This years running costs: 982,00€ = 1247,04 US$
The time I and the staff put in this project: Priceless

There you go /\

EDIT: Anyways, you really can't tell me they really annoy that much. We have no popups and we have no flash or video ads jumping in your screen which you will click instead of closing. I can lowe the amount, if the income and the views stay the same. But that's something to test

[Tian318]

Quote from another topic:

- Users wanted a Teamspeak -> I gave it, t failled and got closed

1. i say: Close it, i don't see any use for it.....

- Users wanted a Chat -> I gave it, t failled and got closed

2. i say: Close it, chat boxes always give problems, use up a lot of bandwidth(when used) and give a big pain in the *ss for nothing.

- Users wanted a Teamspeak -> Made it again and it's still there. Is anyone getting there? No!

3. See point 1

- Users wanted the ability to upload mods -> I gave the ability to upload mods up to 200Mb

4. And i thank you for that, more then enough room.

- Users wanted the ability to download at high speeds -> I bought a server with a 100Mb connection

5. Still loving you for that.

- We added a Tutorial section where users can submit their tutorials

6. I posted one there a time ago, still not on there (dutch, XML)
(most have gone awald during the building of the tut section )

- We merged the download database with he forum to give users their own administration of their own files

7. And that is not always so handy,...it will give a download/file a edited mark, but it will not light up the icons agains, so people can't see by icons, when or if a file is updated(they need to look at post date, and last update date.

- We gave modding teams the possibility to have their own subforum with their own administration of that part. Did this help? No

8. No commend, can only speak for GB mod's And we are glad with what we got

- We gave modders a bit of protection with the "no release date tolerance rule" and what did we get? Flaming!

9. Again great, would save modder a lot of time typing dates/ or saying no.

- I asked members and visitors to help with the walktroughs, did anyone finally help me? No

10. b4 my time i think

- I asked members to give their ideas to improve the site, and what did I get? Remove the ads ideas?

11. Well here are some other once then

If possible change the download icons, to light up when a file is updated, and not only when a file is posted.
Reactivate the blog sections, as it is still down since you cleaned the DB.
Still getting this now:
An Error Occurred

Sorry, an error occurred. If you are unsure on how to use a feature, or don't know why you got this error message, try looking through the help files for more information.

[#1062] You have no permission to view the Blogs

Some tut's could be rewritten to dutch and reposted, as some here still can't read or read understandable English.
And this might be kicking against the wrong leg,..but be a bit stricter in the off topic section...

For the rest i think it's all good and clear.

EDIT; If possible, make some sort of terms of agreement, that reminds users when they want to post on the help sections that they need to post with there text a logfile and dxfile, including the links to the FAQ on how to get them

[Xplorer4x4]

What about removing the google bot avatar(I know its not a real avatar) as the ad post is about 3 times as big as it needs to be to fit the ad inside.

Also would it be possible to give us the ability to disable the friends function. For some reason people join the site,make a few posts, then add me as a friend. Why? I keep meaning to disable email notification for it, but there's still anotice that has to be cleared.

As for anything else, maybe putting all the NL FORUMS TOGEATHER AFTER THE US forums? Sorry for caps lock btw.

[Stan]

Concerning the Tutorial section, I am still working on some things on there so please be patient with approval of the tutorials

Concerning the downloads, edited files are replaced at the top If I am not mis-taken and If this is not the case right now, then I made a misconfiguration somewhere

Concerning the blogs, this is correct, I didn't have time to setup the rights for each mod twm yet but this will happen anytime soon

And Stans off for now

What about removing the google bot avatar(I know its not a real avatar) as the ad post is about 3 times as big as it needs to be to fit the ad inside.

Finally an idea that I can accept! I will make it smaller or fully remove it

Also would it be possible to give us the ability to disable the friends function. For some reason people join the site,make a few posts, then add me as a friend. Why? I keep meaning to disable email notification for it, but there's still anotice that has to be cleared.

I don't know if that's possible with the current possibilities in IPB, in case it's not it depends on the amount of work a coder needs to spend on it

As for anything else, maybe putting all the NL FORUMS TOGEATHER AFTER THE US forums? Sorry for caps lock btw.

And what difference would that make as it's now? I got to think about that one, because there are combination forums which complicates this a bit for me but from the other site, this might come handy

[Tian318]

Concerning the Tutorial section, I am still working on some things on there so please be patient with approval of the tutorials
No worries, just pointed that out
Concerning the downloads, edited files are replaced at the top If I am not mis-taken and If this is not the case right now, then I made a misconfiguration somewhere
No, downloads and file stay in the same place, don't light up, just date is changed
Concerning the blogs, this is correct, I didn't have time to setup the rights for each mod twm yet but this will happen anytime soon
Understand able, take your time
And Stans off for now
Good night then

[hunter42]

Another suggestion:
What about expanding the RSS feed thing to each section of the forum? So you can view new content for certain areas?

[Stan]

Will check that and the drop down menu next to the search will be added on the upgrade to version 3.1 of the forum software

[Xplorer4x4]

I don't know if that's possible with the current possibilities in IPB, in case it's not it depends on the amount of work a coder needs to spend on it


And what difference would that make as it's now? I got to think about that one, because there are combination forums which complicates this a bit for me but from the other site, this might come handy

Seems odd you wouldnt be able to choose this in user group settings. When vB added it they added the ability in usergroup settings i think.

It would group all the US Forums at the yop which are atleast twice as active as there NL counterpart, and would make things more organized. It would eliminate the need to look at a few forums then skip a few making skimming down the forums much easier. Not that its hard as is, but just saying.

Please do not shut down the site

Did you read what you quoted?

[davedavy]

I'm in between an idea : more publicity for emergency 4 / planetary emergency .
For example, by advertising

[Tian318]

Would be nice to get an example, as Admin I know where all is, my problem is I cannot see how members visit the site

I would do/like to see it this way


- Bold = Main topics folders
- Italic = sub topic folders
- normal = topics

- ADMIN:
-News and announcments
- Site and forum support
Topics that are already there

EM5 news:
As it is now.

Modifications:
- LA mod
- Modding teams
- MODS
*Placeholder for EM5 EN
*Placeholder for EM5 NL
EM4 Mods EN
EM4 Mods NL
EM3 Mods EN
EM3 Mods NL
Redirects to the download center(EM3 and EM4)links

Modding help:
Link to tutorials
Link to blogs(if accitaved and support blogs are there)
- Modding help EN
- Modding help NL

Game Support:(this is the same for EM3 and EM4 games)
- FAQ
- EN
- Technical help EN
- Multiplayer help EN
- General EN

- NL
- Technical help NL
- Multiplayer help NL
- General NL

Off topic:
- EN
- NL

Just my 2 cents

[Xplorer4x4]

-Site
News & Announcement forum
FAQ
Site & Forum Support

-Modifications
[EN|NL] Los Angeles Mod
Emergency3 Mods - no redirect
Emergency4 Mods - no redirect
Modding Teams - Seems pointless. California modding team - I like puppysboy, but seriously he has started three mods and not finished one. Plus he has his own forum. Why does he have one? chiyoko they have one thread,why do they need a whole forum? Its got 2 pages of posts in 5 months. Not exactly a popular mod from the looks. EMP - therres actually a few threads in here, but still why a whole forum? EFR- They have one released mod. The rest of the threads are dead pretty much. GB - 1 completed mod, a few WIPs, and these mods dont seem overly popular. NorClans - there one WIP mod seems dead. SLUM - 3/4 mods released, they are the only group that seems worthy of an actual forum.

-Emergency 2012
[EN] General

-Emergency 4 | Emergency 4 Deluxe | 911: First Responders
[EN] General
[EN] Multiplayer
[EN] Technical Help
[EN] Mission Help
[EN] Modding & Mod Help

-Emergency 3
[EN] Help
[EN] Modding & Mod Help

-Other
[EN] Off Topic

-Emergency 4 | Emergency 4 Deluxe | 911: First Responders
[NL] General
[NL] Multiplayer
[NL] Technical Help
[NL] Mission Help
[NL] Modding & Mod Help

-Emergency 3
[NL] Help
[NL] Modding & Mod Help

-Other
[NL] Off Topic

Maybe not exactly, but you get the idea.

[Grim_Wizard]

What do I think?

I think that this site really needs to help out with modding. First off there would be two infinitely useful items that could be added to the member bar on the side of their post.
The member bar should display:
Modding fields: Here is where people put what they can due i.e. skinning
Available to Work on mod y/n: A yes or no option that lets users see who could offer any help whatsoever.

Also I think that there should be a section just for modders, doing away with the "Mods and Help" and moving the help part into the help folder, that way people can browse by name and the modders that wish to have a focal point for their modding can do so with out linking to different pages. It would be great to have the modders come together, like a group for scripting, a group for skinning, a group for testing etc.

To be honest this site is more like a place for 2 topics. Off topic and LA mod. It's like going for the fries after you leave McDonalds. I really think that there should be at least two more mods, and then bring back chat, that way someone who is on a lot can police it and keep order.

Ads...
I honestly don't care about ads, as they mean nothing, once in a while I'll click on them and make revenue for the site, but that's it.