Hello from a soon-to-be IDNET customer

[Rik]

*must resist urge to type answer.....must resist......*

It all helps the post count... 

[Kheldar]

precisely.

[colirv]

If implemented I think you would only have yourself to talk to Colin. 

I doubt I'm the only one that doesn't like images, particularly moving ones.

The only thing I would have liked implemented, though as Rik says it would be infeasible, would have been an option in personal profiles. I would imagine the current options not to show atavars and sigs are there because they are used - and not just by me.

[Den]

Hi Colin and welcome    I'm surprised that you don't like the pictures as You are the only person I have read complaining about them and I suspect you would be talking to your self without them. For my part I look forward to some of the graphics that are posted and find this the best (and funniest) forum in the UK. 

[Rik]

I can understand Colin's POV, Den. I grew up on ASCII boards where every byte counted, and still revert to ASCII smileys on occasion.

That said, while the board software has features to filter out avatars and signatures, it doesn't (at least to my knowledge) have the ability to filters graphics within the post. If it did, it would cause problems when people post screen shots etc, so I can't really see it being implemented.

On balance, I enjoy a colourful forum, but I can understand if others don't. 

[colirv]

<g> Spoken like a true moderator, Rik. Actually, I mean that - you do a great job!

[Rik]

Thanks, Colin. We try.

[Kheldar]

Thanks, Colin. We try.

or should that are trying..............

[john]

Personally I like the images and it does make for a very colourful forum particularly the smileys. Although the English language is quite comprehensive and versatile a picture can say a thousand words and also it is often easier to remove any ambiguity and convey that something is not meant to be taken seriously or not intended to be offensive with a smiley.

A forum I was a member of before Idnetters did not permit any images at all and the members were forever complaining about it.

The only thing I would ask that any very risque images are not displayed directly but a link is posted instead with a suitable warning as I usually log on at lunchtime when at work and they get quite upset if anyone accesses images they consider unsuitable. Not that there's ever been a problem on idnetters.

[Malc]

This sounds like a good topic for a poll Rik.

I also like them personally, and find they colourful and amusing, in fitting with the general fun and happy tone of the whole forum.

[Malc]

And John, advanced congrats on 1000 posts, have a karma

[john]

 

Oops Just noticed, I've still got four to go 

Won't be long now though 

[Kheldar]

gratz john.

u have survived a 1000 posts of us all 

[Ann]

Moving images bother me sometimes as they tend to flash just on the edge of vision but it's easy to stop them by hitting the 'stop' button in IE.  It works for me.

[Lance]

it's easy to stop them by hitting the 'stop' button in IE.  It works for me.

Works for me in IE 7 on Vista too. Never knew that before!

[Rik]

Won't be long now though 

And it wasn't. Have a Master's karma, John.

[john]

 

[tfw7]

well I am seriously looking forward to the idnet experience as this was my last recorded speedtest with virgin

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test:  -provides background information.
    IP profile for your line is - 7150 kbps
    DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM)  8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
    Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 26 kbps

100& genuine! Probably my last ever speedtest with virgin as my connection then crashed and I haven't been able to get it back up and running since. Resurrected ancient dial up account to get online.
Roll on Tuesday.....

[Rik]

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test:  -provides background information.
    IP profile for your line is - 7150 kbps
    DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM)  8128 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
    Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 26 kbps[/color]

That is an appalling throughput - things should look much better soon.

[Lance]

I bet the dial up connection feels fast by comparison!

[Kheldar]

wow, almost the same throughput that i get 

[Rik]

In which case, would you like a dial-up modem, Steve? I'm sure I've got one somewhere... 

[Kheldar]

already got one Rik.

i put it together a while ago after we had eaten the tin of soup and beans.

oh and i purchased the string in town. 

[TheMonkey]

well i got my long awaited e-mail today! 

shame i'm at work, i wanna play 

I hope the service as good as i ever hoped for.

[Kheldar]

the idnet service will be spot on.....

as to the forum service....you'll find that out for yourself once the admins / moderators wake up