squarehandle
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I like it
Nice job!
Nice job!
Welcome to the New Vacuumland!!!!
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vacman1961
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I love the new website, it looks great, nice job.
constellation86
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I like the new look but what happened to the owner's manuals section from the old vacuumland site? Are they gone forever?
Nicholas
Nicholas
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Robert....
Thank You for all the updates to the forum. You are obviously very talented in Website Design. Also thank you for taking your own time to do this. Just absolutely amazing.
Thanks Again,
Bud Mattingly
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Thank You for all the updates to the forum. You are obviously very talented in Website Design. Also thank you for taking your own time to do this. Just absolutely amazing.
Thanks Again,
Bud Mattingly
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Why thanks everyone, I'm glad to see so many people are happy with the new layout and forums. I certainly appreciate all the kind comments and emails. Nicholas I took that old manual page down just as I did on aw.org. It was desperately in need of a redesign and now I have nearly 800 documents loaded in Automatic Ephemera it seems unnecessary. Unfortunately only 41 of the 800 are vacuum related on AE but I would really like that to change soon. More on that in time.
vac_whisperer
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I'm a little late, but the site looks FANTASTIC!
Keep up the good work Robert!
Keep up the good work Robert!
Thanks Robert. It was indeed thread #215 that I was looking at. Actually I never even noticed the dates on the messages in that thread and just assumed (incorrectly) that because the 'shag' red button was on (I was looking at the threads via Latest Posts), that it was a new thread and not a resurrected archived thread. Would there be some way to flag that a newly resurrected archived thread is indeed just that...an archived thread? Perhaps a blinking icon? or something similiar?
Gary
Gary
Gary I believe the only way I can do that is by picking a certain date in time, such as any thread that is older than 6 rolling months? What do you guys think a good rolling flag date period would be to have a reactivated indicator on the thread? And how long do we think this indicator should stay on for, especially if thread gets busy again?
The aw.org guys mentioned the same thing, someone came up with the idea of a "2nd Rinse" light lol which I thought was just adorable.
Not saying that we will for sure, but if I were to design a reactivated thread indicator what would be a good vacuum related catch phrase for "2nd Rinse"?????
The aw.org guys mentioned the same thing, someone came up with the idea of a "2nd Rinse" light lol which I thought was just adorable.
Not saying that we will for sure, but if I were to design a reactivated thread indicator what would be a good vacuum related catch phrase for "2nd Rinse"?????
Robert said: Not saying that we will for sure, but if I were to design a reactivated thread indicator what would be a good vacuum related catch phrase for "2nd Rinse"?????
Pete said: A bag full indicator perhaps.
LOL!
I was going to suggest either "Check bag" or "Check brush", but "bag full" is great too.
I'd say a thread that had been inactive for over 4 to 6 weeks deserves the indicator, possibly the indicator stays lit until each user opens the thread again, or after 3 or more responses?
PS: Oh, "2nd Rinse" reminded me we could use "Extended Spin" for AW.org and "Deep Cleaning" or "Brush On" for Vacuumland.
Pete said: A bag full indicator perhaps.
LOL!
I was going to suggest either "Check bag" or "Check brush", but "bag full" is great too.
I'd say a thread that had been inactive for over 4 to 6 weeks deserves the indicator, possibly the indicator stays lit until each user opens the thread again, or after 3 or more responses?
PS: Oh, "2nd Rinse" reminded me we could use "Extended Spin" for AW.org and "Deep Cleaning" or "Brush On" for Vacuumland.
Great Job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's great to see something fresh and new. A lot of talking, planning, and work went into this, and it shows. Good Luck, everyone.
Now, EVERYBODY....indulge your passion for vacuums.
John.
It's great to see something fresh and new. A lot of talking, planning, and work went into this, and it shows. Good Luck, everyone.
Now, EVERYBODY....indulge your passion for vacuums.
John.
Another idea for resurrected threads is to present them with some indicator in the index page that will alert users that the thread has more than one extended intermission and when the user opens the thread the text is sectioned every time there is an intermission.
For example, thread starts on Jan 15th, has a bunch of posts until April, then users resurrect it in June, October and December, so the when users view the thread there'll be 4 sections separated by some graphic that clearly tells users that one is responding to an extended thread and some of the original posters may or may not be around to respond to you (users that have quit the website, for example, or who have not been around much).
The graphic(s) could be a heavy line, or a slight change in background color, or any other interesting design that clearly separates each set of posts from the more and most recent section(s).
For example, thread starts on Jan 15th, has a bunch of posts until April, then users resurrect it in June, October and December, so the when users view the thread there'll be 4 sections separated by some graphic that clearly tells users that one is responding to an extended thread and some of the original posters may or may not be around to respond to you (users that have quit the website, for example, or who have not been around much).
The graphic(s) could be a heavy line, or a slight change in background color, or any other interesting design that clearly separates each set of posts from the more and most recent section(s).
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So we can now revive old threads? Will there be a separate membership fee for the membership and the web site and being a member of the VCCC will no longer grant access to the premium features of the web site? How much will the fee be for the web site versus the VCCC... I'm a little curious about why vacuumland is separating from the club....
Is there a thread somewhere that spells all of this out and explains all the changes?
I think it looks great, but it will take a little getting used to since I've been so familair with the old Vacuumland for so long. I know it was a lot of work... I do love the new color vacuums on the home page rather than the old silhouettes... very cool!
One thing I don't like is that we will be forced to pay for a premium membership to discuss off topic things... I didn't like when it happened on automatic washer either, but I got used to it just like everyone else and I will here too.... I'm probably the only person that bothers and truthfully I don't usually discuss those types of things here anyway
) This place is about vacuums and that is why I come here and keeping it about those will hopefully eliminate a lot of drama.
You're doing an awesome job, Robert.... I was shocked when I checked Vacuumland and saw how different it was, the wow factor is definitely there!
Is there a thread somewhere that spells all of this out and explains all the changes?
I think it looks great, but it will take a little getting used to since I've been so familair with the old Vacuumland for so long. I know it was a lot of work... I do love the new color vacuums on the home page rather than the old silhouettes... very cool!
One thing I don't like is that we will be forced to pay for a premium membership to discuss off topic things... I didn't like when it happened on automatic washer either, but I got used to it just like everyone else and I will here too.... I'm probably the only person that bothers and truthfully I don't usually discuss those types of things here anyway
) This place is about vacuums and that is why I come here and keeping it about those will hopefully eliminate a lot of drama. You're doing an awesome job, Robert.... I was shocked when I checked Vacuumland and saw how different it was, the wow factor is definitely there!
vacuumfreeeke
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I found it.... yay ) You know what.... I think I'll become a member just to support you! When it was tied in with the club, it wasn't worth it because I can never attend a convention due to pets (hiring someone to come feed 1 cat and 60 vacuums would be really expensive!) and having 2 jobs.... but really 12 bucks a year isn't bad... I spent more than that on bottled water in a week LOL
I'm thrilled that we will now actually care a little bit about spelling and quality of posts and I do hope that some of the former ostracized members will feel like returning.... I miss many of them and have long hoped that everyone could just bury the hachet and become friends again!
This is a good thing)
) You know what.... I think I'll become a member just to support you! When it was tied in with the club, it wasn't worth it because I can never attend a convention due to pets (hiring someone to come feed 1 cat and 60 vacuums would be really expensive!) and having 2 jobs.... but really 12 bucks a year isn't bad... I spent more than that on bottled water in a week LOLI'm thrilled that we will now actually care a little bit about spelling and quality of posts and I do hope that some of the former ostracized members will feel like returning.... I miss many of them and have long hoped that everyone could just bury the hachet and become friends again!
This is a good thing
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I asked this in the other thread relating to the recent changes but got no response so I'll try again here 
So if vacuumland and the VCCC are now 2 separate entities, how does communication within the VCCC continue? By using the vacuumland website? Is there still a $35 membership fee for that group? What benefits does the fee provide, other than the convention? From my point of view, it provides no benefit to me whatsoever since it does not have its own website. I will just continue to be a paying member of vacuumland. Am I understanding this correctly?
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So if vacuumland and the VCCC are now 2 separate entities, how does communication within the VCCC continue? By using the vacuumland website? Is there still a $35 membership fee for that group? What benefits does the fee provide, other than the convention? From my point of view, it provides no benefit to me whatsoever since it does not have its own website. I will just continue to be a paying member of vacuumland. Am I understanding this correctly?
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Gary,
I can answer that question. The VCCC really is not going to change at all. Dues will be lowered at this years convention. Rather than use Vacuumland as our communication tool we will use email to share information about Conventions and hopefully renew an interest in folks to share information through the newsletter.
Many of the new members to Vacuumland did not see a reason if they were not attending conventions to join the club because the only benefit for them was Vacuumland. On the same token, those who joined the club felt they were paying for others to have a free website. Had we made Vacuumland a place for only paid VCCC members our numbers would have dropped drastically.
Robert and Fred along with a few board members spent much time putting out fires on the old version of Vacuumland. Robert did not want to become an employee of the VCCC.
We may at a later date create a webpage for the VCCC to share club information along with the newsletter. This would be a much simpler website that requires much less work. It would not be a forum based site as Vacuumland.
This move will strengthen Vacuumland and will also strengthen the VCCC.
I can answer that question. The VCCC really is not going to change at all. Dues will be lowered at this years convention. Rather than use Vacuumland as our communication tool we will use email to share information about Conventions and hopefully renew an interest in folks to share information through the newsletter.
Many of the new members to Vacuumland did not see a reason if they were not attending conventions to join the club because the only benefit for them was Vacuumland. On the same token, those who joined the club felt they were paying for others to have a free website. Had we made Vacuumland a place for only paid VCCC members our numbers would have dropped drastically.
Robert and Fred along with a few board members spent much time putting out fires on the old version of Vacuumland. Robert did not want to become an employee of the VCCC.
We may at a later date create a webpage for the VCCC to share club information along with the newsletter. This would be a much simpler website that requires much less work. It would not be a forum based site as Vacuumland.
This move will strengthen Vacuumland and will also strengthen the VCCC.
Thanks for the reply Morgan. So based on what you said, for me personally there is absolutely no value for belonging and paying a membership fee to the VCCC any more. Maybe I am still missing something but I don't see how this move will strengthen the VCCC? I can get all information I need and want to share from vacuumland. Why would I want to continue to be a member of the VCCC?
Gary
Gary
Here's a good reason...
Gary because if you can you should come to a VCCC convention. They are so much fun and while having internet friends is good, having these friends as analog friends are even better. I've loved every convention I've ever been to and I've made some wonderful friends. That's what the VCCC is all about, it was a club that was created long before the internet ever was heard of and it thrived then.
Everyone needs to understand the VCCC was not a website, it is a whole lot more than that, it is real people meeting meeting real people in person.
Gary because if you can you should come to a VCCC convention. They are so much fun and while having internet friends is good, having these friends as analog friends are even better. I've loved every convention I've ever been to and I've made some wonderful friends. That's what the VCCC is all about, it was a club that was created long before the internet ever was heard of and it thrived then.
Everyone needs to understand the VCCC was not a website, it is a whole lot more than that, it is real people meeting meeting real people in person.
