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Dale Site Admin Joined: 12 Apr 2007 Posts: 64 Location: Middlesbrough	Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:13 am    Post subject: Big plans for MTBE.. Seems the site is getting more popular, where looking at revising it, changing the layout a bit and adding loads of new features. So if you have any suggestions at all for the website, now is the time to post them. Cheers, Dale. _________________ Members of MTBE are entitled to discount at Biketraks, find out how here! Please remember to use our Wiggle link.
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Denny69 Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Posts: 592 Location: Stockton on Tees	Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:25 am    Post subject: Just a suggestion but why don't you make it so users can upload routes and can download them to use on gps. _________________ Heaven kicked me out and Hell was too afraid I'd take over!! Happy cycling Denny www.biketraks.com www.c2c.freeforums.org/ www.mtbnortheast.ning.com www.neroadriders.ning.com/
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Dale Site Admin Joined: 12 Apr 2007 Posts: 64 Location: Middlesbrough	Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:30 am    Post subject: Thanks Denny, not a bad idea actually - i'll add it to the list of things to do. _________________ Members of MTBE are entitled to discount at Biketraks, find out how here! Please remember to use our Wiggle link.
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Agman Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 149	Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:22 pm    Post subject: Any chance of a separate window for posting photos
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Dale Site Admin Joined: 12 Apr 2007 Posts: 64 Location: Middlesbrough	Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:32 pm    Post subject: How do you mean Agman? _________________ Members of MTBE are entitled to discount at Biketraks, find out how here! Please remember to use our Wiggle link.
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Agman Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 149	Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:33 pm    Post subject: Say, I took a batch of photographs, like Gunner does. I thought if would be a idea to have a category just for photos, like some forums do. I've only just noticed that there is member photo slot on the top line What I meant is move the slot to the main forum, if this makes sense
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Gunner Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 1071 Location: Under Whitestone-Cliffe on the Lake.	Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:37 pm    Post subject: There is alway the members photo albums, Agman. You could upload your photo's and comments to there if you created a gallery, would that be any good? _________________ "Money talks, but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk....."
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Agman Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 149	Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:40 pm    Post subject: Sure will do. Got meself a Topeak Tribag for the camera, that attachs to the handle stem. Making the camera more handy to grab. Will do some photos tommorrow, on the W2W route from Hurworth to Great Ayton section. Might be a change for the forum.
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Crispy5449 Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 43	Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:22 pm    Post subject: Due to the number of rides being organised, it would be great to have something along the lines of this so people could post a ride, and then anyone who plans on coming along can sign up - makes it easy to see who is / isn't coming, especially for the monthly forum rides where the threads can run for a few pages. Also, for routes section, it may be worth giving Dylan @ http://www.sharemyroutes.com/ a shout - he's got IMO one of the best route sharing sites out there with some great features, and he is working on lot of funky ways that he can integrate the site into other peoples. I was talking to him about a similar thing on my site but we hit a technical roadblock due to the platform I'm running on, but that shouldn't be an issue on other platforms. And he's based in North Yorkshire as well! _________________ www.mtbnortheast.ning.com - connecting mountain bikers in the North East.
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Dale Site Admin Joined: 12 Apr 2007 Posts: 64 Location: Middlesbrough	Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:51 pm    Post subject: Crispy5449 wrote: Due to the number of rides being organised, it would be great to have something along the lines of this so people could post a ride, and then anyone who plans on coming along can sign up - makes it easy to see who is / isn't coming, especially for the monthly forum rides where the threads can run for a few pages. Thats ranked highly on our to do list, but we are planning something much better than that! As for the routes sharing, i'm not so sure thats a good idea. Our routes are unique to the site, you can't find them anywhere else and therefore it is a reason to come and visit the site, if you get me.. I'm also hoping on getting a better way of displaying profiles, so rather than just basic information on yourself its more of a page, which will contain all your gallery photos, rides you are organising, routes you have uploaded etc etc.. _________________ Members of MTBE are entitled to discount at Biketraks, find out how here! Please remember to use our Wiggle link.
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Crispy5449 Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 43	Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:43 pm    Post subject: Dale wrote: As for the routes sharing, i'm not so sure thats a good idea. Our routes are unique to the site, you can't find them anywhere else and therefore it is a reason to come and visit the site, if you get me.. Know what you mean, but imo opinion having routes is only so valuable, and will drive one off hit's, but the real value is the community and a way to meet up with people to actually ride those routes with, which is where MTBE is really strong. My favourites folder is littered with routes sites I rarely, if ever visit once I've been to them the first time, the sites I go back to are the ones with a friendly, active forum like MTBE. I guess what I'm saying is it's a nice to have, but I wouldn't bust a gut on it and would put it as a lower priority than the community / ride organising features you have planned. Of course if you have the time to do it all then great! Dale wrote: Thats ranked highly on our to do list, but we are planning something much better than that! Twisted Evil .... sounds good, any sneak peeks of the plans? _________________ www.mtbnortheast.ning.com - connecting mountain bikers in the North East.
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Gunner Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 1071 Location: Under Whitestone-Cliffe on the Lake.	Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:39 pm    Post subject: I've had a chat with Dale today and stressed my point of view that at the moment the Forum seems to be working really well, and is particularly user friendly at the moment. The "Organise A Ride", and the Forum Rides are going from strength, just look at the rides we've done, the Dalby ride, and who wouldn't want to get out and ride after seeing Matt's photo's from Easter Monday's Ride. I think the posting of photo's directly into topics is working really well and helps to bring the Forum to life. My only suggestion is an easier way to upload map files to the OS ROUTES section, and to the forum categories, though I know Dale is working on this. I think other strengths will come from Denny's possible posting of maintenance topics complete with pictures, that would be a good feature. _________________ "Money talks, but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk....."
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soshea Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 95 Location: NUNTHORPE	Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:50 pm    Post subject: i think it also works well as it is.dont try to fix it if its not broken..
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Gouldy Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 276 Location: ingleby barwick	Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:41 am    Post subject: I agree with Soshea,There is nothing wrong with trying to improve but lets not go overboard.Ido agree with the idea about signing up for the rides _________________ Cheers Keith
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