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  Topic: Free box of random stuff... come 'n' get it
mmccurdy

Replies: 3
Views: 339

PostForum: Parts For Sale   Posted: 5-13-08 02:02   Subject: Free box of random stuff... come 'n' get it
I have a box of random 02 bits, which I no longer need having sold my last 02 (for the time being anyway) and not wanting to move or store them. Not terribly exciting, but very free. I'm in the Inne ...
  Topic: 1973 BMW 2002 Inka Roundie (SF Bay Area)
mmccurdy

Replies: 4
Views: 655

PostForum: Cars   Posted: 11-12-07 06:04   Subject: 1973 BMW 2002 Inka Roundie (SF Bay Area)
1973 BMW 2002 Inka Roundie, asking $5400

I'm moving back to the east coast and I can't justify keeping my very nice 1973 2002. This is a great car, tons of fun to drive, and a great candidate for ...
  Topic: suggestion, PM's and forsale section
mmccurdy

Replies: 6
Views: 649

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 1-18-06 06:42   Subject: Re: suggestion, PM's and forsale section
PMs were working when we were screwing around with this thing early on. When Mike gets back from his latest NASA mission maybe he can fix it. I think the PMs broke when we did the (nt) thing -- or s ...
  Topic: Please stop letting "Guest"s post.
mmccurdy

Replies: 5
Views: 763

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 12-21-05 12:57   Subject: Re: how uncreative do you have to be...
I think a lot of Guest posts are folk who forget they're not logged in. If you are not looking it isn't always obvious if you are logged in or not. Well its not super obvious anyway

Yeah I've bee ...
  Topic: threaded & flat view question
mmccurdy

Replies: 6
Views: 689

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 12-3-05 06:06   Subject: Re: I have the same problem. Same Firefox.
May I suggest that the default setting be hierarchical (threaded) and not flat.

The default setting for new people and non-logged-in people is threaded, but if you signed up before the threaded vie ...
  Topic: How many FAQ'ers are logged-in right now? 1:56 pm PST Friday
mmccurdy

Replies: 4
Views: 947

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 11-26-05 12:53   Subject: Re: Only 5 views in 13 minutes
Look at the forum index page...it tells you exactly how many people are loged in and how many are view as guests.

And if you click on "Who is Logged In"? (the title for that section) you get a brea ...
  Topic: Layout of search screen
mmccurdy

Replies: 1
Views: 557

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 11-21-05 09:13   Subject: Re: Layout of search screen
I don't post here much, but I lurk fairly often and I'm just now starting to warm up the redesigned site. We'll, maybe not to the logo, which reminds me of those typo-squatting "what you need, when yo ...
  Topic: '02 in new BMW commercial/ 22 minute '02 video download
mmccurdy

Replies: 11
Views: 6864

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 11-16-05 12:00   Subject: Re: '02 in new BMW commercial/ 22 minute '02 video download
In my effort to find the ad online, I stumbled upon this 22 minute 281mb video (dial-up users beware) entitled 'Evolution of an Icon'. It focuses a great deal on the 2002, and features commentary by D ...
  Topic: New Style!
mmccurdy

Replies: 3
Views: 643

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 11-15-05 08:47   Subject: Re: New Style!
Thank GOD for this new style of forum! It's so much more organized and user friendly.

Now if we could only have the post apear like they do on:
bimmerforums.com
dtmpower.net

I would never leav ...
  Topic: Two suggestions
mmccurdy

Replies: 1
Views: 739

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 11-11-05 01:13   Subject: Re: Two suggestions
Am still getting used to the new site:

- really miss seeing a 2002 logo or car on the website itself; and

- mostly miss not seeing a little icon on each message telling me if there is a pciture ...
  Topic: Avatar size???
mmccurdy

Replies: 6
Views: 928

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 11-8-05 05:46   Subject: Re: Avatar size???
I'm having a problem resizing a picture to be used as my avatar. The original size of the image is 759 x 381 pixels and 332KB. I'm using Photoshop to resize the image to 120 x 90 pixels but I can't ge ...
  Topic: Is it possible to find old message in archives by number?
mmccurdy

Replies: 1
Views: 674

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 11-8-05 05:45   Subject: Re: Is it possible to find old message in archives by number?
I saved the list of K'fischer rebuilders:
http://www.bmw2002faq.com/talkshop/forum/messages/259663.html
but now can't access it. Any ideas or help?
TIA!

Here you go:

http://www.bmw2002faq.co ...
  Topic: You made a change. Now very slow . . .
mmccurdy

Replies: 12
Views: 1384

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 11-5-05 01:56   Subject: Re: You made a change. Now very slow . . .
um.. yes googlebot would.

~Vroomer

I've thought about turning away searchbots, but I think it's in our best interest to let google and others crawl the site -- that way the archives, etc. will ...
  Topic: You made a change. Now very slow . . .
mmccurdy

Replies: 12
Views: 1384

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 11-4-05 06:05   Subject: Re: You made a change. Now very slow . . .
You made some kind of change today, or something was changed not by you, but the speed is about how it was on the first day of the new board. What's going on?

We did not change anything, so right ...
  Topic: Why are photos disappearing from posts?
mmccurdy

Replies: 6
Views: 944

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 11-4-05 01:58   Subject: Re: Why are photos disappearing from posts?
Not just mine, but others too.

Gil (again)

We're way under the board-wide quota... can you give a specific example of a post that used to have a pic but is gone now?

Just paste the link here ...
  Topic: FAQ 02 Movie list
mmccurdy

Replies: 2
Views: 724

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 11-3-05 03:06   Subject: Re: FAQ 02 Movie list
I know there are a few different lists out there relating to 02s in the movies. I have one on my site, but since it doesn't get a lot of hits I figured we could put it here so more can see it and subm ...
  Topic: I miss the arborescent structure of messages
mmccurdy

Replies: 3
Views: 989

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 11-2-05 09:14   Subject: Re: I miss the arborescent structure of messages
The now linear structure makes it impossible to reply to a message in a thread. Does the reply relates to the first post or to a subsequent reply? We can't say. It makes commnucation difficult.

Som ...
  Topic: The Old chrome paint trick just got better
mmccurdy

Replies: 4
Views: 612

PostForum: General Discussion   Posted: 11-1-05 08:10   Subject: Re: The Old chrome paint trick just got better
Has anyone actually tried this stuff? From the description it sounds like the same kind of material as that "retro reflective" high visibility tape you can buy, also the same material that road signs ...
  Topic: Forgetful Board (and a theory)
mmccurdy

Replies: 4
Views: 737

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 11-1-05 11:08   Subject: Forgetful Board (and a theory)
So a few people have complained that the board will "forget" them when they leave and come back. This has happened to me occasionally and I realized it might be related to bounding back and forth be ...
  Topic: POLL: require registration, show public IP info, or ........
mmccurdy

Replies: 8
Views: 1066

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 10-31-05 12:57   Subject: Re: POLL: require registration, show public IP info, or ........
Why do you all continue to insist on pleasing 100% of the people who visit these forums? I don't get it.

I'm pretty sure we won't hit 100% :P

... but I like to think that what sets this board ap ...
  Topic: You still need to abbreviate the . . .
mmccurdy

Replies: 1
Views: 603

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 10-31-05 09:45   Subject: Re: You still need to abbreviate the . . .
text for Views/Replies/Last Post and also the month should be numerical to shorten the line too. Right now on my 800x600 (and a lot of people use this res, especially outside the USA) I can't even re ...
  Topic: Important Note re: Thread "Bumping"
mmccurdy

Replies: 3
Views: 1254

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 10-31-05 02:06   Subject: Important Note re: Thread "Bumping"
The default behavior of the topic listings is now chronological by when the thread was started as opposed to when the last reply was written.

This mimics the behavior of the old forum.

If you li ...
  Topic: When preview message, why can't I go back to edit?
mmccurdy

Replies: 2
Views: 608

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 10-30-05 09:11   Subject: Re: When preview message, why can't I go back to edit?
Also when I start a message, change my mind, there is no option to reset and start over? Minor inconveniences... I have gotten around them, but the mechanics are different on the new board.

What d ...
  Topic: POLL: require registration, show public IP info, or ........
mmccurdy

Replies: 8
Views: 1066

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 10-30-05 02:09   Subject: Re: POLL: require registration, show public IP info, or ........
I definitely like the ability to post as a guest -- when we were discussing/piloting the upgrade, several people mentioned how much they hated the registration requirements, and I'm inclined to agree. ...
  Topic: Can not login this evening
mmccurdy

Replies: 1
Views: 503

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 10-29-05 08:05   Subject: Re: Can not login this evening
This has to do with some debugging we're doing. I have (hopefully) fixed it for now, change should take effect in 5-10 mins.
  Topic: Forum Development: To-Dos and Status
mmccurdy

Replies: 7
Views: 4031

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 10-29-05 06:44   Subject: Re: Articles bumped to the top......NOOOOOOO!!!!!
Can't we get this changed soon or a least make it a user option? The way it is now sucks and lots of others agree. Thanks..steve


I'm working on this at this very moment. I hope to have a fix in ...
  Topic: Shows new posts on the index page but not on the other pages
mmccurdy

Replies: 2
Views: 628

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 10-29-05 02:18   Subject: Re: Shows new posts on the index page but not on the other pages
I go to the index page (it remembers me) and it shows that there are new posts. When I click to that forum (General for instance) Nothing is highlighted showing new posts. I'm using Fire Fox and older ...
  Topic: Please let us sort in order of Post, not most recent reply!
mmccurdy

Replies: 4
Views: 841

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 10-28-05 09:18   Subject: Re: Please let us sort in order of Post, not most recent reply!
Thanks,

I know you're working on that already and I know we all appreciate the hard work you have done. It's just so much easier to determine what's a new post, what posts have been made since la ...
  Topic: How does the Search "AND" and "OR" work?
mmccurdy

Replies: 7
Views: 809

PostForum: Site Suggestions and Questions   Posted: 10-26-05 10:44   Subject: Re: How does the Search "AND" and "OR" work?
I know this is getting old, but it just doesn't work for me.
Any way i type it, any radio button I select, I get ~589 results.
I've used other forum searches that look similar, but I could get then ...
  Topic: Craigslist: 02/1600's, E3/E9 & parts for sale in SF Bay
mmccurdy

Replies: 4
Views: 706

PostForum: Cars   Posted: 10-25-05 09:29   Subject: Re: Craigslist: 02/1600's, E3/E9 & parts for sale in SF Bay area
Hey they're actually links! Count that as one of the "bonuses" of the new site I guess.
 
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