I have quite a few pics on the car domain site.I want to set up a site of my own but know nothing about it.

 

I have some in this forum in a thread titled "new member" I think thats the title sorry I don't have any on my computer

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=208668

just looked at it pics are kinda small and the light kinda sucks but you can use them just to have some more pics

 

yep, found the other vids on the CD. I'll take the time tomorrow to clean them and post em up.

 

Alex, just wanted to say nice job on the website. I really like the layout and the simplicity of the site. Looks very good, don't have much other feedback than this, will let you know if I can think of anything else to add.

 

ygm, dood.

Looking forward to watching this site grow.

 

so whats up with the members section

 

i dont know . . . in the beginning i envisioned this would be the place where people could read a little about who we were, what we did, express our sentiments regarding the thirdgen, and a place for new members to sign up -- but it wasn't clear to me why we would want this.
For example, we are not requesting members to pay dues, we don't send out newsletters or have private events -- we just want to share our love for the thirdgen.

Then i thought it would be neat for each 'member' to have a personal page , image gallery, link to images, timeslips, and videos but between cardomain, and tgo thats all covered -- and done very well. . .

Now i think i want to axe this idea, and provide something more useful to the community. . . mabye a 'links' page of our favorite sites would be of more use.

ideas, suggestions ?

 

I like the last idea, having a links page to our favorite sites would be sweet. I also think we could list our screen names along with our real names in this section so people could get on a more personal level, and know who is who when they post here on TGO and when we meet in person. We could also put the model and year of car we have next to our names. To make the list nice size yet not to big, just limit it to nor-cal thirdgen owners only.

 

we need a banner that we can put in our sig that a link to the website the picture in the top left corner would be a cool like

 

i cant seem to get my profile to show a sig ?
without the spaces after the open brackets, this code should show a solid black logo linked to the site.

 

like so?

 

yep, like so - don't know why im not seeing it on mine.

also, I moved the image source (sorry), to the nc3g server -- so if you want to keep it change the img src to http://www.norcalthirdgen.com/images...s/blkDecal.gif

 

Hows about a classifieds page?Also,I got my quotes back for the vinyl stickers and it will work out to be 10 bucks per sticker so if you have orders,place them.

 

Nice job Travis, like the sig link. I am going to try that out too.
What do you guys think of my ideas I posted for the members section?

 

A list of owners / TGO screen names / rides is something we could use. I'm always confused when I meet you guys -- i never know who is who.

The 'links' page might need to stand alone thou. Just doesn't quite fit in the above list -- unless we wanted to add personalized links to our list above. But, then I'd expect you'd have TGO, Spohn and Summit at the top of everyones list.

A classifieds page was mentioned. I like that idea too -- as my garage is full of thirdgen stuff I need to be rid of.

 

also, what about having the screen name of each person also being a link to their profile on tgo? could that work

 

Sounds good to me.

 

yep -- can do

 

Update : The Sales page has been replaced by a links page. Content that was in the sales page (decals and wallpaper), now under Gallery. The Links page has been created and links to TGO and Spohn Performance have been added. More to come.

 

Update : We now have a members page which includes a brief description of who we are, as well as a member listing (right now just me).
You can also register your car -- once again, basic functionality is there, but no verification or form checking of any kind. To be added as time allows.

Check it out, play with it, let me know if this was what you had in mind, if anything needs to be added (cardomain page link ?), changed, etc.

 

hey where can i submit my member info?

 

I'll add a new link at the top of the members page. For now click on the members page. Click on 'about us' if its not shown already. Click on
". . . register your car." either in the body of the text or the linked text at the bottom.

heres the link if you have trouble
http://www.norcalthirdgen.com/resources/register.php

 

I've already done that once a while back. do i need to again>?

 

What you did a while back was enter your best times. The link above is to register your car and yourself.

 

ahh gotcha

ok i submitted.

 

Ok, I signed up as well.

 

Can't wait to check out the changes on the site Alex. I'll give you some feedback after I play with it for a while. The changes sound good to me.

 

Alex,I sent you a pm on the decals.Did you get it ?

 

yep, got it. . . .

a few moments to respond. . . .
-- and right back at ya.

 

Update :
Added server side form verfication to the new member registration form. Future members should find the reg process a bit more informative / a little harder to mess up.

Recreated the time slip viewer page. Instead of having to go back to the gallery to view the different timeslip categories, you can now view each category on the same page. Also timeslips now no longer show up in date submitted order - they display from fastest to slowest in each time zone.

 

Sounds nice, going to have to check it out. Thanks again Alex for doing such a nice job on our site.

 

Update :
Redesigned the Pics gallery. Added some new features.

• new interface
• new image hit counters
• new user comments
• new image zooming tools
• new gallery navigation

Check it out. . .

 

Just did,looks great!

 

I really like the new changes as well. Looks awesome. You are doing a nice job on this website for us Alex, thanks again.

 

Finally found a source for decals ! I'm much happier with this process than the few I've tried. Instead of being a 4 color printed process on clear stock we are now getting them cut from high quality vinyl.

Colors:
The good news is that turnaround is very fast, prices are cheaper becuase we are not printing -- just cutting, and we can cut just about any size imaginable.
The only downside to this method is that complex color gradients, or patterns are not possible.
So I'm thinking of 4 possible solid colors for the first run.
Red, White, Gray / Silver, and Black. There might also be a brushed metal look, I'm checking on that. . .

Pricing:
Pricing has been set at $3.00 per decal for the size above (2x6)
I will update the norcalthirdgen website later today with more pics, information on ordering, application/installation and so forth.




thanks again to pudgedawg007 for helpin me out with this !

 

not too long ago eric and I found a nice place that can get us full window banner sized logos for about 10 bucks a pop.

 

even better i am now friends with a co owner of a car graphics detail shop, she can make some pretty sick graphics, backround colors they can do alot of stuff to the decals or just keep it simple

 

Nice job Alex, let me know about the brushed metal look, I would be most interested in that color. Once you have the website and final colors updated I will be putting in a order for one of those.

 

Update : I've posted decal info on the site.

http://www.norcalthirdgen.com/gallery.php

I should have the entire run of decals in hand by the end of next week, at which time I plan on posting up some pics of the installation process and final appearance.

-- Porky, let me know if you come up with any ideas. What I'm having produced was pretty much what I had in mind and hadn't really thought about other designs.

I would like to see 'whats possible' though. . .

 

Update : Just to let everyone know whats currently in the works for nc3g.

Classified Ad's section. Most car parts sell locally due to shipping constraints and people wanting to see before they buy.

I anticipate to roll it out in the next week or so, once everything is linked up and working the way it should.

-alex

 

oh man when ddi you become mod?

 

Thanks for keeping us updated. I will be checking out the website, and ordering one of those stickers for the car.

 

If anyone has a moment to spare --

I'd like to get some feedback on the classifieds section.

It should all be there. If there's anything you don't like about it. Something that could be done better, or something that isn't right, lets hear it.

http://www.norcalthirdgen.com/resour...ssageboard.php

 

looks good to me

 

i made a post for the hell of it. though dunno if its worth it when we got tgo classifieds?

 

Ordered some decals...

The classified section seems kinda high maintenance to me. Then again, so am I.

 

true, thats why it never was before now. but,
a. its the local thing, ya know
b. usually easier to sell big stuff - rears, trannys, brakes, engines, cars, etc. when shipping isn't a concern. Why most people who part out cars post on regional forums as well as classifieds.
c. i have stuff to sell. lol

really . . . why ?

 

I'm sorry. I should have specified. Your UI for folks who want to post messages seems OK. I worry about when messages come up that violate your rules. Do you have to edit the code for the page itself to remove it or are there specific admin functions that you have for that.

Do messages expire or do they stay around forever?

This strikes me a lot like what I do every day for my company.

~sigh~

As such, I apologize again for dweebing out from Silly-con Valley.

 

nope, your absotutely right.
There is no elegant back end php code that handles expirations, rule violators, etc (not saying there can't be -- just didn't program it in). If there were objectionable material I would have to hand edit the page.
But really -- no big deal -- its what I do 60hrs a week anyway. Whats one more.

and of course no need to apologize. You raise a very valid point, which could be handled quite easily with a little extra code, which may or may not need to be added. If all else is good let's run it this way for a while and see if any would-be violaters even care enuff to spam a site with a whole 25 members.
Thanks again.

 

I checked out the classifieds and everything seems nice. Seems easy to use and view items for sale. As usual, nice job Alex.