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- Wed Apr 24, 2019 3:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Spam attack
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2945
Re: Spam attack
thanks! I changed a setting to speed up new users to get access to the board but their posts should be moderated. If it's creating more work, I can either change it back or try something else. -- r
- Wed Apr 24, 2019 3:29 pm
- Forum: Tributes to the Departed
- Topic: Passing of Ezzy333 - Al Esger
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17033
Re: Passing of Ezzy333 - Al Esger
Thanks, fourseasons... Al will be missed. O_o Agree on leaving a note here for his family if you feel moved to do so: https://www.thejonesfh.com/obituaries/Allan-Esgar/ USER STEVE007 posted "All who appreciated him should consider putting a post at the obituary board, letting his family know that he...
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:51 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Had to update our 2009 phpBB code
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2367
Had to update our 2009 phpBB code
Sorry for the downtime. This newer version needs to be customized, but we're back up now at 50% reserve power.
Can you try it on your phones and give me some feedback on how it works?
Can you try it on your phones and give me some feedback on how it works?
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 4:56 pm
- Forum: Tributes to the Departed
- Topic: Thanks, Ezzy333
- Replies: 41
- Views: 35657
Thanks, Ezzy333
As some of you may know, long time Moderator Al Esgar, (EZZY333) posted in a Christmas thread that he's dealing with a really serious illness. We just wanted to recognize him, and say thanks for all the time and energy Al has spent on Gun Dog Forum the past decade. As a moderator, he has spent liter...
- Wed Aug 15, 2018 5:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Garmin Pro 550 PLUS
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9275
Re: Garmin Pro 550 PLUS
Yes. It tracks the dog only. You'll need an ASTRO or an ALPHA for more traditional GPS features like that. -- rs
- Tue Aug 14, 2018 4:22 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Garmin Pro 550 PLUS
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9275
Re: Garmin Pro 550 PLUS
RONNIE SMITH VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa2Gz0Spfv4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa2Gz0Spfv4
- Tue Aug 14, 2018 4:22 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Garmin Pro 550 PLUS
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9275
Garmin Pro 550 PLUS
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/embed/nMtpG2nKNSA Garmin Pro 550 PLUS VIDEO TEXT TRANSCRIPT + Simple directional at-a-glance GPS dog tracking in the handheld + Familiar Tri-Tronics "low-medium-high" e-collar usability + Uses the same reliable TT15 collar as the Garmin Alpha ------------------------...
- Wed Mar 09, 2016 3:27 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Technical Difficulties --NO ONE WAS BANNED
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5372
Re: Technical Difficulties --NO ONE WAS BANNED
It's on our list. It's custom software, so I have little to no knowledge of how to troubleshoot stuff.
Good news is Grant is helping me with a lot of stuff right now.
Good news is Grant is helping me with a lot of stuff right now.
- Tue Mar 08, 2016 11:41 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Technical Difficulties --NO ONE WAS BANNED
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5372
Re: Technical Difficulties --NO ONE WAS BANNED
Yeah. Pretty killed the whole day. 4 hours later we had a solution, but it was worst we've had in awhile.
Good news is that it shook the tree and we're updating a few things even as we speak.
Good news is that it shook the tree and we're updating a few things even as we speak.
- Mon Mar 07, 2016 4:13 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Technical Difficulties --NO ONE WAS BANNED
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5372
Re: Technical Difficulties --NO ONE WAS BANNED
Yep. Thanks to Arlette for the heads up!
We had a major, major problem.
We rolled the dbase back to last night which broke a few things that we fixed this morning, but we're still poking around.
About to upgrade a whole bunch of things...
We had a major, major problem.
We rolled the dbase back to last night which broke a few things that we fixed this morning, but we're still poking around.
About to upgrade a whole bunch of things...
- Mon Mar 07, 2016 3:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Technical Difficulties --NO ONE WAS BANNED
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5372
Re: Technical Difficulties --NO ONE WAS BANNED
Yeah, we're still reeling from it. About to roll out another round of changes.
Sorry for the trouble, folks. Still not done...
Sorry for the trouble, folks. Still not done...
- Mon Mar 07, 2016 3:39 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Technical Difficulties --NO ONE WAS BANNED
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5372
Technical Difficulties --NO ONE WAS BANNED
Actually, everyone was banned including me. Still working on it.
Appreciate your patience. -- ROB
Appreciate your patience. -- ROB
- Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:57 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Site Problems
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3398
Re: Site Problems
We're on it. Fixing one thing seems to break another thing.
Having the founder come in and help us update the software.
Sorry for the trouble.
Having the founder come in and help us update the software.
Sorry for the trouble.
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:13 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Sorry
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1615
Re: Sorry
Sorry! There will probably be a few more hiccups like that, and it's all MY fault! Or phpbb's more likely!
No worries. PM me details if I need to delete anything...
No worries. PM me details if I need to delete anything...
- Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: We now return you to your regularly scheduled GDF
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3010
Re: We now return you to your regularly scheduled GDF
I can't count that high! Dodged a bullet...
- Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:41 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: We now return you to your regularly scheduled GDF
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3010
We now return you to your regularly scheduled GDF
Rackspace tech support got us back up. Sorry we lost anything from late Saturday forward. Better than starting from scratch.
Appreciate y'all's support...
Appreciate y'all's support...
- Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:59 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 2013 Moderator Appreciation Day
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6233
2013 Moderator Appreciation Day
Today is Gun Dog Forum's 2013 Moderator Appreciation Day Your Moderators work hard, so you don't have to. Here's to all the volunteer moderators who do the thankless task of keeping GDF humming right along. Thank you folks SO MUCH! A small token of our appreciation is being prepared (by our SPONSOR)...
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: "is it possible to get muscle back that has been lost?"
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4831
"is it possible to get muscle back that has been lost?"
Got this in the contact us form for GDF. Any vets or other dog experts care to weigh in? I need help. I have a puppy that broke her hind leg femur up high on the leg and straight through. Unfortunately, she was 10 weeks old when the break happened and the hospital we took her to put a hard cast on h...
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:09 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Approving new members by hand
- Replies: 38
- Views: 19656
Re: Approving new members by hand
Here is an example of a lazy spammer.
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:34 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Approving new members by hand
- Replies: 38
- Views: 19656
Re: Approving new members by hand
Anyone who wants to talk all things gun dog is more than welcome. I just noticed that the smarter spammers have been typing in real dog breeds,trying to look like "real" people. Turns out a lot of real people look like real people, too.
Nothing like learning in front of an audience!
Nothing like learning in front of an audience!
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:34 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Approving new members by hand
- Replies: 38
- Views: 19656
Re: Approving new members by hand
Good points. Just thinking out loud.
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:45 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Approving new members by hand
- Replies: 38
- Views: 19656
Re: Approving new members by hand
Steve and I both own GDS, but why does he get to do all the fun stuff? His "job" includes a lot of "research and development," and it's always during hunting season for some reason. I get stuck with optimizing warehouse procedures, teaching folks how to sell online, and writing DUMMIES books... It's...
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:23 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: GUN DOG TIP OF THE WEEK: Introducing Gunfire
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1298
GUN DOG TIP OF THE WEEK: Introducing Gunfire
HONEYBRAKE EXPERIENCE's GUN DOG TIP OF THE WEEK: Introducing Gunfire from VIDEO http://www.gundogsupply.com/honeybrake-episode20.html Drew: Today we're going to talk about introducing your pup to gunfire and the importance of that at a very young age. Steve's going to talk about all the different tr...
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Approving new members by hand
- Replies: 38
- Views: 19656
Re: Approving new members by hand
Oh, you don't want MY input on dog training. My dogs are the worst behaved in the kennel! That's the OTHER Snell brother. Now if we're talking Internet marketing or anything digital? I'm all in.
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Approving new members by hand
- Replies: 38
- Views: 19656
Re: Approving new members by hand
It might get to the point where we ask for a reference from another member or someone we know in the gun dog community. Not to be TOO exclusive, but I'm seeing a lot of "advertisers" sign up. Maybe free ads need to be for active, posting members only? Thanks, Fester. It's harder than it looked on th...
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:44 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Approving new members by hand
- Replies: 38
- Views: 19656
Re: Approving new members by hand
See attachment.
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:19 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Approving new members by hand
- Replies: 38
- Views: 19656
Re: Approving new members by hand
Maybe I need to add a box where folks write a VERY shorty sentence or two about why they want to be on the forum...
I think I insulted our newest member, and I'm sorry, Bender! You don't know how many spammers with "Chiwawas" I get in my in box.
I think I insulted our newest member, and I'm sorry, Bender! You don't know how many spammers with "Chiwawas" I get in my in box.
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:03 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Approving new members by hand
- Replies: 38
- Views: 19656
Approving new members by hand
To decrease the amount of spam our wonderful moderators have to deal with, I am personally approving new members by hand. It MAY take a little longer, but it seems to have put a 90% decrease in the number of Chinese hackers and link droppers. I am blown away by the growth on this board! So many new ...
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 5:57 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Forum idea........
- Replies: 67
- Views: 21018
Re: Forum idea........
My IP log (among other things) tells me that SOME folks might not be that new...
Having multiple accounts is against the rules, folks.
Having multiple accounts is against the rules, folks.
- Tue Feb 19, 2013 5:54 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Forum idea........
- Replies: 67
- Views: 21018
Re: Forum idea........
Appreciate the ideas and discussion, but there's NO WAY the lawyer would let that happen here.
And maintaining all those "free" ads is a TON of work. Hats off to the mods who make this board work! Extra special thanks coming soon, too!
And maintaining all those "free" ads is a TON of work. Hats off to the mods who make this board work! Extra special thanks coming soon, too!
- Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:33 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Tornadoes in Georgia
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2294
Re: Tornadoes in Georgia
Hope everyone is ok. That front was HUGE.
- Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 2013 FREE STUFF -- Contest Ideas Needed!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 21490
Re: 2013 FREE STUFF -- Contest Ideas Needed!
Appreciate the ideas! Keep 'em coming!
- Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:49 pm
- Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
- Topic: New Member
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2836
Re: New Member
Ha! That's awesome. My mom does the same thing.
My baby brother, Steve Snell, couldn't phpBB his way out of a paper bag.![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
My baby brother, Steve Snell, couldn't phpBB his way out of a paper bag.
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
- Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:33 pm
- Forum: Help: Member Support
- Topic: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24900
Re: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
Thanks! I have a laptop at work I can check it on. I bet the "enhanced security" may be blocking some info...
- Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:52 pm
- Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
- Topic: New Member
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2836
Re: New Member
Welcome to the forum!
- Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:50 pm
- Forum: Help: Member Support
- Topic: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24900
Re: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
I believe that phpBB stores what you topics / posts you have read on OUR server, so in theory, at home or at work, if you are logged in, unread posts should be the same. Let me know if anything changes, and I'm poking around over here as well...
- Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:14 pm
- Forum: Help: Member Support
- Topic: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24900
Re: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
And you're logged in at home? What browser / version / operating system are you using?
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:24 pm
- Forum: Help: Member Support
- Topic: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24900
Re: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
Do you mind telling logging out and logging back in and seeing if NEW POSTS change for you? I think that will fix it.
search.php?search_id=newposts
search.php?search_id=newposts
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:53 pm
- Forum: Help: Member Support
- Topic: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24900
Re: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
Thanks. I turned that "feature" off. No one was blacklisted. That filter was a LITTLE over zealous!
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:29 pm
- Forum: Help: Member Support
- Topic: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24900
Re: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
Thanks. Just had a couple of folks make the comment and I can't replicate the problem. Hopefully there ISN'T one (any more)!
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:14 pm
- Forum: Help: Member Support
- Topic: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24900
Re: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
I mean like how unread TOPICS or with new POSTS appear RED instead of black.
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:12 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Need help with PM
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1226
Re: Need help with PM
I believe OUTBOX is for unread PMs you have sent. And I'm the "admin" ... O_o
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:57 pm
- Forum: Help: Member Support
- Topic: Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24900
Anyone else seeing problem with read / not read posts?
Just curious! -- r
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:14 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What in the blue blazes is going here?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3156
Re: What in the blue blazes is going here?
Hang on! We're tightening a few things up. :) I made a few changes to the board settings to make the traffic increase more bearable to the servers, but I've walked a few back because it changes how long people were logged into the board, and how people read things. I'm doing browser authentification...
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:07 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Press Release: Smith Family Joins Garmin/Tri-Tronics Team
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1190
Press Release: Smith Family Joins Garmin/Tri-Tronics Team
Just got this from our friends at Garmin/Tri-Tronics Smith Family Joins Garmin/Tri-Tronics Team Industry Colleague: We are very excited to announce that the team of Rick Smith, Ronnie Smith, and Susanna Love are now proudly using e-collars and dog tracking systems designed and built by Garmin and Tr...
- Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:23 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 2013 FREE STUFF -- Contest Ideas Needed!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 21490
Re: 2013 FREE STUFF -- Contest Ideas Needed!
Not sure. Just trying to get an idea what 90,000 visitors might be interested in winning! Appreciate all the comments and ideas! Keep 'em coming!
- Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 95,848 visits in December
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2638
Re: 95,848 visits in December
About half and half. It's CRAZY!
- Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:58 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: doggie boots
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4116
Re: doggie boots
Try this FAQ page out: http://gundogforum.com/blog/2010/hunting-dog-boots Or at the BOTTOM of this page http://www.gundogsupply.com/dog-boots.html Warner writes: Thank you for contacting Gun Dog Supply, Dave. We have used the nylon boots on our Brittanys in snow for short periods of time and they di...
- Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:43 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 2013 FREE STUFF -- Contest Ideas Needed!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 21490
Re: 2013 FREE STUFF -- Contest Ideas Needed!
nhachman has it right. I want to see WHAT y'all want and WHY! -- r