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Brief outage July 2nd
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On 7/2/2010 admin
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A routine reboot following a Windows Update revealed that the Ncdsa.com server was no longer reboot safe. The fix involved a 100mi round trip to the data center so I could press the F1 key to advance past a RAID card low battery warning message during the POST. Doh.Probable maintenance window in the coming weeks to install a new RAID card battery and upgrade firmware.
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X-Calibur Skateboard Mfg Co. builds custom full race skatebo
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On 5/15/2010 james
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The X-Calibur Skateboard manufacturing Company is sanctioned as the only company whose powered skateboards are Full Race approved. and the only board thus far to be genuinely a race machine . currently their race models are traveling well over 45 mph and their green . www.napsr.bz
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Powered Skateboard Racing
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On 5/15/2010 james
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[color=#BF0040:3qie18lk]The National Association of Powered Skateboard Racings[/color:3qie18lk] president announced yesterday that powered Skateboard racing will bring the recognition so long desrved but not obtainable until now. James Hawkins whom presides over all aspects of the associations responsibilities As far as promoting this new X-Treme sport that is burning across the internet and into every major country in the world. rumor has it that the Tour De France Sponsor have already developed a 5 foot 90 mph skateboard that is electrically powered. imagine the streets any where in Europe or the rest of the world. The race starts with 50 racers.And the quickly accelerate to 50 mph. They are riding the razors edge their is no other sport as demanding as powered skateboard racing none are even close. The powered skateboard racers decision must be precise and exact . The skateboard racers are some of the best conditioned athletes in the world especially when it comes to balance and hand to eye cordination. For video of NAPSR sanctioned events you must only go to the ENCINO VELODROME EVERY OTHER WEEKEND.AND by the way they are currently at 47 mph. This week the x-calibur performance Powered Skateboard Racing Team challenges the Venice Beach Dogtown Boyz.www.napsr.bz
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I miss the old format
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On 4/25/2010 jacksonsnow
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I didn't exp. the old, but I like the new.
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I miss the old format
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On 2/12/2010 cat
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[b:282argoc]Adam, It's NOT working.Why fix it if it wasn't broken?????When can we have the old format back?[/b:282argoc]
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I miss the old format
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On 1/26/2010 pavedwave
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Yes, please roll back to the old format Adam. It was a bit chaotic, but obviously chaos has its place.Thank god the contest calendar is intact, but I don't even see that being used much outside the Northwest slalom crew.Even if you had to just dump the last few months of posts and revert "time machine" style, I think it would be worth it!
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System maintenance Jan 17th
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On 1/18/2010 admin
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The updates/maintenance are finished. We succeeded in updating/patching all the elements of Ncdsa.com to the most current releases. We also removed from the main forum page many obsolete/little used forums as there were simply way too many. Content from those forums is still available to members via the site's search function.Regarding the conversion of select forums to so-called Town Hall style, we aborted this effort mid-way for a number of reasons, most having to do with either poor usability or phpBB limitations. Sorry to disappoint fans of the original Ncdsa.com, but modern threaded forums are here to stay. What we are working on next is a mobile device interface so iPhone, Blackberry, an Android phone owners can use Ncdsa.com in a smaller, more mobile-friendly format.Thanks to our programmer Gregory for finding time in his impossibly busy college schedule to work on Ncdsa.com.
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System maintenance Jan 17th
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On 1/17/2010 gregory
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We'll be doing some upgrades/restructuring of the site from 7am-10am PST Jan 17th, so expect some downtime between those hours.Edit: changed time
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System maintenance Jan 15th
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On 1/16/2010 admin
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We'll be applying some upgrades/patches now.. expect some brief down time.
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Welcome to Ncdsa.com 2.0!
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On 1/15/2010 admin
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At long last, Ncdsa's programmer is available and poised to implement alterations and improvements to the site. Expect to see some/all of the following in the coming days:o Pruning of obsolete/little-used forums; about half of the current forums will go. Their content will still be available via Search but will not accept new posts and will not take up space on the main forum listing, i.e. the top page.o Conversion of select forums to Town-Hall (i.e. single topic) style with newest posts on top, i.e. Z-A date ordering.o Improved colors/fonts.One small but significant change was already implemented, namely exposing the [i:m7wgkex9]View Active Topics[/i:m7wgkex9] link to unregistered and not logged in users. Thanks for your ongoing patience as we work to improve Ncdsa.com!
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I miss the old format
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On 12/8/2009 shredwell
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"Since the new site has been dumped on us, I have noticed that the Brazilan's seem to really like it. Maybe you should rename it?There are more Brazilan posts than the rest of the world combined.I guess the spammers are liking it also..."Hate to dump on the new site, but I have to agree. Seems the only activity is from the Brazilians or the Brits. (not that there is anything wrong with that) I'm from Norcal and there is no longer anything here for me, I used to enjoy the old style, and discussions from all over. Not clunky at all, if you missed something just go back a page or 2 and catch up. I saw some spam and tried to figure out how to report it, but couldnt figure it out and dont want to spend the time if its not fairly easy. Just my 2 cents.
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I miss the old format
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On 12/7/2009 cbark
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[quote="Michael":ibyu1her]Its dead.I dont see any reason for keeping it this new format. So what if some people find it easier to follow..fact is there is NOTHING to follow!!!!Take a bold move and roll the old forum back.[/quote:ibyu1her]Michael, you are 100% correct!NCDSA is dead. It used to be "the place" to post about slalom and racing. Now it is just another PHP site.I used to post on NCDSA and not really worry about ISSA or Silverfish. The important info would get movedthere by itself.It's been a slow death, but I think it started when Adam started censoring lots of posts and then killed the vendor forumunless people paid him. His site had power then, now it has none. I guess he can still ban me...People love a good soap opera or a nice train wreck. Some of the old discussions on NCDSA were just that.You wanted to tune in just to make sure you weren't missing anything in the first "screen" of posts becauseit was such a pain to search or scroll back in time.Now people have to triple post here and on the other 2. That is ridiculous! NCDSA lost it's edge and character.If I was running another big event, and wanted to get the word out, I would just post on the other 2...There is no longer anything special about NCDSA. Everyone might as well move on to Silverfish which is active.Since the new site has been dumped on us, I have noticed that the Brazilan's seem to really like it. Maybe you should rename it?There are more Brazilan posts than the rest of the world combined.I guess the spammers are liking it also...
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I miss the old format
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On 12/4/2009 admin
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Our programmer's Thanksgiving break from college was apparently too short for him to take up any matters Ncdsa, but he's pretty sure his Xmas break will afford him some free time. Still waiting for that pm, Michael...
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I miss the old format
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On 11/24/2009 admin
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I'm considering a further site reorg in an attempt to placate both groups:o Split the site's forums into two main sections: Town Hall style (like the original Ncdsa) and Threaded style (like Ncdsa 2.0). Town Hall forums would have a single topic that was sorted Z-A by post date. Members would be able to bookmark topics for easy access to the most recent posts. Candidates for Town Hall are: Slalom, UK, and Speedboarding. Candidates for Threaded are: Equipment reviews, Vendor's Corner, and Buy-Sell-trade. Suggestions are welcome here!o Prune/archive little used forums, namely the ones that still have one topic (the system archives) months after the conversion to phpBB. This would significantly reduce the number of inactive forums and put greater focus on the active forums.o Activate a mobile device interface to allow streamlined access from iPhones, Android phones, et al.o Restyle the fonts and colors (i.e. the site's theme) to one more reminiscent of the original Ncdsa. It was a mistake to abandon Ncdsa's look and feel after 13 years, I'll admit, but our programmer was running out of time as last summer was drawing to a close and his college classes were beckoning, so phpBB's default theme was used.
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I miss the old format
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On 11/24/2009 steve
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I miss the old format
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On 11/21/2009 cat
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Thank you Michael.I know a lot of peeps are not logging in because they don't want to spend the time searching.They want to get out on their boards & go skate, no time to search for posts!You're right, the old format was clunky, but clunky was nice.
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I miss the old format
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On 11/20/2009 michael
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I didnt 'discover' it much like I havent discovered lots of things. I have neither the time nor the inclination to bother. nor would many people. We want things to work out of the box.I come from a graphic design background with an expertise in human interfaces. Helping to design menu systems for one of the early paint systems and video on demand enterprises. These were specifically designed to be used by people who had no computer knowledge and in many cases people whos first language wasnt English.If I cant find these new features it tells me that the format is wrong.I saw a post to say that the new forum isnt 'lurker' friendly. Thats entirely correct. I want to be able to get an idea of what is going on elswhere, I dont need to post, but I do want to 'lurk'.....easily.I am sitting here looking at a stack of emoticons, a font colour pallete that serves no function, and and entirely blue design that is cold, not the Californian colourful warm graphics of before. It reminds me of a German news channel....boring. No favicon. In the old format you had something that worked. That was different. That while maybe clunky, was a hell of a lot easier to read than this one. The whole interface is a mess.have a look here: and weep: [url:1to4un2k]http://web.archive.org/ web/*/http://ncdsa.com[/url:1to4un2k]The number of dead threads makes this place look dead.
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I miss the old format
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On 11/20/2009 admin
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[quote="Michael":1k1ht5bz]I will pm you.The fact I never saw your poll speaks volumes.[/quote:1k1ht5bz]It tells me you haven't discovered the [i:1k1ht5bz]View Active Topics[/i:1k1ht5bz] or [i:1k1ht5bz]View New Posts[/i:1k1ht5bz] links that are located at the top of every page in the site.
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I miss the old format
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On 11/20/2009 michael
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I will pm you.The fact I never saw your poll speaks volumes.
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I miss the old format
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On 11/20/2009 admin
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[quote="Michael":29x9j3o6]Its dead.I dont see any reason for keeping it this new format. So what if some people find it easier to follow..fact is there is NOTHING to follow!!!!Take a bold move and roll the old forum back.The UK slalomers are actively seeking their own forum solution, but that will take us away from the radar of other users...but as it stands this forum is not working.It may look lije a thousand other forums....but I dont like those either. I want to get a snapshot of what is happenning in the world of slalom and the old forum did that really well.[/quote:29x9j3o6]Michael, Our programmer should be getting back from university next week and have some time to put into Ncdsa. Perhaps you would care to put into more specific terms what your requirements are? I posted a poll on Ncdsa a few weeks ago where one of the questions was: [i:29x9j3o6]Should Ncdsa revert to mono-topic (i.e. non-threaded) forums?[/i:29x9j3o6] Feedback was mixed. What are your -- and other UK members' -- thoughts on adopting this model for the Skateboarding in United Kingdom forum?It would mean doing away with threads entirely, combining all recent threads into one, and consolidating [i:29x9j3o6]that[/i:29x9j3o6] with the archived threads from the old server, sorted Z-A so the most recent posts were always on top of page 1. Assuming you had [i:29x9j3o6]Log me on automatically each visit[/i:29x9j3o6] activated you would be able to call up your snapshot of all things UK Slalom with a single click.
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I miss the old format
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On 11/20/2009 michael
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Its dead.I dont see any reason for keeping it this new format. So what if some people find it easier to follow..fact is there is NOTHING to follow!!!!Take a bold move and roll the old forum back.The UK slalomers are actively seeking their own forum solution, but that will take us away from the radar of other users...but as it stands this forum is not working.It may look lije a thousand other forums....but I dont like those either. I want to get a snapshot of what is happenning in the world of slalom and the old forum did that really well.
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Video embed tags broken: Researching a fix
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On 11/18/2009 admin
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YouTube is working. Be sure to paste in the Youtube URL, not the much longer Youtube embed tag. I've clarified the mouse-over help line to make that clearer.
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Video embed tags broken: Researching a fix
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On 11/18/2009 admin
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Something broke in the site's ability to embed video players from Youtube, Google, et al in posts. I'm working on a fix. In the mean time please post URLs to your videos.
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I miss the old format
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On 11/12/2009 admin
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[quote="Mig":tzk14u2k][quote="wave chaser":tzk14u2k]Yeah - but maybe make it the default for the people who are struggling to even use the forum? I didn't have to set it on the ISSA forum.[/quote:tzk14u2k]Good idea.[/quote:tzk14u2k]In fact, Z-A date sorting of posts [i:tzk14u2k]was[/i:tzk14u2k] the default when Ncdsa 2.0 was first released.. until people complained. I tended to agree with their rationale, namely that since Ncdsa was using a well-known standard (i.e. phpBB) that it should behave as the thousands of other phpBB sites do for sake of consistency and ease of use. Ncdsa 1.0 was a one-off design of my own making so it had no navigational standards to satisfy.
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I miss the old format
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On 11/11/2009 wavechaser
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[quote="Mig":11uzrnij]Seems to work better in Canada...  If the "special link" you're talking about is the same that is at the top of every page, then I do the same thing you do and get a "Go" button in front of every contest listed (over or not) which takes me me to the contest page with description, roster, and results (when available). Basically, it's identical to what it was before...[/quote:11uzrnij]I never noticed the GO button - thanks Mig. GUI SCHMUI
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