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  • 26/02/2015 at 01:49 #18476
    Avatar photokyoteblue
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    I am so happy I have TWW to post on.  Thanks Editors !!! Oh and over 3000 members now !!!!

    26/02/2015 at 07:59 #18494
    Avatar photoEtranger
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    26/02/2015 at 08:33 #18496
    Avatar photoNorm S
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    This is my forum of choiee. Very friendly and polite.

    26/02/2015 at 10:00 #18505
    Avatar photoAngel Barracks
    Moderator

    No politics, no drama.
    Gaming Matters!

    26/02/2015 at 14:25 #18529
    Avatar photoMike
    Keymaster

    the splitting of sci fi boards by scale.

    Yes, the 15mm Sci-Fi Traders requested it, and we have a fair few of them on here so it was done.

    That meant we needed a 15mm forum and a not 15mm forum, which I called General Sci-Fi and I moved across all the non-scale specific topics.
    That left 6mm and 3mm in a sort of limbo.
    So I made them a forum too.

    Now, if like me, you like all sci-fi regardless of scale then you can subscribe to the Sci-Fi parent topic and get a notification of all new sci-fi topics regardless of which child forum they are in.
    Then if you like that topic you can subscribe to it.
    If you don’t, then don’t subscribe.

    I guess people wanted it as they are familiar with it, and it makes it ‘easier’ to look for sci-fi threads by scale rather than searching for keywords or tags in topics.

    It can work for you if you do the subscription thing and should not impact your enjoyment at all.
    I hope.

    26/02/2015 at 15:47 #18532
    Avatar photoThaddeus Blanchette
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    Buncha size queens, if you ask me…

    We get slapped around, but we have a good time!

    26/02/2015 at 20:09 #18553
    Avatar photoAltius
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    Hear, hear, KB.

    Where there is fire, we will carry gasoline

    02/03/2015 at 10:54 #18827
    Avatar photoshelldrake
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    One thing I really love is option to have email notification when a topic has been updated so you can keep up to date easily

    02/03/2015 at 12:56 #18829
    Avatar photoJozisTinMan
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    I concur with Shelldrake, I really like that feature.

    I find the atmosphere here much more pleasant and full of more congenial spirits than other hobby forums I could haunt.  Frankly, I have quit visiting other forums, just post on them to drum up interest in Ivan’s 5 Core games.

    http://jozistinman.blogspot.com/

    02/03/2015 at 13:21 #18831
    Avatar photoMike
    Keymaster
    shelldrake wrote:

    One thing I really love is option to have email notification when a topic has been updated so you can keep up to date easily

    Indeedy, and if your work’s IT block TWW you can still get an idea what is going on as the e-mail notifications contain the message text too.
    You don’t even need to visit the site to use it!

    JozisTinMan wrote:

    I find the atmosphere here much more pleasant and full of more congenial spirits than other hobby forums I could haunt.

    Thanks, I really want TWW to be a a nice community where like minded folk can enjoy the hobby with each other.

    02/03/2015 at 18:18 #18852
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    JozisTinMan wrote:

    I concur with Shelldrake, I really like that feature.
    <p data-wr_replaced=”true”>I find the atmosphere here much more pleasant and full of more congenial spirits than other hobby forums I could haunt. Frankly, I have quit visiting other forums, just post on them to drum up interest in Ivan’s 5 Core games.

    Shill!

    🙂

    02/03/2015 at 19:01 #18858
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    Snort.

    08/03/2015 at 06:18 #19299
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    3178 members now.

    08/03/2015 at 16:22 #19309
    Avatar photoBlackhat
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    I have to be a dissenting voice in that I don’t use the notification by email feature because the last thing I want is more email…

    I like the Lead Adventure Forum (and it is now my forum of choice because of this) because I can go there – click on new posts since I last visited and catch up regardless of whether it has been 2 hours or a week.

    Treefrog Treasures Toy Soldier forum also offers the same ability and it is something that I always disliked about TMP.

    Mike

    08/03/2015 at 16:46 #19311
    Avatar photoMike
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    Blackhat wrote:

    because I can go there – click on new posts since I last visited and catch up regardless of whether it has been 2 hours or a week.

    Alas I am not sure this software allows that.
    There is the latest posts section on the front page though and latest topics.

    But I am curious, with the new posts since last visit on LAF, what happens if half the new topics are of no interest to you?
    Do you have to read them before moving on, or is it a summary of titles?
    And what if you have been away for say 5 months, could there not be hundreds of topics to wade through?
    I am asking as whilst I have a LAF account I don’t go there much as there is not a lot of 6mm sci-fi so I have never used this feature..

    🙂

    08/03/2015 at 17:33 #19316
    Avatar photoBlackhat
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    It gives you a list of topic titles that have been updated – it is a list of “New posts since last visit”, not “unread posts” which means I don’t have to read any of them.

    I generally scan down the list (even if its 5 page) and see if I want to read anything.

    Then, when I next visit I get a new list….

    Mike

    08/03/2015 at 17:54 #19318
    Avatar photoMike
    Keymaster

    Ta.

    08/03/2015 at 22:29 #19343
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    Friendly and polite is nice friendly and rude is fun, I can happily live with either.  Sacharine coated and thinly veiled triggers my guard dog instincts.  I think we will alright for while, it is the best people that are leaving the “other place”

    I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel
    Slowly Over A Low Flame

    09/03/2015 at 02:35 #19348
    Avatar photoThaddeus Blanchette
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    I agree with Paint Pig.

    I can take rational, even-handed censorship or no-holds barred. What I cannot stand are rules that get applied to some and not to others based on personal preferences. Which is why I post at here, LAF and Frothers. Frothers for the politics and comedy and the freedom to say exactly what I want, LAF for the breadth and here for the camaraderie. Plus TWW is way more into microscales than LAF..

    We get slapped around, but we have a good time!

    09/03/2015 at 02:38 #19350
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    While I agree and appreciate the sentiments, I would avoid bringing other forum politics to TWW. Nothing good lies that way :/

    09/03/2015 at 05:12 #19363
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    Yep not touching forum politics, merely pointing out we will likely be getting some good members. Could be some sort of diaspora

    The secret is having only one general board for clowning around and having a chinwag, if  everything else is kept strictly wargame, histrory and miniatures related and focused TWW should remain solid.

    I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel
    Slowly Over A Low Flame

    09/03/2015 at 08:24 #19376
    Avatar photoMike
    Keymaster
    paintpig wrote:

    he secret is having only one general board for clowning around and having a chinwag

    There is the sponsors forum which has chit-chat in it if you want to wander of topic a bit..
    Still not a place for talking politics or so on though… 😀

    09/03/2015 at 17:25 #19399
    Avatar photoJJ Parus
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    DUDE!

     

    Welcome aboard!  I’m a relatively new EXPAT in this forum with dual citizenship for the time being, but am trying to spend more time here than there.

     

    But at some point, in the right place at the right topic, I’ll have to tell folks about what my brother Mikey and I were talking about on the car drive to Schenectady.

     

    Just sayin’

     

    JJ (Terrement)

    09/03/2015 at 17:55 #19402
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    DUDE !!!! Welcome to the place to talk about miniature gaming !!! See my topics on the ww2 and modern boards…I even have pictures !!!!

    21/03/2015 at 03:10 #20094
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    I am reminded yet again how glad I am to have a sane place to talk about miniature war gaming.

    23/03/2015 at 00:02 #20191
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    And Island of sanity .

    24/03/2015 at 02:10 #20334
    Avatar photoThe Gorb
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    After a fleeing another wargames site three years ago, Kyoteblue convinced me to finally come out of hiding.

    So hello there you other refugees.

    Regards, The Gorb

    Left Hand Miniatures
    http://www.lefthandminiatures.com
    Graydon Gorby, Owner

    24/03/2015 at 02:50 #20335
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    Glad your here Gorb !!!!

    24/03/2015 at 03:00 #20336
    Avatar photoEtranger
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    It’s the Gorb back. I enjoyed your commentary ‘elsewhere’.

    24/03/2015 at 03:43 #20348
    Avatar photoThe Gorb
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    Mike wrote:
    Alas I am not sure this software allows that. There is the latest posts section on the front page though and latest topics. 

    Well, TWW is a wordpress based forum and LAF is a SMF based forum.  Apples and Oranges, really.  My pref would have been SMF, but YMMV.

    Regards, The Gorb

    Left Hand Miniatures
    http://www.lefthandminiatures.com
    Graydon Gorby, Owner

    24/03/2015 at 09:17 #20364
    Avatar photoMike
    Keymaster

    Yeah, I hear you.
    Had I been making just a simple forum then php or similar would have been my choice.
    But of course TWW is sooooo much more than just a forum!

    😀

    24/03/2015 at 21:47 #20415
    Avatar photoPaintingLittleSoldiers
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    Its a lifestyle !

    24/03/2015 at 22:20 #20421
    Avatar photoThe Gorb
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    Mike wrote:

    Yeah, I hear you. Had I been making just a simple forum then php or similar would have been my choice. But of course TWW is sooooo much more than just a forum!

    Ah, but you can use WordPress’ content management with a SMF forum. The two aren’t mutually exclusive.

    Well, they are if your Host supports one but not the other. 

    The three biggest issues with an online startup community are:
    1. Free vs Paid
    2. Security
    3. Ease of Setup/Administration

    I probably lean toward SMF because my “real” job is software development.

    Regards, The Gorb

    Left Hand Miniatures
    http://www.lefthandminiatures.com
    Graydon Gorby, Owner

    25/03/2015 at 05:16 #20441
    Avatar photoPijlie
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    I echo all the above sentiments. Very glad to have this place next to LAF and the few trader forums I frequent. The interface still takes me a bit getting used to but that will be allright.

    http://pijlieblog.blogspot.nl

    26/03/2015 at 20:16 #20613
    Avatar photoDan Kennedy
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    Just wanted to add my thanks to Mike/AB for doing a brave thing and starting this website which has proven to be fun and educational to read, and so I’ve decided to stop lurking and try to be a part of the excellence.

     

    26/03/2015 at 20:20 #20614
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
    Participant

    And very excellent it will be 🙂

    26/03/2015 at 20:22 #20615
    Avatar photoMike
    Keymaster
    Ivan Sorensen wrote:

    And very excellent it will be :-)

    Will be?

     

    26/03/2015 at 20:24 #20616
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    From “Excellent” to “Very Excellent”. It’s a sliding scale 🙂

    It’s like how both Black Sabbath and Napalm Death are “metal” but they’re not the same amount of metal.

    26/03/2015 at 20:26 #20617
    Avatar photoMike
    Keymaster

    Smooth!

    26/03/2015 at 21:13 #20621
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    It’s just so nice to talk about gaming with out the spam, politics and religion.

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