Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

up for the poll idea. even if we don't decide to all move, some other 
kind of site where we can excahnge pictures would be a very good 
idea. i for one have found the pictures very helpful when discussing 
peoples kits and even more so now as i am currently considering all 
my options before upgrading.

pete



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Jade <jadiebooshkie@y...> wrote:
> Vern....I LOVE the layout of the DTXpressions
> forum....REAL TIME would be nice too.  What ever this
> group decides as a whole I am for.
> Thanks for offering your talents to us...perhaps we
> should run a poll?
> Jade
> --- Vernon Graner <vern@t...> wrote:
> > hmmm weird to come into the forum and find my name
> > in/on a bunch of
> > posts... :D Anyway...
> > 
> > I do still offer to host the site, the forum and/or
> > whatever the group
> > wants to use. I have a phorum up already here:
> > 
> > http://www.dtxpressions.com/messages.htm
> > 
> > And I can customize it anyway the group wants. In
> > fact the Drum Center
> > forum (mentioned as a good example of a forum
> > earlier) seems to also be
> > running PHPBB so our site could look very simular.
> > 
> > Don't like the way it looks? Thats ok, casue PHPBB
> > is "themeable" (like
> > WINAMP Skins) so we can use any of a bunch of very
> > snazy looking themes
> > to make it look unique. Look here for details:
> > 
> > http://www.phpthemes.com
> > 
> > or this site that lets you preview the templates in
> > real time:
> > 
> > http://www.phpbbhacks.com/templatesdemo/
> > 
> > Also, try this link to see another PHPBB site I host
> > for players of the
> > MMPG Asherons Call:
> > 
> > http://www.holtsouth.com/phpbb2/
> > 
> > I would be happy to delegate the operation of the
> > site to active members
> > or do it myself if the group doesn't have time. I
> > have a desk jop
> > (netowkr support engineer) that allows me to work
> > with the site a bit
> > each day if I need to. :)
> > 
> > As for the message board I'm using (PHPBB), though I
> > think it's pretty
> > neat, thats not set in stone either. We could go to
> > a WIKI format (see
> > another group I host at http://www.robotgroup.net to
> > see if you like the
> > WIKI format better).I can pretty much run whatever
> > forum you like as long
> > as it runs under LINUX. :)
> > 
> > For file uploads, I could make it possible for some
> > of our members to
> > place files, but this is a bit tricky since the
> > placing of the files to a
> > server is a security risk in most cases, so I'd have
> > to see what options
> > we would have. I could set aside a limited amount of
> > space and
> > 
> > Personally I would greatly prefer to have the group
> > run through the
> > dtxpressions.com since I think it makes us look more
> > professional and we
> > are not subject to Yahoo's rules and limits and we'd
> > be much easier to
> > find! :)
> > 
> > Comments?
> > 
> > Vern
> > 
> > -- 
> > Vern Graner CNE/CNA/SSE     | "If the network is
> > down, then you're
> > Senior Systems Engineer     | obviously incompetent
> > so why are we
> > Texas Information Services  | paying you? Of course,
> > if the network
> > vern@t... www.txis.com  | is up, then we
> > obviously don't need
> > Cell 507-7851 Desk 328-8947 | you, so why are we
> > paying you?" VLG
> > 
> > underneathheaven said:
> > > Maybe Vern could just host a file holding site?? 
> > This way we could
> > > keep the site where it is but continue to add
> > optional photos and
> > > songs to an alternative site.  I think the more
> > important files
> > > should stay here, such as manuals and people to
> > contact and such.
> > > We could keep a text file named the web address to
> > verns place in
> > > the files section so people would immediatly see
> > where to go for
> > > more files.  Or maybe in big bold letters we could
> > place it on the
> > > front page introducing the group...I don't know,
> > help!
> > >
> > > -UN.H
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus"
> > > <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > >> UHH reported a while ago that he couldn't add a
> > file because we'd
> > >> almost reached our limit. I've tried to contact
> > Chris Thackston,
> > > who
> > >> founded this group, and Rolf Baehr, who must have
> > become the
> > >> moderator through Chris, to deal with the
> > situation, but both of
> > >> their given addresses came up empty. They do not
> > appear to be
> > >> involved anymore. Yahoo tells me that its privacy
> > policy prevents
> > > it
> > >> from appointing a new moderator with the power to
> > manage the
> > > files.
> > >> Our options are (1) to ask individuals to delete
> > their own files
> > >> after a certain period of time, (2) to set up
> > another site
> > > somewhere
> > >> to add more files as necessary, (3) to have
> > someone start a new
> > >> group altogether, with new moderators, on Yahoo
> > or elsewhere.
> > >>
> > >> Vern Graner offered to host the group outside
> > Yahoo some time ago.
> > > A
> > >> few of us exchanged views about it; a search of
> > the archives
> > >> under "Yahoo" will probably locate the thread.
> > There are pros and
> > >> cons; how strong they are should be a matter of
> > consensus, or at
> > >> least as democratic as possible. To his
> > everlasting credit, Vern
> > > is
> > >> already hosting the DTXpressions site formerly
> > handled by Giles
> > >> Hearn. We could certainly keep going as currently
> > constituted on
> > >> Yahoo; the only drawback is that files will
> > accumulate unless we
> > >> periodically delete our own and recommend that
> > others do so as
> > > well
> > >> to make more room. Thoughts?
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > 
> > 
> 
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