Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I deleted some old photos and files as well.  I think everyone 
should do a little summer cleaning with their stuff and maybe we 
gain some more space to work with!

-UN.H


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "peterpan" <malakies2000@y...> 
wrote:
> 
> 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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