Seriously?

[bubbagumper6]

Ads IN the threads now?

Like we needed more ads...is the plan just to stick as many ads on here as possible to soak up as much money as you can before EVERYONE deserts this place? :suicide:


http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3189/77695040.jpg

[Slo_Ride]

seriously

[fasfocus00]

that's how sites generate money. atleast it's not as bad a PlayerMesh games on my iphone with Sprint ads

[bubbagumper6]

that's how sites generate money. atleast it's not as bad a PlayerMesh games on my iphone with Sprint ads

Yeah no ****, but your telling me the 6 other ads on this site weren't enough? I mean it gets to a point where you hinder the usefulness of the site...I don't like seeing ads inside messages

[CarAudio.com Admin]

Well look at it this way. No one minds putting both signature images or avatars that are 3x as big as that ad, so why complain about that ad to help out the site?

[jonny101abc]

Well look at it this way. No one minds putting both signature images or avatars that are 3x as big as that ad, so why complain about that ad to help out the site?

true

[bubbagumper6]

Well look at it this way. No one minds putting both signature images or avatars that are 3x as big as that ad, so why complain about that ad to help out the site?

I don't condone those gigantic avatars and do you see any images in MY signature???

And your putting ads on here to HELP the site? How about you appoint some new mods, maybe THAT would help the site.

[tEh ShOcKeR]

I don't condone those gigantic avatars and do you see any images in MY signature???

And your putting ads on here to HELP the site? How about you appoint some new mods, maybe THAT would help the site.

:ohsnap:

[Slo_Ride]

I don't condone those gigantic avatars and do you see any images in MY signature???

And your putting ads on here to HELP the site? How about you appoint some new mods, maybe THAT would help the site.

How would that help?

[bubbagumper6]

How would that help?

Having some actual mods that do their job properly would do loads to help get this site back on track. A lot of new people get turned off this place because they come in, ask a question, and just get blasted with insults. If we had some actual mods to keep the D-bags in check our member base wouldn't have fallen off so much.

Not to mention finishing this new layout that's been ever-changing for last 2 months. Actually coming up with a usable finished product would be great, but adding more ads is definitely not helping the site. Helping pad Goob's wallet? Hell yes it is

[misfit138]

And your putting ads on here to HELP the site? How about you appoint some new mods, maybe THAT would help the site.

this

[bubbagumper6]

It's pretty bad when CACO has more members online than ca.com

And I'm talking about MEMBERS, not USERS. Because we only have 196 members online right now, and 1176 guests. CACO has over 300 members online at the moment. So tell me again how your helping the site?

[RetroAudioinc]

Firefox ad blocker = Problem solved.

[Slo_Ride]

Honestly the ads don't bother me at all. I just want to be able to search and find my post and just the functionability of the forum to be fixed. Mods? We don't need no stinkin' mods. ;)


and I wish that when you clicked on the latest threads/post at the top it went to the last post not the first. nothing major.

[RetroAudioinc]

Yea search would be great if it actual worked.

[misfit138]

Mods? We don't need no stinkin' mods. ;)

I don't care about "bullying" and ****, but it would be nice to have someone that visits the forum daily who can ban scammers and the trolls with 30 user names.

[hatedonmostly]

Yeah, seems goob is a little more concerned with making money off this site, rather than restoring it :fyi:

Edit: I've tried supported everything goob's done since the forum reconstruction, although nothing has been working properly, and we have no good mods; but this was just the last straw.

[bubbagumper6]

I've been here longer than I care to remember and this is the worst I've ever seen it. I did leave for awhile back during the whole banning of Randy Savage incident when everyone when apeshit and started spamming up the everything and a ton of normal threads were getting deleted...but apparently it calmed down eventually because when I returned (several months later) it was much better. But now we're sliding downhill and now I barely ever come here....

[snoopdan]

luckily my network blocks ad's like whats in the thread. IMO its a douchebag move to have them in threads. But goob think's the thousands of bots roaming the site are real people, and he owns a unicorn too.

[bubbagumper6]

luckily my network blocks ad's like whats in the thread. IMO its a douchebag move to have them in threads. But goob think's the thousands of bots roaming the site are real people, and he owns a unicorn too.

lol, maybe he's hittin the bottle again?

[yikes vR]

Caco for less bots, no spam, classifieds section that works, search, and no ads. Still trolls and unknowlegable ppl but, you can't get win them all..

[528hz]

It's pretty bad when CACO has more members online than ca.com

And I'm talking about MEMBERS, not USERS. Because we only have 196 members online right now, and 1176 guests. CACO has over 300 members online at the moment. So tell me again how your helping the site?

LOL! I was about to say the same thing. CACO is shitting all over this site!

[bubbagumper6]

Caco for less bots, no spam, classifieds section that works, search, and no ads. Still trolls and unknowlegable ppl but, you can't get win them all..

You forgot the part about the Nazi Mods :fyi:

I've been there, didn't like it.

[nateberrier]

I have seen way worse in a forum. I run ABP but even without there really arent any bad ones. the new ad that runs in the first post is annoying because it was poorly placed. If were gonna have more ads then it could at least be somewhere else. on the sides in its own little ad post, bottom of a thread, etc. This forum is the joke of the online car audio scene. I like that things are sort of tight knit but basic functions broken, aside form lack of mods, is what really makes people move somewhere else. And about the mods. I started coming here on a regular basis a few months ago and for the longest time i wasnt aware that there were mods...

[Johnny Law.Lulz]

Ill take an ad in my thread over Nazis :fyi:

[ThatChevyGuy]

hey some people cant read, they only look at pictures=New Members.

[tEh ShOcKeR]

:woot: I just got my free CarAudio.com T-Shirt!

Nice!

[CarAudio.com Admin]

Search: We have been working diligently on search for going on 3 months now. I have some great minds working on it, but vb4 is so new and bug riddled that the search option that would for sure work, won't work correctly with our setup. But it won't be long, possibly this week until search is fixed. It just takes days on end to contact the right one to look at things, then they have to coordinate it in and wait for the site to be at low peak to try the fix and this and that. I want search working as bad as anyone else, trust me... Just hang in there.

Mods: I'm in the process of selecting mods and making sure they want the job and are mentally/physically prepared for the job as we speak.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

luckily my network blocks ad's like whats in the thread. IMO its a douchebag move to have them in threads. But goob think's the thousands of bots roaming the site are real people, and he owns a unicorn too.

I guess we could always goto a paid site and let members pay and have no ads. What small minds tend to forget, is it takes money to run a site like this and ads are about the only option aside from going to paid.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

Caco for less bots, no spam, classifieds section that works, search, and no ads. Still trolls and unknowlegable ppl but, you can't get win them all..


How does the classifieds section not work here?

As far as spam goes, that has been drastically reduced lately as any member whos been here could tell you. As I've said before and I'll say it again. If you don't like it here, no one forces you to visit. I do all I can, and my hands are tied on fixing things, as I'm waiting for answers to the fixes.

[Johnny Law.Lulz]

Im just going to see if i have this right. You have ot pay for servers and ****, the domain name, the vb stuff ( layout ).

And then everyone else wants to *****.

IF you dont like the ads send goob $20 to his paypal.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to offer a premium membership with no ads whatsoever for a yearly fee. Actually that has been discussed and just didn't figure we had a big enough call for it. I really don't see that we have TOO many ads.

As far as the "broken" classifieds. We implemented member transaction ratings a couple months ago, that was requested and has been a success. We also tried splitting things up into sections "head units" amplifiers", etc. a few years ago and it just caused too much confusion. If everyone now thought it would help things, we could take another look at it, but I don't see need to break what is working. So I'm ears as to why our classifieds isn't working out?

[JL Audio]

I guess we could always goto a paid site and let members pay and have no ads. What small minds tend to forget, is it takes money to run a site like this and ads are about the only option aside from going to paid.

how about that shirt you owe him? can't get an extra 10 dollars out of those ads?

[CarAudio.com Admin]

Honestly the ads don't bother me at all. I just want to be able to search and find my post and just the functionability of the forum to be fixed. Mods? We don't need no stinkin' mods. ;)


and I wish that when you clicked on the latest threads/post at the top it went to the last post not the first. nothing major.

If you click the small triangle to the right in latest threads/posts it will take you to the last post.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

how about that shirt you owe him? can't get an extra 10 dollars out of those ads?

That dead horse is still alive... tshirt was sent is what the company that handles the merchandise said a long time ago. For the record, I PM'd him for details to resend.

[Tone415]

i've only been here for about a year, but from last year i think the site has upgraded big time. I rarely see any viagra spam threads anymore. lol

N do you complain to a city who advertises on billboards or bus stops? Whats the difference here?

[James Bang]

abp ftw.

goob might be getting these forum tips from ant.

[JL Audio]

That dead horse is still alive... tshirt was sent is what the company that handles the merchandise said a long time ago. For the record, I PM'd him for details to resend.

MR. Ed will never die :verymad:

[bubbagumper6]

Search: We have been working diligently on search for going on 3 months now. I have some great minds working on it, but vb4 is so new and bug riddled that the search option that would for sure work, won't work correctly with our setup. But it won't be long, possibly this week until search is fixed. It just takes days on end to contact the right one to look at things, then they have to coordinate it in and wait for the site to be at low peak to try the fix and this and that. I want search working as bad as anyone else, trust me... Just hang in there.

Shouldn't be that difficult, I'm pretty sure this place has been at a low peak for about a month now :fyi:



Mods: I'm in the process of selecting mods and making sure they want the job and are mentally/physically prepared for the job as we speak.

I really hope this is true, but I'll believe it when I see it. Just curious, how are you determining whose qualified? Up until you changed the layout, you never visited the site, so how would you know anything about any of the members here?


I guess we could always goto a paid site and let members pay and have no ads. What small minds tend to forget, is it takes money to run a site like this and ads are about the only option aside from going to paid.

Honestly, if you would have implemented this a few weeks ago, I would have been all for it. I would have loved to help the site out, but I honestly don't care about it anymore.


How does the classifieds section not work here?

How about the fact that's it's a complete mess to try and navigate, ESPECIALLY without a working search function. Not to mention the fact that without any mods here, every single thread gets dumped on until the seller get's so disgusted they leave the site for CACO.


As far as spam goes, that has been drastically reduced lately as any member whos been here could tell you. As I've said before and I'll say it again. If you don't like it here, no one forces you to visit. I do all I can, and my hands are tied on fixing things, as I'm waiting for answers to the fixes.

Um, HELLO?! Have you not notice that this place has been all but dead for weeks now?! Be careful what you wish for, if enough of the members here get sick of this place being in shambles, then there goes your cash cow.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

shouldn't be that difficult, i'm pretty sure this place has been at a low peak for about a month now :fyi:

low peak, as in late at night as to not have as much noticeable downtime.


i really hope this is true, but i'll believe it when i see it. Just curious, how are you determining whose qualified? Up until you changed the layout, you never visited the site, so how would you know anything about any of the members here?

i do visit the site and are as aware as i have time to be of what goes on.



honestly, if you would have implemented this a few weeks ago, i would have been all for it. I would have loved to help the site out, but i honestly don't care about it anymore.

if you don't care about the site, i can't help you anymore on that one.


um, hello?! Have you not notice that this place has been all but dead for weeks now?! Be careful what you wish for, if enough of the members here get sick of this place being in shambles, then there goes your cash cow.

the site is in shambles? Everyone is open to their own opinions. Traffic levels are near normal for this time of year. The summer it always slows down. People doing more things besides sitting at the computer.

[bubbagumper6]

Are you being serious right now? You think this place is dead because it's summer? Then I guess I can do no more to help you...

[CarAudio.com Admin]

Are you being serious right now? You think this place is dead because it's summer? Then I guess I can do no more to help you...

Like I said, you're open to your own opinions of the site. As as I also said, we're doing all we can to move it forward.

[slim2fattycake]

abp ftw.

Goob might be getting these forum tips from ant.

hahaha.

[Snow90]

It's pretty bad when CACO has more members online than ca.com

And I'm talking about MEMBERS, not USERS. Because we only have 196 members online right now, and 1176 guests. CACO has over 300 members online at the moment. So tell me again how your helping the site?

It's *you're* mother f*cker.

[duece212]

classifieds here work great, just sold an amp a few minutes ago. The ads in the thread are wicked annoying though

[bubbagumper6]

Like I said, you're open to your own opinions of the site. As as I also said, we're doing all we can to move it forward.

I hope so, because I'd still love to see this place get back to it's former glory...


It's *you're* mother f*cker.

blow me

[bubbagumper6]

I'm still not happy about having ads in the threads, but the placement is MUCH better now...

[nateberrier]

I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to offer a premium membership with no ads whatsoever for a yearly fee. Actually that has been discussed and just didn't figure we had a big enough call for it. I really don't see that we have TOO many ads.

As far as the "broken" classifieds. We implemented member transaction ratings a couple months ago, that was requested and has been a success. We also tried splitting things up into sections "head units" amplifiers", etc. a few years ago and it just caused too much confusion. If everyone now thought it would help things, we could take another look at it, but I don't see need to break what is working. So I'm ears as to why our classifieds isn't working out?

I think splitting up classifieds would be a great idea. having everyone post everything in a lump causes problems because there is so much crap moving that everyone has to bump to keep their stuff at the top. As a result you have people bumping 5 times a day and it would be needless if their alpine head unit didnt have to compete with 30 subs and 25 amps.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

I think splitting up classifieds would be a great idea. having everyone post everything in a lump causes problems because there is so much crap moving that everyone has to bump to keep their stuff at the top. As a result you have people bumping 5 times a day and it would be needless if their alpine head unit didnt have to compete with 30 subs and 25 amps.

That's what I thought when we changed over to separated sections a few years ago. The problem happened when users were posting multiple items in threads and a lot to and this caused things to get screwy. They would have an amp and subs for sale in the amp section. That or they complained about having to split up multi sale listings such as the one I just described. It ended up getting to the point that it was detracting traffic from the classifieds also.

But, hopefully we have grown up a little now and if we get some more votes on this it wouldn't be all that hard to change over to:

Head Units and Video
Amplifiers
Subs and Speakers
Misc. and Full System Listings

Wanted to Buy or Trade
Miscellaneous - non car audio

?

[natisfynest]

Im just going to see if i have this right. You have ot pay for servers and ****, the domain name, the vb stuff ( layout ).

And then everyone else wants to *****.

IF you dont like the ads send goob $20 to his paypal.


My god do you swallow too???

[jco1385]

do we haz a new goob? the old gewb never did ****. this nga is asking for suggestions.


que?
:confused:

[bubbagumper6]

That's what I thought when we changed over to separated sections a few years ago. The problem happened when users were posting multiple items in threads and a lot to and this caused things to get screwy. They would have an amp and subs for sale in the amp section. That or they complained about having to split up multi sale listings such as the one I just described. It ended up getting to the point that it was detracting traffic from the classifieds also.

But, hopefully we have grown up a little now and if we get some more votes on this it wouldn't be all that hard to change over to:

Head Units and Video
Amplifiers
Subs and Speakers
Misc. and Full System Listings

Wanted to Buy or Trade
Miscellaneous - non car audio

?

That would be much better. CACO actually goes so far as to split subs into size categories and I think that just gets a little too complicated. What you have listed is decent, maybe consider splitting Subs & Speakers since the majority of classifieds here are subs & amps, I think someone looking for speakers would get lost in the mess of sub ads.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

Noted. Anyone else think splitting up classifieds is the way to go?

I know dbfan is not a fan of it.

[nateberrier]

Looks good to me. I feel like you went with my suggestion on moving the ads around. I am all for telling you what I think since you be listenin.


Might steal some structuring from CACO. well maybe not as strict as that but yknow

[Tone415]

Might as well make a troll section too

[CarAudio.com Admin]

Looks good to me. I feel like you went with my suggestion on moving the ads around. I am all for telling you what I think since you be listenin.


Might steal some structuring from CACO. well maybe not as strict as that but yknow


I'm just trying it in a different location, to see how it pans out. But I'm keeping in mind that some don't like it being within the ad itself.

[slam]

Noted. Anyone else think splitting up classifieds is the way to go?

I know dbfan is not a fan of it.

dont do it... Its easier and alot faster to shop here.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

dont do it... Its easier and alot faster to shop here.

Noted

[nateberrier]

Well I notice it less. I dont mind shopping here but I do think there needs to be more structure.

Any way to have everything posted into catagories and also viewable in one big mash like now at the same tiem. say i post a HU in the headunit section, it would also show up in the general classifieds.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

I don't think there is a way without using some sort of plugin. The database would get confused as to where everything should go. The only way I know to kind of do that is to look at the new posts in each section. For classifieds it would be: http://www.caraudio.com/forum/search.php?do=getnew&f=31 or its also in the link beside newposts in the navbar. If things were split up, it would still show all threads in the classifieds section in one list. This was implemented yesterday actually.

[michaellane]

Noted. Anyone else think splitting up classifieds is the way to go?

I know dbfan is not a fan of it.

i think you should get rid of the full system cat. because anyone selling more then one item will just post it there.

[michaellane]

or just leave it as it is...i prefer shopping here than caco because its not all split up

[CarAudio.com Admin]

So maybe have a multiple item forum? That was an issue we ran into last time we tried this, is alot of users posting multiple items and not posting in the right sections. It might be the only way to really do this right, would be to not allow members to post different items in the same thread. LIke amp and sub in the same thread for example. Valid points are: Where should it go and allowing it would defeat the purpose of trying to split things up, right? If we did allow it in multiple item forum, then that will just be one more place users will HAVE to look to find what they want.

[JL Audio]

So maybe have a multiple item forum? That was an issue we ran into last time we tried this, is alot of users posting multiple items and not posting in the right sections. It might be the only way to really do this right, would be to not allow members to post different items in the same thread. LIke amp and sub in the same thread for example. Valid points are: Where should it go and allowing it would defeat the purpose of trying to split things up, right? If we did allow it in multiple item forum, then that will just be one more place users will HAVE to look to find what they want.


In all seriousness goob, i'm glad to see you taking a bigger part in the ongoing forums in general. Haven't seen you post this much the entire time i've been signed up on this site lol.

[peas247]

this site ***** now....its all a bunch of post hogg'n newbs...theres no help on here anymore...bunch of scammers....its sad

[mossberg385t]

this site ***** now....its all a bunch of post hogg'n newbs...theres no help on here anymore...bunch of scammers....its sad

scammers are everywhere :fyi: its the american way, to screw your neighbor. The american dream has become greed instead of freedom, modern society is f*cked up itself. Its NOT just this site

[CarAudio.com Admin]

In all seriousness goob, i'm glad to see you taking a bigger part in the ongoing forums in general. Haven't seen you post this much the entire time i've been signed up on this site lol.

I'm usually around, if not on the forum front end, on the back end working on things, like search, etc. Maybe that say will come when I can say FIXED.

[nateberrier]

or just leave it as it is...i prefer shopping here than caco because its not all split up

What im saying is the post gets put in two places. IE I post a headunit in the headunit forum. it shows up there and then in a pool with ALL equipment posted. So you have the option of browsing like it is now or CACO style.


So maybe have a multiple item forum? That was an issue we ran into last time we tried this, is alot of users posting multiple items and not posting in the right sections. It might be the only way to really do this right, would be to not allow members to post different items in the same thread. LIke amp and sub in the same thread for example. Valid points are: Where should it go and allowing it would defeat the purpose of trying to split things up, right? If we did allow it in multiple item forum, then that will just be one more place users will HAVE to look to find what they want.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

What im saying is the post gets put in two places. IE I post a headunit in the headunit forum. it shows up there and then in a pool with ALL equipment posted. So you have the option of browsing like it is now or CACO style.

I understand what you're saying and I'm sure it could be done, just not sure if what I have now can do it without some type of plugin or hack.

[bubbagumper6]

So maybe have a multiple item forum? That was an issue we ran into last time we tried this, is alot of users posting multiple items and not posting in the right sections. It might be the only way to really do this right, would be to not allow members to post different items in the same thread. LIke amp and sub in the same thread for example. Valid points are: Where should it go and allowing it would defeat the purpose of trying to split things up, right? If we did allow it in multiple item forum, then that will just be one more place users will HAVE to look to find what they want.

I agree, a "Only one item per listing" rule would be beneficial. It would solve those problems and probably help to keep the ads clear. The only problem would be finding the sellers other items for sale...

Also, if I was a little pissy last night, I apologize...It's been a long weekend, we got hit by those bad storms and my apartment flooded...plus I was drinkin :/

[CarAudio.com Admin]

I agree, a "Only one item per listing" rule would be beneficial. It would solve those problems and probably help to keep the ads clear. The only problem would be finding the sellers other items for sale...

Also, if I was a little pissy last night, I apologize...It's been a long weekend, we got hit by those bad storms and my apartment flooded...plus I was drinkin :/

Yes, that would probably be the only way to enforce that. Would no doubt mean more work for mods to keep things straight. Also, yes, alot of sellers here have more than one item for sale at the same time, so you would need to be able to locate it. It has its ups and downs like everything.

No problem, no harm done, I forgot what even went on. Sorry to hear you got flooded. Not a good combo though to drink in a bad mood, as that always either ends up with something broken or law enforcement intervening, for me at least. :D

[nateberrier]

I understand what you're saying and I'm sure it could be done, just not sure if what I have now can do it without some type of plugin or hack.

Find a nerdy buddy, it wouldnt be hard at all to get a script for that.

[bubbagumper6]

Yes, that would probably be the only way to enforce that. Would no doubt mean more work for mods to keep things straight. Also, yes, alot of sellers here have more than one item for sale at the same time, so you would need to be able to locate it. It has its ups and downs like everything.

No problem, no harm done, I forgot what even went on. Sorry to hear you got flooded. Not a good combo though to drink in a bad mood, as that always either ends up with something broken or law enforcement intervening, for me at least. :D

I think what I've done in the best to combat that on other sites is to just link to my other listings...not that difficult as long as your not managing a million things at the same time...

Or would it be possible to ad a link on our profiles for something like "View users for sale items" or something like that? Couldn't it just perform a search for that user's created threads in the classifieds section only?

[CarAudio.com Admin]

You can probably already do it in the backend somehow, just having a brain fart.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

I think what I've done in the best to combat that on other sites is to just link to my other listings...not that difficult as long as your not managing a million things at the same time...

Or would it be possible to ad a link on our profiles for something like "View users for sale items" or something like that? Couldn't it just perform a search for that user's created threads in the classifieds section only?

That is another possibility that would be easy to do, but I would have to contract it out.

[slam]

with 3 pages a day in the classifieds, do you know how many more posts there will be if it was broken up. ppl will split the items and it would create a huge classifieds section. I know theres shoppers like me that shop for deals rather then one piece of equipment. This would take prolly an hour just to look thru all the forsale items. I hate looking thru caco classifieds cause of all the unnecessary clicks. Simplicity is what I love here

[Annnarbor84]

Noted. Anyone else think splitting up classifieds is the way to go?

I know dbfan is not a fan of it.

Absolutely a good idea! But while we are borrowing ideas from other sites, lets make sure we don't create a race of super nazi mods. We do not need that type of ****. Hell I would go as far to say don't make anyone a mod who is a mod on caco. Those guys are ******* out of control over there:crap: Other than that I could care less about the ads, got to do what you got to do to keep the site up and running.

[snoopdan]

I think goob is forgetting we're still in complete shock about him even posting or showing up in general for more than a day or two.

[Annnarbor84]

I think goob is forgetting we're still in complete shock about him even posting or showing up in general for more than a day or two.

This is true.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

with 3 pages a day in the classifieds, do you know how many more posts there will be if it was broken up. ppl will split the items and it would create a huge classifieds section. I know theres shoppers like me that shop for deals rather then one piece of equipment. This would take prolly an hour just to look thru all the forsale items. I hate looking thru caco classifieds cause of all the unnecessary clicks. Simplicity is what I love here

Simplicity is one reason craigslist and google have done so well. I've also thought about moving the classifieds section all the way to the top of the forums. This would no doubt give them more traffic and boost up the threads. Most that come to this site anyway are looking to buy/sell car audio, so why not.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

I think goob is forgetting we're still in complete shock about him even posting or showing up in general for more than a day or two.


jager bombs... hah jp

[snoopdan]

jager bombs... hah jp

lulz.

[bubbagumper6]

jager is nasty...got sick off that **** once and now just the smell of it makes me want to puke :crap:

[CarAudio.com Admin]

I can't stand the taste of any of it to be honest. Duers, that scotch whiskey, or however you spell it did make me puke just trying it.

[tEh ShOcKeR]

I'd love to have my original account back that was banned for 2 years because a mod went psycho on here. You would think the admin would give a **** over how many accounts were lost over that crap.

I just stop in to troll from time-to-time because obviously anything that goes on with this site that is shady goes unnoticed and scammers just pay to have their names changed.

Keep up the good work Goob.

[Slo_Ride]

I'm not opposed to the seperation of the classifieds, but it seems like just more work than whats really necessary. I think if you have ten items for sale, put 'em all in one thread and thats it. The old K.I.S.S. theory always works in my opinion.

[duece212]

Leave the classifieds as is. I've sold tons of **** here, this format has done me well.

New banner ad format is much easier on the eyes than the ads showing up in the upper right of the first post in a thread, good switch there.

[Annnarbor84]

I have missed tons of deals because I did not go one or two pages further in the classified section. Yeah it ***** if you are posting more then one thing, but the organization would be worth it. The sections would not need to be specific, subwoofers, amplifiers, electrical, etc..... Would be just fine, wading through page after page of a bunch of random **** *****.......

[bubbagumper6]

We implemented member transaction ratings a couple months ago, that was requested and has been a success

Speaking of this....what happened to that? Did you get rid of the iTrader? I don't see it anymore...

[cthedinger]

That is the idea I'm sure and yes seriously!

[528hz]

Anyway you could limit the amount of adware that is loaded up on my computer from this site?

I swear to God, my computer's processor sounds like it's literally EATING cookies when I come on to this site. I'm being serious too...

[CarAudio.com Admin]

Speaking of this....what happened to that? Did you get rid of the iTrader? I don't see it anymore...

Its there for me. It shows in the classifieds section on each post.

[bubbagumper6]

Its there for me. It shows in the classifieds section on each post.

huh...didn't know you had to be in the Classifieds section to see it...has it always been that way?

[CarAudio.com Admin]

huh...didn't know you had to be in the Classifieds section to see it...has it always been that way?

Yea it used to be in each post everywhere, but I decided to add the "rate trade" link and you either have to have it display everywhere or the classifieds. Obviously I didn't want it to disply everywhere, only the classifieds and the ratings are hooked to it also.

[natisfynest]

Since this sems to be the place to get goobs attention how about a way to see what posts got thanked I have 10 thanks but have no clue where or why and I would like to see what I said to get thanked

[LazyRider]

Is there anything that can be done about all the scammers here?

[Mr.Ronin_2U]

I don't even think there are mods on this forum at all.

[power-fanatic07]

I don't even think there are mods on this forum at all.

Very few...

Is it just me or what? 80% of the time when I come to ca.com the top 10 never works it says its loading but never loads I have to refresh the page like 10 times for it to work?

[JL Audio]

Very few...

Is it just me or what? 80% of the time when I come to ca.com the top 10 never works it says its loading but never loads I have to refresh the page like 10 times for it to work?

I have this problem depending on the pc i'm using, the one at work does that exact thing. Won't load them at all, my pcs at home work just fine though.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

Is there anything that can be done about all the scammers here?

Just back from vacation. Scammers are everywhere unfortunately. They can be banned, but then return again easily witha new IP. The best way to place it safe is to check feedback before transacting, but that's not always possible. About the best answer I can give at this point.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

I have this problem depending on the pc i'm using, the one at work does that exact thing. Won't load them at all, my pcs at home work just fine though.

Should be getting an update for that soon, that will fix that.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

test

[bubbagumper6]

Just back from vacation. Scammers are everywhere unfortunately. They can be banned, but then return again easily witha new IP. The best way to place it safe is to check feedback before transacting, but that's not always possible. About the best answer I can give at this point.

Can't you IP ban?

[CarAudio.com Admin]

Yes I can, but they can easily change their IP and come back.

[bubbagumper6]

Well I suppose...I don't know how to change my IP but I guess if I really needed to, I could find the info somewhere on the web

[LazyRider]

I really think you should consider getting a mod for the classifides. Because it doesn't seem like there is anyone moderating it. People posting for sale threads with no prices or pics. And posting "feeler" threads. And then there's all the post dumping people do in others threads. The only place I see any type of moderation really is in the Thunderdome and apparantly they're taking bribes for bans there now lol.

[power-fanatic07]

I really think you should consider getting a mod for the classifides. Because it doesn't seem like there is anyone moderating it. People posting for sale threads with no prices or pics. And posting "feeler" threads. And then there's all the post dumping people do in others threads. The only place I see any type of moderation really is in the Thunderdome and apparantly they're taking bribes for bans there now lol.

I couldn't agree more.

[crunktimes.com]

Jesus dude at least fix the basics before you start bombarding the place with ads making it obvious it's all about the $$$. We know it is and don't blame you but it only pisses people off more when you start plastering the site with adds and the basic **** still does not work.

I had MoT and DB contact you several times offering to help you get a lot of these issues fixed and never heard from you, it's pretty obvious that you are doing all the work yourself and have no clue what you're doing or the indian you hired that is working for a family size bag of rice a day ****.

As someone else even that pencil neck ****** Patrick Simmons setup a forum and is well on his way to destroying CA over the next few years in the time it has taken you to get your **** together. At least at CACO they are active in getting rid of the spammers and the users get some sense of security it's not just 'Oh I can only do so much sorry guys' they all know how a classified forum can be ran correctly so your blabbering about technical just makes you look silly.

You make tons of cake off this site (rocking an m5 now?) and will no doubt make tons more now that you are placing more ads but at least get **** done correctly dude no one gives a **** about $25 reviews or the other **** we don't need... we just need a forum that functions and you know where things like maybe the search function work?

[crunktimes.com]

and yes adblock will remove the ads for those of you on older machines getting rapes by the ads, or you can just find another chill spot there are tons of others that have popped up

[RetroAudioinc]

Ad's what ad's... Haha I have never in my life used an ad blocker until the mass amount of ad's here got out of control. Never had a site go from basic ad's to slapping you in the face with them like here. I use to love this forum back when the search worked. But with out it makes it just about useless to me.

Hope it gets fixed soon. I don't care about the ad's now that I installed an ad blocker for the first time in my life because of CA. lol I am all for supporting a site using ad's I do it my self but there is a point of over kill..

[CarAudio.com Admin]

Jesus dude at least fix the basics before you start bombarding the place with ads making it obvious it's all about the $$$. We know it is and don't blame you but it only pisses people off more when you start plastering the site with adds and the basic **** still does not work.

I had MoT and DB contact you several times offering to help you get a lot of these issues fixed and never heard from you, it's pretty obvious that you are doing all the work yourself and have no clue what you're doing or the indian you hired that is working for a family size bag of rice a day ****.

As someone else even that pencil neck ****** Patrick Simmons setup a forum and is well on his way to destroying CA over the next few years in the time it has taken you to get your **** together. At least at CACO they are active in getting rid of the spammers and the users get some sense of security it's not just 'Oh I can only do so much sorry guys' they all know how a classified forum can be ran correctly so your blabbering about technical just makes you look silly.

You make tons of cake off this site (rocking an m5 now?) and will no doubt make tons more now that you are placing more ads but at least get **** done correctly dude no one gives a **** about $25 reviews or the other **** we don't need... we just need a forum that functions and you know where things like maybe the search function work?

Have you been reading this thread? The issues at hand are being worked on. Search, is out of my hands, we have tried to fix it multiple times and are still working on it. A few experts have looked at it. The problem is, the forum software is so new/advanced and the developers didn't do enough qa, so the external search software solution doesn't work with the forum software, etc. The other solution is to spend mucho money for a solution that might work, but when we update the forum, then search probably won't work again.

We can drop the $25 review no problem, but I'm not going to. It was just a little incentive to spice up the reviews.

Spammers? Ok, you can ban them, they come back. You can IP ban them, they can easily come back again.

You have to understand that with a site this large, it's hard to control everything that goes on. Even the members appointed to be moderators spam and assist in wreaking havoc. So, there ya go...

[CarAudio.com Admin]

Ad's what ad's... Haha I have never in my life used an ad blocker until the mass amount of ad's here got out of control. Never had a site go from basic ad's to slapping you in the face with them like here. I use to love this forum back when the search worked. But with out it makes it just about useless to me.

Hope it gets fixed soon. I don't care about the ad's now that I installed an ad blocker for the first time in my life because of CA. lol I am all for supporting a site using ad's I do it my self but there is a point of over kill..


What are you talking about, you have an ADs in your sig? Which I suppose you need to do something about, until we allow sponsored memberships.

Ads are what pay for things. Complain to TBS, CNN, USA, anyone, they show ads, or commercials to pay the bills.

And how are the ads slapping you in the face? We have much less ads than most other auto sites. The fact is, they're here and have to stay, unless you had rather pay to use this site, which can be arranged. :D

[CarAudio.com Admin]

I really think you should consider getting a mod for the classifides. Because it doesn't seem like there is anyone moderating it. People posting for sale threads with no prices or pics. And posting "feeler" threads. And then there's all the post dumping people do in others threads. The only place I see any type of moderation really is in the Thunderdome and apparantly they're taking bribes for bans there now lol.

All I can say is I have a good list for mods ready. I've been on vacation and just haven't had a chance to get them up, but will be very soon.

[revrider1]

So new mods soon?

[RetroAudioinc]

Don't take me wrong I know why you have ad's, I use them on my sites as well.. BTW I would be happy to pay a yearly fee to get ad free and the search working but the search should kind of come free. :)

I like the site when it works and under stand the VB upgrade and all that I run forums my self. I would just not do as many ad's. But I know you got **** to pay for and I don't blame you at all. :)

[CarAudio.com Admin]

Don't take me wrong I know why you have ad's, I use them on my sites as well.. BTW I would be happy to pay a yearly fee to get ad free and the search working but the search should kind of come free. :)

I like the site when it works and under stand the VB upgrade and all that I run forums my self. I would just not do as many ad's. But I know you got **** to pay for and I don't blame you at all. :)

Offering what you described is something I'd like to do and plan on, no doubt. But I want to get everything working correctly on the forum first, before we go there. I had planned on this a long time ago, but the forum update we undertook has been a nightmare. We did an update last week, that fixed 453 bugs, so we're getting there. The problem lies on the forum developers for releasing a "gold" software that should have still been in beta stages. And I even waited on upgrading for a couple months thinking that most issues would be fixed. Once you upgrade though, you can't look back and fall back on the old software platform.

[CarAudio.com Admin]

So new mods soon?

Most Def. We only have a couple that are really active...

[RetroAudioinc]

Offering what you described is something I'd like to do and plan on, no doubt. But I want to get everything working correctly on the forum first, before we go there. I had planned on this a long time ago, but the forum update we undertook has been a nightmare. We did an update last week, that fixed 453 bugs, so we're getting there. The problem lies on the forum developers for releasing a "gold" software that should have still been in beta stages. And I even waited on upgrading for a couple months thinking that most issues would be fixed. Once you upgrade though, you can't look back and fall back on the old software platform.

trust me I know i have 4 or 5 forums as well all vb.. If you ever need a mod that knows vb let me know I am always around willing to help out. :) vb 4 is still full of bugs I have refused to upgrade yet... lol

[revrider1]

Well darn, Im really active... Maybe me? lol...

I like the forum, even with bugs and all. It is a big forum so I can see how its hard to keep hands on everything. But, in time it all plays out and will be fine. The search feature bugs me, but you can find ways around it...

[Annnarbor84]

Most Def. We only have a couple that are really active...


Hadn't noticed :laugh: May want to think about **** canning the inactive ones, you know the ones that pop in from time to time to be productive, but the rest of the time are no where in sight.....

And I agree 100% that the classifieds section needs it's own mod(s), the post dumping in there is ******* terrible. No call for it at all, makes people head over to cawko to list their ****.....

Also maybe something in the future for supporting members seeing no ads and have more perks then free members. That would go over fairly well I am sure, as most sites are doing that now....

[hatedonmostly]

Well darn, Im really active... Maybe me? lol...

I like the forum, even with bugs and all. It is a big forum so I can see how its hard to keep hands on everything. But, in time it all plays out and will be fine. The search feature bugs me, but you can find ways around it...

The same, on everything. I come on this forum everyday, for multiple hours even. I know I'm a newer member but I still love this forum, even with it's bugs, and wouldn't have a problem with helping out. Plus I really can't imagine going to a nazi forum like CACO but still, this place needs some moderation...

And as for the search, who actually uses the site search? :confused: If I ever have questions to answer, I just use Google...

[revrider1]

Yea, iv been on here 5years. Iv left and come back, left and come back so many times I lost count. I can honestly say im addicted this place, I even get on at 430am, before work to check things out :wow:. Bug or no bugs, I wont leave it. Ill deal with it first and make it work...

[CarAudio.com Admin]

trust me I know i have 4 or 5 forums as well all vb.. If you ever need a mod that knows vb let me know I am always around willing to help out. :) vb 4 is still full of bugs I have refused to upgrade yet... lol

We would never upgraded if I had known the status of the software build. It's just I had trusted VB for so long, so why not now? Plus, we were needing a site update anyways, both look and function wise. I just thought it was the right thing to do. It just seems that no one really knows how to work it, as in make everything work right...

[CarAudio.com Admin]

Yea, iv been on here 5years. Iv left and come back, left and come back so many times I lost count. I can honestly say im addicted this place, I even get on at 430am, before work to check things out :wow:. Bug or no bugs, I wont leave it. Ill deal with it first and make it work...

Thanks, trust me, we're working on getting things fixed. Over 600 bugs have been fixed the past couple months, so hopefully progress is being made. Alot of features have been added also, the past couple weeks, in case you haven't noticed. I'll post a list in the news/updates thread.

[misfit138]

Unban AudioDave, Goob...