Earth To Ecoustics
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Silver Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 305 Registered: Dec-06 | To the Admin here @ Ecoustics: This site has arguably the nicest and most knowledgeable members of any audio forum out there. And we have owners of companies and websites becoming members here that are leaders in the industry. This has all the makings of a world class forum. But we are hampered every single day by the lack of any true support. So.... I have listed the things that I have noticed since I have been here for the last year or so. 1. The layout/forum software is archaic, it doesn't even show who started each thread. The server is dead slow, and new posts/threads take forever to load. There are multiple bugs in the posting process that cause the page not to load and show error messages. You can't edit after you post, and you also can't quote a previous post etc. 2. Nobody ever comes here and moderates, or checks anything at all, to the best of my knowledge. Did it ever dawn on you that you could select a few veteran members to help you out and moderate a little bit? The numbers of threads that have not been replied to in months is mindblowing....and contributes to the overall slowness of the site. Dead content is a main cause of server overload. 3. Can anyone name one other forum that doesn't have separate pages for threads? This place loads slow enough as it is and when you have a thread with multiple posts all on one long thread, that's just retarded. There are 189 posts in ~The Subwoofer Thread.~ yet only one page. And God forbid if we start posting pics on that thread. My comp is like a rocketship, I can just imagine people here that are stuck with dial-up or slower DSL. 4. Why do you shut the site down for maintenance at the worst possible time of day, and why does it take so long to finish? And what exactly are you "maintaining" anyways? We never see any changes or bug-fixes at all.... ever. 5. Censoring launguage is so lame it is beyond my ability to articulate. Very few forums censor anything in this day and age. This is mostly a young people's forum (or young at heart), and they should be able to communicate any way that they want. And if some closed-minded people come here and are offended by words on a screen, fine.... We don't want them here anyway. 6. Posts will only bump sometimes, and at random intervals. Alot of times, even after a page refresh, the list will not show the last few posts on the Topics page, but when you click on the actual thread it reveals multiple new posts that you were unaware of. Did I leave anything out guys? Comments.... *And by the way.... I posted this in the most popular section just to see if anyone is actually paying attention here. |
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Gold Member Username: OglejustYou aint bangin unless..., Il Post Number: 1017 Registered: Aug-06 | nice post  |
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Silver Member Username: MgbcsLincoln, Nebraska Post Number: 389 Registered: Dec-06 | Thanks Brad...well said and needed! |
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Gold Member Username: Denali_on_22sSSX, Tenneki US of A Post Number: 1422 Registered: Feb-06 | Good stuff. It's all true, but I doubt it will change anything. |
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Silver Member Username: Adam_s15 TC9 Hybrid, RE MT Softparts Post Number: 670 Registered: Aug-04 | Nice. Dont really think they will do much. |
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Gold Member Username: JohnfiacIL Afghanistan,... Post Number: 1416 Registered: Mar-06 | People should donate then to get them to get new equiptment\software whichever is causing the lag issues... Im sure if ecoustics sent out a email to EVERY member, the good members(more dedicated) will throw them a lil cash... |
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Gold Member Username: Matt12490California USA Post Number: 1691 Registered: May-05 | They get their money by adversiments on the site. Take a good look, there are advertisments on the top of the page, down the sides, and in the "Add Your Message Here" section. They're everywhere! I know they have a decent amount of money from that... And if this site is like J-Designs, clicking on the adds gets them more money. (I'm not positive if this is true) So instead of donating money, click on the adds. Anyways, good post. Very true. Nothing will happen, or at least within a few months nothing will. |
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Silver Member Username: KklaggePost Number: 386 Registered: Dec-04 | Very nice post....I have 3 suggestions myself: 1.) Add a "sound deadening" section as this topic seems to come up in every other section. 2.) Add an "SPL" section 3.) Add an "SQ" section...these last 2 would make it easier for people who are interested in one or the other to not have to navigate through posts of the opposite. |
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Gold Member Username: AdddisorderWest palm, Florida Post Number: 3227 Registered: Jan-06 | nothing is going to change here it took years for an OT and for sale section. this site is probly ran by 1 person who probly makes some decent cash off of it. if you guys want another forum better organized with some of the same people go to "j designs.info" (no space) |
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 12 Atomic ... Post Number: 10730 Registered: Jul-05 | good post Brad but dude the rate of progress or updates on this forum is slow as a pentium 2 processor or worst I'm ecoustics for life ! - but man we need some new technolgy\progress up in here ..........  |
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 12 Atomic ... Post Number: 10731 Registered: Jul-05 | damn ^^^ "o" (technology) on my keyboard didnt press -lol.... |
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Silver Member Username: Impala63ragDD 9512s , Orion d5000 Post Number: 566 Registered: Sep-06 | AVATARS PLEASE  |
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Silver Member Username: Bump05CashMoney, 15 Hd3 USA Post Number: 923 Registered: Aug-06 | Werd to ya motha. theres alot that needs changed this is like 1960s to the other forums. |
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Gold Member Username: DrivingrecklessDD 9515f, USA Post Number: 2906 Registered: Apr-06 | post this in the suggestion forum not the subwoofer section |
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Gold Member Username: Denali_on_22sSSX, Tenneki US of A Post Number: 1428 Registered: Feb-06 | ^^^ good call, haha. |
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Gold Member Username: ShortysetniesRock Vegas, NC US Post Number: 1052 Registered: Mar-06 | people have tried before and no change so good luck. Good ideas but I doubt anything will happen |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 words Post Number: 3701 Registered: Jun-06 | Have you ever typed a novel, like the one Brad typed, and clicked on post, but get that d@mn file in use error? Then hit the back button and it's all gone!!! Fasterfox over IE helps with the speed of some functions, just isn't a fix. Alot of double posting which isn't the member's fault is rampant. The "maitenance" they perform is proofreading and censoring flagged threads that can't be done when the forum is live. (I believe) And last but certainly not least is the fact that the car audio section goes down so frequently over any other section is because we are the best D@MN group of ppl in the industry and aren't afraid to talk. Traffic=hits on the server=higher ad $$ for Ecoustics. We would like a thank you please!!! |
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Silver Member Username: SpkrmanChi town, IL U S A Post Number: 115 Registered: Mar-06 | archaic is quite right. its not terrible, but it could stand to be improved. |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacCambodian Post Number: 2056 Registered: Sep-04 | I think if you guys email, this email. We can get something rollin. Mainly since admin won't do anything, this is probaly the next best choice. feedback@ecoustics.com So yeah, someone should email them there and lets see what happens. |
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Moderator Username: AdminPost Number: 1939 Registered: Dec-03 | All feedback is appreciated and we are aware of the forum issues. Let me address a few of the original questions. 1) Server response time and inadvertent error messages are definitely issues which we hope purchases of a new server will fix. We'll install a new server within 30 days and keep you posted about the progress. 2) Maintenance notices have shut-down the forum at non-ideal times. These maintenance times are only performed during the day when we discover critical issues. Most of the time we can fix these problems within 15-20 minutes. Again, we anticipate a faster server to minimize or prevent these outages. 3) The long thread pages are helpful for some and bothersome to others. Currently the board archives 100 posts after 200 posts are exceeded. In the future we can adjust these numbers as needed. Again, I personally would like to thank all of you who participate in the forum. I plan to keep everyone updated as to our progress in the "Announcements" section of the forum more often. |
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Silver Member Username: SpkrmanChi town, IL U S A Post Number: 134 Registered: Mar-06 | The one page thread only gets rough if you have a slowish computer and there are alot of pics... other than that I greatly prefer it.. makes finding information alot easier. |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacCambodian Post Number: 2062 Registered: Sep-04 | FREAKING AWESOME :D. Glad to hear something is going to happen ahee. |
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Silver Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 323 Registered: Dec-06 | You see what can happen when you take on a problem in an intelligent and constructive way, and quit thinking with your "dude nothing will ever happen" attitude? I hope all of you that made retarded replies in this thread feel like the total fucksticks that you are. I realize that some of you were still racing your Big Wheel down the sidewalk four years ago, but that doesn't mean you have to represent yourself like an assclown. And thank you to all that responded positively.  |
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Gold Member Username: Arande2400dB could probably d..., SouthWest Mi... Too Many DBs... Post Number: 1228 Registered: Dec-06 | Brad, I hope you don't mind, but I modified your trike.  |
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Silver Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 325 Registered: Dec-06 | Dre you lived up to your name on that one because that was MONEY!  |
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Gold Member Username: Arande2400dB could probably d..., SouthWest Mi... Too Many DBs... Post Number: 1244 Registered: Dec-06 | Lol Brad |
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