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Post by Tais on Apr 21, 2019 4:27:27 GMT -5
Not to mention that Andrew G. doesn't post ceiling fan pictures on New Crap anymore. oh yes i miss this! my previous mega threads r now all filled with broken photobucket links.. planning on making a new fresh one
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Post by Cole D on Apr 21, 2019 10:01:09 GMT -5
I am glad that Photobucket is at least allowing the photos to work. Having a watermark on them is better than nothing. It's much better when looking at old threads to see photos rather than nothing or little icons, which really takes away from the discussion.
Although, I am trying to find a new way to post photos. The mobile upload doesn't work on my phone and trying to get my phone to connect with Windows 10 is impossible it seems.
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Post by philippe1995 on Apr 30, 2019 3:10:56 GMT -5
I am glad that Photobucket is at least allowing the photos to work. Having a watermark on them is better than nothing. It's much better when looking at old threads to see photos rather than nothing or little icons, which really takes away from the discussion. Although, I am trying to find a new way to post photos. The mobile upload doesn't work on my phone and trying to get my phone to connect with Windows 10 is impossible it seems. get IMGBB, David G reccommended me this hosting site! I have been there too since it has been a while before 2019 that i come to the forum.
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Post by mndoss06 on Apr 30, 2019 21:16:09 GMT -5
I used to post here a lot but stopped a few years ago when I got stationed in Okinawa. When I got back to the States I got caught up in the FB groups and it was just more convenient than the forums. I do prefer the format of the forums however. It's much more organized. Unfortunately I rarely go on here anymore.
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Post by Jordan U on May 16, 2019 13:04:44 GMT -5
I like the forum because of the archive of information it creates.. If you do a project and document it on here with pictures and text, another can follow along and perhaps perform the same repair by following the instructions, etc.. That's not something you really see on social medias.. From what I've seen of it, the social medias also tend to be a lot more short-winded, fragmented posts that have little thought put into them compared to what a forum discussion would be.. I also think social media has a much greater tendency to go toxic and spiral out of control with spam and the like..
I refuse to have one of those crazy 'smartphones' and do not have accounts on the Facebooks and other social medias for a variety of reasons, but I can see how the forum is becoming 'obsolete' in a sense in relation to how most people use technology now.. Even just from how my computer's browser responds I can tell this site wouldn't fare too well on a lesser-powered, smaller device..
I used to post a lot more often on the forums than I do now.. I tend to be putting more time into my YouTube and often forget to take photographs of whatever I was doing for here, (since I don't find spamming the forum with my own videos that are readily available on their own platform is a constructive thing to do (a particular entity needs to take note of that)).. I also have less motivation to spend the time taking the pictures and creating a composition to post since I know so few people are going to view it, and even fewer entertain a discussion about it.. Of course that is very paradoxical and inexcusable, since that logic is a cause of the very problem itself..
I'm at somewhat of a lull in my life right now, I'm finding a little more free time available than has been in the past.. I'm going to attempt to be more active on here once again, hopefully others can follow the same trend..
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Post by Cole D on May 16, 2019 20:16:02 GMT -5
I don't post on here as much as I'd like. I tend to post more on YouTube too, but I really need an easier and better way to get pictures from my phone on here. I can't get it to sync with my PC and the Photobucket uploader won't work on my phone. So if I had a better way it would make it much easier.
The smartphones have really gotten out of hand, I think. At first I thought they were nice and convenient but as a society we've gotten too addicted to them, especially when social media got so big, which I think is the majority of the using of them.
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Post by Jordan U on May 17, 2019 8:55:56 GMT -5
You should consider getting a basic camera, your computer will probably be a lot more cooperative with reading pictures sitting on a memory card.. They've come down in price quite a bit, you can get a decent one for under 50 dollars now..
As far as I'm concerned, PHOTOBUCKET needs to be abandoned.. They have done so many outrageous things at this point they can no longer be trusted.. I've used CUBEUPLOAD for years on this site and it's never given me an issue, and it's always been free..
Agreed, the smartphones are totally out of hand.. But they're not unlike any other technology; they can be as beneficial and convenient as anything else, but the moment they turn into a 'necessity' or an addiction instead of a tool, it gets dangerous..
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Post by Cole D on May 17, 2019 23:00:34 GMT -5
I have a digital camera actually. It's an older one but works pretty well. I'll have to try plugging it into the computer and see what happens. Most of this syncing issues happened after I went to Windows 10... probably should have stayed with 7.
If nothing else, I'll get out the old laptop with XP and see if it works there. Haven't tried going online with that one in a while.
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Post by Jordan U on May 20, 2019 8:28:25 GMT -5
Definitely should have kept 7. I've never had good functional results with Windows 10 and I find many parts of its design annoying, glitchy, gimmicky, and difficult to work with.. XP was fantastic, and 7 has gotten quite good as well. Microsoft is cutting support soon, once it becomes unusable on the Internet I plan to abandon Microsoft and switch to Linux..
XP is getting harder to use on the Internet, though you should be able to get into the forum site with FireFox version ESR52..
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2019 10:19:02 GMT -5
I sure miss the old days of this (and the other) forum.
In my mind, Youtube has a lot to do with the decrease of the forum. It's way better to see a video of the fan(s) rather than a few pictures...
The older generation has moved on and so did I. Having a new job and not working in a thrift store anymore gave me new priorities and left me less involved in the fans market. Sad, but I think we'll all move out at some point.
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Post by Parkman on May 25, 2019 13:54:40 GMT -5
I sure miss the old days of this (and the other) forum. In my mind, Youtube has a lot to do with the decrease of the forum. It's way better to see a video of the fan(s) rather than a few pictures... The older generation has moved on and so did I. Having a new job and not working in a thrift store anymore gave me new priorities and left me less involved in the fans market. Sad, but I think we'll all move out at some point. This is an interesting post. I've always found YouTube to be a way to showcase a fan in a different visual than pictures. Despite some people talking through comments the forums still allowed dialogue while Youtube made you hunt for the information and to read the comments to get the info you would get off a thread here. I think many of us more or less grew up than moved on. A lot of us were like 14-28 ten years ago and in that transition period. Some lost there interest, some the real world hit them and they couldn't move into an apartment with 300 fans, and others realized they had to modify there lifestyle to continue to grow up. I'm still as interested as I was ten years ago but I currently don't have the space in my apartment, I'm saving for a house, just started a new job this past week. Have to devote time and money to my wife because its not just my money anymore and my local area has changed where there isn't hardly any showrooms and most of the thrift stores wont sell fans anymore. I think time will bring collecting back for those it doesn't completely leave. Another thought is although fans take up alot of space, they are relatively cheap so someone can get a lot of them for very minimal spent.. This creates a problem as eventually you know what is junk and what is quality so the learning element leaves along with you can obtain all what you want easier than other hobbies.
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Post by Cole D on May 25, 2019 14:49:54 GMT -5
The fan interest waxes and wanes too. I've never completely lost my interest in fans, but lately my interest in ceiling fans has come back. Then I'll get interested in other things. The problem is there's always something I get interested in and then want, so I end up with a lot of stuff. lol
I think many of the collectors are still active but don't post on the forums as much. They still have YouTube accounts and I've seen them on the Facebook group. They're probably just busier now.
That's true on fans taking space. Like with a lot of things, you get people who start collecting as a kid/in their early teens. When they live with parents they have more space. Then it seems like when they go off to college, they lose interest or get involved with other things, or don't want people to know they collected fans. lol The fans get left at the parent's house and then suddenly they come back and post "fire sale, everything must go for cheap or go in trash!"
Then later in life when they get a house the interest may come back on a smaller scale.
For me I've never been much of a ceiling fan collector, I didn't want something I had nowhere to use. But I've aquired two this year which is atypical for me.
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Post by Jordan U on May 30, 2019 9:38:26 GMT -5
I sure miss the old days of this (and the other) forum. In my mind, Youtube has a lot to do with the decrease of the forum. It's way better to see a video of the fan(s) rather than a few pictures... The older generation has moved on and so did I. Having a new job and not working in a thrift store anymore gave me new priorities and left me less involved in the fans market. Sad, but I think we'll all move out at some point. As do I..
I never really thought of YouTube as a contributor because it's so different in nature, but you're probably right.. The problem with YouTube is while it does store information better than the social media sites, I still don't find it to be a forum-replacement as there's no good means of discussion.. I find more often than not the comments box is full of toxic people that aren't worth entertaining. On the rare case someone intellectual makes an appearance, the comments notification system is so poor and unreliable that replies often get missed, if not the entire thread..
Life moves on and priorities shift, no doubt about it.. I've certainly found myself in seasons where I had less involvement with the hobby simply due to lack of time, but I never lost interest and I don't anticipate abandoning it..
I sure miss the old days of this (and the other) forum. In my mind, Youtube has a lot to do with the decrease of the forum. It's way better to see a video of the fan(s) rather than a few pictures... The older generation has moved on and so did I. Having a new job and not working in a thrift store anymore gave me new priorities and left me less involved in the fans market. Sad, but I think we'll all move out at some point. This is an interesting post. I've always found YouTube to be a way to showcase a fan in a different visual than pictures. Despite some people talking through comments the forums still allowed dialogue while Youtube made you hunt for the information and to read the comments to get the info you would get off a thread here. I think many of us more or less grew up than moved on. A lot of us were like 14-28 ten years ago and in that transition period. Some lost there interest, some the real world hit them and they couldn't move into an apartment with 300 fans, and others realized they had to modify there lifestyle to continue to grow up. I'm still as interested as I was ten years ago but I currently don't have the space in my apartment, I'm saving for a house, just started a new job this past week. Have to devote time and money to my wife because its not just my money anymore and my local area has changed where there isn't hardly any showrooms and most of the thrift stores wont sell fans anymore. I think time will bring collecting back for those it doesn't completely leave. Another thought is although fans take up alot of space, they are relatively cheap so someone can get a lot of them for very minimal spent.. This creates a problem as eventually you know what is junk and what is quality so the learning element leaves along with you can obtain all what you want easier than other hobbies. I suppose it depends a lot on how you live.. Knowing I need the storage and don't want to give up what I've collected, I decided to skip the 'renting phase' and stay put a little longer until I saved up enough to buy. I also don't have the responsibility of caring for a spouse or children so my extra time and money can reasonably go to my personal ambitions and interests. I always thought I would get more involved in collecting once I finally make the move out because then I'd have an entire house to work with for installs and far more storage, but on the other end I'll have less money to throw at non-essentials so who knows..
Collection volume is an interesting point in terms of quality over quantity.. Seems many of the younger (relatively speaking) collectors are focused more on quantity and consume every cheap fan they come across.. A collection focused on quality (fewer items that are highly desirable to you) seems easier to manage and in many cases more rewarding..
The fan interest waxes and wanes too. I've never completely lost my interest in fans, but lately my interest in ceiling fans has come back. Then I'll get interested in other things. The problem is there's always something I get interested in and then want, so I end up with a lot of stuff. lol I think many of the collectors are still active but don't post on the forums as much. They still have YouTube accounts and I've seen them on the Facebook group. They're probably just busier now. That's true on fans taking space. Like with a lot of things, you get people who start collecting as a kid/in their early teens. When they live with parents they have more space. Then it seems like when they go off to college, they lose interest or get involved with other things, or don't want people to know they collected fans. lol The fans get left at the parent's house and then suddenly they come back and post "fire sale, everything must go for cheap or go in trash!" Then later in life when they get a house the interest may come back on a smaller scale. For me I've never been much of a ceiling fan collector, I didn't want something I had nowhere to use. But I've aquired two this year which is atypical for me. I've noticed my interest phases between the different things I collect, it tends to follow what I'm able to acquire. If some good phones show up at the Goodwill then I tend to get interested more in that, or if the Habitat has some fans then that peaks my interest..
I completely agree with that, the lack of interest as people grow older may just be an illusion created on the forums.. From what other people have told me, the Facegroups are as active as the forums used to be in their prime..
When I was in college I didn't live on the campus so I never left my collection, perhaps that's why I never lost interest or felt the need to sell it off..
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