My Tracks

[MagnetON]

Originally Posted by the_royksopp

Well, concerning the new sub-forum status, i've got mixed feelings about it.

In a way it's good. It's a kind of recognition of fantasy track making, and it will probably attract new posters.

This is exactly why I looked at the most popular thread on the forum and decided for technical and administrative reasons to give it its own sub-forum

Originally Posted by the_royksopp

On the other hand, i am very sad that the 'good old MyTracks-community' is gone. Now, where will we post all our non-racetrack posts. Now, anyone from outside the MyTracks community would stick their hand very high up in the air and yell 'Parc Ferme!', but thats not good. We have our own little community inhere, and many of us never visit PF.

The sub-forum was created for the MyTracks community in order to allow off topic items to have their own threads and thus hopefully make it easier for the community to use.

Originally Posted by the_royksopp

So if we shall stop posting in this thread, i've got one condition:

We should be allowed to post offtopic in this forum, as we have done over the years in the thread, without all our posts being moved to PF or somewhere else, in order to keep the MyTracks-community alive.

"on condition" doesn't work with me, and my previous comments should indicate that off-topic are as welcome in the sub-forum as they were in the thread.

Originally Posted by the_royksopp

I am still very sad that this decision has been taken. The thread here was just perfect, and it had history. It had its special charm about it, which i dont think the new subforum can keep. In this thread, people have come and gone, people have evoved as track designers, and we are many of us who are only in this specific thread on the whole of 10/10ths. We have been sort of a side-community within Ten-Tenths, and i think it's a shame that 'our place' has now been completely changed by the moderators, who have got no connection to the MyTracks thread whatsoever, without even asking us for our opinion.

The decision was taken for several reasons, one a technical reason, vBulletin has known issues with large threads and this thread was approaching the limit and it was felt that such a large and active thread would benefit from it's own sub-forum in which to expand. There was also a feedback form sent from one of the contributors to the thread asking for some form of "formal" recognition and the best way to do this was with a sub-forum with the possibility of "promotion" to a full forum at a later date.

Originally Posted by the_royksopp

Now, let me clear to you, MagnetON, and your fellow mod's and admins, that it is VERY important that we still get the rights to post offtopic. Otherwise, i would seriously think of making a new forum on a new website for all of us mytrackeroids, in order to keep the community alive. But i also think that this is the golden chance for 10/10ths to proove, what i've never doubted but now, that it's a open forum, where different communities can coexist under a broad and open leadership, not a top-to-bottom-controlled website, where the users opinion isnt heard.

I think I've made it clear regarding off-topic posts, if they have been allowed in the thread then they will continue (within reason) to be allowed in the sub-forum.

Originally Posted by the_royksopp

PLEASE, 10/10ths, do not kill this community-in-the-community, because it's an example of 10/10ths being an open and free community, which i still believe and hope it is.

I feel we've demonstrated that by giving this community-in-the-community a step of formal recognition and a sub-forum we are taking steps to ensure the success and popularity of this topic.

Originally Posted by the_royksopp

No, i cant promise for this being my last post in this thread, but yes, i accept the decision of making a sub-forum, as long as we are granted the right to post offtopic and continue to exist as a community-in-the-community of 10/10ths.

Continuing to post to this thread is obviously at your own discretion, however as previously mentioned there ARE issues with threads with a large number of replies in vBulletin and I will take the necessary steps to preserve the stability of the web server and if that involves locking this thread at some point then I will take those steps.

Grant MacDonald.
Royalridge Computing.

[the_royksopp]

If things stand as you state, which i believe they do, i am satisfied with the way things have become.

I was just afraid of MyTracks becoming a tight-clean-trackdesign-only forum. But as long as we're all agreed to find the balance between promoting MyTracks, and keeping the community alive, i am happy .

[Purist]

This whole community atmosphere, regardless of the good intentions of the mods, may well be at risk. As I already stated, having multiple threads disperses the forum members. Also, the off-topic portions were often in character in some manner with the thread. The context at times spurred side comments and subsequent commentary, and it all fit together somehow. Taking those breaks was also an opportunity to replenish design inspiration. I just get the feeling that even having separate threads for off-topic comments would be too disconnected from whatever else was happening to really fit in as a separate entity here.

[the_royksopp]

You're right about that, Purist, but i think we should just go along with the new change, and see what it brings. God knows, it might even be better than the old MyTracks.

[Slurpy]

If the problem is with overly long threads, it'd make more sense to just start a new thread once in a while and continue where everyone left off.

[crozier74]

Slurpy's thoughts mirror mine precisely Although I can see the advantages in the new layout, I can't really find much problem with the old single-thread layout Bring on "My Tracks - Part 2" I say!

Ooh, cool, first post of Christmas Day in this forum. Have a good day everyone, peace and good will

[the_royksopp]

Nah, as stated above, i think we should stick with the new layout, and see what it brings.

[Magical Trevor]

Just realized this old thing hasn't had a post after the first, so... here's to 2005 for My Tracks

[the_royksopp]

Hehe, yeah .

[mac]

Just had my first look back here for a while.

I tell you what ....... who would have thought that the little thread I started all that time ago would get this big!?

(Choking back tears)

I mean, over 7,500 replies, it's own forum .......

It's just so ...... (sniff, sniff) ...... I'm just so proud!

I struggle for time to do it, but I might have to put some tracks on here again at some point.

[mac]

Just had my first look back here for a while.

I tell you what ....... who would have thought that the little thread I started all that time ago would get this big!?

(Choking back tears)

I mean, over 7,500 replies, it's own forum .......

It's just so ...... (sniff, sniff) ...... I'm just so proud!

I struggle for time to do it, but I might have to put some tracks on this thread - nay, forum - here again at some point.

[Mike_Wooshy]

wow mac replying this calls for me to post here !!!!! lol cool mac look forward to seeing some of you tracks.

[mac]

I feel like the the Grand Old Stager of My Tracks. LOL!

[Chaynes321]

Yo guys Mac lives, all bow down to the king that is mac! ...

Mac how would you like to become the leader of the ITDA ..

Independant Track Designers Association

[mac]

Wow, I'm chuffed Chaynes - you've made me cry again!

It sounds impressive.

What does the role actually involve?

[pirenzo]

Nothing yet I don't think...

I don't really know, its more TR and CG's thing

Nice to see you posting here again though

[Flaming_Wuzzle]

Originally Posted by Chaynes321

Yo guys Mac lives, all bow down to the king that is mac!

Oh, king, eh? Very nice? And how'd you get that, eh? By exploitin' the workers, an' by hangin' out to outdated imperialistic dogma that is perpetuated throughout our soci'ty. If there's ever goin' to be any progress--HELP! HELP! I'M BEIN' REPRESSED!

But seriously, welcome back to the thread...er, forum now.

Looking forward to those new tracks, just post them in a new thread or you'll get yelled at.

[Magical Trevor]

Wondeful to see you back mac.
Though, why don't you post your tracks in this thread? After all, it is yours

[mac]

Originally Posted by Flaming_Wuzzle

Oh, king, eh? Very nice? And how'd you get that, eh? By exploitin' the workers, an' by hangin' out to outdated imperialistic dogma that is perpetuated throughout our soci'ty.

It appears that way.

[the_royksopp]

Hey, P, i'm not on the ITDA thing . Anyhow, the name and logo was my idea, and i reserve the right to reserve it . I'm not for the project.

Anyway, welcome back, mac! . Jeez, you've got no idea of what happened throughout this thread . But it's nice to have you back.

[pitcrew]

Originally Posted by pirenzo

For those in the UK:

Who just saw Top Gear?

The Stig in this year's Renault R24 F1 car round the Top Gear Test Track

A full 20 seconds faster than the Ferrari Enzo in the wet

The average road car laps in around 1m40 to 1m45, the Enzo does it in 1m19.00, and the R24 did it in 59.00 Amazing...

going back a bit now, i do apologise but i caNT BELIVE I MISSED THIS ONE!!!!! does anyone have it online by any chance? wonder when the repets are!! ???

[jeppsson]

what program do you use when you make your own tracks?
//jeppsson

[Chaynes321]

jeppsson ... we all use different software ... i use microsoft's word ...using the draw toolbar

other guys use ms paint ... photoshop and others

[MagnetON]

Please feel free to re-start the conversation about "what program" in a new thread.

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