Forum restructuring - Page 2

Clev · 11-12-10, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Daox

Clev, when I use the link at the bottom of the main page it works fine. When I use the one in the 'quick links' menu I get your error. Does it work the same for you?

Yup. Must be a change in the way vB handles marking messages as read. I have a link in my bookmarks bar that is the same link as your 'quick links' link. The link at the bottom of the page also includes a hash that apparently is now necessary.

mrd · 11-13-10, 08:57 PM

There are a few air source heat pump threads listed under the 'geothermal' topic.. perhaps it could be simply 'heat pump'? I'm trying to determine where to start a thread on an ASHP right now actually..

Daox · 11-14-10, 08:08 AM

Yeah, I thought about that earlier and decided just to add heat pump discussion to the description below the forum name. Apparently thats not enough to stop all confusion. I guess I'll do something else there. Thanks for the input mrd.

Big Al · 11-14-10, 11:48 AM

Suggestions all seem good to me. More Green p0wer to your elbow

Big Al · 11-14-10, 11:55 AM

Still wishing you power and testing my new signature...................hey it worked.

Piwoslaw · 03-18-11, 03:28 AM

What do you guys think about a new sub-forum dedicated to tools and programs related to saving energy?

This would be where we could discuss different spreadsheats, programs and calculators, both downloadable and online, kill-a-watt's and TED's, IR thermometers and other thermo-imagery, data logging, etc.

AC_Hacker · 03-18-11, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw

What do you guys think about a new sub-forum dedicated to tools and programs related to saving energy?

I think that this is a great idea & I have requested it in the past.

I also think that a 'tools' thread (like welders, lathes, mills, etc. that greatly expand a person's ability to make and innovate new solutions would be a good idea too.

I have gotten the impression that quite a few folks on this forum don't have a very large set of tool, or of tool skills and don't realize the ability-magnifying quality of tools.

I have met quite a few women who suddenly discovered that tools enable you to do things, and it literately changed their lives.

-AC_Hacker

Piwoslaw · 03-18-11, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by AC_Hacker

I think that this is a great idea & I have requested it in the past.

Now I know why it's been floating around in my head.

So 'Tools' should be further subdivided into 'Software' and 'Hardware'.

One thing I would be afraid of is that the line between "Eco-tools" and "Tools that can be used in an eco way" is not well defined. A wind speed meter is no doubt for eco projects, but a welder or wire stripper is much more general and we might not want to use up the server for things like that.

S-F · 03-18-11, 06:45 PM

Yeah! Tools forum. Great idea. Both tools for manipulating data and the physical world.

Daox · 03-19-11, 06:04 PM

I can add a Tools forum. I'm hesitant to further sub-divide it though. If it becomes wildly popular, we can always break it up.

11-14-10, 08:08 AM	#13
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	Yeah, I thought about that earlier and decided just to add heat pump discussion to the description below the forum name. Apparently thats not enough to stop all confusion. I guess I'll do something else there. Thanks for the input mrd. __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-14-10, 11:55 AM	#15
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03-18-11, 03:28 AM	#16
Piwoslaw Super Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 964 Thanks: 189 Thanked 111 Times in 87 Posts	What do you guys think about a new sub-forum dedicated to tools and programs related to saving energy? This would be where we could discuss different spreadsheats, programs and calculators, both downloadable and online, kill-a-watt's and TED's, IR thermometers and other thermo-imagery, data logging, etc. __________________ Ecorenovation - the bottomless piggy bank that tries to tame the energy hog.

03-19-11, 06:04 PM	#20
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	I can add a Tools forum. I'm hesitant to further sub-divide it though. If it becomes wildly popular, we can always break it up. __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-13-10, 08:57 PM	#12
mrd Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Milford, DE Posts: 106 Thanks: 5 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	There are a few air source heat pump threads listed under the 'geothermal' topic.. perhaps it could be simply 'heat pump'? I'm trying to determine where to start a thread on an ASHP right now actually..

11-14-10, 11:48 AM	#14
Big Al Big Al Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Suggestions all seem good to me. More Green p0wer to your elbow

03-18-11, 06:45 PM	#19
S-F You Ain't Me Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northampton MA Posts: 662 Thanks: 6 Thanked 71 Times in 58 Posts	Yeah! Tools forum. Great idea. Both tools for manipulating data and the physical world.