New Design

Guys, as the next few weeks pass, expect a new design here. We should have a greatly improved Gallery soon as well as a totally redesigned format. Please feel free to voice your criticisms here, we will certainly take them into advisement. Please also be aware that when working with forums like this, you often use skins and mods created by others, this often leads to a lack of flexability. For instance, I have heard some criticisms of the white on black, Aaron and I want the site to be aggressive and subversive, I think a dark scheme best fits this vibe. I have some suggestions to simply tone down the black to a gray and such. Problem here is, the scheme design is pre-designed and in the spirit of continuity, I don't want to fiddle with only one page's color scheme.

Anyway, enjoy the new features as they pop up and please forgive me any downtime.

I like the color ,Id like to suggest that you make your fly of the month videos all available ,if that is possible or have a video section ,if you get what I mean ,Id also like to see a section on tying knots and building leaders for different situations ,even a demo video area to explain casting and mending .Ok enough of all my dreams ,thanks for the site and all the help guys !

Nutman, I think those suggestions are all good ideas.

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I like the color ,Id like to suggest that you make your fly of the month videos all available ,if that is possible or have a video section ,if you get what I mean ,Id also like to see a section on tying knots and building leaders for different situations ,even a demo video area to explain casting and mending .Ok enough of all my dreams ,thanks for the site and all the help guys !
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Sounds like a good idea!

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I like the color ,Id like to suggest that you make your fly of the month videos all available ,if that is possible or have a video section ,if you get what I mean ,Id also like to see a section on tying knots and building leaders for different situations ,even a demo video area to explain casting and mending .Ok enough of all my dreams ,thanks for the site and all the help guys !
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Yes a quick video of mending, line/drift manipiulation would be greatly appreciated.

Aaron & I were talking about doing just that in the next week or two. Keep your eyes open for that.

I like the new look but I dont know how to size it for my screen.Any ideas

Yeah, its a pain to have to scroll right to be able to read an entire post. The forum is just too big. I tried all the resizing stuff from my end and nothing worked.

Um, the problem is, you are all blind and you have your desktops too big.

Right click on the desktop
Click the settings tab
Slide the Screen Resolution in the lower left to around 1280 by 1024 or even FURTHER RIGHT

Click apply or ok

Go back to the forum and it should fit just fine.

Already did that smarty pants! Nothin doin!

I would like a minimum word limit on posts to attempt to ensure that everyone who posts something posts something worth reading.

Juice,

Nice work! I like the changes....keep up the good work...

Michael

Rego:
Change your account profile settings (look and layout) to omit viewing user's avatars and signatures. This change will allow you to see more on one page.

Rego, don't know what to tell you, get a bigger monitor? Mine is fifteen inches and everything fits fine. Something is screwed up???

You asked for opinions, so here's a few thoughtful ones:

• I like the aggressive connotation, as this perfectly portrays a predator seeking a meal, or in our case, some good sport. Joe Humphreys' stance while fishing is the meaning of aggressive, knees slightly bent, facing the fish and so on.
• I also like the fact that the "subversive" tone connotes a revolution in fishing success, but I don't think you are referring to its meaning of covert conduct - we have nothing to hide, only to teach. Of course it's ok to keep specific locations or flies a secret.
• I like the big Farmington brown at the top and the quote on the bottom. I am glad to know that the day Aaron caught that fish, I delivered the traffic reports to him, and tied my spinners for the first fly swap.
• My only small complaint is that some of the highlighted words that appear (user names) are in blue and they lack the contrast to read against the black and gray.

I understand there are theme limitations, so no theme will ever be perfect. Thank you for your hard work on behalf of our TPO community.

Rego:
In your browser settings, you might also consider choosing a smaller "Text Size."

Thanks alain for all the kind words. Did you get my email? I will work on the blue thing. I'm not sure there is much I can do but I'll read through the php and see if i can find the code for it.

JUICE:

The sign is on the way (shipped to my address), 3ft x 3ft in black vinyl with the black TPO logo you sent. I hope it arrives in time for the expo!

Don't worry about the blue in the forum, it's such a minor detail.

Awesome! Did you talk to them about the file size? Was the quality sufficient enough to make a big banner like that? I hope it doesn't come out blurry.

YOU ROCK! Was it expensive? Aaron and I will gladly pay you back. We appreciate all you have already done, your generosity with time and resources is unmatched.

is there a way i can change my view of the forum so it isnt white on black? I know I'm opening myself up to attack here, but my neurologist told me that looking at this can trigger my migraines. Its cool looking and I don't want to ruin it for everyone, so just wondering if there is a way for me to change the way I view the forum.

Tell your neurologist to quit being such a sissy. I'll work on it for you.

I too can't fit the entire page on my screen. I don't have that problem with any other web pages. Any ideas on how to fix this?

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Tell your neurologist to quit being such a sissy. I'll work on it for you.
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lol

emerger:
If you make your text size smaller, you can see more. If you edit your profile to exclude signatures and so on, you will gain more space on each page.

To change the text size, you can select a menu option, or simply hold down the "CTRL" key while you scroll the wheel on your mouse.

Thanks........that helped.