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  • Diegoboy
    Administrator
    • Mar 2007
    • 7244

    #1

    Back to Basics PLEASE Read!

    Just a reminder of new thread placement. Recently, I have had to move more and more threads to the correct board. I used to move threads with a one day redirect (meaning a link remains for one day in the original place the thread was created) but it has been happening so often, I stopped using redirects and moved them directly. Please review the boards and descriptions below, as well as the elaborations in black text.


    Fast Electric Rc Boating Questions and Answer Forum
    This section is for general questions, answers, and discussion. If your topic is RTR related, please see the major boards in the RTR section below.If your RTR isn't listed in those boards, please feel free to post here.

    Videos and Video Links
    This area is reserved for Rc Boating Videos and Links for discussion or just plain show off your stuff!
    This section is for what the description reads. Other videos, please post in the "off topic" board

    Boat Building
    We are going to use this area for people that are willing to take pictures and document the building of their boats.
    Again, this section is for what the description reads. Questions, building help, and Discussions about your particular build needs to be posted in the Fast Electric Rc Boating Questions and Answer Forum

    Swap Shop
    Sell your items for free in this area. A PICTURE MUST BE INCLUDED WITH THE "ORIGINAL" POST. The picture must be viewed in the thread. Not a link to a picture in eBay or another forum. Otherwise the thread will have to be deleted.
    This one has been brought up often, and Thank you all for keeping up with this one.

    Rc Boat Club Info
    Looking to network with other racer or post club picture or video? Post it here.
    As the description says, Clubs and Groups post here. Looking for, and starting a club or group is also OK. Questions about club rules can either be posted in that clubs thread or in the Fast Electric Rc Boating Questions and Answer Forum if there is no club thread for your area

    Thank you for reading!!
    Last edited by Diegoboy; 01-15-2011, 03:20 PM.
    "A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • befu
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 980

    #2
    question

    Quick question: Could you expand on what goes in the boat building section? Not sure, but are we supposed to post our build thread in the build section, but not answer questions or post information in other peoples build threads? So, a build thread could have two threads. One in the build section for just the builder, with a linked thread to discuss the build in the answers section?

    Thank you for clarifying.

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    • Diegoboy
      Administrator
      • Mar 2007
      • 7244

      #3
      I am referring to topics. Q&A in your build thread is acceptable and encouraged. It is topics in the build section like:

      Motor placement for my build?
      or
      Building a xxxxxx, How do I xxxxxx?

      Should go in the main board. Thanks for bringing that up
      "A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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      • sailr
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • Nov 2007
        • 6927

        #4
        Danny, problem with the RTR sections is that there are SO many different RTR's now and only a limited number of RTR specific boards such as Aquacraft, Proboat, Venom. Recently another member begged to have a board for MINI boats and was turned down. His reasoning is that all he and a lot of other members care about is the minis and they have to wade through multiple boards to find them.

        I stayed out of the conversation because I didn't want it to look like I was wanting such a board since I sell minis.

        Still not sure why steven won't accommodate the guy. Seems like a reasonable request to me! Even if it was a sticky inside another board...somethin!~
        Mini Cat Racing USA
        www.minicatracingusa.com

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        • LiPo Power
          DJI Drone Advanced Pilot
          • May 2009
          • 3186

          #5
          When posting pictures please make sure they are not blurry.
          I like this forum and see staff people are posting and nothing drives me more crazy than bad quality, hard to see pictures....
          Just my few C$
          DJI Drone Advanced Pilot
          Canada

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          • dreamland s4
            Senior Member
            • Dec 2010
            • 317

            #6
            sorry if any of my pics look blurry....all i have is a 3.5 mega pixel camera phone. it doesnt look that bad though.
            If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2?

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            • Jesse J
              scale FE racer
              • Aug 2008
              • 7119

              #7
              Originally posted by Diegoboy
              I am referring to topics. Q&A in your build thread is acceptable and encouraged. It is topics in the build section like:

              Motor placement for my build?
              or
              Building a xxxxxx, How do I xxxxxx?

              Should go in the main board. Thanks for bringing that up


              good idea Danny, this way good questions are easy to search on and not buried in a build thread.

              good work, where would we be without you??!!
              Last edited by Jesse J; 01-15-2011, 05:23 PM.
              "Look good doin' it"
              See the fleet

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              • befu
                Senior Member
                • Aug 2009
                • 980

                #8
                Originally posted by Jesse J
                good work, where would we be without you??!!
                Unrelated question, does anyone have any icons for a brown-noser?



                Brian

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                • Steven Vaccaro
                  Administrator
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 8723

                  #9
                  Originally posted by sailr
                  Danny, problem with the RTR sections is that there are SO many different RTR's now and only a limited number of RTR specific boards such as Aquacraft, Proboat, Venom. Recently another member begged to have a board for MINI boats and was turned down. His reasoning is that all he and a lot of other members care about is the minis and they have to wade through multiple boards to find them.

                  I stayed out of the conversation because I didn't want it to look like I was wanting such a board since I sell minis.

                  Still not sure why steven won't accommodate the guy. Seems like a reasonable request to me! Even if it was a sticky inside another board...somethin!~
                  I'm not sure I see what the difference is between different size boats in the Q&A. Danny is trying to clean up threads like videos in the Q&A section.

                  The reason there is a rtr section is because those particular boats are sold in abundance by major distributors that sell to hobby shops. So there are ton of them out there which I believe generates enough of the same questions that they should require a separate section. FOr example Horizon and Great Planes. If we make a mini section, do we then make a Q&A for 30" section and then a Q&A for large boat section, then a giant gas/electric size boat section?
                  Steven Vaccaro

                  Where Racing on a Budget is a Reality!

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                  • roadrashracing
                    Fast Electric Addict!
                    • Aug 2010
                    • 1462

                    #10
                    How about some kind of feedback section for the swap area for buyers and sellers, I know that there is a bad warning area but its nice to beable to look up feedback on someone besides looking on ebay bay or another fourm. It there away to add a feedback like ebay or rctech ponits system like +1 -1 and netural. Could the sell and wanted items be split up, just to make things easier.

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                    • Steven Vaccaro
                      Administrator
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 8723

                      #11
                      Originally posted by roadrashracing
                      How about some kind of feedback section for the swap area for buyers and sellers, I know that there is a bad warning area but its nice to beable to look up feedback on someone besides looking on ebay bay or another fourm. It there away to add a feedback like ebay or rctech ponits system like +1 -1 and netural. Could the sell and wanted items be split up, just to make things easier.
                      Sell and wanted can be split, good idea!!
                      The rctech points system is a Mod (or Hack if you will) to the vb forum software. I will be doing a vb forum upgrade in the upcoming months. Its something I will add to my wish list.
                      Steven Vaccaro

                      Where Racing on a Budget is a Reality!

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                      • roadrashracing
                        Fast Electric Addict!
                        • Aug 2010
                        • 1462

                        #12
                        An area for site stuff. "Discuss any problems, suggestions, or questions regarding this website here. All feedback is welcomed!" Just stuff like this thread. Combine and get rid of stuff under the manufactor areas, there are areas that are not posted in much. Like comebine the proboat mini stuff.

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                        • Doug Smock
                          Moderator
                          • Apr 2007
                          • 5272

                          #13
                          A "Upcoming Fast Electric Races" forum would be cool too.
                          That way the guys trying to promote races won't be interfering with the "New Fast Electric Club" guys that apparently don't have access to email.

                          Keep up the good work Steven and Danny.
                          Doug
                          MODEL BOAT RACER
                          IMPBA President
                          District 13 Director 2011- present
                          IMPBA National Records Director 2009-2019
                          IMPBA 19887L CD
                          NAMBA 1169

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                          • Steven Vaccaro
                            Administrator
                            • Apr 2007
                            • 8723

                            #14
                            Originally posted by roadrashracing
                            An area for site stuff. "Discuss any problems, suggestions, or questions regarding this website here. All feedback is welcomed!" Just stuff like this thread.
                            Good idea. DOne
                            Steven Vaccaro

                            Where Racing on a Budget is a Reality!

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                            • Steven Vaccaro
                              Administrator
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 8723

                              #15
                              Originally posted by D.Smock
                              A "Upcoming Fast Electric Races" forum would be cool too.
                              That way the guys trying to promote races won't be interfering with the "New Fast Electric Club" guys that apparently don't have access to email.

                              Keep up the good work Steven and Danny.
                              Doug
                              Good idea. That area will be for only race dates and posts will need approving by one of the mods so the area doesn't get cluttered.
                              Steven Vaccaro

                              Where Racing on a Budget is a Reality!

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