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Post by magengar on May 24, 2013 1:46:33 GMT -5
We have a total of 5,494 members here at RJ... ...and, so far, only 47 voted in this poll? Remarkable. schmbluuuuuuuuuugh ![:P](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/tongue.png) zozo-mag
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Post by hetabattousai on May 24, 2013 7:39:27 GMT -5
I think the admin is waiting for at least 90% of the vote to be cast before unlocking this thread.
This is just like our country. we got 5494 members, but majority of activites or flow of the traffics are control by about 50 memebers.
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Post by TheMazingerZ on May 24, 2013 9:11:01 GMT -5
Oh well... this poll is set to lock tomorrow, so it is what it is. ![:P](http://lemonstre.fr/robot-japan/smileys/tongue.png) }D
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Post by malakas on May 24, 2013 10:50:12 GMT -5
I don't see the point of locking out the site. Its elitist.
As for magengar's observation of only 47 members casting votes, its either:1. They forgot their passwords, 2. Its a non-issue, or 3. They're doing far more important things.
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Post by Mr. Ginrai on May 24, 2013 11:06:04 GMT -5
Hey Guys! I wanted to let you know that a lot of people may NOT know that this is a poll. I use the ProBoards Mobile App primarily, almost 24-7. It DOES NOT show or indicate polls, or allow you to vote, from what I can tell. So I didn't realize that this was even a poll until you guys started talking about voting.
So I just voted - and I did vote to keep the section locked - for now. I don't frequent this section much as I am mainly a vintage collector. I do however think it is important for RJ related stuff like content and images to continue to be watermarked and protected.
I know this section is a huge driver of traffic to RJ and new membership sign ups, but there are a lot of unscrupulous people/sites who like to copy/rewrite things as their own (rather than just recommend or link to them, and I don't just mean feed aggregators etc. either). Just trying to raise awareness.
You may want to keep throwing in a reminder in the bump posts (and maybe edit the first post of this thread as well) so more people see it. So I will do a quick one here:
IF YOU DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS A POLL THREAD, PLEASE LOGIN FROM A COMPUTER AND CAST YOUR VOTE. THANKS :-)
Regardless of what happens with this sub-forum though, I'd like to see the For Sale section get locked sooner rather than later. I know I was the one to bring up the whole lock the For Sale section topic, but I think it is a priority for the security of the members here.
Other than that I have to say I think things are going very well here both with the site and membership, so let's keep it up!
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Post by ryomakabuto on May 24, 2013 11:29:08 GMT -5
I don't see the point of locking out the site. Its elitist. Could not have said it better myself malakas. Who cares if someone else uses your pictures as their own, that is a compliment. If you are angered by it, either watermark the pictures or just dont post any. There is no need to inconvenience newcomers and old members because of that. A thief will take your pictures or reviews even if you lock the section anyway. I hope it is left open for the sake of the many members here that want it like that.
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Post by boricua on May 24, 2013 12:01:42 GMT -5
you nailed it, stop inconveniencing the good people for something that is not going to work.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on May 24, 2013 12:19:11 GMT -5
Could not have said it better myself malakas. Who cares if someone else uses your pictures as their own, that is a compliment. If you are angered by it, either watermark the pictures or just dont post any. Just to chime in on this: I think it's unfair to see WHY someone would get bothered with people using their pictures without permission or acknowledging where they got them from. I've had it happen way too much in the past and that's why I watermark my pictures like I do. On the flip side, you are ABSOLUTELY right in that it's as easy as watermarking a picture in a spot that can't just be cropped out. So, it goes both ways, for sure! As a site-owner, I can tell you that keeping the galleries public will only help the site since they'll be open to pop up in google image searches as well.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 17:09:49 GMT -5
If this section of the forum is locked due to corncerns of pictures being stolen, then why not lock the remaining sections of this forum?
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Post by TheMazingerZ on May 24, 2013 17:17:26 GMT -5
LOL True! ;D
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Post by magengar on May 25, 2013 0:14:12 GMT -5
Lock the member's individual Profiles page... ...once you've joined RJ, you're schtuck here for life! ;D
zozo-mag
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Post by Chen on May 25, 2013 11:08:59 GMT -5
Kay judging by the poll I've unlocked this section but locked the sales one.
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