Barry

Sorry for the down time yesterday...we may be getting too big for the shared server and will probably have to move to a dedicated server soon! That's good and bad at the same time! Good because the forums are popular but bad because it will be much more expensive to host! But, it should also increase the speed and reliability! Stay tuned for more info!

Very nice! Great story!

Name: mack mh613 (1991) Date Added: 12 August 2011 - 10:47 AM Owner: Barry Short Description: fgfgbgfb View Vehicle

Yeah, I found that Stainless looks way better on a modern browser! We'll keep them both, but I just needed to decided which theme to use as default for new visitors. Blue just does seem to fit the bill better.

I also changed the header background to some nice rusty diamond plate and darkened up the blue features a little on the BMT_Blue theme!

3 -2? Anymore votes? I did move the default back to blue because I see that older versions of IE do not play well with Stainless at all! The newer version of IE is OK and All the other browsers like Firefox work great. So, we'll got with Blue as default! For those that like Stainless and can view it good on Firefox, it is still available, just select it in the theme changer at the bottom left of this page! Thanks guys!

I think it is a good theme, but some guys were having problems running the theme on older Internet Explorer browser versions that don't support the new CSS technology that is supported by Firefox, Opera, etc. Internet Explorer is light years behind in technology! Those using modern browsers seem to love Stainless!

OK, we have had a week to take a look at the new Stainless theme and I have had a few reports of incompatibility with older browsers. So I want to put it to the membership to vote on which theme will be default. Both will be available but only one can be the default theme. So go ahead and pick your favorite and we'll see what happens!

I'm working on getting the quick login back up. Also, you can change the theme back to blue from the skin changer link at the bottom left of every page. Once you select BMT_Blue, it will stay that way everytime you login.

The new BMT classifieds is up and running! I apologize to those of you that still had valid listings in the old system but it had to be taken offline as it was breaking the new software. I created a new sub forum set up like it used to be but the new software allows prefixes and old topic warnings to help with classified use. It's a pretty cool system now! When you add a listing, you will need to select a prefix from the menu. The ad will be live for 45 days and then an old topic warning will appear after that, alerting members that this listing may be unavailable. You can also go back and edit your ad to show SOLD when your item sells. That will also help prevent repeat contacts for long gone items. If you have any questions or problems, feel free to contact me! Also, don't forget to use the feedback forum! It has similar prefixes for positive, neutral and negative transactions with other members!

Screen cap of my view...

Yep. The old compatibility button gets them every time! LOL Thanks rhasler, you must be using an older version of IE...the header link buttons are different than mine also!

Strange...It is fine on all my different PC's. Can you see it in this screen capture?

Not sure what you mean...can you show me? The new software doesn't have the envelops in the posts like the old one did. To PM a member, just hold your cursor over their username and a contact box pops up with all that info! Also, click on the name to visit their profile where links to all their stuff is contained!

No problem! The forum will remember your theme choice every time you visit!

Ok guys, I think Avatars are fixed as much as we can get them! If you still have an avatar problem, please upload a new version.

It is the little square icon that looks like it has a tear in the middle... Only on Internet Explorer! Firefox displays perfect!

Haha, your's is but I wiped everyone elses out! LOL! Stay tuned, this ain't over yet!

Hang tight guys, I'm trying another way to fix avatars. It may either work or we will all have to upload new ones...LOL!

You probably should re-upload the photo. I'm not sure why it went blurry and others didn't. I did run the avatar rebuild tool but it didn't fix it.

Yeah, all the old themes were not compatible with the new version. If you guys like the blue, I can make it default. Stainless can still be an option. It's up to you!

Haha! Your choice! That's why I kept Blue!

I have never been a default kind of guy, so the default blue skin had to go! I just got done building what you see now! It is called BMT Stainless and I hope you like it! It is a little easier on the eyes than the bright white and blue of the other skin. Now I know some of you like the blue version so I kept it in the theme changer! Just go down to the bottom of this page and click "CHANG THEME" It is a the very bottom left corner of the page. Select BMT_Blue from the list and old blue will be back for you!

OK guys, I got the WIKI, Gallery, Blog and Garage all working! I think everything should be back to normal! If you see something broken or you get an error, send me the details and I'll look into it ASAP! The only thing that doesn't look good is the awards module. It didn't survive the upgrade. I also recreated the classified forums for an easier to use and easier to reply for sale section. I will say that this new version is much easier to use and seems to be a lot faster! Less clutter is better! Thanks!

RIP Tom... Tom was a very good customer of ours as well as a great asset to the antique truck hobby. I'm sure he will be missed greatly. Deepest condolences to his friends and family.