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Ai, Ai, Ai, there are some interesting changes coming

General Discussion
#1

… on MLS.

Even those of us who, for some time now, only read the daily suds ( as in “Mighty Large Soap”) will now have to register with user name, password and a valid email address. Apparently it is to protect everyone’s privacy. :wink: :wink:

Now that is interesting! I wonder if that will prevent someone from passing on his password and sign-in information to a third party? Will that varifiable email be tied to a certain IP address which the login-in routine will check at each sign on? Would that routine detect that I’m not in Kansas anymore, but that I’m really in Coldstream (wherever that may be :wink: :smiley: :smiley: )
But as we all know there are many “interesting” schemes being employed, sometimes by those who proclaim they will protect our privacy.
Somewhere in Dan Brown’s “Digital Fortress” a character worries “But who will check (protect us from) the guards?” (paraphrasing!) or is the fox guarding the hen house???

This will be interesting!!! Off hand I would say the moderators from over there will always know who still reads by the posts they get to read here. Now how are they going to figure the different names, passwords and IP addresses. I have never seen a more “creative assembly” of handles than on “Mighty Large Soap”.

While I’m on interesting subjects; the other day I received an email from LSOL about a lapsing membership or some such - it was from LSOL, so I didn’t pay much attention. Well, I would have been awfully hard put to remember my login name, never mind the password. But it said not to worry, if I wasn’t interested my entry would be deleted. I didn’t worry!! :wink:

#2

and, I had seen that…and also wonder the sudden appearance of the Kremlin Troll on out faire syte.

That and the SPAM type threads on at least two forums of photos upon photos of some odd coaches of conveyance, makes one wonder aloud if there be naught a full moon about…

#3

Dave,

Full moon is on Sat, May13th…however it is possible that they’re revving things up early to be good and ready.

On those coaches; I have tentatively been assigned the Review of same. :wink: :wink: :slight_smile: Of course first they have to appear on the shelf at my favourite dealer in the USA (excellent service with no shipping hassles), in the meantime I’m collecting all the prototype data required. It would be embarassing to term an item that, even at a cursory glance, is all over the scale map as a 1:29 product. I gladly leave that to the “experts” who are too busy to measure and/or do proper research. Of course they aim to be “as fair, balanced, honest and unbiased as we can.” (direct quote!) Hmmmmmmm that is very interesting! Not a word of informed, I guess that is not as important!

Anyway, when I’m done with the Review I’ll put the “puppy” on eBay, with accurate product description and a note that the buyer will get a copy of the comparison chart, signed by yours truly, which will verify the respective scale of said item in length, width and height. Together with any of the other relevant dimensions. How pretty it will be we know already!

As they say: Fair is fair! And an informed buyer will be a happy buyer!

#4

Which coaches are you on about ,Hans ?
Mike

#5
Mike Morgan said:
Which coaches are you on about ,Hans ? Mike
Hi Mike,

The LGB Amfleet coaches! :wink: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :slight_smile:

#6

Let me make one thing clear you knuckleheads. I am here ONLY as a LSC member and Forum participant. I will neither defend nor explain whatever happens on myLargescale.com. Wonder on, swabjockey. Try not to hurt yer head in the process.

Gee, another “clever” nickname - Kremlin Troll. My, my aren’t we just tossing the bon mots around! Listen up you old squid, the gloves are off over here - that’s the way you want it! Call me anything you like, expect return fire Treat me with respect and you’ll get the same. Your choice. Now go and pull the drain plug in your submersible coffin…and don’t forget to close the screen doors!

#7

Maybe I’m missing something, but I don’t see the big deal of requiring a valid email to register. We require one here when you sign up. You NEED one to post on the forums, but not read, nor to participate in chat.

#8

Bob ,
mountains and molehills spring to mind
mike

#9
Bob McCown said:
Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see the big deal of requiring a valid email to register. We require one here when you sign up. You NEED one to post on the forums, but not read, nor to participate in chat.
Bob,

There’s no big deal as far as I’m concerned.

On the RhB Forum you need to sign up with a real name and an email in order to post. In addition you need to have a bit of a track record (pun intended) that you’re interested in the prototype or Swiss railways in general.
And yes, certain info is in “members only” sections.

I just thought it was an interesting change because of the rules that apply at LSOL. :wink: :slight_smile:

I like the new “Warning” notice, too. You know with all the skin improvement products out there, I wonder if they have one that would thicken skin. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: And if they do, would Google automatically assign it to /associate it with post content. :wink: :wink: :wink:

PS I found the info to update my sig!

#10

Hey, HJ…did you hear that noise?

Sure sounded like a rat scurrying across the floor…

#11
Curmudgeon said:
Hey, HJ.....did you hear that noise?

Sure sounded like a rat scurrying across the floor…


Ho Dave,

We don’t have them in the neighbourhood ;). We have packrats but they’re confined to the outside. Sometimes our two Huskies get some extra entertainment. :wink: :wink: :slight_smile: A bit of that can’t hurt. :smiley: :smiley:

#12

Of course, some of us know more than others about this.

If one reads carefully (and no, with his Copyright Claims I ain’t gonna copy and paste), just to READ the forums will require login.

Ever tried to actually FIND an e-mail address over there?

You have to be “First Class” to enter the “member” list, when you find the member and click “e-mail” you get a window that allows to to send, but you have no idea the actual address.

Having had experience for some time with SiteAdvisor, and knowing how thorough they can be, you will find their testing showed no issues with SPAM generated from the site:

http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/mylargescale.com

So, one must consider carefully other reasons…

#13

Dave,

True.

OTOH one just stays away from the place and enjoys.

#14

I for one would like to welcome Towne to the forum, good to see you out of uniform and thank both TOC and Towne for the comic relief. I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time. Some folks seem to take their trains and the forums much too seriously and it’s good to see some good natured banter for a change.

Towne, I think being hard headed is a requirement to serve on a sub. Way too many things to crack your skull on. Way back when I talked to a Navy recruiter about sub service he told me I needed to have 20-20 vision. I guess they want you to see well enough to not run into things that might crack your skull ! My eyesite had already gone to hell so I went another branch of the service where they didn’t mind if I wore glasses !

Anyway, keep up the good work, the battle between the wordsmith and the puninator ought to be good for a lot more laughs !

#15

I appreciate the welcome, Gary. It’s nice to be somewhere where I can be a regular participant. You don’t know how many times I had to bite my tongue rather than stuff it in my cheek and brazenly go forth to tilt with the dragons.

BTW, who was it that was offering cigars? I’d try a couple! I do enjoy a good smoke once in a while.

#16

Like this site, and the GR forum, you need log in only once. You can select “remember me” or such when you log in, and you won’t have to retype anything on your subsequent visits. If you’ve already got a log-in (which most of here do), NOTHING CHANGES! So you have to log in just to read. Big fat hairy deal–most of us are already continually logged in anyway. Many forums are set so you have to log in first to read.

Tracking??? Suspicious, aren’t we? Sorry, TOC, you’ll no longer be able to lurk undetected to see what the latest and greatest LGB products are. (I know you really want a string of those Amfleet cars.) And so what if Shad can now tell which members are reading? What business wouldn’t want to know how many people are reading, and who they are? My paycheck is derived solely from ad revenues. We’ve got an entire sales department whose job it is to find that crap out. If they could do it by having people simply log in when they turn on the evening news, trust me–they’d do it in a heartbeat! (And don’t think that your cable box doesn’t at least watch trends in your viewing habits and report that back to the mother ship…It’s only a matter of time.)

Y’all can keep talking about black helicopters all you want. I’m going to go outside and enjoy a black steam locomotive instead. Far more relaxing, productive, and in line with what this hobby is supposed to be about - model trains.

Later,

K

#17

Towne,

“You don’t know how many times I had to bite my tongue rather than stuff it in my cheek and brazenly go forth to tilt with the dragons.”

That might be a behavior requirment over there but we enjoy the barbs, slings and arrows and anything else thats used in the discussion here.

Fire away, I like the entertainment!

Andre’

#18

Of course sometimes you need more than just a thick skin.

#19

Kevin,

You are partially right, like most times, but only partially. :wink: :slight_smile: It’s no big deal, it’s just a marker. ;):smiley:

You’re still a moderator on “Mighty Large Soap”, aren’t you?? If I were a moderator over there, I’d have the audacity to ask Shad what really triggered this one.
Well, you know me, I hardly ever take things at face value and certainly not after I hear one or two interesting tidbits regarding security, passed on passwords and such matters. But that’s just me. :wink: :wink:

Oh yeah, of course I’m also one of the guys that Shad tried hard to block access to MLS, after I got my $20 refund for “non-performance of service as promised”, which was good for a chuckle or two and a delay of approx. one hour.
Even here in Canada we have computers at the libraries, so I fondly refer to my method as “Using the library 'puter”. Yeah, I really should have "print Screen"ed that message that used to pop up. OTOH not worth the effort!

It’s back to business, making trees and practising the RhB whistle signals on my 1:22.5 BRAWA engine. :wink: :slight_smile: :smiley:

No lowflying black helicopters North of the Border. Ours are quite colourful, so you see what’s coming.

#20
Andre Schofield said:
Towne,

“You don’t know how many times I had to bite my tongue rather than stuff it in my cheek and brazenly go forth to tilt with the dragons.”

That might be a behavior requirment over there but we enjoy the barbs, slings and arrows and anything else thats used in the discussion here.

Fire away, I like the entertainment!

Andre’


Andre,

That requires that you can take it as well as dish it.

I still remember the day when a certain moderator on MLS proudly presented his weathered engine … well, I should be more precise, everything was weathered but the running gear and valve gear. Looked odd to me.

Sooooooooo HJ being HJ, I ask how that came about. Wellllll, it was the wrong question to ask or perhaps I just didn’t phrase it gently enough. But hey, how was I supposed to know that some Texans are that “sensitive”??? :wink: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: