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sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Is there a new way to upload pictures to the profiles that don't have any? ...Or, do we have the send the pictures to Adam still? And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	WOW Adam! Thanks for changing the profile setup now! No more several-month waits to be approved! Good work! Ummm, what about profiles that have been submitted and not approved yet? Do we have to re-submit them? And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Adam Administrator Posts: 1090 Registered: 25-Jul-2000	I would prefer them to be resubmitted if you still have the information. It will take me a while to do it manually to the remaining ones. Also this new system will soon result in the opening of the Plant, Brackish and Crustacean Profiles.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I like it I just tried the new profile submiss though, this was the response I received after step 2: Step 1/10 complete Scientific Name: Trichopsis pumilus Step 2/10 complete Invalid Filename or Filename Already Exists ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
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Adam Administrator Posts: 1090 Registered: 25-Jul-2000	What did you use as the filename? The error is pretty much self explanitory. Use a sinlge word as the filename, and if you still receive the error try another filename as the one you chose may already be in use. Last edited by Adam at 17-Oct-2004 08:31
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vuduchild Big Fish Posts: 304 Kudos: 75 Votes: 5 Registered: 05-Feb-2003	nice work Adam, will fish profiles be available in an RSS feed soon?
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Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Use a sinlge word as the filename Thanks, reading thru does help ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
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gartenzwerfe Big Fish Mrs. Racso To Be Posts: 375 Kudos: 628 Votes: 199 Registered: 20-Mar-2004	Wow Adam, thanks!!!! The new profile system is awesome!! ><>Dani<><
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terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	Thanks Adam -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
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sly Big Fish Posts: 377 Kudos: 251 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2004	I still cannot upload pics. I"m trying to upload a couple of pictures to Ocellatus species but get "Only GIF and JPG formats are supported. File not uploaded." Here's the 2 pictures I want to upload: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/djsly/Ocellatus/fish4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/djsly/Ocellatus/fish3.jpg Last edited by sly at 17-Oct-2004 20:36
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Adam Administrator Posts: 1090 Registered: 25-Jul-2000	I have now completed the new xml fish profiles system. When you view any of our freshwater or marine fish profiles, you will see that they are now in xml format. To view the new profiles in their intended format, you need Internet Explorer 5.5 or above, Netscape 6.0 or above, or Firefox 0.9 or above. When viewing the profiles, you will notice there are alot more fields shown. These fields have always been populated in the database and used for finding similar or compatible species. They are now visible for anyone to see. You will also notice that at the bottom of each profile there is a dropbox which will allow you to edit a particular part of the profile. Once you edit the profile a change request is created here: http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/review/ Any change requests is subject to peer review by other members of FishProfiles.com. To prevent abuse of this system a voting process is enabled. In order for a change request to be approved or rejected, a total of plus or minus 5 votes must be provided by other members. Different levels of membership have different voting levels: Standard Memebers: Voting will add/subtract 1 point to the vote count Premium Memebers: Voting will add/subtract 2 points to the vote count Moderators: Voting will add/subtract 3 points to the vote count Admins: Voting will add/subtract 4 points to the vote count You cannot vote on your own submissions. All change requests are kept in a history file with the old information and the new information displayed side-by-side, along with the author and the voters. An example is here: http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/history/clownloach.xml I have also made creating a new profile much easier than the old system. To create a new profile, use this page: http://www.fishprofiles.com/profiles/submit.asp New profiles will also be subject to review but only by members of Premium level or above. Again, this is to prevent any potential abuse of the system. New profiles require 6 positive votes to be approved, or 8 negative to be rejected. All of these changes have been made to facilitate a much fater approval process for new profiles, and to increase the information and accuracy of the existing profiles. The most important link to remember is the review directory: http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/review/ If you are interested in having input on what information is displayed on each profile, you can vote using this link. FishProfiles.com is now in your hands. Last edited by Adam at 17-Oct-2004 08:22
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vuduchild Big Fish Posts: 304 Kudos: 75 Votes: 5 Registered: 05-Feb-2003	sly, i had the same problem when using my preferred browser Firefox, when i switched over to IE it seemed to work, however I am not sure.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
sly Big Fish Posts: 377 Kudos: 251 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2004	Vudu: I got a little further in IE but I get an error after submitting a message for the picture: "Microsoft vbscript runtime error '800a01f4' Variable is undefined: 'Censor' /interactive/photos/upload.asp, line 104"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I think submitting pics to existing profiles isn't working yet, I asked about this recently: [link=http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Site%20Feedback/48353.html]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Site%20Feedback/48353.html" style="COLOR: #FFFFC0[/link] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	is there any chance a profile can have a flag if there are edits pending but not enough votes to make it permanent? "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	It seems I voted twice for one of the submissions. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
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vuduchild Big Fish Posts: 304 Kudos: 75 Votes: 5 Registered: 05-Feb-2003	Sly, i recieved the same error at this stage, one previous time it just ended on a blank page but i assume it was the same error.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Any chance for a specific "Minimum Tank Size" entry? Found someone else was able to vote twice like lindy...http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/review/rosy.200410181046.xml. Also...seems it's dropped one of my {3} submissions for the pictus, does it show somewhere if it was voted to be rejected . ^_^ *Proud member of the Committee for Sig Line Restoration* Last edited by Babelfish at 18-Oct-2004 15:12
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Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Any chance for a specific "Minimum Tank Size" entry? That would be fantastic ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Adam Administrator Posts: 1090 Registered: 25-Jul-2000	Photo galleries are yet to be updated. Babelfish: [link=http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/history/pictus.xml]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/history/pictus.xml" style="COLOR: #000080[/link] Double voting is being looked into.
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