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Member Milestone
by Guest- 3 replies
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Our 2,000th member registered today.
Last reply by mongo, -
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Thought I would head off any questions. I'm the idiot who nuked the forum. It was an accident, clicked the wrong button. All member uploaded images were lost. I'm sorry, please resubmitt. I'll get to reloading the Production Number Gallery and other images that I have (10,000 or so of them) and reconfiguring everything. Just the way thing have gone lately. When it rains it pours....and pours....and pours... Maybe I can make some improvements with the reload. Again I apologies. --Casey [ATTACH]1702[/ATTACH]
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Site Update
by casey- 3 replies
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Over the past few days, I have made several changes to the site with the hope of improving navigation and the user experience. The highlights are listed below: 1. C-130 Database Added Nose Art Section. As with everything, I will add more images as time permits. Improved the functionality of the Aircraft Search block. Corrected the Results page formatting. Added the "original" data for 30+ B model acft. Added/fixed bread crumb links on several pages. 2. Main Page Added dropdown links to the "C-130 Database" link on the header nav bar for quick access to the C-130 Database pages. Added "User Links" link with dropdown to the header nav bar for quick access to…
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Site Outage
by Guest- 3 replies
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If you visited within the past 24 hours, please accept my apology for the site outage. The good news: The site is continuing to grow in content and membership. The bad news: The server resources the site uses has also grown. Yesterday a tipping point was reached and we "thrown in jail" by our host's "bandwidth police". So what do we do now? I made a few adjustments and I hope that we will stay out of trouble for a bit. However, we we will likely have to upgrade the hosting plan in the near future. This will require me to migrate all the site files and databases to a new provider, not a fun job. A better host will obviously increase the site's operating cost, s…
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Hercules HQ Message board e-mail
by Guest- 3 replies
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For those who have received the e-mail below and have expressed concern or have questions: It is not a scam nor is it a new addition to the site. The old message board Scott set up for Hercules HQ was never deleted, it was only closed to new posts thus allowing it to remain as an archive. EZ Board has been taken over by Yuku.com and sent the e-mail. The board will continue to remain closed to new post and to serve as an archive only until Scott or the new company removes it. Casey We're emailing you because you are a member of http://p094.ezboard.com/bc130herculesheadquarters on ezboard and something exciting has happened today! C-130 Hercules HQ Messa…
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1,000,000 Image Views
by Guest- 3 replies
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All, For those that are interested: The gallery received its 1,000,000th image view today. Thanks to all who have contributed.
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Hosting Renewal
by Guest- 2 replies
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I have renewed our site hosting for another year. I would like to say "thank you" to our new sponsor, Aero Precision, to all those who have purchased premium memberships, to those who have made donations to the site, to those who have purchased prints, stickers, etc. and everyone who visits, posts and otherwise contributes to the community. Your support is greatly appreciated. --Casey
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I'm considering offering the sticker below for sale on the site. The price point would be $2.50. Anyone interested? [ATTACH=CONFIG]3565[/ATTACH] 4.25" x 2.75"
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New Site Features
by Guest- 2 replies
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The latest version (4.2) of the forum software has several new features. Most ore back-end function the members/visitors will not see but I believe our users will enjoy the two enhancements below. 1. Activity Stream [ATTACH=CONFIG]2800[/ATTACH] Accessed by clicking "What's new" on the Nav Bar. Displays recent Posts Articles etc. 2. Who has read this thread [ATTACH=CONFIG]2801[/ATTACH] Located below the "Quick Reply" button on any thread page . Gives users the ability to view everyone who has read a particular thread.
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After much trial and error, I have a beta version of the C-130 Database Aircraft Profile data entry system and approval system in operation. As I am sure you all can imagine, entering histories for 2,400 pus aircraft is quite an undertaking for one person. It is my hope that the community will join in and help me push the project forward. Please help me by adding/updating entries and/or encouraging persons with firsthand knowledge of the aircraft to add entries and/or funnel info to us. Here's how it works: 1) On the right side of each history entry, there is a pencil icon and a plus symbol icon. Members who are logged in can click them to edit the entry (pe…
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Gallery Update June 2012
by Guest- 2 replies
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I have started to upload Bob's latest gallery updates. I will keep y'all updated on the progress. Added 163 new images to the Production Number Gallery-->3001-3099 Updated 3 images to the Production Number Gallery-->3001-3099 Added 120 new images to the Production Number Gallery-->3100-3199 Updated 2 images to the Production Number Gallery-->3100-3199 Added 35 new images to the Production Number Gallery-->3200-3231 Updated 2 images to the Production Number Gallery-->3200-3231 Added 86 new images to the Production Number Gallery-->5600-5699
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"Real Planes Have Props!" Stickers 2.O
by Guest Casey- 2 replies
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For those that may be interested. Since I am almost out of the original "Real Planes Have Props!" stickers, I altered the design a little and I have ordered a new batch. I will add them to the store once they are received. The design can be viewed at: http://www.herkybirds.com/printviewer/Sticker2/viewer.html Be sure to scroll down and use the magnifier for a closer look. Black and white 8.5" x 1.38" UV inks screen printed on 3.25 mil white vinyl Suitable for outdoor use - should last 3.5 years $2.50 ea $10.00 for 5 $20.00 for 12
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I have added a new page Latest C-130 Fleet Updates to the C-130 Database. It displays the latest update for each aircraft sorted by date (the date for update, not the entered date). You can view the entire profile for an aircraft by clicking the blue aircraft c/n. I hope you find it useful. --Casey
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I have added Bob's list of Hercs on display or preserved to the Herkapedia. http://www.herkybirds.com/herkapedia/c-130-listings-220/
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I have added a C-130 video section to the site and have added a few videos to it. There will be more to come but for now, you can check it out via this link: C-130 Videos or access it from the main menu (top of page, below the header)-->Reference-->C-130 Videos. --Casey
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Site Hosting Renewal
by Guest Casey- 1 reply
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[ATTACH]1976[/ATTACH] I have renewed the site hosting for 2011! Thank you to those members who support this site. As Herkybirds has grown over the past 3 years, so has the associated operating cost. Your contributions have been vital to the sustainment of the site are greatly appreciated.
Last reply by Mt.crewchief, -
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Casey, how do I create a member's gallery? Looked and saw no button, etc., to create a gallery.
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First, thanks to all those who have e-mailed, texted, pm'ed, etc regarding the site going down. I was heavily involved in restoring the site and did not answered the majority, for that I apologies. I truly appreciate the concern, support and offers of assistance. Here's where we are: The site was hacked last week and multiple malware scripts were loaded to the site. Fortunately, they were just annoying (triggering antivirus alerts, etc.) and not harmful to member's computers. They have been removed and the site has passed a malware scan by Google. Please let me know if your software detects anything. Since the site was down, I chose to proceed with an upgrade …
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I am seeking FEI for ab-initio trainees, either FE or LM. (e-mail: [email protected])
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I guess the site went down for a bit? Got some strange pm along with a strange URL from some unknown. So deleted it.
Last reply by fenmonster, -
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Can we look into getting a mobile version of the site? If you need help setting it up I would be able to point you in the right direction. Simply making a subdomain and installing a mobile style and a simple redirect is all you need to do. Also, there are systems called berryblab and tapatalk.com which let you read the forum easily through apps on your blackberry and iphone respectively. I have all three of these on my site and it makes access to your site better.
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Talon Products for the Store
by Guest Casey- 1 reply
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I have added some Combat Talon products to the store for those who are interested. http://www.cafepress.com/HerkyBirds
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Thank you to Tom Robison for contributing his fantastic "Whiskey Charlie" article to the site. Please be sure to check it out.
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Hi Casey, I've noticed some advertisements showing up on the web site. I guess if more people had donated to your cause, the ads wouldn't have been a neccessity. I know you have put a lot of your own money into this site. Too bad more people couldn't have sent you a few bucks. Don R.
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New Avatars
by Guest Casey- 0 replies
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I have added 3, 4 and 6 bladed prop avatars. If you would like to use them you can use the link below to access your profile & select the avatar. http://herkybirds.com/profile.php?do=editavatar [ATTACH]2027[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2026[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2029[/ATTACH]
