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GigDig Forums » Recent Posts http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ GigDig Forums » Recent Posts en Fri, 18 May 2012 20:17:47 +0000 admin on "ATTENTION! Hosted Domains are marked to be DELETED from this server." http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=15#post-41 Fri, 18 May 2012 01:05:58 +0000 admin 41@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ 1/2 dozen hosted sites will be removed from this system over the next three or four days. IF YOU HAVE A SITE HOSTED WITH ME, AND YOU ARE STILL IN NEED OF HOSTING, PLEASE CONTACT ME. I'm sorry, but I have no choice but to delete some sites out of the system, and most of them will be gone by the end of this year. admin on "useful links [b2]" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=14#post-40 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:43:34 +0000 admin 40@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ The owners of the sites listed below are nice enough to host what would otherwise be long-lost information. Please don't contact the site owners asking how-to questions. If you need help, or would like to ask a question, then please post your question/request here. <a href=""//www.cafelog.com""">cafelog</a> The original home for b2. The forums are gone, but you can find some basic information here. <a href=""//www.sigg3.net/cafelog""">b2 Cafelog Resource Center</a>: Sigg3's huge collection of links and files. <a href="//pure-essence.net/2005/01/13/gravatar-for-b2/"">Gravatar Script for b2</a>. I will be updating this list from time to time. Feel free to add any important / informative links that I might have missed. admin on "about [the b2 forum]" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=13#post-39 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:12:26 +0000 admin 39@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ This forum is intended for discussing the b2 blog software and as a (*temporary) gathering place for b2 users to offer assistance and support with one another. While I have nothing against other ports/forks of b2, this forum is strictly for b2, NOT b2++ and NOT b2 evo. I want to keep this forum distinct to the original b2 to avoid any possible confusion and frustration. If you wish to discuss b2++ or b2evolution, I will open a separate forum and discussions about the other forks/ports will be placed in that forum. * This site is temporary only in the sense that if/when enough interest is generated, I will transfer the database entries from here to a new dedicated board. admin on "Building a MudHut" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=11#post-35 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:50:58 +0000 admin 35@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ That link took me to an article describing how to build many shelters, complete with illustrations. David on "Building a MudHut" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=11#post-30 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:48:21 +0000 David 30@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ Begin construction by cutting several very sturdy poles to serve as the uprights that will support the roof and act as a framework for the sidewalls. Doing the best you can with the tools you have available, sharpen the thinner ends of the uprights and cut V notches in the butt ends. (If you can locate enough of them, forked poles—with the tines facing up—make the best upright supports.) Now drive the sharpened ends of the uprights a foot or so into the ground; the two thickest and tallest poles should form the front corners of the lean-to, with additional uprights spaced down the sides of the structure. (The exact number of vertical supports you'll need will be determined by the size of the hut.) A single horizontal log beam spans and rests atop the two tallest (front) uprights. Since this beam will have to support the considerable weight of the front of the roof, it should be hefty and should be lashed firmly in place to the notched (or forked) tops of the uprights. To fabricate the roof, lay small logs or stout saplings side by side and parallel to the hut's sidewalls—their tips jammed into the ground at the back (lower) end of the lean-to, and their butts overhanging the front roof beam by at least several inches (the more the better, as this overhang will help shield the door opening from sun, rain, and snow). If you have plenty of cordage available, lash the roof poles together, as well as to the uprights at either side and to the crossbeam in front. The sides of the mountain man but can be built up (that is, filled in) with either rocks or logs—and here's where the going gets muddy. Start by preparing a muck pit: I find that two parts thick mud to one part dried grass provides a good general-purpose mortar. When the mud is ready, mound up a row of it on the ground where the first sidewall is to go, then press the first log (or the first row of large rocks) firmly into the mortar. Now spread another layer of mortar along the top of the log (or rocks) you just put in place, and lay on the second log (or the second layer of rocks) . . . and so on until both sides of the but are enclosed all the way to the roof. Because of the triangular shape of the sides, the logs (or rows of rock) will get shorter as the walls rise. If you're siding with rock, the walls will be stronger if they're made thickest at their bases, narrowing as they rise. If you're siding with logs, stack them up and mortar them in place snugly against the outsides of the upright support poles—then pound a second row of uprights into the ground just outside the horizontal logs so that each wall is sandwiched between two rows of uprights. Finally, coat the exterior and interior walls with a heavy layer of mud to seal any cracks . . . and pack it at least six inches thick on top of the roof to provide weatherproofing and insulation. (If you build your but in the spring or early summer and cover its mud top with a few inches of loose soil, the roof will probably grow a matting of grass and weeds, increasing its durability significantly.) A mud shelter will require several days to dry thoroughly, depending on the weather. Surprisingly, though, rain doesn't seem to slow the drying process to any extent or to wash away much of the mud. <a href="http://wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/shelter/men95/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/shelter/men95/index.html</a> Zecco101 on "Bill S.978 Will make Gaming Videos Illegal Unintentionally." http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=10#post-29 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:07:12 +0000 Zecco101 29@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ A new bill proposed, which would make it illegal under certain circumstances to share videos of copyrighted materials over the internet. The problem is that it appears to also make it illegal to upload videos of games, such as let’s plays and speed runs. And I love watching let’s plays and speed runs. Here’s a great video on the subject I found via Reddit: [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib7-vSrp6y8[/video] <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib7-vSrp6y8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib7-vSrp6y8</a> If the bill passes, I suspect many game companies will add a special clause to the TOS specifically to allow posting videos of their games. To view the Bill please follow the link below. <a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s112-978" rel="nofollow">http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s112-978</a> David on "THE MILITIA" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=9#post-28 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:21:06 +0000 David 28@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ Most Americans who are in the Militia don’t even know it. However, the laws of the states and of the union are often quite specific in defining the word "militia." For example: United Sates Code, Title 10, Chapter 13-The Militia, Section 311 "Militia: composition and classes-(a)The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are commissioned officers of the National Guard. (b) The classes of the militia are- (1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and (2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia." Note that the section quoted above does not say that people can "join" the Militia–it simply states that the people defined in the section are IN the Militia! Definitions of the Militia may also be found in various state constitutions and statutes. Reference will need to be made to the constitution and statutes of your particular state in order to determine your status regarding the Militia. Remember…you may already be in the Militia, and not even know it! The Constitution for the united States of America is the Supreme Law of the land. It recognizes the Militia as an already existing force outside the control of the federal government but allows for the Congress to call forth the Militia for only three very specific occurrences. The Militia cannot be called up to perform any other acts outside of the three specifically stated in the Constitution. The Militia cannot be called upon to do anything un-Constitutional, illegal, or unlawful. Indeed, Militia commanders must refuse any un-Constitutional, illegal, or unlawful order. The Constitution for the united States of America states in Article 1, Section 8: "To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions; to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress…." The Preamble of the Bill of Rights and Article 2 are of particular note: "Preamble – The conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added; And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution." "Article II – A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." The active clause in the second Article in amendment is "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State," is the descriptive clause. The meaning is clear. Honest study of the Constitution for the united States of America, laws of the Union, constitutions of the several States, state statutes, and writings of the Founders of our Republic reveals clearly that the Militia is a "citizens army" made up of the "whole of the people," for the purpose of guarding against "betrayal by their representatives," to "afford complete security against the invasions of public liberty by the national authority," and if either occurs it is their right, their duty, "to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security." A militiaman is simply any citizen in his capacity as a defender of the community, who is obliged to do so within his or her ability. Militiahood is a role which citizens may play as the situation requires. It is not a permanent condition. But just as each citizen has a duty to defend the community, he also has the duty to prepare himself to play that role effectively, and to join with others in his community to train and to function as organized forces, and the elected officials of his community have the duty to facilitate that organization and training. If those officials fail in their duty the Militiaman must carry on without their participation. The Report of the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, 97th Congress, 2nd Session, February 1982, page 11 states: The "militia" refers to a concept of a universally armed people, not to any specifically organized unit. When the framers referred to the equivalent of our National Guard, they uniformly used the term "select militia" and distinguished this from Militia." Debates over the Constitution constantly referred to organized militia units as a threat to freedom comparable to that of a standing army, and stressed that such organized units did not constitute and indeed were philosophically opposed to, the concept of a militia. That the National Guard is not the "militia" referred to in the Second Amendment is even clearer today. Congress has organized the National Guard under its power to "raise and support armies" and not its power to "provide for organizing, arming and disciplining the militia." (H.R. Report No. 141, 73rd Congress, 1st Session, February 5, 1953.) This Congress chose to do in the interest of organizing reserve military units which were not limited in deployment by the strictures of our power over the constitutional militia, which can be called forth only "to execute the laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections, and repel invasions." The modern National Guard was specifically intended to avoid status as the constitutional militia, a distinction recognized by Title 10 U.S.C. Section 311(a). What follows are selections from the constitutions of the several States pertaining to the maintenance and defense of freedom. State Constitutions which do NOT define "militia" (refer to state statutes) Alabama Maryland New York Alaska Massachusetts North Carolina California Michigan Oklahoma Connecticut Minnesota Oregon Delaware Missouri Rhode Island Georgia Montana Tennessee Hawaii Nebraska Texas Nevada West Virginia Indiana New Hampshire Wisconsin Louisiana New Jersey Wyoming State Constitutions which DO define "militia" Arizona New Mexico Arkansas North Dakota Colorado Ohio Florida Pennsylvania Idaho South Carolina Illinois Iowa South Dakota Kansas Utah Kentucky Vermont Maine Virginia Mississippi Washington ALABAMA [No Militia Definition] Art. 1, Sec. 26 – That every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself and the state. Art. 15 – MILITIA – Sec. 271 – The legislature shall have power to declare who shall constitute the militia of the state, and to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the same; and the legislature may provide for the organization of a state and naval militia. Sec. 274 – Voluntary organization of infantry, cavalry, and artillery and naval militia may be formed in such manner and under such restrictions and with such privileges as may be provided by law. Sec. 276 – The governor shall, with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint all general officers, whose terms of office shall be four years. The governor, the generals and regimental and battalion commanders shall appoint their own staffs, as may be provided by law. Sec. 277 – The legislature shall provide for the safe keeping of the arms, ammunition, and accoutrements, and military records, banners, and relics of the state. ALASKA [No Militia Definition] Preamble – Section 19 – A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Section 20 – The governor may declare martial law when the public safety requires it in case of rebellion or actual or imminent invasion. Martial law shall not continue for longer than 20 days without the approval of a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session. ARIZONA Sec. 26 – The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself or the State shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain, or employ an armed body of men. Sec. 32 – The provisions of this Constitution are mandatory, unless by express words they are declared to be otherwise. Art. 16 – Sec. 1 – The militia of the State of Arizona shall consist of all able-bodied male citizens of the State between the ages of 18 and 45 years, and of those between said ages who shall have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, residing therein, subject to such exemptions as now exist, or as may hereafter be created by the laws of the United States or of this State. ARKANSAS Sec. 5 – The citizens of this state shall have the right to keep and bear arms for their common defense. Art. 11 – Sec. 1 – The militia shall consist of all able-bodied male persons, residents of the State between the ages of 18 and 45 years, except such as may be exempted by the laws of the United States or this State, and shall be organized, officered, armed and equipped and trained in such manner as may be provided by law. Sec. 2 – Volunteer companies of infantry, cavalry or artillery may be formed in such manner and with such restrictions as may be provided by law. Sec. 4 – The Governor shall, when the General Assembly is not in session, have power to call out the volunteers or militia, or both, to execute the laws, repel invasion, repress insurrection and preserve the public peace in such manner as may be authorized by law. CALIFORNIA [No Militia Definition] [No Right to Bear Arms Provision, but the California Constitution does guarantee that its citizens have the "Right to Fish" (no kidding!)] Art. 1 – Sec. 24 – Rights guaranteed by this Constitution are not dependent on those guaranteed by the United States Constitution. Sec. 7 – Commander of Militia – The governor is commander in chief of a militia that shall be provided by statute. The governor may call it forth to execute the law. COLORADO The right of no person to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person and property, or in aid of the civil power when thereto legally summoned, shall be called in question; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to justify the practice of carrying concealed weapons. Art. 17 – Sec. 1 – The militia of the state shall consist of all able-bodied male residents of the state between the ages of 18 and 45 years; except, such persons as may be exempted by the laws of the United States, or of the State. Art. 17 – Sec. 4 – The general assembly shall provide for the safekeeping of the public arms, military records, relics and banners of the state. CONNECTICUT [No Militia definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 15 – Every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself and the state. Art. 4 – Sec. 8 – The governor shall be captain general of the militia of the state, except when called into the service of the United States. DELAWARE [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 20 – A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and state, and for hunting and recreational use. Art. 3 – Sec. 8 – He [the governor] shall be the commander in chief of the army and navy of this State, and of the militia, except when they shall be called into the service of the United States. FLORIDA Art. 1 – Sec. 8 – Subsec. (a) – The right of the people to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves and of this lawful authority of the state shall not be infringed, except that the manner of bearing arms may be regulated by law. Subsec. (b) – There shall be a mandatory period of three days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, between the purchase and delivery at retail of any handgun. For the purposes of this section, "purchase" means the transfer of money or other valuable consideration to the retailer and "handgun" means a firearm capable of being carried and used by one hand, such as a pistol or revolver. Holders of a concealed weapon permit as prescribed in Florida law shall not be subject to the provisions of this paragraph. Subsec. (d) – This restriction shall not apply to a trade-in of another handgun. Art 10 – Sec. 2 – Subsec. (a) – The militia shall be composed of all able-bodied inhabitants of the state who are or have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States; and no person because of religious creed or opinion shall be exempted from military duty except upon conditions provided by law. Subsec. (b) – The organizing, equipping, housing, maintaining, and disciplining of the militia, and the safekeeping of public arms may be provided for by law. GEORGIA [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 1 – Para. 8 – The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, but the General Assembly shall have power to prescribe the manner in which arms may be borne. Art. 2 – Sec. 6 – Para. 2 – subpara. 2 – The general assembly shall have the power to provide by law for a militia and of the trial by court martial and nonjudicial punishment of its members…. Art. 5 – Sec. 2 – Para. 3 – The governor shall be the commander in chief of the military forces of this state. HAWAII [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 17 – A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Art. 5 – Sec. 5 – …The governor shall be commander in chief of the armed forces of the state and may call out such forces to execute the laws, suppress or prevent insurrection or lawless violence or repel invasion. IDAHO Art. 1 – Sec. 11 – The people have the right to keep and bear arms, which right shall not be abridged; but this provision shall not prevent the passage of laws to govern the carrying of weapons concealed on the person nor prevent the passage of any legislation providing penalties for the possession of firearms by a convicted felon, nor prevent the passage of any legislation punishing the use of a firearm. No law shall impose licensure, registration or special taxation on the ownership or possession of firearms or ammunition. Nor shall any law permit the confiscation of firearms, except those actually used in the commission of a felony. Art. 14 – Sec. 1 – All able bodied male persons, residents of this state, between the ages of 18 and 45 years, shall be enrolled in the militia, and perform such military duty as may be required by law, but no person having conscientious scruples against bearing arms shall be compelled to perform such duty in time of peace. Every person claiming such exemption from service, shall, in lieu thereof, pay into the school fund of the county of which he may be a resident, an equivalent in money, the amount and manner of payment to be fixed by law. Art. 14 – Sec. 2 -The legislature shall provide by law for the enrollment, equipment and discipline of the militia, to conform as nearly as practicable to the regulations for the government of the armies of the United States and pass such laws to promote volunteer organizations as may afford them effectual encouragement. Art. 14 – Sec. 5 – All military organizations under the laws of this state shall carry no other device, banner, or flag, than that of the United States or the State of Idaho. Art. 14 – Sec. 6 – No armed police force, or detective agency, or armed body of men, shall ever be brought into this state for the suppression of domestic violence, except upon the application of the legislature, or the executive when the legislature cannot be convened. ILLINOIS Art. 1 – Sec. 22 – Subject only to the police power, the right of the individual citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Art. 12 – Sec. 1 – The state militia consists of all able-bodied persons residing in the state except those exempted by law. Art. 12 – Sec. 3 – The general assembly shall provide by law for the organization, equipment and discipline of the militia in conformity with the laws governing the armed forces of the United States. INDIANA [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 32 – The people shall have a right to bear arms, for the defense of themselves and the State. Art. 12 – Sec. 2 – The governor is commander in chief of the militia and other military forces of this state. IOWA Art. 6 – Sec. 1 – The militia of this state shall be composed of all able bodied male citizens, between the ages of 18 and 45 years, except such as are or may hereafter be exempt by the laws of the United States, or of this State, and shall be armed, equipped, and trained, as the general assembly may provide by law. KANSAS Bill of Rights – Sec. 4 – The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security; but standing armies, in time of peace, are dangerous to liberty, and shall not be tolerated, and the military shall be in strict subordination to the civil power. Art. 8 – Sec. 1 – The militia shall be composed of all able bodied male citizens between the ages of 21 and 45 years, except such as are exempted by the laws of the United States or of this state; but all citizens of any religious denomination whatever who from scruples of conscience may be averse to bearing arms shall be exempted therefrom, upon such conditions as may be prescribed by law. Art. 8 – Sec. 2 – The legislature shall provide for organizing, equipping and disciplining the militia…. KENTUCKY Bill of Rights – Sec. 1 – para. 7 – All men are by nature free and equal, and have certain inherent and inalienable rights, among which may be reckoned the right to bear arms in defense of themselves and of the State, subject to the power of the General Assembly to enact laws to prevent persons from carrying concealed weapons. The Militia – Sec. 219 – The militia of the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall consist of all able-bodied male residents of the State between the ages of 18 and 45 years, except such persons as may be exempted by the laws of the State or of the United States. Sec. 220 – The General Assembly shall provide for maintaining an organized militia…. LOUISIANA [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 11 – The right of each citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be abridged, but this provision shall not prevent the passage of laws to prohibit the carrying of weapons concealed on the person. MAINE Art. 1 – Sec. 16 – Every citizen has a right to keep and bear arms and this right shall never be questioned. Art. 7 – Sec. 5 – Persons of the denominations of Quakers and Shakers, Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, Ministers of the Gospel and persons exempted by the laws of the United States may be exempted from military duty, but no other able bodied person of the age of 18 and under the age of 45 years, excepting officers of the militia who have been honorably discharged, shall be so exempted. Art. 7 – Sec. 2 – The legislature shall, by law, designate the qualifications necessary for holding a commission in the militia and shall prescribe the mode of selection of officers for the several grades. MARYLAND [No Militia Definition] Declaration of Rights – Art. 28 – That a well regulated militia is the proper and natural defense of a free government. Art. 2 – Sec. 8 – The governor shall be the commander in chief of the land and naval forces of the state and may call out the militia to repel invasions, suppress insurrections, and enforce the execution of the laws, but shall not take the command in person, without the consent of the legislature. Art. 9 – Sec. 1 – The general assembly shall make, from time to time, such provisions for organizing, equipping and disciplining the militia, as the exigency may require, and pass such laws to promote volunteer militia organizations as may afford them effectual encouragement. MASSACHUSETTS [No Militia Definition] Part the First, Declaration of Rights – Section 17 – The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for the common defense. And as, in time of peace, armies are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the consent of the legislature, and the military power shall always be held in an exact subordination to the civil authority and be governed by it. Articles 7 and 10 which deal with the militia of the commonwealth were annulled. For further information, see Amendments, Article 54. MICHIGAN [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 6 – Every person has a right to keep and bear arms for the defense of himself and the state. Art. 3 – Sec. 4 – The militia shall be organized, equipped, and disciplined as provided by law. MINNESOTA [No Militia Definition] Art. 13 – Sec. 9 – The legislature shall pass laws necessary for the organization, discipline and service of the militia of the state. MISSISSIPPI [Yes, Militia Definition] Art. 3 – Sec. 12 – The right of every citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person or property, or in aid of the civil power when thereto legally summoned, shall not be called in question, but the legislature may regulate or forbid carrying concealed weapons. Art. 9 – Sec. 214 – All able-bodied male citizens of the state between the ages of 18 and 45 years shall be liable to military duty in the militia of this state, in such manner as the legislature may provide. Sec. 215 – The legislature shall provide for the organizing, arming, equipping, and discipline of the militia, and for paying the same when called into active service. MISSOURI [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 23 – The right of every citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person and property, or when lawfully summoned in aid of the civil power, shall not be questioned; but this shall not justify the wearing of concealed weapons. Art. 3 – Sec. 46 – The general assembly shall provide for the organization, equipment, regulations and functions of an adequate militia, and shall conform the same as nearly as practicable to the regulations for the government of the armed forces of the United States. MONTANA [No Militia Definition] Art. 2 – Sec. 12 – The right of any person to keep or bear arms in defense of his own home, person, and property, or in aid of the civil power when thereto legally summoned shall not be called in question, but nothing herein contained shall be held to permit the carrying of concealed weapons. Art. 2 – Sec. 33 – No armed person or persons or armed body of men shall be brought into this state for the preservation of the peace, or the suppression of domestic violence, except upon the application of the legislature, or of the governor when the legislature cannot be convened. NEBRASKA [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 1 – All persons are by nature free and independent, and have certain inherent and inalienable rights; among these are life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the right to keep and bear arms for security or defense of self, family, home, and others, and for lawful common defense, hunting, recreational sue, and all other lawful purposes, and such rights shall not be denied or infringed by the state or any subdivision thereof…. Art. 14 – Sec. 1 – The legislature may provide for the personnel, organization, and discipline of the militia of the state. NEVADA [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 11 – Para. 1 – Every citizen has the right to keep and bear arms for security and defense, for lawful hunting and recreational use and for other lawful purposes. Art. 12 – Sec. 1 – The legislature shall provide by law for organizing and disciplining the militia of this state, for the effectual encouragement of volunteer corps and the safe keeping of the public arms. NEW HAMPSHIRE [No Militia Definition] Part the First, Bill of Rights, Art. 2-a – All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state. Part the First, Bill of Rights, Art. 10 – Right of Revolution – Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men, therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression is absurd, slavish and destruction of the good and happiness of mankind. Part the First, Art. 24 – A well regulated militia is the proper, natural, and sure defense of a state. NEW JERSEY [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 1 – All persons are by nature free and independent, and have certain natural and unalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying AND DEFENDING life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and of pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness. Art. 5 – Sec. 3 – Para. 1 – Provision for organizing, inducting, training, arming, disciplining, and regulating a militia shall be made by law, which shall conform to applicable standards established for the armed forces of the United States. NEW MEXICO Art. 2 – Sec. 6 – No law shall abridge the right of the citizen to keep and bear arms for security and defense, for lawful hunting and recreational use and for other lawful purposes, but nothing herein shall be held to permit the carrying of concealed weapons. No municipality or county shall regulate, in any way, an incident of the right to keep and bear arms. Art. 18 – Sec. 1 – The militia of this state shall consist of all able bodied male citizens between the ages of 18 and 45, except such as are exempt by laws of the United States or of this state…. NEW YORK [No Militia Definition] Art. 12 – Sec. 1 – The defense and protection of the state and of the United States is an obligation of all persons within the state. The legislature shall provide for the discharge of this obligation and for the maintenance and regulation of an organized militia. NORTH CAROLINA [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 30 – A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, and, as standing armies in time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they shall not be maintained, and the military shall be kept under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power. Nothing herein shall justify the practice of carrying concealed weapons, or prevent the general assembly from enacting penal statutes against that practice. NORTH DAKOTA Art. 1 – Sec. 1 – All individuals are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying AND DEFENDING life and liberty; acquiring, possessing AND PROTECTING property and reputation; pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness; and to keep and bear arms for the defense of their person, family, property and the state, and for lawful hunting, recreation, and other lawful purposes, which shall not be infringed. Art. 11 – Sec. 16 – The militia of this state shall consist of all able bodied male persons residing in the state between the ages of 18 and 45 years, except such as may be exempted by the laws of the United States, or of this state. Persons who religious tenets or conscientious scruples forbid them to bear arms shall not be compelled to do so in times of peace, but shall pay an equivalent for a personal service. Art. 11 – Sec. 18 – The legislative assembly shall provide by law for the establishment of volunteer organizations of several arms of the service, which shall be classed as active militia, and no other organized body of armed men shall be permitted to perform military duty in t his state except the army of the United States without the proclamation of the governor of the state. OHIO Art. 1 – Sec. 4 – The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security, but standing armies, in time of peace, are dangerous to liberty, and shall not be kept up, and the military shall be in strict subordination to the civil power. Art. 9 – Sec. 1 – All citizens, residents of this state, being 17 years of age, and under the age of 67 years, shall be subject to enrollment in the militia and the performance of military duty, in such manner, not incompatible with the Constitution and laws of the United States, as may be prescribed by law. Art. 9 – Sec. 5 – The general assembly shall provide, by law, for the protection and safe keeping of the public arms. OKLAHOMA [No Militia Definition] Art. 2 – Sec. 26 – The right of a citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person, or property, or in aid of the civil power, when thereunto legally summoned, shall never be prohibited, but nothing herein contained shall prevent the legislature from regulating the carrying of weapons. Art. 5 – Sec. 40 – The legislature shall provide for organizing, disciplining, arming, maintaining, and equipping the militia of the state. OREGON [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 27 – The people shall have the right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and the state, but the military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power. Art. 10 – Sec. 1 – The legislative assembly shall provide by law for the organization, maintenance and discipline of a state militia for the defense and protection of the state. PENNSYLVANIA Art. 1 – Sec. 21 – The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the state shall not be questioned. Art. 3 – Sec. 16 – The citizens of this commonwealth shall be armed, organized and disciplined for its defense when and in such manner as may be directed by law…. RHODE ISLAND [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 22 – The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. SOUTH CAROLINA Art. 1 – Sec. 20 – A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. As, in time of peace, armies are dangerous to liberty, they shall not be maintained without the consent of the general assembly…. Art. 13 – Sec. 1 – The militia of this state shall consist of all able bodied male citizens of the state between the ages of 18 and 45 years, except such persons as are now or may be exempted by the laws of the United States or this State, or who from religious scruples may be adverse to bearing arms, and shall be organized, officered, armed, equipped, and disciplined as the general assembly may by law direct. SOUTH DAKOTA [Yes, Militia Definition] Art. 6 – Sec. 24 – The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the state shall not be denied. Art. 15 – Sec. 1 – The militia of the state of South Dakota shall consist of all able bodied male persons residing in the state, between the ages of 18 and 45 years, except such persons as now are, or hereafter may be, exempted by the laws of the United States or of this state. Art. 15 – Sec. 2 – The legislature shall provide by law for the enrollment, uniforming, equipment and discipline of the militia and the establishment of volunteer and such other organizations or both as may be deemed necessary for the protection of the state, the preservation of order and the efficiency and good of the service. TENNESSEE [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 24 – The sure and certain defense of a free people is a well regulated militia; and as standing armies in time of peace are dangerous to freedom, they ought to be avoided as far as the circumstances and safety of the community will admit; and that in all cases the military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil authority. Art. 8 – Sec. 1 – All militia officers shall be elected by persons subject to military duty, within the bounds of their several companies, battalions, regiments, brigades and divisions, under such rules and regulations as the legislature may from time to time direct and establish. TEXAS [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 23 – Every citizen shall have the right to keep and bear arms in the lawful defense of himself or the state; but the legislature shall have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms, with a view to prevent crime. Art. 16 – Sec. 46 – which dealt with the militia of Texas was repealed on Aug. 5, 1969. UTAH Art. 1 – Sec. 6 – The individual right of the people to keep and bear arms for security and defense of self, family, others, property, or the state, as well as for other lawful purposes shall not be infringed, but nothing herein shall prevent the legislature from defining the lawful use of arms. Art. 15 – Sec. 1 – The militia shall consist of all able bodied male inhabitants of the state, between the ages of 18 and 45 years, except such as are exempted by law. VERMONT Chapter 1 – Art. 16 – That the people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and the state — and as standing armies in time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up, and that the military should be kept under strict subordination to and governed by the civil power. Chapter 2 – Sec. 59 – Militia: The inhabitants of this State shall be trained and armed for its defense, under such regulations, restrictions, and exceptions, as Congress, agreeably to the Constitution of the United States and the legislature of this state shall direct. VIRGINIA Art. 1 – Sec. 13 – A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state, therefore, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed…. WASHINGTON Art. 1 – Sec. 24 – The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men. Art. 10 – Sec. 1 – Militia – All able bodied male citizens of this state between the ages of 18 and 45 years except such as are exempt by laws of the United States or by the laws of this state, shall be liable to military duty. Art. 10 – Sec. 4 – The legislature shall provide by law for the protection and safe keeping of the public arms. WEST VIRGINIA [No Militia Definition] Art. 3 – Sec. 22 – A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and state, and for lawful hunting and recreational use. WISCONSIN [No Militia Definition] Art. 4 – Sec. 29 – The legislature shall determine what persons shall constitute the militia of the state, and may provide for organizing and disciplining the same in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. WYOMING [No Militia Definition] Art. 1 – Sec. 24 – The right of citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and of the state shall not be denied. Art. 19 – Sec. 6 – No armed police force or detective agency or armed body, or unarmed body of men, shall ever be brought into this state for the suppression of domestic violence, except upon the application of the legislature or executive when the legislature cannot be convened. GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC -William Cooper (R.I.P) CrazyTrain on ""Ed's Red" Homemade Bore Cleaner" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=8#post-27 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:51:57 +0000 CrazyTrain 27@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ The following article is a re-post of his famous "Ed's Red" Bore Cleaner, which is an inexpensive, effective firearms cleaning agent. By Ed Harris Rev. 12-27-94 Three years ago I mixed my first "Ed's Red" and I still think the "recipe" is a great idea. If you have never tried it, or maybe lost the recipe, I urge you save this and mix your own. My followers on the FIREARMS Echo think it's the best thing since smokeless powder! Therefore, I'll summarize the story again for the passing parade that didn't get it the first time... I originally did this because I used a lot of rifle bore cleaner and was deterred by the high price of commercial products. I knew there was no technical reason why you could not mix an effective bore cleaner using common hardware store ingredients which would be inexpensive, effective, and provide reasonable corrosion protection and adequate lubrication. The "recipe" is based on proven principles and incorporates two polar and two non-polar ingredients. It is adapted from a formula in Hatcher's Notebook, Frankford Arsenal Cleaner No.18, but substituting equivalent modern materials. I had the help of an organic chemist in doing this and we knew there would be no "surprises" The original Hatcher recipe called for equal parts of acetone, turpentine, Pratts Astral Oil and sperm oil, and optionally 200 grams of lanolin added per liter. Pratts Astral oil was nothing more than acid free, deodorized kerosene. We use K-1 kerosene of the type normally sold for indoor space heaters. An inexpensive, effective substitute for sperm oil is Dexron (II, IIe or III) automatic transmission fluid. Prior to about 1950 that most ATF was sperm oil based, but during WWII a synthetic was developed for use in precision instruments. With the great demand for automatic transmission autos after WWII, sperm oil was no longer practical to produce ATF in the quantity demanded, so the synthetic material became the basis for the Dexron fluids we know today. The additives in ATF which include organometallic antioxidants and surfactants, make it highly suitable for our intended purpose. Hatcher's original formula used gum spirits of turpentine, but turpentine is expensive and highly flammable. Cheaper and safer is aliphatic mineral spirits, which is a petroleum based "safety solvent" used for thinning oil based paints and as automotive parts cleaner. It is commonly sold under the names "odorless mineral spirits," "Stoddard Solvent" or "Varsol". There isn't anything in Ed's Red which will chemically remove copper fouling, but it does a better job on carbon residue than anything out there. Several users have told me, that with exclusive use of "ER" does reduce the buildup of copper fouling, because it removes old impacted fouling which is left by other cleaners, reducing the adhesion of abraded metal to the surface, and leaving a cleaner surface which reduces subsequent fouling. It appears that "ER" will actually remove metal fouling it if you let it "soak" so the surfactants will do the job, though you may have to be patient. The lanolin is optional. The cleaner works quite well without it. Incorporating the lanolin makes the cleaner easier on the hands, and provides better residual lubrication and corrosion protection if you use the cleaner as a protectant for long term storage. If you want to minimize cost, you can leave the lanolin out and save about $8 per gallon. Mix some yourself. I know it will work as well for you as it does for me. CONTENTS: Ed's Red Bore Cleaner 1 part Dexron II, IIe or III ATF, GM Spec. D-20265 or later. 1 part Kerosene - deodorized, K1 1 part Aliphatic Mineral Spirits, Fed. Spec. TT-T-2981F, CAS #64741-49-9, or substitute "Stoddard Solvent", CAS #8052-41-3, or equivalent, (aka "Varsol") 1 part Acetone, CAS #67-64-1. (Optional up to 1 lb. of Lanolin, Anhydrous, USP per gallon, OK to substitute Lanolin, Modified, Topical Lubricant, from the drug store) MIXING INSTRUCTIONS: Mix outdoors, in good ventilation. Use a clean 1 gallon metal, chemical-resistant, heavy gage PET or PVC plastic container. NFPA approved plastic gasoline storage containers are also OK. Do NOT use HDPE, which is breathable because the acetone will evaporate. The acetone in ER will attack HDPE in about 6 months, making a heck of a mess! Add the ATF first. Use the empty container to measure the other components, so that it is thoroughly rinsed. If you incorporate the lanolin into the mixture, melt this carefully in a double boiler, taking precautions against fire. Pour the melted lanolin it into a larger container, rinsing the lanolin container with the bore cleaner mix, and stirring until it is all dissolved. I recommend diverting a small quantity, up to 4 ozs. per quart of the 50-50 ATF/kerosene mix for use as an "ER-compatible" gun oil. This can be done without impairing the effectiveness of the mix. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING Ed's Red Bore Cleaner: 1. Open the firearm action and ensure the bore is clear. Cleaning is most effective when done while the barrel is still warm to the touch from firing. Saturate a cotton patch with bore cleaner, wrap or impale on jag and push it through the bore from breech to muzzle. The patch should be a snug fit. Let the first patch fall off and do not pull it back into the bore. 2. Wet a second patch, and similarly start it into the bore from the breech, this time scrubbing from the throat area forward in 4-5" strokes and gradually advancing until the patch emerges out the muzzle. Waiting approximately 1 minute to let the bore cleaner soak will improve its action. 3. For pitted, heavily carbon-fouled "rattle battle" guns, leaded revolvers or neglected bores a bronze brush wet with bore cleaner may be used to remove stubborn deposits. This is unnecessary for smooth, target-grade barrels in routine use. 4. Use a final wet patch pushed straight through the bore to flush out loosened residue dissolved by Ed's Red. Let the patch fall off the jag without pulling it back into the bore. If you are finished firing, leaving the bore wet will protect it from rust for up to 30 days. If the lanolin is incorporated into the mixture, it will protect the firearm from rust for up to two years. For longer term storage I recommend use of Lee Liquid Alox as a Cosmoline substitute. "ER" will readily remove hardened Alox or Cosmoline. 5. Wipe spilled Ed's Red from exterior surfaces before storing the gun. While Ed's Red is harmless to blue and nickel finishes, the acetone it contains is harmful to most wood finishes). 6. Before firing again, push two dry patches through the bore and dry the chamber, using a patch wrapped around a suitably sized brush or jag. First shot point of impact usually will not be disturbed by Ed's Red if the bore is cleaned as described. 7. I have determined to my satisfaction that when Ed's Red is used exclusively and thoroughly, that hot water cleaning is unnecessary after use of Pyrodex or military chlorate primers. However, if bores are not wiped between shots and shots and are heavily caked from black powder fouling, hot water cleaning is recommended first to break up heavy fouling deposits. Water cleaning should be followed by a thorough flush with Ed's Red to prevent after-rusting which could result from residual moisture. It is ALWAYS good practice to clean TWICE, TWO DAYS APART whenever using chlorate primed ammunition, just to make sure you get all the residue out. LABEL AND OBLIGATORY SAFETY WARNINGS: RIFLE BORE CLEANER CAUTION: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN 1. Flammable mixture. Keep away from heat, sparks or flame. 2. FIRST AID, If swallowed DO NOT induce vomiting, call physician immediately. In case of eye contact immediately flush thoroughly with water and call a physician. For skin contact wash thoroughly. 3. Use with adequate ventilation. Avoid breathing vapors or spray mist. It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling. Reports have associated repeated and prolonged occupational overexposure to solvents with permanent brain and nervous system damage. If using in closed armory vaults lacking forced air ventilation wear respiratory protection meeting NIOSH TC23C or equivalent. Keep container tightly closed when not in use. This "Recipe" is placed in the public domain, and may be freely distributed provided that it is done so in its entirely with all instructions and safety warnings included herein, and that proper attribution is given to the author. In Home Mix We Trust, Regards, Ed admin on "The True Story of Caver Ted" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=6#post-25 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 05:21:02 +0000 admin 25@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ No worry. Most of those 404 banners will disappear either on or after November 2nd. On second thought, Yes a good old plain "NOT FOUND" without banners would be the best ending for Ted's page. I don't want people to think we are intentionally leading them into a banner farm. This will be fixed November 2nd. David on "The True Story of Caver Ted" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=6#post-24 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 08:24:38 +0000 David 24@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ All those ads on the error pages make the story appear to lead into a gigantic ad farm. Which it does quite nicely. You should redirect ~ted to a standard 404 page instead of that huge banner farm you have. testing 123 on "Do You Like The New Forum Layout?" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=5#post-23 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:31:11 +0000 testing 123 23@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ I like the polls but this is starting to look like a generic cross between &totse and topix. testing 123 on "Do You Like The New Forum Layout?" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=5#post-22 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:27:04 +0000 testing 123 22@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ I had to vote no. It looks like you are unsuccsessfully trying to copy &totse CrazyTrain on "The True Story of Caver Ted" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=6#post-21 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:13:02 +0000 CrazyTrain 21@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ Oh, Man! Why'd you go and do that? It sort of kills the mystery behind a perfectly good story. CrazyTrain on "Fixed IE Rendering (I Think)" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=3#post-20 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:09:15 +0000 CrazyTrain 20@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ Now we need to check and see what all we have plugged in to this contraption of a site and give proper credits in the footer. i gave you rep back x100 for not crashing the server with your recent major overhaul. admin on "The True Story of Caver Ted" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=6#post-19 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:51:51 +0000 admin 19@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ Hardly a day goes by without my inbox being flooded with questions about <a href="http://www.gigdig.com/~ted/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gigdig.com/~ted/</a> . I don't have the time or the patience to respond to each and every email, but I'll try and offer a little bit of information that may help answer your questions. First: Yes! the story about Ted's adventures in a cave is based upon a true story. Ted (whatever his real name may be) kept a caving journal and started publishing it on the internet in response to his friends constantly asking him about the progress he was making with opening a cave passage. Secondly: No. there were no monsters or evil entities inside of the cave, at least not as far as he experienced. Ted merely took an otherwise boring caving journal and added a few thrills to it. You can read about how The Page Of Ted came to be via the Wayback Machine's snapshot of a caving forum at: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050312100150/http://www.caves.org/soapbox/printthread.php?t=646&pp=40" rel="nofollow">http://web.archive.org/web/20050312100150/http://www.caves.org/soapbox/printthread.php?t=646&pp=40</a> admin on "Fixed IE Rendering (I Think)" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=3#post-18 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:21:06 +0000 admin 18@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ A big THANK YOU to CrazyTrain for once again fixing a forums issue that I had caused. + 10 points to you for all the work and effort throughout the early AM hours this morning. For those who don't know, I had installed a new Polls system which allows forum members to vote on a topic. The Polls caused the pages to display incorrectly for people using the Internet Explorer browser. Everything should be A-OK now, but if you see a big issue like the side of the page becoming the bottom of the page, please let us know. CrazyTrain on "Do You Like The New Forum Layout?" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=5#post-16 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:46:49 +0000 CrazyTrain 16@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ FIXED! At least on my end... it was a simple css environment setting. need to note this just in case this happens elsewhere. please archive in reference. AND.. I did play around with another three column theme, however it wouldn't display properly with using IE as the browser. CrazyTrain on "Do You Like The New Forum Layout?" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=5#post-15 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:46:26 +0000 CrazyTrain 15@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ Will try and get it straightened up. I know you like the 3 column theme, but if it's incompatible, then it's incompatible. I have the basic idea of the look you want me to achieve here, but I just don't see it happening in the near future. I understand that your global and local ads are important, so what i can do is put the globals up top in the header and the locals in the footer. alternatively, i can take it all down and the 404 will cover everything, but.. . well, not the best option. Server maintenance is to be understood in any event. If i have to pull a few adds for a half hour at three in the morning, then so-be-it... At least people will see them when I finish. Downtime is to be expected on a site that isn't (shouldn't) be linked from the front page.. this was meant to be a testing bed. admin on "Do You Like The New Forum Layout?" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=5#post-14 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:04:53 +0000 admin 14@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ I would rather see if it can be repaired. Perhaps Zec can take a look at it? Maybe we could do a test-forum with this modified theme and try and debug the issues in the meanwhile. Just do a reinstall in a test directory & test database. Then we can add the polls to see if it was the cause. Adding some the other test features might pull things back into alignment as well. I will be looking for another 3 col theme for the meanwhile, but would like to get this one straightened up to handle all options that have been planned. CrazyTrain on "Do You Like The New Forum Layout?" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=5#post-13 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:11:16 +0000 CrazyTrain 13@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ Removed forum icon.. nothing. disabled polls.. nothing. this error is specific to this forum only. strange as the other forums are utilizing the same mods. time to start working with a new theme for advanced options? looks like i blew this one apart with the polls. still rendering correctly over firefox and chrome? CrazyTrain on "Do You Like The New Forum Layout?" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=5#post-12 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 04:42:46 +0000 CrazyTrain 12@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ The Gazette forum is rendering properly and so is the hosted domain.. Try Disabling polls? or Rewrite CSS? CrazyTrain on "Do You Like The New Forum Layout?" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=5#post-11 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 04:19:00 +0000 CrazyTrain 11@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ I just checked and registration isn't effected. the right sidebar? it isn't rendering correctly on IE when not logged in. need to check and see what's wrong there. CrazyTrain on "Do You Like The New Forum Layout?" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=5#post-10 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 04:07:07 +0000 CrazyTrain 10@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ It needs much more work, but it's getting there!!! Moved this into "Test Forum". Silly Administrator had it in the "Morehead-Rowan" forum. admin on "Do You Like The New Forum Layout?" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=5#post-9 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 03:58:12 +0000 admin 9@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ If the polls work without messing up registration... admin on "FTP Fixed!" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=4#post-8 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:34:57 +0000 admin 8@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ Sorry about the FTP downtime. I feel a little silly now after fooling around with the settings multiple times instead of checking the obvious first. In any event the FTP services is back up and running for the meanwhile. Be sure and let me know here if it goes down for an extended period of time again. It seems to forget which machine it's located on at times. CrazyTrain on "Fixed IE Rendering (I Think)" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=3#post-7 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:50:04 +0000 CrazyTrain 7@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ At least the main front page should look right over IE. Placed a small line at the top of the main page. I suppose I'll need to do the same on all the others. Other IE issues exist... Admins/Mods should use a different browser (anything but IE). I'm sure that I can work all of these other issues out, but it is going to take some time and patience. CrazyTrain on "Apparently I can post and You can read... FIXED!!!" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=1#post-4 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:54:30 +0000 CrazyTrain 4@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ Problem... When viewing a thread there are two login boxes. This really messes up the headers. The front page looks fine, except for in Internet Explorer. The AD-bar is misplaced in Internet Explorer. Will be working on fixes and upload them asap. (asap could be a while though due to time constraints) CrazyTrain on "Apparently I can post and You can read... FIXED!!!" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=1#post-3 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:36:09 +0000 CrazyTrain 3@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ Fixed! Problem solved. You can now register and post, so post, post away. Alternatively; you can start new threads too. CrazyTrain on "Apparently I can post and You can read... FIXED!!!" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=1#post-2 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:12:55 +0000 CrazyTrain 2@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ Well it doesn't really matter too much. I lost so much work after the last electrical storm. No backups. All that coding down the drain -- with the help of lightning. CrazyTrain on "Apparently I can post and You can read... FIXED!!!" http://www.gigdig.com/forums/topic.php?id=1#post-1 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:27:35 +0000 CrazyTrain 1@http://www.gigdig.com/forums/ It looks as if I can post things, and as if you can read things, but something is buggy... I can't access the admin dashboard! ...and that means that I'm not able to setup the forums, add new users, etc... I can't even change themes right now ...but I will be looking at the code in another attempt to get the bugs out.