Letters to the Editor

[Bit Banger]

for all the hard work you do supporting this board, a valuble resource for the mongering community.

Yes, the new look & software need some getting used to and tweeking. I'll be patient.

My only complaint: It would have been nice to have the announcement on the front page BEFORE the changes.

Again, Thanks. Bit

[Timkidding]

Jackson, please find some way to restore the Photo button!

Those thumbnails were an important part of this site!

-J

Very important part of the site!

[Joinem Us]

Jackson, please find some way to restore the Photo button!

Those thumbnails were an important part of this site!

-J

[Asock Fan]

Readership drives advertising money.

Economics will bring the thumnails back. (I hope)

The lady in the pink jacket will return. Don't forget to vist the Tampa board to see them!

[Bigdan]

To me, the photo gallery was one of the best place to monger.

It informed of the faces os the SW. No metter if they were pretty or fugly.

It was a easy tool to see if the provider was using the fake pictures or not.

Even myself, I helped couple of the brothers informing about the fake providers!

Now, it is not going to be easy to catch those problems.

If possible, I would like to see the photo gallery back.

Peace

[Skatar018]

Some changes are good & some are not, but it is what it is & we'll get use to it soon enough.

However the Photo Gallery just made sense in that you could view the report / thread see who posted it & all kinds of other pertinent information & it wasn't just to look at the pictures (well okay maybe it was a little)

Now you have click on the little stubby pencil thingy (what the fuck is that thing anyways?) To see pictures that are in a forum but there's no association with anything so to me it's useless. To me with the old method I could read reports & get info & intel that was / is invaluable, just my.02cents

[AlbanyJoe]

Perhaps the move will be to a Photo Gallery feature only for paying members? That would bring this site in line with ISG. Of course, I say this as probably one of the biggest leaches on the board. For a good while now, I've been using the gallery to pass the time while traveling. It worked pretty well with a smart-phone, while report reading was painful in contrast. I'd be willing to pay for such access, but if it wasn't available that would be also be fine. Photo hosting drives bandwidth way up, and bandwidth isn't free.

For me, the gallery provided a convenient way to see what was available in other markets, including markets I'll likely never visit. At times, that is pretty depressing, given that I work and travel in the northeast! The legends like Cookie, SuperE, Baldy Cruiser and Glenn61 add an extra dimension to their reports with great photography. I believe that was the original intent of photo uploads. To share info on a woman you actually paid. The grainy street shots and reposted escort ads don't bring much added value to the forum.

-Joe

[Artificial Red]

I feel like my opinion on the Photo Gallery falls somewhere in between Bigtime Monger's and CookyJar's opinions.

I agree, that this is not a porn site, and yes, 20 pictures of the same girl is definitely overkill.

On the other hand, I have always enjoyed browsing the Photo Gallery, and the stories that are found in the posts accompanying pictures which drew my attention. Over the years I've found this informative and have made a few long distance buddies in that time.

I've suggested to Jackson before that for posters such as CookyJar, SuperEloquent, and any others who post photos in bunches, that in the gallery those sets be shown in a folder format. I've also suggested to one of the prolific photo posters that they only post a couple here, then provide a link to a user content porn site such as Image Fap to keep the clutter in the Photo Gallery down. He did not take my advice.

I doubt the Photo Gallery is permanently gone. My impression for some time has been that one of CookyJar's biggest fans is Jackson. However, I fear the war waged between CJ and Super E in the Photo Gallery may have pushed him in the direction that results in Bigtime Monger's hopes being realized.

Until Jackson makes a direct statement on the topic, it's all just speculation.

[Wallie]

Jackson, as always and ever, thanks for the service you provide in this Forum.

Overall, I like the new look alot. However, I do have one request.

When I login to the site, and go to my favorite threads I scroll down the page quickly looking for the image of the closed envelope to know which messages I haven't yet read. I see an "open envelope" image then I know where I left off on my previous visit, and can start reading up the thread from there.

With the new look that doesn't seem to be a viable option, so I have had a bit harder time catching up on my reading this evening as I didn't have my handy visual aid to help me recognize which posts were new since my last visit.

Is it possible to reinstate this visual clue as to which messages in a thread are new since my last visit?

EDIT: Upon further investigation, I discovered that a visual clue does still exist. Posts I have read have the "paper image" which are white, posts I have not read are blue. I'm just too slow to have realized that before I posted. However, the blue color kinda blends in with the rest of the theme. The previous image was easier to see. If possible, I would love to see unread posts revert to yellow, or another more visible color. If not, no problem, I'll adjust, and thanks again for all the work you put into the Guide.

[TexasMonger]

The photo gallery and thumbnails were one of the best ways to get unwanted visitors to the local threads. If some guy saw a picture that he liked, he could click on the link, read the post, and leave a slobbering message about the subject, but of course not have any useful information to share since he lived 1000 miles away.

Now the process has reversed, you've got to read the review and if the girl sounds nice, click on the link. That's pretty logical. It makes you actually read the writer's report. It takes away the temptation to make this a porn forum. This is not a porn forum. This is a forum for men to help other men find women for sex, not photos for masturbating.

The problem with the photo gallery was: too many blurry distance recon pictures with no details, pictures of some guy's dick, gaping assholes or pussies, or some ugly undesirable girl. How did those help men find women? It was like shooting blind: wade through a lot of posts and maybe get a good, helpful report, maybe get a useless photo. Picture viewing in the new format is going to be tied to an informational report. Bravo!

Unfortunately for some, their whole purpose for visiting this site was the photos. They read the mission of this forum but they didn't follow it. Rather, they took photos of the girls they found on the street, and then took some more. And then they posted them. Sometimes 50-60 of the same person! They loved it when folks from across the country came in and discussed the nipples, or the photographic techniques, or voted on this year's best-looking model.

Hopefully Jackson is keeping the new software as is, and the gallery and thumbnails are gone forever.

Interesting way of looking at things. I kind of like the new look

Cheers.

TM

[CookyJar]

Sucks doesn't it! Evidently there no longer is a general photo gallery so now we can not view the thumbnail pics as they are posted. I used to like the easy access and the ability to click on the thread button to read of the adventure. Now it seems you need to visit each forum separate to search out new pics then there is no longer a thumb view, you have to click on the link. I hope Jackson does something with it.

The photo gallery and thumbnails were one of the best navigational tools. If you saw a picture you liked, you could click on the link and read the post. Now the process has reversed, you've got to read the review and if the girl sounds nice, click on the link. The problem is: Often the link will be to a blurry distance recon picture with no details, a picture of some guy's dick, a gapping asshole or pussy, or some ugly undesirable girl. It's like shooting blind. Picture viewing in this format is going to be hit and miss.

Unfortunately for me; my whole purpose for visiting this site were the photos. I posted the photos of the girls I found on the street. I wasn't posting pictures of the girls I found on this site.

Hopefully Jackson is just tinkering with the new software and the gallery and thumbnails will pop-up soon.

CookyJar

[Phillyjack]

Where are the Photos you lost thumb nails and gone to file view?

[Hey Tim]

The new software looks nice. I say this because I'm sure it took a million hours to set it all up, and you'll receive a million complaints once everyone realizes.

But for me. I love the new functionality!

Thanks.

[Bird of Prey]

After 300+ posts, I am still having my posts are delayed before posting to the board occurs? Am I doing something wrong?

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[Knucklebuck]

I see the note on home page re: new server, and survey. I've experienced the same slowness. Figured it may take a bit to get everything up to speed.

Duh, sorry. I always goto my User CP and never even visit the home page.