Rainbow & Tophouse rd photos - dial-ups be damned

**marks** · 20th February 2008, 21:56

for anyone whos innerested.....

basically - from hamner through rainbow and then the dirt part of tophouse rd.

**Steam** · 20th February 2008, 22:01

Beautiful country, thanks for that.
Those dialup people deserve to suffer anyway, povety-stricken maggots.

I remember going through there when I was about 14, on a pushbike. There were 4 of us kids and dad drove the car with all our stuff in it, met us every few hours. We felt like real adventurers.

Do you still need a key to get through the gates?

**tri boy** · 21st February 2008, 07:45

Sock it to em tiger.

I have a couple. And since I'm cheap n nasty by nature, I can live with having "a small one".

Sydney the ghost requested that I didn't post any pic's of him, as the paparazzi would descend on Top House, and make his after life hell.

**Jantar** · 21st February 2008, 08:46

A reminder about the site rules regarding embedded images:

Embedded Images Size
Many site members still use dialup connection and large images can take too long to load. It is strongly recommended that images be attachments rather than embedded. A URL can be used to attach an image to a post in the same way as attaching a file.
Maximum Picture Size: 640 pixels x 480 pixels
Maximum Picture File Size: 100kb

Originally Posted by offrd

Could the mod not have resized the photos since poor ole marks had to upload them on a dialup for everyones advantage.....

Sorry, but that is one function we can't do.

Originally Posted by Zukin

Well I use the thumbnail attachments all the time, except once for the Dusty Butt story I wrote, and I got grilled for that from Jantar

And mine were only 100kb per picture

It sounds like Jantar just doesnt like them because he is on dial up.

And for those of you that arent aware, having dial up does not mean you are being tight arsed, some places still cant get Broadband

Partially correct. I am on dial up, and would just love to be able to get broadband. It just isn't available in my location unless I go via satelite.

Originally Posted by marks

f*cking rules and regulations

it all worked perfectly last night when I posted them.

Its pathetic - I warned dial up users not to bother but it all has to be dumbed down for the lowest common denominator

I'll post them at advrider and post a link here tonight.

I won't bother with photos here again given the nazis inhabiting the woodwork

Marks, the fact that you even titled this thread the way you did shows that you were well aware of the rules, and I should have simply removed the whole thread straight to PD and infracted you for a blatant disregard of the rules. However I simply deleted the photos so you could repost them in a more suitable format.

If you don't wish to abide by the rules of this site then feel free to set up your own one.

**marks** · 21st February 2008, 11:22

Originally Posted by Jantar

Marks, the fact that you even titled this thread the way you did shows that you were well aware of the rules, and I should have simply removed the whole thread straight to PD and infracted you for a blatant disregard of the rules. However I simply deleted the photos so you could repost them in a more suitable format.

If you don't wish to abide by the rules of this site then feel free to set up your own one.

I wasn't aware of any rules - every photo I've ever posted here has been embedded and 800x600. I added the dialup comment because I know embedded photo piss off some dial up users.

I happen to prefer embedded photos so I will post any future photos on advrider and avoid this anal bullshit

photos

**deanohit** · 21st February 2008, 11:47

Cheers for the link man, it really is beautiful up that area, sadly I've never done any of it on a bike, was always hunting in the 4x4 up there.

**young1** · 21st February 2008, 13:44

Just a shame my orange bike wasn't there :-(

**marks** · 21st February 2008, 13:49

Originally Posted by young1

Just a shame my orange bike wasn't there :-(

I would have taken it if you had asked me to

I'm good like that

**skelstar** · 21st February 2008, 14:22

Mate those are some awesome pics [on the website with more realistic image rules]. Well done and I'm a little jealous.

**deanohit** · 21st February 2008, 14:28

Originally Posted by skelstar

Mate those are some awesome pics [on the website with more realistic image rules]. Well done and I'm a little jealous.

AdvRider may be more slack with the image rules, but it can be a pain if your just checking back on a thread waiting for all the images to load again.
Then again its better than their stupid one uploaded image per post.

**Blue Velvet** · 21st February 2008, 15:12

Very nice pics, the area looks great to ride. Is it public land? What's the lake called?

Apologies, it wasn't clear from the link to the map on the urm, other, site...

Hey who rides the Scrambler and what's it like to ride?

**warewolf** · 21st February 2008, 16:52

Originally Posted by Jantar

A reminder about the site rules regarding embedded images:

Sorry but the rules suck big-time.

It should not be the responsibility of those "that have" to cripple their usage to make it easier for those "that don't". A big reason broadband is a problem is due to the predatory practices of Telecom both in pricing and holding back the technology: at times deliberately crippling it in order to gouge profits from reluctant customers by forcing them to pay for components that cost nothing, or bundling with features they don't want in order to justify a high price. KB should NOT be using the same tactics. Technology wants to be free!

If *YOUR* system cannot handle large images, *YOU* configure *YOUR* system to handle the interweb thingy the way *YOU* want, without trying to force everyone else in the universe to work to your preference. KB is not the be-all and end-all of the interweb. I don't see the point in crippling just this one site and pissing off a large percentage of its (potential and/or former) users. Next thing you'll be wanting to round off pi because you don't like all those extra digits.

The KB attachment image system is disgraceful. Not only is it extremely cumbersome, awkward, difficult to use, difficult to read, time-consuming, resource-wasteful, slow, loads up the KB server with data and bandwidth consumption... do you really want me to go on? It's a complete pain in the arse and self-defeating.

Originally Posted by Jantar

If you don't wish to abide by the rules of this site then feel free to set up your own one.

Or just go somewhere else, which seems to be an increasingly popular choice.

Originally Posted by deanohit

AdvRider may be more slack with the image rules, but it can be a pain if your just checking back on a thread waiting for all the images to load again.

Which is not a bandwidth issue at all, they'll be coming from your browser cache. Mark_S' thread re-displays in an instant for me, everything is sitting in the cache & RAM. If they are slow to render, your PC is under-resourced, including the cache being too small so the images *are* being re-downloaded.

**tri boy** · 21st February 2008, 18:01

Originally Posted by Blue Velvet

Hey who rides the Scrambler and what's it like to ride?

I be the pilot of the "over weight" one.
It goes well, is comfy, and makes me smile. Treat them like a pack mule, ride it like a modern day Royal Enfield. And smile back at the admiring ladies.

**marks** · 21st February 2008, 18:17

Originally Posted by tri boy

I be the pilot of the "over weight" one. ....And blow kisses back at the admiring lads.

- fixed

Don't ride with anyone on a Scrambler - its a freaking magnet for every ex or wannabee rider along with anyone with a full face under their arm. They wave at it out of pub toilet windows, they rush up to it on beaches, they mob it at camp grounds and as they rush up slobbering they glance at the DT with a 'whats that piece of shit doing next to the Triumph' look on their faces.

Mind you it is hard to not react to the sound that thing makes .... damn it sounds sweet.

feck me - 640x480 and 95k - aren't I a good boy...

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 21st February 2008, 18:32

Originally Posted by marks

I wasn't aware of any rules - every photo I've ever posted here has been embedded and 800x600. I added the dialup comment because I know embedded photo piss off some dial up users.

I happen to prefer embedded photos so I will post any future photos on advrider and avoid this anal bullshit

I hate embedded images and I am on broadband...

However there are some great photo's there...