Hurin

Oh noes! The Times Online reviews KOTCS...and the review is positive?!

Clearly this is part of some Lucasian conspiracy. John Harlow was probably paid off with unsold Jar-Jar figures to write that positive review.

There were positive reviews of Phantom Menace as well. We actually just heard someone say that Last Crusade is better than Raiders upon recently watching both. Heck there are still Star Wars fans who claim there's really no difference between any of the movies and that they're all essentially equal in quality and tone. In other words, some people aren't terribly discriminating.

The linked review (which, while "positive" overall, seems mostly preoccupied with the film's business potential and isn't exactly effusive in any real praise for the film on its merits) mentions that the best part of the film "for fans of the series may be" watching Indy's fatherly relationship bloom with his son. . . and then compares it to the similar development between Indy and his dad in Last Crusade. If you wanted to see the anti-hero from Raiders pine for his daddy's love and be a goody-goody throughout a two hour family-safe series of pratfalls and puns, then Last Crusade was a movie just for you. Hope you enjoyed it. You'll probably enjoy this one too.

I just bought the trilogy DVD set of the Indiana jones series... My family is watching the temple of doom as I type this just now... Its a classic movie series, I have no doubt in my mind that IV will be better than that lame iron man movie, but not better than the dark knight.

If you're watching them sequentially, let us know if you notice any drastic difference in tone between Raiders and Last Crusade.

Spoiler - Hilight to read

***Light Spoilers through context below***

well, it doesn't sound quite yet like the Ark is retroactively made into an alien artifact as "collateral damage" of this new movie. Fingers crossed.

Early reviews, however, are that it's exactly what you'd expect from Spielberg/Lucas. Camera mugging, pratfalls, infantile humor, etc. I love how Lucas is going around saying that the earlier movies weren't actually that good. I agree. . . except for Raiders.

I'll wait for Netflix. As always, Just hoping they don't retroactively f--- Raiders in the butt.

Refresh my memory: When you took your router out of the loop, the problem went away, correct?

If you don't think the items are worth the price, don't place a bid. If you want to discuss your opinion about this particular toy, please find another thread in the toys area to do so. That should apply to everyone. Though, obviously, if someone has a valid point about the legitimacy or pedigree of a toy, that sort of thing is allowed.

Thanks for the feedback. Looked like a permissions mask problem with the Members group. Should be fixed now. Let me know if it isn't.

Best,

H

I'm not seeing this. Can you direct me to a thread/post where you're seeing this behavior? I'm on Firefox 2.0.0.14.

Keep in mind that you may have a conflicting Firefox plugin (like "noscripts").

The cookie does indeed appear to be tied to an IP address. Though I've noticed that when my ISP changes my IP, it doesn't seem to care. . . so it may have a "time out" period past which an IP can change without causing the cookie to freak out and require another log-in.

Though, just to avoid confusion, keep in mind that each computer has its own cookie. So you should be able to check MW from two different computers at two different locations without needing to log in each time.

Having said that, no, we're not a bank or E-Trade. But we still need to take security seriously. . . as does the maker of the forum software. It's no fun having an account with administrative/moderating rights compromised and the boards wiped clean. This has happened in the past.

So, it's unlikely that the site owners or admins will intentionally loosen up security. Rather, I'd suggest that a browser (like Firefox) that easily stores login passwords be used for accessing MW so that logging in as you go from access point to access point isn't as much of a pain.

Sorry, but that's really all I can suggest.

At this point, the most likely culprit (given that others aren't experiencing this behavior) is a localized browser issue. Are you running Firefox. If so, do you have any plugins running and/or any components disabled?

If running Firefox, try IE. If running IE, try Firefox. Just as a diagostic.

Just uploaded this one. Obviously, we'd want to know if there is a problem with board functionality. Were you trying to upload the image as an attachment?

Thanks for the clarification and the valuable feedback. gmail and hotmail addresses should now be working again. The culprit was an overzealous ban filter that was applied a while back. I've redacted some of your previous post since we'd sorta prefer it if folks registered normally instead of circumventing things.

If you can, send me a PM with your email address and I'll manually update your account with it.

Best,

H

Hi guys, i just registered. I love the site, and am a huge macross fan, but i just wanted to give some feedback on the registration process.

I could not register with either of my email accounts, gmail or hotmail. Do you have them filtered?

I had to use a fake email account, and now i can't change it in my profile either.

Those are the only 2 email accounts i have (besides work).

Any ways great site, can't wait for the review of the wave sdf1. Looks too small for the price though.

cheers

Jman

Both of those services tend to spam filter message board registration confirmations. Did you check your spam filters for each?

And, I have to ask, if you never got the emails, how did you post this?

H

It sure is odd that directly connecting without the router used to work. But now does not.

All you can do is keep hassling them unless you have an alternative ISP in the area. Unfortunately, for broadband, there are usually only two choices in each area. . . the phone company (DSL) or the cable company.

Not sure if it's related, but for the past week or so, my log in has been clearing out every time I come back, even though I have it set for remember me.

Have you tried the basics?

Clear cache/passwords/private data/cookies?

Check your bookmark to make sure you're going to http://macrossworld.com/mwf and not www.macrsossworld.com

I don't think this update is related. Both because of the nature of the update and because this is the first report of this behavior since the update. Oh, and it's not happening to me.

Please post here if you see any (new) odd behavior.

Thanks,

H

Moved.

I just did.

Then perhaps Shawn has finished working on it. Hence my qualifying clause: "while email is down." It's also possible that whatever non-specified work Shawn is doing does not actually inhibit the functionality of PHPMail which IPB uses.

PMs are an internal forum function and should not be affected. However, you will not get an email notification of a new PM while email is down.

Personally, I'm just surprised that a router has trouble passing standard http content over stanard ports to only one site. Especially now that even the replacement router is also behaving in the same way. I doubt the router make/model is the only factor. To me, it seems likely that there is some other factor at play. Whether that factor be a local issue to your computers/network, your ISP, or even something even less obvious, I have no idea. But hopefully a different make/model router will disperse whatever confluence of factors you are currently having that is causing this bizarre behavior.

I personally use a Linksys WRT54G (rev 2 I think). And I've never had any trouble. I try to use Linksys whenever I can. However, if you'd like to try another brand, I've had decent experiences with Netgear and D-Link.

Here's a couple of cheapies ($40). You might try them:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16833127079

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16833122016

Good luck!

If they were sold at WonderFest, I imagine those were from the production line so the web store versions should be the same. Unless Graham knows if Yamato is going to make some changes when they hit the web store.

Just didn't want to say anything for certain until it is certain. It being only Q1, I figured there could be some changes (more or less tampo printing) between now and Q3 when they hit the web store. Perhaps even just to differentiate it from the WF "exclusive."

Why do people act like seams prevent tampo printing? Toynami did tampo printing on the seams of their fast packs didn't they?

That particular seam can vary from valk to valk. Just deploying the landing gear (which presses up against the pilot seat for friction) causes expansion of that gap. For this reason, many have found it necessary to "slice" the "kite" sticker that is put there so that it can move freely. But the kite does get a little distorted by the gap. I believe these are tampo-printed before they are put together when the fuselage is in separate halves. So, given how variable that gap can be from valk to valk, they possibly don't tampo print it because (if they aren't very, very careful) the kite halves may not match up after the parts are put together. And, at least with a sticker, you can place it and slice it and be sure (after manufacturing) that it is straight, and undistorted. So, that's all guess-work. . . but that's why I and others hypothesize that the seam might be the cause. I assume there is some problem. Otherwise, I would think they would have tampo-printed it along with most of the other markings. That's not to say that no seam has ever been tampo-printed in the history of toy-making.

I suppose the ones available later through the web store could be different. But for the WonderFest exclusive, reports seem to indicate that there is a lot of tampo printing. The legs have the U.N. Spacy (yeah!). But there are some noted exceptions:

1. No 'UN SPACY' on the gun

2. No 'Kite' symbol on either side of fuselage under the cockpit (perhaps due to seam)

3. No 'No Steps'

4. ?

But looking at the hi-res images at this auction, it looks like they even printed (or pre-decaled?) the pilot name and tons of the little stuff. So, I'm personally quite impressed. I would have liked to have had the gun UN SPACY-ied. . . but maybe they didn't want to piss off the folks who prefer it not to be (accurately) upside-down in battroid mode.

I've always wanted a (1/48) VF-1 valkyrie with the "U.N. Spacy" printed on the legs. . . even after-market stickers/decals never looked quite right to me. Here's hoping we can get them some day.

H

Edit. . . the two high-res shots from that auction. Note the pilot name and intake markings on an (apparently) unopened item.

so after years of conflict free posting, Hurin is back to his usual self and drags up everything he can to try and prove his points....dude FYI, no one cares but you man, no one. i know you think the internet is serious business(your long replies would indicate you do) but the rest of the planet doesn't. this is what a wise man told me in regards to all messageboards...

"why do you even care?"

i know you'll have some long reply explaining and validing everything and how i'm always wrong and how you're always right but you're beating a dead horse. me being the dead horse that doesn't care if hes right or wrong and thinks everything is a conspiracy!

truth be told, you say i'm melodramatic but how else can you explain 3 pages of arguing all the while i wasn't even here!

No it will be short (for me). Don't call people a-holes (especially when they in no way deserve it). Don't call people fools (especially when they in no way deserve it). Try not to always need a boogey-man or a conspiracy theory for a toy being more expensive than you think is reasonable. People should be allowed to recommend valk dealers without you bizarrely attacking them. People should be allowed to discuss how much they are willing to pay without you bizarrely attacking them. People should be able to sell a super-rare valk without you calling them a-holes. And people should be able to buy a super-rare valk without you calling them fools.

And before certain folks with a "savior" and "fight the power" complex interpret that the wrong way. . . you and I both know I won't ban you merely for doing any of the above. I will merely point it out. And I will check your reasoning. And I will provide an alternative view. This, too, is also called having an "opinion." And when you respond as you did to reasonable criticizm of your opinion, I'll provide context as to why you didn't respond reasonably but with an attempt to turn it completely personal.

Jenius,

I am down to take anyones side that's not a prick. You and I have had our spats in the past as well as me and a few others....and everyone so far I still talk to. I think Hurin is just a big baby and is doing exactly what he said he would'nt do and using his Mod powers to move things and lock things and all that. If this guy thinks that he is all knowing and all that...then I will be MORE THAN HAPPY to put him in his place in real life if I ever have the chance (hint hint MW Con 08) BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!

Interesting. So, again, you had nowhere rehetorically to go in your argument or point of view. . . so now you're just blatantly calling names and possibly even threatening other members (I'll leave that to the interpretation of the staff). Jeez dude. . . I note that you began taking this tac just as soon as it was pointed out that you weren't being terribly honest regarding your mischaracterization of your prior posts. As usual, rather than acknowledge it, you just starting getting more and more personal and begin the flippant, taunting posts. Again, typical.

It's sad that you can't just "put me in my place" now with some well-reasoned words. Instead, we get veiled references to physical violence. How utterly pathetic.

I was pretty sure you warned him who he associated with. . . as if this were high school and we were all in clix. How intellectually dishonest <TM> are you to then ignore that you made this seem like high school only to then accuse me of first being the one to do so?

I concede that I did say that he would be known by the company he keeps. So you've got a valid point there and I had overlooked it since the rest of the paragraph went on to focus on a different concept entirely. However, in your rush to try to paint me with my own brush, you overreach in that I don't really think that my warning someone that their "supporter" may not actually have their best interests or their point of view at heart (but is rather motivated by a prior grudge) is really about cliques or "hight school." That's your interpretation that you're retroactively placing back on me.

As for "intellectual dishonesty". . . both of you practice it in spades without even knowing it. Jenius, for example, loves to say that what he said doesn't necessarily mean something. . . but then spends the next several posts dodging any attempt to get him to actually then say what he did mean. Until finally, we discover that we pretty much had him pegged all along.

Too many of you guys treat arguments and disagreements as a game. Instead of stating your position and marshalling reason and evidence to back it up, addressing conflicting views, and reasonably and honestly debating the merits of each point, you seem to think the point is to avoid having your position explicitly spelled out or just wishing away your points when they are no longer convenient for you. And whenever these avoidance techniques eventually fail you, then you just start bashing the guy who's finally cornered you or pointed out the flaws in what you've argued or the dishonest way you're now recharacterizing it.

All of that is very clearly on display above. Repeatedly.

Best,

H

Edit:

Here's another good example. Jenius would have us believe that he had only posted repeatedly for the purpose of "consistently encouraging you and DND to move on?" When I quote himself back to him and point out that the content of his posts doesn't match that characterization. . . without skipping a beat, --while just dimissing the snarkiest/sarcastic/aggressive quote-- he merely re-fashions his characterization of his prior posts as "Jeebus guys quit your whining" as though that was how he originally characterized them. That's essentially just trying to subtly "move the goalposts" by not acknowledging that there is actually a distinct difference between encouraging people not to fight and stating: "Jeebus guys quit your whining." It's classic misdirection and yet another in a long line of examples of how you can't have a reasonable, honest debate because you have no interest in actually owning up to your words or being honest regarding their meaning.

Note:

Some posts were moved to here. (which is now open)

From this point onwards. . . discuss the toy.