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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: August 09, 2011, 01:28:04 AM »

But why vent political views in a WEATHER forum? Come on, guys. If you want to talk politics, take it somewhere else, please. All I want to do is have a nice discussion about TWC, weather, pretty much anything that isn't controversial.

btw, Zach, this was the answer to your question you asked me on twitter. xD

Btw, why do you always use strikeout? Just wondering... I don't really care, but it sure bugs the hell out of me!

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: August 09, 2011, 01:27:09 AM »

But why vent political views in a WEATHER forum? Come on, guys. If you want to talk politics, take it somewhere else, please. All I want to do is have a nice discussion about TWC, weather, pretty much anything that isn't controversial.

btw, Zach, this was the answer to your question you asked me on twitter. xD

If we just talked about weather here, site traffic would dramatically decrease. For example, this thread is the single most discussed thread on the forum, and it has nothing to do with TWC. Very few online communities are 100% specific to one subject.

Bottom line is I think we need to start handing out more warnings when they are needed. I don't believe we (myself included) hand out enough warnings for people who start arguments and attack other members. With that said, I also believe many people here take things to heart way too much, and are very immature. You can't take everything everyone says to you online seriously. If that's how you live your lives, you're in for a rude awakening when you get out into the real world.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: August 09, 2011, 12:57:44 AM »

Well, I'm seriously considering if all political topics should just be avoided.  You and several others gave a lot of political opinions here over the past weeks, and I fear that it caused the fiery storm of attacks.  I want this forum to be a peaceful, happy, and positive place that all of us can enjoy without fear of being critiqued in what you believe.

I respectfully have to disagree. Politics affect all of us. I hate going to online communities where politics or current events can't be discussed, because, like you said, we're all friends (although I use the term "friends" lightly), and should be allowed to discuss things on our mind, no matter the topic. We shouldn't really be regulating what's being discussed, but more how and where it is being discussed. Yes, politics don't belong in TWC threads, and personal attacks are never ok. But saying no political topics at all - I'm certainly not a fan of that.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: August 08, 2011, 01:20:28 PM »

Yep! Sure did. May be going back again this week.

Also, just got this:

Soon you'll be able to follow select cities' TWC forecast on Twitter. http://twitpic.com/6318fn #comingsoon

I've been following @twc_pittsburgh for a while now. Works for most major cities (just change the city name).

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: August 03, 2011, 02:57:16 PM »

Went to serve my jury duty today, and the judge kicked everyone who was wearing jeans or shorts out! We were all told we would be re-summoned to appear at a later date. How ridiculous! I was wearing a nice polo and nice shorts, nothing inappropriate. What a  she was.

And they wonder why people hate the justice system!

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: August 03, 2011, 02:54:02 PM »

You guys are overacting way too much here, and let's calm down the language as well.

the reason everyone is overreacting is because it's a change no one is used to yet.

Just because people aren't used to it ins't an excuse to overreact or use unacceptable language.

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: August 03, 2011, 12:33:11 PM »

Nothing shown today is permanent.

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 specifications?

« on: August 01, 2011, 05:04:18 PM »

We certainly appreciate you stopping by and sharing some details!

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Transparent TWC Logo

« on: July 31, 2011, 09:36:00 PM »

I believe the use of that logo was an error.

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Local Forecast / Re: IntelliStar Changes

« on: July 30, 2011, 12:06:00 PM »

There are also weather-triggered statements that can appear in the 7 day. Here are examples on the SD and HD STARs:

Any word on if they're using this feature with Don's impending landfall?

The meteorologists have to trigger those alerts, just like they do for large weather events on weather.com.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Tyler's HD Concepts

« on: July 29, 2011, 02:49:57 AM »

Pretty dead on if you ask me 

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Local Forecast / Re: Returning Product?

« on: July 28, 2011, 11:35:19 PM »

Here's a look at the screen from 2005

TWC IntelliStar - Jul 11 2005 3:48 pm et

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: July 28, 2011, 02:28:53 PM »

Seems the Smurfs movie struck a deal with all NBCU networks for special ads.

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / Re: IntelliStar constantly cueing early or late

« on: July 27, 2011, 02:11:12 PM »

Has to be something with the FiOS headends. My FiOS IntelliStar constantly cues late, even after reboots.

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: July 27, 2011, 02:10:27 PM »

But why would that matter? They've been doing this for over a decade, so why would they suddenly stop putting the playlists on a monthly basis?

It's been said time and time again...the average viewer doesn't care. And with viewership on a steady decline, music should be the least of their worries.