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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Proposed new navigation

« on: September 06, 2011, 11:46:30 AM »

Since there are several loyal TWCC visitors here, I thought I'd post this and get your thoughts. I am proposing a new structure/navigation to the site, which is listed below. The reason being that TWCC has, for the most part, always been a "nostalgia" site. The current navigation doesn't serve that purpose very well. For example, if you wanted to take a look back at 1995, you could end up visiting 10-20 pages! I was thinking that it would be nice if it was all in one place. So here's what I'm proposing. I've only included the main categories. Let me know what you think.

local forecast
-----videos
-----playlists
-----flavors

timeline (will include title cards, bumpers, intros, promos, etc)
-----1986-1991 (For Everything You Do)
-----1991-1996 (Weather You Can Always Turn To)
-----1996-1998 (No Place on Earth Has Better Weather)

business-travel-forecast
-----videos
-----images
-----playlists

weather
-----stats
-----storms
-----classroom

misc
-----downloads (avatars, icons, fonts)
-----former-ocms
-----segments-and-filler

The "weather" section will likely be a later project, since I don't have much content for it for now.

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: New Banner

« on: September 06, 2011, 10:18:49 AM »

Call me crazy, but maybe this caching issue should be looked into. I still see the Irene banner on multiple computers. I've never been to a website (that I know of) where old graphics are cached for days after being replaced.

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General Discussion / Re: Not a weather poem, but my favorite

« on: September 02, 2011, 03:18:52 PM »

No, it's not a rule. I just thought not spamming the forum, if you will, was common sense.

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General Discussion / Re: Not a weather poem, but my favorite

« on: September 02, 2011, 10:21:53 AM »

Is it really necessary to start a new thread each time? Why not create one thread w/each poem?

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Local Forecast / Re: July/August 2011 playlist

« on: September 01, 2011, 10:17:12 AM »

It's a pretty good playlist, although a majority of the songs sound the same to me.

I've been thinking that for the last 13 years.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Should the Saffir-Simpson Scale Be Revised or Eliminated?

« on: August 28, 2011, 03:50:09 PM »

Keep it the way it is.

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General Discussion / Re: Urgent: Can't download WxSTAR 4000 emulator

« on: August 27, 2011, 04:59:27 PM »

I don't think Bill would like it if someone posted a download elsewhere.

I totally understand THAT - but my IP was blocked by mistake.

So ask him to unblock it.

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General Discussion / Re: Urgent: Can't download WxSTAR 4000 emulator

« on: August 27, 2011, 10:08:30 AM »

I don't think Bill would like it if someone posted a download elsewhere.

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General Weather Chat / Re: Mandatory evacuation - not for me!

« on: August 26, 2011, 10:56:32 AM »

I would definitely leave. Sure, there's a chance I'd be okay, but I couldn't live with myself if my stupidity lead to tax dollars being used to save and care for me.

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General Discussion / Re: Can't get a song out of your head?

« on: August 26, 2011, 10:53:04 AM »

During the entire 2-day trip from Massachusetts to Florida I had to listen to my father's collection of the Beatles.  I truly went out of my mind. 

I can't even imagine. The Beatles (IMO) are one of the most over-rated bands of all time.

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General Discussion / Re: Poll - Male users: Do you ever wear pink

« on: August 25, 2011, 10:23:39 AM »

No, I don't. I'm straight.

Wearing pink has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with sexual orientation! I am straight as well, but I wear pink.

That was a joke, but let me rephrase. No, I don't. I'm not a pansy.

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General Discussion / Re: Poll - Male users: Do you ever wear pink

« on: August 23, 2011, 03:20:19 PM »

No, I don't. I'm straight.

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General Discussion / Re: Commercials You Loathe

« on: August 19, 2011, 10:05:19 PM »

DQ, with the talking cloud. 

You gotta be kidding me. I LOVE those commercials!

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: Content for August?

« on: August 15, 2011, 07:41:49 PM »

What do you mean new content for August? Did I promise to upload new content every month?

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General Discussion / Re: The Debt Ceiling Deadline

« on: August 15, 2011, 03:45:21 PM »

But the American mentality is that it's WRONG to get something you didn't "earn."  Europeans say you "earn" these things just by being alive, that every human being has entitlements.  American entitlements seem to end at life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  Good entitlements, but there's so much more that can be done.

Of course it's wrong. If you don't work for things, you don't appreciate them. You have no sense of self-worth. It also makes you lazy. For example, it's amazing how many people suddenly find a job when their unemployment benefits run out. But it makes sense. Why should anyone work or go to school, if the government will take care of everything? And what happens when they decide to take something away? Something major like free housing? Man is much better off doing what he can on his own. Doesn't matter what century it is or what's available to you.