Jump to content
Please be aware of scammers when using the Sale/Wanted forum areas

Pete B

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    8,472

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Pete B

    Fantasy Formula 1 (Fantasygp.com)

    in Chit-chat

    Posted

    Hi folks, just looking in to say I couldn't imagine a season without some good competition from you guys here! Firstly I must apologise to John P for not thanking him for his efforts last year - it was very remiss of me, I hope I can be forgiven...🙄

    Hope you're all well and looking forward to a rather less of a one horse race this year - I'm just watching FP2 and I'm not sure Max is going to have it all his own way this year - well, I can only hope....😄

    Best of luck to you all and may the best man win!👍

    • Like 2
    • Thanks 1

    Fantasy Formula 1 (Fantasygp.com)

    in Chit-chat

    Posted

    Couldn't resist joining for another season, thanks for allowing me to do so. Although my zest for RC has unfortunately gone (driven partly by the loss of my flying site), the competitive spirit hasn't, so once again it's "Gentlemen, start your engines......and may the best man win!"

     

    I mean Lewis, of course....😃

    • Like 3

    Fantasy Formula 1 (Fantasygp.com)

    in Chit-chat

    Posted

    7 hours ago, Don Fry said:

    I’ve had a good ponder, and I’ve decided not to enter a team this year. I’m too tight to pay for proper TV coverage, the free to air is dire, and I’m just a bit underwhelmed by the modern format of the sport.

    I might be back if enthusiasm returns, but until then thank for your company lads.

     

    It's a shame to hear that, Don. If you can stretch to €64.99 for the year and a reasonable ADSL, F1 TV gives you live coverage of all the sessions, with the Sky commentary - bare bones but you get the necessary bit. I receive it on my phone and cast it to the TV. Infinitely better than waiting for the CH4 highlights! Sorry folks - not available in the UK - Sky make sure of that?

     

    I'm thinking things might be a tad closer this year too - unless a certain team is sand-bagging.....?

    Help needed

    in Report A Problem

    Posted

    If you mean a Google search is turning up that link, it's probably taking you to the old forum pages and all those links are now redundant. Try using the search facility on this site by entering a key term which should throw up the old threads.

     

    In respect of logging in to the site, you probably need to change your bookmark in your browser. I use https://www.modelflying.co.uk/forums/index.php?/discover/33/ which takes me straight to the 'Latest Posts' page. Hope this helps!

     

    Pete

    Fantasy Formula 1 (Fantasygp.com)

    in Chit-chat

    Posted

    15 hours ago, John Privett said:

    I've just had a look over on fantasygp.com.  A couple of days ago they still an "under maintenance" banner up,  but as of now they're open again for business!

     

    I've reactivated the Modelflying Forumites league for 2021 and at the moment I'm in first place!  Ah,  I'm also in last place... possibly because there's only me there at the moment.  All of you who were in the league last year should be able to just click the link to rejoin the league.  Anybody else who'd like to join us is very welcome - I'd expected there to be a code that I can give you to enter to join up, I can't see one there at the moment though...  And I'm not sure if we can choose our teams yet - the banner suggests not,  and I haven't tried yet.  And I do need a new team name.  2020 Vision is so last-year!

     

    Update - the code for anyone newly joining the 'Modelflying Forumites' league on fantasygp.com is 8397165.

     

    You're very welcome, Glenn - John, who does the admin, has posted instructions on how to join above. Just put the code into the 'Join an existing league' box and you'll be away?

    Logging on to the new site and forum - important to know

    in Report A Problem

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, Tony Richardson said:

    First off a gripe, I find - even for my old eyes - there is far too much white space on the page, secondly I had no problem signing in to the forum page but cannot sign in OR create a new account on the homepage, it just keeps presenting me with my sign in information but will not accept it, it does the same when I hit the join button, no fresh page requesting more information, maybe I'll wait a month or two, frankly preferred the old format.

     

    Tony..

     Have you tried substituting your email address which comes up on the Home Page login with your user name, ie 'Tony Richardson'? It should accept the same password as for your forum login

    New site dislikes

    in Report A Problem

    Posted

    Yes folks, it seems that the 'Top Posters' box appears after a certain number of posts - perhaps after one page worth? - and it results in a random appearance to the pages, depending on the thread you're viewing. We're working on it but, being the weekend, may not get it solved just yet.

    Bear with us....

    Pete

    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1

    To read my old sent/received mail

    in Report A Problem

    Posted

    We've discussed this in the back room and it seems that confirmation that everyone's PMs would be lost came rather late in the day, sometime last week, so if it was mentioned after the cut-off point, the post would now be lost.

    We're all in the same boat over this, unfortunately - I lost around 120 pages of PM history. However, the PM facility was seen as a facility to carry on brief exchanges between individuals rather than a means of long-term storage.

    It was one of the - relatively - few casualties of the changeover and we're sorry for this.

    The positive is that the overwhelming majority of material has survived the changeover - despite many doubts.

    Pete

    • Thanks 1

    can't access my digital magazine

    in Report A Problem

    Posted

    Hmm - sounds fishy to me.....?

    Have you successfully entered the magazine site? If so, you should get the home page which looks like this, with 'My Account' rather than 'Login/Join' in the top right corner?

    1174336757_site9.thumb.JPG.62dfc790c0657f2e3155ac51bb1f47ed.JPG

    Hover your cursor over the 'Subscribe' button and the dropdown menu lists, in the last but one option, 'Digital Archive'. If you just click on the 'Subscribe' button you do indeed get to the 'Total Carp' offer.

    Hope this helps...

    Pete

    can't access my digital magazine

    in Report A Problem

    Posted

    12 hours ago, flight1 said:

    can't access my digital magazine,  asks me to log in but doesn't not reconise my log in details is it still being set up or do I need to do something else?

    Try this, flight1;

    OK, it requires a bit of work to set you up but once done, it'll be easier from then on.

    You are currently logged into the Forum but need to log in to the RCM&E magazine website - click on the RCM&E logo, top left of page.

    Click on Login/Join - it should bring up a panel which contains your email address and starred-out password.

    Change the email address to your forum user name, keeping the same password and you should be able enter the site.

    Once in the magazine website, click on 'Subscribe' and the drop-down menu includes the digital archive - the March issue is in there?

    Site Problems?

    in Report A Problem

    Posted

    1 minute ago, kevin b said:

    EarlyBird, you are in (very) deep poo. Particularly if your Mum is anything like mine (nearly 92 as well). It's no good telling her you had a "senior moment" she will then tell you how many years older than you she is and that she doesn't forget your birthday (and all the reasons). Your next 12 months are going to be purgatory. ?

    You're never too old for a thick ear from your Mum!?

    • Haha 1

    Download area

    in Report A Problem

    Posted

    OK, I think we have sussed it but bear with me - it requires a bit of work to set you up but once done, it'll be easier.

    You are currently logged into the Forum but need to log in to the RCM&E magazine website - click on the RCM&E logo, top left of page.

    Click on Login/Join - it should bring up a panel which contains your email address and starred-out password.

    Change the email address to your forum user name, keeping the same password and you should be able enter the site.

    Once in, click on 'Features', the drop-down menu will present 'RCME Extra!' at the bottom of the list.

    Click on that and it will open the downloads page?

    A word from the mods....

    in Report A Problem

    Posted

    It's been a pretty hectic 24+ hours for everyone so far....?

    Yes, we've noticed the slightly grumpy/it's all too difficult posts but given that the site has only been up a day, perhaps it's worth pointing out that the forum is new to all of us. Yes, it has issues in functionality, user-friendliness and appearance, but the principal issue is one of lack of familiarity with the mechanics of the forum. It will take a little time, working with the developers, to tailor it to appear and operate in a way the majority will find acceptable. The developers have been working flat-out since we went live to address those issues they can solve quickly but there's no such thing as a bespoke, off-the-shelf forum which fits all, so we'll keep fine-tuning it until we're happy.

    We mods have had to deal with an even steeper learning curve and really appreciate the assistance - and solutions - that many members have found out for themselves and have willingly shared. There are examples in this section. We are learning from you too and that spirit of co-operation will ensure we iron out the bumps much more quickly.

    This forum has been compared with others - please bear in mind those forums would also have had a gestation period which will have been long-forgotten by the original members and totally unknown by those joining later, when the fine-tuning had been done. We are very much at the early stage, so a little patience is required, please.

    If some folk are too impatient to hang around then we understand but hope they'll be back when it's easier to navigate.

    I can do no better than quote a comment John Stones has just made in the back room:

    'It's BEBs Elephant, eat it all, you'll get bellyache, address one issue at a time it becomes easier, spend time browsing and see how others are managing, pick hints/tips up from them, site looks a different thing to me from yesterday, all achieved by being patient.'

    Hang in there, folks, it'll get easier....?

    Pete

    • Like 5

    New site dislikes

    in Report A Problem

    Posted

    15 minutes ago, Martin McIntosh said:

    I see no option to get a reply email alert after posting or a way of looking at my recent posts.

     

    Click on your name (top right), then Account Settings from dropdown menu, then on right side of page in 'Other settings', click on 'Notification Settings' and choose between site notifications, email or both?

    Stick with it, it's a learning process for us all?

    • Like 1
×
×
  • Create New...