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Benjamin Grimm Dec 26 2018 07:53 AM

WELCOME TO THE NEW HOME OF THE CRANEPOOL FORUM! If you're an existing member visiting for the first time, please take a moment to re-register. You'll be asked to solve a simple puzzle that should be easy for any Mets fan. (It involves looking at a list of famous Mets players and determining which ones were and which ones were not pitchers.) If you're having any trouble registering please let us know, either by posting in the "Bitch to the Admins" forum at our old address, or by sending a PM to one of the admins from your account at the old place. Why do I have to re-register? Our previous version of the phpBB Bulletin Board software was so old that the upgrade tools provided by the vendor didn't work. (You may have noticed the brief downtime we had in mid-December, and the weird characters that have appeared in some of the existing posts or thread titles.) Our choices were, therefore, to stay forever on the old platform which would continue to become more and more out of date, or to start fresh. We decided to start fresh. As we open the doors here, we'll each be back at zero posts, in a forum with no existing threads. What about all of our history? Our old posts will continue to be available on our Archives page, and the old forum isn't going away any time soon. It will continue to be there for viewing of old threads for the foreseeable future. But on or around January 1, 2019, all forums at the old address (except for Bitch to the Admins) will be locked and posting in those forums will no longer be possible. If you want to continue a thread from the old place, just start a new version here and you can, if you like, include a link to the original thread. What benefit does this provide? The main thing we're hoping is that this will allow the forum to be open for new members who follow the Mets to easily enroll, while keeping out the spambots and Russian trolls who have flooded this place in the past every time we opened the doors a little bit. The little quiz about Mets knowledge, mentioned above, is a key part of that. Will it work? Only time will tell, but we felt we had to give it a try. You'll also see that the forum has a new style template, one that provides a less cluttered (and hopefully more appealing) look. All of the old features that we know and love (or loathe) seem to still be here, and perhaps after we've settled in we'll find a few new bells and/or whistles that we'll come to appreciate. Will this new style work on my mobile device? Yes. It's a new style, called "Mrs. Payson", and it's based on a phpBB style called "Simplicity" which is optimized to run equally well on PCs and phones and tablets. Unlike in the old place, you don't have to choose a style. There's one and only one here and it should work for everyone. I had tens of thousands of posts at the old place, and now I'm back at zero??? Yes. What about the rankings, from Jim the Monstrous Bat Boy to Tom Seaver? Those are not in place, at least not yet. Maybe at some point in the near future, but so far we're going commando-style, without any ranks. I don't like change. Can we go back to the old place? No. This is where we are now, and unless it turns out to be a complete disaster, this is where we're staying, and we'll just work through any kinks that we may discover.

nymr83 Dec 28 2018 05:34 AM Re: WELCOME!

Well, this was unexpected!

Johnny Lunchbucket Dec 28 2018 06:19 AM Re: WELCOME!

Testing

smg58 Dec 28 2018 06:22 AM Re: WELCOME!

Play Ball!

MFS62 Dec 28 2018 06:22 AM Re: WELCOME!

Relatively painless. Later

HahnSolo Dec 28 2018 06:54 AM Re: WELCOME!

Here I am!

Diamond Dad Dec 28 2018 07:23 AM Re: WELCOME!

Wow -- I get a new number!!! Woo Hoo!! (Now I just need to figure out how to upload a new avatar . . .)

Centerfield Dec 28 2018 07:30 AM Re: WELCOME!

When I heard we were getting a new pool I hoped it would be one of those salt water infinity pools.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 28 2018 07:37 AM Re: WELCOME!

At least it's not one of those Mariano Rivera pools.

Diamond Dad Dec 28 2018 07:53 AM Re: WELCOME!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: At least it's not one of those Mariano Rivera pools. Come on in . . . that water's AAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!

Chad ochoseis Dec 28 2018 08:21 AM Re: WELCOME!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: You may have noticed the brief downtime we had in mid-December, and the weird characters that have appeared in some of the existing posts or thread titles. I've been seeing weird characters on this site since I joined ten years ago. I don't expect that to change with the new platform.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 28 2018 08:29 AM Re: WELCOME!

Diamond Dad wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: At least it's not one of those Mariano Rivera pools. Come on in . . . that water's AAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!! Note the little up arrows in the quote boxes. If you click on it it will take you to the original post that's being quoted.

batmagadanleadoff Dec 28 2018 08:47 AM Re: WELCOME!

Happy new year, youse typewriters. Hope we got a functioning search engine.

Methead Dec 28 2018 08:51 AM Re: WELCOME!

New year, new board, new avatar

batmagadanleadoff Dec 28 2018 08:55 AM Re: WELCOME!

Heady Eddie is cool.

41Forever Dec 28 2018 09:28 AM Re: WELCOME!

Looks wonderful, guys! Thank you for your hard work on the site!

A Boy Named Seo Dec 28 2018 10:23 AM Re: WELCOME!

Thanks for all the work to keep this old tech working for us stubborn dinosaurs. #CPF4EVER

metirish Dec 28 2018 10:50 AM Re: WELCOME!

I'm in like Flynn

cal sharpie Dec 28 2018 12:09 PM Re: WELCOME!

in the with new

G-Fafif Dec 28 2018 12:31 PM Re: WELCOME!

Cranegratulations!

Edgy MD Dec 28 2018 02:19 PM Re: WELCOME!

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Testing Worst first post ever.

Theoldmole Dec 28 2018 02:32 PM Re: WELCOME!

I'm here. Hold the applause.

dgwphotography Dec 28 2018 02:43 PM Re: WELCOME!

Mole!

Centerfield Dec 28 2018 02:54 PM Re: WELCOME!

I think it's funny that DGW is a terrific photographer, but his avatar is a picture that he didn't take.

dgwphotography Dec 28 2018 02:56 PM Re: WELCOME!

=Centerfield post_id=104 time=1546034090 user_id=65] I think it's funny that DGW is a terrific photographer, but his avatar is a picture that he didn't take.

I suck at selfies

Benjamin Grimm Dec 28 2018 02:57 PM Re: WELCOME!

Maybe he took that in the mirror. The flower looks like it's been reversed.

whippoorwill Dec 28 2018 03:36 PM Re: WELCOME!

New name for a new start. Formerly cooby. I've been lying awake thinking this one up. I see by the rules we are not allowed to badmouth the government. Alas!

Lefty Specialist Dec 28 2018 03:39 PM Re: WELCOME!

Someone needs to save that Jeff Wilpon in History thread at all costs.

whippoorwill Dec 28 2018 03:40 PM Re: WELCOME!

Absolutely! That one gave me much need weekly chuckles

Benjamin Grimm Dec 28 2018 03:41 PM Re: WELCOME!

I'm going to have to get my head around the idea that you're not cooby anymore.

whippoorwill Dec 28 2018 03:46 PM Re: WELCOME!

Me too, to tell you the truth. It might not last...but after that butt reaming I gave everyone last week you all might be glad to see her go

Benjamin Grimm Dec 28 2018 03:48 PM Re: WELCOME!

You need to at least have a Linus avatar!

whippoorwill Dec 28 2018 03:58 PM Re: WELCOME!

Yeah I guess. But I like that little Mr Met so I hope someone keeps it :)

whippoorwill Dec 28 2018 04:18 PM Re: WELCOME!

Hey look at it this way. If I ever get tanked up on White Cat again (I promise I won't anyway) I will not be able to TYPE the word whippoorwill, so I won't be able to log in and be obnoxious! :D

metirish Dec 28 2018 05:14 PM Re: WELCOME!

I posted a reply to the What color are your eyes thread and it got sent to admin for approval

nymr83 Dec 28 2018 06:48 PM Re: WELCOME!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Maybe he took that in the mirror. The flower looks like it's been reversed. I always assumed that.

LWFS Dec 28 2018 08:53 PM Re: WELCOME!

Slimmed-down and sleeker and ready for action. Like a dolphin. Like a sex dolphin.

whippoorwill Dec 29 2018 08:51 AM Re: WELCOME!

That sounds like something Fman would say!

Benjamin Grimm Dec 29 2018 08:57 AM Re: WELCOME!

I don't think he's found his way here yet...

vtmet7 Dec 29 2018 04:48 PM Re: WELCOME!

I also changed my name...I was vtmet before....no idea yet how to upload a new avatar (or even what to make my avatar)

vtmet7 Dec 29 2018 04:52 PM Re: WELCOME!

so is there, or will there be a guide to "new names vs old names"?

Met Hunter Dec 29 2018 05:36 PM Re: WELCOME!

Happy New Year. Always happy to see the Forum improved.

Lefty Specialist Dec 30 2018 07:27 PM Re: WELCOME!

Just noticed that damned dot is gone.

Fman99 Dec 31 2018 05:39 AM Re: WELCOME!

=LWFS post_id=149 time=1546055634 user_id=84] Slimmed-down and sleeker and ready for action. Like a dolphin. Like a sex dolphin.

I was going to get one of those but Fwife is the jealous sort.

Fman99 Dec 31 2018 05:50 AM Re: WELCOME!

=whippoorwill post_id=112 time=1546036594 user_id=79] New name for a new start. Formerly cooby. I've been lying awake thinking this one up. I see by the rules we are not allowed to badmouth the government. Alas!

Well you'll always be Coobs to me :)

Lefty Specialist Dec 31 2018 06:00 AM Re: WELCOME!

=whippoorwill post_id=112 time=1546036594 user_id=79] I see by the rules we are not allowed to badmouth the government. Alas!

Fortunately, I only intend to badmouth the people RUNNING the government.

seawolf17 Jan 01 2019 09:06 AM Re: WELCOME!

=dgwphotography post_id=105 time=1546034191 user_id=78] =Centerfield post_id=104 time=1546034090 user_id=65] I think it's funny that DGW is a terrific photographer, but his avatar is a picture that he didn't take.

I suck at selfies


Because the camera in your picture is facing the wrong way!