News DetailCheck out the new TornadoVideos.net web design!
Posted At: February 11, 2008 @ 9:43 PM
Posted By: Reed Timmer
Related Categories: General
Jason has put a lot of work into the new TornadoVideos.net web design, and we'd like to get your feedback on the updates! Changes include a wider, more "Web 2.0" look, new banner and color scheme, and also a new background!
The forum will also be changing significantly, so please be patient and we'll re-initiate the registrations. In addition to a new design, the forum will also be organized differently, and will also have a chat feature!
Stay tuned for more updates!!
The daily blog posts will start up again tomorrow as well...We've been insanely busy with the recent updates.
Thanks for your continued participation in this growing weather community!
The forum will also be changing significantly, so please be patient and we'll re-initiate the registrations. In addition to a new design, the forum will also be organized differently, and will also have a chat feature!
Stay tuned for more updates!!
The daily blog posts will start up again tomorrow as well...We've been insanely busy with the recent updates.
Thanks for your continued participation in this growing weather community!
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Cool design Reed! can't wait to see the forum one too!
Off topic: How's the weather over in OK?
I love the new design and blog area. I think things are going in the right direction. Thanks for all the hard work REED and COOOO :)
the new forum is up...just click the link above.
I'm working on adding and organizing the categories still...and the videos will be added on the right stat.
Sorry for the confusion!!!!
Wow! Great job Jason!
I love it, it looks amazing, I can't wait to try out the new features :D
I love this new look!!!!! The forum rocks too though I have to admit it gets a bit confusing when features keep changing on there :P . Still a great place though :)
You guys give me even more reason now to say you're the best!!
A good site.Tuesday 12 febr.Groningen NLSun,no wind,14 gr.c!!!!
Great work & excellent design !
Hey. I am confused about the forum rules. Ok, what if I post maps of my own forecast on events. You said cite the location it came from. If I did that, and did a link back to the source, that's what? Running into another rule of drawing traffic to another website. Out of the loop here on confusion on that. I still want to participate, but also post my maps, maybe embedded, not links, during events and help out on the discussions about them, or chases.
Suggestions please..Thanks.
MARTIN
Looks good Reed and Jason. You did some good work on this. The forum looks great too.
Wow! I'm liking the changes Reed and Co. Ok back to hibernating til we reach 60 degrees F, or the day we get at least 4" of snow..
--Kevin Martin
I'm pretty sure Reed won't mind you posting your own maps - I think their main idea here with his requirement to link, is for people to not use other people's ideas without properly citing the source, sort of like the rules schools use for good researching or at least making sure the teachers know you're not passing off someone's work as your own :)
Let's say you're chasing a storm with GRLevel3, and you wanna post a nice, nasty hook you're seeing. Screencap it, load it, and just say "this is the hook echo from GRLevel3 that I took 5 minutes ago. I think this thing should go TOR personally because of blah blah xyz factors." As long as, say, a moderator or other member here doesn't immediately recognize it as copying someone else's screenshot and analysis from Doswell's private group or something, you're just fine.
Same kind of goes for linking stuff - they're here also to sell their own videos and seats for their tours, after all, and they can't very well have you (or anyone else) linking to some DVD you're selling, or to a link who's obvious purpose is to get people to end up at the DVD you're selling. If indeed Reed wants you to post links to your own material despite what I conjectured, then just pointing to the part of your website where you uploaded it would probably suffice - it's showing off your own merchandise that's probably not allowed unless Reed decides to have a forum for his "competition" to specifically sell stuff. :)
This is all of course guesswork on my part and doesn't necessarily reflect the way Reed actually feels, but I've seen his posts and talked with him a few times through other means, and although he's going to have some hardline rules here, it's not going to be as narrow as say Stormfront.
I mean Stormtrack ... oh boy what a typo!!!
Hmmm.... Where did the Forums go? all I see are the rules :P
Hey look at today's tornado outlook 10% in Fl, waterspout potenal is really high
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1probotlk_1300_torn.gif
AT 822 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM STONEWALL TO
LOGANSPORT...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF
MANSFIELD TO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANSFIELD...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 55 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MANSFIELD BY 835 AM CST...
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
I just shot Reed a text message to get the status on why all the forums are inactive other than the rules. Please check back in a bit.
As far as the rules are concerned, I am sure they will evolve a bit. As a rule of thumb I would say this:
1. If it is someone else content - cite it.
2. If it is an advertisement or a plug for someone another site related to what we do - don't post it.
3. Don't use the forums as a place to rant or degrade anyone.
In general, just use common sense. We want this to be an open community for everyone who wants to be involved, but we will take a hard line when it comes to abuse.
Thanks!
Sound good. So as long as we are not being A$$es we should be okay?
On a weather note, I am in KS and we are not supposed to have any type of weather today, SO WHERE IS THIS SNOW COMING FROM?!?!?!?!?!? I so want Dave Freeman's job. - He's a great weather guy, but what's up with the snow?
Reed I have a question that maybe you can answer for me. I have been studying weather for a long time and I used to intern at the TV weather stations and still don't understand this. Why is it so much harder to forcast winter weather than it is to forcast Summer weather. I just don't get what is so different between rain and snow.
You did a very good job... great idea with the forum and the new design. Keep it up!
Now my turn to say AHHH. Here is Regina, we're under a winter storm watch!! 6-8" of snow overnight/tomorrow!! They better be right!!! :D
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/index.php?product=alerts®ion=wwcask0004&ref=wxeyealerts
PS: Now you can't start new topics on the forum, I was going to post this on there...
The Forum is up and working, YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reed amazing job on the new site style! its great!
How are in OK then?
Also...please be patient with the forum...we're making final revisions tonight!
Is anyone chasing the mayhem down south right now?
woo hoo im under winter storm warning 1-3 possiable wit half in of ice and this weekend goin sking up at killington
ohhh Winter Storm Warning :D
A low pressure system from northern British Columbia is expected to slide through southwestern Saskatchewan Wednesday morning. Snow will spread through these regions ahead of this low tonight and persist into Wednesday. Total snow amounts will generally be around 10 cm but local amounts of 15 or even 20 cm are possible.
As well, brisk winds will accompany this system giving reduced visibilities at times in blowing snow. The strongest blowing snow will occur around Regina and throughout the Wascana Basin on Wednesday with southeast winds of 40 gusting to 60 km/h.
The snow and blowing snow will taper off during the day on Wednesday as this system moves into the Dakotas.
So I am in the Forums.
Would love to get the live Chat.
Great Job everyone