09-23-2011, 07:07 AM
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Location: Redondo Beach
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Originally Posted by 2003S
I've still seen a few spammers getting in; just today in fact...
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I just installed the anti-spam filter this morning. Basically, it places all posts with URL links in them from newbie members into the moderation queue. This works great on Pelican, has cut down on 99% of spam. I also installed a spam-word filter, so posts with words like "viagra" automatically get tossed in the moderation queue and don't show up. Again, works like a charm on Pelican.
-Wayne
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Wayne R. Dempsey, CEO, Pelican Parts Inc., and Author of:
101 Projects for Your BMW 3-Series • 101 Projects for Your Porsche 911 • How to Rebuild & Modify Porsche 911 Engines • 101 Projects for Your Porsche Boxster & Cayman
Coming Soon:
• 101 Projects for Your MINI Cooper
Now Available:
• 101 Projects for Your Porsche 996 / 997
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09-23-2011, 07:53 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Canada
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hi - couldn't find the bug thread so i thought that i'd post here. the site doesn't remember you if you leave it, even if you chek the 'remember me' box.
or is it just me ... ?
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09-23-2011, 08:26 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: California
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Do we get a discount now? Just Kidding (or maybe i'm not...)
I've purchased a many parts from you as well as used your technical posts and the 101 book to wrench on my Boxster and they all have been extremely helpful.
Welcome and Cheers!
Mark
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09-23-2011, 12:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Madison, Georgia
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Now if we can merge all my rover boards with my porsche boards I might be able to cut my time posting in half...
Great news about Pelican and good on you for working on your own 959. DIY or Die I say!
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2001 Boxster S 3.6L, Zeintop
"Calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls." - Stirling Moss
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09-23-2011, 05:14 PM
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Porsche "Purist"
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Wisconsin
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Wlecome Wayne, are you going to integrate this board into the Boxster section of the Pelican site? Many of us are already members there too (paul in wi).
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1998 Boxster with 7.8 DME, 2005 3.6 liter/325 hp, Variocam Plus, 996 Instrument panel
2001 Boxster original owner. I installed used motor at 89k.
1987 924S. 2002 996TT. PST-2
Owned and repaired Porsches since 1974. Porsche: It's not driving, it's therapy.
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09-23-2011, 05:44 PM
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Autobahn Glanz
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Welcome Wayne, I'm a member on your forum also, I enjoy the layout of 986forum better other then two things, links and pictures having to be clicked on (see you fixed that already!!). Things are speeder too, nice!
Does this mean you'll have time to un-crate those IMS bearings
Glad to have you!
Last edited by WhipE350; 09-23-2011 at 05:51 PM.
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09-23-2011, 06:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tejas/NorCal
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Great news, welcome Wayne! Any chance we can up the 70 PM limit a bit? I like to keep track of everyone I have interacted with over the years.
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2001 Lapis Blue Boxster S Tip (stock), 2001 Guards Red Boxster 5-speed (not very stock)
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09-23-2011, 11:08 PM
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Forum Sponsor
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Location: Redondo Beach
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Radium King
hi - couldn't find the bug thread so i thought that i'd post here. the site doesn't remember you if you leave it, even if you chek the 'remember me' box.
or is it just me ... ?
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Be sure to log in from 986forum.com - it should remember you then. The website is moving people automatically from "www.986forum.com" to "986forum.com" in order to maintain consistency. BUT, if you log in or have cookies enabled from www.986forum.com, it won't necessarily remember you at 986forum.com
Bottomline, enable cookies for 986forum.com and you should be okay.
Thx,
Wayne
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Wayne R. Dempsey, CEO, Pelican Parts Inc., and Author of:
101 Projects for Your BMW 3-Series • 101 Projects for Your Porsche 911 • How to Rebuild & Modify Porsche 911 Engines • 101 Projects for Your Porsche Boxster & Cayman
Coming Soon:
• 101 Projects for Your MINI Cooper
Now Available:
• 101 Projects for Your Porsche 996 / 997
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09-23-2011, 11:12 PM
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Forum Sponsor
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Redondo Beach
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul
Wlecome Wayne, are you going to integrate this board into the Boxster section of the Pelican site? Many of us are already members there too (paul in wi).
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We're not 100% sure of the plans just yet. We will be integrating some of the functions together (like search engines, etc.), but the plan so far is to keep them somewhat separate at this time.
-Wayne
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Wayne R. Dempsey, CEO, Pelican Parts Inc., and Author of:
101 Projects for Your BMW 3-Series • 101 Projects for Your Porsche 911 • How to Rebuild & Modify Porsche 911 Engines • 101 Projects for Your Porsche Boxster & Cayman
Coming Soon:
• 101 Projects for Your MINI Cooper
Now Available:
• 101 Projects for Your Porsche 996 / 997
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09-23-2011, 11:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WhipE350
Welcome Wayne, I'm a member on your forum also, I enjoy the layout of 986forum better other then two things, links and pictures having to be clicked on (see you fixed that already!!). Things are speeder too, nice!
Does this mean you'll have time to un-crate those IMS bearings
Glad to have you!
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It took about 30-40 hours to get these forums ported and setup onto the new servers - about 10X longer than I anticipated. Stuff like this is indeed higher on the list than the IMS bearings that we have on the shelf. Soon though...
-Wayne
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Wayne R. Dempsey, CEO, Pelican Parts Inc., and Author of:
101 Projects for Your BMW 3-Series • 101 Projects for Your Porsche 911 • How to Rebuild & Modify Porsche 911 Engines • 101 Projects for Your Porsche Boxster & Cayman
Coming Soon:
• 101 Projects for Your MINI Cooper
Now Available:
• 101 Projects for Your Porsche 996 / 997
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09-23-2011, 11:14 PM
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Forum Sponsor
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tightbox
Great news, welcome Wayne! Any chance we can up the 70 PM limit a bit? I like to keep track of everyone I have interacted with over the years.
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Done! It's now 300, which is what I think it is on Pelican. Server storage is cheap, no need to limit this so low!
Any other requests while I'm "under the hood?"
-Wayne
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Wayne R. Dempsey, CEO, Pelican Parts Inc., and Author of:
101 Projects for Your BMW 3-Series • 101 Projects for Your Porsche 911 • How to Rebuild & Modify Porsche 911 Engines • 101 Projects for Your Porsche Boxster & Cayman
Coming Soon:
• 101 Projects for Your MINI Cooper
Now Available:
• 101 Projects for Your Porsche 996 / 997
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09-24-2011, 07:47 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Allen, TX
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Howdy Wayne!!
Glad to see you on this sight!
I enjoy your tech forums as well as your book. I'm doing my front brakes with Pelican parts today, which is what brought me here this morning!!
Both sites are great and I could get the answers I need from either forum. I appreciate your personal responses to my questions on Pelican and your mail order parts business (and the Pelican website) is tops in my book. I have great respect for you and your company and welcome the new direction!
Brucelee and rkwei - Thanks for your efforts and dedication, I've probably saved several thousans of $$'s due to the 986forum resources. This must have been a lot of work and my hat is off to both of you!
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1997 Boxster - Thy Toy
2011 BMW X-5 - Wife Hauler
2012 Tunda - Dad Hauler
Fat Tire - Favorite Beer
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09-24-2011, 11:22 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tejas/NorCal
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Awesome, thanks Wayne!
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09-25-2011, 04:00 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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Welcome Wayne!
Many thanks to the past owners...but very glad to have you aboard.
As a fellow entrepreneur, I admire what you have done with Pelican and I am sure you will make many improvements here...it is in our DNA and what we do.
The great thing about this forum is it inclusive and helpful to everyone from the most exotic Porsche owner to those who found their first Porsche under a tarp covered with 8 inches of snow in the county pound.
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09-25-2011, 05:15 PM
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Opposed to Subie Burble
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Central CT
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Man...the things you miss not logging in for most of the weekend. Well, welcome Wayne! Glad to have you, and so far, other than a little hiccup with my "Boxster Picture Game" thread's pictures that has since been cleared up, I'm not minding the changes to the forum so far (300 PMs, woohoo!). Pelican's saved me at least $500 just this year (my first of ownership) in parts costs, and I'm sure it'll be an even greater amount in the years to come.
I thought I was gonna be the only guy to ask about parts discounts, but looks like Appleguy beat me to it. (so uh, just out of curiosity...do we get one?)
If I can make one suggestion, maybe the automatic logout period can be extended by about 5 minutes?
Again, very nice to have you, and thank you for keeping this forum alive and healthy.
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1997 Arctic Silver Boxster, 5-spd
IMSR + RMS
Robbins glass window top
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09-25-2011, 11:26 PM
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Forum Sponsor
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Overdrive
If I can make one suggestion, maybe the automatic logout period can be extended by about 5 minutes?
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Hmm, I'm not sure exactly what you mean?
-Wayne
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Wayne R. Dempsey, CEO, Pelican Parts Inc., and Author of:
101 Projects for Your BMW 3-Series • 101 Projects for Your Porsche 911 • How to Rebuild & Modify Porsche 911 Engines • 101 Projects for Your Porsche Boxster & Cayman
Coming Soon:
• 101 Projects for Your MINI Cooper
Now Available:
• 101 Projects for Your Porsche 996 / 997
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09-26-2011, 07:44 AM
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Track rat
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Southern ID
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts
Hmm, I'm not sure exactly what you mean?
-Wayne
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I know exactly what he means. Sometimes when replying to a question I'll search for a few links to add for clarification. If we do this and it takes more than a few minutes, 986forum drops our log in. Now we have to copy and paste everything to a clipboard, log in again, copy and paste to the forum, and complete our post. A 30 minute window to post would be helpful before being dropped out due to inactivity.
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09-26-2011, 07:53 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Madison, Georgia
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I have a forum request...
Six stickies per forum category is excessive and it is annoying to have to look half way down the page to find the active threads.
Can we let the stickies go and if they warrant being on top they will be there because of peoples actual interest in the threads.
Or start a special category just for all the stuff that is now stuck to the top every category.
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2001 Boxster S 3.6L, Zeintop
"Calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls." - Stirling Moss
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09-26-2011, 08:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: SF Bay Area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts
I also installed a spam-word filter, so posts with words like "viagra" automatically get tossed in the moderation queue and don't show up.
-Wayne
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How am I supposed to have discussions about Viagra now?
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