About NewFC: how we got here and where we hope to go

[VegNVape]

Viva la New Fuck Combustion!

I love the forward thinking, guys. Well done @pakalolo & @Stu for making sure FC lives on, no matter what.

Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.

But not just for this - also for all of the time, thought & effort you have poured into FC, over the years, with no remuneration other than the personal satisfaction of knowing you are doing a damn good job. And no shit Sherlock, you do one helluva damn good job!

This community is a lifeline for so many.
The passion is real. Trolls, not so much.

Now, I just need to work out how to carry over my hard earned likes . . . !

Vape on & on & on & on & on, you guys!

 

[Vicki]

I hope we can make this one just as good as the old one!

 

[pakalolo]

Once again, thanks to all for the warm fuzzies.

We'll gradually open things up here, so today I've opened the Cultivation sub-forum for new threads. This one is first because there are no legacy threads from FC and allowing grow discussions seems to be a hit.

Retailers can also start threads in the Retailer threads sub-forum, one per retailer please.

 

[FlyingLow]

PhotoRider is missed!
Heady LEGEND!

 

[His_Highness]

I joined FC after the founder disappeared so I don't have a reference point for what the site was like back then. I was looking for an alternative to combustion and found something more.......A "haven" where niceness isn't the exception.... but is the rule. In contrast to many other sites where ugliness and trolling is the norm......, @pakalolo / @Stu (and other long term members like @stickstones) created a safe space for us.

Thank you so much for including me in the first wave start up! Thank you for not giving up on the site and the people who frequent it! It is greatly appreciated and so are you!

 

[Mr. Me2]

I’ll add my congrats to the kickoff of new FC! Thanks @Stu and @pakalolo. I’m happy to join and look forward to tons of new threads.

Hopefully, I’ll be able to learn all the tricks on this site. It’s an age thing...

 

[StringTheorista]

Thanks for doing this to keep the community viable

 

[Shit Snacks]

Oooh no classifieds is gonna be a blow, but we will figure it out I'm sure... Also missing most of the classic smilies! (despite some new ones)

 

[mr_cfromcali]

Thanks @Stu and @pakalolo! I have sooo much respect for you - thank you for taking action when you did!

Hi all! I like the new place a lot already - these are some nice digs.

 

[Morty]

Big ups to @Stu & @pakalolo ! Thanks for all you do guys!!! Love the layout too! Super swanky!

 

[ginolicious]

Totally digging the shades of grey blue text for the layout. Didn’t know you could change it till today. Not feeling default. Love this colour and layout haha.

 

[stark1]

Thanks to the Chiefs for opening up the new portal. Me likee. :giggley)

 

[Vicki]

Mine is in dark mode.

 

[pakalolo]

As the notice says, we are mostly open now. We want to manage the transition of vaporizer-specific threads carefully so they will be handled by staff. We will open the Upcoming & Unreleased section eventually but for now, they remain closed.

 

[FlyingLow]

Love the new setup Pak!

With regards to "Where we hope to go," might NFC be willing to add a forum for Events under the "Community" tab?

It would be really nice to have a central location for all Industry related events, for glass events like Champs, Canna and Concentrate Cups, even for the smaller farmers markets between.


Is this the right thread for such a suggestion?

 

[pakalolo]

Love the new setup Pak!

With regards to "Where we hope to go," might NFC be willing to add a forum for Events under the "Community" tab?

It would be really nice to have a central location for all Industry related events, for glass events like Champs, Canna and Concentrate Cups, even for the smaller farmers markets between.


Is this the right thread for such a suggestion?

Thanks. For now, this is the right thread and that's a good suggestion. I'll add that shortly.

edit: I'm not sure how many events there will be in the post-pandemic world, but I added it anyway.

 

[FlyingLow]

agreed... the whole landscape will change with regards to industry functions, but at least there will be a place we can congregate and discuss.

Thanks for being receptive!



Last suggestion [for now], is that I really would like to see the ability to edit restored, and not taken away after any period of time.

I understand the purpose is to protect the integrity and data that is on the forum, but it could be helpful if it weren't required to contact a mod to edit an inaccurate post, and probably take a load off moderating. To that end, I think it would be helpful if thread starters could continually edit their first post of the thread in order to add the most important information and relevant links as the thread develops... Not that it would always happen, but this would allow for the most pertinent information to be updated and included at the top of threads in the first post- potentially eliminating the need for redundant "Best of" threads.

 

[Siebter]

Hmmmmm... HTTPS. Love it.

Thx guys, highly appreciated.

 

[bizwaxzion]

Thank you @Stu & @pakalolo for taking on the rescue effort and thanks to the new mods for helping out.

 

[Mr. Me2]

Can the page count/location be added to the top of each page as well as the bottom?

 

[Summer]

So it looks as though you can only watch a thread if you started it or replied to it?

And I don't know how to access my bookmarks.

No way to get the rest of our FC smilies over to here?

 

[smuglife]

So it looks as though you can only watch a thread if you started it or replied to it?

You can just hit the "watch" button at the top right of the page, next to "jump to new".

Edit: The "jump to new" button may not be there, but the "watch" button should be.

 

[pakvapes]

agreed... the whole landscape will change with regards to industry functions, but at least there will be a place we can congregate and discuss.

Thanks for being receptive!



Last suggestion [for now], is that I really would like to see the ability to edit restored, and not taken away after any period of time.

I understand the purpose is to protect the integrity and data that is on the forum, but it could be helpful if it weren't required to contact a mod to edit an inaccurate post, and probably take a load off moderating. To that end, I think it would be helpful if thread starters could continually edit their first post of the thread in order to add the most important information and relevant links as the thread develops... Not that it would always happen, but this would allow for the most pertinent information to be updated and included at the top of threads in the first post- potentially eliminating the need for redundant "Best of" threads.

The work involved in changing the first post of a thread (if needed) is insignificant compared to the problems that could arise if we allowed unlimited editing. It would be nice if we had a way to allow the thread starter more freedom, but the software doesn't support that.

Can the page count/location be added to the top of each page as well as the bottom?

I'm not sure what you mean. Could you show me with a screen shot?

edit: Aw shit, I did it too.

Both Stu and I are using test accounts tonight to test a few things. I was just making fun of him for posting from his.

 

[Summer]

@Stu, got the thread watch down. (y)Thanks!

But, now, where do I access the bookmarks?

And what say you on future smilie expansion... down the road, of course, when this site is on an even keel & you have your time back. Please put it at the bottom of your short list when this time comes. I'm unhappy with the selection & I miss the ones that aren't over here. (Where's our smoking spliff guy!i/s/spliff.gif) 3/4 aren't even applicable to our forum. I'm sorry if I'm:deadhorse:.

Seriously, I can do the research to try & find good smiley packages that will work with this forum's software, &, when the time comes, I can coordinate a member fundraiser to pay for it/them. ... Now, where's my bobbing green head! lol

Wait, Stu & Stu V2???

Edited to add: I did find some more FC Originals. No spliff, but .

 

[Diggy Smalls]

I do remember mention of the domain having an expiration and I have long been aware that vtac has been AWOL for a long while, so this is welcome news to me. I love the community and I'm so happy to be here at the new and improved FC!

BTW, there are so many smilies and icons! Holy shit