Gradual designs + site news - Page 1

Hi all,

I will be doing some minor changes to the website in the following weeks.  I want to make it a bit more user friendly and accessible.

I have been testing using monir icons and button effects (as you can see top-right, pedigree's and messageboard,.  Hope you like the new look.

You can expect arrangement of links to change (the ones on the right/left side)

I will be adding a Stud registry (as the breeder registry),  I am going to make both of them nicer (a bit of a spagetti list as it is, everyone rolled together)

I plan to send in the future a newsletter for changes rather than posting here (other breeds are getting more usage)

I still plan on making an avenue for people to register (pay) and get benefits.  This is mainly thought of as a way to help those that use the site alot.  I plan to have a closed forum,  ability to lock pedigree's and such stuff.  So many people use this site as a first-and-foremost utility in their line of work,.  I need to give them a method to protect their work.

I plan to add more forums to allow specific interest to bloom.  and much much more.   I intend to use all my spare time in the next year towards adding to pedigreedatabase.com.

For those that do not know,  This website was a huge (and I mean huge) cost for me for many many years,  I kept it going since I  a) love german shepherds, b) want to help the breeding community  c) tickled my vanity that my personal programming was sought after.

Now it breaks even plus allowing me to buy a nice steak + Chablis once or twice a week.  (still paying for past expenses though)

I get about 3-8 lawsuit threats per month,  I tend to take most of them seriously and delete any offending material ,  buy recently it's been going totally overboard.  I went and got myself a good representation by a respected lawfirm specializing in defamation and such stuff (Basically I wanted to know how liable I was for what was written here).  Thankfully I am totally covered by US law. 

Seems there  is virtually no way anyone can sue me (and win) for anything that is said here.  thanks to nice legislature that has witheld in the supreme court (and got a stronger protection there).

So,  I plan in the future to be less harsh on deleting opinions (as lon as they are written as opinions.  Ludicrous statement of fact I will delete.  But I will allow opinions to stay. 

From now on,  al threats of lawsuits will go to /dev/null and not be responded to unless from a legal entity.

I am in my heart a guy who loves GSDs,  I am also a computer nerd,. (which is why I do not interfer in arguments.) I love the concept of pedigreedatabase.com more then any individual data in it.  (:)

Regards

Oli

Nice work, Oli!!

looks gr8  

Oli it's nice to see that you are so passionate about your work.  We all should have a means to support ourselves which we throroughly LOVE.  Thanks so much for your dedicated work!

Sue-Ann

Oli,

Thank you !!!  So many rely upon the pedigree data base and I personally am one that is soooo  appreciative of your work! Thank you for providing such a professional board to go to!!!

Rhonda

Yes-thank you so much and keep up the excellent work. You've got a fabulous site which you have done a fabulous job with-it's amazing. We're in your corner, too! :o))

Gee thanks for all your wits....great work and we all appreciate you....It is  my only past time because i too love my german shepherds...We know you will protect yourself and we are in your corner....

Hello Oli,

    When you say you are going to be less harsh in removing stuff,  Can you say that this will go for all your MODs???  As has been seen SO OFTEN on the board that when remarks or statments are made that a certain outspoken person dissagree's with, then it is removed and sometimes the whole post is removed..

I will not name this person, other than HE is in the UK and does not like ANYONE to dissagree with him and is sometimes known as "GOD".  He will also send threatening pm's if he does not like you.  Can you confirm that you will be asking your MODs to leave debates alone weather they like then or not.

We are truely blessed to have your intelligence & interest at work on this board, Oli. I feel that you, & this board, are changing the GSD more than any particular breeder or kennel by offering the whole world for any one involved in the breed to consider. Thank you. This board brought me Beckett & Wolf, & I am truely indebted to you. jackie harris

Oli,

How did it work out with the copy cat site that was stealing image's and data?    Just curious.

Brent.