Hi Everyone,
I think the abundance of generosity here is outstanding and is a big part of what makes this site so great. Kudos to all the bombers out there!
I would love to see a page/link/database/list of all the bombs that have been sent. The list would/could include the sender, the receiver, and a list of the cigars detinated etc etc. Not to make this into a competition, but I would like to see who the mad bombers are and how excessive their pyrotechnics go. Something like a chart with perhaps, or not, levels of bombing practices, sort of like our status tags of veteran, elite veteran, expert etc. Of course the tags will be bomb related names. This would be something of a one page thread that would require a volunteer to update on a regular basis just by editing the page regularily.
Everyone's input would be appreciated.
Pete :-)
I think that's a great idea. I have no clue as to how to set it up, but I'd be happy to monitor it.
:confused:
I think it's a great idea, :thumbsup: I dunno what to do :?: but I'll help, just point me in the right direction! :victory:
QuoteVoexum - 8/23/2010 8:12 PM
I think it's a great idea, :thumbsup: I dunno what to do :?: but I'll help, just point me in the right direction! :victory:
How about if you come up with a draft document, say in publisher or word, and then we can build on it from there?
You could just start a new thread under the Bombs Away section and make it a "sticky" or "nailed down" thread so it never leaves the front page. I think I would set it up so that who ever has bombed someone would list the bombs they have sent with the selection of cigars and who they went too. Each time that person bombs another person they could just update their post. This will provide a thread with a list of who's bombed, with a list of the sticks they've sent and who the lucky recipients has been. You would just have to make it a rule that no one comments about the bombs on this page and have comments in another thread such as we do now. Just a thought.
I just had another idea. Would it be possible to add to your profile information a stat for bombing under the person's "activity". Just like our DB posts, DB reviews, Box Passes, Cigar Place Posts etc. Just add another stat that shows the number of bombs sent and add a point value to it. That would be cool.
Interesting idea. I guess it would require folks to posts everytime one happens. I think most folks do that already just out of respect to recognize the bomber. Since we have a forum for bombs already wouldn't that become the defacto list? :confused:
Otherwise, I guess it would take a database to store all the info by member. That could take some work. I had also been thinking about creating a trader rating system where if you did a trade with someone you could rank how it went so there are no surprises for other folks in the future. Maybe that could be combined somehow. :confused:
-Paul
My idea would be that there would be one admin volunteer person who would enter the info, but it would be good it everyone entered their own bombs, once the bomb has been received of course, and then an admin person would verify it just as we do the database entries. I thought it might be too much work for you Paul so I was looking for an alternative way to do it :confused:
Sending a bomb could be worth say 5 points....and then say an additional point or two for each cigar in the bomb?
Very good idea :biggrin:
I think it sounds great! I'd be happy to help in any way!
Sounds fine to me. Maybe sometime I can find a way to automate it.
Sounds like a good idea. I'm not the one to help with websites though.
QuoteSenorPablo - 8/23/2010 9:29 PM
Sounds fine to me. Maybe sometime I can find a way to automate it.
I'm opposed to points being awarded for bombs. I've been hit several times in the past few weeks, for which I am very, very grateful. I feel guilty that I can't immediately reciprocate or retaliate with an assault of my own. I've been the target of several relatively new members that, for some reason, just love me. :biggrin:
I say we start a new Bomb thread each week. I don't know what the space we have is, but as of late, someone is getting hit every other day...
Sounds like a good idea to recognize the "mad bombers". Their generosity has been sizeable lately.
Holy... I just spent 5 hours working on this very rough start in hopes that it will get things going... But OMG after this I swear all I can think about is cigars, Cigars CIGARS!!!! Now as a result at about 3:30am I'm going outside to have a cigar, and it's not even an option at this point... I swear, read all the bombings for five hours and tell me you could do without them delicious, yummy, beautifully, scented cigars! :hitme: :banghead: :cry: :lmao: :crazy:
Anyway this is not the prettiest thing ever and it's more than likely got some problems or is missing something, but I need a cigar, and a break lol!
Quotegitfiddl - 8/23/2010 8:43 PM
QuoteSenorPablo - 8/23/2010 9:29 PM
Sounds fine to me. Maybe sometime I can find a way to automate it.
I'm opposed to points being awarded for bombs. I've been hit several times in the past few weeks, for which I am very, very grateful. I feel guilty that I can't immediately reciprocate or retaliate with an assault of my own. I've been the target of several relatively new members that, for some reason, just love me. :biggrin:
I say we start a new Bomb thread each week. I don't know what the space we have is, but as of late, someone is getting hit every other day...
I too am not in a position to just bomb freely, but I think it's a nice little reward for doing good for one of our fellow geeks. We get points for starting a pass, so why not get points for sending off a bomb. As much as some of our geeks spend on cigars that they freely give away, I think that a few points is a nice return.
I'm guessing the best way to open that attachment is to download it, then manually open it with word. I kept trying to open it through the Internet and it gives garbage and code.
P.S. Was Made with Word 2007
I was able to open it, but I'm using Word 2007 as well. Not a bad start. Thanks for putting in the effort.
QuoteVoexum - 8/24/2010 3:37 AM
I'm guessing the best way to open that attachment is to download it, then manually open it with word. I kept trying to open it through the Internet and it gives garbage and code.
P.S. Was Made with Word 2007
Wow! That is awesome and took a lot of work. Thanks for getting the ball rolling... :biggrin:
QuoteVoexum - 8/24/2010 3:28 AM
Holy... I just spent 5 hours working on this very rough start in hopes that it will get things going... But OMG after this I swear all I can think about is cigars, Cigars CIGARS!!!! Now as a result at about 3:30am I'm going outside to have a cigar, and it's not even an option at this point... I swear, read all the bombings for five hours and tell me you could do without them delicious, yummy, beautifully, scented cigars! :hitme: :banghead: :cry: :lmao: :crazy:
Anyway this is not the prettiest thing ever and it's more than likely got some problems or is missing something, but I need a cigar, and a break lol!
Wow...that was a lot of work Chris!! Thanks for the huge effort to get things going...now we have a good starting point :biggrin:
When I try to open it, it looks like it was written in Klingon. What program did you use? I am guessing a newer version of MS office than my computer supports.
I have to agree with Dave that I'm not really sure I like the idea of awarding points for Bombs either. Just doesn't seem right for some reason... :confused:
Nice work, Chris!
QuoteJackal - 8/24/2010 8:55 AM
When I try to open it, it looks like it was written in Klingon. What program did you use? I am guessing a newer version of MS office than my computer supports.
Word 2007
Very nice work Chris!!!
:bigthumbs:
I've uploaded a copy that others should be able to open without Office 2007.
Nice work! :thumbsup:
Quotegitfiddl - 8/23/2010 11:43 PM
QuoteSenorPablo - 8/23/2010 9:29 PM
Sounds fine to me. Maybe sometime I can find a way to automate it.
I'm opposed to points being awarded for bombs. I've been hit several times in the past few weeks, for which I am very, very grateful. I feel guilty that I can't immediately reciprocate or retaliate with an assault of my own. I've been the target of several relatively new members that, for some reason, just love me. :biggrin:
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That's some nice work on the bomb document. I didn't realize that I had sent a few, I usually do contests. :biggrin:
Quotemetalhead y cigarguy - 8/24/2010 12:35 AM
Quotegitfiddl - 8/23/2010 8:43 PM
QuoteSenorPablo - 8/23/2010 9:29 PM
Sounds fine to me. Maybe sometime I can find a way to automate it.
I'm opposed to points being awarded for bombs. I've been hit several times in the past few weeks, for which I am very, very grateful. I feel guilty that I can't immediately reciprocate or retaliate with an assault of my own. I've been the target of several relatively new members that, for some reason, just love me. :biggrin:
I say we start a new Bomb thread each week. I don't know what the space we have is, but as of late, someone is getting hit every other day...
I too am not in a position to just bomb freely, but I think it's a nice little reward for doing good for one of our fellow geeks. We get points for starting a pass, so why not get points for sending off a bomb. As much as some of our geeks spend on cigars that they freely give away, I think that a few points is a nice return.
I definitely agree that the bombs add something to this community so a little reward for doing so would be nice. :confused:
QuoteVoexum - 8/24/2010 12:28 AM
Holy... I just spent 5 hours working on this very rough start in hopes that it will get things going... But OMG after this I swear all I can think about is cigars, Cigars CIGARS!!!! Now as a result at about 3:30am I'm going outside to have a cigar, and it's not even an option at this point... I swear, read all the bombings for five hours and tell me you could do without them delicious, yummy, beautifully, scented cigars! :hitme: :banghead: :cry: :lmao: :crazy:
Anyway this is not the prettiest thing ever and it's more than likely got some problems or is missing something, but I need a cigar, and a break lol!
Nice job. That's a lot of work.
Very cool Chris! A lot of work! I wish I had catalogued the massive bomb I had bestowed upon me but it was so many and went out to the troops in Afghanistan so quickly I didn't get the time to go through them all.
-Paul
QuoteSenorPablo - 8/24/2010 2:07 PM
Very cool Chris! A lot of work! I wish I had catalogued the massive bomb I had bestowed upon me but it was so many and went out to the troops in Afghanistan so quickly I didn't get the time to go through them all.
-Paul
That was an awesome bomb! All of you newbies, take a look about halfway down the page on this thread:
http://www.cigargeeks.com/index.php?topic=3580.0
:biggrin:
*Now updating the one on the bottom as to now confuse*
QuoteVoexum - 8/24/2010 5:25 PM
As for nwb, I think there should be 14 after that 10 bomb strike, but I have only 9 accounted for, who did I miss?
I sent one to Podman - he let me know he received it through a PM. He hasn't had a lot of time to log on to CG lately.
Holy smokin' craters ... Nathan and Jason have been busy!
Quotenwb - 8/24/2010 1:20 PM
QuoteSenorPablo - 8/24/2010 2:07 PM
Very cool Chris! A lot of work! I wish I had catalogued the massive bomb I had bestowed upon me but it was so many and went out to the troops in Afghanistan so quickly I didn't get the time to go through them all.
-Paul
That was an awesome bomb! All of you newbies, take a look about halfway down the page on this thread:
http://www.cigargeeks.com/index.php?topic=3580.0
:biggrin:
Wow! That's a lot of cigars. I think the troops are going to re-direct their efforts to fighting one another when they see all the good smokes in that package and want fight over who gets to smoke which ones.
QuoteVoexum - 8/24/2010 5:25 PM
From what I have
# of Bombs Sent/Sender
1 Brlesq
1 dieselcricket
1 DocJazzRH
1 gitfiddl
1 Herb
1 JKG
1 junglepete
1 kennyg
1 ljlemer
1 Macabre
1 metalhead y cigarguy
1 ratboy
1 SenorPablo
1 southernpacifico
1 texlewee
2 akira
2 Anthony
2 Bob Cordell
2 Dave S.
2 kola
2 lowpro75
2 rkarkada
3 87North
3 BlackIrish
3 DonM
3 Shukpaw
5 mountedshriner
5 podman28
6 cmmayo
8 Hot Stuff x
12 Jackal
14 nwb
Cool. Someone should do this for contests sponsored as well, mostly because I think I lead in that category. :biggrin:
I haven't heard anything else about having the bombs put on the site anywhere (other than in the forums), but I just wanted to know if there is anything else being anything done?
Plus just letting you all know...
*LIST AND WORD DOCUMENT ARE UPDATED AS NEW BOMBS ARRIVE*
# of Bombs Sent/Sender
1 dieselcricket
1 DocJazzRH
1 gitfiddl
1 Herb
1 JKG
1 junglepete
1 kennyg
1 ljlemer
1 Macabre
1 metalhead y cigarguy
1 ratboy
1 SenorPablo
1 southernpacifico
1 texlewee
1 wescat
2 akira
2 Anthony
2 Bob Cordell
2 kola
2 rkarkada
3 87North
3 BlackIrish
3 Brlesq
3 DonM
3 lowpro75
5 mountedshriner
5 podman28
6 cmmayo
6 Shukpaw
8 Dave S.
8 Hot Stuff x
12 Jackal
12 wlfwalleye
14 nwb
Looking good - I'm curious if we can incorporate this into the site somehow :confused:
Quotenwb - 8/30/2010 8:57 PM
Looking good - I'm curious if we can incorporate this into the site somehow :confused:
Maybe a CG Hall Of Fame page? Bombs Sent, Contests Sponsored, Critiques Sponsored, etc (?) Sr Pablo would probably have to put some effort into something like that though ...
Thanks for all your work, Christopher! Not sure if we should formalize the bomb thing into a points-giving thing, though. To me, the points are "in lieu of payment" for contributing to the content of this site. Bombing is it's own reward, but it WAS nice to see your compilation of all of the Bombs Away threads.
Just my 2 cents.
Thanks for all the work on this. I will talk to Paul to see if there is a way to formalize this in any way.
Just so you all know, Paul is working on this idea to try and incorporate it into the site. :biggrin:
Quotejunglepete - 9/2/2010 8:22 AM
Just so you all know, Paul is working on this idea to try and incorporate it into the site. :biggrin:
Sweet! :dancing:
Quotejunglepete - 9/2/2010 5:22 AM
Just so you all know, Paul is working on this idea to try and incorporate it into the site. :biggrin:
Any updates on this idea? Has anyone been keeping track and updating the bombs list? :confused:
It has all been worked out for some time now :biggrin:
When you click on a member's name you can rate the member regarding a variety of topics: Bombs, Trades, Gifts, Passes, Contests etc.
I highly encourage everyone to go back in time and recognize all the good things tha many of our members have done for each other and still do.
:biggrin: And for all who wish to do that can use this...
(Best way I found to open it was save it, then open with word.)
Quotejunglepete - 10/15/2010 8:37 AM
It has all been worked out for some time now :biggrin:
When you click on a member's name you can rate the member regarding a variety of topics: Bombs, Trades, Gifts, Passes, Contests etc.
I highly encourage everyone to go back in time and recognize all the good things tha many of our members have done for each other and still do.
I saw that feature a few weeks ago, but I guess I didn't put 2+2 together. Thanks!
Great data crunching!