No, I don't popgun. I remember it happening to me once and taking ages to fix it, but I don't remember now how I did it.
I've downloaded it and re-uploaded it and it remains upside down. I'll have a play and see if I can find a way to flip it for our dad.
Imagine spinning disk while computer works away ...
Bingo!
I loaded it into a very simple photo editing program, flipped it and re-saved it. Unfortunately I can't use my moderator superpowers to substitute it for regularworkingdad, although he may have decided he likes the view from there.
RWD, if you want to change it, try downloading the image I've rotated and re-uploading it as your avatar.
I think he owned an RC51 which turned him into a "full fledged Honda hater" (I believe those were his words), and a W650 Kaw which he thought was the best bikeon the planet. he also apparently had a Kawasaki sport bike according to the pics in the link Cormanus provided. He said Honda made "disposacyles" or something like that because they would last past 50,000 miles.
edit now that I think about it it was "disposabikes"
Maybe the old Honda ad is true: "You meet the nicest people on a Honda..."
By the way, even though I don't go around quoting it, and was quite surprised to find out what the book was actually about, I have read Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance a few times and really love it. Could my DQ be out of control without me even knowing it?
But seriously, I too must echo all the kind words here. Great advice, encouragement and respect all around. It's the one forum I look forward to reading everyday...hitting "View Today's Posts" and scrolling through everything with my morning coffee is one of my favorite things to do.
(07-06-2016, 02:22 PM)Rboe_imp Wrote: [ -> ]It takes a core group that set a certain demeanor with moderators that enforce that attitude when needed. I'm more in the background at an astronomy forum I used to be much more active in (and helped run) and folks think very highly of it.
Some days it's work, but if the core group sets a good example, uses positive reinforcement vs. using a large hammer. People notice things like that and will take cues for their future posts. It's hard to do some days and let me tell you; almost impossible to practice shutupedness when needed (a word invented by one of our fearless leaders) but many times, refusing to post can be more important than posting. 
Another mod/admin posted some wisdom early in our forum: Do not be quick to take offense, do not be quick to give offense.
I got nothing original to add though.
This is the key in my mind.
Many here are aware that the conversations that take place on this forum grew from a [url=http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/2013-honda-cb1100.820439/]single thread over on the advrider forum. [url=http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/2013-honda-cb1100.820439/page-40#post-20481843]Here is where I joined that discussion. I really enjoyed that conversation and didn't want to see it end. Back when that thread started, there wasn't a CB1100 forum to be found, so I decided to try my hand at starting one.
I had experienced "forum fatigue" elsewhere where the dialogue had become far too caustic and had little to do with the core subject. i figured it would be worth a shot to create a place where the tone was a bit different and the subject matter was pretty narrow in it's focus (thankfully quite a few others seemingly agree). Fortunately a number of folks from that first conversation over on the advrider forum joined up here (including some guy named The other Ferret, lol). The end result is this thing that we all are now participating in together.
(07-06-2016, 02:22 PM)Rboe_imp Wrote: [ -> ]It takes a core group that set a certain demeanor with moderators that enforce that attitude when needed. I'm more in the background at an astronomy forum I used to be much more active in (and helped run) and folks think very highly of it.
Some days it's work, but if the core group sets a good example, uses positive reinforcement vs. using a large hammer. People notice things like that and will take cues for their future posts. It's hard to do some days and let me tell you; almost impossible to practice shutupedness when needed (a word invented by one of our fearless leaders) but many times, refusing to post can be more important than posting.
Another mod/admin posted some wisdom early in our forum: Do not be quick to take offense, do not be quick to give offense.
I got nothing original to add though.
This too — my post count would probably be close to double what I have now if it wasn't for pre-moderating myself.
Well Guth, I for one am glad you started this forum. I could never get signed up on adv and the UK CBForum was not all that active. But it was what there was. And as you know, I signed up here as soon as I saw it turned on. Thanks again.
I have to say, I don't like the caustic dialogs on adv (but I do lurk there) and like the fact that we can discuss things here without being flamed. And even when we do get flamed it is just in jest
Like this: I'm still taking credit for Ferret for getting to be moderator as I nominated him first! (Not that I have any say whatsoever...
) OK, maybe that wasn't much of a flame.
Thanks, Guth. Your link led me to this great picture.
What's so great about it? There are no RLETS! (is that a flame?)
J/K Cormanus, please don't ban me!
(07-07-2016, 12:24 AM)Guth_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (07-06-2016, 02:22 PM)Rboe_imp Wrote: [ -> ]It takes a core group that set a certain demeanor with moderators that enforce that attitude when needed. I'm more in the background at an astronomy forum I used to be much more active in (and helped run) and folks think very highly of it.
Some days it's work, but if the core group sets a good example, uses positive reinforcement vs. using a large hammer. People notice things like that and will take cues for their future posts. It's hard to do some days and let me tell you; almost impossible to practice shutupedness when needed (a word invented by one of our fearless leaders) but many times, refusing to post can be more important than posting.
Another mod/admin posted some wisdom early in our forum: Do not be quick to take offense, do not be quick to give offense.
I got nothing original to add though.
This is the key in my mind.
Many here are aware that the conversations that take place on this forum grew from a [url=http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/2013-honda-cb1100.820439/]single thread over on the advrider forum. [url=http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/2013-honda-cb1100.820439/page-40#post-20481843]Here is where I joined that discussion. I really enjoyed that conversation and didn't want to see it end. Back when that thread started, there wasn't a CB1100 forum to be found, so I decided to try my hand at starting one.
I had experienced "forum fatigue" elsewhere where the dialogue had become far too caustic and had little to do with the core subject. i figured it would be worth a shot to create a place where the tone was a bit different and the subject matter was pretty narrow in it's focus (thankfully quite a few others seemingly agree). Fortunately a number of folks from that first conversation over on the advrider forum joined up here (including some guy named The other Ferret, lol). The end result is this thing that we all are now participating in together.
(07-06-2016, 02:22 PM)Rboe_imp Wrote: [ -> ]It takes a core group that set a certain demeanor with moderators that enforce that attitude when needed. I'm more in the background at an astronomy forum I used to be much more active in (and helped run) and folks think very highly of it.
Some days it's work, but if the core group sets a good example, uses positive reinforcement vs. using a large hammer. People notice things like that and will take cues for their future posts. It's hard to do some days and let me tell you; almost impossible to practice shutupedness when needed (a word invented by one of our fearless leaders) but many times, refusing to post can be more important than posting.
Another mod/admin posted some wisdom early in our forum: Do not be quick to take offense, do not be quick to give offense.
I got nothing original to add though.
This too — my post count would probably be close to double what I have now if it wasn't for pre-moderating myself.
This is the key in my mind.
Many here are aware that the conversations that take place on this forum grew from a [url=http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/2013-honda-cb1100.820439/]single thread over on the advrider forum. [url=http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/2013-honda-cb1100.820439/page-40#post-20481843]Here is where I joined that discussion. I really enjoyed that conversation and didn't want to see it end. Back when that thread started, there wasn't a CB1100 forum to be found, so I decided to try my hand at starting one.
I had experienced "forum fatigue" elsewhere where the dialogue had become far too caustic and had little to do with the core subject. i figured it would be worth a shot to create a place where the tone was a bit different and the subject matter was pretty narrow in it's focus (thankfully quite a few others seemingly agree). Fortunately a number of folks from that first conversation over on the advrider forum joined up here (including some guy named The other Ferret, lol). The end result is this thing that we all are now participating in together.
(07-06-2016, 02:22 PM)Rboe_imp Wrote: [ -> ]It takes a core group that set a certain demeanor with moderators that enforce that attitude when needed. I'm more in the background at an astronomy forum I used to be much more active in (and helped run) and folks think very highly of it.
Some days it's work, but if the core group sets a good example, uses positive reinforcement vs. using a large hammer. People notice things like that and will take cues for their future posts. It's hard to do some days and let me tell you; almost impossible to practice shutupedness when needed (a word invented by one of our fearless leaders) but many times, refusing to post can be more important than posting.
Another mod/admin posted some wisdom early in our forum: Do not be quick to take offense, do not be quick to give offense.
I got nothing original to add though.
This too — my post count would probably be close to double what I have now if it wasn't for pre-moderating myself.
That explains everything. Go to tumblr or buzzfeed for the shouting matches. Or so I am told by my millenial friends.
(07-06-2016, 10:52 PM)kvdv_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Maybe the old Honda ad is true: "You meet the nicest people on a Honda..."
By the way, even though I don't go around quoting it, and was quite surprised to find out what the book was actually about, I have read Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance a few times and really love it. Could my DQ be out of control without me even knowing it?
But seriously, I too must echo all the kind words here. Great advice, encouragement and respect all around. It's the one forum I look forward to reading everyday...hitting "View Today's Posts" and scrolling through everything with my morning coffee is one of my favorite things to do.
I have read it and enjoyed it, too. The key is that you're not quoting it much. My extensive research is showing something of a parabolic arch, DQ increasing at an increasing rate with every additional quote. I suspect you're fine...just watch yourself mister.
Just as well I looked back through the posts. Google told me DQ was Diary Queen.
popgun, you're forgiven.
This time.