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Tonto has spent countless hours volunteering his time on Dropzone.com. I think we can agree that his relationship with this site is unlike yours, and that of "all the other people". When a friend of yours die, feel free to burn a candle or do whatever you want. I won't ask you why you're not doing it for everyone. This is my candle. Safe swoops Sangiro

Folks - this breaks my heart... Eric (Tonto) Stephenson died earlier to day from multiple trauma injuries after a swooping incident at JSC. Tonto was moderator on Dropzone.com and a good friend. I don't have words at this time. He'll be missed on so many levels. Thank you! Thanks Tonto. Good bye my friend. To his family, friends and especially Taya, my thoughts and prayers. Safe swoops Sangiro

You'll be missed ol' buddy. Cheers Beezy. Safe swoops Sangiro

Heya all, The old Dropzone.com Skydiving Photos section has outlived it's usefulness. It was old code and the application dealt poorly with large numbers of images causing our galleries to slow down and basically grind to a halt over the last few months. Good news is we've upgraded the photos application and here are a few expectations and pointers. Expect that it will be different. This is not just and upgrade of the old code and old functionality - we've effectively replaced the entire application and migrated all the existing images to the new platform. Expect that it will look, feel and function different from before. You may take a while to get use but it's easy to use and you'll pick it up in no time. Your "directories" are now called your "Albums" Click on the "My Photos" link in the left or top navigation bar and you'll see all your old directories presented as Albums with your photos sorted to the appropriate album as you had it. Create as many albums as you want (do it before you start uploading or you'll have to go back!) and flag your photos into albums as you see fit when you upload them, or afterwards when you view them. You can of course also create albums of any images uploaded by other users as well and use the functionality as a bookmarking system. "Personal Galleries" are no more... There isn't a category called Personal Galleries anymore. Simply upload your images to the most appropriate category for each image (i.e. freeflying, swooping etc) and add them to Albums of your choice to organize them together. No Premier Bulk Uploads Bulk uploading, for those very few Premier Members who used it, has been disabled for now. We're trying to improve the quality of images that get posted and dumping directories full of images with no proper titles, descriptions or any other information just doesn't work towards that. We may revisit this in the future. There are other new features and toys to try out like: Tag your photos with keywords to make it easy to find them (and similar photos) in the future. Rate photos by hovering your mouse over the 5 stars under each photo. Comment on and discuss photos.If you need a little quick help while uploading, hover your mouse over any relevant [inline "info.gif "] icon on the upload page and we'll pop up a little hint When uploading a photo, look out for the "DZ Linking" option. This allows you to browse through the DZ database and pick the DZ where your photo was taken. In the near future we'll start displaying photos linked to DZs on the detailed page of that DZ in our database. Have fun! View and Upload Skydiving Photos Safe swoops Sangiro

Excellent indeed! Safe swoops Sangiro

Ditto. Apologies for the poor quality. I scanned it from the local paper. I'm sure someone can find the originals online in no time... And just to be fair here's the link to "I never met a nice South African" ...again! Safe swoops Sangiro

The following classified Seller scam has been reported. Here are some excerpts from one of the email exchanges with this person: Click here to read more about these kind of scams. Remember: DO NOT do business with anyone who offers to send you payment for a higher amount than your selling price with the understanding that you'll send back the balance. Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be acting on behalf of a "client" or another "customer". Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be from Nigeria or West Africa If you agree to accept a check payment, then do not send anything, gear or "change" before the check cleared. And be careful, if you manage to clear a fraudulent check then you may be liable for the damages if the bank finds out later. Make sure your bank authenticates the check. If it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is.This username has been disabled. Safe swoops Sangiro

The following scam has been reported: Click here to read more about these kind of scams. Remember: DO NOT do business with anyone who offers to send you payment for a higher amount than your selling price with the understanding that you'll send back the balance. Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be acting on behalf of a "client" or another "customer". Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be from Nigeria or West Africa If you agree to accept a check payment, then do not send anything, gear or "change" before the check cleared. And be careful, if you manage to clear a fraudulent check then you may be liable for the damages if the bank finds out later. Make sure your bank authenticates the check. If it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is.This username has been disabled. Safe swoops Sangiro

And I think every NZ suppoter should admit that's not why you lost the game. There were plenty of dubious or non-decisions that went the way of the All Blacks as well. That's the game. I would have loved to see the Springboks play the All Blacks in the final. There's just so much history in that rivalry that I always find myself drawn to those matches. Hats off to France though. It's not how much possession you have but what you do with the ball that you do get that counts in the end. I hope the Springboks, who've had a similar run to the All Blacks up to now in that they really haven't been tested, don't suffer a similar fate. Safe swoops Sangiro

Excellent! Congratulations to you both. Safe swoops Sangiro

Nasty!! Ok - I got that fixed. I'm not sure what's causing it to happen though so I'm going to dig around a bit more... Safe swoops Sangiro

Heya all, Some exiting news today. We've implemented a Video feature on Dropzone.com. There're a new link in the primary navigation on every page of the site. As long as they're skydiving related, you're welcome to upload any and all of your famous, or infamous, moments. Here are a few things you can do and should know: Upload your video to a channel of your choice. Tag your videos with keywords to make it easy to find them (and similar videos) in the future. Create as many "Playlists" as you want to organize your content or group together videos that you like. Videos are all converted to Flash files to ensure they can be viewed in almost any modern browser. There's a button to download the original video file to your desktop. Rate videos by hovering your mouse over the 5 stars under each video. Comment on and discuss videos.If you need a little quick help while uploading, hover your mouse over any relevant [inline "info.gif "] icon on the upload page and we'll pop up a little hint When uploading a video, look out for the "DZ Linking" option. This allows you to browse through the DZ database and pick the DZ where your video was shot. In the near future we'll start displaying videos linked to DZs on the detailed page of that DZ in our database. As always, if it's not on video it didn't happen! Have fun. View and Upload Videos Safe swoops Sangiro

I'm not American but that's rich coming from someone who lists his interests in his profile as "Bombing trains and burning flags" Without knowing why you were banned - if this is the way you approached whatever subject you participated in then I'm not surprised. I suggest you sit out your ban. Don't pick a fight. Safe swoops Sangiro

Heya all, Douglas Spotted Eagle (DSE) has agreed to help moderate the Photography and Video forum. If you've read his posts you'll agree that he's undoubtedly an expert in the field. As will all mods he'll jump in and help out in some other forums as well. Welcome on board Douglas!

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The following scam has been reported: Click here to read more about these kind of scams. Remember: DO NOT do business with anyone who offers to send you payment for a higher amount than your selling price with the understanding that you'll send back the balance. Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be acting on behalf of a "client" or another "customer". Be suspicious of anyone claiming to be from Nigeria or West Africa If you agree to accept a check payment, then do not send anything, gear or "change" before the check cleared. And be careful, if you manage to clear a fraudulent check then you may be liable for the damages if the bank finds out later. Make sure your bank authenticates the check. If it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is.This username has been disabled. Safe swoops Sangiro

I moved it back to Bonfire. There's no reason, unless this thread falls apart dramatically, why this has to be in Speakers Corner. L'Shana Tova to you all. Safe swoops Sangiro