For me personally:
- Reasonable mods and admins
- No flame wars
- Welcoming, courteous members
- No post count supremacy
- People being able to tolerate the occasional off-topic discussion in a thread
- Alanland
- A very long, wrought-out thread over the fictional road system of someone who is oblivious to reality
- GSV images of pavement!
- People who hate Clearview
- Emojis :sombrero: :colorful: :confused: :wow: :-/ :cool: :-o :-D :pan:
Quote from: interstatefan990 on May 07, 2021, 10:46:07 AM
- People who hate Clearview
Didn't we get a decrease in people that really hate clearview here? I saw some posts back in 2012, and the clearview hate seemed to be more prominent back than now.
but yea, about the emojis: :poke: :angry: :sombrero: :colorful: :confused: :wow: :-/ :cool: :-o :rolleyes: :ded: :-D :D :) :-| :love: :no: :pan: :crazy: :-( X-( :sleep: :-P :paranoid: ;-) :nod: :biggrin: :eyebrow: :spin: :clap: :banghead: :coffee: :meh: :hmmm: :bigass: :wave: :awesomeface: :popcorn: :ninja: :camera: :cheers: :evilgrin: :whip: :fight: :verymad: :rofl: :hyper: :thumbdown: :thumbsup: :hmm:
Civil discussion about control cities.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 12:02:06 PM
Civil discussion about control cities.
You mean talking about our favorite city Baltimore for 6 pages in one thread?
And another of our favorites, Pittsburgh, in another?
Quote from: SkyPesos on May 07, 2021, 12:05:08 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 12:02:06 PM
Civil discussion about control cities.
You mean talking about our favorite city Baltimore for 6 pages in one thread?
And another of our favorites, Pittsburgh, in another?
No. At least they aren't talking about control cities anymore.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 12:08:54 PM
Quote from: SkyPesos on May 07, 2021, 12:05:08 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 12:02:06 PM
Civil discussion about control cities.
You mean talking about our favorite city Baltimore for 6 pages in one thread?
And another of our favorites, Pittsburgh, in another?
No. At least they aren't talking about control cities anymore.
The Baltimore discussion was pretty civil, even if it went on... and on... and on...
People who hate clearview
People who love Virginia and hate Pittsburgh!
People who appreciate fictional highways!
Quote from: interstatefan990 on May 07, 2021, 10:46:07 AM
GSV images of pavement!
Yes, yes, a thousand times YES! We need a lot more links to GSV pointed straight down at the pavement.
More "What do you like on your [
insert topic here]" threads :bigass:
Quote from: webny99 on May 07, 2021, 12:33:04 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 12:08:54 PM
Quote from: SkyPesos on May 07, 2021, 12:05:08 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 12:02:06 PM
Civil discussion about control cities.
You mean talking about our favorite city Baltimore for 6 pages in one thread?
And another of our favorites, Pittsburgh, in another?
No. At least they aren't talking about control cities anymore.
The Baltimore discussion was pretty civil, even if it went on... and on... and on...
Fun fact: every time I drive on I-70 west of Baltimore (Beltway) now, I'm reminded of that thread :spin:
Quote from: SkyPesos on May 07, 2021, 10:54:55 AM
Quote from: interstatefan990 on May 07, 2021, 10:46:07 AM
- People who hate Clearview
Didn't we get a decrease in people that really hate clearview here? I saw some posts back in 2012, and the clearview hate seemed to be more prominent back than now.
I think I've mentioned this elsewhere, but I find now that I don't mind clearview when it's done properly (i.e. only the control city is in clearview (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3020795,-76.828787,3a,15.5y,347.89h,92.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJo10jywx1IYclbVkEl5Z6w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?hl=en)) - but stuff like this (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2174755,-80.1651423,3a,75y,183.09h,87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQd1otsQV-wfGX6hv-ww3CA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e1?hl=en), I do still despise :pan:
roadsign games
Quote from: interstatefan990 on May 07, 2021, 10:46:07 AM
No post count supremacy
I have more posts than you. Therefore, I am superior. :p
Quote from: interstatefan990 on May 07, 2021, 10:46:07 AM
People who hate Clearview
I wholeheartedly agree. I don't like how many people support Clearview now. Very, very,
very disturbing trend!
Quote from: interstatefan990 on May 07, 2021, 10:46:07 AM
For me personally:
A very long, wrought-out thread over the fictional road system of someone who is oblivious to reality
Lucky for you, we have more than one of those now.
Here's my picks for now:
- A lively Off-Topic board
- A lively Road-Related Illustrations board
- Native dark mode
- TheAlan360
Quote from: jmacswimmer on May 07, 2021, 01:32:30 PM
More "What do you like on your [insert topic here]" threads :bigass:
Quote from: webny99 on May 07, 2021, 12:33:04 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 12:08:54 PM
Quote from: SkyPesos on May 07, 2021, 12:05:08 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 12:02:06 PM
Civil discussion about control cities.
You mean talking about our favorite city Baltimore for 6 pages in one thread?
And another of our favorites, Pittsburgh, in another?
No. At least they aren't talking about control cities anymore.
The Baltimore discussion was pretty civil, even if it went on... and on... and on...
Fun fact: every time I drive on I-70 west of Baltimore (Beltway) now, I'm reminded of that thread :spin:
Quote from: SkyPesos on May 07, 2021, 10:54:55 AM
Quote from: interstatefan990 on May 07, 2021, 10:46:07 AM
- People who hate Clearview
Didn't we get a decrease in people that really hate clearview here? I saw some posts back in 2012, and the clearview hate seemed to be more prominent back than now.
I think I've mentioned this elsewhere, but I find now that I don't mind clearview when it's done properly (i.e. only the control city is in clearview (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3020795,-76.828787,3a,15.5y,347.89h,92.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJo10jywx1IYclbVkEl5Z6w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?hl=en)) - but stuff like this (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2174755,-80.1651423,3a,75y,183.09h,87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQd1otsQV-wfGX6hv-ww3CA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e1?hl=en), I do still despise :pan:
I was expecting "stuff like this" to just link to a map of Oklahoma.
A woman.
I like lively discussion about the proposed speed limit along I-366.
Quote from: OCGuy81 on May 07, 2021, 06:43:09 PM
I like lively discussion about the proposed speed limit along I-366.
Should it be 85 or 90?
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 06:51:47 PM
Quote from: OCGuy81 on May 07, 2021, 06:43:09 PM
I like lively discussion about the proposed speed limit along I-366.
Should it be 85 or 90?
Think that really depends on which segment. :bigass:
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 06:27:58 PM
Quote from: Rothman on May 07, 2021, 06:10:12 PM
A woman.
There are woman on AAroads.
Not sure if singular typo was intentional or not there, because it's kind of funny.
Either way, yes. More women. :cool:
(https://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m89mdaFbgi1qahm69o1_1280.png)
Quote from: JoePCool14 on May 08, 2021, 08:00:25 AM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 07, 2021, 06:27:58 PM
Quote from: Rothman on May 07, 2021, 06:10:12 PM
A woman.
There are woman on AAroads.
Not sure if singular typo was intentional or not there, because it's kind of funny.
Either way, yes. More women. :cool:
It was unintended but I'm keeping it lol. I know of 3-4 active women on here.
Less drama.
Quote from: SkyPesos on May 07, 2021, 10:54:55 AM
Quote from: interstatefan990 on May 07, 2021, 10:46:07 AM
- People who hate Clearview
Didn't we get a decrease in people that really hate clearview here? I saw some posts back in 2012, and the clearview hate seemed to be more prominent back than now.
It's interesting that the more research and evidence there is that Clearview is inferior, or at least not superior to the standard fonts, the more members of this forum like it or accept it, for whatever reason.
The evidence has convinced me that Clearview should not be approved for use on road signs.
Quote from: ran4sh on May 09, 2021, 03:53:20 AM
Quote from: SkyPesos on May 07, 2021, 10:54:55 AM
Quote from: interstatefan990 on May 07, 2021, 10:46:07 AM
- People who hate Clearview
Didn't we get a decrease in people that really hate clearview here? I saw some posts back in 2012, and the clearview hate seemed to be more prominent back than now.
It's interesting that the more research and evidence there is that Clearview is inferior, or at least not superior to the standard fonts, the more members of this forum like it or accept it, for whatever reason.
The evidence has convinced me that Clearview should not be approved for use on road signs.
I, for one, am very anti-Clearview, but have come to accept that it's just not going away.
Quote from: Takumi on May 09, 2021, 08:05:40 AM
Quote from: ran4sh on May 09, 2021, 03:53:20 AM
Quote from: SkyPesos on May 07, 2021, 10:54:55 AM
Quote from: interstatefan990 on May 07, 2021, 10:46:07 AM
- People who hate Clearview
Didn't we get a decrease in people that really hate clearview here? I saw some posts back in 2012, and the clearview hate seemed to be more prominent back than now.
It's interesting that the more research and evidence there is that Clearview is inferior, or at least not superior to the standard fonts, the more members of this forum like it or accept it, for whatever reason.
The evidence has convinced me that Clearview should not be approved for use on road signs.
I, for one, am very anti-Clearview, but have come to accept that it's just not going away.
True, but after the FHWA rescinded the interim approval the first time, several Clearview states moved away from it. Notable examples include Arizona, Ohio, and Illinois. So even though some states still use it religiously (Texas and Michigan), I feel like it's already less common than it once was. This could always change again though.
Quote from: JoePCool14 on May 09, 2021, 08:14:14 AM
Quote from: Takumi on May 09, 2021, 08:05:40 AM
Quote from: ran4sh on May 09, 2021, 03:53:20 AM
Quote from: SkyPesos on May 07, 2021, 10:54:55 AM
Quote from: interstatefan990 on May 07, 2021, 10:46:07 AM
- People who hate Clearview
Didn't we get a decrease in people that really hate clearview here? I saw some posts back in 2012, and the clearview hate seemed to be more prominent back than now.
It's interesting that the more research and evidence there is that Clearview is inferior, or at least not superior to the standard fonts, the more members of this forum like it or accept it, for whatever reason.
The evidence has convinced me that Clearview should not be approved for use on road signs.
I, for one, am very anti-Clearview, but have come to accept that it's just not going away.
True, but after the FHWA rescinded the interim approval the first time, several Clearview states moved away from it. Notable examples include Arizona, Ohio, and Illinois. So even though some states still use it religiously (Texas and Michigan), I feel like it's already less common than it once was. This could always change again though.
Virginia started using it again as soon as it was available again.
What do I like on my road related forum?
More "What do I like on my X" threads :popcorn:
I think it's probably mostly because the people who don't like it know their side has effectively "won". When it doesn't seem to be the big change coming down the pipe anymore, there's less of a need for you to point out how much it sucks. FHWA does that for you now.
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 10, 2021, 02:50:18 AM
I think it's probably mostly because the people who don't like it know their side has effectively "won". When it doesn't seem to be the big change coming down the pipe anymore, there's less of a need for you to point out how much it sucks. FHWA does that for you now.
Wut.
Quote from: Rothman on May 10, 2021, 07:25:28 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 10, 2021, 02:50:18 AM
I think it's probably mostly because the people who don't like it know their side has effectively "won". When it doesn't seem to be the big change coming down the pipe anymore, there's less of a need for you to point out how much it sucks. FHWA does that for you now.
Wut.
Isn't Clearview getting phased out?
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 10, 2021, 09:35:40 AM
Quote from: Rothman on May 10, 2021, 07:25:28 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 10, 2021, 02:50:18 AM
I think it's probably mostly because the people who don't like it know their side has effectively "won". When it doesn't seem to be the big change coming down the pipe anymore, there's less of a need for you to point out how much it sucks. FHWA does that for you now.
Wut.
Isn't Clearview getting phased out?
Not in Michigan to start off.
Though their signs actually look good in Clearview.
Quote from: SkyPesos on May 10, 2021, 09:42:36 AM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 10, 2021, 09:35:40 AM
Quote from: Rothman on May 10, 2021, 07:25:28 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 10, 2021, 02:50:18 AM
I think it's probably mostly because the people who don't like it know their side has effectively "won". When it doesn't seem to be the big change coming down the pipe anymore, there's less of a need for you to point out how much it sucks. FHWA does that for you now.
Wut.
Isn't Clearview getting phased out?
Not in Michigan to start off.
Though their signs actually look good in Clearview.
Clearview and button copy are gross and they look like they are from the 60s.
Every time Angelo71 calls something gross, think of it as groß (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gro%C3%83%C5%B8).
Quote from: SSOWorld on May 10, 2021, 02:32:43 AM
What do I like on my road related forum?
More "What do I like on my X" threads :popcorn:
Coming up next: "What do you like on your popcorn?"
More garbage confined to their own threads.
Less overly-granular discussion for the sake of creating a nearly identical thread 24 hours after the last one was created.
Electroshock therapy for those who constantly quote giant blocks of text to discuss one sentence with three or four words.
Quote from: formulanone on May 10, 2021, 11:41:45 AM
Electroshock therapy for those who constantly quote giant blocks of text to discuss one sentence with three or four words.
Or maybe just a training course on how to trim quotes down. But yes. :-D :clap:
For the staff: is there a way to warn someone with at least six instances of opening quote tags or an unequal number of opening and closing tags? (Similar to the "new reply" and "120 days" warnings.)
Quote from: 1 on May 10, 2021, 12:29:39 PM
For the staff: is there a way to warn someone with (1) at least six instances of opening quote tags or (2) an unequal number of opening and closing tags? (Similar to the "new reply" and "120 days" warnings.)
I misread this at first until I realized you were actually suggesting two separate warnings. I'm in favor of both of these warnings, if possible. This would help cut down on the massive quote strings and misattributed quotes.
It wouldn't solve people typing in the middle of what they're quoting, but maybe there could be a warning for that as well, something like: "You added text to an existing quote!" (Of course, this would also come up in cases where it was intentional, like the (1) and (2) that I just added to this quote.)
Quote from: GaryV on May 10, 2021, 10:45:11 AM
Quote from: SSOWorld on May 10, 2021, 02:32:43 AM
What do I like on my road related forum?
More "What do I like on my X" threads :popcorn:
Coming up next: "What do you like on your popcorn?"
Get your hot buttered popcorn!
Get it while its hot
Get it while it's
buttered!!!!
Quote from: webny99 on May 10, 2021, 11:47:23 AM
Quote from: formulanone on May 10, 2021, 11:41:45 AM
Electroshock therapy for those who constantly quote giant blocks of text to discuss one sentence with three or four words.
Or maybe just a training course on how to trim quotes down. But yes. :-D :clap:
The longer the quote...
Quote from: SSOWorld on May 10, 2021, 02:32:43 AM
What do I like on my road related forum?
More "What do I like on my X" threads :popcorn:
Threads you'll never see on aaroads.com:
"What do you like on your ex?"
Quote from: 1 on May 10, 2021, 12:29:39 PM
For the staff: is there a way to warn someone with at least six instances of opening quote tags or an unequal number of opening and closing tags? (Similar to the "new reply" and "120 days" warnings.)
Not something the forum software allows us to do.
Some other forum software packages actually start automatically deleting more than one or two levels of quote.
I'm just glad that people actually quote instead of just spewing their thoughts out and expect you to do the work to understand what they're referring to.
Quote from: JoePCool14 on May 10, 2021, 03:34:17 PM
Quote from: webny99 on May 10, 2021, 11:47:23 AM
Quote from: formulanone on May 10, 2021, 11:41:45 AM
Electroshock therapy for those who constantly quote giant blocks of text to discuss one sentence with three or four words.
Or maybe just a training course on how to trim quotes down. But yes. :-D :clap:
The longer the quote...
Quote from: SSOWorld on May 10, 2021, 02:32:43 AM
What do I like on my road related forum?
More "What do I like on my X" threads :popcorn:
Threads you'll never see on aaroads.com:
"What do you like on your ex?"
Yeah that's a bait thread.
Quote from: SSOWorld on May 10, 2021, 04:47:06 PM
Yeah that's a bait thread.
I should have known someone would actually make that thread... (For the record, I made my post before he started the thread)
Quote from: JoePCool14 on May 10, 2021, 04:48:43 PM
Quote from: SSOWorld on May 10, 2021, 04:47:06 PM
Yeah that's a bait thread.
I should have known someone would actually make that thread... (For the record, I made my post before he started the thread)
Roadgeekteen ducks
Quote from: Angelo71 on May 10, 2021, 09:44:48 AM
Quote from: SkyPesos on May 10, 2021, 09:42:36 AM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 10, 2021, 09:35:40 AM
Quote from: Rothman on May 10, 2021, 07:25:28 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 10, 2021, 02:50:18 AM
I think it's probably mostly because the people who don't like it know their side has effectively "won". When it doesn't seem to be the big change coming down the pipe anymore, there's less of a need for you to point out how much it sucks. FHWA does that for you now.
Wut.
Isn't Clearview getting phased out?
Not in Michigan to start off.
Though their signs actually look good in Clearview.
Clearview and button copy are gross and they look like they are from the 60s.
Ironically, FHWA was the '60s font, while Clearview was a thing from the late '90s.
I like fun games like the speed limit challenge.