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Old 29th January 2007, 11:22 PM   #31
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$100 we're paying for a better banner ... heck I knocked that one up in an hour or so but I was also getting the forum up and running.

$100 I'm serious, see what you can come up with if you got some paint skills.

I also have another website www.weareallabouttrees.com.au that isn't quite finished. That's going to be marketed for all the tree lovers that get scared when you pull out a chainsaw.

Iorek, many forums, many players, here's the difference.

AS ... heavy on chainsaws and logging, wood heating etc, not much arb talk.

TB ... heavily ISA and USA focused, not much general everyday chit chat .... has been referred to as the library SSSHHHH. Some people tell me they're not confident to post there, they might be looked down upon as a noob.

TreeHouse (masterblaster's lounge) is just that, it's like you have to be his friend or don't visit. He can turn on you like a myxied rabbit and have a gang of hoodlums following too. He started that forum whilst he was an AS member, flogged AS members then got banned for it from AS. Here's an interesting article on mob mentality. You might want to bookmark the home site.

http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/lani...6.2_index.html

So what's the difference we are shooting at?

1. I'd like to see a well linked and referenced site that has parts which regardless of posters is loaded with documents and info ... hence the Tree Fact Factory and the Regulations area. Imagine being able to search for the regulations in your town etc. There's not one site I know of i can send people to ... to get that for every locale, so lets build it.

2. I'd like to see the people qualified to talk about something doing that ... not trolls or guestimators arguing rhetoric and egos.

3. Genuine home-owner help from #2 above.

4. A place where pros can discuss their issues indiscriminately of sponsors and arb organisations. Later perhaps by region, an Australian forum, Europe forum, US forum etc

5. Fair fun and just moderation independent of old friendships and hidden agendas. You will notice heavy bias in moderating on other forums toward certain members.

6. And most important happening already. A place where suitably trusted and qualified people can post, link, discuss and scrutinize for improvement their reports and real life consultative issues behind closed doors where trolls and trouble makers cant see. Many of us pros need a place for that and an open board ain't it nor is some perverse powder room full of wannabes.... we do not have a place like that anywhere else but we do here, however you gotta show ya credentials and history.

7. A professional site where real life issues will be posted and delegates etc from govts and authorities invited to comment ... a work board. We want public clarity and scrutiny. Also a place our customers can come to!

8. More marketing and exposure than existing sites offer targeted to the regions required to get a fair balanced board ... more europeans, more Aussies etc. With my skills in marketing I can do that, home right in on what we want.

I hope this helps you understand what we are about.

Regarding the look of the board ... well this is a vbulletin board out of the box ... all good things do take a little time and I cant do it all on my own, so if you have some skills you are most welcome to help. Maybe in Announcements I should start a wish list and as we accomplish certain things we cross them off etc.

Many cars look alike but it's all about how you drive them.

Sorry about the long post but I do hope it helped answer some of your questions. This is cheers here and this is maybe schnaps there
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Old 30th January 2007, 12:23 PM   #32
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Jason, you said any photos I have offhand is ok, Yes?

I am sitting here beside my photos of my wife with a bikini on with her girlfriends when we last went to the beach. So if you think I will show these pictures to you are wrong. To think this would be possible.

If you make any remarks like this again it will probably offend me, Ok?

My wife is a beautiful woman but she is my woman, So I have seen trolls on the Rock and Movie forums asking for this information before. Being sneaky to ask for photos like this in a certain innocent way.

Maybe I am misunderstanding you, I hope.
No you didnt miss understand me.pictures of your wife and girlfreinds will be much apreciated Iorek.
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Old 31st January 2007, 10:42 PM   #33
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Great site.

Keep up the good work.
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Old 31st January 2007, 10:44 PM   #34
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Hey Colin!!!good to see your around!
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Old 31st January 2007, 10:56 PM   #35
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Poor !!!!!!

What ya doin lately Colin?

Tell us a bit mate .... yeah yeah I'll bribe you with some peacan pie if you tell us what the gist of ya leg is.

Can you drive etc?

Hey, what's those slabs of wood lookin like?
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Old 2nd February 2007, 12:47 PM   #36
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Very nice to see you've set up this forum. Your vids are outstanding.
Let's hope we can all just get along. I think so. Thanks for your
contributions to tree work guys! And, Best of Luck with your new site!



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Old 2nd February 2007, 01:07 PM   #37
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Very nice to see you've set up this forum. Your vids are outstanding.
Let's hope we can all just get along. I think so. Thanks for your
contributions to tree work guys! And, Best of Luck with your new site!



I have a corker coming up Monday.

Helcam vid material for sure, TD of dying spotty gum doing with tower due to spread and wires ... big log to drop for finale'. Hopefully weather's good.

We all get along here. This place is like Switzerland in WWII.
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Old 3rd February 2007, 03:36 AM   #38
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Congratulations on the new forum. $100 for a new banner? I'll have to check out that thread and see what exactly you're looking for. Is that Aussie or American dollars?

(I had a heck of a time getting past that verification image, for the record.)
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Ekka thanks for a new spot. Good luck and I'll be around.......
Be safe be happy Scotty
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Old 3rd February 2007, 11:10 PM   #40
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Welcome Scotty

Hows florida?
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Prolly pissing rain, we only got 55mm out of all that hoooha the last few days.
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Old 5th February 2007, 07:16 AM   #42
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Hey Gang
Nice forum Eric I look forward to a fresh new site
See ya out there
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Old 5th February 2007, 05:40 PM   #43
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Good on ya mate, bring some snow pics over to cool the joint down some ... we're running hot here.
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Old 5th February 2007, 06:20 PM   #44
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Hi John, good to see you. When I think of you I think of that pic with you carrying that 500lb log on your shoulder!
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Yeah, what about the cute sheila?
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Hi John, good to see you. When I think of you I think of that pic with you carrying that 500lb log on your shoulder!
Me too that was impressive.gday John
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Welcome Scotty

Hows Florida?
Florida is great, but we are moving in April to north of Boston Ma. Great new job with all the big toy's 60ton all wheel drive grove crane, 75' bucket trucks. And the numbers are at least dubbeld on the equipment
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What cute Shiela? ...you mean Trish?

She's workin' for me on and off this winter, her BF is my super.
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Ha ya I forgot about that log!
Good times and thanks for the welcome lads
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Old 7th February 2007, 07:34 AM   #50
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Yes I have photos of my work.
I will put them on here, I have photos of turkey's trees so I will put them on.

Hello there Iorek....I am Tom, yes. I also was interested in seeing the pictures. munkee feet
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Nice Forum, next time I'll post something.

Some greetings from austria (that's in europe)
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Hi there Gerhard!!!!
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G'day mate

How cold is Austria today?

Love to see some fresh pictures especially of the alps.
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Gday Folks,
Just to introduce ourselves, I'm JayD and my son is JohN Dee. Together we operate a tree biz in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia.

Just came over to Treeworld today, Hopeing to have a long and friendly stay at Treeworld.

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Old 12th February 2007, 09:23 AM   #55
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Howdy folks,nice site Eric.
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Hey Rolla good to see you here mate!

Bloody tree game LOL
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Howdy all,

Jay & John good to see you guys. Looking forward to some home grown palm killin', I killed a few today.

Roller, about bloody time, we haven't had a good yarn for yonks. I thought you was hibernating.

You know what I'd love to see Roller, some pics of a typical UK new development where they've put in a new estate and saved some existing trees. I'd like to see that tree preservation zone thing at work. We have no standard for it here and our local councils are way off track with their ideas. From what I have learned from UK experts is that you guys have a 1:10 trunk dia protection zone with zero canopy infringement onto buildings. So if you had a 1m DBH tree you'd have a 10m radius Protection Zone.

I'd like to see that in action, if possible.

You've seen videos of what goes on here, friggin joke.

And yeah, I think the site looks OK, I'm sick of green, just coz it's a tree site doesn't mean it's gotta be green. This site is like Australia, down to earth colours.
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Old 13th February 2007, 07:48 AM   #58
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To be honest Eric our tree preservation zone stuff is a load of bull.I went on a development site the other day ,they left a huge Scots pine up, bloody backhoe track marks went right up to the trunk..

We have no enforcement over here,some sites have great tree protection,proper guarding right around the trunk a good distance away from the trunk,on other sites you see roots exposed the bloody lot..

No point leaving good trees up and not give them the protection they deserve..
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I went to a seminar by Jeremy Barrell, A to Z tree preservation on development sites.

The way they showed things I though UK had it sewn up, but maybe it varies by council areas.
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Welcome steve bullman!good to see youve made it mate
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