Website update

Post by **Ryan_Miller** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 6:12 am

Ron,

I opened the photo album for view only. We don't have any more space so we may have to delete some.

whydahdvr · Post by **whydahdvr** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:44 am

Ryan, you can delete all my pictures.

Post by **Ryan_Miller** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 8:45 am

Hey,

I am going to go through a few older albums on non-participating members and delete some photos that do not have much value.

4x4M38 · Post by **4x4M38** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 12:36 pm

Hi Ryan,
Can we throw money at the issue?

Post by **Ryan_Miller** » Wed Mar 19, 2025 1:31 pm

I appreciate the offer, but it would be a recurring expense. I know other website forums run calendars, etc to raise funds and we use the book, but the added expense - not to mention the time to screen new members and track the forum all takes time and money.

If we go to a static site like the CJ3B.info, we can still have the files, maybe a static, searchable forum archive and add articles when we get time. That would be more of a fixed cost and time effort.

Right now I am working on Jake, our original website creator and my brother in law to help us figure out why the website will not back up so we can transition to a newer platform on a static type webpage design.

4x4M38 · Post by **4x4M38** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 6:22 am

Even backing up the as-is site as a view only site for reference and moving to a different one for fluid data would be very helpful.

I can even begin to guess how many times I’ve searched subjects and viewed posts and photos.

Pierre · Post by **Pierre** » Thu Mar 20, 2025 6:07 pm

same here

Post by **Ryan_Miller** » Fri Mar 21, 2025 4:19 pm

Yes that would be preferable, but is a lot more difficult per Jake. I know anytime I google anything M38/M38A1 our website forum postings are at the top.

I feel it helps people, but in the end I need to rely on Jake to do the work. We are still trying to find anyone with expert tech knowledge on this platform and moving it if anyone knows anyone!

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Fri Mar 21, 2025 7:19 pm

more deleted . the album has gone from 15 to 9 pages.

GIJOE290 · Post by **GIJOE290** » Sun Mar 23, 2025 1:20 pm

Ryan, Just deleted my entire album. Thanks, David m

Mike_B · Post by **Mike_B** » Mon Mar 24, 2025 8:54 pm

Ryan, I cleaned my pictures up...I now have 3 pictures in my album...every little bit helps, right?

Mike B

4x4M38 · Post by **4x4M38** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 11:22 am

Unfortunately I think we lost Bretto a while ago. He had some really good restoration photos as well as measurements for parts he fabricated.

It would be a shame to lose the good stuff.

Post by **Ryan_Miller** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 5:01 pm

Hey, Don't worry about deleting your entire photo albums. I will go through some of the ones nobody has posted to for a long time. I don't plan on deleting anything that looks instructive or historical.

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 7:30 am

4x4M38 wrote:Unfortunately I think we lost Bretto a while ago. He had some really good restoration photos as well as measurements for parts he fabricated.

It would be a shame to lose the good stuff.

I still chat with good buddy Bretto now and then. Life got in the way and sold that nice M38. He'll get back into Jeeps when life allows.

Xamon · Post by **Xamon** » Mon Mar 31, 2025 9:21 am

Well you should have a go at my album, I'm sure there is quite a few that can be knocked out if not all of it.

I went through and saved anything I wanted back to my computer so no worries if you gut the album.