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Error 500! What do I do?
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Other than report it to us there isn't much you can do. We did a LOT of testing before we went live with the new site, but we're still finding little bugs here and there. If you're browsing the site and it comes to a complete halt and throws an error screen, it probably means means I just made an update. For the most part, I'm making my updates now between 1am and 2am. If there's something really important that needs fixing I'll do it during the day, but that will be the exception.
Things I've fixed today:
The forum was acting strange and not showing people the new posts. New posts are supposed to show up as red star but that wasn't happening. This has been resolved.
The Lake and River Report listings were breaking when you clicked on one that didn't have any reports. This is fixed.
The "View Homepage" link for Premium members wasn't working for those that hadn't made a blog post or made a photo gallery. This should be working as expected now.
I added some functionality and a nice new look to the new Report Filtering. I hope everyone like it and finds it useful.
That's about all I can think of for now.
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Posted: 03-12-2009, 05:05 PM
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New Site Functionality
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There's a lot of little things that have changed or have been updated with the site and finding them all could be tough. Here's a list of some of the more useful items that come to mind:
- Video Comments - Located in the Features Section.You can now leave comments on the videos.
- Comment Watcher - Located in the Community Section. While we've always had a Comment Watcher, I've improved on it. It now watches for comments made to Blogs, Fishing Reports or all types and from all states, Videos and News. I have a few more improvements to make on it that will show up soon.
- Event Calendar - Located in the Community Section. A community based calendar for anything fishing related. If you want something added, drop us a line.
- Blogs - Located in the Community Section. Use this section to keep track of everyone's blog entries.
- Lake Gallery - Located in the Lakes Section. On the old site we had photos for hundreds of lakes that were viewable when you browsed to the reports for that lake. Now they're available in one large gallery of lake photos.
- Lake Info - Located in the Lakes Section under the Lake Index link. This is something new. We've gathered a lot of information about every lake and located it in one place, separate from the fishing reports. You'll find a Google map of the lake location, a topographic/bathymetric map, any photos we have, and a 2 day weather forecast for that lake.
- Fishing Guides - Located in the Services Section. We now have a select list of Fishing Guides sponsors available for various areas around the state. If you want to go fishing, and have a memorable experience, consider hooking up with one of our sponsors for a guided fishing trip.
- Lake Resorts - Located in the Services Section. While we've always had lake resorts as sponsors, we've never had them listed in one place. If you want to get away for a weekend and want to do some fishing while you're out, give one of our lake resort sponsors a try.
- Tackle Manufacturers - Located in the Services Section. New for 2009 is the Fishing Tackle section. We've given away quite a bit of tackle over the years, and these are the guys that provide it to us. They make quality gear, at affordable prices. If you're in the market for something new, consider visiting their websites and picking it up directly from them.
- WashingtonLakes.com Online Store - Located in the Services Section. Last but not least is our very own online store. We've run completely out of the license plate frames, bumper stickers, and hats. We're working on getting more hats. I love hats. We do happen to have plenty of Grey and White WashingtonLakes.com T-Shirts available. They are HIGH quality THICK pre-shrunk cotton shirts with out logo on the front and back. As well, we've got some really nice window stickers for sale for just $1.00, and we'll ship them to your for free!
While I'm sure I'm missing some things, that's the bulk of it. Take some time and look around at all of the new stuff. Once the newness wears off and fishing opens I'm sure this place will be teaming with new information that will help us all become better fishermen.
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Posted: 03-05-2009, 01:24 PM
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Welcome!
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If you're reading this it means the new site is finally online and I'm a very busy man. I hope you like what you see, and I hope you let us know about the things that don't seem quite right. I've spent a long time reworking the website and going over it with beta testers but I'm positive that we've missed things. If we've changed the way something worked and you're not sure you like what we've done, give it a week or two of use before letting us know. Some of the changes, like the main menu, are a lot different from the last site but once you get used to them I think you'll enjoy them.
Premium Members - Have you looked in the Lake section for the Hi-Res Lake Maps yet? If not, go take a look. I've started the month of March off with 7 hi-res maps. Some are from the westside, some from the eastside. I know. The other half of Rick Lake is missing. I'll get it posted soon. Look forward to more maps in that section every month. Have a request for a specific lake? Let me know.
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Posted: 02-28-2009, 09:20 PM
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