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Title: Changing the face of the Armed, Polite Society
Post by: Perd Hapley on August 03, 2006, 05:49:44 PM

Is anyone else ready for a new picture at the top of the page? Suggestions?

Can't we put the threads right on the front page, instead of going to armedpolitesociety.com and then clicking on RoundTable?

Lastly, the name needs a comma, no?

Title: Changing the face of the Armed, Polite Society
Post by: Perd Hapley on August 03, 2006, 05:51:50 PM

Perhaps a picture of a Mauser or other old relic.

Or two gentlemen interlocuters with small-swords or rapiers?

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Post by: K Frame on August 03, 2006, 06:10:52 PM

No, strictly, a comma isn't necessary.

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Post by: cosine on August 03, 2006, 06:14:39 PM

Hmm. I usually don't like change. Is something wrong with the current design of APS or is it just boredom of the current scheme?

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Post by: Perd Hapley on August 03, 2006, 06:50:41 PM

I always thought it was a .22 of some sort, until I was told it was a Thompson. It has never made any sense to me and I find it very boring.

I know, it's free and I do thank Oleg for the forum. I just think a year and a half is long enough, and it may be time to change to a new picture.

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Post by: gunsmith on August 03, 2006, 07:17:58 PM

I'm afraid of change

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Post by: Headless Thompson Gunner on August 03, 2006, 07:32:35 PM

Quote from: fistful

I always thought it was a .22 of some sort, until I was told it was a Thompson. It has never made any sense to me and I find it very boring.

I thought it was a grease gun??

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Post by: Parker Dean on August 03, 2006, 08:26:49 PM

Quote from: fistful

Can't we put the threads right on the front page, instead of going to armedpolitesociety.com and then clicking on RoundTable?

I just bookmark the Roundtable, and never even see the main page.

As for a different pic, got a candidate?

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Post by: SpookyPistolero on August 04, 2006, 12:09:01 AM

Change sucks, especially change without purpose. It ought to be left alone. If it's boredom just change your color APS color scheme or something.

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Post by: 280plus on August 04, 2006, 01:22:25 AM

Change BAD!!

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Post by: TarpleyG on August 04, 2006, 01:33:38 AM

http://www.armedpolitesociety.com/viewtopic.php?id=23

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Post by: mtnbkr on August 04, 2006, 02:13:39 AM

Quote from: fistful

Perhaps a picture of a Mauser or other old relic.

We have enough "old relics" around here. Though you apparently aren't one of them... Tongue

Chris

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Post by: Perd Hapley on August 04, 2006, 02:28:20 AM

Oh, sorry it was some other .45 subgun. I didn't know you were all such hardcore conservatives. I guess you agree with the Lutheran talk show host who said, "Innovation is from Satan."

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Post by: 280plus on August 04, 2006, 02:42:18 AM

If it ain't broke don't fix it! Paint it maybe, but that's from a sailor's perspective.

Cheesy

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Post by: Perd Hapley on August 04, 2006, 02:47:49 AM

But it is "broke," it's a wierd and uninteresting picture.

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Post by: Werewolf on August 04, 2006, 05:58:20 AM

Quote from: fistful

But it is "broke," it's a wierd and uninteresting picture.

FWIW - I agree. Still can't figure out what that picture is - looks like a cartridge in in some kind of can.

I'd suggest a picture of a guy with a pistol on his belt, a sword on the other side of his belt, a shotgun slung across his back and a bandolier of shotgun ammo slung across his front while standing there with a rifle of some kind at port arms. Below the picture put the R. A. Heinlein quote about an armed society being a polite one.

I'm sure Oleg could find someone to pose for a pic like that... Hell - except for the ammo bandolier I could pose for a pic like that. hmmm....

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Post by: Ex-MA Hole on August 04, 2006, 06:52:26 AM

Ok,

We've heard from the pro-change, and from that anti-change.

Then there's me.

I don't care.

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Post by: charby on August 04, 2006, 07:21:56 AM

Quote from: Werewolf

Quote from: fistful

But it is "broke," it's a wierd and uninteresting picture.

And in a urban camouflage ninja suit sporting a concealed carry badge and leaning against the Subaru Brat urban response vehicle.

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Post by: Werewolf on August 04, 2006, 07:38:16 AM

Quote from: charby

Quote from: Werewolf

Quote from: fistful

But it is "broke," it's a wierd and uninteresting picture.

And in a urban camouflage ninja suit sporting a concealed carry badge and leaning against the Subaru Brat urban response vehicle.

OK... Now that's just CRAZY! Wink

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Post by: K Frame on August 04, 2006, 07:55:12 AM

"But it is "broke," it's a wierd and uninteresting picture."

Opinions are like aholes.

Everyone has one, and they all stink.

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Post by: Ex-MA Hole on August 04, 2006, 10:23:42 AM

So Mike, how do really feel?

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Post by: Zed on August 04, 2006, 11:01:42 AM

Back on topic, I think a pic depicting 2 people with Open Carry Pistols or Rifles shaking hands would suit the teme of the forum well.

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Post by: Werewolf on August 04, 2006, 11:25:32 AM

Quote from: Zed

Back on topic, I think a pic depicting 2 people with Open Carry Pistols or Rifles shaking hands would suit the teme of the forum well.

Now that IS a good idea.

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Post by: Perd Hapley on August 04, 2006, 11:38:00 AM

Quote from: fistful

But it is "broke," it's a wierd and uninteresting picture.

Wait, how can something be wierd and uninteresting? I guess I mean it's an unusual thing to take a picture of, an unusual choice for the centerpiece of the website, but not worth looking at several times a day. Now a similar shot of a Mauser...

I'd be glad to suggest a few pictures, but I would need someone to explain how to do so.

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Post by: SADShooter on August 04, 2006, 11:52:12 AM

For me, that image suggests a weapon ready for action, but not in use. This seems appropriate to me in a community founded on responsible firearms ownership and intelligent, civil discourse; it is suitable to those who "get it". Is it the sexiest thing? No. Does the symbolism hit you over the head? No. Is there a better visual to convey the point? Perhaps, but I don't have a suggestion.

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Post by: Guest on August 04, 2006, 11:58:42 AM

Ya'll must have different logo than I do.

I have Barbara in a Bikini in the upper left of my screen.

Kidding. If it is not broke, don't fix it.

I find it interesting and quite different from what most forums have.

Oleg...Oleg, where is he?

Umm...could you again clarify just what the heck that is?

I know for sure it is NOT a 28 ga shell in a SxS

Steve.

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Post by: El Tejon on August 04, 2006, 01:10:51 PM

I suggest a photo of a badger. Maybe a badger holding an M16. Cheesy

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Post by: Mannlicher on August 04, 2006, 01:17:36 PM

just what is the current picture? Why does it need to be changed?

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Post by: El Tejon on August 04, 2006, 01:19:57 PM

The current picture is badgerless.

It needs to be changed to include a badger.

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Post by: Zed on August 04, 2006, 01:30:57 PM

No badger, but here's a Gopher with an M9

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Post by: BobR on August 04, 2006, 01:51:25 PM

Over here the really mean gophers have red noses. And if hit properly with a 22-250, they kind of turn inside out, then they are all red.

Now, to the logo........why?

bob

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Post by: Werewolf on August 04, 2006, 02:22:33 PM

Quote from: fistful

I'd be glad to suggest a few pictures, but I would need someone to explain how to do so.

Here's how to post pics on APS (remove quotes)

"

"

like this:

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Post by: Stickjockey on August 04, 2006, 02:25:21 PM

Okay, if we must; a Badger for El T:

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Post by: Guest on August 04, 2006, 06:23:56 PM

Stickjockey,

I like that!

Am I the only one getting an urge to read again "The Honey Badger" by Robert Ruark with all of El Tejon's references?

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Post by: Oleg Volk on August 04, 2006, 06:38:24 PM

I will make a new header graphic as soon as I have a chance. I work 60-70hrs/week and go to grad school. Time is scarce. Need time for the ideas, though I think I have one that might work. Got to do something for other THR folks' project first though (yes, Jim, I am still on it!)

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Post by: Oleg Volk on August 04, 2006, 06:39:49 PM

The current picture shows a Grease gun. I wanted it to be generic, not a particular rifle.

Honey Badger -- great book.

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Post by: m1911owner on August 04, 2006, 07:20:14 PM

The current picture had for months registered on my unconscious mind as some kind of microphone. Until one day it bubbled up into my conscious, and I wondered, "Why is there a picture of a microphone at the top of Armed Polite Society?" I then took a real close look, and finally realized that it's a closeup of what appears to be the ejection port of a gun.

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Post by: Headless Thompson Gunner on August 04, 2006, 07:23:37 PM

Quote from: Oleg Volk

The current picture shows a Grease gun. I wanted it to be generic, not a particular rifle.

Honey Badger -- great book.

I knew it was a grease gun!! I get a prize, right?

Aside from fistful, who's just being a curmudgeon, I don't think any of us feel it's necessary for you to take time out of your busy schedule to create a new graphic for us. You've already done enough, what with creating, managing, and hosting these boards for our use.

So, thanks for everything you've done, and don't waste your time on a new logo for this site. If fistful wants a new pic, he can get up off his lazy bum and make one himself.

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Post by: Nightfall on August 04, 2006, 09:26:08 PM

Ya'll call yourself gun folk, and you couldn't figure what it was? For shame. Tongue

How about a picture of some nice shiny ammo, maybe some different calibers? None of that ugly mil-surp stuff. Polished cases, and visually interesting bullets, like HP rounds.

Ooooo, how about the above mentioned purty cases, but spent. One looking freshly fired. Blackened at the top, a little wisp of smoke curling out. Put the APS title on the bottom, have the backdrop be a solid white, change the page's background so the color around the picture matches the backdrop, making it seamless.

Oh, wait! How about the above, but with a close up of the bottom of the case, with it digitally edited to appear as if "Armed Polite Society" is stamped there, instead of caliber, etc.

Dammit, we can't have topics that make my imagination work. I'm bad enough at procrastinating on work I should be doing without picking up time-burnin' hobbies like photography! Cheesy

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Post by: Nightfall on August 04, 2006, 09:32:23 PM

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So, thanks for everything you've done, and don't waste your time on a new logo for this site.

How about we have a contest or somethin'? Guidelines for the graphic are given, and whoever wants to submits entries on a thread. Either Mr. Volk decides the winner, or we all take a vote. Sounds like fun.

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Post by: cosine on August 05, 2006, 05:23:30 AM

Quote from: Nightfall

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So, thanks for everything you've done, and don't waste your time on a new logo for this site.

That sounds cool. I may not be opposed to change if it's fun! Cheesy

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Post by: mtnbkr on August 05, 2006, 05:34:18 AM

How about something that isn't gun specific...

"Armed" doesn't necessarily mean "gun". If that's the only way you're "armed", then you have a very narrow perspective.

Heck, it doesn't even have to mean "weapon". We're a general discussion forum, "armed" can be extended to our wits, our debating ability.

Chris

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Post by: Stickjockey on August 05, 2006, 08:12:14 AM

SM-

Actually, it's an illustration from "Wind in the Willows." I tried to find one of him with a pistol stuck in his belt, but no joy.

BTW; now that the Eddie Eagle thing is done, anything else I can do for ya?

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Post by: Matthew Carberry on August 05, 2006, 11:34:13 AM

Quote from: mtnbkr

Heck, it doesn't even have to mean "weapon". We're a general discussion forum, "armed" can be extended to our wits, our debating ability.

Well, some of our wits and debating ability.

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Post by: Perd Hapley on August 05, 2006, 11:42:14 AM

Quote from: SADShooter

Poll time: Which of us has ever interpreted the picture that way?

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Post by: Nightfall on August 05, 2006, 11:57:50 AM

Quote from: mtnbkr

We're a general discussion forum, "armed" can be extended to our wits, our debating ability.

You take a picture of somebody's wits, and we'll put it up there. Wink

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Post by: Perd Hapley on August 05, 2006, 01:50:08 PM

Quote from: Nightfall

Yeah, that's what I was getting at with this whole thread. The idea that I was demanding a photoshoot from Oleg, with a portfolio of photos for my consideration, is just wierd. It's also weird to be called a curmudgeon for suggesting change. I am a curmudgeon, but not this time.

As I tried to point out, I would love to submit a few pictures for consideration, but I don't know how to post graphics on threads. I'm not sure I understand Werewolf's instructions, but I will give it a try:

Well, shazam! But what if I want to post a picture that's in my hard-drive, but I don't know where to find it online?

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Post by: SADShooter on August 05, 2006, 02:37:23 PM

fistful:

I'm a freak. What can I cay?

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Post by: Guest on August 05, 2006, 04:10:04 PM

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BTW; now that the Eddie Eagle thing is done, anything else I can do for ya?

I really appreciate all your time, expense and efforts, again I thank you.

What do I care the rest have no idea of what we are speaking of ? They will *grin*

Yes I may call upon you again, as we shared, we share some common interests.

Humm...

Until then how about you assist me in a APS contest?

Barbara - where are you? We need your permisson please.

See Barbara did a self portrait of herself in a bikini - I propose Barbara post it, and the deal is Barbara is carrying concealed.

But how?

I mean one cannot get more "Armed" and "Polite" that a lady in a Bikini CCW-ing now can one?

So I need backers and supporters...real curious how many hits on APS site meter that gets...

I am not bad - just consistent.

Steve

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Post by: Stickjockey on August 06, 2006, 05:14:50 AM

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Yes I may call upon you again, as we shared, we share some common interests.

Feel free.

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Until then how about you assist me in a APS contest?

Sure, although this has me a bit concerned:

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Barbara - where are you? We need your permisson please.

See Barbara did a self portrait of herself in a bikini - I propose Barbara post it, and the deal is Barbara is carrying concealed.

We're not gonna get slapped, are we?

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Post by: El Tejon on August 06, 2006, 03:00:52 PM

Thanks, Stick.

Here's a pic of me hosting a couple of Indiana Department of Revenue agents at my office: http://www.badgers.org/images/gallery_badger_and_coyote.jpg

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Post by: grampster on August 06, 2006, 03:05:08 PM

El T,

I see by the pictures that we' ve caught you in a good mood. heh.