Bouldr - a New(ish) Bouldering Site (Read 15277 times)

Bouldr Matt · February 02, 2007, 02:29:58 pm

If you're having trouble resizing images, you could try using ResizR - it's a nifty web app that's designed just to resize images.

If you set the image width to about 400 pixels, you should be good.

@Greg C: Awesome stuff! Getting stuff from out in Hueco has been a mini-ambition for Bouldr since the beginning - Now if only someone had some problems from Central Park!

Nibile · February 02, 2007, 03:15:32 pm

resized and sent.
cheers, i hope you like them.

andy_e · February 02, 2007, 06:52:15 pm

I've not got my confirmation email yet- any ideas why? I signed up ages ago.

Bonjoy · February 02, 2007, 07:28:35 pm

When I tried to register first with work email the spam filter blocked the confirmation thing. Try registering with a hotmail address or similar.

andy_e · February 02, 2007, 07:30:19 pm

I used my hotmail account to do so.

Bonjoy · February 02, 2007, 07:32:56 pm

Try registering again. If you haven't got confirmation yet then it's probably not worked first time.

andy_e · February 02, 2007, 07:35:39 pm

Cheers, will try.

andy_e · February 02, 2007, 07:37:40 pm

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Arse. It won't let me re-register.

Bouldr Matt · February 03, 2007, 11:09:52 am

Yeah, that is a bit crap of us... I'll get it sorted soon.

In the meantime, if anyone is missing their activation code, then PM me, and I'll send it to you myself.

Matt

Bouldr Matt · February 05, 2007, 09:27:50 am

@fatdoc: OK, I think we have fixed the issues with Safari, so you should be able to use Bouldr via your Mac now!

Somebody's Fool · February 05, 2007, 09:55:05 am

I can confirm that it now works on Safari. Brilliant site Matt. Lots of potential.

Hopefully there'll be a couple of problems from Yellowslacks/Dog Rock Ridge on there before the end of the day...

Bonjoy · February 05, 2007, 04:28:58 pm

Well i've just about exhausted all the bouldering pics on my work PC. Would be good to see a few more people adding stuff. Seems like me, Robin and Greg are doing most of the donkey work at the moment.

Stubbs · February 05, 2007, 04:49:53 pm

Got a few on, but will raid my holiday snaps from the states tonight and get some 'milks and camp 4 action going, although I can't guaruntee that the map pins will be in exactly the right places

Richie Crouch · February 05, 2007, 07:27:25 pm

Managed to get about 11 on today - I lost a load of photos when my old hard drive died sadly so will keep updating as I get things done!

Great effort with the site though Matt, it's a quality idea

Bouldr Matt · February 05, 2007, 10:31:18 pm

Good on ya, fellas - Bouldr is looking much healthier with all those climbs on!

I'm looking into ways of promoting the site now - I've posted to a few other international forums, and had some other climbers join us. With a little coaxing, I'm sure we can get a whole load of other areas populated.

Thanks for all the positive comments - this really has been an amazing few days!

chappers · February 06, 2007, 02:31:49 pm

have just added a boulder from thailand. i will try to add the rest of the pics that i have on my photobucket.

oh yeah, i forgot to say. this is excellent, well done boys!

Somebody's Fool · February 06, 2007, 08:11:11 pm

I am having trouble uploading photos from a new route bonanza at the mighty Yellowslacks yesterday. They have been dragged out of iPhoto and into a seperate file. I have 'Got Info' and they all seem to be less than 2mb. What could the problem be?

On a lighter note I see that Percy 97 has gone on the website at V4. Nice one dense. Had us going for a while there...

Johnny Brown · February 06, 2007, 08:32:11 pm

Well that'll be the first V4 I've failed to pull on to. I dare say it might pull Dense out of Hueco-imposed posting exile though.

andy_e · February 06, 2007, 09:58:51 pm

Quote from: Johnny Brown on February 06, 2007, 08:32:11 pm

Well that'll be the first V4 I've failed to pull on to. I dare say it might pull Dense out of Hueco-imposed posting exile though.

I flashed it! Maybe I did it wrong?

Johnny Brown · February 07, 2007, 09:17:10 am

You did it wrong.

andy_e · February 07, 2007, 06:50:51 pm

Where does it start/go then?

Johnny Brown · February 08, 2007, 02:10:48 pm

Here's an idea - I think you need some moderators who can reposition wayward problems. It's obvious at least a third of users either can't be bothered or simply haven't the faculties to position their climbs accurately.

Bouldr Matt · February 08, 2007, 04:46:50 pm

We have been thinking about this, and yeah, in order to keep the quality of Bouldr at a decent level, we're considering a rather large change: We're going to give Bouldr a Wiki-like interface.

Basically, we're looking at allowing any user to modify any climb. By implementing a history and discussion page for each climb, we can revert wayward changes, and allow any contributor to discuss changes before or after they happen. We have not begun the implementation yet, however, I would love you to tell us what you think of this idea.

Bonjoy · February 08, 2007, 04:50:18 pm

Would currently uploaded info be incorporated into the new format or would it be a start from scratch?

Bouldr Matt · February 08, 2007, 06:35:51 pm

No data will be lost - everything added so far will be migrated, and the proper attribution will be made.

I think that moving to a Wiki-interface will allow many problems with the current setup to be sorted out - if someone adds a climb in the wrong place, then there really is no way for someone else to fix it. Missing Beta is another concern - as is misleading or erroneous descriptions. We feel that making it possible for everyone to easily chip-in, we'll make Bouldr a better (and more accurate) place to find climbs.

I'd appreciate as much feedback as possible, as we really want to make Bouldr a fantastic resource!

Bouldr - a New(ish) Bouldering Site (Read 15277 times)

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