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Dierk Bauer 21-05-26, 10:23 AM

Hi Derek and Patrick, did call Hans, his opinion is like mine, shutting out non-members of viewing our attachments/photos, hoping that our old members will visit us as guests no longer and new ones for joining CR, if they are interested in our work.. Guest can access our postings, but can no longer view or download our/your photos... like it used to be in the old days
Derek 21-05-26, 08:17 AM

Derek
Derek 21-05-26, 08:17 AM

Good morning Dierk, Have finished checking through "N" will be on "M" later best regards
quaysider 21-05-26, 07:09 AM

Morning Dierk, I'd say put it back to how it was - you'll be fighting a losing battle otherwise as some people don't understand (or care) about copyright. Also sounds a good idea about the header photo if it doesn't mean a lot of work to change each month.
Dierk Bauer 20-05-26, 06:16 PM

Good even all, wishing you a pleasant evening Re Facebook, am sad, that nobody seems to care about the poachers, their postings of other members photos seems to get more likes than our reports concerning our forum or our FB group... As nobody seems to visit us via log-in as members, even the old ones (but as guests only) am thinking of changing the settings, allowing access to our photos to members only, like it used to be in the old days. We had to change it, as we couldn`t have had posted "hot-inks" of CR in our FB-group. What do you think or would advise? Re headbanner, would it be a good solution posting one ship only as headbanner like one dutch forum is doing? We could exchange it every month, would stay interesting this way.... Best wishes from Hamburg Dierk
Dierk Bauer 20-05-26, 07:36 AM

Best wishes, stay healthy, safe and take care
Dierk Bauer 20-05-26, 07:35 AM

Have been invited to the monthly meeting of the elder old salts, who ended their career on tugs and other harbour boats mostly, this afternoon
Dierk Bauer 20-05-26, 07:27 AM

Good morning from cloudy Hamburg, wishing you a pleasant day Will be at the dentist later, but as driver & bodyguard only, my dear wife still suffering from last session...
Dierk Bauer 19-05-26, 03:47 PM

Good afternoon all, wishing you a pleasant day Am still "playing" with our Headbanner, my wife tried her luck, but couldn`t get the blue middle line removed... thought that we could use the old CR-headbanner created by Robby, ony replacing the fishing boat with another coaster, but am too dumb, it seems
Norman Fehling 18-05-26, 09:22 PM

Gladly, Dierk.
Dierk Bauer 18-05-26, 05:12 PM

Thank you Norman, thought that I gave it to you...have to search at home tomorrow
Norman Fehling 18-05-26, 04:38 PM

Hi Dierk, I only had the USB stick, and I dropped that off to you the other day. I didn't get the hard drive from you.
Dierk Bauer 18-05-26, 01:40 PM

Stay healthy, safe and take care
Dierk Bauer 18-05-26, 01:40 PM

Hope to be able to continue this night, thank you all for your help.... Wishing you all lots of strenghts as we all "have to carry our burden" beside our task here....and family is more important when it involves your children/grandchildren.... Best wishes from Hamburg...have to hurry...as would be long onboard CAP SAN DIEGO if in my pyjamas only
Dierk Bauer 18-05-26, 01:36 PM

Getting ready soon for my last night onboard CAP SAN DIEGO.... Norman, can you give back Kents harddrive tomorrow or later, will try handing it over to Kent during our vaccation in Denmark... Did "work over" the IMG named files in our content, discovered some photos of Jan Hendrik of Melbourne too. Found out too, that he died in February after suffering from Dementia, as his wife Sonja told me via Email...another friend gone
Dierk Bauer 18-05-26, 01:33 PM

Good afternoon all, wishing you a pleasant day
Derek 18-05-26, 10:52 AM

Hi Dierk, I have been side lined last few days with child care responsibilities and also looking after my sons dogs. I never switched my pc on for two and half days. Now today I had many many emails to catch up on which is done now. Soon we are off to Brightlingsea to take some photos of a coaster coming in. When we return I hope to at least look at the site! We are out in the evening. I am out from 11am tomorrow until around 4.30pm. Then I should get chance to insert some photos. Wednesday morning is taken up with an emergency chiropractor appointment and a visit to the dentist. Thursday morning I am again elsewhere but at last should be ok to work on site. I am out in the evening from 4.30pm. I must apologise for not being available I am so sorry ☹️
Dierk Bauer 16-05-26, 12:58 PM

Best wishes Dierk
Dierk Bauer 16-05-26, 12:57 PM

Well, have to get ready for next night.
Dierk Bauer 16-05-26, 12:54 PM

re. John Clarkson, we`ve got him mentioned by Rick approx 120 times as copyright holder. Don`t know how many Rick posted. John wrote onb FB, that he sold thousands of photos (negatives?) to Rick... so could be much more... Will see, if I can get a list together or get more help from John