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If the older thread isn't locked, then I'm gonna merge them.

Covering this topic in the existing Sports Media Thread, so I'm gonna merge it.

Moved the posts about the Argos' new logo talk and the 2021 Grey Cup logo from the old 2020 CFL thread into this thread.

12 minutes ago, dscrocket5 said:

Waiting to be able to start my own thread for this.  With th pandemic at hand Ive had a lot of time on my hands.  As a avid Football Manager player I decided to create my own US Soccer system.  What turned into a small wish list over 6 months became a complete 9 tier, 700+ Club system.  I create every single one of the 700+ Club Logos, Kits and Information.  For whatever reason I cant find how to start my own thread for this.   

Hi, mod here. You need to have at least three posts as replies in other threads before you can start a thread. This is an anti-spam, anti-bot measure.

I will mention, too, that this is a sports logos and graphic design message board. What you've described sounds like sports fan fiction, which is not permitted here. I will request that you read the Concept Forum Guidelines and ensure that your thread is focused on artwork rather than stories and simulations.

2 hours ago, DEAD! said:

You're not alone in that ... *pulls collar* ... boat.... 

1 minute ago, johnnysama said:

Every time I log in, it tends to log out randomly. What gives?

Some other members mentioned having similar problems in this thread.

32 minutes ago, colinturner95 said:

Curious question: why are there two Name That Font! threads between the General Discussion and Requests? 

I believe we've mainly kept the one in General Discussion around because you need to have 100 posts to view the Requests forum.

15 hours ago, packerfan21396 said:

Does anyone else experience skipping whenever they scroll on desktop?  For instance, when I'm trying to scroll up it jumps back down a bit on the way to the top of the page.

I've run into something like this when images are loading. If you scroll to an area where an image is supposed to be, the placeholder is a grey square, and if the image is a different size than that placeholder when it loads, then the page will skip a bit to adjust for the newly loaded image. My guess is that the images aren't loaded right away in an effort to save on bandwidth/data usage/etc., but then again I'm not an expert on the forum software.

2 hours ago, sportsfan7 said:

I'm not Canadian, but is the KKK a big thing up there? Like, would an average Canadian understand the negatives connotations of clan/klan, or is the KKK just an American thing?

It's a thing up here. I don't recall if it was broached in school, but the KKK had a pretty strong foothold in parts of Canada, especially in the western provinces. Plus the KKK has been in enough pop culture and TV shows and movies that the average Canadian knows what it is and what it stands for.

Just now, pjc said:

NEED HELP TO GET PDF IMAGE ON TO MY THREAD

1. Calm down. No need for the all caps.

2. You can't post a PDF on the boards. It has to be a raster image format thread like .png or .jpg. It has to be uploaded to a third-party hosting site, and then you copy the URL of the image (ending in .jpg or .png or other raster file format) and paste it into the composing box on the boards and it should embed automatically.

3. You can't start a thread until you have 3 posts on the boards. This is to weed out spammers and try to encourage people to engage in other threads before starting their own.

Since there's no original uniform or logo artwork going on here, I'm going to move this in with the realignment thread in SiG.

40 minutes ago, MCM0313 said:

Today I tried to go to the Concepts section of the board and was clickjacked to a scam site that said I had performed the 5 billionth google search or some such stupid thing. Issues like this one used to be common here but it had been quite awhile since I had encountered one. Just wanted to let you all know. 

If you still have the URL you were redirected to, or if it happens again, please report it at the link in this thread:

3 hours ago, dont care said:

Anyone else getting a “your phone has 39 viruses blah blah blah” only on this site

If you're getting spammy ads, you can report them at the link in the thread below. You will need the ad URL, though.

35 minutes ago, heavybass said:

How does one close an account? I'm starting to regret choices.

Ummm ... you can't? I mean, we as mods/admins could close or ban it, but we're pretty clear on the one account per person policy in the official board guidelines, meaning if you try to rejoin, you'll likely get banhammered [emphasis mine]:

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5. No Alternate ID's - One Account per Individual

We operate a one account - one person policy. Creating an alternate ID will result in both the original account and the alternate ID being permanently banned immediately. Sharing accounts among a group of people is also forbidden.  Do NOT create a new account if you forgot your password.  Please use the forgot password option on the login screen.

Look, OK, so a concept thread didn't go so well. Go back to the drawing board, regroup, use it as a learning experience, and come back stronger. Trust me, it's not worth nuking an account over. 

On 7/3/2020 at 10:57 AM, monkeypower said:

So are we just never going to be able to discuss this whole Washington name change thing? Because I totally understand not wanting random NFL (or MLB in terms of Cleveland) threads derailed by posts about Washington when it's unrelated to the topic at hand, but there are actually things going on right now related to the name.

 

If something does happen, are we going to be able to discuss it?

If and when the name does change, then we can have a thread on it, but it will be kept on a very short leash. Until then, it's all speculation that leads down roads we've been down before.

EDIT: This applies to if and when the Cleveland MLB team changes its name too.

Congratulations to everyone who participated! Personally it felt good to flex those creative muscles again, even if I didn't place as high as I had hoped. But that's a testament to the calibre of artists we have on the board. 

And huge thanks to @pollux for putting this on! I know it's a lot of work, but it is very much appreciated.

4 minutes ago, Sec19Row53 said:

Why is it that when I click on the new posts part of the Bucs thread, i'm sent to page 1? Did something get merged again? This is why it sucks -- I've got no idea if this is just a glitch, o if something I haven't actually read is mixed in there.

It was merged with the thread about Tom Brady's photoshoot in a Bucs uniform. Unfortunately the photoshoot thread title was kept by accident, and there was no way to split it back off again. The title of the thread was changed back to the unveiling one to try and maintain continuity.

On 5/25/2020 at 7:59 AM, BringBackTheVet said:

Now whenever I go to this site, a new tab opens up for this site:

 

https://dudepages.com/totally-awesome-randomness-35-photos/

 

It's been happening for a few days now, on both my laptop and desktop.  What the hell is wrong with this site?  It's literally the only site that I have technical issues with, whether it's log in, ads that take over my mobile screen, weird popups, and now these "dude pages" tabs that pop open.  Since these things happen on three separate devices, I feel it needs to be something with the ad devils that are being used, or something else goofy with this site.  

I've alerted Chris to the problem, and he will attempt to get to the bottom of it with the ad network.

If anyone else is having the same problem, please let me know either here or via PM.

Thanks @pollux for putting in the effort to organize another Logolympiad! 

43 minutes ago, Bruhammydude said:

What's the deal with the Fantasy Sports section on these boards? They are completely barren except for the one La Liga Soccer thing. Also you can't make threads for like your own personal story. Is it supposed to be like the Sports Fanfiction sub-section that got nuked a year ago? Why is it different from any other concept threads? Would like answers on this.

No, that's for actual fantasy sports leagues on the boards. It's not meant to be like Sports Fan Fiction or concept threads.

Members must have 500 posts in order to view that section of the boards; there has been a 500-post minimum on fantasy league membership here on the boards for years, so that people don't sign up just for that. I'm not sure why the La Liga one is showing if you're under 500 posts, though. 

36 minutes ago, colinturner95 said:

Am I doing something wrong when I try to embed a tweet? everytime I think I do it, I end up with this: 

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We. Are. Done. <br>Thank you to everyone for their positive comments, follows, retweets and likes. Can’t wait to watch all of our favorite MLB teams live again. <a href="https://t.co/V9BN5srHmQ">pic.twitter.com/V9BN5srHmQ</a></p>&mdash; Ross Yoshida (@RYDesignLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/RYDesignLA/status/1258590507829063681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

You don't need any special embed code. Just copy and paste the URL for the tweet into the reply box, but you don't the ? or anything after. 

59 minutes ago, NoE38 said:

I'm trying to make it "NoE38 Concepts". The only thing I can see that would be stopping that is a space, since I don't know if those are allowed.

That could well be it. Not seeing any spaces among new members who have signed up lately. But you could use an underscore in its place.

49 minutes ago, NoE38 said:

So I've attempted to change my username, but when I press submit, it comes up as "This value is not allowed". The new username is just adding "Concepts" to the end of my current name? Is there a reason it isn't working?

From what I can see on the back end, all letters (uppercase and lowercase) and numbers are allowed, along with hyphens and underscores. What exactly are you trying to change to?

On 4/26/2020 at 9:28 AM, BringBackTheVet said:

 

Really?  I didn't know that.  Any reason why?  Is there already a national competitor that they couldn't unseat?

Here's a really good, comprehensive read on why Target failed in Canada: https://www.canadianbusiness.com/the-last-days-of-target-canada/

The main reasons are summed up in the first paragraph: "The company was having trouble moving products from its cavernous distribution centres and onto store shelves, which would leave Target outlets poorly stocked. The checkout system was glitchy and didn’t process transactions properly. Worse, the technology governing inventory and sales was new to the organization; no one seemed to fully understand how it all worked."

Speaking as a Canadian consumer, though, Target was underwhelming. We were expecting something akin to what we saw in U.S. Target stores when we crossed the border; instead they more closely resembled the Zellers stores whose leases Target took over.