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Countdown your Trip
- Thread starter Dumbo2675
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Tom
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This isn't a feature that had been made available with the new forum software. Many people will put their upcoming trip information in their signatures manually though.
Here is what Steve said the last time that I harassed him about the trip countdown page:
MOXOMUMD
Well-Known Member
You can always follow the "how many days for you" thread in Trip Planning. There you can do your own countdown.
DisneyDebNJ
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You can always check *Trip Clubs* in Trip Planning. Search for your month, and check out the replies 
stalkingmickey
Active Member
Why would this not be allowed!?!?! its was most people put in their signature line on all other boards. crazy that your software does not support this
lilclerk
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?? The only thing you can't do is put images in your signature.
Tom
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There are plenty of ways to let people know when you're going on a trip, other than making the software and your computer load big graphics over and over. See my signature below, for example.
Technically the trip countdown was an image.
stalkingmickey
Active Member
Tom
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I'm not worried about my computer, it's fine. Displaying images is very taxing on a server, and on Steve's bandwidth. Perhaps a trip countdown should be a perk for paying members, to help offset the resources used.
Regardless, I still don't see it as a crucial component of an enjoyable message board. There are other boards on the web that look like a circus, and more power to them.
stalkingmickey
Active Member
Well you may not enjoy them but I do and I am on other boards. As seen on other boards a lot of people enjoy them. no issues loading other boards on computer or phone. Hence I suggested allowing 1 countdown per signature.
Our forum is different to others, and in my opinion, that's a good thing. The WDWMAGIC forums are about making discussion as quick and easy as possible. I don't believe that having an updating trip counter underneath every post adds any benefit to the discussion. It causes unnecessary clutter and excessive scrolling. When users have thousands of posts, do we really need to see at the bottom of each post that they have 249 days until they go to Pop Century. I would much rather the focus be about the discussion and content. I think we have the best forum at doing that.
We have a dedicated board that will help you find out who is staying at the same time as you.
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/forums/trip-clubs.132/
PolynesianPrincess
Well-Known Member
Amen to that! that is one major reason I don't like other forums. Too much stuff in people's signatures.