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smilin_buddha_joe
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FEEDBACK; Sock it to me!

So we've been dusting and cleaning and all sorts of other cliches around here for the past 5 months. It's a lot of work and I hope that you like what you've seen so far.

Please let me know what you think of the new revamped Cafe. Are there any features that you think like to see?

On the for the entire site agenda are:
* The ability for you to comment on articles and reviews
* Photogalleries
* User Groups: and speaking of user groups. What types of groups would you like to see? WWII Renactors? Home Front? Mad Men? Swingers, Loungers, Rockabilly? Lay it on me and I will see what we can do! Let's make this site what we always wished Atomic and PH be.

Thank you,
SBJ


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SORTEGA76
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Re: FEEDBACK; Sock it to me!

I'd love to see regional groups as part of the cafe. It would allow people to dial in to what is going on in their areas.

Other groups?

Swingers
Loungers
Rockabilly
Movie Buffs
Mad Men
Home Makers/Household
Car/Bike Buffs

The ability to comment on an article would be outstanding. Especially with reviews, where suggestions on similar books/music/movies could be made. I remember how much I learned from Joe or others who chimed in with a recommendation or bit of trivia when discussing something.

I'd also love to see some kind of chat on a semi-regular basis where we could get interested members together on a topic or two.


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--Oscar Wilde

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Re: FEEDBACK; Sock it to me!

Any way we can jazz up the skin a little bit? The look just seems so clinical. That's part of the appeal of places like TikiCentral and the FL- it feels like a destination.


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Re: FEEDBACK; Sock it to me!

SusieQT wrote:

Any way we can jazz up the skin a little bit? The look just seems so clinical. That's part of the appeal of places like TikiCentral and the FL- it feels like a destination.
Working on it. Our creative/art director Jeff has been tied up at work.


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The Bubbler
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Re: FEEDBACK; Sock it to me!

Time to pull the plug perhaps- nowt going on here really is there?


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SORTEGA76
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How about some stickers or cards printable from a PDF to hand out to people who might be interested in the cafe?


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Re: FEEDBACK; Sock it to me!

All chat rooms and forums have suffered a drop in usage due to social network sites like Facebook. We will continue on though. It's hard running RS all by ones self but I'll continue to make a good go of it. Contributors are welcomed. As you can see we are a non commercial venture as opposed to what Port Halcyon was, so things may go a little slower in getting some aspects of the site ramped up. Also in the coming months I'll have a music podcast which will feature a great spectrum of retro music. (Big band, Swing, Rockabilly, Surf, Lounge, Exotica, Western Swing, etc.) So hang in there guys, invite your friends to join you here and also on our Facebook page. And thank you for your continuing support.


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