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    as I suspected, it didn't work
    it is listed in the moderation queue, but when I click it there is no image there, and also no file. This, shall we say, happens a lot, so if we can figure out what does and doesn't work that would be useful.
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    Got delayed, ready to
    Got delayed, ready to attempt upload now @ 300 and we'll see if the software chokes. If so it was an unsuccessful test but at least then we will know.
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    and fwiw
    there are at present no files uploaded by you in the moderation queue.
  • marye
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    well, like I say
    uploading 300 dpi is a waste because the Web can only display 72 dpi and the software is almost certain to choke on the hi-res, but whatever.
  • 3D
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    RE: Submitting a Fan Photo
    Looking to upload via the Submit content under user name on the left, which I have not tried to do yet, not post in a message. Dunno if there is any difference but I could see allowing less in a regular forum post as opposed to a "gallery". On the first page of the Community link at the top left I found, "File size limit is 1.2m. (Photo may take between 1-12hrs to appear on the site.)" At the Submit Fan Photo page it shouts (LOL), "ALL PHOTOS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND WILL NOT BE "LIVE" IMMEDIATELY. IT CAN TAKE BETWEEN 1-24 HOURS TO APPEAR." so I figured a human inspects each one for several reasons. Also on the Submit Fan Photo page it has, "Upload your JPG, GIF, or PNG file here!" underneath the field with the browse button. I could see not wanting any uncompressed .tif or .tga files. Yeah I agree jpegs are the best for all around usage. I did some image info viewing from the Community link>Fan Photos. I sampled from Tickets, Concert and Festivals. I tried some I thought might be older and recent uploads. One labeled Further Tour 2010 has to be pretty recent, right? :) All the ones I checked were 400 pixels high, varying widths (600, 533, 419, 181, ...) and 300 dpi when saved and opened in a simple photo program. I wonder if there is an automated process before or after approval to make them all 400 pixels high? There was some other location I found max file and pixel size along with lots of other kinds of info, hence why I thought I could find it fairly easily again, but it was after continuously surfing the site for an hour or 3 so info retention was certainly diminished. I don't recall anything about file part but I want to say I saw a little over 1000 pixels as the max for one of the dimensions. I scanned it in at 300 dpi, will leave it at that, resize it down to 400 pixels high from 586 and it is only 68 KB so that should not be a problem. I'll give it a go here shortly and we shall see what happens.
  • marye
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    yes, for whatever reason
    the Fan Pix upload is quite temperamental and your problem may well have nothing to do with your image per se. That said, the Web can only display 72 dpi, so uploading hi-res is asking for trouble. I would recommend keeping the image no more than about 400 pixels wide at 72 dpi, just because bigger than that starts doing weird things to the page layouts. Jpg is the most reliable format to use, although in theory gif and bmp work also. Tif definitely does not. Also, all pix go into a moderation queue where I look at 'em and mostly turn 'em loose. About half the time the uploads contain no image so there's nothing for me to turn loose (see above). Still, this info should help you avoid some of the known trouble vectors. Thanks! (And yeah, one of the reasons the uploads go to moderation is that we occasionally get spammers or others uploading porn and the like and that is so not happening here.)
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    Submitting a Fan Photo
    Last week I stumbled across technical info about uploading photos and now I can not find it. FAQ & HELP links at the bottom of the page are about the store. When I do a search I get many results but unfortunately clicking on a result that is in the forum goes to the first page of that topic instead of the post with the info returned in the search :( Since it seemed I came across the info fairly easy I thought I could find it again fairly easily so I did not note the info but no such luck. When one goes to submit content I would think info/restrictions would be listed there but I did not see anything. It could be somewhere obvious that I overlooked but right now I am out of time to search and this appears to be the place to ask. My questions are: 1. What is the max file size to upload a photo? 2. What is the max size in pixels? Thanks
  • marye
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    dunno!
    remind me Monday, everyone's gone home for the weekend...
  • dajokr
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    thanks Marye -
    - great news. Any plans for more Road Trips full-show downloads?
  • cosmicbadger
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    thanks Marye
    for the info. Yesterday I did some more tests on material from Livedownloads and it seems to be the 100% the real deal, no sign of MP3s in there.
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Whats shakin guys,Just curious, what ever happened to the grateful dead almanac?I havent received one of those since 2002, I used to love the artwork in the centerfold (with lyrics) Phatmoye
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I brought this up in the "Announcements" section but there was alot of "other stuff" going on there and it was maybe over looked. I grew up in Inglewood - saw my first rock show at the Forum, a group called Cream - also saw the Jefferson AIRPLANE (NOT Starship...), Jimi (twice), the Stones, Dylan, C.S.N. & Y., C.C.R. & the Grateful Dead (6 times) - ALL at the Forum. Many fond memories. My son is 16 and has not been to any shows of any kind yet. A while back he said he was mad at me because, through me, the Grateful Dead have become his favorite band, and he will never be able to see them. Now, because of this tour, he will be able to see the closest thing this side of that "big show in the sky". I have 2 ticket for the 9th and am very happy - BUT I just learned from a co-worker about the Stagehand Union strike at the Forum.See - http://www.ia33.org/action/la_forum.htm and/or http://www.justiceattheforum.com/ Neil Young canceled his show rather than cross the picket line. We have had some grocery store stickes as my boy has been growing up and we never cross the line.I hope someone is looking into this. I'm not trying to be negative. I am so glad that they are playing at the inauguration of the man I voted for. "Lotta poor man got to walk the line Just to pay his union dues" -Peace-
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Cought some "typos" after I posted - ah well.Also, meant to say that I hope this isn't the wrong place to bring this up. Lots of time before the show - hopefully all will work out well. Peace out...
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I've got other questions for you, but ill just inbox you.you are truly awsome!!! Phatmoye
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and 1in10000, I've passed your concern along in hopes it will reach the appropriate person. Thanks for asking.
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I get the feeling that the strike will not end soon. My vote would be for a change of venue.
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Has anyone heard or know anything about marajuana being legalised now that Obamas president?Return feedback Phatmoye
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I second that request. Any info on job touring would be greatly appriciated.PM me or E-mail as wellPhatmoye
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anyone know where i can find a picture of the side that quotes St Stephen ("Been here so long....") I've only ever seen it in the official book for deadheads. i would really like to get a nice large print to frame and put above my mantle (don't steal my awesome idea). Author? contact? anything? Brendo
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I was wondering if dead.net was the only place to get tickets come friday or if i have to go thru ticketmaster or another site. If i could get an answer on this soon it would be great just wanna be ready i waited online 4an hour and a half during presale and got booted from the site when i had my tickets in the cart and went to check out. any answer or feedback on this would be wonderful much love and respect for all dead heads everwhere!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hey there. How do I get information on getting a vendors booth or booth share at the concerts? Also, who do I contact about products for the store?
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Just an FYI - when I click the contact link - it takes me to the Terms of Service page.
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What ever happened to the little kid on the wonder years? (Fred sumthin??)Phatmoye
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seems as if he may be directing some series. Cuz my kids were watching one for kids, and credits said the director is Fred Savage-and think that is that kid.********************************** It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine
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He's directed a bunch of episodic television, mostly on Disney Channel. He was nominated for a film directing award too: the 28th Golden Raspberry for Worst Director for "Daddy Day Camp" He's no Opie Cunningham. ********************************************* I have a sigfile! --> www.kindveggieburritos.com *********************************************
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My login showing in bottom L corner of chat box and list as floydgernie_dupe_xxx not too internet savy ???
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Where will my answer appear? Guess I will find out...sorry for the ignorance factor
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there has been some work on the servers happening behind the scenes, and it has periodically caused things to go a bit wacky. Generally it goes away on its own, but if the problem persists do speak up. (This also applies to the epidemic of duplicate posts and overenthusiasm of the spam filter, for which I do apologize.)
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I ordered for Greensboro during the presale - it said 2 day UPS. I still havent received them. Is there anywhere to track your order? thanks for any info - I'm Grateful Ripple in still water Where there is no pebble tossed Nor winds to blow
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Has anybody read phils book 'searching for the sound'? Just found out about it, gonna borrow it off my head Jay, he says its pretty good. Phatmoye
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it is at the bottom of the pull down screen at the top of the page, where it says somethinglike "filter" pull down to the bottom listing "widget" cheap thrills on a sturday morning
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top of page " recent posts" filter by type where it says "venue" pull down to the bottom where it says "widget" whats a widget weigh?
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PHATMOYE-Whats up-bro?Yeah,I just got that book from the library-its a really good book-Phil gets a little too technical w/some of the music stuff-but thats what musical geniuses do! Got 3 other good books at the lie-berry also:DARK STAR-THE JERRY GARCIA STORY----GRATEFUL DEAD-ANONATED LYRICS----GARCIA-ROLLING STONE TRIBUTE--♪♪♪♪♪peace♪♪♪♪♪
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Hey wings, what I heard was that they would be sent out about 2 weeks before the show dates, so hoping to get mine for greensboro about end of March or a bit earlier, said that they would send a trackin' # when they sent out the tix. so expect them in about 2 months. :) hope this helps. peace
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Does anyone know the status of the pre sale tickets? The tickets I ordered from ticketmaster on the regular sale date have arrived but I have yet to see any from the pre sale. Does anyone know whats going on? Thanks...Rocketron
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but I'll see what I can find out.
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Here's what I received in the body of my confirmation email: "By choosing UPS 2nd Day Air or UPS Worldwide Express, it does NOT necessarily mean that your tickets will arrive two days after processing your order. Tickets will be shipped approximately two weeks before the event date; however they might be shipped earlier. If you have not received your tickets within one week of the event date, please email deadtickets@musicotoday.com immediately and we will happily assist you."
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I have been trying to access this site for months, but the site continues to announce that it will be back at a future date. I apologize for bothering people with this question if the answer is obvious, but I am completely curious about it as the site has been down since well before Christmas. Thanks!
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and my understanding of the byzantine legal ramifications is that Dead.net has nothing to do with it. Much as I personally would love to have it here, I don't know what the deal is either.
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...I want to make a "documentary" style short-film for my local public access television station in Bellows Falls and was wondering who I contact about possibly filming in the lots for some of the spring tour shows and about using the name "Grateful Dead" in a non-profit public access film... please email me at dagan_22@yahoo.com with any information you have thanks.
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it is in Bellows Falls, Vermont. sorry I did not include that...
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Thanks for the info marye. I guess it's just as simple as people having different opinions about who gets what and who owns what. I guess I'm glad I've been able to track down all of the Pure Jerry releases from other sources. It's just more proof that silliness still prevails in this world.
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I think it may be a couple different sets of folks, but I'll forward your query up the line and see what happens!
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I am wondering when to expect tickets we ordered presale via mail in method? Albany and Scranton Shows. Any idea what the turnaround time for mail ins?
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Can anybody give me the mail order address for tomorrow's presale? Got the fax form, but can't find the address.
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go to GDTSTOO.com and do whatever they tell you!
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Hi, I can't seem to find any instructions to mail order tickets for Spring Tour...can you direct me? Of course I would like to do it today...so maybe I'm too late to ask. As I remember from many years ago, the process was quite exact & sadly I only remember some of the details like 3x5 index cards and cashiers checks or was it money orders??Thanks
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Is there an RV/Camprgroung near Shoreline where deadheads might be ?
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We usually stayed in a motel by the University. On El Camino Real by the Sizzler. A few miles away, but suffice it to say there were many tapestries in the windows and nobody ever closed a door all weekend! ;) Just remember, all the rooms look alike, so it's easy to find yourself in a room full of new friends. Kinda the point anyway, right? :)
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Sorry, I guess that wasn't very helpful was it?
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So , does the spam filter only operate during off buisness hours as per California time ? You know i get on this thing early in the am est. and this is the only time the f@#kin thing gets me .. Can someone please do something about this ?? or do I need to re-arrange my entire schedule around dead.net ??
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Is about the photos we post. It used to be that I could see the username of who had posted a photo. Now I only see the person's icon. So if I don't know who's user photo or image is showing-have no clue as to who has put up the photo. Is this a change in the system? ********************************** It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine
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your vine post is turned loose. For some reason the spam filter has no issues with your post in this topic.
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I just don`t know what the heck is happening .. Thank you Marye .. I now know why some folks do not post vines received or sent out , now . they probobly have the same issue ,, what ever it mey be ...anyone from the vineyard see`s this post then please don`t be suprised if I do not post vines received or sent ...most know I`m reliable , so no worry`s of vine being lost with me ...
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except for the rare day I take off, I check the spam filter daily, so posts that get caught up in this fashion don't stay that way long enough to do anything like disrupt a vine. Though when responses are running a couple of hundred per hour it gets a little surreal.
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I've noticed that myself and thought I was just crazy. I'll pass this to Jonathan; there might be a really easy fix.