New Bowsite Functionality - read here
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From: StickFlicker
24-Jul-14
Hmmmm....

From: buzz mc
24-Jul-14
Search function?

From: Bentshaft
24-Jul-14
"Quote" tab ?

From: Russell
24-Jul-14
Member filter option?

From: YZF-88
24-Jul-14
+1 Russell! I took a long leave of absence until a prolific poster was finally booted.

From: moosenelson
24-Jul-14
Slurpee machine?! FINALLY!

From: Paul@thefort
24-Jul-14
When a bow hunters shows a pic of a harvested large game animal, it will automatically give the GPS coordinates?????????

Functionality at its best!

From: Beendare
24-Jul-14
Can i take a stab at interpreting that comment...

"Most will love it - some may hate it."

Its new technology, you young guys will love it but the old farts that can't even work their smart phones will hate it"

From: x-man
24-Jul-14
A "TBM" filter?

From: Bowme2
24-Jul-14
Damn it! X-man beat me to it.

24-Jul-14
Smoke detector

From: TD
24-Jul-14
Bowsite has a function????

If it's a bunch of silly little yellow puds that wave their arms and drink beer and have different facial expressions I'm outta here....

Functionality.... hmmmm... is that like a functioning elkaholic or something???

From: Medicinemann
24-Jul-14
Buzz MC beat me to it....

Russell too.....

New Icons for Muskox and Bison.....

What is the projected release date?

From: midwest
24-Jul-14
Ditto, TD......Please, please, please no emoticons!!!

From: CPAhunter
25-Jul-14
Grammar and ego filter for TBM?

From: CPAhunter
25-Jul-14

25-Jul-14
I hate it! No I love it! Pat you deserve all you get for leaving everyone hanging with this post. Lol

Hoping it's a couple of the things we discussed in the past.

DJ

25-Jul-14
Finally, a 'smiley face' list....Thank you, thank you, thank you!

That and a TBM filter....

From: Bigdan
25-Jul-14
Chat line

25-Jul-14
Spell cheek?

From: Shug
25-Jul-14
An APP showing the closest strip club to the area you're hunting?

From: DL
25-Jul-14
Not the "F" word.

From: GhostBird
25-Jul-14
Beendare.... what's a smart phone?

From: buzz mc
25-Jul-14
A fitness section!

From: T-Rex
25-Jul-14
A column on the main page that says who started a thread so we don't have to waste our time opening certain peoples post?

From: Nomad
25-Jul-14
A "Fire Log" like they show on TV for Christmas...for our Community Campfire!

OH.......& a beer dispenser!

From: Genesis
25-Jul-14
Conservation /Habitat Improvement Section?

From: Ambush
25-Jul-14
It's actually a "Rage" auto-fill feature.

Whenever "Rage" appears in a thread, a box will pop up from which you can select your favourite Rage bashing phrases. Select up to three negative comments.

You can submit suggestions for subjects for future consideration, such as cross bow, mechanicals, light arrows, long shots, etc, etc.

It's best if advice or opinions have little to no real evidence to support them.

From: Shiras
25-Jul-14
I hope it's not soemthing that shows how long we have been a member or how many posts we have made. That would only confirm how much time I have spent on here over the past 10 or 12 years...

From: NvaGvUp
25-Jul-14
Being able to read our latest sent PMs?

From: Ace
25-Jul-14
I am gonna break the News Pat, I just can't keep it to myself. Besides I know you have had a really busy week.

Here it is:

Bowsite has purchased Facebook and the two sites will be merged immediately.

And now the backstory.

Mark Zuckerberg is famous for having announced that he is only going to eat what he personally kills. That attitude lead him to Bowsite where he sought out and met Pat. Pat was none too impressed and told Mr Zuckerberg that he has too many liberal friends for his liking. Zuckerberg offered to buy Bowsite but Pat scoffed at his "insulting offer" of a mere $1.35 billion. Pat is reported to have said that he has rejected bigger offers that that from Jake.

Zuckerberg was perturbed and challenged Pat to a duel, Pat of course agreed as long as he was allowed to choose the weapons. "Bows at High Noon" said our fearless leader, with confidence.

Zuckerberg predictably picked a crossbow, Pat was just about to argue that it wasn't a real bow but decided instead to propose an alternative contest that both men were more likely to live through.

Pat suggested to the Facebook founder that they shoot targets for controlling interest in each other's company. Pat choose to use a 3D McKenzie Turkey target. Zuckerberg, said, 'how hard can this thing be to shoot?' and agreed.

Pat was shooting his trusty Mathews Bow, Maxima Red arrows and lighted nocks. In the warm-up round he shot a robinhood with his second arrow and the suddenly worried Mr Zuckerberg is repoerted to have said, "that second arrow didn't even hit the target, it just stuck in the first arrow". Pat laughed that confident laugh, which we have all come to know so well.

As "Zuckie", (as Pat had started to call him, because he knew how much he hated it) was ready to start shooting, Pat reminded him to keep his thumb out of the way. Zuckerberg muttered something about a turkey being so easy to hit that "even a guy from Abalama can do it" and then proceeded to miss the target entirely when he jerked the trigger.

The shooting contest itself was somewhat anticlimatic, Pat outshot the Facebook founder badly, and in an incredible display of Sportsmenship, he offered to allow Mr Zuckerman to keep his Facebook Page, although he did say that he has to change his Status to "Former Owner of Facebook, and crossbow weenie".

So ... that's the big announcement folks, I am sure Pat wanted to tell you himself but he's in Hollywood this week, reportedly busy reading scripts for the Sequel to 'The Social Network'. Rumor is Brad Pitt wanted to play Pat, but Julie objected, I don't think I'll surprise anyone when I tell you that she said the Pitt is nowhere near manly enough.

The site will heretofore be known as FaceBowSite. Your handles and passwords will remain the same.

There is a new sheriff in town folks, he hails from CT and he carries a bow and an AR, Whitetailed Deer and Coyotes are reported to be very worried, Bull Elk not so much.

From: Medicinemann
25-Jul-14
Ace,

You have WAY too much time on your hands!!! LMAO!!!

From: Bowfreak
25-Jul-14
I would give my eye teeth for the old search function but I am not holding my breath.

From: Russell
25-Jul-14
Ace,

You're a talented writer. That was too darn funny!

You mind writing the tech report I'm supposed to be working on and have draft ready by 7 Aug?

From: Z Barebow
25-Jul-14
Ace- Apparently it is the off season. But nicely done!

Back to topic. My guess is either a "hover" feature, where I can view the first few sentences of a thread.

Or the thread will show the author before I click on it. (That way I can way I don't have to waste my time clicking on topics started by certain authors)

25-Jul-14
I hope it's ""CHAT"" .... we "old timers" had a lot of fun there last century!!

25-Jul-14
Replace the current "Dancing with the Stars" system and replace it with "The Voice" where everything is fair and the creme will rise to the tip. Bowsite has the power to wipe hunting magazines off the face of the earth if the best writers could be compensated for their work here based on who get s the most views. It would be know need to hold out details of the hunt because you are planning to submit an artical to some magizine if you could do as well on here. Each person could have his personalised page .

From: LINK
25-Jul-14
I'm ok with fairness in opportunity just not equality of outcome. The cream could rise to the top and others could be kicked off bowsite. Sounds great to me TBM. I just wonder where you would be.

From: SJJ
25-Jul-14
edit feature in leatherwall section....

From: Rick M
25-Jul-14
All this just for a "like" button?

From: Nick Muche
25-Jul-14
Ace, that was great!

From: Zbone
25-Jul-14
Hoping for a search option...8^)

25-Jul-14
I enjoyed that too, Ace.

If Brad can't take on the role of Pat, who will?

From: bill v
25-Jul-14
BS Meter ?

From: moosenelson
25-Jul-14
Ace for president!

From: Chip T.
25-Jul-14
If DR. Phil were reading these comments he would have a years supply of guests for his TV show:) Some of you guys are priceless...and some of you well.....

From: oldgoat
25-Jul-14
The new function is one that will keep us all in suspense, it's working properly!

From: longbeard
25-Jul-14
Damn Ace no wonder why Lymefree is gone off the Ct site!!

From: Chad429
25-Jul-14
Chip T you must mean Jerry Springer!

From: tinecounter
25-Jul-14
Pat, why tinker with perfection? LOL But got to admit, I hope it's a TBM filter, muzzle or interpreter!

From: Ace
25-Jul-14
It's Pi !

I hope it's apple, or banana cream.

From: DL
25-Jul-14
Is was scared you were going back to dial up modems.

From: buzz mc
25-Jul-14
An "other weapons" forum

From: Rick M
25-Jul-14
Instant P&Y score when a picture is posted?

From: Reflex
25-Jul-14
New algorithm?

From: buzz mc
25-Jul-14
"It will be especially helpful for those of you who like Math."

Not only am I not good at math, apparently I can't read either.

25-Jul-14
Live Chat

From: tinecounter
25-Jul-14
It's twue, it's twue, it is a TBM filter!!!

From: itshot
25-Jul-14

itshot's Link
maybe a new banner?

From: NvaGvUp
25-Jul-14

NvaGvUp's embedded Photo
NvaGvUp's embedded Photo
"I'll give you guys a hint.

It will be especially helpful for those of you who like Math."

From: Franzen
25-Jul-14
Darn, I was hoping it was a filter to remove all the whiny comments ABOUT TBM.

25-Jul-14
Monster Muleys counts up your posts.....like that kind of math???

25-Jul-14
"Monster Muleys counts up your posts.....like that kind of math???"

That sounds great. Instantly accessible information that can be wielded like a cudgel by my wife.

I'll be excited. That's almost as good as a line by line look at the proof of Fermat's Theorem.

From: bill v
25-Jul-14
Hey, he's bringing back the 3 star system!

Lose your 3 stars Divided by 5 and your out!!

The new type of alligator rythm

Bill V

From: bill v
25-Jul-14
Draw odds calculator?

Ah, another arguement over draws odds!

I think Pat likes having us argue!! :)

Bill V.

25-Jul-14
Actually....a draw odds-point calculator would be AWESOME....I use to send people to Monster Muleys all the time for their draw calculator...until they pulled it now I don't send people there anymore...

From: spike buck
25-Jul-14
We have to answer a math question to log on??

25-Jul-14
If we have to use common core math I'm out!

25-Jul-14
If I had a draw odds/point question that I couldn't figure out, I already know which Bowsiter I would put my question to.

From: Ace
25-Jul-14

I think that maybe Pat got an Online Casino License and he's going to start offering gambling on Bowsite.

Odds that the next Turkeyman Post from Alabama will contain more than 2 misspelled words: 100 - 1

Odds that Obama will pull a Michael Bloomberg and run for a third term: 5 - 2

Odds that Jake and Pat will both shoot an Elephant with a Bow within the next 2 years: ? - ?

From: oldgoat
25-Jul-14
Math or METH?

From: Genesis
25-Jul-14
Post counter

From: GhostBird
25-Jul-14
MATH = WTF X 2

From: bowriter
25-Jul-14
Automatic change of the word "harvest" to "killed." However the word "killerized" will be an option. Smoked and dirt nap will not be.

From: kellyharris
25-Jul-14
Lol have to admit lots of cool upgrades over the last 3 years,

From: bnt40
25-Jul-14
Now Ghostbird that is funny!

From: Teeton
25-Jul-14
I think Pat's going to charge us all a fee to use the bowsite.. Kinda like a drug dealer gives drugs to someone for free and them make lot of of them. So the math is more for him and his accountant and how many more acre's of land he's going to buy.. This is may store and I'm sticking to it.. :)

From: HockeyDad
25-Jul-14
Pats going to finally admit he created TBM so he could double his ratings.

From: happygolucky
25-Jul-14
"Post counter "

I guess that too. Hope that is not it. Formatting tools would be nice

From: TD
25-Jul-14
If it's digital rackulator that give P&Y scores off pictures it's gonna remove about half the whitetail threads......

From: Cheque
25-Jul-14
it's a poll counter so people can ask yea or nay questions and get actual ratio answers...do I win?

From: Medicinemann
25-Jul-14
What/When is the release date ?

From: TD
26-Jul-14
Geez Pat.... couldn't have gotten more buzz with a drum roll.... =D

From: Hammer
26-Jul-14
It is a scoring system for the critter you harvest?

TD hit the nail on this one. A lot of post on limited data. We al must really be bored and need fall to get here soon. lol

From: 'Ike'
26-Jul-14
Matt's coming back...?

From: Beendare
26-Jul-14
Associated press July 24th 2014, Connecticut

After careful analysis the founder of Bowsite Mr Patrick Lefemine has developed a mathematical formula to determine the exact best broadhead. "Its a bit detrimental to my business model", he is quoted as saying," some of those broadhead arguments can go on for pages. I just felt like I needed to give back to my fellow bowhunters"

Bloomberg July 26th 2014

In breaking news the company that manufactures the Rage line of broadheads announced the purchase of a blockbuster formula that could determine the exact best Broadhead for bowhunters. They have purchased this formula from the owner of the Bowsite, Patrick Lefemine. The terms of the sale has been withheld.

The Rage executives are quote as saying, "Lets just say it wouldn't be in ours, or Mr Lefemine's best interests for the general public to have this formula."

"on second thought," said Mr Lefemine, "I would hate to deprive bowhunters of the lasting enjoyment of a lively Broadhead discussion."

From: DL
26-Jul-14
I was hoping for a BS filter.

26-Jul-14
Probably a poll function.

Post counter is unnecessary. We all know who spams the site.

From: Bou'bound
26-Jul-14
new forums added to better direct people to the best places

training wheels states forum

next level thinking forum

souther state experts only forum

From: LUNG$HOT
26-Jul-14
My guess is a calculator to figure out arrow speed/ kinetic energy based on arrow weight and poundage of bow!!! Then again maybe not. Can't think of anyone who would "hate" that.

From: TSI
26-Jul-14
The buildup might ruin the surprise!Let the cat out.

From: GhostBird
26-Jul-14
I think Bou nailed it... "Next Level Thinking forum"

Haaaaaahaaaaaaahaaaaa, Haaaaaahaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaa

From: TSI
26-Jul-14
Its a Credit score,800 best 0 worst,loose points for disruptive behavior,get points back for every day your not.Higher the score the more credit the poster has.

From: TSI
26-Jul-14
Prizes for the best credit scores each month.

From: spike buck
26-Jul-14
A NEW GUN THREAD!!

From: Jack Harris
26-Jul-14
"It will be especially helpful for those of you who like Math."

Way to go Pat.... You just drove away 1/2 of your users and most of Alabama... (sans DC and Ghostbird of course)

:)

From: DL
26-Jul-14
TSI you got part of it, Credability score.

From: Jaquomo
26-Jul-14
A thread "view counter" would be good.

That way I can sell ads on my live muley hunts! :-)

From: Hollywood
26-Jul-14
Draw odds calculator?

From: drycreek
26-Jul-14
Not a BS filter. Bowsite would fold like a cheap suit if you filtered the BS.

He said math......hmmm.....maybe a way to figure the odds that the tracking spiders would still be around when you need them ?

26-Jul-14
A live video feed would be nice!

26-Jul-14
A spot for Wyoming hippie chicks to sign up so they can take NR bow hunters into the wilderness.

From: drycreek
26-Jul-14
Vernon, it's about 20 years too late for me !

From: Forest bows
26-Jul-14
A like button

From: LUNG$HOT
27-Jul-14
I just hope it's not a flirt button! Would almost be as bad as the manscaping thread!!

From: jdouin
27-Jul-14
Live Chat would be nice. With math being the hint, post counter would be my guess.

From: Ambush
27-Jul-14
Is there actually something?

If so, I guess I'll likely miss it because I'm tired of checking back here looking for it.

From: x-man
27-Jul-14
After a few days ignoring it, I finally opened the thread about state training....

OMG!, Please let it be a TBM filter!!!!!!

From: Norseman
27-Jul-14
Troll detector?

oh that's right, we got our own team on the Community Forum.

My guess is post counter.

From: drycreek
27-Jul-14
It would be nice if we could post more than one pic at a time. Especially on food plot or antler growth type of threads. And the Conn. live hunts of course. ( multiple shots of Pat's boots )

From: bill v
28-Jul-14
New math question: How many days will Pat make us wait to tell us what the new toy is?

bill v.

From: Bou'bound
28-Jul-14
If you sprend enough time playing on various pages you will see what has changed and it is amazing. just play a bit and you will uncover it.

From: drycreek
28-Jul-14
I don't guess I'll ever find it, because I only go to this page.

From: Jack Harris
28-Jul-14
Well I never noticed that there "like" blue button before, I guess we can share all of TBMs posts on Facebook now? Bold move Pat....

Now - if that been there all along - it just proves I can't see my nose in front of my face...

From: BIGHORN
29-Jul-14
I think that Pat wanted to find out what kind of rumors we would start.

29-Jul-14
A 'image' manager...Damn, I was hoping it was a TBM filter also...

From: TD
29-Jul-14
If it's a "like" button.... well....it can "like" off..... (idea stolen from booking.com....for a booking great time at a booking great price....)

From: CCOVEY
29-Jul-14
+1 Bou'bound

From: midwest
29-Jul-14
I "like" it!

Gave Will's thread a "like".

From: Medicinemann
29-Jul-14
Do you have to use Facebook to take advantage of it?

From: loprofile
29-Jul-14
The answer is Downtown.

From: Fuzzy
29-Jul-14

Fuzzy's embedded Photo
Fuzzy's embedded Photo
we are in it now

From: Knife2sharp
29-Jul-14
I don't "Like" anything.

From: Jack Harris
29-Jul-14
So was Facebook there for a while and I never noticed? I now see that this post is sponsored by a CFP. But that was just showing revolving site sponsors. Only thing that looks diff to me is. The "like on FB" button but I am probably wrong

From: Chris S
29-Jul-14
I give another thumbs up to TBM filter!!

29-Jul-14
Yes, the Facebook thing has been there..

From: Franzen
29-Jul-14
Five days later, testing must not have worked out so well.

From: Jack Harris
29-Jul-14
Pat my failure to notice FB makes me wonder how many trophy bucks walked by me over the years.

From: grizzlyadam
29-Jul-14
Math? Must be the rakulator.

From: Bou'bound
29-Jul-14
don't mention scope creep or someone will assume this is a gun thread and it will go to hell really quick!

From: drycreek
29-Jul-14
Never noticed a facebook button, but then, I try to ignore anything associated with facebook.

From: drycreek
29-Jul-14
Never noticed a facebook button, but then, I try to ignore anything associated with facebook.

From: TSI
29-Jul-14
Guess Pats been takeing notice of some of the suggestions,now the project has expanded.Everyone stop adding ideas or it will never get launched.

From: Jack Harris
29-Jul-14
I think it's gonna be a thread counter... Number of posts created, number responded too, number of intelligent posts created, number of intelligent responses, number of stupid posts created, number of stupid responses, etc... Then we will be ascribed a performance rating... The largest contributors to the site will probably win a prize each year, like Pat's autograph, a free ozonics machine, pack of Rage BH's, etc...

From: Bowme2
29-Jul-14
Don't forget, Jack... The number of times a person posts a particular buck, you lose points with every posting. You would be at -25. :)

From: Jack Harris
29-Jul-14
"Don't forget, Jack... The number of times a person posts a particular buck. :)"

Rick - is that on bowsite or FB or combined? If it includes FB, you and Kelly got me beat by a mile :)

From: TD
29-Jul-14
Difference between not noticing and avoiding/ignoring wherever I see that trademark.... =D

30-Jul-14
Are you talking about the thing on the Home page?

From: Bowme2
30-Jul-14
"And I'm close to removing the FB thing altogether. That platform is on a slow death march. Only girly men and housewives are left."...

Nick Muche loves FB!

Oh... By the way, if bowsite had a profile pic and change option. I would be king of that! Oh wait... Never mind, Jack Harris would. Speaking of "girly men", where is Jaquomo? Pat...

From: Bigdan
30-Jul-14
I got kicked off today is that the big change?

From: Franzen
30-Jul-14
What social media do the real men use now, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat?? All sound pretty manly to me. I won't be subscribing, but just trying to keep up with the times! I guess some guys on here do get pretty "girly" at times, so I'm not 100% innocent.

30-Jul-14
"What social media do the real men use now..." ...Bowsite. 'nuff said.

From: midwest
30-Jul-14
"And I'm close to removing the FB thing altogether. That platform is on a slow death march. Only girly men and housewives are left."

What??!! Where am I going to post my workouts??? Everyone knows if you don't post your workout on fb, it never really happened!

From: Brotsky
30-Jul-14
I only Facebook after I manscape.

From: Ole Thumper
30-Jul-14

Ole Thumper's embedded Photo
Ole Thumper's embedded Photo
I believe pat is working on a filter to make all our UGLY MUGS look more presentable with our HARVEST PHOTO'S! Myself included LOL

Ole Thumper

From: bill v
30-Jul-14
Thats funny Brotsky!

Maybe thats it, theres gonna be a new feature for all of us to learn from: Manscapping 101

From: xring
30-Jul-14
I belong to a number of car-related forums that use Vbulletin or other similar software. I know Bowsite was developed many years ago when chat boards first started showing up on the internet, and as far as I can tell it hasn't changed much in that time. I only come here now and then, largely because of the lack of functionality and the difficulty in finding what I'm looking for. I've been a member here for well over a decade, as I recall, and really don't visit that much even though bowhunting is a passion for me.

Compared to the other sites I use, Bowsite is sorely lacking in user functionality. Either that, or I just can't figure out how to use what's there :). Sometimes days or weeks go by between my visits, so I can't remember the title of the thread I replied to and therefore can't find other replies. I can't even find a way to see a list of all of my posts, my registration information, or even my "sent" PMs. I sent a message weeks ago for help, asking how I can find my sent private messages and didn't get a reply.

On the other sites I can click on a guy's username and get a link to all of the threads he started, all of his posts, his user profile (date registered, number of posts, location, etc.). I can look at all my PMs, both sent and received, and I can search on any word, username, or whatever. PMs never expire like they do here. I can subscribe to threads and get e-mails when someone posts. I can create a personal album, and a lot more things that improve the user experience. I can see a list of every member, when they joined, when they were last active, and more.

I know for some of you this is the only site you ever visit, and have not experienced what else is out there. Sorry for the criticism, but this is an honest observation from a guy who usually spends every day on chat boards like this. I like what Bowsite has to offer from the members that make it what it is, but it's just sorely out-dated and there are much better options out there.

Personally I think this software should be ditched altogether, and something like Vbulletin that has all the built-in functionality used to replace it. The other sites I use are free as well, and sponsor ads pay for the software and administration. I'm pretty sure the owner of one of them makes a ton of money from sponsors.

Bowsite is a great resource, just not very user-friendly, imo. Again, I'm just offering some constructive criticism. Bash away!

From: bigswivle
30-Jul-14
Xring just went freestyle

From: TSI
30-Jul-14
Sounds like a stock tip!hint.

From: Ace
30-Jul-14
Well I certainly hope we long term Bowsite members get an insider's deal on the Stock before the IPO. I mean if Pat is going to be a legitimate Billionaire we should at least have the chance to be Thousandaires. Pat may I suggest that the Ticker Symble for the new Pubic version of Bowsite be BOW. Oh damn, just checked that's taken, you'll have to buy BOW Energy to use that one, ok maybe: BS, or if that's too edgey, how about HUNT

Maybe my "story" way up there on this thread wasn't so far off after all.

I just hope that Pat will still associate with us when he's rubbing elbows with the rich and famous like Michael Bloomberg ad George Soros.

From: TD
30-Jul-14
Funny..... every single thing xring mentioned is exactly why I come to bowsite. All that other social "look at me and what I'm doing" bovine waste isn't here. I don't care how many posts a person has or when they joined. Which does make it harder to keep your fan base up with all you're doing.... but as mentioned... there are other places for that. This is bowhunting. Pure. Plain. Simple.

I just want some info and insight from the best bowhunters on the planet and get some stories and pics of epic adventures.

(insert/ line of little yellow dancing puds....)

30-Jul-14
Lol td

From: elkmtngear
30-Jul-14
"All that other social "look at me and what I'm doing" bovine waste isn't here"

I've got 3 letters for you: T B M ;)

From: Brotsky
30-Jul-14
"I've got 3 letters for you: T B M ;)"

TBM....The Bovine Master :)

From: Heritage
30-Jul-14
A Bowsite app would be nice. Easier to follow threads and post photo's/live hunts, etc.

30-Jul-14
Ole Thumper finally one of the Papparazzi gets a picture of TBM

From: Franzen
30-Jul-14
I agree with TD. The only thing that I have previously desired from xring's post is the ability to keep and view older and sent PMs.

IMHO, I believe Pat intentionally keeps the advertising bearable on this site, so as not to water down the actual content. This of course means he's working from a somewhat limited budget. I'm wondering if some of these other bovine waste sites receive the amount of posted photos and videos that this one does? I don't visit other hunting sites, because from what I've read/heard it would be pointless and aggravating for me to do so, so I really don't know what gets posted on other sites. What I do know is that all this takes up server space. Also, several things mentioned as desired are already available.

Or, maybe I am way off base and Pat is becoming insanely rich off this site...

From: Knife2sharp
30-Jul-14
This is a forum, not a chat and it's home grown and maintained, not a packaged version like 99% of the forums on the net. Honestly, I've never found another forum like Pat's anywhere. I like his format and keeps out a lot of unwanted pointless replies to boost thread counts. This makes newcomers feel more welcome to post because its not overrun with forum bullies/hogs.

From: sureshot
30-Jul-14
Tough to improve something that is already the best in it's league.

From: drycreek
30-Jul-14
I was going to refrain from posting something, but xring's post made me change my mind. I am also a member of TexasBowhunter.com. They have all the bells and whistles xring spoke of, but the content is mostly .....uh......crap. No way to make it sound better, it's just facebook for rednecks. Those guys will post about what beer they are drinking, what they are having for dinner, etc. That's okay I guess, but every day ? I am just fine with Bowsite just like it is. My two cents.

31-Jul-14
Is TBM really going to me a Moderator?

From: Bou'bound
31-Jul-14
Maybe an automated live hunt forum where guys did not have to actually type what they normally do. Kind of a template for the first 25 posts from the stand. something like this:

photo of dashboard of truck showing time, and temp

photo of stand with sun coming up

photo of shooting lanes to east

photo of shooting lanes to west

photo of shooting lanes to north

photo of shooting lanes to south

post saying nothing yet

photo of squirrel

post saying still nothing yet

photo of chickadee

post saying still nothing yet

post saying nothing yet and it getting cold

post saying heard one walking

post saying rattling sequence yielded nothing yet

photo of chipmunk on log eating mushroom

post saying still nothing yet and the wind is screwing up this hunt

post saying saw one out of range

post saying still nothing yet, could be due to hunting presure on adjacent land

post showing rock wall to south

post saying nothing yet, but the rock wall is still there

photo of doe at 100 yards through trees.....or was that a feral dog?

post saying no further sign of deer......tried to call in but no luck

post saying it is getting boring and time to go back to truck for coffee

post saying that's it for this hunt will try it again tomorrow. thanks for coming along

This would save a lot of typing for guys doing the live hunts in the fall and would cover 95% of the situations. in those cases where something out of the norm happened the hunter/poster could just inject that in the appropriate place in the script and take it from there.

the 2.0 version of the template could come with automatic "good luck", "better to be hunting than working", "I wish I was out there", "hang in there if it was easy it would be called shopping" type posts sprinkled in between each of the hunter posts for an added touch of realism.

From: Fuzzy
31-Jul-14
Bou' that's perfect!

I am gonna save that as a Word file and start doing live hunts to-script... after I get a few stock photos I won't even have to go out! ;-)

From: Z Barebow
31-Jul-14
Nice BOU! LOL!

From: BTM
01-Aug-14
Will the new site automatically filter out words like "center punch" and "ham blaster"? :)

From: Jack Harris
01-Aug-14
Bou - I think that covers it well!

01-Aug-14
Franzen: Good read!

From: R. Hale
01-Aug-14
Bou, You are amazingly cynical and sarcastic. I really like that in a person. :)

From: Knife2sharp
01-Aug-14
Don't forget the photo with Santa Claus. He seems to always show up where Pat hunts.

From: Knife2sharp
01-Aug-14
Actually, wasn't Pat talking about some sort of enhancement having to do with rack sizes last fall? I thought it went along with his guessing the rack poll/feature, but that's a few years old. Or maybe I dreamed it.

From: Fuzzy
01-Aug-14
rack enhancement? this is a bowhunting site, not a plastic surgery site

From: Jack Harris
01-Aug-14
Knife2aharp - the rack size enhancer was already implemented from Alabama. It automatically adjusts the inferior rack score from a buck taken in a lesser state- to a buck taken in the big mid-west states. I shot a stud of a buck grossing 158" as an 8 pt in NJ last year that otherwise would have maxed out at 110". One of the greatest bowsite posts ever written and really helps us guys in states not starting with the letter "i" or "k" or "o". :)

From: Norseman
01-Aug-14

Norseman's embedded Photo
Norseman's embedded Photo

From: Knife2sharp
01-Aug-14
I do know where TBM hunts, all the 70" - 110" bucks are equivilent to monster bucks every where else. Must be a sub-species thing.

Actually, website enhancement, not rack enhancement. Or maybe it was having to do with aging deer. I guess I'll have to use the crappy search "enhancement" to try and find it.

From: Z Barebow
01-Aug-14
New Bowsite enhancement and it involves math???? HMMMM.

I got it! Posting a deliberately vague topic or a partial story in the off season, stringing out needlessly and incessantly thereby allowing the thread post count and site visit count to increase exponentially!

Wait a minute, that has been done to death over the years.

From: JLS
01-Aug-14
Maybe it's an automatic deer scorer/ager app?

Insert trailcam photo here and press enter.....

From: dg72A
01-Aug-14
Math?? Must be a Score This function, we always need another Score This.....

From: sureshot
01-Aug-14
I typed rack enhancement into Google to see if I could find anything on the topic....Interesting to say the least

From: Knife2sharp
01-Aug-14
I found it, it's in production now. Image Tools. After you post a pic you can rotate it or delte it.

What do I win?

From: Chip T.
01-Aug-14
I am quite sure that Pat's boys were planning to follow in his footsteps and take over Bowsite when he retires. However, after reading these posts I am quite sure they will both enter the monastary and stay as far away from you guys as possible:)

From: Knife2sharp
01-Aug-14
Maybe it Image Tools has been here a while. I know, how about a Dislike button?

From: GhostBird
01-Aug-14

GhostBird's embedded Photo
GhostBird's embedded Photo
I finally figured out what it is... not sure what it has to do with math though.

New Bowsite sponsored camouflage!!!

From: TD
01-Aug-14
I could use a bit of functionality this weekend.....

just sayin'.....

From: Chief
01-Aug-14
Is it me or does she have a hairy chest?

From: Bill V
01-Aug-14
Chief. Your looking way too close at that pix!!

From: LUNG$HOT
01-Aug-14
Lmao! Funny stuff ghostbird! And yes the image tool has been here for a while now. Also a great addition.

From: Jack Harris
02-Aug-14
Ghostbird - funniest post YTD so far! I stole that and sent it via txt message to my buddy's, especially the one's that could easily make DDD cups!

From: steve
03-Aug-14
Bou I could tell you really like the live hunts ! Maybe this year we can get one .LOL

From: Bou'bound
03-Aug-14
Steve if anyone is going to kill a deer in Connecticut on a Live hunt this year it will be you or your son

From: Zebrakiller
03-Aug-14
have you always been able to magnify the post when you read them I just figure this out? works for me im getting older cant rrad this small print

From: Salagi
03-Aug-14
I'm away from a computer for a week and when I come back, this thread is like a soap opera. I can pick up exactly where I left off, nothing's changed, (except maybe piled a little deeper). ;)

03-Aug-14
Maybe it's a way to score bowsiters on success and learn who the go too guys are on here.

From: Ace
04-Aug-14
For Immediate Release:

The new 'Functionality' is that immediately upon hitting: "Submit Message" the new upgraded and updated system will immediately SCORE your post.

You will receive grades on such things as spelling, grammar, vocabulary and a newly developed category called: 'Interestingness'. Scores on all categories along with the handle of the poster will appear on the main page, helping you decide whether or not you wish to open and read a particular thread.

Perhaps even more useful will be additional Categories, where posts are rated for things such as:

-'Usefulness/Accuracy of Information Provided'

-'Controversy Level'

-'Relevance (to your Interests)'

-'Sarcasm'

and finally: -'Humor'.

I have it from a reliable unnamed source that the hold up in the release of this new function is due to difficulty the System is having with determining the Humor Score.

Apparently the computers are having trouble differentiating between unintended humor and deliberate attempts at jokes.

Because of this the Bowsite Computers cannot distinguish between something which is funny because they are laughing WITH you, and something funny because they are laughing AT you. I'm sure you can understand, and we can all think of people who fall into both categories.

From: BULELK1
06-Aug-14
Be sure and be very careful Bou' as the 'Edit' option is gone----

Good luck, Robb

From: drycreek
06-Aug-14
Two hundred posts and NOBODY knows !

Or, two hundred posts and I'm the only one who doesn't know !

From: HockeyDad
06-Aug-14
I know, Pat wants us all to share this on facebook and accumulate a million "Likes" before he releases any new functionality.

Or he is waiting for seasons to start so the user load doesnt overwhelm the servers (unlike colorado and their licensing system!)

From: itshot
08-Aug-14
any way to adjust pic in relation to text without using HTML?

text first, then pic or vice-versa

multiple pics with multiple lines of text, all movable?

08-Aug-14
Oh I've got it...a new Connetacut live hunt where someone actually kills something.

From: buzz mc
08-Aug-14
Yep, it's official. I've lost interest.

From: dg72A
09-Aug-14
agree with buzz

From: bigswivle
09-Aug-14
"Oh I've got it...a new Connetacut live hunt where someone actually kills something."

Pains me to say it, but I laughed

From: snapcrackpop
09-Aug-14
Patiently waiting..................................

Oh, forget it!

From: Florida Mike
09-Aug-14
This thread was a real letdown...

I guess whatever "it" was must not have worked so it was canned? Are we sure Pat doesn't work for the Government? This seems just like some of the things F&G tries...hmmm. Mike

From: happygolucky
09-Aug-14
Talk about playing 100 people like a fiddle. Dumb thread. I'm out.

From: TD
09-Aug-14
Wasn't a total waste.... I got a pretty cool t shirt out of it... =D

From: sticksender
10-Aug-14
Quote: "I'll give you guys a hint. It will be especially helpful for those of you who like Math."

State draw odds calculator?

10-Aug-14
Like a fat girl playin dodgeball, im out....

10-Aug-14
How long can you wait for the firecracker to explode before you call it a dud.

From: Bou'bound
10-Aug-14
Give it time guys. Pat probably forgot about where the thread was that unveiled the new functionality details and he is now just trying to decipher the current version of the sites "search function" to bring it back up.

good luck with that!

From: Florida Mike
10-Aug-14
Hahahahahaha

From: Will
10-Aug-14
Ace killed it with that post about 800posts back! Bou had a good point on mobile hunts.... I like em.. but his points a good one. Given the state of CT has to be 85% of mobile hunts... maybe Bou's rule could apply only those of is who occasionally post live hunts from CT :-D

From: SANDMAN
10-Aug-14

From: SANDMAN
10-Aug-14

SANDMAN's embedded Photo
SANDMAN's embedded Photo

From: SANDMAN
10-Aug-14

From: SANDMAN
10-Aug-14

From: SANDMAN
10-Aug-14

SANDMAN's embedded Photo
SANDMAN's embedded Photo

From: HockeyDad
11-Aug-14
Was the new functionality the auto spell checking and right click to correct? Or am I one of the observant ones who never noticed it staring me in the face?

Ace of Spades mentioned this a lot of posts back.

From: Bou'bound
01-Sep-14
I refuse to give up on this I know it's coming

From: Medicinemann
01-Sep-14
Wasn't it the averaging of the deer scores based on a photo?

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