Hey! Site Admin Midnight Synergy. U wanna volunteer, right?

[FlashMerlot]

In several posts, you allude to seeking a volunteer helper with a little website and programming experience. Does 30+ years qualify? I'd be willing to volunteer ... and ... to put your mind at ease, that I'm not a half-baked wanna be ... here's my resume http://www.qpop.com/VolkingResume.doc

My family and I have really fallen in love with wonderland. I'm a ol'fart and have written a mountain of freeware and shareware over the last 3 decades. I'd be happy to help (for free) as long as I could do it at my own pace with significant design freedom.

Name, address, phone and email are in the resume.

Bet'cha don know where XYZZY started

[popo]

Good on you for volunteering FlashMerlot.

I'm not sure I would want my name, address, phone and email plastering on the web for all the world to see though. Maybe you should have PMd it to Patrick?

[FlashMerlot]

@popo
I believe ... to live one's life in hiding is not to live. Search google for "Frederick Volking". You'll find 200+ references. Fear is for others. I live my life in the open, and am proud of it.

But hey ... thanks for the concern.

[popo]

Have you not heard of Identity Theft? It happens all the time, and it's on the increase.

Of course, if you're a business, you would have to advertise your name, address, phone number etc. to get customers, but I don't think it's a good idea to spread personal information on the Internet, there are some very nasty people out there.

I'm not in hiding, but I am very careful.

[Bearsland]

Fear is for others. I live my life in the open, and am proud of it.

Wow!! What a guy!! What a hero!! What a...

... wait a minute

or does "I live my life in the open" actually mean you are homeless. Ahh! You poor thing!!

[Lillian]

If anyone wants Bear's address and personal details - here they are:

Teddy Bear
Under The Arches
In A Cardboard Box
Charing Cross
LONDON

Age: 143

Hair: Not much

Teeth: Not his own

Hobbies: Collecting ciggie ends up of the floor!

[Bearsland]

Hobbies: Collecting ciggie ends up of the floor!

I would like it pointed out that I do throw away all the wet ones and any with lipstick on them.

[Midnight Synergy]

Hi Frederick,

thanks for the offer - and that's a very impressive resume!

I think the main thing will be for me to figure out what (and if anything) should be done - from user responses on that thread it doesn't seem clear if much should be changed from how it is now.

Anyone, please post further comments if you feel strongly about this issue:
http://pcpuzzle.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3393

Thanks again,
Patrick

[majic1]

I can't say I feel STRONGLY about it, but I do believe things are fine the way they are. This suggestion was a good idea, but it would only complicate things more. It may be a little lazy on my part, too - making a level is fun - writing out the entire solution is WORK! Plus Bear has a very good point about not having solutions to all levels available. Half the fun is figuring it out - and if you can't, talking on the forum to solve a level amongst us - that's fun. We seem to be getting along fine the way we are now, and I don't really see the need for this at the moment. Just my opinion!

[Bearsland]

I can't say I feel STRONGLY about it, but I do believe things are fine the way they are. This suggestion was a good idea, but it would only complicate things more. It may be a little lazy on my part, too - making a level is fun - writing out the entire solution is WORK! Plus Bear has a very good point about not having solutions to all levels available. Half the fun is figuring it out - and if you can't, talking on the forum to solve a level amongst us - that's fun. We seem to be getting along fine the way we are now, and I don't really see the need for this at the moment. Just my opinion!

Totally agree with every word Majic says here.. As far as the board is concerned, I reckon it's fine the way it is. Also just my opinion.

[the cat]

I agree with both of you.

It's not broke don't fix it

[popo]

I quite like the idea of a website, but if all the authors have to write their own solutions it will be a lot of hard work. Some have hundreds of levels under their belt.

If the solutions could be got by trawling through past posts it would be easier on the authours but hard for whovever has the job. If someone is willing to do that though, it might be worthwhile.