New Skywarn Forum

[Shawn Gossman]

I have created a new skywarn forum because there is only one big one around so I figured why not make another one. I am very lax on the rules, so if you want to advertise your sites in your signatures, go for it

I just figured I would invite you all. If stormtrack has banners, I'd love to put one up as well.

http://www.skywarnforum.com/

I will be looking for staff soon (volunteers) but the more members I can get at the moment the better.

 

[Jarrod Barnett]

Thanks for the invite. I just signed up.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

Thanks! If anyone noticed the site being down today, I have increased the server resources so that should not happen again.

 

[Jason Foster]

Shawn, while I think you are fine to use the name, might want to make sure. Just a reminded that Skywarn is a trademark of NOAA. You likely could ask Dave from skywarnonline as to what (if any) permissions he had to get for use of the trademark.

 

[rdale]

There are no issues.

http://www.weather.gov/skywarn/resources/SKYWARN_branding_guidelines_v5.0_Oct08.pdf

 

[Shawn Gossman]

Like rdale said, I keep a statement on the footer of my sites about Skywarn. It makes it legal and permitted to the NWS/NOAA. I also go the further step and make a link to NOAA in the footer statement.

The logo was modified specifically for my website (I paid for it) but I still credit NOAA. I also make sure people know it is not an official Skywarn or NWS website.

 

[Jason Foster]

OK..cool. I figured it was fine. I knew about the link that rdale had, have it booked marked actually (or one similar).

Good luck with the forum.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

Thanks and feel free to join if you want I am also looking doe link exchanges if anyone is interested!

 

[Chriss Lyon]

Berrien County in SW Lower Michigan Weather Spotter, part of Indiana Michigan Ohio Skywarn; http://www.imoskywarn.org/

It's been an active season for us so far compared to last year!

 

[Chance Metz]

Cool, I joined too. I am a skywarn spotter by the way. Have a card with a spotter number as well.

 

[jdrenken]

Great seeing you here Shawn! Kudos on creating the website and I might look into it since I stopped going to the other one.

 

[Chance Metz]

Yeah I have been on here a lot more then the Skywarn Fourm but I do intend on commeting every now and then.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

Thank you for your comments! We just upgraded to vb 4.0 as well! Many more great features!

 

[Chance Metz]

Yeah Ihad to change my pssword to be able to log in. No big deal though.

 

[Charles Loring]

So did I, but that was the only thing I had to do...

 

[Chance Metz]

Which is really just a minor inconvience.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I am sorry for that! It was due to the merge but there are many more features in vB 4 than there is in MyBB, so it should of been worth it =)