| The Points System |
VeloBase.com utilizes a unique points based system to help ensure the integrity of the data within its pages. As a community driven website, it is important to take steps to keep SPAM and other unwanted postings from being added to the website. New members are not immediately given full rein to add and edit content on the website and are limited in what they can add to the website. As you gain points over time and by adding content you are automatically granted new permissions to add and edit content additional content. This system, along with the 'Report' buttons on every listing and comment will provide the controls to ensure quality information at VeloBase.com.
You can check how many points you have at any time through the Profile section of your MyBase page. See the sections below on how to gain points by adding content to the website.
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| User Roles |
| Certified Vintage | This is the Highest Level of User Role at VeloBase.com. These users have full permissions to add and edit content throughout the site. They can add additional options to the Brand, Group and other drop down fields when adding new content. Only Certified Vintage Users can add content to the Frame Parts list. To become a Certified Vintage User you must have 50 points (at least 15 of those points must be generated through adding content) and be a member for at least 4 weeks. |
| Vintage User | Once a user has been a member of VeloBase.com for at least 5 days and has accumuluated 10 points (at least 1 of those points must be generated from adding Comments or through completing the Vintage Quiz) they are upgraded to Vintage Users. As a Vintage User you can now add new component listings, update empty fields of existing components. Additonally they can edit Brands, Add to the Tool or Head Badge database, and add to the Additional Resource and Glossary listings. |
| User | This is the Default Role for new members. Users can access the MyBase Profile page as well as leave comments on listings and report problems. Users can take the "I'm Vintage" quiz to accelerate their advancement to the 'Vintage User' Role Permissions which will allow them to add new content to the website. The Vintage Quiz can be accessed through the link on the MyBase page. |
| Administrator | Member JFischer is currently the only Admin at VeloBase.com. You can contact me through the email link at the bottom of every page. Or through the 'Contact Us' link above. |
| Point Awards |
| Seniority Points | Members automatically gain 0.5 points each day they are a member of VeloBase.com. However seniority alone will not promote you to a new user role level. |
| "I'm Vintage" Quiz | New members can gain 5 points by taking the "I'm Vintage" quiz accessed through the MyBase page. This is a way for new members to upgrade quickly, but keep the spammers at bay. |
| Leave Comments | Each Comment that you leave about a Component gains you 0.5 points. Please do not abuse the Comment feature to gain points. |
| New Component Listings | Once you are a Vintage User, you can gain 1.0 point for each new Component you add to the VeloBase database. |
| Update Component Listings | For all Components that you make an Edit to in the VeloBase Database, you can gain 0.5 points. |
| New Brand Detail Listing | Once you are a Vintage User, you can gain 0.50 points for each new Brand Details Listing that you add to the VeloBase Tool Database. To do this, you add the Country, Year Open, General or Historical information to a Brand in the Brand Directory that does not currently have any details associated with it. You can gain 0.25 points every time you update a Brand Listing with additional information. Adding enough Historical Information about a brand will promote that Brand's History Article to the VeloBase.com Article listing. |
| New Glossary Term | Once you are a Vintage User, you can gain 0.25 points for each new Glossary Term Added or Edited. |
| New Additional Resource Listing | Once you are a Vintage User, you can gain 0.20 points for each new Additional Resource Link you add to the VeloBase database. |
| New Head Badge | Once you are a Vintage User, you can gain 0.50 points for each new Head Badge that you add to the VeloBase Head Badge Gallery. |
| New Vintage Tool | Once you are a Vintage User, you can gain 0.25 points for each new Tool that you add to the VeloBase Tool Database. |
Newly Registered Users have relatively limited permissions on VeloBase.com. One way for these new members to accelerate their promotion to a user role level where they can add content including new components and add missing information to existing content a "I'm Vintage" quiz has been added to velobase.com
The quiz is made up of 5 randomly selected questions, most of them should be fairly easy to answer by anyone who has spent any significant time around vintage bicycles. You have 2 hours to complete the quiz, and you can browse away from the Quiz page and return to it within the 2 hour time limit to complete the questions.
The idea here is
to keep individuals who may want to post unwanted content from doing so, while allowing knowledgable individuals who want to start adding and sharing information on VeloBase.com a chance to do so within a few days of becoming a member of the website.
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| Registered members have access to the MyBase Watch List. This section provides a quick link back to any component listing that you want to keep track of or otherwise find quickly. You can add listings to your Watch List by clicking on the 'Watch' link at the top of all Component Listings. Once added the Component will appear in your Watch List along with the Component Category and Last Updated date. |
| Content Lists and Counts |
The MyBase Profile Section shows a count of how many submissions of different types you have made to the website. The Count is incrimented each time you submit an addition or edit, and is not reduced if the listing is deleted or later edited by someone else.
The MyContent Lists page shows a list of all of the content you have either added or were the most recent person to edit. It is important to note that if someone else later edits a listing it will now longer show up in the 'Updated' Listing.
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| Top Contributing Members Lists |
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This Area shows who are the top contributing members in different areas of the website along with the count of how many of this time of add or update they have submitted. These numbers should match the values in the member's "MyContent" section of their user profile. Do note that the "Other Content" is a sum of several values including Glossary, Links, and Tools added.
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| How to Add a Component |
| Required Role | Vintage User |
| Where to Start From | MyBase, there is a link below the User Profile Section. Or Click the "New Component" link on the left hand side of the page. |
| Process Steps |
| Step 1 | Select the Category, Brand, Model (optional), and Group (optional) |
| Step 2 | Review the List of Components displayed. If the component you are adding is the same or similar to one listed click the link to that component otherwise click 'Next' |
| Step 2b | If you selected a similar listing in step 2, click the 'Add Variation' link at the top of the listing to proceed. |
| Step 3 | Fill in Detailed Information for the Listing. Edit the Listing Name field as needed if the auto-generated one is not fitting. You can use the 'Additional Information' text area to include any other information not covered by the individual attribute fields. |
| Step 4 (optional) | Select up to 4 photos to upload to the listing. Please limit the size of the uploads to 250k, however the system will automaically resize the image as needed. |
| Step 5 | Submit! There are buttons at both the top and bottom of the page. |
| Notes & Tips |
| Add to Dropdown Lists | IE and other browsers may try to block the pop-up prompt needed to add the new item to the list. You can either tell your browser to allow the pop-up each time, or add http://VeloBase.com to your Trusted Sites list in the Tools\Internet Options settings. |
| Add to CheckBox / Radio Lists | Select the 'Add New Item' option and Enter the new value in the text box provided. |
| Resizing Photos |
Photo Uploads are limited to approx 250k per Image. A 800x600 image is well below
this size, however most digital cameras default to much higher resolutions.
I use this program to resize my images:
Easy Thumbnails |
| Editing a Component |
| Required Role | Vintage User |
| Edit or Report | If the Photo (or Listing) is Offensive, Inappropriate, SPAM, etc: Please use the Report button instead of the Photo Manager. Using the Report Button alerts the Admins to the problem and any additional action needed can be taken. |
| Where to Start From | The Edit and Photo Manager buttons are at the top right of each Component's View page. |
| Editing Information |
| Edit Screen |
The Edit screen is almost identical to the Add screen. Depending on your role level, on this screen you can add new information and/or change information that is not correct.
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| Permissions |
If the field is grayed out, then you do not have the needed permissions to make changes to that field. Only Users who are 'Certified Vintage' can make changes to all fields of a component listing that they did not add to the system. If you added the component to the system, you should be able to go back and make any changes needed.
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| Editing Photos | Editing Photos is now handed by the Photo Manager page. See below on details about this feature. |
| Photo Manager |
| Re-Ordering Photos | The first feature to the Photo Manager is the ability to change the order of existing photos. To change the order of the Photos, use the drop down list next to each photo to choose its order. Remember, a maximum of 4 photos can be used at once. Once changes are complete, press 'Submit' to finalize the change. |
| Remove Photos | If there is an incorrect photo, or photo of low quality needs to be removed from the listing, simply press the 'Remove' button next to that photo. If you are making other photo changes, you can also select the 'Del' option from the Dropdown List next to the photo. |
| Add New Photos | Browse to a new Photo file to upload (up to 4 photos) and either select the position in the list for it to be added, or leave the default value of 'Next Open' place. If there are already 4 photos in the listing, you must remove some from the list before adding new. |
| Selecting Unused Photos | Photos for this Component, or Variations of this Component, are listed in the last section. If you want to add one of these Photos to the Listing, simply select which position in the list you want it to appear and Submit the changes. |
| Add Other Content |
| Brand Overview | The Brand Overview and Brand Directory is a new feature avaliable October 2007. The Brand Overview has space for the Country, Year the Company Opened (and Closed), as well as General Information about the Brand and a History of the Brand. Once the History of the Brand is of sufficent size it will appear in the Articles section of the website. |
| Head Badge Gallery | The Head Badge Gallery Add page is now broken into two parts. The first section you add general information about the head badge that you want to add. After submitting this information the second page may show you a number of similar badges in the database if any exist. If any are shown, please be sure that the badge you are trying to add does not already exist in the system before adding another one. If the badge does not exist, add general information and a photo and submit. |
| Tool Database | The Vintage Tool Database catalogs vintage tools, and tools needed to work on vintage bicycles and components. Click on the "Add Tool" link at the top right of the Tool listing to add a new tool to the database. |
| Frame Parts Database | The Frame Parts Database holds information about the materials which make up a bicycle frame. Tubing, Lugs, Dropouts & Fork Ends, etc are shown here. You must be a Certified Vintage User to add and edit listings in this section, however anyone can comment on them. |
| Glossary | There is a Link to Add Glossary on the Glossary Index and on the MyBase page. First Search for the Glossary Term you want to add, then add the information related to that term in the box below. If the Term you search for already exists, the information will be loaded into the Text Box for you to add or edit. |
| Additional Resources and Links | There is a Link to Add Resource link at the top of the Additional Resource page and on the MyBase page. Fill out the information requested by the page and submit the page. You will be taken to the Additional Resource page which should now include your new information. |
| Catalog Scans | Catalogs already scanned into an electronic form can be emailed to me at the email address at the bottom of this page. If they are very large files, please contact me ahead of time so we might be able to arrange an easier arrangement. |
| Articles | If you have an article of your own work that you wish to submit for publication on VeloBase.com, please email it to me for review and posting. I am interested in posting well researched information from every topic in Vintage Cycling. Restoration, History, Serial Number Analysis and anything else interesting and useful. |
| Tools & Charts | If you have useful reference information that is not covered in this section, or by individual component listings, email it to the me (email address link at bottom of page) and I will get it formatted and added to this page. |
| VeloBase.com & eBay seller Agreements |
One of the primary sources of new vintage cycling component information and photos is eBay. However the listings only remain on ebay for a short time before the photos and listings disappear all together. VeloBase.com has contacted many eBay sellers who sell a large number of vintage cycling components to get permission to use the photos and information from their auctions. We appreciate their help in continuing to expand the collection of data here on VeloBase.com.
Below is a partial list of those eBay sellers who have given their approval to use their photos, specifically those who run eBay stores and other high volume sellers.
VeloBase.com only uses their photos after auctions have been completed and they are no longer in need of the photo for their own uses.
If you are an eBay seller who wishes to be added to the list of individuals and shops who have given their approval to use photos from completed auctions, please use the 'Contact Us' link above.
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| *bws* | 2009elswick | acajoe1959 | adelek17 |
| adelphi368 | al_van_varick | alteschule51 | anttion |
| bbbainbridge | bbcbikes | bcd110 | benotto69 |
| Bicyclebryce | bicycleclassics | bicycledreamer | bicyclists_retreat |
| bikebeyond | bikedealnederland | bikesapart | bushpig.vrc |
| campagnolosr | capt.rock | casanova9898 | cnighbor1 |
| coffeeride | Cputman5678 | creamcityonline | cv-6enterprises |
| defietsenmaker-nl | erik56fox | faustobeer | Felnzo |
| galibier95 | gorospil | granfondo05 | indarc |
| jamesr305 | jeff306bikes | kia4000 | killersnacko |
| kranz | lotushel | manousse83 | mastinaro |
| matt1400g3 | mihou | muzpuf | norbikes |
| ora65 | pacebicyclehaven | pb*bikes | radmaenner |
| randyjawa | raydobbins | renaissancebicycles | rhclassics |
| rocvale | rudytrek | rusty8857 | sblackstone |
| sceno234 | senditnow | sidemonkey | speedbicyclescom |
| spikesbikes22vrb0247 | stronglight69 | supersoulfusion | surplusruss |
| swami_cycles | tdvlondon | thebikestand | torpado1 |
| velo-ideale | www*bike-vintage*com | zairebunia | |
| Report Buttons |
| The Report Button on Component Listings, Comments, Tools, Head Badges, Glossary and Links are there to alert and/or remove problematic content. To Report a Component or Image, use the 'Report' link at the top right of the View Component page. Comments have a Report link on the left side of each comment under the User Name and Post Date. Additional Details about the Report reasons are listed on the Report page. If you added the Comment or Listing you will either see an Edit or Delete link instead of the Report link. Please use these buttons to remove or edit the problem. |
