HOTorNOTcars.com - BETA version now online!

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Great news - I've got HOTorNOTcars.com up and running! Now, the problem comes with content...I've uploaded everything I can on my hard drive to get things going, but I need your help to really help get the site off to a great start! So, head on over to hotornotcars.com via the link or by clicking on the green tab at the top right of your screen. Once there, you'll immediately be shown a random image from the database of pictures. Then, give that car an honest rating on whether or not you feel it is "hot" or "not". You will need to register a new account to post your own photos, but there's not much information needed and there's no limit that I can see on how many photos you can upload, so don't hold back! However, other than the obvious rules posted on the site, I do ask that you keep from posting any pictures of super-exotic cars (i.e. Ferrari F50, Lamborghini's, F1 cars, etc.) so that the site won't simply become another gallery of all "hot" cars, and will keep things interesting.

So, whether you've got pictures of your own car on your hard drive, or ones you've grabbed off the net, get to posting them! And, if you encounter any bugs or problems, let me know (that's what this beta release is for, too!). :)
 
I'm liking it... :cool:

Now I have a reason to take a few photos of my truck... try to get that perfect shot.

I put my bike up for now. :D
 
Only one thing I see as an annoyance. Sometimes, I'll get a car I've already voted on. I'd like to have a button to go to the next one or something.
 
I noticed that when i go throught the green tab at the upper right corner, the title of the page turn to hor or not cars...

But when i come back to the forums it still says i'm in the hot or not cars.

Just wanted to let you know
 
Originally posted by space
I noticed that when i go throught the green tab at the upper right corner, the title of the page turn to hor or not cars...

But when i come back to the forums it still says i'm in the hot or not cars.

Just wanted to let you know
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Jordan, I think this is a framing issue. I noticed it too.
 
Originally posted by AltF8
Only one thing I see as an annoyance. Sometimes, I'll get a car I've already voted on. I'd like to have a button to go to the next one or something.
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Yeah, they're just selected at random. This problem should go away once the database gets a little bigger. :)
 
Originally posted by AltF8


Jordan, I think this is a framing issue. I noticed it too.
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Yep, you're right, I'll need to update the external links this afternoon.
 
can you only post one picture per account name? I was thinking of putting a few up... but it seems if I do that it will change my current picture.

Sorry a bit :confused:
 
Originally posted by Magic069
can you only post one picture per account name? I was thinking of putting a few up... but it seems if I do that it will change my current picture.

Sorry a bit :confused:
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Click on "add more of your pictures for rating" right underneath the "update now" button on the upload page to be taken to a form for the new image. Just keep clicking on that, and you can upload all you want. :)
 
Originally posted by Jordan
Click on "add more of your pictures for rating" right underneath the "update now" button on the upload page to be taken to a form for the new image. Just keep clicking on that, and you can upload all you want. :)
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right, so I am stupid. Sorry! :banghead:
 
Like it! :)

I hope you get lots of pics. Are you concerned about copyright issues?

Pedant's Corner:
I got asked if what looked suspiciously like a Yamaha R1 was a hot car. :confused:
 
I noticed that when i go throught the green tab at the upper right corner, the title of the page turn to hor or not cars...

But when i come back to the forums it still says i'm in the hot or not cars.

Just wanted to let you know
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Thanks, space, this problem has been fixed. :)

Jordan, you're gonna have the magic 3500 posts!
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Haha, I hadn't even noticed - thanks for reminding me! :D

Are you concerned about copyright issues?
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I hadn't really thought about it...

hasn't worked right for me, i don't know if the pics are up or not.
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Talentless, exactly what kind of problems are you having? :confused:
 
i'm not sure that i understand it. i go and pop in the pic, submit, but i can't tell if it has or not. tried going over but it kept showing the same pic then nothing. and i couldn't find it in the vote area.
 
Originally posted by Talentless
i'm not sure that i understand it. i go and pop in the pic, submit, but i can't tell if it has or not. tried going over but it kept showing the same pic then nothing. and i couldn't find it in the vote area.
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Well, when uploading a picture, the page should refresh and you'll see a small version of the photo load above the upload form. Then, it's online. If you want to overwrite it, then you can click on the "Browse..." button and upload another file. But, if you want to enter a new image and keep the current one in the database, then look right below the "update now" button and click on "add one more of your images for rating".

Does that help?
 
I like, but I never can stop clicking on those kind of things! I just posted the three cars I've owned, which leads me to a question.. (and I know this has to do with the way the page is setup) But is there any way that you could, say, skip a car? In case you've already seen it or it is your own and you would rather not vote on it, (so as you can see what people really think of it). Thanks for the great site!
 
I like, but I never can stop clicking on those kind of things! I just posted the three cars I've owned, which leads me to a question.. (and I know this has to do with the way the page is setup) But is there any way that you could, say, skip a car? In case you've already seen it or it is your own and you would rather not vote on it, (so as you can see what people really think of it). Thanks for the great site!
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I agree, this is a definite problem with the software HOTorNOTcars is running on...but unfortunately it's pretty much the only one available for under $100 that actually allows you to upload your photos to the server. Until I can integrate some kind of fix for it (anyone here fluent in Perl?), we'll just have to wait until our image database gets larger. I'm very sorry... :(
 
:lol:

To the person who wrote this about my car:

"yawn, shoulda waited for the STi. The "performance" numbers are that of a pickup truck...way too much money for way too little car."

First, the STi will be at least $6,000 more than what I paid for mine. For $6,000 I could have my car easily surpassing the abilities of the STi. (Except for that rotten 6 speed...$8,000 conversion! :eek: )

Second - What pickup truck are you referring to? I'm unaware of a pickup truck (except maybe the Lightning - Ford guys inform me of it's abilities) that can run 0-60 in 5.4 seconds and (with $10 in mods) run 13s in the quarter mile. Perhaps you can clear that one up for me. :rolleyes:

Third, too much money for too little car...hmmm. Let me add this up. $24,000 for a car that does 0-60 in less than five and a half seconds, tops out at 147 mph and still gets ~24 miles per gallon, seats 5, carries my kid in her carseat to daycare in the mornings and autocrosses like buttah. Show me another car in that price range that can do the same, and I'll be REALLY impressed.

Sorry, rant over everyone. :mad:
 
Nice site, must get me old vw on three wheels and post it up for a mauling.

Shows how much impact gt3 has had, the Tickford and the Skyline had me voting high just 'cos of their game presence.

Actually just thought of a car that should be in there - the aston martin shooting brake. :eek: . One aston I wouldnt be seen dead in. Second thoughts, a hearse is about the best thing for it.
 
Originally posted by f094h
just thought i would post because its almost been a year from the last post!
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What are you talking about? :confused: This thread was started on January 22, 2002.
 
I posted a Mclaren F1 LM pic and it has like 70+ votes for 1* :eek: Jordan I dont think people acutally go through and look at the pics they just vote 1 for all of them :mad: Cheers to all those that voted a 9 or 10 to the Mclaren F1 LM pic that I posted :cheers::cheers:

*Make that 96 :mad::mad::mad:
 

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