anything i can do to help matt?                                                                                                                                                                              

hey where did my post go that I added here?  hmmm lol.   Ok its back online now, and ive sent an email out.   The problem was with navigating through years as well as months.                                                                                                                                                                             

Can I put my birfday in the Events section so everyone knows when to send me a pressie lol                                                                                                                                                                             

lol if you're having a BBQ or other party for us then go for it  :-)                                                                                                                                                                             

Well done matt i think you done a great job                                                                                                                                                                             

Cheers Graham, took me bloody long enough lol.   At least I have the basics now, so I can write a reviews system etc too.                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                            Yea, well done Matt                                                                                                                                                                             

Hi Matt,

Received the "Events is live" email and have just checked it out.

Well done - it looks great, especially the expanding on mouse-over action (and that's using Opera).

I didn't see this Forum thread till just now, so here is my suggestion for the "Categories". As some might know I'm involved with the local Advanced Motorcyclists group. I can't see a Category to advertise either our annual Open Day (15-July last) or to advertise our or similar monthly meetings (we don't meet at a pub/cafe. So how about a "Club Monthly meeting" or similar Category?

The only other suggestion is to add the day or the week to the Calendar date, or to make the background for weekends different (when not hovering the mouse over the day). Think that these will help users/members to focus on when to have fun on our bikes.

Richard

                      Matt its great well done                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Cheer's Richard, ill add some options tonight.  Keep them coming if you think of any more (Not too many though, because people will start to just select irrelevant options)                                                                                                                                                                             

Thanks Matt. Keeping the Categories generic is good, and that saves our poor little brains from making too many decisions. :-)                                                                                                                                                                             

    categories...there isn't one for bike SHOW                                                                                                                                                                             

Is this ok? cat_id category 10 Club Meets 11 Advanced Riding Meets 12 Bike Shows/Exhibitions                                                                                                                                                                              

Matt,   How about including regular meets like Rivi Barn, Hartside, Squires etc?                                                                                                                                                                                 

Covered under Informal Gatherings i think.  Too many options mean people dont know what to choose                                                                                                                                                                             

  Yes, that's ok Matt, thanks                                                                                                                                                                             

I think those new ones are probably OK Matt, though I feel a bit conspicuois now. :-)

The full list, with my comments, is:
Advanced Riding Meets
Bike Shows/Exhibitions - covers all indoor shows
Biker Rallies/Festivals - covers all outdoor shows
Club Meets - covers owners clubs etc
Dance Events
House Parties - I assume this is for "private" parties
Informal Gatherings - guess for ad hoc get togethers
Pub/Cafe Meets - not sure how this & Informal differs
Racing Events - for watching
Ride-Outs
Rock Gigs - how does this differ from Dance Events
Speed Dating - seems a little out on its own!!! :)

The only other 2 categories I can think of are "Track Days" for taking your own bike to/around a race track, and "Longer Trips" for weekends away and foriegn trips.

Otherwise I think we are almost there with the list.

Good point about the pub/cafe/informal thing.   U think it should all be one?  If so - what should I call it?   Ill create the 2 new categories now.                                                                                                                                                                             

tblEventCats cat_id category 1 Biker Rallies/Festivals 2 Rock Gigs 3 Dance Events 4 Speed Dating 5 Pub/Cafe Meets 6 House Parties 7 Ride-Outs 8 Informal Gatherings 9 Racing Events 10 Club Meets 11 Advanced Riding Meets 12 Bike Shows/Exhibitions 13 Track Days 14 Longer Trips/Weekends