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Uh, there's a database of roller coasters here, too. It's pretty.

Well, Krause apparently owns stock in coast2coaster.com, soooo...:)

I've always wondered why Duane just doesn't lift (errr, borrow) the full map idea. The coast2coaster site is just visualizing his data in a different way. All the info and links point back to RCDB anyway.

RCDB does links to smaller maps localized around each park, but one catchall seems like a no-brainer. I think RCDB - while being the "go to" source - is a little academic. It's all text links and book-ish info. A more visual layout would make that site ridiculously awesome instead of just awesome. The info for the back-end is all there, just make it pretty and fun to play with.

^That's a nice idea to improve rcdb.com. Perhaps you should let Duane know :)

People wonder why I don't do this or that all of the time, and usually the answer is there aren't enough hours.

It's okay, Jeff. CoasterBuzz is still the greatest roller coaster web forum on the planet! At least you got that.

Not sure if that's a compliment, but thanks?

It's a sincere compliment. lol

Butt kisser. ;)

^But what will he get out of it?

Nothing really. I just like teasing Travis. I actually think this site is better for looking up some stuff as well.

I've been called a butt kisser on many occasions, even in my non-online life. It makes me feel good spreading genuine compliments where they are due. :) Pay someone a genuine compliment or two every day, and see how good it feels.

It's the back-handed compliments that are disguised as genuine that you really have to look out for.

It's also how to read or interpret anything on the internet. I find that kindness comes across as sarcasm or flirting a lot of the time...

Perhaps at times. And sometimes well-intended humor is interpreted as snarkiness.

It's interesting when you think about it. How the room for interpretation can offer such a safe haven for passive aggressive behavior. It can be hard to know the difference.

I think I've said this before, but it is difficult to pick up on tone when reading the written word as opposed to a spoken conversation because there is no accompanying body language or facial expression to go along with a comment. GCG, you hit the nail on the head with that. It is why I almost always put some sort of emoticon or laugh or SOMETHING after a comment so that my intention to be silly or joke-y is clear and I don't sound like a big heinous B.

Travis, I like the compliment-a-day thing. Really fun!

Was that a compliment?

Why yes, it was!

Then there is also some people that used to be very obviously total snarky a-holes online (and/or drunk all the time), but are now trying to be nice, like me :)

^^ GCG, were you the snarky a-hole AND drunk all the time, or just drunk all the time? *CRACKING UP HERE*