I have a feeling that Bucket-Baby is going to haunt us for a long time....
Meanwhile...for limiting the "cover" pic to the front page...
Brethren and Cistern, I feel your pain. And no, we haven't forgotten.
This is a very technical issue, and as such the bailiwick of our dear friend Nolefan. (One time I spilt my drink in one of them machines and big scary sparks came flyin' out, and I'm never goin' near 'em again!
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And guys, Br'er 'Noles is a very, very busy man. He has a Real Job (more than one, actually) and works long days trying to scratch a living out of the stony, inhospitable soil that is Beijing. And when he's not working, I strongly suspect he's either spending some time indulging in Dirty Little Monkey activities or is pasted to the sofa in a
tequila coma religious trance.
I too have tech modifications I've wanted for a very long time...including a revamp of the cover picture. But the reality is that we have to work with Nolefan's very limited schedule. That's just how it is. Please never forget that
it is only through the loving generosity of this lovely man that the Saloon continues to exist at all. He deserves patience.
And the cover pic goes back to the very first days of this site. It's as much a part of the Saloon as Uncle Bertie (for you newcomers, that's the guy in the upper-left corner of the page), school horror stories, near-fatal hangovers, or chlamydia. I am sorry for the inconvenience it causes some of you, but as such, I'm not willing to eliminate it to accommodate a relatively small minority of members. (And no, my jealousy over not being able to afford a smart phone, especially in the USA where mobile-phone users are being bent over and screwed by the service providers to an unconscionable extent, has nothing to do with this...)
PLEASE be patient. We'll do what we can.
In the meantime, I at least hope you've noticed my own attempts to meet you half-way. I been changin' the pitcher real reg'ler-like, and I'm trying to limit the size of the photos to as small as possible...