New bb launch/ed! And soon... CA!    3/17/08
Sabrina... I did put a brief/permanent link on the WWM Homepage, and all left shared borders to the new BB... Would you please draft a small introduction to the service, you as moderator, perhaps some of the folks that are helping... And whatever else you'd like to announce in conjunction?
Neale and Andrew, would you think a bit re something similar?
Thank you all, BobF.

Where did the forums go? WWF  12/27/07
I haven't been on the site for a couple months as I have been busy with other tasks, but I'm just wondering where the forums page (that used to help me a lot) went. Maybe I'm not looking in the correct place, but it used to always be on the left hand side of the web page, and now its disappeared. If you could help me it would be great.
Dave
<Got tired of folks writing us saying that the SysOp (LorenzoG) was remiss in fixing this and that, inability to register, log-on... Bob Fenner>

Registration, WWF   10/2/07
Hi everyone
this is Chris, ive tried to register to this forum a few times and i always
get an error message. I sent Mr. Fenner an e-mail about this but it was
returned. I would like to help out in anyway i can here at WWM. im very
interested in tridacnid clams and am currently a moderate at Clams Direct
(screen name, Chris&Barb) and a team member at RC (screen name Mbbuna). so
first if there's any way someone can help me register here i would
appreciate it and secondly if i could be of any assistance regarding
tridacnid clams i would be much obliged
<We don't have access to WWF admin... You'll have to keep trying there. BobF>
<Chris... are you offering to help respond here on WWM? Are you willing to fix your English before responding? Have the time? BobF>

Website forum error... we can't fix WWF   10/26/07
Hello. I've been using your website as an invaluable resource, both for fresh and saltwater information. We've recently decided to dive into the saltwater side of things and have learned much from your site. However, we've run across some questions. I'd like to be able to post them on your forum, but I am unable to register for it. I emailed your Lorenzo person and included a screen shot of my problem, but have not received a reply.
<... dismal. I apologize for his laxity... if I can. Mr. G. is going through a "growth process"...>
Here's the problem. When I click, register, the screen where I sign up is missing a field for User Name. The field does not exist, though I can see where it is supposed to go. Can you please tell me if he received my email and if he's working on it? And if not, is there another way I can register, maybe by giving you my info and you sign me up?
Thanks for any help,
Trina Werkema
<I'll cc him here re. Cheers, Bob Fenner>

WWF chat forum - registration – 06/11/07
I've been interested in registering for your chat forum, but when I try to create a user account, the first box (Username) states, "Sorry! Registration is temporarily unavailable." (see below). It looks like the chat forum is operational, so I'm wondering if there is a glitch?
<You are the Nth person to send this along... Have sent repeated notices to the formerly competent Lorenzo Gonzalez... methinks he is "becoming mature"... Coming to grips with the realization of his limitations... Let's hope so. BobF>
Thanks,
Andy
User Edit - (*) denotes required fields
Username*: Sorry! Registration is temporarily unavailable. Password*:
Real Name*: Confirm Password*:
Email: Okay to show real name?
Homepage: Okay to show email address? *
Location: Occupation:
Notes: (Tell us all about yourself! There's no real limit, but please be VERY careful with any HTML!)

New WWF/BB Registration Won't Work   2/2/06
> I have tried to register with two different names and passwords and it returns
> invalid name\password.  I know for a fact one of the name\password
> combinations I used could not possibly be used on this site.
> What, if anything have I done wrong?
> Thanks.
> Roger Clark
> <Don't know... will send to Zo... builder/mgr. there. BobF>
Hi Roger!
Make sure "cookies" are enabled in your web-browser, and if you are running a
firewall, that it is also set to permit cookies. This is how the forum
software keeps track of who's logged in and who isn't.
Thanks!
Lorenzo

Where did WWF go?  9/30/05
:(
I'm rather bummed out... I can't get to the WWF homepage or the chatforum no
matter what link I try!  Will it be back anytime soon?
Jen
<Mmm, thanks for this notice. Will notify Zo here... the originator, manager of WWF. BobF>

Forum Woes
Dear Don:  Just wanted to let you know that I am unable to get into the Forum again.  I'm trying to get the names of the meds that Vintage advised me about. I'll keep trying but wanted you to know.  
Thanks - Robin (Bellablue)
<I did speak to Zo, the forum admin, about this. Make sure you browser security is set to accept cookies. Don >

Buying Pix, WWF
JasonC here, I apologize for the delay in my response. To answer your query,
the medium resolution images are free for personal use and can be had by
simply write clicking the image in the pop-up window and doing a "Save
Picture as..." to save the image to your local disk. The hi-resolution
images are available at a price $10 US per image. If you are interested in
the hi-resolution versions, we can process a credit card order over the
phone and then set the password on the images to give you access to them.
If you have interest in the hi-resolution images, please send me your phone
number and I'll give you a call and we'll get this done.
Cheers,
J --
Dear Robert
I would like to download about 5 of your pics from WetWebFotos so that I can
print them out and put them on my office walls.  I tried to download them
from the site but it would not let me.  Is there a charge for this kind of
use?  If so how much would that be.
Best regards
Jonathan Mills

Chat Room Down?
Hey - Guys!
Is chat room down? keep getting error message -
" Can't contact servlet runner at localhost:8914" -
Please let me know what's happening - I have a dilemma in the general category and wanted to see what was an answer -
It's Not A 911 (LOL)
Thanks - Alane AKA - redlady69
<Thanks for this. I sent a note to Zo this AM re. Bob Fenner>

Re: WWF Forum
Unfortunately, I do not have sufficient permissions on the server that hosts
this forum to fix the problem. Zo is in fact on vacation in Utah and think
will be back next week. If "super" lucky, he will take a peek while he is
there and perhaps fix or give me permissions to fix.
Wish I could help here, but I'm not sure what else I can do.
Cheers,
J --
<Thanks Jas... this is basically the response I have been giving people who
are asking re... man! Bob F>

More Forum Worries - 07/26/2004
Moderator, WWF
I've been trying to get into the web site all day now, (Sunday).  I was just wondering if my failure to get on is because of a post that I put in in regards to Sabrina.  It wasn't even rude ... I was just stating the facts about a post that was old.  I'm thinking it's not because of that, surely. If it is as a result of this post .... it really isn't very professional.
<Mmm, nothing like that>
<<As Bob said, nothing like that at all.  You're ALWAYS welcome to your opinion, and to voice your opinion, in the forums.  In fact, I daresay I doubt I've even seen the post in question - heh, I can't get to the forums, either :)  Don't stress about it, Angie; all is well.>>
I've been trying all day to no avail.  If there's a reason other than technical problems on the end of the web site I would appreciate a note or something rather than just nothing.
<<Unfortunately (er, 'fortunately', rather), there's nothing to give you a note about.  Please don't worry over this issue; as far as I'm concerned, it's a non-issue.  You'll have access to the forums as soon as the rest of us do (sigh!)>
Nichzmom
Angie
<I emailed Zo a couple of times re the WWF server being down... he's on a vacation... and is the only person who has the password (and likely capacity) to fix whatever is wrong. I will cc Sabrina here for more direct input. Wish I knew how to fix WWF. Bob Fenner>
<<Wish I knew, too.  Either way, I hope this has at least eased your mind some, Angie.  Wishing you well,  -Sabrina>>

Forum Downtime - 07/26/2004
Sabrina
<'At's me!>
Just wondering ...I've been trying to post a question on the web site all morning with no avail.  Is the web site experiencing problems or have I been banned?
<Indeed the forums are "down".  Unfortunately, with 'Zo on vacation, they'll be remaining down until his return.  No worries regarding being banned; you'd have to make very many people very, very angry to accomplish that - and somehow, I don't think you'd do that :)  WWM/WWF is very much supportive of one's freedom of speech, so you'd really have to work at it to try to get banned, no need to worry over this, m'dear.  -Sabrina>

Forum Downtime - II - 07/26/2004
Good to hear!!  I really really miss the web site.
<Us, too.  No worries, I'm sure the great 'Zo will rescue us upon his return!>
Thank you.
<Any time.  Wishing you well,  -Sabrina>

Forum Fixed! 7/27/04

Aqua-Zone Magazine Hong Kong
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 06:58:42 -0700 (PDT)
Hello Robert,
<Hello Miki>
This is Miki Chan from Aqua-Zone Magazine. We are publisher and our magazine Aqua-Zone is the only pint magazine in Hong Kong with content about aquaculture. We have just started 2 issue and hope to continuously bring the latest information and new about marine and fresh water fish to the Hong Kong and China readers.
We have visit WeWebFotos via the internet and find all the photos are extremely brilliant and vivid. We wish to get your approval and re-print those photos in our magazine and let our readers to have chance to appreciate them. All printed works, of course, will indicate copyright reserved to WetWebFotos. Please consider our idea and let us know whether this is possible.
Thanks very much for your kind attention and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Regards,
Miki Chan
Aqua-Zone
Editorial Department
Tel: +852 2793 2582
E-mail: miki@aqua-zone.com.hk
Website: www.aqua-zone.com.hk
<Thank you for your interest and kind words. We are a media company in actuality and so we do sell the use/rights to our photo and text work. I am referring you to Jason Chodakowski who handles such sales. Cheers, Bob Fenner>

Pet fish stuff for sale message boards
There used to be a place on your site where people could post on message boards if they had stuff to sell.  Do you still have that somewhere?  I'm in need of selling my 75gal saltwater tank.  I live in Mars PA (actually Steven Pro moved it when I moved 18months ago) I'm just wondering where that spot on your site went or if you know of another site I can post it on?  Thanks all
Colleen Cuda
<Mmm,, we do: http://wetwebfotos.com/talk/
Bob Fenner>

Frustrated, but don't think we don't care - WetWebFotos 
>Have tried for hours contacting hewleyy pacard, jive forums and you but STILL can't chat on your site! 
>>I don't know "who" hewleyy pacard is, but "Jive Forums" is simply a script or language, a type of template used to create the forums. You can contact them, and they can't do a thing about accessibility to the site. Most likely a server issue, however, once I pulled my pass out of my own memory banks I'm in just fine. 
>Getting about half upset and was wondering if anyone cares enough to help me out. 
>>We can only do so much, especially when, chances are, the servers are likely very remotely located. Not all that influences the world wide web is under our control my friend. 
>I have ten years reefing experience and many insightful responses, and a genuine desire to help others in this hobby to make it work but am stumped by this problem/situation. 
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
>>Absolutely no need to yell, that won't help a thing. Even if NOT logged in, I'm sure that you can see who's who in the forums, and expect that by contacting Lorenzo Gonzalez or Ananda Stevens (both of whom most likely are well-aware of the problem) you may be able to find an answer, if not a release. Participation IS desired, I'm sure. Ultimately, however, I personally cannot help you out. Even if I had direct access to the server, I may or may not know what the problem is, or even if it is with the server itself, many, many possibilities here. If it helps, know that you're not the only person who's had a problem in the last 24 hours, and if you can, please be patient. Marina

Posting photos on WetWeb forums user pages
Hi, How do I post photos so they are linked to my name?  Pufferpunk
<Click on your user name, and you should get to your user page... you should see "WWM User" and your user name, then "main user menu" and "edit". Click the edit link, scroll down the page, and fill in the blanks... --Ananda>- 

Forum Signup Problems -
Hello,
I've tried registering to the marine message board but it won't allow me to  do so.  After I enter all my info it takes me to "page unavailable" with a link to WetWebFotos.  Are you experiencing problems with new signups. <Yes, we are aware of this problem and working on a solution.>
Thank you,  Rob
<And thank you.  Cheers, J -- >

- Forum Problems -
Hi there,  I have tried to sign up become a user so that I could post a question on your forum, but for some reason I can't.  I keep getting the blank page which says the web page I am trying to reach is unavailable/been moved etc...  Anyway, I need help... can I ask you a fish question directly, or can you help me get to the page where I can get registered???
<We are aware of the problems with signing up on the forums and they are being worked on post-haste. You can absolutely send your question in here, we'd be happy to answer it.>
Thanks in advance for your speedy reply!  Jody
<Cheers, J -- >

Your Web Site (actually the WWF chatforum)
There is no need to reply to this e-mail as it will be my last contact with wetwebmedia.com. Several weeks ago I became disappointed with the tone, tenor and personalities of several individuals administering the forum pages. I chose to look for another site that is more comfortable and have, in fact, found two. I wanted to let you know that the forum participants were, in relative terms, less that informative/helpful and were in fact spiteful in several instances. This may be whining on my part and if it is construed as such, then so be it, but it cost wetwebmedia.com and it's sponsors three users. It also prompted the return of the most recent Fenner book.
I would like to thank you for your time and attention.
Regards,
Arthur Murton
<Thank you for your consideration in taking the time to compose and send the above input. It is regrettable that the WWM chatforum has offended you. Jason.C is sending your note along to all the volunteer administrators and the common progenitor, Lorenzo, for contemplation. Personally, I have an abiding regard for the "service-orientation" of such BB's... and have been leery of being associated with same for the very tendency toward rancor and abuse you list. We are, after all, fellow hobbyists in a common bond of sharing, aiding each other... there is a "central tendency" I would remind all (borrowed from the "doctrine of the mean", Confucius) that what we utter/state should be accurate, significant and meaningful. I don't see where spite, meanness, derisiveness, cost to intended "audience/s" fits in here. Again, my apologies for the misbehavior of others. Bob Fenner>

Re: Your Web Site
To all,
This would be a bit more helpful if the actual..."culprits"(?) could be identified, and what was written that this person found so objectionable. As I'm sure many have noticed, I personally haven't been able to spend much time actually on-site, so to speak. However, I have noticed that, indeed, there is some truth to these assertions. It won't be helpful to point fingers, but it *would* be helpful to contact them privately (if we've been allowed that possibility via email) and simply express the wish to continue a positive and caring net-community.
I think that this problem can possibly be addressed in such a manner as to help foster an atmosphere that is less "possessive" (we can include the adjectives that Mr. Murton has used) and steer the users towards being more helpful, as evidenced by particular members (Freckleface and Ananda are two who immediately come to mind). I don't think we'll be able to get this person (or the other two) back "into the fold", but we most certainly *can* prevent this in future. This might be done by posting a thread, possibly in the Bar & Grill, speaking to what our goals are, and why this site exists at all.
As some may (or may not) have noticed, I have been working very hard to steer folks to the site, as well as to the other site I am now associated with. I firmly believe this is of positive benefits for all involved, *including* the hobbyists. I hadn't thought to keep any numbers, but I know that each week my efforts have garnered positive results.
I'm very sorry to read this, but I'm very glad it's been passed on (and I'd *really* like to know what sites this person found that he finds to be so much better).
Marina
<Well-stated Marina. Thank you. Bob>

Image for Saltcreek
Becky, Pam, I am responding to Chris Turk's request re an image he says Saltcreek is looking to place in their trade show booth. Chris didn't say for certain what it was you were actually looking for... something with fishes, the reef... Do you have a spatial format (vertical, landscape) or colors, texture in mind? Some "dead space" for inserting a label? Please find attached a few Red Sea images to help with sorting out what we may have that you can make use of.
Bob Fenner, WetWebMedia, WetWebFotos.com

Re: copyright infringement?
Hey bob! I was researching a fish I just bought, and went to flying fish to look for basic info, and I found a pic.
http://www.ffexpress.com/images/fish/gobies/10632.jpg
now, on this page:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/shrimpgobies.htm  
there is the exact same pic. Flying fish claims ownership of the pic, but I am kind of skeptical. Who exactly does the pic belong to?
<Mmm, me. I/we sell rights to the use of image work... One of the ways we pay the bills. Thank you for the notice. Bob Fenner>

Re: quick question about images
Mr. Fenner,
<Howdy>
Thank you for taking a moment to look at my email and answer a question for me.  
At the suggestion of a fellow aquarist I'm contacting you to ask for some advice and possible favor.  The marine fish store I work for is having me design them a website to sell livestock and drygoods online and I'm having a problem finding good quality images of fish, corals, and inverts and my friend thought you could help me.
<Yes>
He said a lot of the e-tailers seem to use images that are copywritten by you, and I wanted to find out if there was a way that I could use some of your images.  We could of course pay you a royalty or work out another arrangement, such placing links to your books or website on our homepage for you.
<We do sell use of images (about ten dollars per in quantity) for website use>
The site is in it's final phase of development and this is one of the last things that we have holding up our deployment.  If we can work something out that would be great, and I would appreciate it greatly.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Guy Wozniak
<Thank you for your interest. Do make it known what you're looking for especially. Bob Fenner>

Archive of aquaristic photos
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You can search through our online archive selecting the coloured data files. To avoid longer download times, you find JPEG pictures of low resolution.
Digital pictures can be obtained in all standard formats and desired resolutions. Our standard format is a PICT data file with 3072x2048 pixels and a size about 17 MB. We can deliver our pictures by normal mail, courier service or e-mail.
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- Server not Serving -
Hi guys,
<Hello, JasonC here...>
Sorry to be a pain, I have been trying for the last two days to get to wetwebfotos.com but each time I try I get a 504 Gateway Timeout message. I can access other sites, Like WWM no problem, but cannot get to WetWebFotos.
I just wanted to know if it is a problem your side, or a problem on mine? <Yes, there is a problem on our end. The server which hosts the WetWebFotos and the adjoining forum is down at the moment and being worked on. The WetWebMedia server is not the same machine, so not affected by this outage. Will hopefully be back online soon.>
Many thanks for your time
Lee - Durban South Africa
<Cheers, J -- >

Re: WWF, reporting loops, things between cracks (Connie.C where are you?)
Erf. I don't recognize this. What do you want me to do with Constance? I'm writing/converting (from WWFotos code) an online photography database/shopping
system to do what you originally wanted with WWFotos - but it's a few weeks off.
<Wow, WOW! Yay! Can't wait... wait, I guess I can, will have to... I can contact her (yikes, actually, will have to wait, see if she re-contacts us... tell her of your intention, time-frame, ask if she wants to wait, or send scans over the net or USPO... Bob F, excited>
In the meantime - I take it you want me to handle Connie's requests somehow?

Subject: Re: Pictures
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 08:55:52 -0700
Dear Bob & Lorenzo:
Please let me know what's happening re pics mentioned below.
<Ahh, good to hear back from you. If you read through the Daily FAQs: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/daily_faqs.htm  you'll see a note addressed to you re this issue. Zo didn't get my msg. re arranging somehow to provide you (automated) with the images... but you've stirred us on to making this possibility, eventuality so! In the meanwhile, how large do you want, need these pix? Will either send along on the net (up to hundreds of kilobytes per) or re-scan, burn on a CD and mail to you. Make your desires known. Bob Fenner>
My thanks to you.
Connie Cavan

Re: Pictures
Dear Bob:
Wow! You must have been sitting on top of your computer - I got your
clownfish message too!
<Nah, just in front... as usual!>
Thanks so much. Will get a dither fish when my
other fish is out of quarantine.
<Sounds good>
About the pictures. Zo could send me a .jpg image or my husband says he has
a zip drive he'll attach to my computer and you can send that way. The
first I know works, the second way I'm not positive. an 8 x 10" size would
be great.
<Zo is this possible on your end... or should I re-scan to bigger than 2.3 megs?>
Until you get something worked out financially, I will make
another contribution to your general fund on your website of $10/per. 
<Okay>
How
does that sound, Bob & Lo? Please don't got to all the trouble of burning a
CD, etc., I think Zo can get them to me. The other image he sent was
beautiful and big.
<Zoster? Bob F>
As ever,
Connie

Pictures
Dear Bob:
<Hi Constance>
I would like to purchase the following picture from you. It is in the tang section of WetWebFotos.com, but does not say if it can be downloaded or not.
<Geez, I don't know how to "do this"... let's ask Zo... otherwise, I'll send you large enough scans over the Net, or snail mail, or?>
It is the Acanthurus triostegus on the first line of The God, The Bad and The Unknown. You show it again later. I would like to make a painting of it.
Also, still under genus Acanthurus you have two pictures of the same fish Acanthurus dussumieri. Eye stripe. The picture on the right is gorgeous and I would like to paint that as well.
Please let me know how I go about paying for and receiving these two pictures and if they are for sale, Zo notwithstanding. You have put a lot of yourself into many of these pictures and I am duly impressed.
Thanks for your help,
<Zo-ster? Bob F>
Your fan,
Connie Cavan

The location of Cover Submissions on WWM
David, haven't forgotten those thumbnails for your perusal for TFH. Pls see here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/coverimages.htm
storage on WWM site for just this purpose... these are only the portraits thus far scanned from two weeks back Cozumel trip.
Many more to come. Bob Fenner

Re: a certain picture
I'm sorry, Connie, I'm afraid I don't remember which fish was sent out on
Thursday, and the old files have been deleted from the server, so I can't just
look it up. Bob, if you remember, I can send her the daily-pic image again - I
just don't know what it was.
<... do have the name (from the rotating archived WWM saves... It was/is Amblycirrhites pinos COZ2... from Cozumel... a Hawkfish species found in... the Virgin Islands! Bob F>
-Zo
> Dear Lorenzo & Bob:
> I would like to access the picture that was used on Thursday for the
> desktop so I can paint it. It looked sort of like a fancy bass, golden in
> color with a great background. How can I do this. Lorenzo, I would be
> happy to buy anything I use. I am not trying to freeload, I swear.
> Connie Cavan

RE: Can't wait to get to the Coz corals!
You know... makes me want to pick up a macro rig like that... just seems too
easy to put that framer down... Di takes some really nice - and I mean
really nice shots with that thing. Those previous ones of the feather
dusters were just amazingly detailed...
<Agreed... the Nikon with framers set-up is a very sweet tool... does have that small focal plane depth limitation... but that's what the housed 35 mm with tele-macro, diopters, magnifiers is for! Man, more gear!>
Anyway - go get an ice-cream bar - I'm on my way to the grocery to get
ingredients for the gazpacho and etc... speaking of which - got any recipes
for mangos?
<Do I!? Yes... a fave tropical fruit... Umm, I see you growing and consuming them in the tropics in the not-too-distant future>
They had them buy two, get three free last week - probably won't
be there this week, but... if they are, I might have five mangos looking for
a home...
<Can peel and eat... or make fab mango chutneys... and how 'bout a mango chicken marinade (YUM!) that you can/should oven-bake? Squeeze a lime over (or other citrus if not avail.), you'll see. B>
J --

Your photographs of fish
Dear Robert:
I am an artist and avid fish freak.
<A great combo.>
I just signed a contract with a gallery in St. Thomas for a year as their abstract artist. 
<I'll be somethinged! We're headed out to St. Thomas in November...>
Have just started painting fish, and it's only the beginning. I am sending them earlier work, but when I go there in January will bring fish paintings.
I need your permission, I think or feel, to paint from some of your marvelous photographs. If I use any of them I would be more than happy to attribute the painting to your photograph on the back of the painting.
<You're very welcome to their use. Please make it known if there are particular images, species, studies you'd like more scans of... there are many... that aren't on our sites>
I need your input, please let me know how you feel about this. Your book has been my bible, by the way.
Best wishes
Connie
<Hope to meet you in the Virgin Islands later this year. Bob Fenner>

Downloading photos from WWFotos
> Also, I registered but was not recognized and could not download
> one of Bob's fabulous photos.
Connie, passwords to download the hi-resolution images on WetWebFotos are
available individually upon request to non-profit/educational agencies, and
publishers who have negotiated a license with the photographer. They are not
intended for the "community users".
Best Regards, and good luck with the clowns (you need about 400 gallons worth
of territory to keep both pairs in the same aquarium) -Lorenzo
<Hey Zo... just got talked to by Denny Crews of Omega Sea for a half hour... he's looking to buy an image of size (maybe soft coral) for new marine product, packaging coming up... am having to send him all over WWM and then make thumbnails... Wish I could send him, everyone to WWF! Bob>

Re: Downloading photos from WWFotos
> <Hey Zo... just got talked to by Denny Crews of Omega Sea for a half
> hour... he's looking to buy an image of size (maybe soft coral) for new
> marine product, packaging coming up... am having to send him all over WWM
> and then make thumbnails... Wish I could send him, everyone to WWF! Bob>
Yes, a real shame you never explored WWF. For example:
<Oh yes I have... Denny is emailing you re>
http://wetwebfotos.com/Home?actionRequest=mediaSearchByKeywords&ID=Alcyonacea
http://wetwebfotos.com/Home?actionRequest=mediaSearchByKeywords&ID=Scleractinia
Discovered by typing in the keyword in the 'Quick Search' box... he could just
tell you the filename, if he finds one he likes... sure, it's not a credit card
and a download, but it beats the hell out of browsing through WWM.
-Zo
<Okay... we'll see... both beat the heck out of my having to scan, re-scan, send CD's... Bob F>

Omega pix
I think this shot is actually on 35MM - Bob? 
<It's a 2.25 digital pic from Fiji... Taveuni earlier this year>
It doesn't mention LL in the
filename, but it also kinda has that digital "look". What is it?
<You're right... digital>
It might be
perfect for their needs... if it can be rescanned to hires.
<How large do you think this can be expanded before it looks pixelated? Bob>
-Zo

Re: Pictures to buy
Denny! That's pretty BIG. To print at 12x18" you'll need new scans from the
original slides, only available from Bob. Unfortunately, the LL pics were shot
on an older digital, and the TIFFs are only about 2.15MB (about 1000x800
pixels) so are pretty much useless at anything bigger than about 4x6 inches.
<Wowzah... I endorse such pix up to 8 1/2 by 11" for verticals... am way off>
Bob leaves for Indonesia on Monday - you'll have to get this worked out with
him ASAP! Any of the other pics (numbered, on WWF) he can pull from the
cabinets and rescan. (Bob, off the top of my head, for 12x18" prints, about 20-
30MB is right, with 15MB the minimum. Aim for a -minimum- of 200ppi at the
final print size.)
<Okay... can do very large scans... of up to 4000 dpi... Bob F>
Regards!
Lorenzo
> Lorenzo,
> Thanks for the e-mail. I am still looking at pictures on the Web site, but
> the one I really like is the picture by Laura L. (Soft Corals FJLL). Did I
> understand you had a tiff of this picture ?. If so would that work for an
> ad or package approximately 12" by 18" ?. If you could let me know soon I
> would really appreciate it. Unfortunately, and as usual, I am in emergency
> mode and need something by today.
> Thanks - Denny

Re: pictures to buy
Denny,
I've set the password on all of those so you can download them right away. Once
you've fiddled around with them and hopefully found one you can use, you can
negotiate the usage license with Bob. He can also scan them again at a higher
resolution if necessary. (quick-elbow-to-Bob's-ribcage)
<Yowch!>
The jpeg's you sent me from the Daily Image mail outs - I only have the JPEGs,
at the same size as I sent out. If you decide you want one of those, perhaps
Bob can dig up a bigger one for you. Worth noting, "Soft Corals FJ LL 5.jpg"
was shot by somebody else, and I believe "Dendros FJ.jpg" is only available in
a fairly low resolution (digital camera) so may not be too useful.
<I have LL's pix as 2.15 meg tiffs>
> 3030 Dendro's
> 3032 "
> 3033 "
> 3186 Acropora
> 3626 Pocillopora
 If you go to "Photography/Video" on WetWebFotos.com there is a special search box that let's you punch in the ID# and jump straight to the photo.
<Some fun now!>
As for "having as much fun as Bob does" - I'm working on that one myself,
<Yay! 'Bout time>
and
when I figure it out, I'm going to make a zillion dollars selling instructional
cassettes on late-night infomercials... you can buy the COMPLETE SET then, I'll
even cut you a special break, if you call within the next 10 minutes... ;-)
<Can I be three to four inches (bigger) by morning? Bob F>

Re: Daily pix daily
Gorgeous! I hope you'll start scanning at a slightly higher resolution, say
600ppi, for the new Travel & Wildlife photo library site - coming soon to a
world wide web near you.
<Yikes... more detail pls... what output size (inches or cm.), what saving fmt... no, let me guess... the new zop.fmt.
Really, when, how big, what sort? Bob>
-ZoPhotos

Re: Mo pix ala COZ
Boy oh Bob, I'm sure enjoying the Coz pics! Are those a couple of different
shrimp in the Bartholomea? One looks "sexy" - the other two look like miniature
Lysmata... those are the Alpheus?
<Man! You have great vision! Yes to both... Periclimenes yucatanicus on the barber pole antenna/e... and Alpheus sp. on the two in the foregd. Bob F>

Fw: Daily Pic from WWM
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:02:27 -0400
Bob,
Lorenzo thought that you might have a 35mm picture of this one.
Is this the case and can this be one we could use ?
<Please check your email... I responded to his query re the same earlier this AM... we have this only as a tiff of 2.25 megs... digital... Dendros off Taveuni, FJ. Bob>
Thanks - Denny
Subject: Daily Pic from WWM
> Dendronephthya sp. - The outrageous colors of a soft coral party in Fiji.
Might be too distracting as a desktop background, for the
productivity-minded folk in the audience...
<< DendrosFJ.jpg >>

Fw: Your photographs of fish
DEAR Bob:
Thank you for your kind note. I cannot access your pics, however, as your website will not recognize my code name: farleysmom.
<Mmm, will send this note along to Zo, Jas.C who ARE WWF... they will likely be diving in St. Thomas... so you can hold your thumb over their snorkels if they don't come fwd... or pour beer into them... more to their liking>
Would you please ask someone to fix it so that I can do my artistic thing???? Thank you so much.
The gallery in St. Thomas is called The Ninth Life - sounds interesting and I think it's new. I know it's not downtown but I hear from other artists that they sell, which is what I am interested in.
Best regards,
Connie Cavan
<Bob Fenner, WetWebMedia.com>

Subject: Your photographs of fish
Dear Robert:
I am an artist and avid fish freak. I just signed a contract with a gallery in St. Thomas for a year as their abstract artist. Have just started painting fish, and it's only the beginning. I am sending them earlier work, but when I go there in January will bring fish paintings.
I need your permission, I think or feel, to paint from some of your marvelous photographs. If I use any of them I would be more than happy to attribute the painting to your photograph on the back of the painting.
I need your input, please let me know how you feel about this. Your book has been my bible, by the way.
Best wishes
Connie

Re: Fw: Your photographs of fish
Bob, are you telling me to give Constance a password for full access to
download any/all of the high-res images on WWF?
<No Zo. I hope to be clear/er... no one other than our crew should have access even to my crummy scan efforts... of size... Was her concern that she couldn't work from smaller sizes? I thought we were "just" talking being able to download the few kilobyte size images>
This is not current practice -
a user's normal password (the one she's already got) just authenticates them to
their settings, forum, etc. I thought I already replied to Constance, along
these same lines - ? Whatever you want me to do, kein Probleme, mein Freund,
just say the word! ANYBODY can access the previews, and easily save them to
local disk, like any other image on the WWW.
<Sounds like you're on it>
OT - Jason - Bob said to Constance that you and I will "likely be diving in St.
Thomas" what the hell is he talking about? Do you guys know something I don't?
<The trip in November... please see the... yikes, unlinked, unsearchable admin subweb for crew travel plans (suggest perusing the Nav. View). It's a done deal in terms of Di and I... hotel already pd. for... hope you can make it. Bob>
-Zo

Potential sponsor question
How should we respond to this request for more information on sponsoring the WetWebFotos website. Is WetWebFotos part of Wetwebmedia or is it it's own entity?
<A little of both. Zo?>
Hi, could you give me more information about sponsoring wetwebfotos.com? I'm representing That Coral Place, and have been posting on your boards for quite some time now. Thx in advance, Greg++++++++++++++++++++++
Mike

Re: Daily e-pix send out, Coz trip pix
> Zo, did you receive my query re the daily pix send outs?
Nope. Did you send to this email addy?
<Am getting on so much (in years, beers) that I don't/can't recall. Is this still Zo? Sigh>
> Are you sending them still?
I broke the software trying to fix the problems with AOL and Mac users. I'll
probably just go back to the flaky version for now, and send those poor souls
there pic-fix separately, as before. Priorities - ah well. Eventually I'll
have time to tinker with the mailer again. One day.
<Yowzah! Is there some software product we can buy that might "do" all this? Am still amazed at the webshots.com folks here in town (selling to Excite@home for 82 mil., then buying the biz back for 2 mil. a couple years later)... is what they have so hard for us to emulate?>
> Are you interested in seeing/getting pix from last weeks trip?
Hell yes! Especially those mysterious Hippos I never saw!
<Me too... am literally going blind trying to sort through the pix... in a hurry to put a slide show tog. for tonight>
Tim and I are scheming madly re: where we can dive next and how soon we can get
there...
<Wish you could make it to the KBR/Sulawesi go... it's a real bargain, and being right on the Wallace Line an incredible wealth of biodiversity and abundance... Perhaps some of the other upcoming trips? 
Bob>
Ciao,
Zo

admins only
Hi,
Some of you will recognize me but a lot of you probably will not.
Over the last 6 months of having my own Message Board I have noticed that
there are problem members on most Boards.
I thought it would be a handy addition to have one board on the net that we
could all go to and inform each other of ongoing problems so others would be
prepared.
A list of Banned IP’s and Reasons.
Technical Issues.
Compare Boards.
Just chill out and have a chat with other people in the same situation.
Please do not divulge this address to any other person (unless they are
admins of other sites) so we can keep the board 100% private.
<Interesting possibilities... will circ amongst our crew. Bob Fenner, WetWebMedia.com>
Clothahump
http://www.eheim-uk.com/adminsonly/phpBB2/index.php

help with username/registration
hello bob,
this is marina. I am having a problem logging back in
to the forums. I registered yesterday (this looks
like a real good place to quickly find extensive
information on many subjects aquatic), with no
problems. but today I tried to login and got the
"invalid username or password" message. I'd like to
keep the username, but can't re-register with it,
apparently not case-sensitive.
thanks in advance,
marina
<Hmm, our chatforum? http://wetwebfotos.com/talk/
You don't have to log in... I frequently just browse... or you can re-sign up... I'll send this msg. off to Zo, the fellow who produced the software, keeps the BB going. Have you looked over our root web: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/
Bob Fenner>

Time to switch to PWM not WWM!
http://www.underwaterphotography.com/Shopping/Subscribe.asp
Sixty nine dude! 69 bucks a year to subscribe to U/W photographer? Say what? What vegetable truck mustn't I fell offa? 
Bob F

Re: Time to switch to PWM not WWM!
Check out their ad spiel-->
http://www.underwaterphotography.com/Advertise/Default.asp
Mike
<Winner... spiel needs some-Anglish work... but says what it does well. Bob F>

WWF, moolah, my pal Zo
http://www.larrysizemore.com/gallery/tnli.htm
When can we have this capability, huh, huh, Zo?
Bob F

RE: WWF, moolah, my pal Zo
By the time you get back from Africa.
Of course, I hope we won't be using that ridiculous, manual hack, PayPal, that he's got setup...
<No, the boot to PayPal or otherwise... Let's go! Bob F!>
-Zo

Re: Scanner
> <would you rather wait till after the next batch (IZoo, Red
> Sea) images are run-through? >
Hmm. When is that, sometime in June? 
<Yes... if I hustle!>
I guess it doesn't matter to me. Now or
later, whatever. Maybe if we wait until after the RedSea trip, the Sales
portion of things will be operative by then,
<Yes, Di said she thought all you needed to do was "add the shopping cart"...>
and we can roll it out with a
beautiful new batch of photos. So I guess that would be okay.
<The sooner the better. Pete, Di and I were chatting about your software today. Will cc them... Let's go big boy! Bob F>
-Zo

Re: Picture
Hello again!
Thank you for the fast reply.
I will link my costumer to your site.
<And ours to yours>
I think it would be pretty good anyway, and I wouldn't need to search after picture of the fish and corals I'm writing about. (It would save me a lot of time, never thought it took so much job, to set up a homepage).
Anyway, maybe I have to start studying English again, but did you mean that you sell image to company?
<Yes, exactly>
If so, I would be interest of buying some in time. Right now, my budget can't afford to much and the Swedish crown, now called pesetas by our Norwegian neighbor, ain't worth much.
<I understand.>
Finally, about the filtration, I think I know, from your article, how it should look like, but, if you should have some graphics "laying around", I would be very thankful if you could send some by mail or fax.
Best regards
Patrik Karlsson
Email:PKarl45@hotmail.com
<Will put on my ever-growing list of projects. Be chatting. Bob Fenner>

Reply to Bob Goemans... in stereo
Hi Bob,
<Cheers, Bob G... Anthony Calfo in your service while our good friend Bob F is traveling. His e-mail access is sporadic so I thought to chime in and let you know that you are not forgotten <smile>.>
I have not received 'any' new mail from you since your response noting your geekmo was contacted about problems with some of your files. Could someone update me as I miss your photos and comments. Thanks, Bob Goemans
<I will copy this message to another crew member that may be able to help us and put your message in Bob's mailbox to follow up on when he can. Best regards, my friend. Anthony>
Hi Bob,
I have not received 'any' new mail from you since your response noting your geekmo was contacted about problems with some of your files. Could someone update me as I miss your photos and comments.
Thanks, Bob Goemans
<Bob is off in Australia right not, but I will CC this reply to Zo who should be able to correct the problem. -Steven Pro>

Re: Mo' pix
This batch of pics is just incredible - pretty different from the bulk of
what's loaded on WWFotos.
<Am trying to send you rough material that you can/will make into desktop "natural art"... Much of what we have already are relatively simple two-dimensional "identification" pix... what they were selected for/to be>
When do I get the Real Thing, to upload to the
system? (Hmm, the Real Thing is swimming off Queensland, I suppose!)
<Agreed on the latter. A very good question in many ways, levels... I/we really need help... with doing scans and all else that goes with image work on WWM/WWF... or to somehow change my "lifestyle" (have no style, really)... give up sleeping, going pottie (a fave activity, maybe I could arrange another computer outfit in the toytoy...) to get more time to put into our efforts... There really is a need to (re)prioritize much of my life (sigh)... as there just really is getting to be no "extra" or "disposable" temporal resource>
Coming soon: Photography on the Web, for Real People - WWFotos is growing -
perhaps even spawning...
<Mmm, shedding our gametes out into the environment? Doesn't sound bad. Bob>
-Zo

Picture Use for Aquarium Service Business in Sweden
Hello!
My name is Patrik, and Im from Sweden.
I have I question to you regarding the pictures on your site. But first, I just have to say, what a great site you have done!
<Thank you my friend>
Right now, Im restarting my aquarium business again, and your articles about central filtration, has helped me a lot. But it would helped me much more if you could put up some diagraph (I now, not correct spelled, hope you understand anyway).
<I understand... and wish I had graphics. Do have some old drawings that perhaps I can scan and place... or better, maybe someone will see your note on WWM and come forward with some>
Now, back to the question. I am having big problem to find any good picture of marine fish and corals, to put up on me homepage.
So, I wonder if I could take some of yours, until I have taken my own? Or, if I just could link to your site?
<The link approach is best at this time. We actually make a good part of our revenue from supplying image-work to commercial interests>
The problem with just linking the customer to you page, would be the language as some of them is having problem with "technical" English.
Best regards
Patrik Karlsson,
email:PKarl45@hotmail.com
<Please detail what sorts of images you are looking for. We can likely make an arrangement. Bob Fenner>

daily images
I need some new source, man! Send me the goods!
<You got it bud whale oh! Will send a few as I scan 'em... had a daydream about you and this very issue while driving tonight... Sigh, I used to go on about wimmen and money, oh well>
I've got one lined up for tomorrow, but that's about it (well, I've got WWFotos
at my disposal, true...)
-Zo
<Will entertain m'self and you by sending a few along as I make'm. Bug ya soon. Bob>

WWM, WWF, WWWhatthe?
Pete: Bob, did you realize there is no link, announcement on the WWM Homepage re WWF?
Bob: Oh, I'm sure there must be. I'll check when we're back from the land down under.
Bob: Oops! I'll lift Zo's hail and taksan hyaku!
Please see here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/

RE: WWM Login announcement
Bob,
I can do the images between 6-10am EST each day. Is that too large a window? I guess that's the problem with 'flextime' in the workplace! Let me know what you come up with.
-Zo
<Mmm, this should work out fine... 7:00 PST... I'll sleep in, drink more Java (west of where?). How/should I send you a bunch of the new pix from Aus? Bob F>

new pix, scanner
> < How/should I send you a bunch of the new pix from Aus? >
Yeah. Actually, you should send me the whole disk again, and I'll manage
the 'what's new' procedure, and get "everything since January", or whenever
you last sent me the disk, uploaded to WetWebFotos.
<Will do so, sending when (shudder...) the whole process of sorting, scanning et al. is done for the couple of k images are done... including seeing what is already scanned, on WWM...>
If, as a stopgap, you just want to email me a few photos for daily pics,
that's okay too.
<Will do so... the interaction with you will be greatly cheering>
Christine was wondering about borrowing the old HP slide scanner, for a bunch
of B&W negatives she just processed. She finally cleared out and developed
some 15 or so rolls that had been hibernating in the refrigerator. What say
you?
<Will send it, cords, software, what have you along tomorrow, along with some Aqua-C skimmers and pumps to Jason.C...>
-Zo
<What is a/the word re the "for sale" status-potential of pix on WWF? Any likelihood of having some such completed animal anytime soon? Bob F>

Re: new pix, scanner
<What is a/the word re the "for sale" status-potential of pix on WWF? Any
> likelihood of having some such completed animal anytime soon? Bob F>
I'd like to chat with you on the phone regarding that 'feature', and what
really needs done, what really doesn't, and what you'd like to be able to do
first.
<Okay. Are you available now? Later? Tomorrow? Number to call? Oh see it below.>
Aside from the Image sales, WWF is up and running like a champ, and I keep
getting more ideas to improve it. 
<Have looked, it's a winner thus far>
However, I'm trying to convince myself to
forget all that - and build the photography 'sales' functionality as a semi-
integrated 'adjunct' and get the ball rolling ASAP. ... bah - heck with this
email biz. Let's chat. Give me a ring?
248-601-2566 (home)
-Zo
<Got Di's free long distance phone ready to go. Bob F>

Hard Disk Woes
You had a problem formatting the 40GB disk?
Ughh.
<It's the same problem... failed commands at some point, I've had from day one with the ding dang thang... should've ret'd it pronto. Any who, am sending you the Acom unit with the pix on it instead>
Do you still have purchase information/receipt for it? If not, Maxtor is quite famous for an excellent warranty policy, they will replace based on serialnum/mfg date, and will even advance a disk, with a CC#, charge contingent upon timely return of the dead one.
<Okay... will... oh, I see, you have more posted below>
Barring all that, I'm sure only the disk itself is damaged, and the case and firewire electronics are worth almost $100. The disk itself can be replaced by any generic IDE/ATA hard disk.
<Mmm, don't know about all this... but bet you, Miguel do>
Let me know, and do have a safe and enjoyable trip/adventure...
-Zo
<Will do so... be back soon with pix, stories. Bob F>

Florida Aquarium
I was reading your May2001 article in Aquarium on jacks. I noticed the photo of the permit was taken at "Florida Aquarium, Miami". The Florida Aquarium is in Tampa. The Miami Seaquarium is in Miami. Which is it?
<Ah, thanks for this clarification. The Miami location. Bob Fenner, who must devise a better system of labeling his slides, scans.>
Kevin

We Want a Web Site like You!
<<Hey, Bob's not here, Man. He's away diving until 12/7. JasonC here answering WWM mail.>>
HEY BOB, HOW'S IT GOIN? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER ME
OR NOT, MY NAME IS ANTHONY AND I WORK AT THE FISH DOCTORS IN
YPSILANTI MICHIGAN (I WENT OUT WITH YOU AND TOM ONE NIGHT TO
CHECK OUT SOME TANKS). ANYWAYS, TOM PUT ME IN CHARGE OF OUR
WEB SITE AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD GIVE ME SOME HELP
FINDING NICE QUALITY PICTURES TO PUT ON IT. ALL OF THE GOOD
PICS THAT I HAVE FOUND BELONG TO SOMEONE ELSE AND IM WORKING
ON A LIMITED BUDGET. WE HAVE A FEW PICS THAT WE HAVE TAKEN
HERE AT THE STORE BUT WE NEED A LOT MORE. WE ARE WANTING TO
HAVE AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF FISH THAT PEOPLE CAN CLICK ON AND
BRING UP A PIC OF THAT FISH. IF YOU KNOW OF ANYPLACE THAT
WOULD HAVE SOME PICS THAT THEY WOULDN'T MIND LETTING US USE
COULD YOU LET ME KNOW? WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT, OUR
WEBSITE REALLY NEEDS SOME HELP! MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS
DRAVEN@PROVIDENET.COM, MY HOME PHONE # IS (734)481-8121 OR
YOU CAN CALL ME HERE AT THE STORE (734)434-1030. THANKS
A LOT
<<Have forwarded this email to Mike K. who is the WetWebMedia webmaster. He'll be able to answer some of these queries in Bob's absence. As for Bob - give him the weekend to recuperate and you should be able to tag him for some pictures. Cheers, J -- >>
ANTHONY
AKA "THE A-TRAIN"

A Buddy Album for you, courtesy of AOL's "You've Got Pictures"
<The one Condy is very nice... but I don't "use" Cookies... so another lost tool and customer to AOL. Bob Fenner>

re: ok.. lets try this again I guess
Are you trying to say that you couldn't see the pictures or what?
<I saw the first. I am saying I don't utilize AOL cookie technology... don't see the rest>
I don't quite get what you mean. anyway I will attach the pictures.
Also, I wasn't trying to make you a customer of AOL I just thought it would
be easier/faster for you. I hope the download doesn't take too long.
Sorry...
any assurance of type would be appreciated...
Thanks,
Greg
<Very nice anemone pix. Thank you. Bob Fenner>

RE: Itinerary Update? (and video help)
Bob,
I really want to take Bro Edward with - he can't find sufficient funds, and is hocking off his Olympic Performer medallions on Ebay to raise moolah - but wants/offered to edit WWM videos to earn some modicum of sponsorship. 
<A definite possibility. Turns out the getting there (Germany and back esp.) legs are much cheaper than thought/planned... and stay gets cheaper per person with N increasing... and the videos are a very important part (at least of my dreams) of WWM content... and beyond>
Just to the Germany leg, maybe stay with friends in Germany while we're in the RS - what say you? 
<I say yes>
Also, the weekend in San Diego, editing mucho video, fixing eyes, etc, is all still potential...
<Is this a question or expository stmt.? At any, all lengths, let's schedule all... Have you had your ophthalmologist contact Peeps? Sent along your latest and greatest exam stuff? Pls do so, contact Di re the coming, staying part for you, your bro, and let's get on with life! Bob F>
-Zoi

videotapes to Edwardo
Fellas,
How 'bout sending a tape or two off to Edward for editing?
<Pete, send them all, or at least all of Di and mine on whatever format. Pls give the bill for freight to me. Bob F>
Edward XXXX
-ZoRoastrian

RE: video editing
Right - I'm guessing we just want short (1-2 minute) 'flics' that are a summary/overview of the best footage from one tape or one outing... ?
<No to flicks my friend flicka... just five, ten, whatever second footage that can be shown, labeled...>
Perhaps one or two longer 'special editions' that roll for a few minutes and cover more of a given destination?
<No... not at this point... we don't have the footage, stories...>
Music? Narration? Chat it up folks...
-Zo
<"Just the clips, ma'am". All we have decent footage of/for, or can hope to currently post, use on WWX. Bob F>

Oh, yeah? Two can play this game ;-)
Gee Bob,
There I was, reading the daily Q&A's when.... there it was! My little,
just-goofing- around/not finished article for the whole world to see! #$@%
[very creative Sicilian expletives here, lol]
<I thought, think it is fine...>
So, I feel I have no choice but to 'make-a you an offer you no can-a refuse'!
Either I contact 'My Cousin Finny' to either A) Track down your old 3rd
grade teacher and post one of your book reports from way back when or B)
Simply have him put a jar of itching powder in your wetsuit! [ouch!} or:
<I already had that old biddy offed and I love to itch>
C) All can be forgiven if you could find the minute to change that nagging
metallurgist typo, already! Barb aka 'The Don-na of Deeeetroit'
<Oh! Sorry re delay. Done! Where's the first of your articles, huh? Bob F>

Re: Oh, yeah? Two can play this game ;-)
I'm very busy transferring your thousands of articles to WWF to have time to
write any of mine. [sigh]
<My real advice. DON'T transfer, translate, move ANY of the articles... not what I have/had in mind for WWF at any length (really). And instead do what reveals, restores, enthralls you... if writing for the pet-fish mags (and by way of this possibly for our websites) so be it>
On a serious note:
I'm kinda sad at the moment...I'm working on Tom Walsh's article and am truly
sorry you lost such a special friend. B--
<Yes. A fine gentle person. Bob F>

Re: Oh, yeah? Two can play this game ;-)
Seriously, Bob?
<Yes... Zo's idea... I can only surmise... thinks this will sell more pix? Give folks some-framework to work in/out of images? Am cc'ing him re>
What do you have in mind for WWF? I was under the assumption that all
data/articles were to be...needed to be... eventually moved from WWM to WWF
so all the other nifty new things/options can be under one site.
<No to moving all as far as I know... And real troubles there/here... as in how in Dickens name will anyone know what, when the files have been modified that have not been moved... >
Really a little confused as I've been focused on getting as much data over to
WWF for when it goes public.
Barb---
<Let's e-chat this over with all. I initially wanted to have a vehicle for showing, selling image work... In meeting with Zo and asking him what he "wanted" (directly) out of his involvement with all of this I thought he had said that he wanted to produce software... maybe sell same, lease it as a service? Zo? Bob F>

Re: Oh, yeah? Two can play this game ;-)
<And real troubles there/here... as in
how in Dickens name will anyone know what, when the files have been
modified that have not been moved... >
"Bob's Latest Articles & FAQ's" is the ideal place to post the new articles
and any modifications, whether they've been moved yet or not. It will then be
a matter of me/someone checking this area based on the dates posted to
transfer or update. Barb--
<Yeeikes, the FAQ files and some parts of the articles are modified daily... with hours of input, changes by Steve, Anthony, myself... some clever switching now! Bob F>

RE: Oh, yeah? Two can play this game ;-)
<<Let's e-chat this over with all. I initially wanted to have a vehicle for showing, selling image work... [snip] >>
Barb, if Bob feels you shouldn't transfer any more articles, I'd advise that you stop. I can handle it from here out, I suppose. It's not too hard to find out which articles have been updated on WWM and need to be updated on WWF, if that's what eventually has to happen.
As he said himself, in the long run, Bob really just wants WWF to sell photography, and has been sort of 'hinting' in his gentle way, that I'd gone overboard with the project, and he really just wanted a catalog and shopping cart for photos.
<Yes... but it's more important (to me) that whatever "work" WWF (or other projects) are/become be satisfying/what the people want who are working on them>
The problem was that I saw so much more possibility, knowing what I can do as a professional programmer. I envisioned the potential synergy of photographs, articles, interactive features... and a community just waiting, really waiting, for a REAL website to come along, and displace RC, WWM, and all the other sloppy, slow, limited sites currently out there.
<A HUGE dream/ambition... one that should definitely be enlivened... but isn't this why Billy.G has tens of thousands of employees? I mean, can such a product be developed "expediently"?>
But when it comes right down to it, Bob (and maybe others) is neither committed nor convinced, regarding WWF as a full successor or replacement for WWM - despite our demonstration, discussions during the last visit. I do see some point - the lack of focus - indeed, a site that does nothing but index and search through photographs, and allow their purchase - could/would have been completed some months ago.
<And if it can/could be, the monies used to "purchase" folks time (back) and even hire some more help... I do want to be understood here, and not be an obstructionist or remover-of-dreams... It is my opinion, admittedly knowing little of what is involved, that we should focus on the above goal (a software/hardware device) that can/will generate sufficient funding to pay for image work... and in a longer term lead to financing other ventures, including a more comprehensive Net tool/service>
And I do intend to make a 'stripped' interface into the WWF catalog, geared toward photo shoppers, art directors, for example. I've promised this functionality, I think it's a GOOD functionality, and I will deliver it. In the meantime, development on WWF has been slow, and I keep saying "we'll make it public" - "soon" - and Bob keeps saying "now" - because he wants that photo library out there, and with good reason.
<Yes, and sorry to appear/be impatient. I hope all realize my regard for their time, efforts... and burning desire to make progress, enjoy our time on the planet, with each other, the projects...>
But with the current code base, this is my battle: to bring WWF up to speed as a resource and a community, AND as a commercial vehicle for photography. I/we can do it using Bob's content, and his photos, to get it all rolling, and rolling fast. The problem has been a serious lack of time (I'm at work even now, on a Sunday evening), and until Barb and Jason came along, a serious lack of help. But at this juncture, due to recent conversation, activity - I do not foresee WWM going away ever, which really doesn't move me much, this way or that. It used to - but I had much more vim & vigor then, now I'm tired.
<There is time my friend>
When Jason and I were last in San Diego - the discussion really centered around what each of us (all involved) want to 'get' out our collective efforts around the website, photos/video/articles, forums, WWF software, etc. When the topic of "WWF as Software Package" came up, I admitted that I had thought about it (even at some length), and felt the code had potential as a re-saleable, customizable package - and as such could be very valuable. 
<I do hope this comes true for you Zo>
This does NOT mean resale is my focus or goal, and most certainly NOT my original motivation, for writing it. My original motivation was to provide a system to showcase 'Pet Fish' content and photography, and a structure that allowed an online community to grow around it.
Selling software was (and still is) an afterthought. Selling underwater photography is very much "on the front burner" in my mind, top of my list of short term goals.
<... my friends... we live in a world of "exchange economies"... I am a bit older than (say nothing Barb) all of you... and for my love of you and the good we can do... yes, even in/through the vehicle of "pet-fish chatting" (remember Chaucer and the Decameron) do seek the practical and attainable goal of making a sum of money for all. Please do understand me... I don't consider myself a "money-grubber" (live in a modest home, drive a not-so-new but paid for truck, cook own meals, clean own house...), but am driven by concerns for what funds can get all of us.>
What else to say? Not much, but plenty of work to do. I want this thing out there.
-Zo
<Me too! Don't know what else I can, could, should do on my end... Would like the chatforum/listserv/daily pix/WetWebMail... all to run "smoothly" in whatever ways possible/practical... Do make your ideas, dreams known to me. Bob F>

Get your new issue of WetWebNews here-->
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/wwnews.htm
Mike
<Great... am hoping Zo is also sending these folks the pix of the day... or maybe building a database (listserv addie) to augment same... Do we have a ready "sign up area" for this? Bob F>

RE: Another pic for manana?
<How about this pic of Bryopsis? Winner!>
Very good. I'll be sure to scale it up to 20-30 Megs or so before posting to WWM... :-P
<That'll frighten all those algae-phobes! Bob F>
-Zo

RE: Re-sizing tool/protocol on FP
<Gimme a call if you want assistance... and keep track of all costs/WWM...
We need expenses as charge-offs. Bob>
Jason and I have spent at least a couple/few hours on the phone discussing WWM/WWF, mostly on his dime, some on mine... Jas? Ready to expense your (portions of) phone bill to WWM?
<Please do collect, send along. I do all the in/out of moolah for the sites on about the mid of each month. Bob F>
-Zo

WWF changes, blocked mail?
Howdy Bob.
I apparently 'blocked' your incoming Email accidentally yesterday....didn't mean to. Don't stop sending me mails in case you received an error in trying to do so.
<Hotay. The pix have a new "out protocol"... so Zo's new WWF was likely blocked. Be chatting. Zo, are we able, sending these images to all of Miguel's WWN recipients? Want to? Want to add the WWM name/logo? An e-watermark? Wanna win the lotto? Bob F>
Regards, from
David A. Bell

Re: weblink change of address
Hi Bob,
Believe I recv'd this message by accident unless all aol members
automatically get copied for everything ;-) Barb--
<Weblink chg of addr....? Got me. Bob F, who will cc Zo, Jas... maybe from chg. of Zo doing the MMF Images of the Day send outs?>

RE: Calcium Reactor FAQ
OK, ok... what exactly should I be taking a picture of?
<Oh! The units themselves... home-made, store-bought... a nice looking install/tank... some of the media, a gorgeous gal in a teeny tiny bikini... gosh, what interests you and what you think would interest your intended readership. Bob F>

WWM Expenses
I would very much like for WWM to cover Barb's AOL fees for this month, potentially future months as responsibilities evolve - she has spent many, many hours online, building up the content of WetWebFotos (Barb alone is responsible for at least 130 articles transferred, and many more every day). If this is not directly feasible, then something else ought to be worked out - I know she's in the market for a Calc Reactor, and I'll happily cover the (distributor's) cost of such a compensation, out of my 'share' (such as it is, semantics) of WWM, or my own pocket.
<Argghhh, I'll gladly offer compensation to Barb, though I am repulsed by the thought of using AOL. Bob F>
-Zo

RE: WWM Expenses
<Argghhh, I'll gladly offer compensation to Barb, though I am repulsed by the thought of using AOL. Bob F>
Oh, me too, by all means AOHell/TW is the evil corporate empire of this decade, shadowed only by M$. I'm trying to get her to switch to cable (Comcast around here) - she'd get a lot more done that way as well, speedy, and with never any hourly fees, etc... hmm, Barb?
<Send all on! Does Barb feel comfy answering, cutting and pasting with Steve.P in my absences? Mmm? Bobapalooza>
-ZoiPolloi

Re: WWM Expenses
.Zo says: 'I'm trying to get her to switch to cable
(Comcast around here) - she'd get a lot more done that way as well,"
EXCUSE ME! lol...but just how much more could I get done? ;-) I'm getting
real close to wearing out a couple of keys on the old board here....not to
mention a right hand on an old broad that's resembling a claw from cutting
and pasting. But it's worth it!
<Mmm, I have "more work" questions for you... Am again considering self-publishing a couple of book titles... Want/need help with editing, lay-outs... Now that you've become more than familiar with my (lack of) writing style... "you're it" (as we used to say in tag games as kids). What do you think?>
Anyways, I have been all in favor of switching to cable for some time now,
it's my kids that prefer aol. I know, I know...some people's kids!
<Some people prefer them... to what?>
Regarding helping Steven on cutting and pasting...you bet! As for answering
queries...uh, I'm afraid I would simply be telling people to "Go to section
_____ on wwm and read my friend". In any case, I'm more than happy to help
him in any way I can.
<Hey, this is what I do!?>
BTW Zo, I got the latest picture....bryopsis never looked so good! Take
care, Barb--
<And Hey number II, that was s'posed to be a yoke mon... Barb, are you familiar (susceptible to becoming?) with Frontpage? Jason, got time for more lessons? Barb, do you like to travel, go diving, lug camera gear about? Bob F>

RE: More WWM questions, re: upcoming times away from the Net
Cool, I'll bring the beer... oh, wait. I mean, sure I'll move the dailies
into the site.
Actually, let's do it like this. Just take the Daily Q&A page and paste it
wholesale onto the "To Be Posted" page where I will then do the do.
Happy to start anytime.
<Wow, with friends like this... I could go diving all the time! Oh, wait, then they wouldn't get to be there out diving, discoursing with... Oh, more friends will solve this. Yeah, that's the ticket. Bob F>
J --

Apogon macrodon (actually conventions used in WWM, life... at least Bob's)
Good Morning Bob,
I'm working on the Cardinalfish article for WWF. Wasn't able to locate a pic
for Apogon macrodon but found it under cheilodipterus macrodon.
Checked with fishbase but didn't want to change it's name in the article
without checking with you. Thanks, Barb--
<Mmm, the genus here has been changed (not to protect the innocent...). How to state this Barb?... Most often I/we "go along" with fishbase as the grand arbiter at the genus and species levels of name changes (Nelson, 1994, 3d ed. Fishes of the World for higher taxonomy by and large... on WWM, my hard drives, analog writing and photographic archives/files)... and "mirror" "common" notions of naming, labeling to aid users (and ourselves) on replicate postings, notes in files... Anywho, in this case the name really is Cheilodipterus macrodon... Bob F, probably making things more rather than less confused>

WWM/Bob Endeavors
That's a cryptic email Bob - perhaps you can pen an all-new-original email to clarify? 
<Oh, sorry. Will try here>
Editing/layout help with upcoming self-published titles? 
<HELP! Calling for serious assistance. Am more than tired of waiting for editors present and at large to wake up, sniff the caocao and get around to making books... Want HELP putting same together. Anyone in the WWM crew presently or soon who is able, willing to give this a go, come forward. Clear?>
Bryopsis as comedy?
<Yes... well, in a sad sort of way. Like showing a ball of fur, a spot of poo on a carpet as a cat, dog companion animal pic...>
Kids are preferable to AOL? 
<To some... and vice versa>
What the heck?
<More coffee for you! And less for me? Again, apologize for too much, too soon arcane referencing. Bob F>
-Zo

RE: Yikes!
Yo Barb,
Frontpage is the program we boyz use to edit WetWebMedia.com - Bob's asking if you'd be willing to help answering emails, and/or moving questions/answers from email-to-dailies-to-topical FAQs. It doesn't hurt, Jason taught it to me a coupla nights ago so I could wrangle the 'daily pic', and schooled Anthony a coupla weeks ago so he could school Steve and together they could 'play Bob' while Bob frolics in tropical waters around the world... [! - we'll all be doing that soon - !] I can come by and eat Lasagna and teach Frontpage.
<Yeah, that's the ticket! And you can all take turns coming out, diving et al. BTW Zo (this is important), do ask your eye-doc to send along your recent exam records to Frank (fax 760-943-0371), and chat w/ Di, Christina, your son re when you can be here (SD)... turns out (chatted with Peeps) you only need about a week here total. Bob F>
-Zo

RE: WWM/Bob Endeavors
My FrontPage knowledge and really anything I've ever done web-wise came from
using PageMaker back when it was an Aldus product, even 1.0 on the
Macintosh.
Anyway, I'd love to help with this.
J --
<Ahh, great! Have (tried to) put together book-length works on ADBE PM6.5 (up to) and can be done... or we can bite the big one and learn Quark (or QE) if need be... Glad to have the company. Bob F, more obscure like Jude as time goes by>

Most common FAQ's
Bob,
I suggest we make up a page similar to this--> http://www.nefsc.nmfs.gov/faq/
and list the most commonly asked questions you guys receive in the daily FAQ
section. This might reduce the number of repeat questions. We can list them in
order of number of queries or as a "top ten questions asked-go here first"
before submitting your question. If you give me a short list of the questions
you get asked the most, I'll make a page up for them.
Mike
<Excellent idea... I would like to build a "basics" section for all of our "Indices" (topic groups) ultimately, with pix, etc... Who will gather the most common FAQs for each category (fresh, reef, pond...)? Any volunteers? Bob F>

SeaScope Pics
Bob,
I tried to FAX you yesterday to 619 578 7372 ,
<Ah, the phone company (remember those "In Like Flynt" movies of the sixties, seventies?) changed the prefix Tom... it's 858 now... and costs more, sigh: 858-578-7372>
not sure if you got it, regarding a morey (sp?)<Moray?> pattern in the miniata cover pic. However we got the proof from the printer and decided it was acceptable and will go ahead with it as is. By the way is that the correct FAX and what is your phone ( office or home, which ever is best) Regards,
Tom
<Let me know if you need more, different pix. Be chatting. Bob F>

Re: WetWebFotos nears release
"Should users be allowed to comment on media or just an organism?"
I think comments on organisms would/could be very helpful...however, this
will probably require the need for a "Report to Adminstrator" feature.
(There's always gonna be some goofball who gets ugly.)
<I am not much concerned with this issue. Particularly if all are somehow labeled as addressees.>
Input on public release:
Hard to say...at least a month to hopefully complete marine livestock,
invertebrates, set-up, equipment, etc. which should put us close to that 500
article mark! (Don't even want to think about "when" all the FAQ's could get
transferred!)
<I would let there be "new faqs" here... from the public directly>
How can Zo make the pages more distinct for allowing comments?
<As stated above>
Don't know...I only work here! :-) Barb--
<Bob F>

DVD
Hello Guys,
I have an unusual request. I am interested in a video on salt water fish and was wondering if you know of one in particular that you would recommend? There is one that is called "Aquaria" by DVD International which sounds interesting. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
<The ones I've seen to date I've not been impressed with... content or format wise. Maybe check with the chatforum: http://talk.wetwebfotos.com/
Bob Fenner>
Ron

Fwd: Your Thawte Cert is Ready! (www.disaquatics.com)
Bob,
If you want to create a portion of the Miva shopping cart to sell images, this might be of interest.
Diana
<I don't know enough about any of this to have an opinion. Will send to all to ask if somehow can be of use to selling image work on WWF. Bob F>
>From: "DataPipe Support" <support@datapipe.com>
>Reply-To: support@datapipe.com
>To: dianafenner@hotmail.com
>Subject: Fwd: Your Thawte Cert is Ready! (www.disaquatics.com)
>Hello Diana,
>We have installed your certificate. You can call the url 
>https://www.domain.com... and anything within your website will be 
>encrypted. Make sure that anything you have on the page in question 
>is coming from a secure area or you will be prompted as to whether 
>or not you wish to display both secure and nonsecure items (for 
>example, if you have an image whose source code is 
>http://www.domain.com/images/image.gif that won't work. Update the 
>link to reflect the https:// configuration).
>Don Perry
>DataPipe
>*********** BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE ***********
>Hi!
>Thanks again for selecting Thawte as your Certifying Authority.
>We have successfully completed the necessary background checks,
>and issued your certificate.
>You can retrieve the cert from your status page at the
>following URL:
> https://www.thawte.com/cgi/server/status.exe?code=USDISA26
>We recommend that you review the root expiration-related
>instructions at http://www.thawte.com/certs/server/rollover/
>for the best information about dealing with old customer
>browsers.
>You might also want to put the "Thawte Authentic Site" stamp
>on your web site, for immediate customer recognition and
>assurance. The stamp is available at:
> http://www.thawte.com/certs/server/stamp.gif
>We look forward to serving you again soon!
>Regards,
>The Certification Team
>Thawte Digital Certificates

The WWM has 1,130 images listed on Google.
Go Here-->
http://images.google.com/images?q=wetwebmedia&svnum=10&hl=en&filter=0
<Aaaa... amazing! Maybe we can wager a good part of WWM's cash reserves on their upcoming IPO... Mmm. Bob F>
Mike

RE: Daily Fish Email out WWM
Hard to miss your favorite specimens.
<You'd be surprised... Bob F>
Todd

Re: Daily Fish Email out WWM
Those little boogers are quick! Wish we were all in Taveuni right now.
<Oh, yes! Bob F>
Mike

Koi Pond
Bob,
That Koi pic is a beauty. Here is my artsy-fartsy version of it.
<Beauty... don't you wish you were scanning this at 10 megs... Bob F>
Mike

Video, WWx, IFlySWA...
Bob,
<oh,oh>
Is the video already digitized? Edited, compressed? Who's leading that
charge, Pete?
<Ha ha, ahhhh, ahhh, hah... Oh, that was rich! Um, is digitized (cept for older hi-8 work)... edited? Nyet. Compressed? Say what? Who's leading? Who's on first? Add this gambit to the growing issues/projects, fun to go over on your visit...?>
Putting a page of videos up on the site will not be hard. Prepping
video for internet distribution, however, is arguably more tedious than
scanning photos, which is why putting up the page won't be too hard - as
there just won't be the giant flood of content to handle, like with the
photo library. And yes, the videos could certainly be 'linked' from
WWM, but served off WWF, for the fact that WWM is limited to 200MB,
while WWF has 480GB. (hmm, that's about 2,400 times the capacity...)
<Show off>
As soon as the server is online with Jason, we'll be serving up MPEG to
our heart's content.
<Yippee skippee>
I do recommend MPEG4, it's the current best tradeoff of quality/size.
According to my Bro' Edward, BillyG's WMV (Windows Media-Video) format
is mpeg4 compatible and plays back under Macintosh Quicktime, if you
remember to rename the file with .mpg instead of WMV before you put it
on the server. A 4 minute video with acceptable quality (and audio), is
about 20MB.
<Well of all things... Pete.C's name in the hashing world is phonetically: M P! (Impy, Impotent Implement... will tell you more re the derivation face to face)... prophetic, eh?>
Will ponder the agenda for the Feb1-4 trip.
<Cogitate furiously my friend. Bob F>
-Zo

RE: Video, agenda
 need to know more of the real times here.
Have to get flight schedules, will do this evening.
<Okay>
> I make the suggestion: if possible, practical to link most every pic
on WWM to WWF for sale, other purposes
Possible yes, but not really something I'd considered until now. To do
it right/efficiently will take an hour or so of programming/testing, and
a tweak in the WWF database, which isn't optimized to search by filename
- can do, will do, definitely. But that doesn't include manipulating
the heck out of WWM, which would have to be done pretty much manually,
pic by pic.
<Let's think this over... chat it up... thought it was a good idea... maybe not so good. Bob F>
-Zo

Video, agenda
Oh golly Dogfish, sorry to freak you out about video!
<No worries... I've got friends... in all places... some slavish types coming my way who are reputedly handy with such high tech gear...>
You know, if I had a Hi-8 player and digitizer - I have the rest of the
infrastructure to do mass-digitization of analogue video (very CPU and
storage intensive). In fact, that'd be a fun side-project for me, and a
nice relief from all this darned programming. Utilize some of the
zillions of spare CPU cycles in my house, too.
<Yeah... If we had enough footage to merit it, I'd pay for the hardware>
hmm. A manager just walked up and asked what I'm doing after this
project, whether I'll be available to join her team... that's nice. Job
security is a little spooky these days.
<Yes>
Here is a loose/proposed agenda (I'm hoping to blow out of here on Thurs
night):
Friday:
* Pick up Jas
* Tour/Demo WWFotos (Zo, get photo mailer running again!)
* Chat/Fiddle with tanks/Knop, etc.
* Eat, Cook, Prep for Wedding
<Okay, we're only doing a couple of "side-dish" sorts of things>
Sat:
* Wedding...
* Potential alternative to Zo and Jas playing 5th wheel, Zo and Jas go
to SIO/Birch.
* Chat/clean-up/sleep like zombies
<Mmm, workable... will think up more specifics... Want to hammer on changing looks/feel of homepage of WWM, have you folks teach us (in simple Lingo Angle) how to operate Premiere/ADBE for the bit of digital video we have now... much more to come... Go over the future of WWF in terms of licensing rights, payment for work... Firm up more of the plans for the May trips... maybe you and/or Jas can figure out how to hook up the network or a laptop here to the new giant teevee... Perhaps visit (ala Chaucer's tales, the Decameron...) some of the better local retailers, even get a jaunt into going to some folks in L.A. in the trade I need badly to visit, take pix, write stories re... Lots more to go. Bob F>
Sun:
* LFS Tour?
* Video/Scanning Tech.
* Mass photo-import tech.
* Website Brainsqualling
Mon.
* Breakfast, promises, airport.
Hmm, looks like I only plan on eating Friday and Monday...
-Zo
<Maybe...>

RE: Video, agenda
Hmm, sounds good - it'll be good to have an agenda, and really get
something done this time around... alas, I (and probably Jason as well)
know nothing about Premiere. The last time I did video editing I had to
program the cuts into a controller then watch the tapes whirrr. Edward
(bro in Utah) is the Premiere wiz. Sounds like you have some resources
for that stuff tho', so I don't have to feel dumb about Premiere...
<Rats! Well, do have a notion that you two can make sense of the ding dang tutorials, help screens... we have no clue...>
LFS tour would be cool, side trip to LA sounds fun as well, as long as
it's not during a weekday rush hour... :-( Do want to get to
Scripps/Birch with Jason, and my new digital camera...
<Easily done... need to know more of the real times here. The wholesalers are open late Thurs., close mid-day Fri...>
Also looking forward to solidifying some of the plans/direction for WWF.
<Okay>
I personally don't want to tread on WWM too much, if you want a
navigation gadget programmed, or something, I/Jas could certainly help
with that... But myself, I want to concentrate on WWF.
<Understood... I make the suggestion: if possible, practical to link most every pic on WWM to WWF for sale, other purposes>
Inspired by Mike's assumption that WWF will link into wwm, I just used
some lunchtime to build a targeted link to search wwm for a species,
from the WWF species-view page (does a WWM-only search via Google), to
go alongside the auto-links into Fishbase. Will have to get that
installed tonight, works nicely.
-Zo
<Wowzah! Can you help me with walking on the ceiling oh wielder of magic wands? Bob F>

so what's cooking?
What are you preparing for that wedding?
<Stuffed mushrooms, bruschetta or maybe you have another choice for finger-foods. Bob F>
J --

Re: so what's cooking?
cantaloupe and prosciutto?
<Maybe... Will see what's available, and of this what you feel like prep.ing when you're here. Bob F>

Re: so what's cooking?
I be the prep cook - you tell me...
<Indeed I shall. Bob F>

RE: FFE, WWF
All WWFotos interested parties, I had to move the WWF 'test server' to a
different address:
http://wwm.XXXX.net will get you there now.
Ding dang Bobfish/Dogfish published the addie on his FAQ's and my poor
cable modem got pounded into Perrin's freeze-dried
coraldust/heaven/whatever.
<Oops. Can, may I post this one? Bob F>
-Zo

RE: FFE, WWF
<Oops. Can, may I post this one? Bob F>
Noooooooo!!!! (falling off cliff, disappearing into misty crevasse
below) it is in fact the same server on the same cable modem... with a
top-secret change-of-address/no forwarding address provided...
<Hah, knew I'd raise that vegetable oil/blood pressure with this one!>
We'll be up on the real server, at the real datacenter, within a couple
of weeks (hopefully before the SanD excursion) although it won't be
quite a full-blown/ready-to-rock-n-roll release of the site, at least
it'll handle some actual traffic! Please hold off the public
announcements until then... dude.
<Okay... will carefully XXXX out the juicy bits. Bob F>
-Zo

Re: FFE, WWF
lol! So, what's "Plan C" if "you know who" ... posts this too! Hang in
there, Zo! BarbaraT
<What a crack up! Bob F>

RE: FFE, WWF
Unfortunately, I forgot to setup something last night when I moved the
address, and the photo library is down (all broken image links). Foo.
That's what I get for fiddling with the thing at 2am.
<Yikes, snorrrrr>
Can't fix it from work, so it'll be like that until later tonight.
<No rush. Bob F>
-Zo

FFE, WWF
Bob, you feel like pointing FFE to WWF? There are some fantastic
displays of photos on there, though not all of the species Rob asked
for, many of them are already there, with multiple shots available, for
example: (some of these links are individual photos, some are the
'Species' page with multiple shots)
<Mmm>
The triostegus Tang:
http://wwf.lgonzalez.net/Home?actionRequest=mediaView&ID=1118
That Lutjanus snappers, fulvus:
http://wwf.lgonzalez.net/Home?actionRequest=mediaView&ID=996
and kasmira:
http://wwf.lgonzalez.net/Home?actionRequest=mediaView&ID=1002
The funky Bigeye, P. hamrur:
http://wwf.lgonzalez.net/Home?actionRequest=organismView&organismID=518
The pretty puffer:
http://wwf.lgonzalez.net/Home?actionRequest=organismView&organismID=590
The triggers:
http://wwf.lgonzalez.net/Home?actionRequest=organismView&organismID=622
http://wwf.lgonzalez.net/Home?actionRequest=organismView&organismID=625
The Chevron (?) BF:
http://wwf.lgonzalez.net/Home?actionRequest=organismView&organismID=256
And that sporty lookin' Mackeral/Jack/Skinny Tuna thingy:
http://wwf.lgonzalez.net/Home?actionRequest=mediaView&ID=466
All are easily found at the Media search page (I didn't check everything
on his list):
http://wwf.lgonzalez.net/Home?actionRequest=mediaDB
simply by entering the genus (or better yet, the species) into the
keyword search...
Your call, I'm okay with FFE hitting the server to browse, hopefully
license/negotiate directly with you...
<This is just about what I am hoping (on the border of praying) that WWF will actually become... So, yes, will cc Rob at FFE here. Bob F>
-Zo

Translation of yours articles (may we/oui!)
Hi,
I am a French aquarist.
I am very interested about your website (http://www.wetwebmedia.com) and yours articles (saltwater only).
I would like to translate some of these in French language.
If you accept, they will be published on a personal French website http://www.reef-guardian.com
<Tres bien! Very nice>
I would mention your name, your e-mail and your website, of course.
I hope, you will agree that French aquarists could then read your articles.
Best regards
Patrice Gadroy
<For non-commercial purposes, you are welcome to use my content. Merci for your interest, involvement. Bob Fenner>

Re: Translation of yours articles
Thanks a lot.
Your articles are very good and I am sure that French aquarists will
appreciate these knownledges
<Agreed>
It's a non-commercial-site
Best regards
Patrice Gadroy
<I look forward to seeing the work on your site. Bob Fenner>

Re: Fish Pix for FFE
Bob,
<Howdy>
Do you have any images for the following fish species?
<All but the one Cardinalfish, Apogon exostigma, and only an adult (ugly) pic of the Damsel Chrysiptera leucopoma... but the rest, yes>
We are getting
in some new aquacultured fish next week and want to build a new web page for
them:
<Neat>
Acanthurus olivaceous
A. triostegus
Ctenochaetus striatus
Naso annulatus
N. brevirostris
N. lituratus
N. uncornis
Zebrasoma scopas
Apogon exostigma
Cheilidopterus quinquelineatus
Aulostomus chinensis
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Chaetodon auriga
C. citrinellus
C. lunula
C. trifascialis
C. unimaculatus
Sargocentron diadema
Lutjanus fulvus
L. kasmira
Chrysiptera leucopoma
Priacanthus hamrur
Chromis viridis
Dascyllus aruanus
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Pomacentrus pavo
Scomberoides lysan
Canthigaster solandri
C. benetti
As I said all of these are 100% bona fide tank-raised and are, to the
best of my knowledge, the only TR version of these species available.
<I'll say... are these from the French folks who collect post larval stages?>
I am
sure we have images of some of these, but if you have any I would really
appreciate your help, especially on the more obscure species.
<Yes... for your website use, not re-sold to others, ten dollars an image used. Let me know and will send scans up>
Also, I don't
know if you would be up for it, but perhaps we could put something up on
wetwebmedia to let people know about this cool new product and where they can
get it. Let me know if this is feasible.
<Will post on the Daily FAQs tomorrow, then off to marine livestock selection faqs pages the day after... We could replace your top banner ad with something that might mention this new feature of FFE...>
All the best and happy new year,
Rob.
<Be seeing you, Bob Fenner>

RE: Daily Fish Email out WWM (actually WWF)
Bob,
Are you scanning at a higher resolution these days? I'm hoping you'll be
shooting for 10MB files or so, as the current 2.4MB files only come out
to 2.5" at 300ppi, and 10MB is considered the 'watermark' size for 8x10
repro.
<... feeling like a little (whipped) boy at this point... Having "re-started" my "scanning ordeals" every several months ever since there was such gear, can only imagine... when the "next big thing" will happen, prompt to "re-do" all... Sigh, and I do mean big sigh... Am able to make 4000 dpi, 16 bit depth scans with current gear... can do for slides, print film... can/could shoot TIFFs with digital gear up to 4.1 meg file size... Wait! I consider that there may be a parallel universe... where we're all switched about... I'm eating a big ole eggplant and chatting with my wife Christina about our sons grades in school, and some meat-eating so and so named Lorenzo is getting twitchy wrists and losing his vision re-doing scan after scan... Hah ha ha!>
The server is well equipped to handle your entire collection at 10MB
each... with storage as cheap as it is these days, there's little point
wasting time with small files. The 'hi-res' downloads that we
(eventually) charge for download off WWF ought to be truly 'hi-res' and
usable at full-page magazine sizes, don't you think?
<No, too painful>
Also - there's that 'compressed' or LZW TIFF format you should be
using... please let me know what the current scan/archive procedure is?
<Umm, where to start? Perhaps a plane ticket?.... Bob F>
-Zo

Fwd: General remarks
> I have no suggestion's or anything like that. I just wanted to say I am
> very glad to have found this website. Now I only need to find one that
> shows a picture of the fish, with common name, and all information on
> each fish that they have to offer. I am not complaining about your
> website. Though I just joined I have found it to be informative. Whoever
> Lorenzo is he sure seems to know what he is talking about and he uses
> plain English instead of all those fancy normal word's that the rest
> would understand. Just keep up the great work. Thank you.
<Hey, I'm going to write myself glowing reviews too! Bob F>

RE: General remarks
Awww, isn't that sweet! [grin] - key phrase: "seems to know" ;)
<You seem to be "writing these yourself"...>
Exciting announcement in a few minutes!!!!
-Zo
<Looking forward to it (I peeked). Bob F>

Re: General remarks
Italy,
Soon Lorenzo and friends will show you the greatest website, which will of
course be linked to the Wetwebmedia website. This new website called
WetWebFotos will answer all of your questions.
Stay Tuned,
Mike

Re: WetWebFotos Limited Beta
Right on Lorenzo et all, great job, Pete.

Re: WetWebFotos Limited Beta
Very cool!!
Mike

RE: WetWebFotos Limited Beta
Jason/Zo,
Good Job! Looks great. I was wondering what you guys were up to when I
read your statement about WWF taking Reef Central to the mats! Hmmm, WWF...
to the mats... are we talking about professional wrestling or pet fish
keeping??? :-) Can't wait for the users section to be up and running. Then
I can hopefully put a face to all of these names, and my fav... seeing other
hobbyists setups!
<Yes... a dream unfolds. Bob Fenner>

RE: Bunaken/WWF, Interzoo/Kieran
Where is location code: "GIL"
<Ah, these are the "Gilis" or Gili Islands, three little bits (Dahasa Indonesian for "little island" is "gili"...) north of Lombok (Island) which in turn is just to the east of Bali, in Indonesia... Bob Fenner, who actually has logs that identify more of the "when" and "where" images were made (the slide mounts have the month, year written on them).>
-Zo

Subject: Parrotfish
There's a folder in Marine parrotfish, with files for Catostomus
carolinas - according to fishbase Catostomus are freshwater
suckers...
any clues? (Your photos look like parrotfish to me...)
<Mmm, maybe s/b Calotomus:
http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/FamilySearchList.cfm?
Bob>
-Zo

RE: Parrotfish
Ah yes, indeed, Calotomus carolinus, of the Sparisomatinae
sub-familia...
<Yes... laziness, crossover in my feebleness>
Gracias. It was especially confusing, becuase of the 'carolinus' and
the coincidence that many of those Catostomus suckers are named after
states/US regions!
<Yes... not minnow relatives... well, not that close! Bob>
Zo, learning plenty
<Much to learn, appreciate, enjoy>

WetWebFotos Limited Beta
_______________________________________________________
BOB - PLEASE DO NOT POST THIS EMAIL ON WWM - YET
________________________________________________________
<Okay, but am sending to myself, posting on one of the thousand or so un-linked pages for future use... on WWM. Bob F>
Hi everyone!
With a whole lotta hopefully-deserved hoopla and a little bit of pride
and relief, I'm very glad to say that a public beta of WetWebFotos is
finally (back) online, after an 8 month MIA.
Jason and I have been coding like crazy little monkeys on WetWebFotos
for the last couple of weeks, and it's time we got a little feedback.
-PLEASE- DO NOT FORWARD THIS EMAIL OR THE ADDRESS OF THIS SITE to anyone
else, unless you REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD (I'll have to trust your
judgment!) It is currently running on my cable modem, and cannot
handle more than a handful of concurrent users. Besides, we just want
to get some feedback, and maybe a little help with content, before we
move to the real server and go fully public. There is still much to do,
though there is a LOT already done! We can certainly use your help...
[hint, hint]
For those of you who have no idea whatsoever what the heck I'm yammering
on about:
WetWebFotos is a new website, designed to incorporate all of WetWebMedia
in a searchable, pervasively (perversely?) hyper-linked format, as well
as offer several REALLY COOL new features and services.
The centerpieces of the site are the photo library (currently boasting
well over 2400 of Bob's photos, and zillions more to come - maybe yours
too!) and the Taxonomy database, offering a fast, friendly search
engine, as well as browsable 'Tree of Life'. That taxonomy tree needs a
LOT of work. Some of you may be able to help with that! (That'd be
awesome) Currently it includes only Marine Fishes, as it was
automatically generated by importing that portion of Bob's photo
library.
All Photos are available for download, with a password on the
'full-resolution' scan, settable by the owner. In the future, we plan to
offer a shopping cart and credit processing system. We also plan to host
video clips as previews of Pete Catterick's and other videographer's
dive/travel video libraries.
Currently, there is only one (out of hundreds to go) article posted on
the site, but it will give you a good idea of how the articles are
linked to photos, which link to species, which link into the taxonomy
tree, and so forth. Look for the one lonely article under 'Marine',
'Livestock', 'Fishes' and on the right is the link to the article on
Moray eels. Or, go to the 'Article Search' page, and type in 'moray' in
the keywords!
Users can post a note about themselves, and as well as upload their own
photos to their personal page. The Discussion Forums will be linked in,
and all user ids will be ported across. In fact, if you have a user-id
on the current forums (and you know the password) you can log into
WetWebFotos, and update your user profile, upload some user images, and
generally 'do more stuff', especially if you've been granted 'admin'
privileges. (Bob)
<Yikes... one of the reasons we've got to make this a "paying proposition"... We've got to hire someone to do input, traffic the charges, pay and be paid for this side of things...>
If you don't know your password, well, neither do I, and we'll have to
make a new one. But that doesn't mean you can't anonymously check out
this beta of WetWebFotos while you're waiting!
Go here: http://wwf.lgonzalez.net
The Moray Article is directly available here, if you want to jump
straight in:
http://wwf.lgonzalez.net/Home?actionRequest=articleView&articleID=1
And please let me know how it goes, good and/or bad. Geez, after all
THAT hoopla, I sure hope the server doesn't suddenly get shy tomorrow!
-Zo

Re: Daily Fish Email out WWM
FINALLY A PICTURE WORTH VIEWING!!!!!!!!
THANKS BOB - KEEP THEM COMING!!!
Kelly (aka Puffer queen)
<Knew you'd like it... still looking about (underwater) for the striped and maculated Arothrons for you. Bob F>

Re: Daily Fish Email out WWM
By the way, that is just the funniest picture today - even looks like a dog,
ok well sort of.
<Woof! Bob F>
J --

Check it out!
http://equariumsonline.com/
James.F tries to make a buck on line!
What do you think?
Bob F

RE: Check it out!
If James F. is a friend, Bob, I'm sorry, but...
<A pet-fish acquaintance, fellow content-provider to the hobby press>
I think the site is pretty lame, (not to mention DOG slow!) and WWFotos
is going to kick sand all over it... and probably earn some decent money
to boot.
<My impressions as well... knowing you, me... And in comparison to what we have to offer as WWM... gratis. Do know James.F to be a dedicated type though. Wish him well... don't think he'll actually make money with what he has so far, but will greatly add to with time>
Jason and I have been working hard the past several days on WWFotos, and
it's really come along quite a bit. The hardware is ready to ship, and
the software is catching up fast. With our team of volunteers easily
recruited from the forums, WWFotos is going to take ReefCentral to the
mats as well.
<Wowzah! Hopefully we will actually inspire other folks to improvement, addition>
The database and 'internal structure' (the 'back-end' as we call it) of
WWFotos can be used/shared to make a 'pure' Photography sales-vehicle,
<YAY! Can definitely use the work, income...>
and I'm planning on implementing such the moment I'm reasonably
satisfied with the community/educational/reference features of WWFotos -
very soon.
<Ooooh, how can one write, ooooooh as in ewwwwhhhh?>
We have momentum, we have a burgeoning community, we have MOUNDS of
content, a couple of respectable 'celebrities', and WE HAVE THE
TECHNOLOGY!
<And the content!>
Now, back to the programming...
<Indeed. Am writing, scanning as every day... as well. Be chatting, diving, traveling, photographing.... Bob Fenner>
-Zo

Image (Mike.K and PS6)
I like the look of these drop shadows and an identifier on the image to let
everyone know who took the shot. How do you like it?
Mike
<Very nice... how do we/I add? Bob F>

Re: Image
Bob,
It's about a 7 or 8 step process in Photoshop to resize, add the drop shadow,
and than put a name on the edge of the image. I don't know if you have the time
to do that to every image.
<Sigh... probably not... but a macro could be built, applied am sure. Or a filter on PS... Feel like singing a refrain from "Oz"), "If I only had a brain" (whistles), "I'd be light as a feather, go out with Locklear Heather, If I only had a brain"...>
If you have a special image that you want to add
this effect too, E-mail it to me and I'll do it for you.
<Would really like it/this if you did it/this daily. That/is Bob>
Mike

Use of Image
Dear Mr. Fenner:
<Hello>
I'm the webmaster for the non-profit educational site, WorldWise (see
http://www.beworldwise.org).
<Very nice>
We have an educational team on board the Picton
Castle, a three-masted barque on a 19-month circumnavigation. The team's
mission is to distribute educational materials and books to impoverished
schools along the way. 
<A noble cause>
Kate Menser has just filed a story from the
Seychelles in which she goes scuba diving. These daily pieces are shared
with schools via the Internet. Unfortunately, the team's waterproof camera
housing wasn't.
<Yikes... been there, flooded that...>
I was just at FishBase.org and found an image of yours that would work
nicely with the story and I'm seeking your permission to use your image of
the sergeant major. If permission is granted, we will provide a photo credit
and a link back to the website of your choice.
Thank you for taking time to consider this request.
<Thank you for your note. You are welcome to use any, all materials copyright by me. For much more, please peruse our principal site: WetWebMedia.com and if you have a particular need that you cannot find there, please contact me here. I will add your sites link on the morrow. Bob Fenner>
Angelo Cerchione
Webmaster
WorldWise

RE: Use of Image
Dear Mr. Fenner:
Thank you for permission to use your image. The finish article can be found
at http://www.tallshipnewswire.com/jscript/article.php3?id=738.
<Well done... and in the company of Dr. John (Jack) Randall! Bob Fenner>
Take care, Angelo

WWM Mail
22-27... You want me to answer what you don't - move all to daily Q&A?
<Should have you do so... have opted out of traveling to NJ after all... if not "with it" enough to go visit, likely good idea to skip trying to help others. What say you? Want to "do them" together? Bob F>
J --

Re: WWM Mail
Ahh - you still not feeling well? OK, well then... I need to head to the LFS
and talk about the declivis and I'll be back in an hour or so and then can
engage as much as you need me to.
<Ah, good>
Hope you feel better.
<Thank you my friend. Bob F>
J --

Aquatic Images
Robert,
I am interested in purchasing images for use on a
web-based application I am writing for a client. The
application will support his fish store as well as
sales on the internet. Can you give me an idea of the
cost of the images? I will need an image for each fish
that he sells in the store. I currently don't have an
inventory of the fish that he sells so I am just
looking for an estimated cost.
<Thank you for your interest. Ten dollars each in tens of images quantities, five dollars each in hundreds for this application. Bob Fenner>
Thank you, Eric Crawford

Re: Aquatic Images
Robert,
That sounds great. Would it be possible for me to
get the images for development purposes first and then
pay for them before the software is implemented?
<Unfortunately no. Too many possible extenuating circumstances for us to have our work leave w/o payment first. Do generate a list of what images you anticipate needing, and check for space on your credit card. We may be able to charge it if this is acceptable to you. Bob Fenner>
I am
doing this project in exchange for store credit so I
can get my 300 gallon tank going. It will take me a
little time to get the $$$ for the images, but I would
like to continue development of the software.
Eric

Re: Aquatic Images
Robert,
I will determine what I need and let you know. Thank
you for your help.
Eric
<Thank you. Looking forward to the interaction, enterprise. Bob Fenner>

RE: Aquatic Images (Zo makes progress!)
Oh, Bob...
<Howdy>
I'm hacking on WWFotos as we speak! Just finished overhauling the user
authority system - it needed to be more flexible to accomodate
additional photographers, and/or publishers and mediators, etc... Next I
need to integrate the chat/forum system into WWFotos. But with the user
system overhauled, I should be able to finish it up sufficiently for a
'public release' by the end of the break, then gradually add features as
I complete and test them.
<Wow, when will this be... about?>
I'll be working on the application and the server all through the
holiday break, and hope to ship the server off to Jason first thing in
'02.
<Amazing... as they say, "can't wait">
It's really exciting to be back 'on the job' with WWF - can't wait!
<Oh, apparently you can't either. Be chatting. Bob Fenner>
-Zo

Fw: butterfly food (perceptions, values)
Hmmm... just read your post on the forum re: TipsyTang - makes my previous
email seem rather trite and insignificant.
What a loss...
<Yes.... to die from... a car crash... We are here but moments my friend.... and must endeavor to live our life in full appreciation of its transitory nature... with grace, positiveness. Bob Fenner>
J --

Lenore Dawson
Dear Bob & Lorenzo,
(To bring you up to speed, Bob. I have discussed the idea of doing something
in memory of Lenore with Zo earlier this a.m. I had visited the websites of
aquariums in California to see what if any programs they provide to honor
someone. The Birch Aquarium is the only one that I saw that offers an
opportunity to purchase tiles that can be engraved and viewed by their
3-tiered seating area at the life-sized gray whale exhibit.)
<I see>
Latest update is I have spoken with Rachelle Walker at the Birch Aquarium and
explained the circumstances. She is kind enough to offer that if we are
interested in purchasing one of these tiles.....she could handle phone calls
where forum members could individually phone in a donation by mentioning
Lenore's name and pay for it by Visa or MasterCard. Depending on how much is
collected, would determine whether it was a 4"x8" ($250)or 8"x8" ($500) tile.
<I have seen these... last time just two days back while Joyce and Bill were visiting>
I needed to run this past the two of you first. My emotions are running very
high with regards to losing such a wonderful young lady. She & I had
sporadically e-mailed each other with fun fish stories and it started by my
praising her for the wonderful things she was doing for sad, sick and injured
fish. I can't get the line out of my head where Lenore answered... "I only
wish, I could help them all".
<Yes>
If this idea is something you think would be appropriate to open on the
forum, please let me know. Nothing really seems adequate yet I can't help
but want to do something.
<You should... always do what you consider to be right, to try to do what you want to do. Please do send this note to her Uncle Gorge as well. Bob Fenner>
Take care, BarbaraT

Voicing Sad News
Dear Mr. Robert Fenner,
I am writing to you because I found your address and name under my niece's yahoo account. I do not know if you are a friend of hers, or had any type of correspondence with her. Her name is Lenore Dawson. She lived in Northern California and her email address was TipsyTang@yahoo.com.
<Oh no... my friend. I am so sorry to hear of this fine persons passing. I only knew Lenore briefly from her outreaching to help others with their livestock...>
I am sorry to say this if in fact your were friends, but Lenore died on the night of December 16th in a motor vehicle accident. Her services will be held on Saturday the 22ed at noon, St. Vincent's church in