SliderGuide Blog

So in my new found free time (ie: rehabbing from achilles surgery) I have done some work updating the Sliding Wiki. One of the biggest changes that you’ll notice is the ability to upload files and images and then use them in a wiki page. So if you have any pictures of tracks, equipment, etc. – add them to the wiki and use them in a wiki page! In the next few days I am going to add track maps to each location and re word much of what we have for the various locations.

The goal of the Sliding Wiki to have an open book of information on everything sliding – so we need your help! Do you know of a good Hotel in Park City or perhaps a good restaurant in St. Moritz? Then feel free to add it to the wiki. I know we are all competing against each other, but there is no reason we can’t all save some money or have an easier time doing it!

So get editing and be on the look out for the updates to come on the wiki!

While I’m not as nearly as entertaining as the Kyle, I am the one responsible for many of the features and updates that are made to SliderGuide – and these updates can happen at any time I’m not taking 14^th place in America’s Cup races. And I’ve had a lot of time on my hands considering the last America’s Cup race was in April.

That being said this new SliderGuide is a complete rewrite from the old version. I started from scratch so we could utilize newer technologies and hopefully give you some pretty cool features in the future. So that is why no one’s old login works anymore (You probably forgot your login anyway, so what’s the big deal?)

So what’s new in SliderGuide?

• Shiny New Look – Kyle’s worked hard to come up with the best looking site possible. There are still a few kinks we are working on, but you can’t deny SliderGuide looks good!
• FIBT points – Check your position on the FIBT Points List
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• New Event Management – Events are a bit different than before. Basically this is how it works, if you have one after party then it’s one event. So events like America’s and Europa Cups will have multiple men’s and women’s races.
• Better Photo Upload – Uploading photos on the last site sucked. We now a have new java applet that will let you upload as many photos as you want at the same time. All you have to do drag your pictures in an upload! Right now you can upload photos to any event. So go back through our history of events and upload your old photos!
• The Wiki – If you’re not familiar with a Wiki it is kinda like an online encyclopedia that you can add too. Currently the wiki articles are a bit sparse but you can help us out by adding more!
• The Marketplace – A bit like a craigslist, but for sliders. Rather than putting up fliers in the start house, just post it here and everyone around the world can see it!

And there is lots more where that came from. Here’s just a taste of what we have coming up through the pipeline

• Facebook App – You’ll be able to share your results and race schedule with all of your friends on facebook.
• Photo Albums – Much like uploading photos to the events, except you’ll be able to have your own photos albums of anything you’d like (keep it PG-13 please)
• User Submitted Content – Think you’re funnier than us? Or do you have a sliding event you’d like to promote? Well soon you’ll be able to do just that. (Odds are you aren’t funnier than us though)

That’s what we have for now, but stay tuned. It should be an interesting season!

P.S – Odds are something is broke, so you have been warned!