Fixing a few bugs
I've fixed the issues with adding content to the sites with Internet Explorer 6.0. Thanks to all who helped identify the issue.
If you experience any further issues with providing comments, suggested metadata updates, potential inaccuracies, or photo uploads, please use the Contact page.
Roll Out of "Special Features"
Tonight I've rolled some changes into the site. Most of it is back end stuff that you probably won't notice, but one of the things you will is the new link at the top right of the page : Special Features.
The intent of this link is to publish special feature articles on topics that are directly related to K-Line products. The first article is a discussion of the American Freedom Train products that K-Line first introduced in 2001. The genesis of the article was a link I came across on OGR pointing to the real Freedom Train website that described in detail K-Line's products.
If you have an idea for other special articles, please Contact Us and we will coordinate getting the article online. I have several items already from a few folks, but please feel free to contribute, or comment on the article itself.
Updated Navigation for Future Expansion
Thanks for all the great response to this site, and especially to those who dropped a few coins in my Paypal donation bucket. It's obvious to me that this resource was missing from the community. I look forward to everybody's suggestions to improving the site.
With that in mind, we applied a small change to the upper navigation options. This is in anticipation of some new functionality that we'll be rolling out in the next week or so. Here is a description of the changes:
- Created a new image at the top of the screen that gives an additional brand linkage to the old K-Line site.
- Moved the non-catalog links for News, About and Contact above the masthead
- Added a Welcome link that will show the "Welcome" message.
- Added a "Go" link to the right of the search box. The enter button on your keyboard works the same, but adding the link will clear up some initial confusion.
We are working on launching the ability to contribute feature articles to the site. These articles can be submitted by anybody, and will be subject to our publication guidelines.
We also received lots of feedback about trying to create product information prior to the 1999 catalogs we currently offer. I've had several people volunteer their old catalogs to start adding to the database. So to do this we'll be creating some data entry processes so that we can spread the data entry effort to those who would like to help. Watch here for an announcement of the new functionality.
Welcome to Legacy K-Line Trains
Welcome to the new home for the old K-Line Trains catalogs from 1999 to 2005, plus a whole lot more.
The demise of the original K-Line trains website made getting reliable specifications for products manufactured during 1999 to 2005 nearly impossible. For both collectors and those who search the secondary markets for K-Line products, this was a significant issue.
At LegacyKLine.com, we have preserved over 8000 files of information from the original K-LineTrains website (as of December 2006), and with Lionel's permission, are presenting this information to the model train community.
But there is much more to LegacyKLine.com than just the old catalogs.
Your Participation Will Make This Better
1. You can help make the data better
While our data capture and conversion process was largely successful, there are areas where the data was incomplete. Each product page has the opportunity for you to suggest an update to the data. Particularly missing was the product sub-types.
2. Help ensure the product specifications are correct.
We all know that product descriptions in catalogs published by the manufacturers are not always accurate. These are typically corrected over time when the train lovers point out the error and they are fixed in the publications. As caretakers of this data, you can report an inaccuracy published on this site on any product.
3. Tell us your experience with the products.
We also know that first hand experience with a product or community discussion about a product is a valuable resource. Therefore, you can also comment on any item to tell us that it's your favorite, or how you had some problems with it.
4. Show us your K-Line trains in action.
One of the best parts of the online catalog was the great photos of the products. However, some photos don't always represent the reality of the product delivered. There were also photos that were either not on the site or were lost in the translation. At LegacyKLine.com, now you can upload your own photos of products to the site for all to see.
All user inputs are staged prior to being approved for publication. This is to protect the integrity of the data. Please refer to our publication guidelines for official rules.
Thanks for Visiting!
In the extended entry is some more information as to the genesis of this project.
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