Post by: thedoc on 16/04/2003 10:57:25
Post by: NakedScientist on 16/04/2003 10:59:51
Post by: NakedScientist on 16/04/2003 11:00:27
Post by: chris on 19/04/2003 16:02:36
Post by: chris on 20/04/2003 23:57:02
Chris
Post by: Exodus on 24/04/2003 03:00:04
Thats Economics...
Post by: chris on 24/04/2003 11:30:43
Post by: Exodus on 24/04/2003 15:23:53
Thats Economics...
Post by: Exodus on 05/05/2003 12:31:13
Essentia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem...
Post by: pat on 08/05/2003 10:36:50
Also, link to archive from martin redfern's review is broken
also, on links page the connection to cdc website is broken
and on columnmenu the link to archive and background doesn't work
P
Post by: Exodus on 09/05/2003 22:05:23
Essentia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem...
Post by: NakedScientist on 10/05/2003 14:06:27
It isn't possible to past images directly into the forum.
TNS
Post by: Exodus on 11/05/2003 21:55:51
Essentia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem...
Post by: Donnah on 17/05/2003 23:51:11
Post by: Donnah on 19/05/2003 01:29:05
Post by: Exodus on 19/05/2003 14:56:42
Richard.
Resident Tour Operator - The Naked Scientists
Post by: christianchick on 26/03/2004 14:34:07
I WILL RULE THE WORLD, so suck up now before its too late(ha ha ha ha ha)
Greetings in Christ Jesus my Lord[;)]
Post by: qpan on 03/04/2004 16:19:11
"I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it."
-Edgar Allan Poe
Post by: qpan on 03/04/2004 16:19:11
"I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it."
-Edgar Allan Poe
Post by: neilep on 19/04/2004 18:19:45
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'
Post by: chris on 20/04/2004 05:53:48
Even from my present location in Australia the service is lightning fast !
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
Post by: neilep on 20/04/2004 12:06:01
Neil
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'
Post by: tweener on 21/04/2004 04:12:24
----
John - The Eternal Pessimist.
Post by: neilep on 21/04/2004 10:57:18
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'
Post by: neilep on 28/04/2004 20:17:45
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'
Post by: chris on 30/04/2004 03:01:42
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
Post by: tweener on 04/05/2004 22:18:36
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John - The Eternal Pessimist.
Post by: neilep on 04/05/2004 22:47:22
OK Ok...I'll keep it to serious error logs !!
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.world-of-smilies.de%2Fhtml%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Flove%2F2015.gif&hash=901cd12278f46c3480e43bc40519e7fb)
Post by: Donnah on 05/05/2004 01:05:13
Post by: neilep on 05/05/2004 01:34:19
quote:
Originally posted by Donnah
Sometimes when I post a reply it punts me out to the "All Forums" level.
YES....(me being serious now)...that happens to me a lot too....already a few times in the last 24 hours.......
It also happens when I post a New Topic
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.world-of-smilies.de%2Fhtml%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Flove%2F2015.gif&hash=901cd12278f46c3480e43bc40519e7fb)
Post by: neilep on 17/05/2004 11:38:37
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !' (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finstagiber.net%2Fsmiliesdotcom%2Fcwm%2Fcwm%2Frcain.gif&hash=32ae7f4f03d740b017b01cda28addd79)
Post by: tweener on 17/05/2004 15:18:51
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John - The Eternal Pessimist.
Post by: valley on 17/06/2004 20:03:16
:(
Ps: You also seem to have some non-working and dodgy (to ad sites) links on your news bit (general & bio science sections IIRC)
Post by: thedoc on 18/06/2004 01:41:21
However, if you visit the archives - http://www.thenakedscientists.com/html/shows/archive.htm see if those shows work. I know there is a problem with the 1st Feb. show (the audio file has been lost) but the others should work. Please bear in mind that some firewalls will not accept streamed content - the NHS, British Antarctic Survey, and Babraham institute are three such institutions.
Let me know if it is still not working and I'll make more enquiries. Has anyone else had this problem ?
Post by: valley on 18/06/2004 18:06:52
Post by: neilep on 23/09/2004 23:17:13
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !' (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.world-of-smilies.de%2Fhtml%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2FSchilder2%2Finsanes.gif&hash=4f18432872d0188852a6f4a3170ec758)
Post by: NakedScientist on 24/09/2004 13:00:34
An alternative to using the forum search is to use the whole site search and add "discussion forum" to the search terms. Here's a link to the search page http://www.thenakedscientists.com/html/search.htm
TNS
Post by: rosy on 26/04/2005 20:20:23
Today's example is a post from neilep at 19:59 today on the Just Chat / To pull or not to pull thread. The other one I noticed was comments by PhirePhly (sp??) on atmospheric gases.
I don't know what's causing it, but I'm assuming the post's there somewhere...
Post by: neilep on 26/04/2005 20:31:03
I'm sure that's the answer.
Neil
Men are the same as women.... just inside out !!(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.world-of-smilies.com%2Fhtml%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Fmini%2Fmini018.gif&hash=43d4f680fb1e52aecb14b539cb9eba2c)
Post by: rosy on 26/04/2005 20:46:00
Thanks Neil
Post by: ukmicky on 24/07/2005 15:48:37
Post by: neilep on 24/07/2005 21:37:14
quote:
Originally posted by ukmicky
This isnt a problem, but is there any way the forum software could be configured so it would be possible for the forum members to see which other members are logged in at any given time
...and perhaps one of those java applet chat thingies might be nice too....perhaps....maybe...sort of [;)]
(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finstagiber.net%2Fsmiliesdotcom%2Fcontrib%2Ficw%2F003.gif&hash=f326f525e3f6c60d4ea3ecbb24d1df2a)Men are the same as women.... just inside out !!(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finstagiber.net%2Fsmiliesdotcom%2Fcontrib%2Ficw%2F003.gif&hash=f326f525e3f6c60d4ea3ecbb24d1df2a)
Post by: ukmicky on 25/07/2005 02:38:15
maybe beyond the scope of this software though
Post by: chris on 25/07/2005 09:57:10
As to the 'who is online at any given time', that also is feasible I think, and a great suggestion. I'll have to look into that. I believe there's a mod for it.
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
Post by: another_someone on 07/12/2005 12:39:45
This url was wrapped in url start and end tokens (i.e. url within square brackets) so:
http://www.dict.org/bin/Dict?Form=Dict1&Database=*&Strategy=*&Query=mutation
It seems as if the asterisks in the url, while they are still there when the post is edited, seem to break the url when it is simply viewed.
Looking at how this post is displayed, it seems as if the url without the wrappers works ok, but actually breaks because of the wrappers.
Post by: neilep on 11/01/2006 20:58:29
I think the site is finally trying to tell me something (uh oh...paranoid mode)
Men are the same as women.... just inside out !!
Post by: ukmicky on 11/01/2006 21:48:03
Michael HAPPY NEW YEAR (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi11.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa186%2Fukmicky%2Fparty-smiley-012.gif&hash=844994fd61764508c533537d6874634d)
Post by: another_someone on 12/01/2006 00:29:50
quote:
Originally posted by neilep
At least 5 or 6 times a day I find that when I return to view the page of active topics (which I leave to update automatically) that I'm faced with just a blank page....also, often, when posting..it takes ages to respond and finally says that ' the host is not accesible ' etc etc..the inability to access the site lasts around 3-5 minutes..sometimes a little longer.
I think the site is finally trying to tell me something (uh oh...paranoid mode)
Men are the same as women.... just inside out !!
Yep, had that. It seems to be suggesting that the system is overloaded, and the ASP scripts are taking too long to execute. Either speed up the ASP scripts, or increase the timeout value in IIS (IIS is assuming the ASP script might have got itself into a permanent loop, but given the script works later, I suspect this is not the case, and is simply taking too long to execute).
Also, sometimes have had timeouts when posting a reply. Went back, and resposted, and it worked OK. The system simply appears to be overloaded.
Post by: neilep on 12/01/2006 03:01:50
Men are the same as women.... just inside out !!
Post by: chris on 12/01/2006 22:13:56
We're actually going to migrate over to a much more stable mysql db at some point, but I'm currently just too overloaded to be able to do it.
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 12/01/2006 22:25:36
I've often thought a "Who's online" facility would be nice.
As for chat, why not just create a room on 1 of the established chat sites like Lycos?
Post by: neilep on 12/01/2006 22:34:54
Men are the same as women.... just inside out !!
Post by: ukmicky on 12/01/2006 23:00:57
quote:Neil i don't know what you got, but your way with words is definitely spreading
Once Neil administered a liberal dose of forum-slimming liposuction (aka the delete button)
Michael HAPPY NEW YEAR (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi11.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa186%2Fukmicky%2Fparty-smiley-012.gif&hash=844994fd61764508c533537d6874634d)
Post by: another_someone on 13/01/2006 02:06:04
quote:
Originally posted by DoctorBeaver
I've often thought a "Who's online" facility would be nice.
Fairly meaningless. I never formally logout, so the system will permanently show me as logged in.
Any web based protocol has no real notion of someone being online. It knows when someone has logged on, when they choose to log off, and when they last posted. It is then a matter of guesswork if someone who logged on 3 days ago, and has posted within the last hour, is still sitting at their PC (or even if the PC is still switched on).
Post by: another_someone on 13/01/2006 02:15:47
quote:
Originally posted by chris
Yes, the problem is that we're running from an access database which is not stable at high loads. All it takes is a few search engine spiders to start tucking in, and a few users too, and the whole thing grinds to a halt. On one particular day a month or so back three search engines arrived simultaneously and the whole thing just collapsed. Part of the problem was the gut-bustingly large zetacap thread ! Once Neil administered a liberal dose of forum-slimming liposuction (aka the delete button) everything calmed down again.
We're actually going to migrate over to a much more stable mysql db at some point, but I'm currently just too overloaded to be able to do it.
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
Why are you so wedded to Microsoft technology?
There may well be arguments in it favour on a desktop, but for a web server, I would have thought Linux/Apache/MySQL would be far superior to Windows/IIS/Access.
OK, the even bigger problem is that Access is a single user database, and totally unsuited to a server based application where many people can log in at once. Even Microsoft does have multi-user databases in its product catalogue, but they cost significant amounts of money, and don't really give any advantage over the open source equivalents (MySQL and PostGreSQL).
Post by: ukmicky on 07/02/2006 21:23:08
Michael
Post by: neilep on 16/03/2006 18:52:08
Thankfully, I now use word to create posts in
Post by: ukmicky on 16/03/2006 20:25:21
Michael
Post by: neilep on 17/03/2006 04:56:44
Post by: ukmicky on 19/03/2006 02:31:32
Michael
Post by: ukmicky on 27/03/2006 03:56:05
Michael
Post by: neilep on 27/03/2006 04:03:40
Although, the search facility on the left is quick, it would be nice if the forum specific one worked too !
Whajafink ?
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: another_someone on 27/03/2006 05:32:58
The extras may be nice, but put them on a stable system, and don't simply add more burden on an unstable one.
George
Post by: neilep on 27/03/2006 06:41:02
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: chris on 28/03/2006 11:05:33
yes, we need to stabilise this forum urgently. I have a way to do it, but it's quite involved (because we want to minimise disruption to people during the changeover).
I'm on the case, but please try to grin and bear it for a bit longer.
Search-wise, although the function appears to time out, if you hit the page refresh button after your search times out, suddenly all the results will appear!
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
Post by: neilep on 28/03/2006 13:31:41
Yep, I forgot to mention the refresh button trick...and you know me...I'm all grins and love to bear it !!
Post by: neilep on 26/04/2006 13:20:51
Post by: elegantlywasted on 26/04/2006 14:22:23
-Meg
Post by: Hadrian on 26/04/2006 14:38:14
Post by: neilep on 26/04/2006 15:18:03
quote:
Originally posted by Hadrian
What data base engine is being used? Perhaps the size of some of the diet sections could be slimed down. They seem to be a site within a site.What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
I wish it was as easy as that...the zeta thread once stemmed to over 90 pages !! (yes it really did) and the site was still working reasonably well... I do not believe that this is the cause at this time. It must be something more fundamental in it's technicality with the site
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: Hadrian on 26/04/2006 19:09:48
Post by: chris on 26/04/2006 20:44:44
I think it's lots of computers all trying to download the podcast simultaneously. iTunes is probably the cause because it touches the rss regularly to see if there's been an update and as soon as it detects one it tries to grab the files...
Hopefully we're over the worst of it now.
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
Post by: ukmicky on 26/04/2006 21:20:00
Michael
Post by: chris on 26/04/2006 22:10:57
Obviously please try to preserve content where possible when spring cleaning...the questions and answers are very valuable, but some of the intervening chat is less useful and can go...
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
Post by: ukmicky on 26/04/2006 23:23:40
Michael
Post by: neilep on 26/04/2006 23:58:56
quote:
Originally posted by ukmicky
Did i say ruffless i mean't rufeless [:)] Dont worry though nothing of value has gone.
Michael
lol...actually chum..I think you meant ' Ruthless '...unless you're speaking from a house with no top which would then be ' Roofless ' [:D]...or you mean a world with no girlies called Ruth...which then applies to my first item too [:D]
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: ukmicky on 27/04/2006 00:40:23
quote:oh my god, i'm totally embarrassed. (Correctly spelt with two arrhs and two esses i might add :). I cant believe i did that, and i can't change it now either.
Originally posted by neilepquote:
Originally posted by ukmicky
Did i say ruffless i mean't rufeless [:)] Dont worry though nothing of value has gone.
Michael
lol...actually chum..I think you meant ' Ruthless '...unless you're speaking from a house with no top which would then be ' Roofless ' [:D]...or you mean a world with no girlies called Ruth...which then applies to my first item too [:D]
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Welcome back neil. [:)]:)
Michael
Post by: neilep on 27/04/2006 04:21:07
4:20am Report........
........The site has picked up a little speed but is still very slow. I am pleased that the podcasts are such a success but I wonder if we should be expecting regular periods of this instability ?
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: neilep on 27/04/2006 06:19:18
06:20am Report!!..My Word !!..a complete transformation !!..the site is behaving itself very well at this moment.
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: chris on 27/04/2006 08:30:22
Seriously guys I'm looking into ways around this. The problem is that:
1) The bandwidth for this operation is now about 1.5 Terabytes (TB) a month - that's 300-500 GB per week. Most hosting plans offer you about 50 GB a MONTH!
2) This forum is ASP driven and is running a notoriously unstable access DB. We have done tests and can migrate it to a mysql database, but it still requires ASP. That way we also keep our incoming links and all the content. But mysql is much more stable.
3) If we wanted to move it to another forum platform we'd lose our links and it would also mean users would lose their logins / passwords. We've tried to get round this and it's not possible.
4) Moving hosts is a nightmare so we really want a UK based company so that we can phone them up and sort out any problems.
5) We're about to do a radical site overhaul anyway (because this version is archaic and totally static (excepting the forum), making it very inefficient. With this in mind we're sourcing the best CMS that fufills our needs. Once we know what the server requirements will be we can find a host and then move the whole shooting match across.
If anyone wants to help / knows someone who could help, please ask them to drop me a line.
Best
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
Post by: another_someone on 27/04/2006 13:23:27
The asp links that people have are just names. I cannot see any technical reason why Apache (I cannot say for IIS) could not map a request for an ASP URL to a piece of code that it is instructed to use the PHP module to interpret.
As I said, highly unorthodox – but if you have control over the Apache control files, it might be possible.
It depends whether you are simply running under a virtual hosting plan, or you have full control over the configuration of the web host.
George
Post by: daveshorts on 27/04/2006 17:39:06
Post by: neilep on 27/04/2006 18:19:47
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: chris on 27/04/2006 21:46:04
I'm confident we can sort this out. Dave's on it (when he's finished writing his grant applciation!)
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
Post by: ukmicky on 27/04/2006 22:53:48
Michael
Post by: neilep on 28/04/2006 02:12:11
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: neilep on 28/04/2006 18:20:40
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: Hadrian on 02/05/2006 19:48:53
Oh myiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii it allllllllllllllllllllll soooooooooooooooo slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.activity4life.com%2Fphoto%2Fpuppy_dog_eyes.gif&hash=3e678a689ef04927bae34bacbb68f024)
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
Post by: neilep on 02/05/2006 20:00:51
I hate to say this but I think until it's resolved this is going to be more regular than wifeys yucky bit time of month !!![:(]
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: ukmicky on 03/05/2006 00:41:48
Michael
Post by: JimBob on 03/05/2006 03:11:31
Almost dead
The mind is like a parachute. It works best when open. -- A. Einstein
Post by: Laith on 03/05/2006 06:50:25
Laith
Post by: neilep on 03/05/2006 14:01:04
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: another_someone on 03/05/2006 14:53:13
I would ask whether you were suffering a denial of service attack – if not, the effect is about the same.
George
Post by: neilep on 04/05/2006 14:06:17
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: chris on 04/05/2006 14:56:29
We have slimmed down the operation manyfold to restore functionality, but we urgently need to get the hosting sorted out. I'm engaged in negotiations with several companies at the moment. I'll keep you posted.
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
Post by: neilep on 04/05/2006 15:19:49
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: Carolyn on 04/05/2006 17:59:37
Carolyn
Post by: Laith on 04/05/2006 18:09:10
Laith
Post by: chris on 05/05/2006 14:33:17
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
Post by: Laith on 05/05/2006 20:21:27
Laith
Post by: another_someone on 31/05/2006 22:56:41
George
Post by: neilep on 31/05/2006 23:05:41
quote:
Originally posted by another_someone
OK, so where was the site for most of today?George
ooops...sorry..I forgot to take it out of my trouser pocket before washing it..
...hopefully after the spin dry all seems to be well now !
It WAS a worry though....never seen the site so completely down like that...[:0]
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: chris on 31/05/2006 23:06:59
I phoned the host - LCN - and spoke to someone who sounded terribly disinterested and who informed me that it must have been an "ISP caching problem".
This is a big retrograde step for LCN. In fact the reason I stuck with them for so long was that their customer service was always excellent. I sad to say that our days with LCN.biz / lowcostnames.co.uk are most certainly numbered.
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
Post by: neilep on 25/06/2006 13:25:52
I don't think it's a person at all....could it be some kind of sophisticated advert bot or something ?
Surely, after having the threads deleted so many times, a human would give up creating all these threads...fortunately...I caught the last lot just one minute after they were created...
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: ukmicky on 25/06/2006 13:52:42
Michael
Post by: neilep on 28/06/2006 13:50:22
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: ukmicky on 28/06/2006 23:49:20
Michael
Post by: neilep on 29/06/2006 01:08:06
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: Roy P on 29/06/2006 20:32:38
Clicking on the arrow in the 'Last Post' column normally takes you to the last post. But, since the upgrade, if there are more than two pages to the thread, it does not work! (Same applies to this thread)
Any chance of a fix?
__________________________________________________________
Roy P
Post by: ukmicky on 30/06/2006 01:02:32
quote:He obviously don't like mondays.
Originally posted by neilep
So does it appear to be Wednesdays too !
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
I wonder if he bought the record[:)]
Michael
Post by: neilep on 28/06/2006 13:50:22
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: ukmicky on 28/06/2006 23:49:20
Michael
Post by: neilep on 29/06/2006 01:08:06
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: Roy P on 29/06/2006 20:32:38
Clicking on the arrow in the 'Last Post' column normally takes you to the last post. But, since the upgrade, if there are more than two pages to the thread, it does not work! (Same applies to this thread)
Any chance of a fix?
__________________________________________________________
Roy P
Post by: ukmicky on 30/06/2006 01:02:32
quote:He obviously don't like mondays.
Originally posted by neilep
So does it appear to be Wednesdays too !
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
I wonder if he bought the record[:)]
Michael
Post by: Karen W. on 27/07/2006 07:53:41
Post by: Karen W. on 27/07/2006 07:53:41
Post by: neilep on 22/08/2006 14:09:01
Could this be due to the zeta and diary threads having so many pages ?
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: ukmicky on 22/08/2006 19:22:19
quote:
Has anyone noticed that the site seems to be showing a few symptoms of slowing down on occasion ?...It just freezes and I have to come back a few minutes later.
Could this be due to the zeta and diary threads having so many pages ?
yes today i've been having trouble and assumed it was just me.
I was going to wait for the new forum to go live before slimming down some of the threads as the new software make it easy but maybe i should have a rethink.
Michael
Post by: Karen W. on 22/08/2006 20:20:04
Karen
Post by: ukmicky on 22/08/2006 20:24:08
Michael
Post by: Karen W. on 23/08/2006 11:37:50
Karen
Post by: ukmicky on 22/08/2006 19:22:19
quote:
Has anyone noticed that the site seems to be showing a few symptoms of slowing down on occasion ?...It just freezes and I have to come back a few minutes later.
Could this be due to the zeta and diary threads having so many pages ?
yes today i've been having trouble and assumed it was just me.
I was going to wait for the new forum to go live before slimming down some of the threads as the new software make it easy but maybe i should have a rethink.
Michael
Post by: Karen W. on 22/08/2006 20:20:04
Karen
Post by: ukmicky on 22/08/2006 20:24:08
Michael
Post by: Karen W. on 23/08/2006 11:37:50
Karen
Post by: ukmicky on 22/08/2006 19:22:19
quote:
Has anyone noticed that the site seems to be showing a few symptoms of slowing down on occasion ?...It just freezes and I have to come back a few minutes later.
Could this be due to the zeta and diary threads having so many pages ?
yes today i've been having trouble and assumed it was just me.
I was going to wait for the new forum to go live before slimming down some of the threads as the new software make it easy but maybe i should have a rethink.
Michael
Post by: Karen W. on 22/08/2006 20:20:04
Karen
Post by: ukmicky on 22/08/2006 20:24:08
Michael
Post by: Karen W. on 23/08/2006 11:37:50
Karen
Post by: Karen W. on 23/08/2006 11:37:50
Karen
Post by: ukmicky on 27/08/2006 14:41:12
Michael
Post by: Carolyn on 27/08/2006 15:27:33
Post by: another_someone on 27/08/2006 16:27:28
George
Post by: Karen W. on 05/09/2006 02:50:27
Karen
Post by: neilep on 06/09/2006 03:28:38
Ever since I came back it's like the site wants me to go away again......I can get in but many times today , perhaps 8 or 9 times, I have gone to submit my reply and nothing happens....except time-out time !!!
About time we had the new foum up and running but I know dave and Chris are very busy...
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: Karen W. on 06/09/2006 04:10:40
Karen
Post by: neilep on 06/09/2006 04:13:28
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: Karen W. on 06/09/2006 04:33:01
Karen
Post by: Karen W. on 25/09/2006 11:32:38
There are times if I go up to my address bar and x the site out and then hit one of the old site links that are there in my browser history, then the possibility is greater that I get back on and it works better! so weird....
Karen
Post by: neilep on 27/09/2006 18:45:35
KAREN MAM, you are NOT alone !!
Would you believe it has taken me three attempts to post this. The site has decided to have ANOTHER breakdown as I write this post about the breakdowns !![:)]
The site is awful in it's performance. I am getting fed up with writing long posts and then having them get lost in the firmanent that is the Internet Void...fortunately I copy and paste into Word before pressing submit.
It's taken me three minutes just to get to this thread to post this...well..172 seconds !!..YES..I a actually timed it !! (apart from the fact that I couldn't post this at all for a few hours !!!)
People are going to leave in droves if they can't post or are even more frustrated when they have written a lot and it's then lost !!...Especially newbies who don't expect the forum to not work !!
What is the reason for the transfer delay now ?...It's nearly October !!..Please can we have the transfer soon !!
Men are the same as women, just inside out !
Post by: another_someone on 27/09/2006 19:24:18
George
Post by: Karen W. on 28/09/2006 09:13:18
Karen
Post by: another_someone on 28/09/2006 11:33:51
Furthermore, it would have been nice if at least the moderators had been kept up to date with progress regarding what was happening, so that if others asked of us what was happening we could actually give them some useful information.
George
Post by: Karen W. on 28/09/2006 12:57:36
Karen
Post by: daveshorts on 28/09/2006 13:32:07
I don't think it was a maintainance issue on our part. I think there were a load of problems with our hosting provider as I know the new sever that I have been developing the new site went down for a while (along with their homepage), but www.nakedscientists.com seemed to be ok form where I was sitting. It is entirely possible that it was a horrible problem that appeared differently from different places. I will ask them what was going on.
Could you e-mail me if there is a problem as I don't think I am checking it as often as some.
Post by: rosy on 28/09/2006 13:36:00
Post by: daveshorts on 28/09/2006 13:50:17
Post by: another_someone on 28/09/2006 14:52:38
George
Post by: Gaia on 28/09/2006 15:54:59
quote:
Originally posted by daveshorts
Sorry if it was down yesterday, I didn't notice it.
I don't think it was a maintainance issue on our part. I think there were a load of problems with our hosting provider as I know the new sever that I have been developing the new site went down for a while (along with their homepage), but www.nakedscientists.com seemed to be ok form where I was sitting. It is entirely possible that it was a horrible problem that appeared differently from different places. I will ask them what was going on.
Could you e-mail me if there is a problem as I don't think I am checking it as often as some.
My problem yesterday was specifically with the forum. I could get onto the homepage okay but no way the forum. Tried in both Opera and MS Explorer, no go!!!
Gaia xxx
Post by: daveshorts on 28/09/2006 18:05:44
Post by: Karen W. on 29/09/2006 06:05:05
Dave Would have emailed you, except did not have your email as I use the profile to email through! Couldn't get on to get to the profile, I guess I should store them on my computer...eh?
Karen
Post by: Karen W. on 16/10/2006 17:23:08
Karen
Post by: another_someone on 16/10/2006 18:16:25
George
Post by: chris on 16/10/2006 22:53:43
Please accept my apologies in the meantime.
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
Post by: Karen W. on 24/10/2006 13:33:17
Karen
Post by: Karen W. on 26/10/2006 15:33:58
So far this morning ok, but this is all I have done so far! [;)]
Post by: neilep on 26/10/2006 17:55:28
Post by: neilep on 27/10/2006 02:17:56
Is there a way to change it for myself ?..I can't see a typeface setting in my account settings/options/preferences....though I have seen the font icon in the posting section....but that would only effect mine wouldn't it ?
Post by: Karen W. on 27/10/2006 08:42:58
I two am having the same page pause as Neil.. you post and it takes forever looking at white page, then finally it opens
Post by: daveshorts on 29/10/2006 18:06:21
Post by: Karen W. on 29/10/2006 19:06:40
Post by: science_guy on 02/11/2006 08:27:52
Post by: chris on 02/11/2006 10:23:07
Chris
Post by: another_someone on 02/11/2006 10:46:55
The top of the forum says I have a message, but nothing's there
Dave, very smartly, removed a large number of very inappropriate spam messages that had unfortunately been sent out to our users, but he could not stop the notification of those messages from going out.
Post by: science_guy on 02/11/2006 15:59:14
It's driving me crazy...
Post by: neilep on 02/11/2006 18:37:09
Is there any what to get rid of the notification?
It's driving me crazy...
YES there is !!
Oh...you want to know....OK !!..go into your profile....once clicked go to the notifications and email settings under Modify Your Profile (I think that's what it's called) on the left and once clicked you can tick the notification options to your hearts content !!
......and ...I know exactly what you mean !!!
Post by: Karen W. on 03/11/2006 16:11:47
Post by: Mr Andrew on 20/11/2006 23:38:38
Where'd the Physics forum go?!?!?!?!?!?!? I can't find it anywhere.
Post by: ukmicky on 21/11/2006 01:14:41
WOAH!!!!!!Minor glitch ,it will reappear very soon.
Where'd the Physics forum go?!?!?!?!?!?!? I can't find it anywhere.
Post by: Karen W. on 21/11/2006 08:44:46
Post by: daveshorts on 21/11/2006 12:10:16
Post by: Gaia on 21/11/2006 13:31:37
Post by: daveshorts on 21/11/2006 14:28:17
Post by: Gaia on 21/11/2006 19:24:03
Post by: Karen W. on 22/11/2006 04:29:51
Post by: Carolyn on 26/11/2006 04:14:07
Carolyn
Post by: chris on 26/11/2006 11:59:21
Chris
Post by: daveshorts on 26/11/2006 17:04:36
Post by: Carolyn on 26/11/2006 23:17:30
Grr will have a look tomorrow.
Sorry Dave.
Post by: Karen W. on 27/11/2006 01:40:56
Post by: daveshorts on 27/11/2006 11:54:59
Post by: Carolyn on 27/11/2006 12:18:20
Carolyn
Post by: Karen W. on 27/11/2006 12:39:05
Post by: Gaia on 28/11/2006 21:52:48
Thanks for your help Dave.
Post by: neilep on 28/11/2006 23:51:56
Post by: Karen W. on 29/11/2006 05:37:45
Post by: Gaia on 29/11/2006 22:11:42
Post by: another_someone on 29/11/2006 22:33:01
Hi Dave. I've noticed that when I want to reply via the 'quote' function it automatically takes me to the 'Quick Reply' rather than the full version, meaning that I have to cut and paste. Any plans to direct to the full reply (like it did on the old site)?
After you click on the 'quote' then click on the 'preview' button.
Post by: Gaia on 29/11/2006 22:37:43
Hi Dave. I've noticed that when I want to reply via the 'quote' function it automatically takes me to the 'Quick Reply' rather than the full version, meaning that I have to cut and paste. Any plans to direct to the full reply (like it did on the old site)?
After you click on the 'quote' then click on the 'preview' button.
Ah, lightbulb moment. Cheers hun!
Post by: Karen W. on 29/11/2006 23:17:55
Post by: neilep on 29/11/2006 23:45:46
Honestly !!..EWE girlies !!!...get back in the kitchen and then the bedroom !! [;D] [;D]
Post by: Karen W. on 30/11/2006 00:10:41
Post by: Mirage on 21/12/2006 22:56:37
Post by: Karen W. on 21/12/2006 23:07:55
Post by: neilep on 22/12/2006 00:14:24
Don't know if it has already been mentioned but the clock is roughtly 10 mins fast [;)]
It's not that the clock is ten minutes fast..it's that rest of the world is ten minutes slow !
Post by: ukmicky on 22/12/2006 00:18:35
Post by: Karen W. on 22/12/2006 00:31:22
Post by: ukmicky on 22/12/2006 00:37:12
Post by: Karen W. on 22/12/2006 00:43:00
Post by: neilep on 22/12/2006 05:28:28
Hugs
Post by: Karen W. on 01/01/2007 23:54:17
Post by: daveshorts on 02/01/2007 00:31:22
Post by: Karen W. on 02/01/2007 00:43:54
Post by: daveshorts on 02/01/2007 10:56:14
Post by: Karen W. on 02/01/2007 12:26:30
Post by: paul.fr on 20/03/2007 07:29:25
Error!
Reason: Segment "fileadmin" was not a keyword for a postVarSet as expected!
the search was not for fileadmin! i have tried many search words and always get an error of some description.
Post by: paul.fr on 20/03/2007 07:32:35
Error!
Reason: Segment "index.phtm" was not a keyword for a postVarSet as expected!
Post by: daveshorts on 20/03/2007 11:04:39
Post by: paul.fr on 11/04/2007 14:37:29
Post by: neilep on 11/04/2007 14:51:09
..and you can quote me on that !!..........well....you can't really !!
Post by: paul.fr on 11/04/2007 14:59:36
Post by: daveshorts on 11/04/2007 15:03:37
Post by: paul.fr on 11/04/2007 15:09:49
the spell checker is just me Dave, looks like george is not having problems with quotes! curious.
Post by: daveshorts on 11/04/2007 15:36:47
the spell checker is just me Dave, looks like george is not having problems with quotes! curious.
Post by: daveshorts on 11/04/2007 15:37:33
Post by: daveshorts on 11/04/2007 15:57:33
Post by: another_someone on 11/04/2007 16:15:26
the spell checker is just me Dave, looks like george is not having problems with quotes! curious.
You may have read in that thread that I quickly found a workaround - although the fact that the workaround works at all implies that there may be hole in our blacklisting mechanism.
I was simply posing the message as a single dot, and then went in to modify the message with the intended text (using the inline modify option rather than the preview option).
If I did not trigger this faulty blacklist code by that way, it implies that the blacklist code does not check for modified code, only the original posts.
Post by: daveshorts on 11/04/2007 16:50:54
[[Category:]]
which I think was what was causing the problem - I am not quite sure how this was being parsed as a regular expression, but when I deleted it all was well...
Post by: Karen W. on 11/04/2007 17:30:06
Post by: neilep on 11/04/2007 19:15:49
Post by: Karen W. on 12/04/2007 06:21:53
yes...you boys are all so luffly we could cuddle you and eat you up ...after making a pie from you that is !!
Your so bad!!LOL You know you were included in that pie Kind Sir! LOL...
Post by: Seany on 12/04/2007 10:39:45
yes...you boys are all so luffly we could cuddle you and eat you up ...after making a pie from you that is !!
Your so bad!!LOL You know you were included in that pie Kind Sir! LOL...
Ermm.. No, Neil was making a pie within that pie.. So thers a pie in a pie, to eat? [:D]
Post by: Karen W. on 12/04/2007 15:52:53
Post by: Seany on 16/04/2007 12:47:11
Post by: lyner on 18/04/2007 09:46:13
On long threads and particularly the very long threads, like Question of the Week, it is a long way to go, to get to the current topic or post. Have you thought of arranging things the other way round?.
Perhaps the introductory question could be at the top but the current posts would be easier to find if they were near the beginning.
I bet you get this suggestion all the time and have considered it - if so, sorry.
Post by: another_someone on 18/04/2007 11:07:10
If, rather than clicking on the thread title, you click on the icon on the right that looks like this: (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenakedscientists.com%2Fforum%2FThemes%2Fnaksci%2Fimages%2Ficons%2Flast_post.gif&hash=bc42c57a06cb4576485e566b5039e425), then you will be taken directly to the most recent post in the thread.
Post by: rosy on 18/04/2007 12:52:27
Post by: lyner on 19/04/2007 23:23:45
Cheers - RTFM as usual!
Post by: jolly on 24/06/2007 15:41:05
Post by: Karen W. on 24/06/2007 16:50:15
Post by: paul.fr on 24/06/2007 17:34:56
It doesn´t tell you when your post gos over the 20,000 chacters, and you can loss you info if your not careful; could it not be possible to either give a warning when the limit is reached, or increase the post size?
20,000 characters is over generous. If you or anyone is seriously submitting a post of this length then i would suggest the following:
1. always save your text before posting to either a word (microsoft) or text document before posting, should you encounter a problem, you will always have a copy of your text.
2. split the post in to two posts.
3. to post such a large post, i would assume that it is full of quotes. if this is the case then slim down the quote, any part of the quote you are not directly replying to can be omitted and substituted with; ...
Post by: another_someone on 25/06/2007 02:53:09
But, as people have suggested, any large submission like that I will always first create in a separate document (Open Office rather than Microsoft Word - but the same idea, just my own preferred WP). Even if I were to type it straight in, and lose it, I would normally be able tp recover it key going through the 'back' key on the browser until I get to the page where I created the post.
Post by: another_someone on 25/06/2007 03:04:21
Post by: Karen W. on 25/06/2007 04:33:35
Post by: another_someone on 25/06/2007 11:31:29
Well That is interesting! So I guess Paul and I and George do similar things in those circumstances.. I think most word programs, do word or character count don't they?
Have split the discussion on WP's to a separate thread (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=8538.0) to prevent cluttering the error log.
Post by: neilep on 31/07/2007 02:29:08
[ Invalid Attachment ]
[ Invalid Attachment ]
Post by: neilep on 31/07/2007 02:34:42
[ Invalid Attachment ]
Post by: another_someone on 31/07/2007 02:46:55
The web links seem mostly to be links that are elsewhere on the page, but are inappropriately slipped as well in between table rows.
Not sure there the suffonmycat is from, but seems associated with you, Neil.
Post by: neilep on 31/07/2007 03:31:49
the web link appears beneath the photograph in my biography !!
Post by: Carolyn on 31/07/2007 03:35:03
Post by: neilep on 31/07/2007 04:07:49
You see the stuffonmycat things too ?
Post by: another_someone on 31/07/2007 04:08:47
They are displayed (as you indicate with your screen shots) just above the message list, but looking at the HTML source, it is inserted in the source on this page just above your message 110938, and similarly embedded between messages in other threads.
Post by: neilep on 31/07/2007 04:13:07
I think prudence calls for me to delete it from my profile...I'll do it now.
Post by: Carolyn on 31/07/2007 04:14:27
Yes, what George said!
Post by: another_someone on 31/07/2007 04:14:58
Post by: neilep on 31/07/2007 04:17:01
I've done it...I do hope the problems are not centered around me !!....I'm beginning to acquire a complex !!
Post by: another_someone on 31/07/2007 04:17:54
Post by: another_someone on 31/07/2007 04:19:24
Post by: neilep on 31/07/2007 04:19:39
I can't 'quote ' posts though !!.......
Post by: neilep on 31/07/2007 04:21:32
yes, I have noticed this the last few days..........and it's happened before too !!
Post by: another_someone on 31/07/2007 04:22:05
It has either been hacked, or more probably someone did a last minute fix to the site before going home, and did not adequately test that the fix did not break anything.
Post by: another_someone on 31/07/2007 04:23:10
Post by: Carolyn on 31/07/2007 04:27:59
Post by: neilep on 31/07/2007 04:32:35
I experienced this before my ' time off '....so...at least two months ago....
Post by: dentstudent on 31/07/2007 07:39:24
Post by: dentstudent on 31/07/2007 07:39:55
Post by: daveshorts on 31/07/2007 09:18:23
Post by: dentstudent on 31/07/2007 09:20:26
Post by: daveshorts on 31/07/2007 09:21:42
Dave
Post by: dentstudent on 31/07/2007 09:24:34
While you're here Dave, do you know what has happened to the Question of the Week thread? The permanent thread is seriously out of date, and I've no idea where to go to see the latest one.....
Post by: another_someone on 31/07/2007 11:58:45
I have been trying to add a rel="nofollow" into all links so spammers don't get google ranking benifits by posting on the forum, and I forgot to get rid of some debugging information. It shouldn't happen now..
But does this not also undermine the ranking benefit that, say wikipedia, might rightly get from being oft quoted on here?
Post by: paul.fr on 31/07/2007 13:22:32
for example the Forum News.
"The Naked Scientists have received TWO nominations in this year's podcast awards. Voting starts 28th July. We URGENTLY need your votes for Best Produced and Best Science and Technology Show...$1
Please support us"
This is happening a lot in admin and moderator posts, especially Rosy's! If you check the last posts of Rosy, you will see all her links are "$1"
Post by: dentstudent on 31/07/2007 13:38:58
Post by: another_someone on 31/07/2007 13:40:24
Sounds to me like someone has got a regular expression messed up.
Post by: paul.fr on 31/07/2007 13:43:16
All external links (links pointing off site to other sites) are displaying as $1, but the underlying link is still valid (just the displayed text is wrong).
Sounds to me like someone has got a regular expression messed up.
even internal links are showing the wrong text, this is a link to the geology section: http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?board=15.0
Post by: neilep on 31/07/2007 13:43:34
Post by: Karen W. on 31/07/2007 16:07:22
Post by: Karen W. on 31/07/2007 16:08:10
Post by: neilep on 12/08/2007 20:38:31
Post by: Karen W. on 12/08/2007 21:35:21
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 12/08/2007 22:19:37
Another thing I've noticed is that if I'm downloading while posting here, POST doesn't work; my Firefox twirly circle thingy doesn't even go round. I have to click PREVIEW then POST from there. It doesn't happen on other forums I use.
Post by: another_someone on 13/08/2007 19:48:30
Post by: neilep on 15/08/2007 01:33:59
..also..Error reports via SMF that the server is busy !!!....and just general slack and then inaction !
Post by: kdlynn on 15/08/2007 04:26:24
Post by: daveshorts on 15/08/2007 11:04:42
Dave
Post by: another_someone on 15/08/2007 13:34:22
I think I have fixed the rest of the link errors. There is something which is making the database fail occasionally, I am looking into it. I have yet to find anythign in the logs. Sorry abotu this.
Dave
Don't know if that refers to the error I raised, but just tried the link again, and I obtain the following at the top of the page:
Quote
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/typo3_src-4.0.4/t3lib/class.t3lib_db.php on line 816
Warning: mysql_fetch_assoc(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/html/HTML/typo3conf/ext/naksci_show/pi1/class.tx_nakscishow_pi1.php on line 639
Warning: mysql_fetch_assoc(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/html/HTML/typo3conf/ext/naksci_keywords/class.tx_nakscikeywords_display.php on line 215
Warning: mysql_fetch_assoc(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/html/HTML/typo3conf/ext/naksci_titles/pi2/class.tx_nakscititles_pi2.php on line 420
Warning: mysql_fetch_assoc(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/html/HTML/typo3conf/ext/naksci_titles/pi2/class.tx_nakscititles_pi2.php on line 420
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/typo3_src-4.0.4/t3lib/class.t3lib_db.php:816) in /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/typo3_src-4.0.4/typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_fe.php on line 2853
Certainly not user friendly.
Post by: paul.fr on 15/08/2007 13:48:31
Clicking on the link to read the transcript, sends me to the main podcasts page.
Post by: another_someone on 15/08/2007 14:09:22
George, i get no errors with that link. Although it does send me to a page for a TNS Radio show dated the 1st Jan 1970!
Clicking on the link to read the transcript, sends me to the main podcasts page.
Not any longer - it did give me the error when I posted, but itseems now to be fixed (in the last few minutes).
Post by: paul.fr on 15/08/2007 15:06:19
Post by: Karen W. on 15/08/2007 16:07:29
Post by: kdlynn on 16/08/2007 05:13:28
Post by: neilep on 17/08/2007 03:23:25
I can barely navigate as it takes ages and ages and ages to refresh a page or post a post or ...anything really !!
Post by: Karen W. on 17/08/2007 03:29:11
been doing it all day!
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 18/08/2007 16:43:35
I think I have fixed the rest of the link errors. There is something which is making the database fail occasionally, I am looking into it. I have yet to find anythign in the logs. Sorry abotu this.
Dave
Don't know if that refers to the error I raised, but just tried the link again, and I obtain the following at the top of the page:QuoteWarning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/typo3_src-4.0.4/t3lib/class.t3lib_db.php on line 816
Warning: mysql_fetch_assoc(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/html/HTML/typo3conf/ext/naksci_show/pi1/class.tx_nakscishow_pi1.php on line 639
Warning: mysql_fetch_assoc(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/html/HTML/typo3conf/ext/naksci_keywords/class.tx_nakscikeywords_display.php on line 215
Warning: mysql_fetch_assoc(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/html/HTML/typo3conf/ext/naksci_titles/pi2/class.tx_nakscititles_pi2.php on line 420
Warning: mysql_fetch_assoc(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/html/HTML/typo3conf/ext/naksci_titles/pi2/class.tx_nakscititles_pi2.php on line 420
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/typo3_src-4.0.4/t3lib/class.t3lib_db.php:816) in /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/typo3_src-4.0.4/typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_fe.php on line 2853
Certainly not user friendly.
[:o] Is someone getting their variable names in a knot or did a MySQL retrieve command fail? And who didn't put the header send at the start before any other output?
Post by: Carolyn on 20/08/2007 15:27:52
Why am I getting this message when I log in?
Quote
An Error Has Occurred!
It seems that you are not allowed to download or view attachments on this board.
Back
Post by: Karen W. on 20/08/2007 19:27:32
Post by: daveshorts on 21/08/2007 16:58:09
Why am I getting this message when I log in?QuoteAn Error Has Occurred!
It seems that you are not allowed to download or view attachments on this board.
Back
Can you give me the url that is at the top of the browser when you get this? Does it happen all the time or just sometimes?
Post by: Carolyn on 21/08/2007 18:47:18
Why am I getting this message when I log in?QuoteAn Error Has Occurred!
It seems that you are not allowed to download or view attachments on this board.
Back
Can you give me the url that is at the top of the browser when you get this? Does it happen all the time or just sometimes?
Just sometimes. Yes, I'll send you the url the next time it happens.
Thanks!
Post by: paul.fr on 27/08/2007 22:09:54
Why am I getting this message when I log in?QuoteAn Error Has Occurred!
It seems that you are not allowed to download or view attachments on this board.
Back
Can you give me the url that is at the top of the browser when you get this? Does it happen all the time or just sometimes?
Dave,
i get this now and again. here is the url from tonight: http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=.0;attach=569;image
Post by: Quantum_Vaccuum on 10/10/2007 01:21:59
Post by: neilep on 19/10/2007 15:33:59
Post by: jordan23 on 19/10/2007 17:47:54
mobile TV (http://www.pqdvd.com/windows-mobile-tv.html)
pocket pc TV (http://www.pqdvd.com/windows-mobile-tv.html)
Post by: paul.fr on 11/11/2007 19:33:45
Post by: neilep on 11/11/2007 19:55:08
does anyoneelse's browser just hand when posting?
YEP....see my post above...happens to me ALL the time....even right now !!...I hate it !!!
Post by: Karen W. on 11/11/2007 21:06:26
does anyoneelse's browser just hand when posting?
YEP....see my post above...happens to me ALL the time....even right now !!...I hate it !!!
Yes indeedy it happens everyday many many times.. Quite annoying!!
Post by: Karen W. on 11/11/2007 21:09:28
Post by: neilep on 11/11/2007 22:23:31
When I finally succeed sometimes the piccy has uploaded a few times.
Just to let you know this is not the same as hot linking that you do with photobucket....I'm talking about the upload thing under Additional Options !
Post by: paul.fr on 11/11/2007 23:25:25
man i have never managed to get that working, although i think i am the problem there.
Post by: Karen W. on 12/11/2007 00:32:50
I find it extremely infuriating when I'm uploading photos to the server.
When I finally succeed sometimes the piccy has uploaded a few times.
Just to let you know this is not the same as hot linking that you do with photobucket....I'm talking about the upload thing under Additional Options !
I can rarely get that feature to work right for me! Once in a while but thats it!
Post by: Karen W. on 12/11/2007 00:34:27
I'm talking about the upload thing under Additional Options !
man i have never managed to get that working, although i think i am the problem there.
Yeah Thats how I feel too about that option.. although I used it once today and after several attempts did something right and it worked.. But I could not repeat it when I tried another photo!
Post by: neilep on 12/11/2007 01:26:00
I'm talking about the upload thing under Additional Options !
man i have never managed to get that working, although i think i am the problem there.
I actually find it very useful...especially for people who can't seem to see pictures which are hotlinked (Dan/Mirage for instance).......it's easy just to reduce a picture in size and then upload away........when the systems working right that is !!
Post by: Karen W. on 12/11/2007 01:45:26
Post by: neilep on 12/11/2007 01:50:52
I need someone to teach me how to shrink my pictures as that tool always says my pictures are too big!
Just download this (FastStone Image Viewer 3.4) http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDownload.htm
Post by: Karen W. on 12/11/2007 01:54:00
Post by: Karen W. on 12/11/2007 02:12:48
Post by: Karen W. on 12/11/2007 02:14:01
Post by: neilep on 28/11/2007 23:04:40
Post by: Karen W. on 28/11/2007 23:41:29
Post by: another_someone on 29/11/2007 01:30:59
I need someone to teach me how to shrink my pictures as that tool always says my pictures are too big!
Just download this (FastStone Image Viewer 3.4) http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDownload.htm
Personally prefer Irfanview (http://www.irfanview.com/).
Post by: Carolyn on 11/01/2008 01:30:38
DATABASE ERROR
Please try again. If you come back to this screen, report this error to an administrator.
Post by: Karen W. on 11/01/2008 01:48:11
Post by: Carolyn on 11/01/2008 01:49:57
Yep they are working on it. When the site went down we lost 4 threads that won't open.. I will get back to you if I find out any more. We are aware of the error message.. Thanks Carolyn.
Thank you!
Post by: Karen W. on 11/01/2008 01:57:35
Post by: neilep on 11/01/2008 02:14:15
[ Invalid Attachment ]
Post by: Karen W. on 11/01/2008 02:20:08
Post by: Carolyn on 11/01/2008 02:20:39
Hey Carolyn.. I just went into your profile and pulled up your posts because you were the last post in my new thread about what you want to do before you die. from your post in your profile I hit reply and made my post and it seems to have gone into the thread twice, but I still can't open it from chat.. try it with another thread that won't open and look at the last person to post go to their profile and find their last post in that forum and reply to it from their profile.... see if it will work for you too! I have been trying back doors to get in!
It did let me reply, but wouldn't let me in the thread.
Post by: Karen W. on 11/01/2008 02:24:19
Post by: rosalind dna on 11/01/2008 17:12:21
the server had gone down or was it another technical reason as this happened
twice last week.
Why?
Post by: neilep on 11/01/2008 18:19:03
Last night, I couldn't get on to The Naked Scientists and was the reason because
the server had gone down or was it another technical reason as this happened
twice last week.
Why?
Unfortunately it's a recurring theme here. Though, it has been better behaved since this newest version of the forum came live.
It is being investigated.......and hopefully a resolution will follow.
Thanks for your input.
Post by: neilep on 16/06/2008 22:27:51
Post by: Karen W. on 17/06/2008 00:38:00
Post by: benep on 17/06/2008 21:57:16
Post by: Karen W. on 17/06/2008 22:22:24
i would get an error server problem or site down.. everything but this forum worked fine. Hadrians site docs site were all good.I tried my phone internet it did the same only on our site here!
Post by: RD on 03/07/2008 21:32:43
Post by: Karen W. on 04/07/2008 05:32:45
Post by: neilep on 04/07/2008 12:33:14
Post by: paul.fr on 04/07/2008 23:07:01
Post by: neilep on 21/09/2008 07:38:15
Post by: neilep on 21/09/2008 07:43:10
Byeee !!
Post by: Karen W. on 21/09/2008 07:55:34
Post by: rosalind dna on 24/09/2008 23:13:49
Or the board was down because it is so popular.
Does anyone know the reason.
Post by: Karen W. on 24/09/2008 23:58:02
Dave it is doing it again today. no where else but here!
Its taking forever to post some thing and it has timed out twice on me today and I had to wait so not to loose my post then retry them a couple times!
Post by: rosalind dna on 25/09/2008 00:28:41
Nope! I don't know why.. but it is this site acting up again...
Dave it is doing it again today. no where else but here!
Its taking forever to post some thing and it has timed out twice on me today and I had to wait so not to loose my post then retry them a couple times!
Karen yes you might be right and when I think that I am going to lose an important post then I copy it with my mouse to paste if need be.
Post by: Karen W. on 25/09/2008 01:16:27
Post by: Carolyn on 05/11/2008 17:03:38
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=18100.0
I've read it a few times, also put a little check mark in the box and clicked "mark as read" and it still doesn't.
I know this is not a problem of massive proportions, but it's driving round the bend!
Post by: neilep on 12/02/2009 13:30:39
I can't reply to PM's
Post by: DrN on 29/03/2009 19:12:59
Post by: Make it Lady on 17/06/2009 19:41:51
Post by: neilep on 17/06/2009 22:09:26
When I'm reading through the main forum menu the screen keeps jumping around. I presume this may be something to do with the alternating messages at the top of the screen. I don't usually have problems with messages like this but when they make the whole screen jump it is rather annoying.
Are ewe riding a camel ?
Post by: Make it Lady on 20/06/2009 00:29:08
Post by: DrChemistry on 17/08/2009 18:50:57
In the Fact/Fiction section theres a question:
Island of Hawaii is made up of a volcano?
The answer:
It's True Hawaii is actually a string of islands each of which is a volvano.
Since I am a complete newbie at this, I hope i've found the right place to point it out [:)]
Post by: Variola on 17/08/2009 19:50:32
Its not really a problem, but a spelling mistake instead.
In the Fact/Fiction section theres a question:
Island of Hawaii is made up of a volcano?
The answer:
It's True Hawaii is actually a string of islands each of which is a volvano.
Since I am a complete newbie at this, I hope i've found the right place to point it out [:)]
I am impressed [:)]
In fact I am so impressed I am going to award you a FOG medal, usually reserved for those more established members.
If you haven't come across the term FOG yet, here is a link to explain it.
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=18900.0 (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=18900.0)
And welcome to the forum Dr C [;D]
Post by: DrChemistry on 17/08/2009 20:09:06
Thank you for you medal and the welcome greeting [:)]
Post by: Chemistry4me on 18/08/2009 06:14:03
Post by: Don_1 on 18/08/2009 08:21:15
I am a Fan Of Genuineness,
Well, I have spotted your first mistake................. you came here!!!!
Post by: Karen W. on 18/08/2009 08:24:28
DAAAAAAAAVVVVVVVVVVVE!!!!!!
I CAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNTTTTTT
POOOOOOOOOSSSSSSTTTTTT THEEEEEEE
SIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTE ISSSSSS SOOOOOOOOO
SLOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW
TOOOOOONIIIIIGHT!!!!!!!
Post by: Variola on 18/08/2009 23:26:19
Do you think we could fix whatever is wrong in the biography bit on users profiles? There is lots of random things put in with it, I spent ages fiddling about with mine but I still can't get it to read properly.
I'll use the Beaver's as an example
I have a PhD in psychology from Cambridge, a BSc in computer science from Brunel & an MBA from the Open University. My speciality is addiction/dependence. I am interested in all aspects of science especially particle physics and cosmology. Although I don't understand the maths involved in relativity & QM I understand the concepts & enjoy discussing them from a philosophical point of view.<br />Oh, I'm also totally off my trolley!"
I think it might be to do with punctuation, with mine I found I got different bits and pieces up according to which punctuation I changed. It's not a major thing but it makes it difficult to read about other folk. [:)]
Post by: Chemistry4me on 19/08/2009 04:51:41
Post by: Variola on 19/08/2009 07:31:32
Are those your own eyes Variola?
Nope, but they are not far off. Mine are accompanied by specs. [:)]
Post by: DrChemistry on 20/08/2009 15:23:53
White bread and the wonder of enzymes
"Take half a slice of bread and chew it and chew it and chew it! Even if the bread becomes disgusting, you should still keep chewing amd remember - don't swallow or you'll spoil the experiment!"
I do realize that typos may be of much smaller priority than Bug Fixes or other enhancements, but I thought I'd just point it out anyway.
Post by: Variola on 20/08/2009 17:09:34
I'm still baffled as to why the biography on user profiles reads in a strange way.
Amd.....that's my sort of typo!!! One I would often be caught doing. Hence I get fogged into oblivion on here!
Post by: DrChemistry on 20/08/2009 19:48:06
I checked what could cause the weird biography and I think it happens because of the following reason:
The Text Area allows you to make newlines, however when it is inserted into the database it only recognizes text (probably because of the settings of the table in the database. If that is the case changing TEXT to VARCHAR [talking from a MySQL point of view] might do the trick. I can check that once I find time to do it), and hence the breaklines are turned into the text version of that very tag. The profile page can only display text and not html tags, it therefore posts the message just directly from the database without recognizing the html code. The biography should be stripped for html tags and then replaced with tags that would work in that very system.
That could be the problem, although I fear it is not that simple. That is my best guess without having a look at the code. But I think we can leave that for the Admins [:)]
Post by: Variola on 20/08/2009 20:18:58
Quote
he Text Area allows you to make newlines, however when it is inserted into the database it only recognizes text (probably because of the settings of the table in the database. If that is the case changing TEXT to VARCHAR [talking from a MySQL point of view] might do the trick. I can check that once I find time to do it), and hence the breaklines are turned into the text version of that very tag. The profile page can only display text and not html tags, it therefore posts the message just directly from the database without recognizing the html code. The biography should be stripped for html tags and then replaced with tags that would work in that very system.
Umm... was that English?? [;D]
I will take your word for it... I expect the tech support will sort it soon!
Post by: DrChemistry on 20/08/2009 20:24:57
So do I. But by the way, just for reference, did this problem occur recently, or has it always been like that?
Post by: Variola on 20/08/2009 21:42:12
Post by: Chemistry4me on 21/08/2009 05:27:55
It says so much about you. [:)]
Post by: Karen W. on 21/08/2009 06:22:17
Post by: DrChemistry on 21/08/2009 09:27:56
I love the "Test Test Test<br /><br />Test Test<br /><br />Test !!!<br \>!!!!<br /><br />Test <br /><br /><br />Test test"
It says so much about you. [:)]
Forgot to remove it again after the test [:D]
P.s. I am not as interesting as the biography states [;)]
Post by: Karen W. on 01/09/2009 09:48:12
Post by: RD on 03/04/2010 21:02:31
I tried to delete a post I made, but it was not deleted, instead I got this error message ...
Quote
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare undeletemessage() (previously declared in /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/html/forum/Sources/RemoveTopic.php:401) in /home/vhost/typo.nakeddiscovery.com/html/forum/Sources/RemoveTopic.php on line 532
Update: 5th April,
now when I try to delete the undeletable post I get the message below, (instead of the one above)...
[ Invalid Attachment ]
Post by: daveshorts on 06/04/2010 14:03:45
Post by: RD on 06/04/2010 21:46:38
Post by: tommya300 on 02/06/2010 07:35:39
[ Invalid Attachment ]
Post by: daveshorts on 02/06/2010 08:29:24
Post by: neilep on 09/09/2010 05:54:25
here is what I get many times a day...and then it fails to post !!
[ Invalid Attachment ]
Only this site mind !!
Post by: RD on 27/11/2010 09:01:40
This error message is displayed ...
Quote
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class PHPMailer in /usr/share/php/libphp-phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php on line 35
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?action=reporttm;topic=35425.0
UPDATE 7th December : "report to moderator" now working,
(although a delay of approximately 30 seconds occurs after report is submitted).
UPDATE 31st December "report to moderator" still involves a delay of approximately 30 seconds.
UPDATE 3rd February submitting a "report to moderator" still involves a delay of approximately 30 seconds.
UPDATE 20th April submitting a "report to moderator" still involves a delay of approximately 30 seconds.
Post by: RD on 20/04/2011 13:10:24
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=38876.msg353173#msg353173
Post by: neilep on 01/08/2011 11:10:10
[ Invalid Attachment ]
and ONLY on this website !!.....I can't even post this post without having to leave it and try again after ten minutes !!.......it's either a router issue, a PC issue or a ISP issue and each one keeps blaming the other..
So......at great cost (and to show dedication)..I have decided to move ISP's where I will receive a new router and much higher speeds !...All in the name of TNS !
How's that for commitment ! ?
Post by: imatfaal on 01/08/2011 11:56:20
How's that for commitment ! ?
I think there are many that think you
[;D]
Joking aside - I get more delays on NSF than on any other site I use regularly - but none bad enough to prompt a no connection error message
Post by: neilep on 01/08/2011 12:48:15
How's that for commitment ! ?
I think there are many that think youshould be committedare very committed
[;D]
Joking aside - I get more delays on NSF than on any other site I use regularly - but none bad enough to prompt a no connection error message
hee hee !..thanks Chum !
That is interesting regarding the delays you experience...although not to my level of ubiquity (on this site)....... the fact that it is predominantly here I find fascinating !
Post by: neilep on 02/08/2011 14:23:59
Post by: neilep on 10/08/2011 13:44:23
Although this is not an officical error log I just wanted to share !! [;D] [;D] [;D]
Post by: neilep on 10/08/2011 20:44:57
lol..please delete these non-errorfied posts !...in the mean time I will continue to smirk and be smug !! :-)
Post by: imatfaal on 11/08/2011 10:06:38
Can I just say what an absolute delight it is to use the site and not be ' timed out' every other post!!
lol..please delete these non-errorfied posts !...in the mean time I will continue to smirk and be smug !! :-)
No, we will leave them there as a reminder and a warning against hubris for you when your new connection gets slowly more and more bogged down.
[B)]
Post by: neilep on 11/08/2011 11:49:48
Can I just say what an absolute delight it is to use the site and not be ' timed out' every other post!!
lol..please delete these non-errorfied posts !...in the mean time I will continue to smirk and be smug !! :-)
No, we will leave them there as a reminder and a warning against hubris for you when your new connection gets slowly more and more bogged down.
[B)]
lol....download speet test today...only 37.7mb sec !..no impudence here !! (le smug....for now !)
Post by: Geezer on 11/08/2011 21:05:50
Can I just say what an absolute delight it is to use the site and not be ' timed out' every other post!!
lol..please delete these non-errorfied posts !...in the mean time I will continue to smirk and be smug !! :-)
No, we will leave them there as a reminder and a warning against hubris for you when your new connection gets slowly more and more bogged down.
[B)]
lol....download speet test today...only 37.7mb sec !..no impudence here !! (le smug....for now !)
'ere. Click on this link http://www.ginormousfiles2constipate_ewer_link.com/ and let us know how it goes.
(Chortle, chortle.)
Post by: neilep on 12/08/2011 13:10:16
Can I just say what an absolute delight it is to use the site and not be ' timed out' every other post!!
lol..please delete these non-errorfied posts !...in the mean time I will continue to smirk and be smug !! :-)
No, we will leave them there as a reminder and a warning against hubris for you when your new connection gets slowly more and more bogged down.
[B)]
lol....download speet test today...only 37.7mb sec !..no impudence here !! (le smug....for now !)
'ere. Click on this link http://www.ginormousfiles2constipate_ewer_link.com/ and let us know how it goes.
(Chortle, chortle.)
Well I simply had to click it !..couldn't help myself...fortunately (le smug extreme) with my high download speed of 37.7MB per second the other end of that link was viewed within a gnats crotchet of a moment...which was nice ! [;)]
Post by: Karen W. on 16/08/2011 08:39:30
Post by: CliffordK on 17/11/2011 01:30:02
It is important to reference material and sources... but, what about only allowing users to do so after say... 5 or 10 posts?
For the Newbies, also prohibit using words like http, https, com, www, dot, etc.
Of course, it could backfire and cause determined individuals to fill up the site with multiple posts of garbage [xx(] But, with any luck, it might discourage some of the spammers.
Post by: CliffordK on 30/11/2011 08:01:08
Click on "My Posts" in white, under NAKED SCIENCE FORUM header and it takes you to a couple of pages of recent posts.
In black, there is a sub-header:
The Naked Science Forum - My Posts
Click on "My Posts" again in this second level (BLACK) header, and it takes you to "Recent Topics" instead of refreshing the "My Posts" page.
However, this is a chronological "Recent Topics" list, which is actually kind of a good format, perhaps easier to use than the "Recent Topics" arranged by category.
Post by: CliffordK on 02/12/2011 07:07:28
http://ezinearticles.com/?HIV-AIDS---Immunity,-Eradication-and-Its-Disappearing-Victims&id=3871400
I'm not sure how it got on the list.... should the site be blocked?
Post by: CliffordK on 07/12/2011 08:56:59
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/
Which in many cases is the main shortcut to the forum. It is in the hyperlinks on the left side of the page.
I see a perpetual busy symbol, with nothing happening. It doesn't refresh, but doesn't see to time-out either.
However...
I can open most other pages just fine, as well as:
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php
Which takes me to where the above link should take me.
Post by: yor_on on 14/12/2011 03:08:21
And it seems to happen a lot. Other websites was no problem though.
Post by: Geezer on 14/12/2011 07:08:11
Post by: neilep on 14/12/2011 18:49:34
Although with my new ultra high speed connection (Have I ever mentioned that ? [;D])...I no longer have all the issues that I did once before !
Post by: neilep on 15/12/2011 05:36:03
[ Invalid Attachment ]
[ Invalid Attachment ]
[ Invalid Attachment ]
[ Invalid Attachment ]
WHY ?
Post by: Geezer on 15/12/2011 07:47:32
Post by: yor_on on 18/12/2011 12:41:55
But it's been so for several months although lately it was worse. I first thought it had to do with TNS going through itself, cleaning up so to speak, but I don't know?
==
BTW: Dave, really well done, restoring the last two weeks or so. Losing one day won't kill us.
Post by: Don_1 on 07/03/2012 10:45:15
I have posted this logged in through IE.
Smiley faces don't seem to work and posting a picture from my own files can only be done by using alt+s on the keyboard. This results in the post being submited, rather than the picture being added to the post. If I then go to 'Modify post', I can only post modifications before the picture, not after.
Take this shot of my recent adventure into the skies:
EDIT
Strewth! Now I can't even see that! What's more this edit will doubless come before where the pic should have been.
So now, I will try the same post, this time logged in through Firefox.
EDIT AGAIN
Ah! The picture just appeared, but I can still only get that small pic shown off the attachment, not the picture in the body of the post.
OK, here goes again, this time with Firefox.
Post by: Don_1 on 07/03/2012 11:09:20
First off, is it me or the forum running very slow? I am having no problems loading pages on other sites, but TNS is very slow.
OK, so back to the original problem.
I'll just cut and paste the text of my previous post and try the smilies and picture attachment in the normal way.
There still seems to be some problems posting on the forum.
I have posted this logged in through
Smiley faces don't seem to work and posting a picture from my own files can only be done by using alt+s on the keyboard. This results in the post being submited, rather than the picture being added to the post. If I then go to 'Modify post', I can only post modifications before the picture, not after.
Take this shot of my recent adventure into the skies:
[ Invalid Attachment ]
EDIT
Again, I could only upload the picture by using shift+alt+s on the keyboard, which submitted the post, not, as used to be the case, insert the picture at the designated position. All I see is the attachment at the bottom of the post, and this edit will come before that.
Now for a smiley picked from the forum's own listed smilies: >:(
Somehow I get the feeling that only the code >:( (I just typed that in) will appear. Lets see.....
Post by: imatfaal on 07/03/2012 13:47:20
There are work arounds, but they are fairly tedious [ 8D] - I thought square brackets, but obviously not
[ Invalid Attachment ]
Post by: Don_1 on 07/03/2012 14:28:07
- modify the post and insert into message is now available[/attachment]
Yep, that worked.
Thanks for the info.
Post by: RD on 07/03/2012 20:30:12
[ 8D] - I thought square brackets, but obviously not
If you remove the space between [ and 8 ... [8D]
Take this shot of my recent adventure into the skies
I though my computer screen had a mark on it, but it's on your photo Don.
Cleaned version below ...
[ Invalid Attachment ]
Post by: imatfaal on 08/03/2012 09:42:28
Were you flying or just along for the ride Don?
Post by: Geezer on 09/03/2012 00:49:51
Post by: RD on 09/03/2012 02:06:36
Still, I don't really understand why we have smileysthat still don't friggin workthat appear to be dysfunctional :)
The square brackets do prevent accidentally creating an emoticon, e.g.
without the brackets " (score 8) " could appear as " (score [8)] ".
Post by: Don_1 on 09/03/2012 12:42:05
Nice protip there. [;D] - hopefully I got it this time.
Were you flying or just along for the ride Don?
I was indeed at the wheel, or joystick I should say. Hmmm, the term 'joystick' has some rather suggestive connotations, perhaps I should just say, I was flying the plane.
Post by: RD on 24/03/2014 20:35:32
e.g. whilst logged in , go to the advanced post editor here ...
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?board=3;action=post2
then click on "preview" ...
"Fetching preview..." is displayed , but the actual preview never arrives,
( i.e. it gets stuck on "Fetching preview..." ).
Maybe this fault is specific to me ?
[ BTW whilst on the advanced post editor page the characters "array()" appear in the top left corner of the screen,
and if the browser is refreshed on that page, the screen monetarily goes white, it didn't used to do that ]
Post by: RD on 12/05/2014 09:58:12
when one adds a new post one is taken back to the top of the page, not to ones newly-added post.
The previous (convoluted) way of linking to other posts in the forum will now not work.
Post by: RD on 26/06/2014 07:54:36
Also the "may contain nuts" disclaimer at the bottom of the screen ...
Quote
"Information presented on this website is the opinion of the individual contributors and does not reflect the general views of the administrators, editors, moderators, sponsors, Cambridge University or the public at large."is not fully visible , and apparently is creating an unnecessarily wide screen ...
[ Invalid Attachment ]
[ Invalid Attachment ]
Post by: CliffordK on 26/06/2014 21:47:42
I don't think anybody mentioned the disclaimer. I'll add that to the list of things to look at. Links jumping to odd places were mentioned earlier.
Overall, a lot of things were fixed. We got the Greek back. We got the emoticons fixed. And, the new pages blend well with the website.
Post by: RD on 27/11/2014 01:28:57
...The previous (convoluted) way of linking to other posts in the forum will now not work.
Over six months since the above post , the problem described still not fixed :(
it is not possible to link to a specific post in the forum , the link which should do that takes you to the top of the page that post is on , but not to the specific post.
e.g. here is a link to a post I made half-an-hour ago ,,,
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=52894.msg445358#msg445358
If you click on it you are just taken to the top of the page it is on , whereas the post is on the bottom, (Reply#35 in that thread ).
Post by: Khalil on 05/02/2015 14:20:27
Post by: Ophiolite on 03/03/2015 08:26:49
I presume it is to exclude email addresses from posts, but there must be a better way to do that. No?
Post by: Scottish Scientist on 09/04/2015 14:57:55
The following error or errors occurred while posting this message:
Error - you have used a blacklisted term
Suddenly, apostrophes are not allowed?
Seems too silly to be a new policy so must be some kind of bug in the system I guess.
Post by: chris on 10/04/2015 11:37:15
I keep getting this message when trying to post.
The following error or errors occurred while posting this message:
Error - you have used a blacklisted term
Suddenly, apostrophes are not allowed?
Seems too silly to be a new policy so must be some kind of bug in the system I guess.
Sorry - in my efforts to block a ddos attack from Korea I accidentally included characters that double up as apostrophes!
All fixed now!
Post by: Radium on 20/07/2015 20:28:47
The body of the forum is wider than the header of the forum. Can you fix that too? Thank you.
Post by: RD on 17/10/2015 14:20:19
Embedded YouTubes are not visible unless one signs-in to TNS :
There is just a blank white space where the embedded YouTube should be,
e.g. http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=60728.msg [Reply #2]*
If for some reason that must be the case, the YouTube URL should be shown instead of the blank space, otherwise readers who have not signed-in have no idea the post includes a link to a YouTube.
[ * I'd have given a link to the specific post, rather than have to give the Reply #number , but linking to a specific post has not been possible for over a year ].
Post by: Peter Dow on 18/11/2016 22:28:01
Looks like the .css file is unreadable when logged in.
Post by: Tinker-Bell on 11/12/2016 18:31:02
With the "Modify Profile" Option in the Member's Profile 'control panel' it isn't working properly. When I make the changes I want and then click on "Save Settings" the next page says: "The website cannot display the page" and I do not believe my changes took.
That was the only problem I had setting-up my Profile.
Namaste! :D
Ribbit :)
Post by: timey on 18/02/2017 00:22:22
(I am using Iphone4s, Safari.)
1: The 'view the most recent posts on forum' page, next to 'stats', is not registering all posts. It has been the case since you first switched over.
2: When pressing 'go back to previous page' function (phones operating system) the site throws back in time occasionally, where the thread one is looking at has the views and posts only up till a time, or even a date that is in the past.
3: Since you put the adds on again, I am getting 'problem with page' message that initiates an automatic reload, where the reload also seems that it can sometimes result in problem 2.
4: When opening a 'new topic' and posting new topic, I get a white screen. I have to 'go back', (phone function) and use 'home' function to get back to the relevant topic's board and click on thread to see the 'new topic' I have posted.
5: When making a post on an already opened thread, if I lose phone connection, (I'm reduced to hotspotting my sons phone), when reconnected and I refresh page, it has taken me to 'start a new topic' page. Fortunately this is just a case of pressing 'back button' (phone function), and as long as this doesn't result in problem 2, one finds that one's post is still there to be posted.
6: Very occasionally, when posting to an already existing thread, 'error' message appears and one's post doesn't post, and then the post button is disabled.
The only way out is to go 'home', back to topic board, click on thread and start again. (Remembering to copy and paste before you do this is a good move...sigh)
7: While making 'this' post, the page has had 'problem with page' and automatically reloaded 4 times. This problem has only started with the recent addition of the adverts.
If I notice anything else, I'll be back.
Post by: timey on 18/02/2017 15:45:11
Problem:
8: When posting to a thread there is a problem with font sizing. The site automatically resizes the font that is copy and pasted into the posting window, but sometimes it only resizes part of the post, leaving differing font sizes on the posted post.
Post by: chris on 12/03/2017 10:20:08
I'm working on all of these bugs. I'm aiming to have a completed, better behaved, version of the forum ready to go very soon. What I don't want to do it release it prematurely before it's working properly and then mess people about.
BW
chris
Post by: timey on 14/03/2017 16:03:18
Since you have functioned the home page button to arrive at podcast picture, the 'recent topics' page has become dis-functional. I have noticed that it is intermittently neglecting to refresh one of my threads 'Is there a discrepancy with the equivalence principle?', New Theories, to the recent topics page when a new post is posted.
Post by: smart on 20/03/2017 20:33:14
4: When opening a 'new topic' and posting new topic, I get a white screen. I have to 'go back', (phone function) and use 'home' function to get back to the relevant topic's board and click on thread to see the 'new topic' I have posted.
I have noticed this problem too!
Post by: smart on 26/03/2017 11:19:05
Post by: Colin2B on 26/03/2017 12:23:40
Sometimes when I sign in, the server returns a hard "Forbidden error" (403) message...Has that happened today?
It should have been fixed by latest upgrade, let us know if it happens again
Thanks
Post by: Colin2B on 27/03/2017 08:33:42
Please let us know if you see any issues.
Big thanks to Chris
Post by: timey on 27/03/2017 19:08:50
Chris has put huge effort into restructuring the site which should cure the problems we've been seeing.
Please let us know if you see any issues.
Big thanks to Chris
Can't post without quoting a post at mo...quick posts isn't functioning.
A thread of mine named 'an alternative perspective on space expansion...?' on New Theories has disappeared completely, and it's not possible to post a New Topic at mo...
I liked the layout and colours of the intermediary site better btw. It was nice to see who and how many people were viewing a particular thread.
Post by: chris on 27/03/2017 20:00:16
Can't post without quoting a post at mo...quick posts isn't functioning.
A thread of mine named 'an alternative perspective on space expansion...?' on New Theories has disappeared completely, and it's not possible to post a New Topic at mo...
I liked the layout and colours of the intermediary site better btw. It was nice to see who and how many people were viewing a particular thread.
Thanks for the feedback; the layout is actually the same as the previous formatting, only the colours and text sizes have changed.
Regarding not being able to post, I'm going to need a bit more information on that; what exactly is the error? What situation? I'm not seeing that problem myself, and no one else has reported that.
Have you tried logging out and then logging back in to refresh the session?
Changes have been happening throughout the day and you might have a cached mixture of old code running.
Post by: jeffreyH on 27/03/2017 20:36:18
Post by: chris on 27/03/2017 20:38:04
The actions dropdown is disappearing at the bottom of the post.
I spotted that - it's because I've got those massive twitter and FB icons in there; I'll try to find some smaller ones...
Post by: chris on 27/03/2017 20:38:50
The actions dropdown is disappearing at the bottom of the post.
PS - you can scroll down the list with the cursor keys, for example, to get to the bottom options.
Post by: jeffreyH on 27/03/2017 21:21:54
:o
Post by: smart on 27/03/2017 22:28:32
Sometimes when I sign in, the server returns a hard "Forbidden error" (403) message...Has that happened today?
It should have been fixed by latest upgrade, let us know if it happens again
Thanks
Yup. This issue is still bugging me randomly. I suspect this may be a Apache bug...
Post by: smart on 02/04/2017 09:52:19
Post by: chris on 02/04/2017 10:11:57
Post by: yor_on on 04/04/2017 12:16:37
seems to me as a short sighted idea, increasing the number of participants short time, while limiting the reading pleasure for people just wanting to browse the site? Meaning that I don't expect new readers to subscribe by locking the links we give.
Post by: chris on 05/04/2017 23:36:23
Why is there a policy change about who can follow the links given in a discussion?
seems to me as a short sighted idea, increasing the number of participants short time, while limiting the reading pleasure for people just wanting to browse the site? Meaning that I don't expect new readers to subscribe by locking the links we give.
You raise a good point.
However, I thought it was worth auditing whether this would translate into more users; if it does, this benefits the community as a whole. If it doesn't, then we'll discontinue it.
Post by: chris on 05/04/2017 23:37:09
Sometimes when I sign in, the server returns a hard "Forbidden error" (403) message...Has that happened today?
It should have been fixed by latest upgrade, let us know if it happens again
Thanks
Yup. This issue is still bugging me randomly. I suspect this may be a Apache bug...
403 bug now fixed...
Post by: yor_on on 06/04/2017 13:34:21
The other type of people are those that may feel that they have something to say, or just want to argue for fun, or correct something. In this later case I don't expect locking a link will give them a stronger impetus to join, rather the opposite.
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Post by: Bored chemist on 06/04/2017 21:18:30
After a while they go away again; as if it's noticed...
Post by: chris on 06/04/2017 22:38:12
It seems to be putting up a lot of little blue boxes that tell me "so and so has replied to your post"- which is true- but the replies are ancient.
After a while they go away again; as if it's noticed...
Yes, apologies - it's slowly catching up with itself... if nothing else, it does mean that I'm revisiting some old posts I'd forgotten about!
Post by: RD on 07/04/2017 01:41:01
Left - Not logged in , Right - Logged in (75kb).png (73.84 kB . 1039x622 - viewed 6519 times)[Attached example is ... https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=70072.msg511171#msg511171 (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=70072.msg511171#msg511171) ]
Post by: yor_on on 07/04/2017 14:34:30
Post by: chris on 14/04/2017 11:47:53
Dunno if this is a feature or a bug, but quoted posts don't appear if you're not logged in ...
[Attached example is ... https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=70072.msg511171#msg511171 (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=70072.msg511171#msg511171) ]
RD - I looked at your message and was able to insert the images you had attached without incident.
How did you attempt to do it? The system has been updated, so maybe the technique you used wasn't quite correct. If you tell me what you did I can either look for the bug (if it exists) or put you on the right path.
Chris
Post by: smart on 18/04/2017 09:46:35
Post by: timey on 25/04/2017 01:40:26
I've deleted the second wiki link to rectify this anomaly, but it is your 'you have to be registered to see links' that would seem to be also obscuring the view of the text written between in addition to the links.
Post by: Colin2B on 25/04/2017 08:22:58
When posting a couple of wiki links with text written in between them, when I'm logged in I can see the 3 paragraphs of my text between the wiki links, but when I'm logged out I can't, which renders the post as unintelligible.
I've deleted the second wiki link to rectify this anomaly, but it is your 'you have to be registered to see links' that would seem to be also obscuring the view of the text written between in addition to the links.
Test post
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https://www.handengravers.co.uk/hand-engraving
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https://www.londonguildofweavers.org.uk/ (https://www.londonguildofweavers.org.uk/)
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Post by: chris on 25/04/2017 08:29:35
Post by: smart on 10/06/2017 11:55:36
Post by: chris on 10/06/2017 21:57:14
I noticed that the forum is continuously transferring data from external websites I don't visit. This happens when adblockplus is disabled in Firefox. Any ideas what's going on?
There are some CDN (content delivery network) references, which supply bulk thinks like jquery and fontawesome; there are also ads which are imported in real time from ad networks, including google. These are the external requests that you might have seen. They are harmless and pulling data into the page rather than sending your data to anywhere else.
Post by: yor_on on 04/09/2017 15:35:06
As I see it, this site is getting slower and slower, and more and more incomprehensible for the casual viewer.
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Chris, you, or whatever defines the role here, should define the new direction of TNS. And if you believe yourself, aka TNS, to have the competence also the credentials of your chosen ones. In that way you will become a conservative force for the good of 'everyone' curious, depending on credentials. I think us old posters should have the benefit of understanding your 'new vision' of TNS future. Because this site is not what I signed up to, once.
Post by: RD on 05/09/2017 13:22:58
Apparently I am not alone in being unable to insert an uploaded image into a post ...
... You can insert the images into your posts (rather than just attaching them) if you click on the "insert attachment"; then the picture is displayed in all its glory in your post. I've edited the ones above to do this for you.
For me "insert images into posts" has never worked in the new forum.
I can upload an image, so it's attached to a post, but clicking on "Insert Attachment" does nothing.
Post by: chris on 05/09/2017 15:42:12
Apparently I am not alone in being unable to insert an uploaded image into a post ...
... You can insert the images into your posts (rather than just attaching them) if you click on the "insert attachment"; then the picture is displayed in all its glory in your post. I've edited the ones above to do this for you.
For me "insert images into posts" has never worked in the new forum.
I can upload an image, so it's attached to a post, but clicking on "Insert Attachment" does nothing.
Hi @RD
Thanks for raising this. I don't think there is a bug, I think it's just not as obvious as it could be. Sorry for that.
Please try this:
1) Create a new post
2) Click the "+attachments" button below the posting box
3) Click to choose a file and select a suitable e.g. image file
4) Click within the posting box or type in some text
5) Click "Insert attachment" - You should see "attachment=0" appear within [ ] in your post in the cursor location.
6) Click POST and it should save with the images in line.
Please try that and let me know if it works. I just tested it with a dummy junior account and it worked okay...
Post by: chris on 05/09/2017 15:44:19
A convention used on many forums to make it clear to whom one is replying is to use the "at" symbol in front of their user name. However, when I attempted to do so here I discovered it was a blacklisted 'word'. Why?
I presume it is to exclude email addresses from posts, but there must be a better way to do that. No?
In your honour, @Ophiolite - this has been implemented!
Post by: chris on 05/09/2017 15:55:32
It's about revenues right? And connecting everything someone write to everything else. What it makes for is the slowest site I visit on the net. If you really want people coming here it at least should update fast, and I don't **** care about doing internet on a phone. A pretty stupid idea in my view fitting only those that feel that constant need to be 'connected' and overachieve.
As I see it, this site is getting slower and slower, and more and more incomprehensible for the casual viewer.
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Chris, you, or whatever defines the role here, should define the new direction of TNS. And if you believe yourself, aka TNS, to have the competence also the credentials of your chosen ones. In that way you will become a conservative force for the good of 'everyone' curious, depending on credentials. I think us old posters should have the benefit of understanding your 'new vision' of TNS future. Because this site is not what I signed up to, once.
Thanks for your feedback.
I must admit that I don't really understand what you are asking of me or what you are trying to say, but perhaps a good way to go forward would be for you to explain to me what you feel has changed when you say "Because this site is not what I signed up to, once." Then we can discuss.
Thanks
Chris
Post by: RD on 05/09/2017 19:23:53
... 5) Click "Insert attachment" - You should see "attachment=0" appear within [ ] in your post in the cursor location ...
Clicking on "Insert Attachment 0" does nothing for me ....
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(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=116.0;attach=23889;image)
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Maybe it's a browser-specific problem, I'm using an unusual browser : SRWare Iron (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRWare_Iron) on Windows.
[ I've cheated to insert the (animated) image in this post by using the URL of the attachment ]
Post by: chris on 05/09/2017 21:05:08
Also, I've not tried highlighting text and then attempting an insert - did you try just to click within the post box and then insert?
Post by: RD on 06/09/2017 09:00:33
That's weird; can you try another browser to see if the problem replicates?I've blown the dust off of Internet Explorer (9), no add-ons : no joy.
Firefox ESR 31, (in "safe mode" = no add-ons), the same problem persists.
The cursor in the post-box stops flashing (it disappears) when I click on either ...
"(Insert Attachment 0)" or on "(Insert Attachment 1)"
So that they have been clicked-on is being recognized, but no image is being inserted.
Post by: chris on 06/09/2017 13:37:29
Post by: Amelia on 06/09/2017 13:45:42
Post by: Amelia on 06/09/2017 13:47:39
[ Invalid Attachment ]
Post by: Amelia on 06/09/2017 13:50:28
[ Invalid Attachment ]
Post by: Amelia on 06/09/2017 13:56:04
[ Invalid Attachment ]
Post by: chris on 06/09/2017 13:59:40
Everything looks hunky dory, and the formatting etc were also all correct.
Are you blocking javascript? It executes a bit of javascript to do the modification of the post box to insert the image...
Post by: RD on 06/09/2017 17:22:53
Are you blocking javascript? It executes a bit of javascript to do the modification of the post box to insert the image...
The Iron, FireFox & Internet Explorer browsers were all run without any add-ons, aka extensions, (those can block javascript).
For completeness I just tried to repeat the exercise in Linux : FireFox 45, addons disabled, still no joy.
Hang on, this could be it :
when I click on "(Insert Attachment 0)" it causes the tickbox for the attachment to toggle: checked/unchecked/etc.
That shouldn't happen.
Post by: chris on 07/09/2017 08:06:43
[ Invalid Attachment ]
Once you have chosen the filename you should then be able to click "(Insert Attachment 0)" underneath the "choose File" button and it should go in.
Post by: RD on 07/09/2017 09:41:01
...Once you have chosen the filename you should then be able to click "(Insert Attachment 0)" underneath the "choose File" button and it should go in.For me, on Windows, clicking on "(Insert Attachment 0)" causes the attachment tickbox to lose its drop-shadow, as if it was being pressed ...
(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=116.0;attach=23909;image)
but does nothing else: the attached image is not inserted.
For me, on Linux, clicking on "(Insert Attachment 0)" causes the attachment tickbox to toggle: checked / unchecked / checked / etc ....
(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=116.0;attach=23911;image)
[ If it's just me who has this problem it's not worth bothering about ].
Post by: chris on 07/09/2017 10:03:20
Have you tried inserting the item from scratch when you first post the message?
Try this:
1) Click "reply" (the blue button at the thread bottom).
2) Type "hello Chris" in the post box
3) Click "+ Attachments and other options" (below the post box)
4) Click on the browse filename box and select the filename for the image from your computer.
5) Click the "(Insert Attachment 0)" green wording directly below the Choose file box you just clicked.
Hit POST (bottom right).
I'll be very interested to see what that does...
Post by: RD on 07/09/2017 12:24:00
Have you tried inserting the item from scratch when you first post the message?
Insert attachment doesn't work for me from scratch either.
5) Click the "(Insert Attachment 0)" green wording directly below the Choose file box you just clicked.
Nothing new appears in the post box when I click on "(Insert Attachment 0)", see ...
(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=116.0;attach=23913;image)
Post by: chris on 07/09/2017 12:54:54
Sorry!
I'm snowed under this week, but when I get a second later I'll have a more in-depth fiddle. I am wondering if there are some local settings on your machine or account that are blocking something...
Post by: chris on 07/09/2017 12:59:13
If you run the browser incognito mode, with a clear history, does it still play up?
Post by: RD on 07/09/2017 13:43:35
One thought - you've not got some really ancient historical cache running have you? Like some ancient js cached away from the old version of the site?The three* browsers I've tried are all set to clear-the-cache when the browser is closed.
Apart from not being able to insert images, I've not encountered any other problems when composing a post.
Maybe you have privileges in the forum which mean you can't reproduce the problem:
e.g. some measure designed to stop spammers is inadvertently restricting the functionality for Jo[e] Public, but not for the webmaster.
[ * four if you count FireFox-on-Windows & FireFox-on-Linux as different ]
Post by: chris on 07/09/2017 14:17:20
Maybe you have privileges in the forum which mean you can't reproduce the problem
That's a good thought, but that is the reason why I logged in as Amelia, with a newbie account, to check, and couldn't replicate the problem.
It's a really simple bit of javascript that just inserts attachment=0 into the post! I am surprised that it plays up so badly...
Post by: RD-2 on 07/09/2017 15:13:06
bulging-checkerboard.png (20.57 kB . 800x521 - viewed 13604 times)Hallelujah !
Post by: chris on 08/09/2017 09:03:41
Post by: RD on 08/09/2017 14:16:33
... There is a way to solve this, but it would involve resetting everyone's accounts to defaults ...Don't risk disrupting everyone's accounts if it's just me being affected.
I can just use the new RD-2 account, that's the easiest & least-risky option.
Post by: yor_on on 08/09/2017 21:40:18
Anyway, I started to wonder if the missing 'link' to 'post a question' now meant that we had to make them through some moderator, which indeed made me blow my top, as zztop express it. And for that I'm sorry, not as much as you would like probably, but that's life, isn't it :)
What really pi**es me of is all those functions I need to allow to get this site to work. Using Noscript (Firefox) I think it should be enough with me allowing TNS. The old one didn't need any of it to work. Then again, possibly it failed in some other areas, but none that I noticed. And it was fast Chris, this is no longer a fast site.
And yes, no 'global possibility' to turn of smileys, changing the layout of all I've written before. Small things maybe but irritating just the same.
Post by: chris on 08/09/2017 22:27:13
... There is a way to solve this, but it would involve resetting everyone's accounts to defaults ...Don't risk disrupting everyone's accounts if it's just me being affected.
I can just use the new RD-2 account, that's the easiest & least-risky option.
Might not be just you... thanks for taking the trouble to explore this and try to fathom it out. I will see if there is a simple reset.
If it buggers things up I can restore from the DB without losing anything as long as I do a DB dump immediately before the tweak...
Post by: chris on 08/09/2017 22:29:26
Well Chris, I might have been over reacting there, but I got awfully frustrated by not being able to post a new question due to the disappearance of the 'logo'. Don't know what changes you made there but I definable prefer a simple text button or similar, telling me 'create question', instead of some logotype telling me nothing. And I do find a problem with this site updating very slowly as I go back to the questions others made, sometimes extremely slow. And it is specific to TNS, don't have those problems with any other site.
Anyway, I started to wonder if the missing 'link' to 'post a question' now meant that we had to make them through some moderator, which indeed made me blow my top, as zztop express it. And for that I'm sorry, not as much as you would like probably, but that's life, isn't it :)
What really pi**es me of is all those functions I need to allow to get this site to work. Using Noscript (Firefox) I think it should be enough with me allowing TNS. The old one didn't need any of it to work. Then again, possibly it failed in some other areas, but none that I noticed. And it was fast Chris, this is no longer a fast site.
And yes, no 'global possibility' to turn of smileys, changing the layout of all I've written before. Small things maybe but irritating just the same.
Thanks for writing back. Actually, this formatting and site is, on average, a lot faster than the earlier edition, and it doesn't go through page-realignments and clunky render-blocking formatting before it displays material. So, actually, it should be a better user experience than the old one.
I wonder if it's that it takes a little while to get used to something new, and we were all well-used to the old layout?
PS - I'll see if I can put in, specially for you, a New Topic button at the screen top that will then ask for which board you want to post into... that should make it even easier.
Post by: yor_on on 09/09/2017 00:51:27
This week I took of just to get some time to fix personal stuff, and that's also why I found the time to nag :)
I'm not joking about the time it takes to load a page though, and I've changed provider finding the same thing to be. You might want to blame it on my version of Firefox, but I don't expect that to be the truth.
Post by: RD-2 on 09/09/2017 07:20:17
I'm not joking about the time it takes to load a page though, and I've changed provider finding the same thing to be. You might want to blame it on my version of Firefox, but I don't expect that to be the truth.
Without Ad-Blocking, viewing TNS is much slower than other forums I use.
Some of those forums have adverts, but those Ads don't have animation or video, which uses lots of CPU & bandwidth.
Here's a TNS page in FireFox without addons, (so no adblocking), basically stuck at ~55% CPU ...
animated adverts means high CPU.gif (306.13 kB . 800x575 - viewed 14101 times)Constantly using ~55% CPU makes navigating the site very sluggish.
For me viewing a TNS page with adverts blocked, CPU usage is <5%, once the page has loaded.
Post by: chris on 09/09/2017 09:00:34
I'm not joking about the time it takes to load a page though, and I've changed provider finding the same thing to be. You might want to blame it on my version of Firefox, but I don't expect that to be the truth.
Without Ad-Blocking, viewing TNS is much slower than other forums I use.
Some of those forums have adverts, but those Ads don't have animation or video, which uses lots of CPU & bandwidth.
Here's a TNS page in FireFox without addons, (so no adblocking), basically stuck at ~55% CPU ...
Constantly using ~55% CPU makes navigating the site very sluggish.
For me viewing a TNS page with adverts blocked, CPU usage is <5%, once the page has loaded.
Thanks, @RD-2 - I must admit that I've not noticed a problem on my machine (I do my testing on an ancient laptop, although I mainly use chrome), and my net connection here is not the fastest. I suppose it might reflect the kinds of ads that you are being shown... if I've not been receiving a heap of videos then I might not have experienced the slow down to which you've been subjected. I'll keep an eye on it. I'm doing tweaks all the time, so I'll make sure we prioritise keeping things as slick as possible.
PS - I've got a way to merge accounts, so I can try to transfer all of the posts and rep from RD to RD-2 for you, and then rename RD-2 to RD, in case there are some other legacies of having an old account, if you like?
Post by: RD-2 on 09/09/2017 10:42:07
... I must admit that I've not noticed a problem on my machine (I do my testing on an ancient laptop, although I mainly use chrome) ...
I suppose it might reflect the kinds of ads that you are being shown...
It's not a browser specific problem : here's the same high-CPU on Iron browser, (aka chromium),
High CPU in Iron browser (aka chromium) no AdBlocker.gif (619.54 kB . 643x532 - viewed 13602 times)(The graphs are ~100 seconds wide).
Without Ad-Blocking, navigating to a different* TNS page is like playing Russian-roulette:
the adverts shown will change, they could be animated ones which use so much CPU that further navigation is like wading through treacle.
( * or reloading the same page ).
Post by: Colin2B on 09/09/2017 15:32:08
Post by: chris on 10/09/2017 14:49:55
@chris I'm having same problem as RD. Try to attach a 700k png and hover over insert attachment only gived text marker not a selection arrow!
Thanks; I think it is something to do with the user permissions but it's not exposing the right permission to existing users. I'll have a play and try to fix.
Post by: yor_on on 10/09/2017 18:17:23
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The weird stuff is that sites like the Guardian, which have a incredible amount of 'connections' that I block, don't present me with those delays that TNS do.
Post by: smart on 13/09/2017 09:39:30
Using Tor however I can read the full posts without problems...
Post by: Colin2B on 13/09/2017 10:27:35
Since a moderator closed the thread "Is Hurricane Harvey evidence of geoengineering?", i cannot see the lasts posts in my standard Firefox browser on windows 7. I'm not sure why this is happening.What is the last post you can see, what is missing? I'll check on Firefox to see whether I can see them.
Using Tor however I can read the full posts without problems...
Post by: smart on 13/09/2017 10:33:16
What is the last post you can see, what is missing? I'll check on Firefox to see whether I can see them.
a white screen is displayed here: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=71273.msg522661#new
Thanks
Post by: Colin2B on 13/09/2017 12:38:39
@chris but when I log in as nonmod test account I can only see 1st post on each page of the thread!
Post by: chris on 14/09/2017 08:20:48
Post by: chris on 14/09/2017 08:24:22
Post by: chris on 14/09/2017 08:25:15
when I log in as nonmod test account I can only see 1st post on each page of the thread!
Okay - I've now tried similar and I see what you are seeing; not had that happen before. Something is truncating the thread; it's not happening to other threads though, so it's probably a bug with the locked threads for logged-in non-admin level users.
Another one for my list of jobs... Thanks for reporting it @tkadm30 and Colin
Post by: smart on 21/09/2017 21:21:02
Post by: chris on 22/09/2017 07:36:36
I cannot use the RSS feed of the recent topics in the forum. The feed XML markup is missing the "link" element for some entries.
Thanks @tkadm30 - can you please post a screenshot of what you are seeing.
I have had to play with the feed bit to prevent it being populated with some inappropriate content. It may be that some of the absent items are intentionally skipped (things like moved posts and deleted items).
Post by: smart on 22/09/2017 15:18:17
Thanks @tkadm30 - can you please post a screenshot of what you are seeing.
I have had to play with the feed bit to prevent it being populated with some inappropriate content. It may be that some of the absent items are intentionally skipped (things like moved posts and deleted items).
You're welcome chris :)
Please see the traceback generated from my web application when attempting to generate the html markup: https://pastebin.com/Nhte9ZVU
Post by: chris on 23/09/2017 09:43:04
Post by: smart on 23/09/2017 18:36:43
Sorry @tkadm30 I cannot make head nor tail of the material on the link. It would be really helpful to have a graphical screenshot so that I can see what you are seeing; this will give me more clues as to what is going on.
Sorry @chris, I cannot post a screenshot of my website because it may contains material unsuitable for the audience of this forum..
Post by: smart on 25/09/2017 09:42:00
Post by: chris on 29/09/2017 08:41:25
The content of this post appears truncated to the very first replies: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=71478.msg523600#newI fixed this.
Post by: RD on 02/10/2017 02:18:45
Post by: Colin2B on 02/10/2017 08:39:37
If I'm not logged-in, this thread is truncated ... https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=71523.msg524244#msg524244It happened to me with a different image - the baby one you posted. All after the pic was inaccessible on that page.
Post by: RD on 02/10/2017 10:57:37
If I'm not logged-in, this thread is truncated ... https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=71523.msg524244#msg524244It happened to me with a different image - the baby one you posted. All after the pic was inaccessible on that page.
The truncation in the tread I've l mentioned terminates in a YouTube video.
So the truncation problem could caused by embedded YouTube videos / images.
( In a previous incarnation, this forum had special code not show YouTubes unless the person was logged-in ).
Post by: Colin2B on 13/10/2017 06:39:02
Post by: smart on 20/11/2017 09:10:47
Can we remove the "buy driver license" tag ?
cheers,
tk
Post by: smart on 18/01/2018 09:55:27
Post by: chris on 18/01/2018 23:39:49
i found a minor glitch with the forum. Currently, there's no way to add tags to a new thread while creating the post. You need to first create the thread then click on "Add Tags" to associate a tag...
Thanks for reporting this; that's strange - it should just work. No idea why it's doing that. I'll investigate.
Post by: Tomassci on 07/08/2018 14:03:17
Post by: chris on 25/08/2018 20:50:41
New problem: ads on thi page were okay until some day, when they began to be bigger. Big so much, that it covers the content.Thanks for letting me know. I'll keep an eye on this. If you see a repeat - and you can take a snapshot of the offending ad and upload it, that would be a big help.
Cheers - Chris
Post by: Swanzy on 23/08/2020 15:16:54
Please record below any problems you come across whilst visiting the site. Please try to give specific details which will help us to fix the problem.my first visit to this site using a mobile phone and i found your site via moblile phone useless and annoying because of the adverts from google covering up type in boxes . I was unable to create a new post in the normal manner because of the adds. The only way I can make a post is by quoting existing content . Thanks but I do not think this site is for me with all the adds.
Post by: Zer0 on 20/02/2021 21:56:47
Hi there!
🙋
The ADs placed by GooGle are really Irrelevant & Very Irritating.
Sure i can ignore them & move ahead...
But the placement or positioning of the Ads is such that it neither allows me to fill in my nickname or my password.
Even when i Close(X) the Ad window...it still remains there as a blank box.
This feels kind of Weird...
Am i the Only one who logs in thru an android device?
Nobody else facing a similar issue?
Any Advice?
P.S. - Review Tab is Not Working.
(Thankfully the Modify option is still Available.)
Screenshot_2021-02-21-03-20-52-883_com.android.chrome.jpg (462.32 kB . 1080x2246 - viewed 7787 times)Re-Edited (Both the Issues, the ADs blocking the Login tabs & the Preview tab not working have been ReSolved)
I have posted Solutions for the same in Guest Book, within the
" Thank You Very Much " thread.
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P.S. - i forgot how to copy the link of that page & copy it here.
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Re Re Edited!
https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=81756.0
(Re Learned...i luv myself)
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