[Colin2B]

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.

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https://www.handengravers.co.uk/hand-engraving
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 https://www.londonguildofweavers.org.uk/
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[chris]

I think I know what is happening; because there are multiple links in the piece - I am guessing - then the algorithm that finds and replaces the links is truncating between the two bits of linked text; I need to make it greedier! I'll work on that; thanks for the feedback.

[smart]

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?

[chris]

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.

[yor_on]

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.

[RD]

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.

[chris]

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...

[chris]

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!

[chris]

Hi @yor_on

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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also

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

[RD]

... 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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Maybe it's a browser-specific problem, I'm using an unusual browser : SRWare Iron on Windows.

[ I've cheated to insert the (animated) image in this post by using the URL of the attachment ]

[chris]

That's weird; can you try another browser to see if the problem replicates?

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?

[RD]

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.

[chris]

Thanks @RD I'll investigate a bit more; there may be some bizarre permissions issue at play here.

[Amelia]

Test from Amelia's account

[Amelia]

Test in Chrome of image insertion

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[Amelia]

Test from IE9

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[Amelia]

Test from Firefox

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[chris]

Hi @RD as you'll have seen above, I'm struggling to reproduce what you are seeing. I've just used a random computer in the office, logged in as Amelia, who has new-user account, and posted the image from chrome, firefox and IE9.

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...

[RD]

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. 

[chris]

I remain confused and perplexed by this; this is what it should look like when you make a new post / reply, click "+ Attachments and other options":


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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.