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Bjørn

Wed Dec 12 2018, 08:37AM

Registered Member #27 Joined: Fri Feb 03 2006, 02:20AM
Location: Hyperborea
Posts: 2058

The forum software had to be updated because of mandatory system upgrades, this has left the forum in a partially broken state and it will take some time to get it fixed.

Please post any problems you may notice so it will be easier to find and fix them.

klugesmith

Thu Dec 13 2018, 08:04PM

Registered Member #2099 Joined: Wed Apr 29 2009, 12:22AM
Location: Los Altos, California
Posts: 1716

Thank you for taking care of our forum for so many years.

For past week or more:
image thumbnails in old posts don't link to the full size images. Would be very sad if the full size images have been lost.

For past couple days:
Can't upload images. Dialog prints a list of acceptable file types, and the list is empty.

More specific examples can be given if you want.

Bjørn

Fri Dec 14 2018, 02:59PM

Registered Member #27 Joined: Fri Feb 03 2006, 02:20AM
Location: Hyperborea
Posts: 2058

There are backups of the pictures so they should be possible to restore.

Specific examples would be helpful. Examples in the form "I did x, I expected y but got z" will make it easier to get everything updated correctly.

Current list of problems:

1. After posting a reply the Forums pane is blank instead of showing the end of the thread or the forum page the thread belongs in.

2. Can't edit my own or anyone else's posts, but sometimes it works with no clear pattern.

3. When I try to delete a thread I get a dual language pop-up that says:
"PÃ¥ 4hv.org stÃ¥r det
Are you sure?
OK | Avbryt"
When I click OK the thread is deleted.

4. For past week or more: image thumbnails in old posts don't link to the full size images. Would be very sad if the full size images have been lost.

5. For past couple days: Can't upload images. Dialog prints a list of acceptable file types, and the list is empty.

DerAlbi

Wed Dec 19 2018, 10:54PM

Registered Member #2906 Joined: Sun Jun 06 2010, 02:20AM
Location: Dresden, Germany
Posts: 727

1) When you take very long to write an answer, the "Post a reply" button in the bottom center does not work.
One has to Copy to Clipboard the text, then reload the page, paste the text, and then the button does its job.

2) On top of the first post on every page, there is "LAN_403" text

3) i am personally really pissed off by the captcha during login. It is case sensitive and it drives me crazy. There is no way to distinguish capital V from v or X from x or C from c or O from 0.. and the worst thing is, that you have to type in your login data again - because of a captcha that you never had a chance to solve. hate it. If it is really necessary, use a different database. Or save the login data.

4) i do not find a way to contact members via PMs. I think the button is gone.

[Edit spelling]

5) Hehe. After editing, the note that i edited the post, did not show. (to me)

Justin

Thu Dec 20 2018, 12:57AM

Registered Member #46164 Joined: Wed May 07 2014, 08:16AM
Location: California, USA
Posts: 89

The new topics listed here all redirect back to the main index page.

klugesmith

Sun Dec 23 2018, 01:34AM

Registered Member #2099 Joined: Wed Apr 29 2009, 12:22AM
Location: Los Altos, California
Posts: 1716

Let's try posting a picture today.
"Attach file(s) / image(s)". Browse... select file. Its name.jpg appears next to Browse button. Click Preview ... no thumbnail in preview, no image stuff here in composition box.

At least the Edit button works!

We have seen a few people include images using more basic methods, but that practice is discouraged for very good reasons. Not only because in-line images should be small (unless reader clicks on them). They should be on 4hv.org server, so readers a year later don't get broken links.

Uhhh ... but all links to old images on the server have been broken for the past few weeks. I wish you best of luck getting that fixed, maybe after end-of-year demands in real life.

For me too, the captchas typicallly require more than one attempt. But the captchas are a much smaller problem than the new image and old image problems.

hen918

Sun Dec 23 2018, 04:48PM

Registered Member #11591 Joined: Wed Mar 20 2013, 08:20PM
Location: UK
Posts: 556

After logging in a few times, I've concluded that the captchas aren't broken, just really difficult. They frequently have shaded bits that are part of the code, like something that turns out to be an "f" when zoomed in looks like a "t" otherwise, because the curl at the top is in a very light grey. Ctrl-scroll is the way to go to get it right first time.

Edit: Also, after posting the message field is blank where it used to say "Success!" Making it difficult to know it worked.

Patrick

Tue Dec 25 2018, 01:24AM

Registered Member #2431 Joined: Tue Oct 13 2009, 09:47PM
Location: Chico, CA. USA
Posts: 5639

im hoping you guys get it all back up and running in the next few weeks. ive got new important progress and questions.

Ill be donating money too, havent done that in awhile.

EDIT : it appears the Paypal button leads to a broken paypal page.

Avalanche

Sat Dec 29 2018, 01:26PM

Registered Member #103 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 08:16PM
Location: Derby, UK
Posts: 845

On top of everything else, I can't access old PMs - in fact it appears that the entire private messaging system has just vanished.

Hazmatt_(The Underdog)

Sat Jan 05 2019, 12:20AM

Registered Member #135 Joined: Sat Feb 11 2006, 12:06AM
Location: Anywhere is fine
Posts: 1735

i cant post pics... but .. its no big deal really.... no rush on my behalf.

For the pics, under "Please Note", you have "Allowed file types: ", did anyone specify the allowed types in the server software?
If no type is specified, its going to delete all types instantly, so someone needs to specify jpegs or png or something.

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