Forum problems

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

I’ve been posting stuff all dayinto the albums Bob. Let’s try one into the Forum now: Yup – seems to work OK for me….

 

Colin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

When I try to load a picture and click on…”insert image”…..it jumps to loading this big file……….www.modelboats.co.uk/cuteEditor-files/themes/office2007/images/ti. ……..and then the rest of the url is off the screen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

This must give your expert something to work on, surely?

 

Bob…………….getting fed up now!

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

I’m afraid the expert keeps office hours unlike me Bob! I assume you have rebooted your PC to break any wrong connections that might have been established. I know they have been fiddling abouut with the website but I don’t think that would be the problem.

 

Colin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Good morning Colin

 

Your chap did a good job!…………………My PC is ………….pc now!

 

Bob

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Hi Bob,

 

I suspect that it was breaking the connection with the Model Boats server by closing down your browser which solved it. I have found with the website maintenance that if something goes wrong with an upload the MB server seems to hang onto the connection which stopes you doing anything else in that area of the site. Closing down the browser seems to be the only solution. Maybe it needs an automatic timeout – I will flag it up with the web developer.

 

Colin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Colin

 

Haven`t had a whinge for months!……………..But on my Slo Mo Shun build…….the adverts are covering up some of the wording…on the right hand side.

 

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hi Colin

 

I am getting the same problem as Bob.

 

Moan…whinge….complain…..………

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Put your hairshirt on Paul – it was all your fault!

 

The You Tube link you  posted was too long and gave the Forum parsing software indigestion! I have sorted it out for you.

 

The best thing to do when you have a link like that is to copy it to your clipboard and then when you are making your post click on the insert link icon (the little bit of chain). You can then copy the full link into the dialog box which opens and give it a short title which appears in the post itself and references the full link.

 

Hope this is reasonably clear!

 

Colin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you Colin……………..Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Colin

 

Sorry about that

 

But what a palaver just to post a link……I haven’t got a hair shirt so can I borrow your kaftan?

 

Paul

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

It’s a third party editing program Paul. If you post a long link it sees it as one word which won’t fit into the available space between the outside columns. Instead of splitting the link, it widens the window to the right which takes it underneath the adverts. It’s to do with the way the site is constructed.

 

As far as the “Insert Link” facility is concerned, there are a number of options which are not relevant to just inserting a link into a forum post although some of them are used elsewhere. You have to remember that the Model Boats site is not just a Forum, it’s a general purpose site with a forum included so I’m afraid we have to put up with these little quirks!

 

As long as the link will fit between the flanking columns, as most do, there isn’t a problem. It’s only the very long ones which cause the difficulty.

 

No doubt things could be tailored to improve ease of use but that would cost time and money…..

 

Colin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Colin

 

A very minor typo…………….Somebody has mis-spelt…… December…..in the animated advert for the Model Engineer Exhibition

 

The advert flashes on and off…top right

 

Sorry to bother you, old chap………Bob

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Bob,

 

It has been reported and I’ve probably blotted my copybook by having a moan about the distracting flashing adverts. The odd one is OK but all of them going at once is like a firework display seen out of the corner of your eye. Very distracting I find.

 

Colin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

My accounts section say`s I`ve got four messages waiting to be read………………..Haven`t got any?

 

Strange????/…….Zzzzzzzz

 

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Paul, You`ve just sent me a PM……But there`s no message with it?…….All I get, are your profile notes?

 

Also messages from Larry Whetton?

 

Think my PC has the Gyppi Tums?

 

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Here we go again!

 

Just fired up this morning…….Clicked on this website…….and I get this…..

 

“Message from My Hobby Store”……”Security certificate has expired”….for “Period 16/12.08 to 13/12/09″……..”Do you wish to continue?”

 

So I clicked on YES and simply carried on as usual

 

Any ideas,Colin?

 

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Here we go again!……..No2 this morning!

 

Having typed out a reply to Len and pressed……..ENTER

 

I get this little jobby……..”Sorry, but you need a thread ID into this page”………..eh?

 

So I just carried on, and my reply was posted as normal

 

Bob

[HS93Participant @hs9317166]

 

……..”Sorry, but you need a thread ID into this page”……….

 

 

I have alway got that it’s a pain you dont know if it’s posted.

 

Peter

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Not seen this myself, I have enquired what causes it.

 

Colin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Colin

 

Sorted!……….This pc is my old one and just spotted the calender was 2 years out and the clock similar!

 

Something new, every day!………Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

I am still having to type in my password………..about once a week

 

Lately, I don`t bother typing anything in, apart from my Email address……..and it still works ok………How strange?

 

Yesterday, I posted a picture in my Slo Mo thread, which works ok….but my thread has not arrived at the top…….How strange?

 

What fun, we have with PC`s!…………….bOB

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