Welcome to the newly upgraded boards!

I know it's a very big change, and will take some time to get used to it. I think once you see all the new features and options, you'll wonder why we didn't upgrade much sooner.

There are bound to be bugs and issues with the boards, so in order to keep things organized - please post them in this thread.

You may have problems staying logging in. To solve this, try manually deleting any cookies from the sitcomsonline.com doman name and close your browser and restart it.

There is still some tweaking to do. The custom board headers and pictures/logos will need to be re-added over the next few days.

I welcome your feedback and suggestions. I have to give special thanks also to Seth and Pavan for their help with the upgrading.

Good job TJ, Pavanbadal, and everyone else who helped with the upgrade. Looks great. My life can now resume. :lol:

Well, I do not have any bugs or issues to report, but I would like to say thanks to whoever was involved with the upgrade for, well, for taking the time to do the upgrade. Thanks!

Kudos to Seth for the wonderful graphics! And we now have a three headed admin team! Take that Loch Ness!

They're moving really slow. :-/

They're moving really slow. :-/

Server issues. Give it a couple of days

Server issues. Give it a couple of days

I thought it was my computer, the boards weren't even loading for me there a few minutes ago :( I coudn't even get my posts to go through :(

I thought it was my computer, the boards weren't even loading for me there a few minutes ago :( I coudn't even get my posts to go through :(

I couldn't either... :(

I'm starting to like it now.

Were the registration dates fixed? A few peoples' reg. dates here changed...

I'm really not sure WHAT caused it. It's possible a few dates that were after Midnight ET but before Midnight local time got shifted to their Eastern Time Date (Example: I got kicked from 01-13-01 to the 01-14-01)

i'm actually starting to get into it :D good job everyone who helped :woohoo: party:

It's moving a bit slowly for me but you guys said give it a couple of days so I will...

Great new look though! I like it! :cool:


[EDIT: Scratch that...it's loading quickly and normally for me now! :)]
[2nd EDIT: Now it's going a bit slower...ehh I hope it stops in a couple of days...]

Great job guys I love the new look!

Issues:

from robyrob: it looks like the signatures are repeated on every post on the page, instead of just the first one.

PZelda/Seth: Users can delete their own posts.

I really like these new boards TJ. The only thing I've noticed is a BUNCH of pop up windows whenever I come here.

D

I really like these new boards TJ. The only thing I've noticed is a BUNCH of pop up windows whenever I come here.

D

I switched over to IE and loaded the forums...all I was getting was one banner ad...

Have you run a Spyware/Adware check lately?

oh and congrats Seth on becoming an administrator :D

Issues:

from robyrob: it looks like the signatures are repeated on every post on the page, instead of just the first one.

PZelda/Seth: Users can delete their own posts.


I hope you guys keep the delete post option, it is much better than having to go back and edit something out :)

Not in about a week, but I'm going to do it tonight.

D

I really like these new boards TJ. The only thing I've noticed is a BUNCH of pop up windows whenever I come here.

D

Do you have a pop-up blocker? I love mine. :D

By the way, what is Group Memberships? I was looking around the boards and came across that under Profiles. Jusr wondering what it is?

D

By the way, what is Group Memberships? I was looking around the boards and came across that under Profiles. Jusr wondering what it is?

D

Group Memberships is a leftover of an unused VB3 feature. It allows people to form their own "groups" within SO, have a group leader (The group leader essentially has mod controls over those in the group)...stuff like that.

Disabled Feature.

I'm starting to like it now.

Were the registration dates fixed? A few peoples' reg. dates here changed...

Ahh! They were! Yayayayayay!!!!! Sorry, but that bugged me. It said I registered today, but it was really tomorrow and now it's fixed. Happy!


EDIT: Oh...mine wasn't fixed. :( Seth's was.

Why the freak is there such a space after my signature down to where you quote someone? That looks funky :confused:

Your Profile info to the left is causing the window to go down to there.

Your Profile info to the left is causing the window to go down to there.


Sorry Seth you lost me on that one :confused:

Nevermind...the problem seems to have largely fixed itself with the shrinking of the usernames (too much stuff in the left was causing extra space in the right)

Group Memberships is a leftover of an unused VB3 feature. It allows people to form their own "groups" within SO, have a group leader (The group leader essentially has mod controls over those in the group)...stuff like that.

Disabled Feature.

ooh so we can't use it?

Great job TJ, Pavanbadal and Seth. The boards look great. It will take a while to get used to them, but all is good.

Question though. I should be in invisible mode, yet I see my name on the list. Can anyone else see me on the list?

I like to be invisible. ;)

You can see yourself online..I logged off, and no one set to invisible appeared in the list..

Seth one question, in my USERCP the boards I am subscribed too, are they floating? I mean if a new post is posted, does that board move to the top? Cause my boards aren't in alphabetical order anymore :(

Stupid question alert: I'm having trouble backing up in a thread. If I read the last post in a thread, I don't see any page numbers down the bottom.

How do I go from page to page in a thread?

Stupid question alert: I'm having trouble backing up in a thread. If I read the last post in a thread, I don't see any page numbers down the bottom.

How do I go from page to page in a thread?

Immediately below the last page in a thread, there should be a box that has PAGE: 1, 2, 3, so on.

They're now sorted by board order.
Example:
General
--TV on DVD
Game Shows
Chit Chat
--Chit Chat Random

They're now sorted by board order.
Example:
General
--TV on DVD
Game Shows
Chit Chat
--Chit Chat Random


Okay thanks, wasn't entirely sure :)

Am I nuts. Don't answer that, but I cannot for the life of me navigate from page to page within a thread. I can't even get to the last post I made on this thread. What's the trick?

First, let's try this. Go to "Display Modes", and see if "Switch to Linear Mode" is an option. If it is, click that.

Am I nuts. Don't answer that, but I cannot for the life of me navigate from page to page within a thread. I can't even get to the last post I made on this thread. What's the trick?

At the bottom right corner of the thread is there boxes with numbers in them? Those are the pages :)

First, let's try this. Go to "Display Modes", and see if "Switch to Linear Mode" is an option. If it is, click that.
Who are you replying to?

I was replying to you (I forgot to turn on quoting in quick reply).

Threaded and Hybrid modes have been disabled...Are you seeing things fine now?

I was replying to you (I forgot to turn on quoting in quick reply).

Threaded and Hybrid modes have been disabled...Are you seeing things fine now?
Yes, thanks. I thought I was losing it. :lol:

Seems like several users wound up in Threaded Mode by accident...Don't know how.

Oh well, it's a nonissue now. Threaded and Hybrid modes are gone...

The time is an hour off for me. It's set at ET in options which is the right setting, but still...

OK, go to User CP, Edit Options...

Check that you're set for Eastern Time.. In the box immediately below that, there should be an option for Daylight Savings Time. Set it to "Automatically Detect DST Settings"

OK, go to User CP, Edit Options...

Check that you're set for Eastern Time.. In the box immediately below that, there should be an option for Daylight Savings Time. Set it to "Automatically Detect DST Settings"
I checked and it's defaulted at those settings, but it's still an hour ahead on this board. It's 12:40 am where I live, but the boards have it an hour later.

TJ :

I love your new boards. But just one quick question. You had the Politics board on archive for several months. Did you decide to delete it completely? Or can it still be accessed somehow?

Just curious. Thanks :)

I checked and it's defaulted at those settings, but it's still an hour ahead on this board. It's 12:40 am where I live, but the boards have it an hour later.

Turn it off, I had to at another board, cause otherwise it was causing my time to be off by an hour like yours is. I don't know why that happens.

TJ :

I love your new boards. But just one quick question. You had the Politics board on archive for several months. Did you decide to delete it completely? Or can it still be accessed somehow?

Just curious. Thanks :)
It's still accessible - it's right under Random Posts.

Turn it off, I had to at another board, cause otherwise it was causing my time to be off by an hour like yours is. I don't know why that happens.
Thanks. It worked. :wave:

Thanks. It worked. :wave:


You're welcome.

I think it has something to do with the Eastern timezone. If that makes sense :lol:

I love the new look of the boards. Looks cool. :cool:

...but oh well, I am used to that. No problems here such as messed-up time zones or the order in which my subscribed threads are shown, but...

OMG there is just toooo much dull grayish-blue on this site now!

I love the new board. (I'm finally here after being thrown out a couple of times) :lol: I like the ease of the color choices. It seems much easier than before. Thanks Tj and everyone who helped out.

Everything looks really awesome.... thanks to all who had a part in upgrading the boards :)

I see some improvements, but the board is still horrendously ruined. it's incredible that anyone thinks any part of it is better than it was before yesterday. everything is so unorganized, it's a hassle to use the board and the positioning of some things are affecting my OCD.

Rome was not built in a day... it's constantly being tweaked and worked on.. It was really re-opened before it was ready, but I didn't want to have to close the boards for 3 days.

I see some improvements, but the board is still horrendously ruined. it's incredible that anyone thinks any part of it is better than it was before yesterday. everything is so unorganized, it's a hassle to use the board and the positioning of some things are affecting my OCD.

Sarah you've got to give it time. Things will settle down eventually :)

Another board I go too just upgraded to this type of board and they lost tons of threads and members names(members that registered in the last 3 weeks) we're lucky that didn't happen here.

Sarah you've got to give it time. Things will settle down eventually :)

Another board I go too just upgraded to this type of board and they lost tons of threads and members names(members that registered in the last 3 weeks) we're lucky that didn't happen here.
my OCD will not settle down. i'm not demanding a change for my personal convinience but it's irritating the hell out of me where everything is now. there's several things i can't look at without having to go through one of my compulsion routines.

my OCD will not settle down. i'm not demanding a change for my personal convinience but it's irritating the hell out of me where everything is now. there's several things i can't look at without having to go through one of my compulsion routines.

I'm sorry :(

I hope eventually you will get used to them. :)

I'm sorry :(

I hope eventually you will get used to them. :)
yeah, i might. i am gonna try to deal with this to prove that i'm not just being a whiny ungrateful little bitch.

I feel like Muhammed Ali. I'm getting my butt kicked. (out) :lol:

its affecting my ocd, too. the quote thing on the right in posts, its irritating. and the smilies are on the right when you reply, but oh well. and besides everything looks so messy and.... ya.

i want the old boards back!

Okay Now it's working again. :lol:

ummmmmmmwhat happened to the kitties smiley? :rolleyes:

Everytime I just want to post I click "Quote" because thats where "Reply" use to be. Its getting annoying.

I find the new format a little hard on the eyes, but I'm sure I'll adjust :)

I like it. It is arranged the same way as another messageboard I post on, so it's all the better.

Sorry about your OCD, Sarah.. I have OCD, too... but this doesn't bother me.. other stuff do. :lol:

Kerpow, Kerpow.... :boxing:

I can't reply to anything on the CATM threads. I'm getting my butt kicked (out).

If you keep getting logged out then it's a problem with cookies. Try manually deleting them and close your browser or click the below link and restart your browser:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/login.php?do=logout&u=3

ummmmmmmwhat happened to the kitties smiley? :rolleyes:

Broken Smiley code. Sorry.

What is the quick reply for?

its affecting my ocd, too. the quote thing on the right in posts, its irritating. and the smilies are on the right when you reply, but oh well. and besides everything looks so messy and.... ya.

i want the old boards back!
the quote button bothers me too, it felt so much more even towards the center.

What is the quick reply for?
A normal reply would entail hitting "Post Reply>>Submit Reply."
With quick reply, you hit one of the Quick Reply Icons and then "Post Quick Reply" which... errr....is basically the same thing without all the additional options/post icons/title and stuff. :lol: Guess it takes shorter to load without all the mumbo jumbo. There could be another reason for it, tho. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Oy...really stupid question, but how do you delete your own posts?

Click on edit...Should be options right at the very top of the box

Click on edit...Should be options right at the very top of the box

All I see is Reason for Edit. Nothing that says delete or anything.

For some reason I can't edit my posts, when I try to the cursor ends up going to the top of the page each and everytime I try. What's going on? :mad:

All I see is Reason for Edit. Nothing that says delete or anything.
Try it now.

For some reason I can't edit my posts, when I try to the cursor ends up going to the top of the page each and everytime I try. What's going on? :mad:

Sounds like an unusual error....Which Message Editor are you using...Were the posts made via normal reply or quick reply?

Sounds like an unusual error....Which Message Editor are you using...Were the posts made via normal reply or quick reply?

A few others are having the same problem.

I am using the WYSIWYG editor(is that what you mean?) and I use normal reply.

A few others are having the same problem.

I am using the WYSIWYG editor(is that what you mean?) and I use normal reply.

I was having the same problem...I think it may be a bug within vBulletin 3.0.4. If you're like me, and need to edit your replies a few dozen times, it might be best to switch back to the standard editor until the bug is fixed.

I was having the same problem...I think it may be a bug within vBulletin 3.0.4. If you're like me, and need to edit your replies a few dozen times, it might be best to switch back to the standard editor until the bug is fixed.

Okay thanks. It was fine yesterday, then earlier today it started, I thought it was a glitch till it kept doing it. One person who was having the same problem said it's letting her edit hers now :)

Beats me...Best advice, if it seems to be acting normally now, is to use it, and if it starts acting weirdly again, just switch back.

Try it now.

Yay!

Okay Tj. I'm working on it. (It's always this darn browser). :lol: Hopefully my messages go thru.

Yay..............

For some reason, every thread that I reply to, I become subscribed to, and get an e:mail. How do I turn that off?

Go to User CP - Edit Options...Go to Default Thread Subscription Mode, change the option.

um, the search option seems to not be working ... what's going on?

Are the photo galleries not finished being upgraded? I can't seem to upload pics to certain sitcom boards, it just uploads them to OTHER TV SHOWS

um, the search option seems to not be working ... what's going on?

Working fine for me. Dunno.
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As for the Photo Galleries...Hmm, which sections were causing you problems?

Working fine for me. Dunno.
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As for the Photo Galleries...Hmm, which sections were causing you problems?


I was trying to upload pics to the Boy Meets World gallery and it won't let me, it uploads them to other TVSHOWS

I was trying to upload pics to the Boy Meets World gallery and it won't let me, it uploads them to other TVSHOWS

The problem's in the configuration..It's not pointing to the right directory.
TJ'll have to have a look at it in the morning...He definitely can help more with those than I can

The photo galleries should be working now.

ok, maybe this is just a weird one-time glitch, and MAY be a result of firefox's ad-blocking, but when you report a post, it redirects you to:

http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/AdvSearch?sofindtype=13

ok, maybe this is just a weird one-time glitch, and MAY be a result of firefox's ad-blocking, but when you report a post, it redirects you to:

http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/AdvSearch?sofindtype=13
I reported a post here last night (I think) and it didn't redirect me...so I think it's a glitch on your side.

Well, I tried it on a dummy post I'd made on my alternate username, and got ebay Redir'ed (Also running Firefox with Adblock). Gonna try IE, see if it happens....If not,
it's a conflict with Adblock...if so, it's a site issue

EDIT: Issue happened in both Firefox w/ Adblock AND IE, so the issues are connected.

TJ'll have to take a look...I can't find what's causing the problem

I'm confused...I have my cookies/option set to where I can recieve emails from replys to the threads I've posted in.
But all day I wasn't get any emails from the Charkony thread....so just a couple minutes ago I went there and saw some posts (I didn't get the emails).
I'm :confused:

how do you activate quick reply. i dont see any quick reply icons.

Do you see the little button immediately to the right of quote? Tick that, and you should jump down to the activated quick reply box

The photo galleries should be working now.

Thanks TJ, will I be able to upload pics to specific sitcom galleries? Cause for some reason I couldn't last night.

I'm confused...I have my cookies/option set to where I can recieve emails from replys to the threads I've posted in.
But all day I wasn't get any emails from the Charkony thread....so just a couple minutes ago I went there and saw some posts (I didn't get the emails).
I'm :confused:

If you'll notice, in the reply notification e-mail, it says:
There may be other replies also, but you will not receive any more notifications until you visit the forum again.

After you get the initial e-mail, you won't receive *ANY* additional reply notifications until you visit the forum.

After the e-mail is sent, there could be seventy-five more posts in the thread, but you won't receive an e-mail for each one unless you've actually visited the forum between each post

If you'll notice, in the reply notification e-mail, it says:
There may be other replies also, but you will not receive any more notifications until you visit the forum again.

After you get the initial e-mail, you won't receive *ANY* additional reply notifications until you visit the forum.

After the e-mail is sent, there could be seventy-five more posts in the thread, but you won't receive an e-mail for each one unless you've actually visited the forum between each post

Ok, thanks. But why is that?

Ok, thanks. But why is that?
I'm guessing that its not to clog your e-mail inbox

A normal reply would entail hitting "Post Reply>>Submit Reply."
With quick reply, you hit one of the Quick Reply Icons and then "Post Quick Reply" which... errr....is basically the same thing without all the additional options/post icons/title and stuff. :lol: Guess it takes shorter to load without all the mumbo jumbo. There could be another reason for it, tho. Correct me if I'm wrong.

It says to hit a quick post icon...what are those?

I'm guessing that its not to clog your e-mail inbox

Yeah, but sometimes it does that, and sometimes it doesn't.

It says to hit a quick post icon...what are those?

It's the button next to the Quote Button

we can't type in all capitals in a post or post something in a quote without typing something outside the quote code. and that sux.

edit nvm:whistle:

K I FOUND SOMETHING ABOYT THE UPDATE I LYKE. WHEN I CALL YOU ALL ST:eyes2:PID THE EYES ARE CENTERED AND FIT BETTER.

ok, maybe this is just a weird one-time glitch, and MAY be a result of firefox's ad-blocking, but when you report a post, it redirects you to:

http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/AdvSearch?sofindtype=13

I think that was because of the eBay search box at the bottom of the page, I saw it redirect to that page in IE without any ad blocker.

I removed it for now, resolved.

I'm going nuts. I tried to reply to a post and couldn't find the smilies. Also, when I set options such as invisible mode, etc, it's only good for the time that I'm on. After I log off, I have to reset my options.

Would love to add a smilie now, but can't find them.

I'm going nuts. I tried to reply to a post and couldn't find the smilies. Also, when I set options such as invisible mode, etc, it's only good for the time that I'm on. After I log off, I have to reset my options.

Would love to add a smilie now, but can't find them.


I think it might be a cookie issue regarding invisible mode.

I think it might be a cookie issue regarding invisible mode.
Do you know what I should do, and where are my smilies?

Even if you are in invisible mode, you will be able to see yourself on the list. There will be an * by your name.

Yes but the thing is whenever she comes back on her name is in the "Logged In Users" list even though she had it set to Invisible Mode previously. I've seen her name on there a few times since the upgrade.

Even if you are in invisible mode, you will be able to see yourself on the list. There will be an * by your name.
I know, but I have to reset everything when I log on. Invisible mode, PM settings, the time, everything, and I don't have any smilies, lol. Really, they're not here.

Do you have it set so that the boards accept cookies? If you log in manually (typing out your name and password) every time you come, you can set it in the User Options. That might explain why you can't stay on IM.

Do you have it set so that the boards accept cookies? If you log in manually (typing out your name and password) every time you come, you can set it in the User Options. That might explain why you can't stay on IM.
I don't type in my name and password. I'm just logged in when I come here. Now, I'm losing my settings without even closing out. This is weird. Where do I find cookies?

You shouldn't have to do that Janice, your settings are saved in the database - not by a cookie.

To clear cookies:

Go to your C folder - Documents and Settings - Owner - Cookies - and delete any reference to sitcomsonline.com - then close your browser and restart it again. Internet Explorer I assume?

Yes, I hate Internet Explorer.

Where is my C Folder located? Yeah, computer dummy here.

Where is my C Folder located? Yeah, computer dummy here. Click the My Computer icon and click Local Disk. C is the hard drive.

Click the My Computer icon and click Local Disk. C is the hard drive.
I thought that was it, but now I can't find Documents and Settings.

I thought that was it, but now I can't find Documents and Settings.When you click Local Disk it should be right there. if you can't find it then right click and go to "arrange icons by" and select "Name" to put things in alphabetical order.

Yes, I hate Internet Explorer.

Janice you should switch to Mozilla Firefox, it saves all your passwords. IE sucks

When you click Local Disk it should be right there. if you can't find it then right click and go to "arrange icons by" and select "Name" to put things in alphabetical order.
Thanks, but it's just not happening. I can't find it.

Janice you should switch to Mozilla Firefox, it saves all your passwords. IE sucks
How do I do that?

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Thanks. I changed it. It's acting slower, but time will tell. I'm still having a load of problems here though. How do I handle this cookie thing?
I just came on and all my settings are changed...time, PMs, invisible mode, everything. It's very strange.

Thanks. I changed it. It's acting slower, but time will tell. I'm still having a load of problems here though. How do I handle this cookie thing?
I just came on and all my settings are changed...time, PMs, invisible mode, everything. It's very strange.

Sounds like it could be spyware doing this, maybe Robyrob could tell you for sure.

With Firefox you can download an adblocker, just go to TOOLS, then extensions, then from there you'll see ADBLOCKER. Adblocker is great :)

Sounds like it could be spyware doing this, maybe Robyrob could tell you for sure.

With Firefox you can download an adblocker, just go to TOOLS, then extensions, then from there you'll see ADBLOCKER. Adblocker is great :)
Thanks. I have AOL which has spyware that I run all the time.

This is frustrating. <----inserts frustrated smilie here

Thanks. I changed it. It's acting slower, but time will tell. I'm still having a load of problems here though. How do I handle this cookie thing?
I just came on and all my settings are changed...time, PMs, invisible mode, everything. It's very strange.Run an AdAware scan and see what comes up.

I know, but I have to reset everything when I log on. Invisible mode, PM settings, the time, everything, and I don't have any smilies, lol. Really, they're not here.
which browser are you actually using Janice? is it AOL or Internet Explorer, and were you able to download and try firefox?

this doesn't sound like Spyware to me, it sounds like your browser is loading a cached version of the page or something...

we can test that by reloading your User Options (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/profile.php?do=editoptions) page by holding down the Ctrl key and pressing F5,

...then clearing your cache, in IE:
On the Internet Explorer Tools menu, click Internet Options. The Internet Options box should open to the General tab.

On the General tab, in the Temporary Internet Files section, click the Delete Files button. This will delete all the files that are currently stored in your cache.

Click OK, and then click OK again.

for AOL:
On the AOL Toolbar, click Settings.
If you are signed on to AOL, click the By Category tab, then click Internet [Web] Options. If offline, click Internet Properties.
On the "General" tab in the Temporary Internet Files section, click Delete Files. Select Delete all offline content to remove Web material you have saved for off-line review.
Click OK.
Click the AOL Browser tab.
Click Clear Storage.
Click Yes & OK

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl:

which browser are you actually using Janice? is it AOL...
I did the AOL thing, and I'm all set. I went off and on SO, and my settings stayed the same.

I have smilies!! :wave: :D :lol: :) :D

Thank you so much!

Until the next time I bug you. (I bug robyrob ALL the time)

I did the AOL thing, and I'm all set. I went off and on SO, and my settings stayed the same.

I have smilies!! :wave: :D :lol: :) :D

Thank you so much!

Until the next time I bug you. (I bug robyrob ALL the time) no problem, glad to help :D

I HAVE TO ENTER MY BIRTHDAY IF I WANT TO CHANGE MY USERTITLE?

GOD WHAT CRAP.

I HAVE TO ENTER MY BIRTHDAY IF I WANT TO CHANGE MY USERTITLE?

GOD WHAT CRAP.
does it care if you lie? - tell 'em youre 5.

does it care if you lie? - tell 'em youre 5.
nah, i said i was 102.

nah, i said i was 102.
:thumbsup: awesome - now can someone tell me what the difference is between astral projection and szechuan cooking?

Sometimes now when I click on the last page of topics, it says that other people have since replied, but when I view the thread, I don't see their replies. I was thinking that I needed to delete my temporary Internet files.. so I did that... but it still isn't working. Do I delete my cookies too?

Sometimes now when I click on the last page of topics, it says that other people have since replied, but when I view the thread, I don't see their replies. I was thinking that I needed to delete my temporary Internet files.. so I did that... but it still isn't working. Do I delete my cookies too?
Weiiird nevermind. It's only Professor Plum's posts. Apparently they've blocked me.

Weiiird nevermind. It's only Professor Plum's posts. Apparently they've blocked me.
I think they have blocked me as well, I can't see their posts either

Weiiird nevermind. It's only Professor Plum's posts. Apparently they've blocked me.
It's a new feature that is in this upgrade of vBulletin. The admin now has the option to add a certain user to EVERYBODY'S ignore lists. Same thing w/ guests...they won't be able to see users' posts when TJ adds them to the board-wide ignore list. ;)

It's a new feature that is in this upgrade of vBulletin. The admin now has the option to add a certain user to EVERYBODY'S ignore lists. Same thing w/ guests...they won't be able to see users' posts when TJ adds them to the board-wide ignore list. ;)

ooh so this person had to of gotten in trouble and this is sort of like being labeled as "read only" ?

It's a new feature that is in this upgrade of vBulletin. The admin now has the option to add a certain user to EVERYBODY'S ignore lists. Same thing w/ guests...they won't be able to see users' posts when TJ adds them to the board-wide ignore list. ;)
oh right :lol:

Does anyone else find it a bit intrusive that in every user's profile it tells not only when they last visited the boards (whether they posted or not) but also, if they're online, which thread or board or other part of the site they are currently viewing. How is that anyone's business?

Does anyone else find it a bit intrusive that in every user's profile it tells not only when they last visited the boards (whether they posted or not) but also, if they're online, which thread or board or other part of the site they are currently viewing. How is that anyone's business?


That was here before the upgrade. It wasn't in profiles, but it was on the main page. In your options you can go to invisible :)

ooh so this person had to of gotten in trouble and this is sort of like being labeled as "read only" ?
Kinda...they can still post 'n' stuff, but nobody else on the boards can see this person when they post.

It's a new feature that is in this upgrade of vBulletin. The admin now has the option to add a certain user to EVERYBODY'S ignore lists. Same thing w/ guests...they won't be able to see users' posts when TJ adds them to the board-wide ignore list. ;)
GOD DAMNIT! no wonder. She was amusing.

i vote that we should be able to take people off our ignore lists if we want to see their posts... that is totally unfair. I LIKE PROFESSOR PLUM. GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!

i vote that we should be able to take people off our ignore lists if we want to see their posts... that is totally unfair. I LIKE PROFESSOR PLUM. GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!i think we're getting off-topic here, but
i kinda agree on this one, I dont know what happened here but I am capable of ignoring something if I disagree with it.... however if it's a punishment for something, so be it.

That was here before the upgrade. It wasn't in profiles, but it was on the main page. In your options you can go to invisible :)
All I ever saw on the main page before the upgrade was a list of who was online at that moment, not a way to see when offline people were last online or what area of the site each person currently online was viewing. That's on the profile page now, visible to all users who click on the profile links. If going invisible will remove that information from my profile, I guess I'll have to do that. I just don't see why we can't still be listed on the main page as being online without having that other stuff show up in our profiles.

Kinda...they can still post 'n' stuff, but nobody else on the boards can see this person when they post.
So does this mean we can't read you know who's posts anymore? If it does then I'm ecstatic.

All I ever saw on the main page before the upgrade was a list of who was online at that moment, not a way to see when offline people were last online or what area of the site each person currently online was viewing. That's on the profile page now, visible to all users who click on the profile links. If going invisible will remove that information from my profile, I guess I'll have to do that. I just don't see why we can't still be listed on the main page as being online without having that other stuff show up in our profiles.

On the main page where it says Currently Active Users, click on that :)

I'll try and change it so the profile doesn't list your specific location, but I like the last activity thing. Really, unless someone was refreshing your profile all the time - I'm not sure how big of an issue it would be.

heyyyyy i want to add my calculations to the SO statistics on the main page. i've been keeping track of some stats for several months now. as of today, 51.2% of all posts on this board are on random, happy days chit chat, cheers random threads, who's the boss random threads or the my favorite martian random thread. as far as members, 41.4% have never posted and 84.5% have less than 10 posts.

I'll try and change it so the profile doesn't list your specific location, but I like the last activity thing. Really, unless someone was refreshing your profile all the time - I'm not sure how big of an issue it would be.
At first I thought these things were being displayed on all profiles but, yeah, I don't see the harm in the time and date of one's last activity being displayed if it only shows up on the profiles of those not in the invisible mode. The other thing just seems a little nosy to me, though. :) Thanks.

Whenever I refresh the page, like on CC Random, it takes me back to the last post I made on that page instead of the last post on the page. Is there any way to fix that so it's back to the way it was on the old layout where it takes you to the last post made?

what are these public group things?

what are these public group things?
a feature that is disabled for the site...

So does this mean we can't read you know who's posts anymore? If it does then I'm ecstatic.
We'd have to report them first. Something like that...

a feature that is disabled for the site...
that sucks.

THE THREADS ARE BACKWARDS!

WHAT THE **** IS THE POINT OF LEAVING A MESSAGE THAT SAYS THE POST WAS DELETED. ITS STILL THERE. NO DIFFERENT THAN EDITING THE POST AND REPLACING IT WITH "..." OR SOMETHING. GOD.

Ive noticed that when you do a search now, when you type in someones name, if theyre name is too long it wont take it all. Even though we can have 20 letters for a name, it wont take all 20. I dunno if this has already been mentioned, and I aint gonna go through 11 pages.

Ive noticed that when you do a search now, when you type in someones name, if theyre name is too long it wont take it all. Even though we can have 20 letters for a name, it wont take all 20. I dunno if this has already been mentioned, and I aint gonna go through 11 pages.

I've had that problem too. REALLY annoying.

oh my god, don't ****ING TELL ME THE ORDER OF THE REPLIES IS GOING TO BE REVERSED FROM NOW ON. OH MY GOD.

Ive noticed that when you do a search now, when you type in someones name, if theyre name is too long it wont take it all. Even though we can have 20 letters for a name, it wont take all 20. I dunno if this has already been mentioned, and I aint gonna go through 11 pages.
yeah, i tried to type amy's name and i could just fit "alliwantisyourclut".

the old search engine was my best friend. now it's dead and in hell forever. so is the smiley database. so is this whole board. i feel like i'm in some online boot camp.

Ive noticed that when you do a search now, when you type in someones name, if theyre name is too long it wont take it all. Even though we can have 20 letters for a name, it wont take all 20. I dunno if this has already been mentioned, and I aint gonna go through 11 pages.

I'll try and raise it to maybe 20 letters although the username limit has been 18 characters for awhile now.

oh my god, don't ****ING TELL ME THE ORDER OF THE REPLIES IS GOING TO BE REVERSED FROM NOW ON. OH MY GOD.

Huh? You must be changing all your settings in your control panel. The default is to show the newest posts at the end as it always has been.

Whenever I refresh the page, like on CC Random, it takes me back to the last post I made on that page instead of the last post on the page. Is there any way to fix that so it's back to the way it was on the old layout where it takes you to the last post made?

That's the default action, there's no way to change that as far as I know.

WTF. MY THREAD DISPLAY OPTIONS GOT SWITCHED TO NEWEST FIRST AND I DIDN'T DO IT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN MESSING WITH USER CP OR ANYTHING AND IT STARTED DOING THAT SUDDENLY.

I AM SUING THIS BOARD FOR NOT PREVENTING IT.

I'll try and raise it to maybe 20 letters although the username limit has been 18 characters for awhile now.
OMGAA its only 18 now?! :mrtarver:

Not that Ive picked out a name yet :lol:

My smilies are gone again.

Says in Laura Petrie crying voice...."Oh Robbbb.....!"

My smilies are gone again.

Says in Laura Petrie crying voice...."Oh Robbbb.....!"
Are you sure you don't just have the message editor set to "Basic Mode" or whatever? Because it did that to me too, and it was because I had it on basic...

Or is your problem getting it to stop automatically switching to basic?

What is message editor and basic mode? Things were fine until a little while ago.

What is message editor and basic mode? Things were fine until a little while ago.
It's in your UserCP options, way at the bottom. You have 3 different choices of Message editors for when you reply, edit, create threads etc. It is normally on "Standard" mode.

It's in your UserCP options, way at the bottom. You have 3 different choices of Message editors for when you reply, edit, create threads etc. It is normally on "Standard" mode.
That's it! And here's a smilie for you. :hug:

i feel like i'm in some online boot camp.
:lol: That cracks me up. I do too.

That's it! And here's a smilie for you. :hug:
Okie Doke. Glad I could help.

On the main page where it says Currently Active Users, click on that :)
Oh... I see what you're talking about now. I sure never noticed that page before. Thanks for pointing it out. Back to invisibility.

:mad: WHO. DELETED. MY. BIRTH. YEAR.

well i put it back so hAhA that's crap anyway, the birthday thing in profiles is just there for amusement so who cares if i put a non believable year. we're apparently allowed to lie about locations nEwAY.

For Mozilla Firefox users


I cannot cut, paste, or copy things. It says the following when I try it.

"You need to edit your Mozilla config file to allow this action."

What do I do?

For Mozilla Firefox users


I cannot cut, paste, or copy things. It says the following when I try it.

"You need to edit your Mozilla config file to allow this action."

What do I do?
is this just in text boxes? how are you trying to cut/copy/paste - can you highlight the text and right-click, copy/paste, or use Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, and Ctrl+V ? does it work in IE?

what version of firefox and extensions do you have installed? have you tried changing which editor you are using (basic/standard/advanced) ?

For some reason when I'm at the Desperate Housewives board, I can't see the links at the top (like for Chit Chat and whatnot), can someone tell me why? :(

is this just in text boxes? how are you trying to cut/copy/paste - can you highlight the text and right-click, copy/paste, or use Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, and Ctrl+V ? does it work in IE?

what version of firefox and extensions do you have installed? have you tried changing which editor you are using (basic/standard/advanced) ?


1. When I try the doing it in the text boxes I get the message. When I highlight text I don't have the option of selecting copy, cut, paste. I only get stuff like back, reload, bookmark this page, etc. I don't even try IE anymore, I only use Firefox.

2. I think I'm using the most recent version. The only extension I have is something I downloaded for the IGN boards. It's called the "IGNBQ," it's for allowing an IGN board user to use quick reply and stuff. It doesn't apply to SO.

3. By editor do you mean the ones that are available in my options?

For Mozilla Firefox users


I cannot cut, paste, or copy things. It says the following when I try it.

"You need to edit your Mozilla config file to allow this action."

What do I do?
that's because mozilla sucks.

For Mozilla Firefox users


I cannot cut, paste, or copy things. It says the following when I try it.

"You need to edit your Mozilla config file to allow this action."

What do I do?
if you type about:config into the address bar, and hit enter, it will show you your firefox configuration file. All of the settings that have been changed from the defaults are in bold - scan through them and see if any of those look like they might be related (some of those titles ARE kind of cryptic)

post any of them that look like they might be related ( anything related to the clipboard, context menus, text)

if there are any that could be causing the problem, you can right click on the setting and click on "reset" to return it to the default value, of course that may not BE the problem...

3. By editor do you mean the ones that are available in my options?
yeah - try switch it to the basic editor or the other way to advanced, just to see if it changes anything.

that's because mozilla sucks.
:rotflmao:

What do I look for? It's confusing. Like where do I find "clipboard" or something that might be related to it?

2. I think I'm using the most recent version. The only extension I have is something I downloaded for the IGN boards. It's called the "IGNBQ," it's for allowing an IGN board user to use quick reply and stuff. It doesn't apply to SO.
if you go to the Help, About Mozilla Firefox menu, it should tell you what versio you are using, you should be using 1.0.

You may want to update your Java to the most current version also.
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/plugins/ scroll down to Java and download it

if you go to the Help, About Mozilla Firefox menu, it should tell you what versio you are using, you should be using 1.0.

You may want to update your Java to the most current version also.
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/plugins/ scroll down to Java and download it


Does it cost anything?

What do I look for? It's confusing. Like where do I find "clipboard" or something that might be related to it? it IS confusing, its not really meant to be read, but if you ONLY look at the bold items, look for any that mention "clipboard" or "context menu".

This is probably NOT the easiest place to start - If you HAVEN"T done much to customize firefox, you'd be better off saving your bookmarks then uninstall and reinstall it to see if it is a bad setting.

Does it cost anything?
no. they do not want your dollars yet.

no. they do not want your dollars yet.


What does that mean? I'm reading the software license agreement.

What does that mean? I'm reading the software license agreement.
no, i'm sorry - it is completely free.

Why are posts suddenly being cut off on the right of the page? Instead of offsetting the width of the page or whatever, it just cuts off the text. Hard to explain.

Why are posts suddenly being cut off on the right of the page? Instead of offsetting the width of the page or whatever, it just cuts off the text. Hard to explain.
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?p=2301354&posted=1#post2301354

That post is a good example.

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?p=2301354&posted=1#post2301354

That post is a good example.
what's the post # on the page?

I don't see any that are "cut-off"....

what's the post # on the page?

I don't see any that are "cut-off"....
It's the one right above that post. Sorry, I thought I linked to that one.

post a screen shot and give me the post# (ie this is # 204)

And which browser (and if you know, which version of that browser) are you using?

Edit: Nevermind, whatever was causing that stopped. Works fine with me now.

The PM system is a different. What's up with this receipt business? Also, how do you track messages? I hit on track messages, but I couldn't figure it out. Also, how do you unsend a message?

The PM system is a different. What's up with this receipt business? Also, how do you track messages? I hit on track messages, but I couldn't figure it out. Also, how do you unsend a message?

In your USERCP on the left you'll see track messages, click on that, and it will tell you if the message your tracking has been read or not. If that's what you mean :)

Not sure about the rest sorry :(

The PM system is a different. What's up with this receipt business? Also, how do you track messages? I hit on track messages, but I couldn't figure it out. Also, how do you unsend a message? i think its goofy, but its just different.

if you want to track a message that "Request Read Receipt" lets you know when someone reads your PM, and the tracking page lets you see all of your sent messages and when they were received.

I never use it, but I guess it would let you know if someone DIDN'T get your PM. *shrug*

I definetly prefer the old PM system. This one is harder to use and frankly, I could do without all that "Read Receipt" stuff. It's just annoying when it pops up.

And when you have as many PM's as me, scrolling WAY to the bottom of message tracking to find the unread ones is a real pain.

WHYYYYYYYYYY were the vb code buttons taken away?

and who is this rockergurl711111111111111111111111111111111 person, she appears to be on everyones ignore lists.

The Private Messaging tracking has been turned off, it would have been less annoying without the popup window. The Request Receipt was really not new though, that was on the old boards also.

The Private Messaging tracking has been turned off, it would have been less annoying without the popup window. The Request Receipt was really not new though, that was on the old boards also.


There's no way to make it so that the window doesn't pop up?

I haven't really had any problems with the upgraded boards.

I do tend to find the read reciept handy. :) Also, TJ, it will not let me open my folder that my read receipts are in. Any ideas on what might be wrong?

Thanks. :wave:


That was disabled by Todd. I think the message tracking is handy. Now the only way I know for sure if someone has read my PMs are if they reply to me and I don't want to end up sending a couple of PMs when it isn't necessary. Sometimes people read PMs but can't respond immediately.

Yea I wish the tracking system was turned back on.

I agree with both of you. I usually sent a request with each outgoing PM. How about you all?


I usually do. I sort of find the popup box annoying but I'd much rather have that than not knowing whether someone read my message. The only time I don't send a request is if I feel it isn't necessary. If I have a conversation with someone via PMs I'll request a receipt for the first one I send but when the person replies and we converse I don't send a request for each one after.

I usually do. I sort of find the popup box annoying but I'd much rather have that than not knowing whether someone read my message. The only time I don't send a request is if I feel it isn't necessary. If I have a conversation with someone via PMs I'll request a receipt for the first one I send but when the person replies and we converse I don't send a request for each one after.
the popup thing annoys me and i dont even know what the receipts are.

I agree with both of you. I usually sent a request with each outgoing PM. How about you all?


I always send a receipt.

The only thing that really bugs me is having to scroll back up the page to get to the forum jump thing to go to a different board,TJ I wish you'd put a forum link thing at the bottom in addition to the one at the top. :)

the popup thing annoys me and i dont even know what the receipts are.
Same here. I wonder if we can disable them. I like the old PM system better. I've sent messages and tried to use message tracking and they're not there.

Okay, now I can't even find tracking on the left column of my PM system. :confused:

The only thing that really bugs me is having to scroll back up the page to get to the forum jump thing to go to a different board,TJ I wish you'd put a forum link thing at the bottom in addition to the one at the top. :)

I'd like to see a forum link down at the bottom, too. :)

The only thing that really bugs me is having to scroll back up the page to get to the forum jump thing to go to a different board,TJ I wish you'd put a forum link thing at the bottom in addition to the one at the top. :)

ditto

You can hit the 'Home' key on your keyboard to go back to the top of the page, it's very simple.

I have a question...why when pictures are attached, some you can see and others there's a link to click on? Is it just me or is it the new board?

D

You can upload a maximum of 5 photos at a time, but only one is displayed. I will see if I can change that option.

No I'm not going to be able to do that Jonathan, I can try merging your old usernames into one though if you are ok with that.

You can upload a maximum of 5 photos at a time, but only one is displayed. I will see if I can change that option.
Okay thanks.

D

Is there any way to soften up the color of the lines that are running vertically and horizontally that divide the topics, poster's name, number of posts, etc? Here's an example from another board I go to.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=73

They have a lighter shade of blue, so the topics and everything doesn't look so boxed in. That's the only thing I don't like about the new change - that everything looked really boxed in.

WHYYYYYYYYYY were the vb code buttons taken away?
meangya what the **** keeps on messing with my user CP? for weeks i've been thinking those vb buttons were removed and images were disabled (they were all replaced with links) until i checked my options and saw they were set like that. and i know i didn't do it because i never mess with the options and those things keep happening suddenly like when i'm in the middle of browsing threads.

You can hit the 'Home' key on your keyboard to go back to the top of the page, it's very simple.

Wow....thanks :)

Umm.....what happened to the quick reply....? when i hit the button it quotes that post and takes me to another page.... which is what happened here

Make sure you're hitting the little button NEXT TO the quote button

Make sure you're hitting the little button NEXT TO the quote button it started doing the same thing to me on a couple of different machines about 1-1/2 weeks ago. It worked fine for about 2-3 weeks after the upgrade, then it just changed - the "Quick Reply" box opens up (changes from grey to white, cursor becomes active) then the page reloads and "jumps" to the quote page before I can stop it.

I have NOT been able to figure out why; they have virtually the same setup as the rest of my pc's (updated firefox 1.0 with the same extensions/plugins installed) BUT they ARE Win98 machines instead of XP. It works fine in IE.

If I used those machines more often, I would've been more concerned about it - I'll try to reinstall firefox this weekend and see if the problem still exists. It might be important to find out what version of Java affected machines have installed as well.

~*Dailey'sGurl*~ - what browser are you using? go to the Help menu and click on the About, it should tell you what version of the program you have.

~*Dailey'sGurl*~ - what browser are you using? go to the Help menu and click on the About, it should tell you what version of the program you have.

Uh....where's the help menu?

Oh and another problem......for the Person Above Game, I was going to tell how many posts a certain person had in that one particular thread....I clicked on the number under replies and it takes me to the top of the screen

Uh....where's the help menu?

Oh and another problem......for the Person Above Game, I was going to tell how many posts a certain person had in that one particular thread....I clicked on the number under replies and it takes me to the top of the screen
at the top of your browser, just below the titlebar and just above the toolbar. It should be to the right of the File Edit View - Help should be to the far right, click on it and at the bottom of the menu, click on About.

...or if you cant find it, with your browser open hold down the "Alt" key and press the "H" then the "A" key.

as for the jumping to the top of the page, I think that might be a javascript error...

my issue is the size of my avatar picture. It took me forever to upload my current one because for some reason that's the biggest size it let me upload. And obviously that's a very small avatar pic! I kept resizing it and over and over again it just kept saying it was too big. Until I finally got an acceptable size for it, which really is not big at all! Why is it not letting me put a normal size like all the other avatar pics?

my issue is the size of my avatar picture. It took me forever to upload my current one because for some reason that's the biggest size it let me upload. And obviously that's a very small avatar pic! I kept resizing it and over and over again it just kept saying it was too big. Until I finally got an acceptable size for it, which really is not big at all! Why is it not letting me put a normal size like all the other avatar pics?

Avatar Filesize is currently set at a maximum of 25KB. If you want a larger image but a smaller filesize, you may want to use some degree of JPEG compression - talk to Roby for specific instructions.

thanks! I'll talk to roby or maybe just try a different image editing program and see if that works. (currently using PS)

thanks! I'll talk to roby or maybe just try a different image editing program and see if that works. (currently using PS)

I have the same problem at times but I use Animation Shop to reduce the file size :)

Can you download Animation Shop for free? I have a trial download of PS right now, so maybe I could do that for AS.

my issue is the size of my avatar picture. It took me forever to upload my current one because for some reason that's the biggest size it let me upload. And obviously that's a very small avatar pic! I kept resizing it and over and over again it just kept saying it was too big. Until I finally got an acceptable size for it, which really is not big at all! Why is it not letting me put a normal size like all the other avatar pics?
the pic you have right now is only 60 x 52 pixels, but the file size is 23.17kb - which is just under the 25kb limit.

what this means is that you need to reduce the file size NOT the size of the image - I am not that familiar with Photoshop, but the idea should be pretty much the same,

when you are ready to save the file, go to the File -> Save for Web menu, it will show you your original file AND one at a reduced file size. Choose either GIF or JPG for the file type and play with the number of colors or the image quality(which is really a factor of the compression) to get the filesize (shown at the bottom of the window) below the 25kb limit.

I found a tutorial for it here (http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/save/saveweb.htm)

or if you still have problems, post your original pic and maybe someone can resize it for you.

at the top of your browser, just below the titlebar and just above the toolbar. It should be to the right of the File Edit View - Help should be to the far right, click on it and at the bottom of the menu, click on About.

...or if you cant find it, with your browser open hold down the "Alt" key and press the "H" then the "A" key.

as for the jumping to the top of the page, I think that might be a javascript error...


Microsoft Internet Explorer is my browser.....
and I thought you meant the help menu on SO and I didn't see one LOL...

also, I'm not able to post smileys ON ANY BOARD - here @ SO and at other sites....

Can you download Animation Shop for free? I have a trial download of PS right now, so maybe I could do that for AS.
you can probably steal it on kazaa.

I don't know why but it won't let me do the "Save for Web" thing. When I click on "File" it has Save for Web on there but it's just not highlighted so I can click on it. It only lets me do "Save As" or just "Save". I have a Mac, so maybe "Save for Web" doesn't work on Macs?

I don't know why but it won't let me do the "Save for Web" thing. When I click on "File" it has Save for Web on there but it's just not highlighted so I can click on it. It only lets me do "Save As" or just "Save". I have a Mac, so maybe "Save for Web" doesn't work on Macs?
i'm afraid I'm not much help on macs, but I would think that it should work on macs if it HAS the option there, maybe you need to make sure that you are saving it as a "web" file format - a GIF or JPEG?

I don't know if this is related to this site, but more than half the time when I click on the last post arrow to a thread, it won't open up. I have to go to the beginning of the thread and get to the last post that way.

I don't think it's my computer since it's brand new. It's strange. This is the only site that's giving me trouble.

This is so minor.............

In the old style postings I use to put a little smilie first and then post.

Now those little smilies are in the bottom of the posting so now I forget to put them LOL........ Now all you see is the little notebook thingee. LOL.......

The smilies are in the bottom so I'm not using them anymore. I know, I know......... It's minor... LOL....... :lol:

Let me try to remember to put it now...

<------ Well, I got my avatar resized. I found a different program that was a lot easier to resize them. I'm not sure what was up with PS, but as long as I have SOME program to help resize, I'm OK. Thanks for all the help from those who did.

Are there board problems tonight? I cannot get into some threads and boards. I tried to go to the Less Than Perfect board to read a post, and the page just wouldn't load, and a thread on the WTB? Board did the same thing :mad:

I am not having problems at any site but this one