AIDSmeds Forums Technical Problems: Report Them Here

[Tim Horn]

Please post Forums technical problems here.

[Basquo]

The forums look different, there is no forum roster out to the left just stats, and Quendalon is online. Is there a problem? New software?

[newt]

The new edition makes my avatar kinda squashed on the sidebar but not in posts

[leatherman]

squished avie to the left and now everything starts much, much further down the page. I haven't decided yet if the awesomely cuter emoticons make up for having to scroll further down to reach actual content - but the color scheme is nice.

Are you going to be able to add words to spellcheck yet?

[Tim Horn]

The forums look different, there is no forum roster out to the left just stats, and Quendalon is online. Is there a problem? New software?

Yep, we've upgraded the Forums from SMF 1.1 to SMF 2.0. Functionality, on the user side of things, shouldn't change all that much, though we did reintroduce the ability of members to "ignore" other members (you can do this by clicking on the person's profile and either adding him/her to your ignore list (or buddy list, as they case may be). Other than that, the upgrade provides a lot of functionality on the back end of things, including reCAPTCHA registration requirements to help us weed out spam bots (we've been dealing with between 200 to 300 spam registrations on a daily basis).

The new edition makes my avatar kinda squashed on the sidebar but not in posts

Yep, I see that too. Will see what I can do about that.

Tim

[leatherman]

though we did reintroduce the ability of members to "ignore" other members

w00t! I might just use that some now 

I do like the way quotes look. (although in the reply function right now, all the left sidebar has disappeared.)

[wolfter]

Not so much a technical problem as a colorblind problem.  Is there a way to change the color hues?  I can barely differentiate the colors and everything seems to bleed and blend together?

[newt]

Yer think what is a link and what is not kinda fey in distinction

[Raf]

Yikes, the forum looks somewhat different now.

[edfu]

The Welcome message appears on every single page, and I can't get rid of it.  And how do you go from one subject thread to another, since they aren't listed anymore in the left-hand column (e.g., from "Living with..." to "Off Topic")?   

[Tim Horn]

The Welcome message appears on every single page, and I can't get rid of it.  And how do you go from one subject thread to another, since they aren't listed anymore in the left-hand column (e.g., from "Living with..." to "Off Topic")?

To close the Welcome message at the top of the Forums, simply click on the box in the subhead bar to collapse the window:


I'll get the Forums index back into the left frame.

Tim

[killfoile]

Any chance on changing the red color of the forum titles?  Red is just too suggestive for this type of forum, IMHO.  Even black would look better.

[OneTampa]

Wow!  Things look different! I have a 32 inch monitor and still have to scroll and look around to kind of get familiar with the new layout and color scheme. I'll try out the functions as I go.

[Ann]

I'll get the Forums index back into the left frame.

Look for a << symbol in the upper right-hand corner of the index if your index is appearing across the top of the page. Click on the << symbol and the page will reload, putting the index back on the side.

[leatherman]

Click on the << symbol

I don't have that symbol and only have "user", "stats" and "search" in the left column (which is totally gone during posting a reply)

on forum listing on the left, no << symbol


no left column during posting

[spacebarsux]

I don't like the red colour for the forums headings. Little icky.

Also, I haven't figured out how to move straight from one forum to the other. If I wanna go straight from "Off Topic" to "Living With" for example??

[Miss Philicia]

I don't like the red colour for the forums headings. Little icky.

same color as the type in your avatar, darling

[BT65]

Look for a << symbol in the upper right-hand corner of the index if your index is appearing across the top of the page. Click on the << symbol and the page will reload, putting the index back on the side.

I don't have this symbol.  Any chance the topics will be put back on the left side?

[Ann]

I don't have this symbol.  Any chance the topics will be put back on the left side?

Sorry, my mistake. Some of my pages are a little different due to being a mod.

[Ann]

Also, I haven't figured out how to move straight from one forum to the other. If I wanna go straight from "Off Topic" to "Living With" for example??

Use the "Jump to" drop-down box at the bottom of the page, in the lower right-hand corner.

[Miss Philicia]

Use the "Jump to" drop-down box at the bottom of the page, in the lower right-hand corner.

That's not very useful -- it's extremely cumbersome to scroll WAYYYYYYYYYYYY down every time you need a certain function. What moron SMF web designer would place that down there?

If Timothy H. has the abilities to move that box somewhere up top it would be great.

[Tim Horn]

That's not very useful -- it's extremely cumbersome to scroll WAYYYYYYYYYYYY down every time you need a certain function. What moron SMF web designer would place that down there?

If Timothy H. has the abilities to move that box somewhere up top it would be great.

Workin' on it now.

[Tim Horn]

I've coded a Forums Index for the left panel and it will appear on all pages in the Forums. Note that I've made the Forums Index and Stats blocks collapsible - just click on the "-" or "+" signs in the header box for each to open or close them.

[Miss Philicia]

Thanks, Tim.

[Since2005]

Are you going to be able to add words to spellcheck yet?

Second that as in same question.

Function wise, this may be better, but design wise, I liked the previous version better. Or may be I will forget the first one soon and get used to with this one.

Question on the ignore option, that would only work for PM or on the thread also? Just a question

Since (who wonders if he will be talking to himself soon)

[WillyWump]

I've noticed that now when creating a new PM the "To" field isnt auto-populated with names as you type. I now have to type in the full name (and remember exactly how that name is spelled).

Not a huge issue mind you, but if its an easy fix it would be nice to have that back again.

great job so far Tim and co. !

-Will

[Growler]

I'm using firefox 6.0
I'd just finished adding a photo to my profile and then I clicked on the "Show Own Posts" link on the profile edit page.


I was then taken to the following page:

http://forums.poz.com/index.php?action=profile;u=71147;area=showposts


The page was blank except for the following message:

Incorrect key file for table './adms_forums/smf_sessions.MYI'; try to repair it


GROWLER

Addit: Just clicked on the page link and this time it worked perfectly, went straight to my own posts.

[Tim Horn]

Are you going to be able to add words to spellcheck yet?

We've had problems with PHP spell checkers in the past. Are going to try one out on another community forum before rolling it out here. Will hopefully have a functional spell checker available here early next week.

Question on the ignore option, that would only work for PM or on the thread also? Just a question

Good question, actually. If anyone has gone ahead and put others on their "ignore" lists, could you let me know -- privately -- if you're still seeing Forums postings from those individuals?

I've noticed that now when creating a new PM the "To" field isnt auto-populated with names as you type. I now have to type in the full name (and remember exactly how that name is spelled).

I'll look into systematic autofills, but your own computer's cache should do a good job of recalling names you frequently type into the "to" field when sending a PM.

Tim 

P.S. I realize it's never easy getting used to SMF upgrades and I appreciate everyone's patience and feedback. If anyone notices anything particular useful about the upgrade, from a user's standpoint, please note tips and tricks as well. And I will say that from a admin/mod standpoint, the upgrade is already proving to be a blessing. Instead of waking up to 150-plus account approvals to weed through, this morning we had a grand total of six account reviews pending.

[Bad Girl]

Hi everyone, this is Bad Girl, Ann's bitchy alter-ego. She only brings me out when there's new software to play with, so I haven't been seen in these forums since around 2006 when we first switched from FuseTalk to SMF.

Remember what Ann said about there being >> or << symbols? Well, we do all see them, but we plebs only see them in our profile pages. (and that stupid bitch was wrong about anyone seeing them in the general forum pages - duh!) You'll find them next to our profile info, which may be showing to you as a middle column, or it may be showing as a bar at the top.

If you see a bar, clicking on << will change it to a column. If you see a column, clicking on >> will change it to a bar. Personally, I prefer a column; your mileage may vary.

I checked out the ignore function. I had to go into my profile and under "modify profile", I clicked on "buddies/ignore list". Once I was on that page, I clicked on the ignore tab. Then I added that smarmy git newt and came back to this thread.

I could still see that newt had posted, and I could also choose to see his post. I admit it, I was weak and peeked at his post, even though I ignored him. What am I like? Sheesh!

Now heads up, everyone. If you put someone on your ignore list, not only will their posts be blanked out (with the option to view), but they will also not be able to send you PMs.

HOWEVER - and this is where it may get confusing....

If you only want to ignore PMs, you can go into your profile under "modify profile" and click on "look and layout". On that page, in the list of changes you can make you'll see "Hide messages posted by members on my ignore list". If you un-check that box you'll see their posts, but not their PMs.

You can take a member off your ignore list by going into your profile, going to your ignore page, and clicking on the red X that appears next to their name.



Another thing that is different now is that EVERYONE'S email address is hidden.

Let me repeat that - EVERYONE'S email address is now HIDDEN.

If you want members to be able to email you anyway, go into your profile, click "modify profile", click "account settings" and check the box that says "Allow users to email me". If you do this, the member who emails you will not be able to see your email address. You then have the choice of whether or not to email them back, using your account and allowing them to see your address.

This is what it says in the SMF help pages: Allow users to email me - A member may choose to allow other members to contact them via email. The forum does not reveal the member's e-mail address, but instead provides a contact form.

If there's any other questions members may think I can help with, please ask in this thread. It can be handy being a moderator's alter ego!

In badassness,
Bad Girl

[Ann]

Bad Girl, as you and others can now see, you're under a warning for calling me a stupid bitch. You didn't really think you'd get away with it, did you?

Folks, this is a new function that we mods are currently creaming ourselves over. We're still figuring out exactly how it works, and we won't be using it here until we are sure how it works. The fine folks over in Am I Infected will be our first guinea pigs. When we know exactly what we're dealing with on a practical basis, we'll make all the necessary changes to the Welcome Thread and let people know.

As Tim says, we appreciate everyone's patience and feedback.

Ann

[wolfter]

I must be the only person who is having an issue with the colors.  It's no secret amongst all my peers that I respect, the issues I have with my eyes.  I really don't like the background colors.  Black and white work great  

Greg

[buginme2]

At the bottom of each page is a drop down menu that allows you to click It, select the topic (such as Living with HIV) and then it jumps to that category.

If you are using an Iphone (which is usually how I view the forums), the drop down menu only lists the topic you are currently viewing, all the other choices are missing.

[Ann]

I must be the only person who is having an issue with the colors.  It's no secret amongst all my peers that I respect, the issues I have with my eyes.  I really don't like the background colors.  Black and white work great  

Greg

Greg, I understand you have issues with your eyes. (I'm astounded at the fortitude with which you have dealt with that - particularly when it was really bad. Respect!)

However, the background colours are identical to the ones in the previous software. Alternating posts are a very light blue/grey and a very slightly darker blue/grey. Perhaps I'm missing something - could you be a bit more specific? Did you have a similar problem with the old software?

Please understand that I'm not being dismissive. I'm sure you're not the only person with visual difficulties and we want to ensure these forums are as accessible as possible for all.

[Ann]

At the bottom of each page is a drop down menu that allows you to click It, select the topic (such as Living with HIV) and then it jumps to that category.

If you are using an Iphone (which is usually how I view the forums), the drop down menu only lists the topic you are currently viewing, all the other choices are missing.

I've seen that myself and I've seen that with a PC, a laptop and a netbook, even with the previous software. However if you give it a couple seconds, the rest of the forums do appear. Maybe you're not giving it enough time? Try it out and let us know.

BTW, I've never accessed the forums through a phone. Do you not see the left-hand column? The index is now appearing there again - Tim fixed it yesterday.

[wolfter]

Thanks Ann.  The old layout worked perfectly for me.  I have a difficult time with the blue words on blue backgrounds.  After just a few moments of reading, everything becomes hazy, I think due to straining to read.  I've tried adjusting my hues, but it affects every other site I visit.  It's like I have to change it just for AM.

I'll play around with it and see if I can resolve it here.  I have everything zoomed at 400% and maybe that's skewing everything. 

Modified:  Somehow I ended up with a pink background with black text and I can see it all really well now.  I'll stop messing with the colors and live with pink for this site.  It sure is ugly, but very functional.

[buginme2]

I've seen that myself and I've seen that with a PC, a laptop and a netbook, even with the previous software. However if you give it a couple seconds, the rest of the forums do appear. Maybe you're not giving it enough time? Try it out and let us know.

BTW, I've never accessed the forums through a phone. Do you not see the left-hand column? The index is now appearing there again - Tim fixed it yesterday.

I tried it again on my Iphone.  It still only lists the page you are currently viewing.  The other pages do not appear (and I waited awhile).

The index on the left appears fine, just the jump to scroll at the bottom.  The jump to scroll is the method I had grown accustomed to using because on such a small phone it was easier to use, often times if I used the links on the left I would end up clicking the wrong thing (because of the small screen). 

>>>>speaking of which...I have accidentally clicked "report to moderator" about a dozen times..its cause I'm usually using my phone and end up clicking it by mistake (small screen).  I'm really not "reporting" that many times 

[leatherman]

However, the background colours are identical to the ones in the previous software.

I had an issue at first also because the colors in this theme are somewhat different from what was used in the previous version. I had to adjust the contrast on my monitor to make all the subtle differences standout a bit more. this theme is gray on gray with gradient blue headers (with the difference in post backgrounds almost negligible), while the last one was slate blue and gray

[Ann]

>>>>speaking of which...I have accidentally clicked "report to moderator" about a dozen times..its cause I'm usually using my phone and end up clicking it by mistake (small screen).  I'm really not "reporting" that many times 

You must not be completing the report process because I don't really recall any reports from you - certainly not the numbers you're implying.

[buginme2]

Okay good.  When I usually try to hit the "X" and stop the page loading when I do it.

[leatherman]

woohoo, i've got the left column back now when I'm posting a reply.

but the emoticons seem to have reverted to the old ones.

it's good to see the site back online after all those hrs yesterday. Thanks for all you're doing Tim to improve the site and to keep it going. 

[buginme2]

The quick links jump to drop down box also doesn't work on an IPad

[RAB]

Tim

I can't open my pms.  I click on the subject line and it says it's taking me to message # whatever, but nothing happens. 

I sent Ann a pm asking if something has changed, she responded that she's flumoxed.  The pms are coming through to my e mail account, but because I can't open a specific pm I can't respond to it without sending a whole new message.

RAB

[Ann]

RAB, can you scroll down to the message? Not as convenient as a click, but it will still get you there - or at least it should!

[RAB]

RAB, can you scroll down to the message? Not as convenient as a click, but it will still get you there - or at least it should!

Yep, that works!  Thanks Ann.

But you're right it's a wee bit inconvenient.

RAB

[tednlou2]

Creating Captions For Profile Pic

When I changed my pic and tried to add a new caption to go under my profile pic, the box to do that was squished.  All I could see were the tops of the letters I was writing.  So, I just had to wing it and hope it came out right.  It didn't.  I misspelled a word. 

Anyone else having this issue?  Or, just my stupid, antique laptop again?  Not the biggest tech issue, I know.

[Ann]

Mine looks fine Ted, and so does yours for that matter. When was the last time you updated your browser? I remember having "text box issues" one time when I was running an outdated browser.

[leatherman]

if you're running IE, clicking on the compatability button (the icon that looks like a ripped in half page, that is to the right at the end of the address/url box, before the refresh and stop buttons) often fixes oddish problems with this website - especially if you get the "jumping textbox" problem

[buginme2]

Hi

This is kind of a technical problem.  Last couple of days you have been running an ad for Kaletra that is sort of a popup that doesn't go away unless you click on the little x on the corner. 

I mainly view the forums on my IPad or IPhone and that pop up is nearly impossible to click away.  When you move the screen to get near the x the ad in turn moves farther away from you.

It's vexing

Thanks for listening.

[Miss Philicia]

It used to be that when that ad appeared you would make one x-click and it would go away at least for several days, or maybe a week before re-appearing. About an hour ago it appeared for me and then it would re-appear with every damn page reload. At least until I sent someone else here a PM asking if they were seeing the same thing over and over, and then suddenly after sending the PM the ad went away.

We'll see how this plays out. Maybe it was just a glitch, though in the past when odd behavior suddenly appears the database becomes fucked up the next day and the entire forum disappears for "maintenance"

[Jeff G]

Yep to all that above .

[thunter34]

Yep to all that above .

me, too...and it's very obnoxious.

[Miss Philicia]

Try sending someone a PM and see if it goes away when you come back to the main screen.

[Jeff G]

After I got a PM it went away just like Miss P said , try it .

[Rev. Moon]

Hi

This is kind of a technical problem.  Last couple of days you have been running an ad for Kaletra that is sort of a popup that doesn't go away unless you click on the little x on the corner. 

I mainly view the forums on my IPad or IPhone and that pop up is nearly impossible to click away.  When you move the screen to get near the x the ad in turn moves farther away from you.

It's vexing

Thanks for listening.

Same here. I don't mind the adds, and even click on them every so often to help with ad revenue, but this one is annoying.  The moving around causes me to accidentally log out 

[Miss Philicia]

The misbehaving pop up advert has returned, and today it won't de-activate after sending another forum member a PM.

[Jeff G]

I'm not getting email notification on topics I have commented on also . Its no big deal but something different to note . 

[osric]

Can you please get rid of the pop-over ads in the newly diagnosed sections? It's not very therapeutic to go there and get greeted by a drug ad rather than useful information.

I'm happy that I found an ad block extension for Chrome to do away with the site's ads altogether. I wouldn't have gone that route if the ads weren't so obnoxiously intrusive all over the site. Is drug company money really the only way to keep this site going?

And why on Earth is the Search box hidden at the bottom of the page on the left? Could you please put it near the top of the page like it is on every other web site?

I'm new to all this and find this web site both frightening (the news on the front page is overly sensational) and confusing (it's really not easy to find the forums). Please think a little more about new users in the future. I'm sure the bells & whistles are great, but the basics are pretty awful.

[bocker3]

Probably not really tech issue but........
As bad as the pop up is on my PC, it is 100x worse on my new iPad.  Not only can I now see the add (it is just a blank box on my PC),  it is extremely difficult to close it on the iPad without accidentally opening it.  When I enlarge the screen, to better touch the "X" it moves to the edge of screen where I can NOT even see the "X" any longer.

Not to mention the waste of my time and the frustration...... The only ads that I have seen are worthless to me, as I am already on a regimen that is effective for me.

[Tim Horn]

This is definitely a tech problem -- I'm very sorry about the pop-up/iPad incompatibility and will try to work it out this week. I was hoping the problem was limited to the Kaletra pop-up campaign, which ended on the 15th.

Tim

[Tim Horn]

Okay, we've made some progress with the ad troubles:

1) Pop-ups. As these involve open-source coding, we were able to enlarge the "x"s that need to be clicked to close the ads. This should make things easier -- but not necessarily perfect -- for iPad/iPhone and other smart phone/tablet users. Please let me know if this is not the case.

2) I realize there's been some sluggishness with respect to page loading times, which is related to our banner ads. We've taken a few steps to improve this. Here too, if anyone's experiencing significant problems, please let me know.

Thanks for your patience,

Tim

[bocker3]

The "X" is much easier to hit now -- thank you.  Although I still do have issues with it moving to the edge of my screen where I can't see the "X" - and it only happens when I've zoomed in to read (i.e. when my reading glasses ain't handy).  Doesn't happen all the time -- but it is on both my iPad and iPhone.

Thanks,
Mike

[JohnD99]

Just some feedback on the search tool.

No matter what you search, no matter how common the word, or how many subforums you search in, the results always only return 1 page of results.

There is no 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ... etc

Is this intentional?

[Ann]

Are you serious? I've had searches return fifteen or more pages. If what you're searching for only has one page, that's because you're either not using the right trigger words, or there just hasn't been the interest in the subject you're searching for.

[Matty the Damned]

Are you serious? I've had searches return fifteen or more pages. If what you're searching for only has one page, that's because you're either not using the right trigger words, or there just hasn't been the interest in the subject you're searching for.

I think he is serious. I just ran a search on all boards for "oral" and I received only 1 page of results.

Perhaps it's a permissions thing?

MtD

[buginme2]

A search for "porn" only returned one page.  That can't be right

[Matty the Damned]

A search for "porn" only returned one page.  That can't be right

What does "camel toe" get ya?

MtD

[Rev. Moon]

I think he is serious. I just ran a search on all boards for "oral" and I received only 1 page of results.

Perhaps it's a permissions thing?

MtD

I tried searching "disclosure" and got one page, and all of the results were from 2006-2007.  Simply impossible and appalling as this has been a mot du jour for some characters in the past few years.   This is truly criminal.

[Ann]

Um, my apologies. The last time I used Search was a week or two ago and it was working just fine then. I didn't have time to check it out more thoroughly last night (it was waaaaayyyy past my bed-time) but when I checked it out a little while ago, I had the same problem. I searched for oral and should have had a shit-load of pages, but got only one.

[Matty the Damned]

Um, my apologies. The last time I used Search was a week or two ago and it was working just fine then. I didn't have time to check it out more thoroughly last night (it was waaaaayyyy past my bed-time) but when I checked it out a little while ago, I had the same problem. I searched for oral and should have had a shit-load of pages, but got only one.

Cheap ass motherfucker search engine.

MtD

[Jeff G]

Its not just this site , I only found one page of oral on manhunt this morning also .

[Ann]

Its not just this site , I only found one page of oral on manhunt this morning also .

It must be a global interwebbeez conspriatorium!

[leatherman]

The last time I used Search was a week or two ago and it was working just fine then.

yes, after the switch over on the software and up until sometime around 2 weeks ago, the search function had been working fine.

[Tim Horn]

Cheap ass motherfucker search engine.

That's basically it. Looking into it this week.

Patience much appreciated.

[JohnD99]

Thanks Tim.

-JD-

[emeraldize]

Hi Tim,

Two things -- not sure if they've been covered and no, I didn't search for an answer first.

Since the site change, when I hit "Notify" to stay in touch with a thread I'm interested in, I don't get notices.

And every time I log on, without fail, an empty ad box appears which must be deleted each time because of where it lands and the amount of site real estate it blocks.

Anything I can do, or you can do, to alter these items?

Thank you.
Em

[Tim Horn]

Em:

I haven't experienced any notification problems -- for example, I received an e-mail notification about your message posted in this thread.

Have you checked your spam folder? Also make sure forums@aidsmeds.com is white listed by your e-mail provider and e-mail client.

This is the first I've heard of "blank" pop-up ads -- can you please send me a screenshot the next time it appears (timh at aidsmeds.com), along with information regarding the operating system and browser you're using?

Thanks.

Hi Tim,

Two things -- not sure if they've been covered and no, I didn't search for an answer first.

Since the site change, when I hit "Notify" to stay in touch with a thread I'm interested in, I don't get notices.

And every time I log on, without fail, an empty ad box appears which must be deleted each time because of where it lands and the amount of site real estate it blocks.

Anything I can do, or you can do, to alter these items?

Thank you.
Em

[Miss Philicia]

Tim, I've had some blank pop up ads in the past several days as well. I'll take a screen capture next time, though I'm not sure what use that would be.

I'm on OS X 10.6.8 using Chrome as a browser.

[Tim Horn]

though I'm not sure what use that would be.

If the dimensions are the same as the paid ad currently in rotation, I'll know that's where the problem is. If the dimensions are different, the problem may be something else entirely.

Thanks much.

[sweetfunkystuff]

Hi. 

I hope I'm doing this correctly.

I posted a question today in the "Am I infected?" forum ("Brief encounter - unprotected anal insertive"), and I notice that there's a square smiley face icon to the left of my post that is not there of my choosing.  What is that, what does it mean, and how do I (or should I) get rid of it?

Thank you very much.

[RAB]

Hi Tim

I've been experiencing really (REALLY) slow response times for the last 3 - 4 days.

Trying to send a pm takes unusually long.  Trying to scroll down a thread either locks up my puter for several minutes (before the screen goes blank and then reappears) or it just sits there saying "Waiting for about: Blank"

I'm not experiencing any problems on other sites, like my home page, CNN, MSNBC, etc.

I've deleted cookies three times in 3 days.  And defraged my hard drive, even though it said I didn't need to.

Any suggestions?

RAB 

[Tim Horn]

Lemme look into this -- problem may be on our provider's end.

Sorry 'bout the sluggishness; will advice once I hear something.

Tim

Hi Tim

I've been experiencing really (REALLY) slow response times for the last 3 - 4 days.

Trying to send a pm takes unusually long.  Trying to scroll down a thread either locks up my puter for several minutes (before the screen goes blank and then reappears) or it just sits there saying "Waiting for about: Blank"

I'm not experiencing any problems on other sites, like my home page, CNN, MSNBC, etc.

I've deleted cookies three times in 3 days.  And defraged my hard drive, even though it said I didn't need to.

Any suggestions?

RAB 

[bocker3]

Yes -- I've been experiencing the same thing as RAB too.  Very slow for each page to load.  Not experiencing it on any other sites.

Mike

[leatherman]

my chrome browser has been bitching about "religion-faith.com"  (as a malware site) showing up on several pages here. It seems really infrequent and random. It happened looking at a few new posts and after I posted a PM to one person but not several others.

[Miss Philicia]

That happened to me too about an hour ago.

[zach]

same here

[leatherman]

when it popped up again, probably for the 6th time today, I used my chrome browser "inspect element" function to look for this "religion-faith.com". That url crops up with Mecch's avatar ("http://religion-faith.com/images/stories/guru-gobind-singh.jpg). However, I'm not certain if Mecch has always had a post on each of these pages when I received the warning; but this is definitely something to keep an eye out for.

perhaps Mecch should grab that pix and store it elsewhere no it's not being accessed from that "bad" url. (i'll pm him about this)


edited to add:
oddly when I went to PM Mecch I saw his avatar three times and none of those pgs triggered the religion-faith.com warning.

[mecch]

Hmm OK I delinked my avatar away from that site. Hope that was all the problem was cause now should be fixed?? Best

[leatherman]

Hmm OK I delinked my avatar away from that site.

i put that pix into my photobucket album. you can use this URL for your avatar 
http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad21/leathermanmikie/avatars/guru-gobind-singh.jpg

[Ann]

Andrej (our resident techie-nerd) says "great job guys at taking care of the issue"

[Miss Philicia]

***never mind***

[zach]

this is not a technical problem, just a vent. now that the "am i and estoy" is pay for play, is there any way at all that things could be changed so that positive users of the site can filter that board out. when i click "show unread", i don't wanna see countless idiotic threads. this came to a head for me when i recently noticed one poster has been posting for two years. i know i can physically go into the board, mark it read, then back out. i'm asking for a solution that i never have to see their crap.

i have a paper cut on my pinky finger. i shook hands with someone. are they infected? are you sure? should they be tested at 6 months? couldn't i be the first and most unique person to ever pass hiv in this way? are you sure. i'm gonna ask this question from every possible angle i can possibly think of. thank you so much for wasting your time.

edited to add, after we shook hands, the other person scratched their rear end vigorously. couldn't that have increased the risk? i'm so worried.

[jkinatl2]

this is not a technical problem, just a vent. now that the "am i and estoy" is pay for play, is there any way at all that things could be changed so that positive users of the site can filter that board out. when i click "show unread", i don't wanna see countless idiotic threads. this came to a head for me when i recently noticed one poster has been posting for two years. i know i can physically go into the board, mark it read, then back out. i'm asking for a solution that i never have to see their crap.

i have a paper cut on my pinky finger. i shook hands with someone. are they infected? are you sure? should they be tested at 6 months? couldn't i be the first and most unique person to ever pass hiv in this way? are you sure. i'm gonna ask this question from every possible angle i can possibly think of. thank you so much for wasting your time.

edited to add, after we shook hands, the other person scratched their rear end vigorously. couldn't that have increased the risk? i'm so worried.

I would have written a long reply to your query, but you'll likely be dead by morning. It was an honor serving you.

[J.R.E.]

Anyone else having problems with the forum pages loading very, very, slowly.

I am only having problems with this site.  Pages are taking 45-60 seconds to load.

Ray

[Miss Philicia]

That happened to me a few times yesterday, but it hasn't been anything happening consistently. I assumed it may have had something to do with the internet in general with all of the Sandyness in the Northeast. It's a little known fact that more than 50% of worldwide internet traffic goes through one place in northern Virginia.

[Jeff G]

Its loading painfully slow for me today .

[WillyWump]

I wasnt even able to log in until mid morning, kept getting "Website busy". I texted PeePee and she said it was working for her and to blame Sandy.

seems to be fine now for me.

-W

[Miss Philicia]

[Ann]

I've put it down to Sandy as well. I was surprised the site was accessible at all, considering the BBC has been reporting that over 8 million residences and businesses from the East coast right into the midwest do not have power. Better late slow than never!

If things don't improve within the next day or so, I'll try to find out if something else is wrong. Otherwise, it's likely to be that bitch's Sandy's fault.

[phildinftlaudy]

AIDSmeds posted on Facebook that they were experiencing issues with various main parts of their site due to the after effects of Sandy.... 

-Phil (who keeps ups with AIDSmeds because I have 'liked" them on FB )

[J.R.E.]

That happened to me a few times yesterday, but it hasn't been anything happening consistently. I assumed it may have had something to do with the internet in general with all of the Sandyness in the Northeast.

I also first noticed yesterday,..

I thought this was probably due to Sandy. Currently its working great, but even 45 minutes ago, access was almost impossible.  the problem is intermittent .


Ray

[RAB]

It has taken me almost 5 minutes to:

1.  Get the web site to load
2.  Log in
3.  Get the off topic forum to open
4.  Get the Technical problems thread to open just so I could post this.

This has been happening intermittently for several days now.  I see that the culprit is probably Sandy, but darn it's frustrating.

RAB

Who's technologically impaired as it is.

[bocker3]

Once yesterday and twice today, I have been signed out of the forums WHILE READING threads - despite being signed in "forever"?  Anyone else experiencing this?

Mike

[mitch777]

yes.(today)
also get "this page has expired" when clicking on the back arrow.

[bocker3]

happening again -- I've already had to sign in 4 times today.  No rhyme or reason. 

[bocker3]

Ok -- am I really the only one with this issue??  I just got "signed out" again.  I had read 4-5 threads, clicked on another one and bang -- I'm a guest. 
Is anyone else having this issue -- Mitch mentioned he experienced something similar a little while back, but not a word from any tech folks??  I know it's not a tragedy, but it's annoying as shit...........

Mike

[mitch777]

no problem for me today Mike.

[leatherman]

do you have anti-virus running? like avira, free antivirus
do you use a malware searcher/remover, like SpyBot?
have you re-booted?

[Ann]

Mike, I think this is most likely an issue with your computer, not the website. There are no error messages associated with your IP address and usually when it's a problem with the site, there will be error messages recorded (even when you don't see the messages yourself).

We have had a problem recently that made the site super-slow, but that has been taken care of and doesn't seem to have recurred.

Do you have access to another computer to see if the same thing happens to you on it? That would be one quick way to find out if it is indeed your computer and not the site. Let me know if you can conduct this experiment and what the outcome is.

I'm no techie when it comes to things like this, but if you discover it happens to you on computers other than the one you usually use, I can direct the problem to the appropriate site geek techie.

I really don't think this is the fault of the site, but I am prepared to stand corrected.

edited to add...

And by the way, it just occurred to me...

Are you sure you are logged in "forever"? There are several options as to how long you stay logged in for and the shortest time period is one hour.

Maybe you just haven't noticed that you're logged in for the shortest amount of time. This is the first thing you should check, and apologies if you've already sussed this out as the possible culprit.

[bocker3]

Mike, I think this is most likely an issue with your computer, not the website. There are no error messages associated with your IP address and usually when it's a problem with the site, there will be error messages recorded (even when you don't see the messages yourself).

We have had a problem recently that made the site super-slow, but that has been taken care of and doesn't seem to have recurred.

Do you have access to another computer to see if the same thing happens to you on it? That would be one quick way to find out if it is indeed your computer and not the site. Let me know if you can conduct this experiment and what the outcome is.

I'm no techie when it comes to things like this, but if you discover it happens to you on computers other than the one you usually use, I can direct the problem to the appropriate site geek techie.

I really don't think this is the fault of the site, but I am prepared to stand corrected.

edited to add...

And by the way, it just occurred to me...

Are you sure you are logged in "forever"? There are several options as to how long you stay logged in for and the shortest time period is one hour.

Maybe you just haven't noticed that you're logged in for the shortest amount of time. This is the first thing you should check, and apologies if you've already sussed this out as the possible culprit.

Thanks Ann,

I am logged in "forever". 

The main reason I did not think it was my computer was that this isn't happening to any other site that I remain logged into -- and because it was happening mid-session, not when I come to the site.
I don't have the issue on my iPad -- so it well could be my computer.  It is so sporadic that I can't seem to put a finger on anything that makes sense.

ah well -- if I'm the only one, then clearly the issue resides in my neck of the woods.  I know my anti-virus software is up to date, so I'll take a wait and see approach right now.  No problems thus far today.

thanks for the response
(you too Leatherman)

Mike

[killfoile]

Mike,

If your problem continues, try deleting any cookie related to this site, then clear your cache and reboot.

Joe

[Ann]

Mike,

If your problem continues, try deleting any cookie related to this site, then clear your cache and reboot.

Joe

I was thinking of suggesting the same thing; it couldn't hurt to try. It may be easier to delete all your cookies (no Wumpers, they're not the kind of cookies you eat) rather than hunt down all the ones associated with this site.

[RAB]

OK I'm still having problems with REALLY slow responce times.  This has been going on for several weeks now.

I've deleted cookies (multiple times) and defragged, neither of which seems to help.

When I try to enter a forum or thread it just sits there for several minutes and says waiting for poz.com.

I'm not experiencing this with any other web site (MSN, CNN, my local paper, etc.).

Any suggestions anyone?

RAB

[leatherman]

do you use a malware searcher/remover, like SpyBot?

this ^
or have you tried something like Hijackthis to see if you have some sort of malware interferring?

have you tried logging in from anywhere else? Kinda like your Ipad login, I would think you'd be okay on another PC, which would mean the problem IS something going wrong with your PC. It'll just be a matter now of using the right software to figure out what the problem is.

[WillyWump]

When I click into the "I Love Porn Thread" today I get a Warning from my AVAST Anti-virus program saying " ALERT- MALICIOUS LINK BLOCKED"

This is what I get...

MALICIUOUS LINK BLOCKED!

URL:   http://sites.securepaynet.net/redirect_0...
Process:   C:\PROGRA~1\Google\GOOGLE~1\GOEC62~1.DLL
Infection:   URL:Mal

Maybe one of RedDragons pics he posted today has a virus in it?

[mitch777]

my norton blocked an attack with your last post Jeff.

[Jeff G]

I don't asses this kind of viral risk so I will leave it to the tech guys .

Im the mean time if you feel you have been infected by a computer virus then only thing I know to do is to raise your arms above your head and run down the street screaming or grind up some of your HIV meds and shove it in your USB slots . 

[Ann]

I think (hope) I may have fixed it. But regardless of whether or not it's fixed, the thread is now locked and will be deleted in about eight hours (or sooner if Red is online and sees the thread sooner)

Ann

[JazJon]

Are we supposed to be able to edit our own posts?  I found some embarrassing grammar mistakes in a thread I replied to last week that I would like to correct.   I hovered my mouse all over my message and don't see the usual edit link or icon anywhere on my own post.   If yes, where did I miss it?   If No, bummer.

[Ann]

Are we supposed to be able to edit our own posts?  I found some embarrassing grammar mistakes in a thread I replied to last week that I would like to correct.   I hovered my mouse all over my message and don't see the usual edit link or icon anywhere on my own post.   If yes, where did I miss it?   If No, bummer.

You now only have 30 minutes to edit a post. This is due to abuse of the edit button.

Look at it this way - if you haven't corrected grammar or spelling mistakes by then, loads of people have already seen it, so why sweat it? Also, if you want to go back and add some additional information, it's best to create a new post because people who read the original post usually won't see the new information. If you've posted something (such as a personal detail) that you later regret, get in touch with me via PM and I'll sort it out.

[PFOUR2013]

Hi everyone -- I am new here.  I've been trying to post a little bit about myself and some questions for you in the Living With forum.  Every time I click "Post" I am taken to a new page with an error that reads "Forbidden."  Can someone help me?

Thanks!

[Jeff G]

Hi everyone -- I am new here.  I've been trying to post a little bit about myself and some questions for you in the Living With forum.  Every time I click "Post" I am taken to a new page with an error that reads "Forbidden."  Can someone help me?

Thanks!

I am looking into having someone look into it    ... I just posted in living with so I'm not sure what the problem is but it will be addressed asap . Im moving this thread into the proper forum so that the tech gods see it .

[PFOUR2013]

I am looking into having someone look into it    ... I just posted in living with so I'm not sure what the problem is but it will be addressed asap . Im moving this thread into the proper forum so that the tech gods see it .

I just tried again this evening and it looks like everything is working now.  Hail the almighty tech gods!

Thanks!