Captain's Log

[Second Summer]

Sorry, the site was down for a bit while I was messing with the configuration. Always a bad idea to mess with a live configuration, but time is short ... Anyway, working again now, so carry on, nothing to see ...

 

[KLS52]

So...how hard is it to have the different reaction icons in the conversation section of the forum, instead of just a like button?

 

[Joe]

I have tried several times to create a new thread. The software keeps saying "please enter a valid title." I don't know what is wrong with the titles I have tried to enter, or what I can do to fix the problem. Please help.

 

[Second Summer]

I have tried several times to create a new thread. The software keeps saying "please enter a valid title." I don't know what is wrong with the titles I have tried to enter, or what I can do to fix the problem. Please help.

It seems to work fine for me ... What are some of the titles you have tried? Have you selected a prefix? Multiple prefixes? They're not required, but if you have, perhaps it has somehow lead to the problem.

 

[Joe]

It seems to work fine for me ... What are some of the titles you have tried? Have you selected a prefix? Multiple prefixes? They're not required, but if you have, perhaps it has somehow lead to the problem.

Prefix selected was News.

Thread would have been about this news story.

McDonald's: 80% of its New Delhi restaurants have been shut down

As far as I can recall, I just tried to restate the title of the article as the title of the thread.

 

[Second Summer]

Prefix selected was News.

Thread would have been about this news story.

McDonald's: 80% of its New Delhi restaurants have been shut down

As far as I can recall, I just tried to restate the title of the article as the title of the thread.

OK. Unfortunately, I just can't seem to trigger the problem myself.

Could you try to open a new browser tab or window, and try to create the thread again?

Or if you want, just make the post here in this thread, and I'll split / move it into a new thread.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

I'm surprised there isn't a general McDonald's thread already....

 

[Joe]

Dear IS,

Sorry to bugt you again, but I am still having trouble with the "invalid title" messages blocking me.

I am wondering if you would be so kind as to create a thread for me in the Computer/Technology forum.

You might title it "Cellphone Number Privacy.

Text would be as follows:


I've been having some problems, but also a related question.

I've been having problems keeping up with my lawn, in part due to the grass just growing like crazy in part due to breakdowns in the lawnmower.

Unfortunately, it seems that if you let your grass grow a little long, people start jumping out of their skin. They think this is the equivalent of your putting a "FOR SALE" sign in front of your house. I've tried to go out and cut my grass only to have guys pull into my driveway and want to talk to me. "You wanna sell your house? Huh? Huh? Huh? You wanna sell your house?" Realtors have followed me when I walked up my driveway. They stick brochures in my door frames. They flood my mailbox. It's like a God-damned plague of locusts!

I My related question is this: I got a phone call from some fellow about wanting to buy my house. He left a voice-mail but sort of mumbled so I could not really make out what he was saying. But I have my phone service (cellphone) through Virgin Mobile. I had thought this meant that my cellphone number was for all practical purposes an unlisted number. So, how did he get my number? Any ideas?

 

[Second Summer]

I am wondering if you would be so kind as to create a thread for me in the Computer/Technology forum.

No problem, just posted it.

I'll make a second attempt at figuring out your problem with posting new threads!

 

[Joe]

No problem, just posted it.

I'll make a second attempt at figuring out your problem with posting new threads!

Thank you for your help.

 

[Second Summer]

That stupid SSL problem happened again

The site has been down since 12:22 BST, so approximately 3 hours.

 

[Joe]

At the bottom of many or all pages pages is the phrase: "Ignore threads by Nobita." Who or what is Nobita? What is this phrase all about?

 

[Second Summer]

At the bottom of many or all pages pages is the phrase: "Ignore threads by Nobita." Who or what is Nobita? What is this phrase all about?

The phrase is displayed by one of the add-ons I've installed which allows users to ignore selected threads. Nobita is the developer of this add-on. We can use the add-on for free on the condition that the phrase (with the URL to Nobita's site) is not removed. At the very bottom of the pages are two similar phrases from two other add-ons. So this is not a completely uncommon practice. It does make the site look a bit tacky, so I do try to avoid these add-ons, but sometimes the functionality they provide is just too good to miss.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Any idea why I've had to log in here five or six times today without ever logging out? It's happened a few times before, just not in one day....

 

[Second Summer]

Any idea why I've had to log in here five or six times today without ever logging out? It's happened a few times before, just not in one day....

It could be a combination of factors: That your ISP is constantly changing your IP address, and that your browser is not automatically logging you in again. You could try switching to a different browser, perhaps? Which one are you using at the moment?

 

[MadamSarcastra]

It could be a combination of factors: That your ISP is constantly changing your IP address, and that your browser is not automatically logging you in again. You could try switching to a different browser, perhaps? Which one are you using at the moment?

Firefox. Never had major problems before. I'll see how it goes today. I was installing quite a long game yesterday, it slowed everything down.

---- Three & a half hours later, no problems.

I lost my internet connection for a while yesterday, too.... maybe it was just a screwy day.

 

[Joe]

I've been trying to post some music videos in the Jazz,Blues, Soul and Funk thread--particularly blues from the list of Top 100 Blues tunes. I've been running into some problems. The list has logos for each tune. You click on the logo and it is supposed to launch a music video. But a significant amount of the time, you just get an error message, saying the video is unavailable--perhaps due to copyright problems. (Well, there is nothing you can do about that.)

But the other problem is that sometimes you can find the music video, but when you try to post it as "media" on VV, it does not work. Presumably, because it is from a music source that VV's software does not/cannot handle.

Do you want to know when this happens? Can you possibly add the new music sources to the list that the VV software can handle?

Alternatively, even if I cannot get the "media" to work, should I just post the URL so that people can visit the other webpage to view the video there?

I'd be interested in what you think.

 

[Second Summer]

But the other problem is that sometimes you can find the music video, but when you try to post it as "media" on VV, it does not work. Presumably, because it is from a music source that VV's software does not/cannot handle.

Do you want to know when this happens? Can you possibly add the new music sources to the list that the VV software can handle?

What is the URL to this web page from which you find these music videos? I'd have to see that to understand the problem, I think.

Alternatively, even if I cannot get the "media" to work, should I just post the URL so that people can visit the other webpage to view the video there?

Yes, that might work too. I'd still be interested in trying to fix the problem.

 

[Joe]

What is the URL to this web page from which you find these music videos? I'd have to see that to understand the problem, I think.

I'm afraid I did not take careful notes (or any notes) when this was happening. I'll have to try to retrace my steps and get back to you.

 

[Joe]

Thank you for your help with the "arthritis" thread.