Thanks, I found the problem and fixed it now. 

Would it be possible to bring back some of the older threads? At the moment only page 1 threads are shown and can be accessed, all the other threads seem to be gone.

Originally Posted By Fnord (8 JAN 2012 7:11am)

Would it be possible to bring back some of the older threads? At the moment only page 1 threads are shown and can be accessed, all the other threads seem to be gone.

until they fix this, there is still a way to access older threads, add "&pg=2" to the url of the forum section, like this:

change the '2' to a different number to see even older threads

http://www.justadventure.com/forums/threads.asp?f=22&pg=2

Oh, thanks, forgot that you could do that!

Originally Posted By Jenny100 (7 JAN 2012 7:22pm)

Originally Posted By Thaumaturge (6 JAN 2012 5:20pm)

(I wonder where I got that sandy colour from, then - perhaps another forum, or some other site entirely?)

The old Quandaryland site maybe?

***link to a web archive page for Quandaryland***

 

I don't think so; that link didn't work for me when I tried it earlier, but the name isn't terribly familiar to me.  Nevermind - but thank you for the suggestion. ^_^

Originally Posted By Fnord (8 JAN 2012 7:11am)

Would it be possible to bring back some of the older threads? At the moment only page 1 threads are shown and can be accessed, all the other threads seem to be gone.

Hi Fnord, all the old posts are still there and can be accessed by the Page: selector on the top & bottom right of the threads list.

I got rid of the 1,2,3... buttons in favor of a select box so you can just jump to any page, as well as the next/previous first/last buttons.

If you dont see the page selector (to the far right of the New Topic button, and just above Mark Forum as Read), then can you please send me a screenshot?

I'm back to seeing all gray envelopes when I use IE7. Firefox9 displays gray and orange envelopes appropriately.

The forum still doesn't remember me when I use Firefox. But it does when I use IE.

I'm once again receiving email notices of new posts in threads I'm watching. However, clicking on the links provided in the emails results in a different error message in each browser:

In Firefox

Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a000b'

Division by zero

/forums/goto.asp, line 71
_____________________________________

In IE:

  The website cannot display the page
 HTTP 500
   Most likely causes:
The website is under maintenance.
The website has a programming error.

   What you can try:
     Refresh the page.

     Go back to the previous page.

     More information
This error (HTTP 500 Internal Server Error) means that the website you
are visiting had a server problem which prevented the webpage from
displaying.
_____________________________________

Neither closing and reopening the browsers nor refreshing them makes any difference.

I'm unable to update my forum options (both browsers). After I click "Update Forum Prefrences," my changes aren't retained.

In IE, forum options display against a black background making them difficult to read.

When I access the Helpdesk page at http://www.justadventure.com/support/ , it tells me I'm not logged in when I am (both browsers). Are we supposed to log in a second time or something?

In the pop-up that appears when I'm either responding to an existing post or creating a new one, the preview button leads to a dead link (404 Not Found). This  occurs in both browsers.

There's more, but this is all I can think of right now.

Makes you wonder - I've said it before and I'll say it again. Just where is the site going.

Just look at the stats -

Thanks Karla,

I've fixed the login issue, so it should remember you in all browsers.

(I suspect this issue was related to the /support area as well, as it works now too)

I've also fixed the goto.asp page error when using links from the email.

I updated the My Forum Preferences page so it looks right in IE, and from my test, all options are working.

I still need to work on the editing Preview and Uploads.

Thank you, Requiem.

The only thing out of the items you've mentioned that isn't fixed for me is the /support/ one. It still tells me I'm not logged in when I am (both browsers).

I'm pleased to report that the forum no longer requires me to log in each time, especially since at least one of the main threads, Other Games, apparently requires logged in status in order to open it.

Originally Posted By karla (8 JAN 2012 8:42pm)

Thank you, Requiem.

 

The only thing out of the items you've mentioned that isn't fixed for me is the /support/ one. It still tells me I'm not logged in when I am (both browsers).

Hi Karla, Have you logged out and back in?

It does not measure or indicate the amazing friends we all have here and the hope we have for a bright future for the forum, the site and for Adventure gaming in 2012 and beyond!

I've done everything except stand on my head and whistle Dixie.

I was going to add a smiley to the above sentence but I'm unable to get them to work. Is there a trick to that? When I click on one of them it's highlighted in blue, but nothing else happens. I've tried to drag them into the reply window but that doesn't work either.

Originally Posted By Requiem (8 JAN 2012 2:35pm)

Originally Posted By Fnord (8 JAN 2012 7:11am)

Would it be possible to bring back some of the older threads? At the moment only page 1 threads are shown and can be accessed, all the other threads seem to be gone.

 

Hi Fnord, all the old posts are still there and can be accessed by the Page: selector on the top & bottom right of the threads list.

I got rid of the 1,2,3... buttons in favor of a select box so you can just jump to any page, as well as the next/previous first/last buttons.

 

If you dont see the page selector (to the far right of the New Topic button, and just above Mark Forum as Read), then can you please send me a screenshot?

The selecton boxes showed up as empty yesterday, but now they seem to work, and older threads are accessible. 

Originally Posted By karla (8 JAN 2012 9:07pm)

I've done everything except stand on my head and whistle Dixie.

 

I was going to add a smiley to the above sentence but I'm unable to get them to work. Is there a trick to that? When I click on one of them it's highlighted in blue, but nothing else happens. I've tried to drag them into the reply window but that doesn't work either.

That's very strange. It's all working for me in Firefox & IE8.

What browser are you using? Have you tried clearing your cache?

I'm using Foxfire9 and IE7.

Both caches have been cleared to no avail.

However, I think I may have misunderstood the way smileys are supposed to work. If I pull up the menu by clicking on the smiley icon in the toolbar of the Reply to Topic popup window and use those, they work.

But I'm curious about the reason certain smileys are also displayed across the top and at the LH side of the reply popup. Are they supposed to work also?

I'm so confused!

Originally Posted By karla (8 JAN 2012 10:17pm)

I'm using Foxfire9 and IE7.

 

Both caches have been cleared to no avail.

 

However, I think I may have misunderstood the way smileys are supposed to work. If I pull up the menu by clicking on the smiley icon in the toolbar of the Reply to Topic popup window and use those, they work.

 

But I'm curious about the reason certain smileys are also displayed across the top and at the LH side of the reply popup. Are they supposed to work also?

 

I'm so confused!

The icons on the top of the page are the post-Type. Instead of the standard post-it icon, you can change the icon of your post.  This is even more useful when creating new topics so it shows the new icon in the thread list.

Kind of an indicator of your post.

The smilies on the left, are just quick smilies translated into text.

So clicking the smiley-face one, will put : ) into your text. When viewed normally, it converts to the image.

eg.   : ) : ] : D  =

Originally Posted By Requiem (8 JAN 2012 10:28pm)

Originally Posted By karla (8 JAN 2012 10:17pm)

I'm using Foxfire9 and IE7.

 

Both caches have been cleared to no avail.

 

However, I think I may have misunderstood the way smileys are supposed to work. If I pull up the menu by clicking on the smiley icon in the toolbar of the Reply to Topic popup window and use those, they work.

 

But I'm curious about the reason certain smileys are also displayed across the top and at the LH side of the reply popup. Are they supposed to work also?

 

I'm so confused!

 

The icons on the top of the page are the post-Type. Instead of the standard post-it icon, you can change the icon of your post.  This is even more useful when creating new topics so it shows the new icon in the thread list.

Kind of an indicator of your post.

 

The smilies on the left, are just quick smilies translated into text.

So clicking the smiley-face one, will put : ) into your text. When viewed normally, it converts to the image.

eg.   : ) : ] : D  =

Hmmm...Clicking left-hand smileys doesn't do anything for me, but I can live with it.

Thanks for enlightening me about what the icons across the top do.

Is there an online manual or help files that explain at least some of this stuff?

i was able to use the smileys to the left but i had to activate the text box in the reply window first by clicking in it and then the smileys would show up when i click on them...on the left..

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Bingo. Thanks, CrisGer. 

My needs are simple.  I like to be obeyed.    So I'm terribly impressed with Requiem's willingness and ability to comply with my totally reasonable requests.   More of this and I'll have to promote him to Head Slave.....

..and I'm just very grateful we got our old threads back!!  Go, Requiem, go!  

I'm grateful for Requiem, who's been solving problems at warp speed.

Thank you, thank you, Requiem!

Originally Posted By CrisGer (8 JAN 2012 9:05pm)

Inland please lets keep this thread positive. You are welcome to create your own thread with your own opinion but for me i am very glad and grateful we have a forum and a site here to viist and share on, it takes time to transition such a complex heritage site and i for one think the staff are doing a fantastic job under a lot of pressure and I am very grateful. Lets keep things positive and hope for great things to come.  One chart of statistics is not proof of anything. It is the quality that is available and the resources built over decades of operation that make JAV special and above all it is the people in the community. Over holidays people are busy with many things so your charts is really no indciation of anything other than your own fears.

 

It does not measure or indicate the amazing friends we all have here and the hope we have for a bright future for the forum, the site and for Adventure gaming in 2012 and beyond!

The site was also offline in november so that may explain the loss of visitors

Or the chart might also prove that we no longer are bombarded with bots because security has been increased.

I'm very pleased that we're no longer bullied by their silly posts