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May 4, 2011 at 11:43 am #2172979
I just want to be able to help folks
Lockedby purpleskys · about 12 years, 11 months ago
but for the life of me, there’s no way i can post an answer to a question today. I AM NOT a happy camper 🙁
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May 4, 2011 at 12:34 pm #2894431
That’s a new one on me.
by seanferd · about 12 years, 11 months ago
In reply to I just want to be able to help folks
But should I act surprised? 🙁
What happens when you can’t post an answer? No text entry field? Post doesn’t show up?
I did have a weird one where I ended up double-posting because my first post did not show up. Not in Q&A, though.
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May 4, 2011 at 3:21 pm #2894416
both
by purpleskys · about 12 years, 11 months ago
In reply to That’s a new one on me.
it’s starting to really irk me :\
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May 4, 2011 at 6:44 pm #2894405
<raspberries>
by seanferd · about 12 years, 11 months ago
In reply to both
Not gotten better yet?
Once, way back, flushing the browser cache and making sure the TR cookies were killed (I normally let some cookies persist) helped. And IE in particular, for whatever reason, seems to have problems with TR for some people.
I wish you less irksome site behavior for the future.
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May 5, 2011 at 2:44 am #2894368
i’ll give that one a go
by purpleskys · about 12 years, 11 months ago
In reply to <raspberries>
later today. I’ve got the little girl home today with a bad cough, so it’ll give me an excuse to do a little pc cleanup. And thanks seanferd 🙂
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May 5, 2011 at 6:52 pm #2892883
Aww.
by seanferd · about 12 years, 11 months ago
In reply to i’ll give that one a go
Hope the little girl is feeling better. I also wish you success in getting Q&A to behave properly.
Thankfully, you can attend the girl directly, and not through a quirky web interface.
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May 4, 2011 at 12:37 pm #2894430
Poor Purple…
by cmiller5400 · about 12 years, 11 months ago
In reply to I just want to be able to help folks
Purple tried to help
posting answers not possible
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May 4, 2011 at 1:59 pm #2894420
Somebody needs a big hug!
by charliespencer · about 12 years, 11 months ago
In reply to I just want to be able to help folks
(( HUG ))
There! All better now! Pay no attention to my hand on your @ss.
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May 4, 2011 at 3:22 pm #2894415
lol
by purpleskys · about 12 years, 11 months ago
In reply to Somebody needs a big hug!
thanks Palmy….i think 😀
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May 4, 2011 at 3:23 pm #2894414
i do find it odd
by purpleskys · about 12 years, 11 months ago
In reply to I just want to be able to help folks
that i was able to create conversation and i can respond to it here as well, but i couldn’t post an answer. Unfortunately, that isn’t the first time…it’s contributing to the “less” amount of time that i’ve been around as of late
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May 4, 2011 at 10:53 pm #2894384
This is all a humanitarian intervention…
by ansugisalas · about 12 years, 11 months ago
In reply to i do find it odd
they’re trying to save us from using too much time here… 😐
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May 4, 2011 at 4:08 pm #2894411
As it seems
by nexs · about 12 years, 11 months ago
In reply to I just want to be able to help folks
There are many new bugs to keep TR employees busy… perhaps, then, this is a ploy to keep people in employment…
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May 4, 2011 at 10:50 pm #2894386
ha! I got that beat.
by jaqui · about 12 years, 11 months ago
In reply to I just want to be able to help folks
their ADVERTISEMENTS cover the text of the questions.
[ well, not the add, the floated div to display it. ]
so I can’t see the question to even try to answer it. 😀-
May 5, 2011 at 7:13 pm #2892880
Oh, nice.
by seanferd · about 12 years, 11 months ago
In reply to ha! I got that beat.
SM 1.1.19? I sure had some weird issues for a while. But I’m a traitor and use SM2.x on Windows most of the time.
edit: I’m not seeing the same problem with SM 1.x as you are, but I’m still using teh Windows.
The only time I really had any DIV issues was when I was using Chip Camden’s GM script with FF (which is really nice for the forum). It was unique to my one system for whatever reason, but all I had to do was tweak the script a bit.
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May 5, 2011 at 7:18 pm #2892879
You can help by…
by rayfoxxe · about 12 years, 11 months ago
In reply to I just want to be able to help folks
:3 Having a little more confidence. You’re at the prime of your life and surely you will stay on TR for long right? So don’t worry! You will have an opportunity to answer and help people soon enough! You never know when that will happen!
>w> Maybe even right now… Cuz I got a problem o.o
w> owo I need 10 bucks!
xD JK!!!!
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June 5, 2011 at 4:43 am #2891874
And here we go again
by purpleskys · about 12 years, 10 months ago
In reply to I just want to be able to help folks
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m not happy. Once again, I am unable to post a response to a question in the Q&A section. To TPTB to you suppose you could manage to fix it right? Or can I recommend a good programmer to lend you a hand?
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June 5, 2011 at 11:47 am #2891865
Geeze Louise.
by seanferd · about 12 years, 10 months ago
In reply to And here we go again
Wherefore do they cause you so much trouble? Is there some sort of Kentucky v. Nova Scotia feud?
Now, the two sites I visit most are in process of mucking about. I think a metric and data collection system needs to be designed to quantify the amount of site traffic classified as “why is the site broken?”. (Which, especially at this other site, must be accurately differentiated from “why is the network between the site and user borking the traffic and making the site look broken to some users?”.)
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June 6, 2011 at 6:46 am #2891827
Probably both have the same answer
by jck · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Geeze Louise.
Poorly executed planning. Good testing would have shown both. But, QA is often borked cause of “cost”.
Same reason sometimes stupid little bugs are in my software. Someone has to have a piece of software yesterday, so I do something stupid like forgetting to do a .Update call.
Ah well. Hope it all gets working…for everyone.
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June 6, 2011 at 9:24 am #2844555
It’s just becoming increasingly frustrating
by purpleskys · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Probably both have the same answer
Today I can only view “some” replies to question and discussions. If it weren’t for the fact that I use two different computers (a decent little dell with xp pro on it – my work machine, and my asus 2.3 quad core with win 7 – my home machine), i would have blamed it on either the machine or my browser, but that just isn’t the case. I almost feel like I’m being picked on because I’m a Nova Scotian 🙁 .
Oh well…I just hope they iron this out soon. I gave up the other tech forum that I used to frequent a couple years ago. I’m about outta places to hang my hat.
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June 6, 2011 at 10:43 pm #2844494
Nova Scotian
by santeewelding · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to It’s just becoming increasingly frustrating
Once upon a long time ago, the business next-door to mine was owned and operated by a Nova Scotian. He was a sign painter. He hand-painted signs for other businesses. He did all my signage, including, “…Will return suddenly”, which I hang to this day on my front door when I step out.
I’ll never forget him. He was a master in the old school of typography, like Old Mycroft. To this day I hand-write my “M’s” and my “W’s” his way and no other.
“Where everybody learned how to do it the wrong way,” he told me, “I’ll never know.”
(The middle part goes all the way up, or down, without truncation)
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June 8, 2011 at 1:40 pm #2844352
Did he do the Pretty Blue Light sign, too?
by seanferd · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Nova Scotian
That one is fantastic.
Someone, probably the asshat twins, is also flagging your posts.
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June 14, 2011 at 1:54 pm #2846013
Affirmative
by santeewelding · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Did he do the Pretty Blue Light sign, too?
I originally wanted the consequences to read as something more salty — being far younger of age at the time (30’s) — but his older good sense prevailed.
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June 6, 2011 at 11:06 pm #2844493
That wouldn’t be you
by santeewelding · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to It’s just becoming increasingly frustrating
Would it, PurpleSkys, hanging a negative vote wherever I go?
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June 6, 2011 at 11:32 pm #2844491
Highly unlikely…
by ansugisalas · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to That wouldn’t be you
Could be a script.
Maybe they’re trying to “fix” the reputation points with a kluge…It’s annoying, that’s for damn certain.
Minus votes are for marking the target, taking aim only to find a buddy’s spine in the sights is stressful.
I try to fix it when I can, but there’s only so much I can do.
Oh, and once in a while I pull a Seanferd, that’s why you have one -3 in a bouquet of -1s there in that finger thread. -
June 6, 2011 at 11:58 pm #2844490
I have never touched it
by santeewelding · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Highly unlikely…
Except when you had something worthwhile going on a time ago, and I tremulously hit the button on your behalf. Not since. Not even for the canceling, or, neutralizing function, as you have thankfully done (thank you).
The negative does otherwise serve one purpose. It tells how many live under a rock.
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June 7, 2011 at 6:42 am #2844467
I did give you one recently
by jamesrl · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to That wouldn’t be you
If you think about it, you can probably figure out which post I gave a minus. I don’t think its appropriate to use even minor vulgarities to slag other members here, if you want to do that take it to email. Of course thats my personal opinion, others may think differently. And that is an entirely reasonable use of the voting button, in my opinion.
But going around giving every post you make a minus vote, I simply don’t care that much or have that much free time. I might suggest someone who does is pretty petty.
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June 8, 2011 at 1:36 pm #2844354
True, but one site can’t account for all ISPs,
by seanferd · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Probably both have the same answer
and backbone providers, and their crappy routing. (Even worse: Crappy Anycast routing.)
But I certainly agree.
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June 7, 2011 at 5:22 am #2844473
What exactly is happening?
by Tammy.Cavadias · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to And here we go again
Sorry… not quite following what is happening. Can you send me a PM?
Thanks!
-Tammy [_]3
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June 8, 2011 at 2:44 am #2844400
Hi Tammy
by purpleskys · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to I just want to be able to help folks
I can’t send you a PM, i think you’ll have to “follow” me first. Basically, nothing happens, i type a response, hit submit, and nothing happens…it doesn’t post, there’s no error…just nothing…i’ve even refreshed and tried again…stilll…nothin’… 🙁 makes me a little sad….
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June 8, 2011 at 2:54 am #2844399
Contacts PM is probably still bugged…
by ansugisalas · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Hi Tammy
It doesn’t matter if both follow each other, only a subset of contacts will be available for PM… and it’s not a two-way thing either: When I checked it, I couldn’t PM palmetto, but he could PM me.
Yup, just checked and it’s still all bugged up. I have only 8 people available for PM, and I know some of those people can PM me.
You know, it bugs me a bit that the google docs bug sheet was abandoned unreplaced; we had about twenty big bona fide bugs on there, and only about half of them have been fixed.
An updated checklist would be nice, let us know that TR still remember the stuff we took a lot of trouble to report.-
June 8, 2011 at 6:16 am #2844392
Let me check…
by Tammy.Cavadias · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Contacts PM is probably still bugged…
and see where we are sitting with some of them.
-Tammy [_]3
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June 8, 2011 at 8:24 am #2844382
if you could,
by ansugisalas · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Let me check…
that’d be super!
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June 8, 2011 at 11:04 am #2844369
Haven’t forgotten…
by Tammy.Cavadias · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to if you could,
.. Still checking 🙂
-Tammy [_]3
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June 14, 2011 at 9:45 am #2846388
Items are still in queue…
by Tammy.Cavadias · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to if you could,
The items that still need fixing, are in the queue (good thing), however there are other more pressing issues taken up the resources at the moment (I know – bad thing)
-Tammy [_]3
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June 14, 2011 at 9:56 am #2846387
Great
by ansugisalas · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Items are still in queue…
As long as they’re not forgotten…
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June 8, 2011 at 6:06 am #2844393
Thanks Purple :-)
by Tammy.Cavadias · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Hi Tammy
What OS/Browser? Is it to all Q/A’s? Only certain ones (i.e. newer ones)? Doesn’t matter if you use reply or clarify?
That is weird about the PM thing (I’ll need to double check on that to see if there is already a fix in the process)
-Tammy [_]3
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June 8, 2011 at 9:12 am #2844378
more info
by purpleskys · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to I just want to be able to help folks
browsers are both IE 9, one is one xp pro and the other is win7 pro…I haven’t tried to respond in clarify, i’ll try to remember to do that next time….I really don’t know if it’s certain ones or newer ones, I would stab a guess at newer ones as I don’t normally post a response to an older question.
I have noticed that I can PM folks that I had “added” before the new format, but not different folks since the change-over….sigh… 🙁
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June 8, 2011 at 11:03 am #2844370
That helps a lot…
by Tammy.Cavadias · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to more info
.. any chance of seeing if a different browser works, next time the issue presents itself? FF/Chrome? I have a sneaky feeling it’s IE9.
POh and I know this is asking for a lot – but possibly a screenshot? You can email it to Tammy DOT Cavadias AT CBS.com
-Tammy [_]3
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June 11, 2011 at 2:37 pm #2846618
Not just IE9, Tammy
by nicknielsen · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to That helps a lot…
I’ve had the same problem with FF, but with a twist.
I select Reply, get the title and text boxes, do my thing, then click Submit Reply. Focus changes to the button, but nothing apparently happens. [u]However[/u], if I do a page reload (not just a refresh), the post is there. This is, I think, how I got the last several double-posts I’ve made; I click, nothing happens, I click again, and this time the page refreshes.
This happens to me on any one of four different computers. All are running XP and using FF 3.6.17 with the same add-ons.
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June 14, 2011 at 9:43 am #2846389
Oh sure.. be the oddball…
by Tammy.Cavadias · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Not just IE9, Tammy
😉 So basically Nick.. the post “posted” – it just doesn’t appear until later/after refresh?
Is it every single time? only some times? in both discussions/QA? Replies to posts? Starting a new discussion/QA? Have you tried another OS? Java script enabled?
-Tammy [_]3
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June 15, 2011 at 4:33 am #2845970
Yep, that’s about it
by nicknielsen · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Oh sure.. be the oddball…
It’s like the local script didn’t get the word back from the server to update the page.
It only happens sometimes, primarily in replies to posts in both Discussions and Q&A. A higher percentage in Q&A, but I think that’s more related to me not posting there very often, so they stand out more. I don’t remember it happening if I start a discussion. It doesn’t appear to be related to which browser tab the page is in, nor does it appear to be related to how many tabs are open.
I tend to open a group of tabs, then go through them one by one, and notice it happens later in my browsing session, so it could be related to aging, although it doesn’t seem to happen any more often in the very active threads than in others.
Javascript is enabled, but I’m running NoScript and AdBlock Plus. All five required sites are allowed: Techrepublic.com, com.com, ZDNet.com, Bnet.com, and cbsinteractive.com.
edit: and it happened with this post, on a freshly-loaded page. Oh, well…
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June 8, 2011 at 2:20 pm #2844345
give me a day or two
by purpleskys · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to I just want to be able to help folks
next time it happens, i’ll try to capture it somehow…although it really doesn’t look like anything other than a blank reply box after i try to post…I’m not a big fan of other browsers but i’ll give chrome a go in a day or so…maybe try ff over the weekend when i have a little more time to mess around with it…
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June 8, 2011 at 2:44 pm #2844344
I’ve noticed it too with IE9
by ansugisalas · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to give me a day or two
It very often cannot post.
It simply fails to show a text entry box, expanding a white area instead.
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June 12, 2011 at 2:33 am #2846597
PurpleSkys are you sure it is not your Firewall and Antivirus…….
by peconet tietokoneet · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to I just want to be able to help folks
Your Firewall could be your culprit here or your antivrus (or both).
A way to check is to disable your internet connection and then remove/delete your firewall and antivirus from your system. You will have to go into the registry to remove ALL from your system so write them down (Firewall and antivirus program). Hopefully you know how to do this if not then here is a small brief:
On your system that is giving you hassle:
Go to “Run” and type “Regedit”
Once in go to “Modify” and then go down the list to “Find” and type in your antivirus program and then hit “Enter”. This will bring up pages on the left and right and the program will be highlighted press the “Delete” key on your keyboard. You do not have to re-type the program in the “Find” box all you do is press keys “CTRL” plus “F” and then “Enter” to continue. Once ALL is removed, reboot your computer and install a different kind of antivirus software. Hopefully this will bring some piece of mind to your system.-
June 14, 2011 at 9:58 am #2846386
99% sure
by purpleskys · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to PurpleSkys are you sure it is not your Firewall and Antivirus…….
that isn’t the issue…two totally different systems with two totally different A/Vs and firewalls in two totally different locations…but definitely a thought for the future 🙂
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June 12, 2011 at 4:53 am #2846591
Try using Chrome
by av . · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to I just want to be able to help folks
I had the same problem with IE7 and IE8. Chrome fixed it for me.
AV
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June 14, 2011 at 9:59 am #2846384
that’s what i’m thinking
by purpleskys · about 12 years, 9 months ago
In reply to Try using Chrome
i was going to give it a go over the weekend, but the “nice” weekend got in the way 🙂 …another day soon…I’m also waiting for it to happen again so I can show Tammie what it looks like…
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