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by dspeacock
by danlm
;o)
Dan
by danlm
I have no idea what it's trying to do. I just hitting f5 mutiple times, and sooner or latter it loads.
Dam
by jmgarvin
by danlm
Click that, and you see everything like in an outline format with full text of each post. This is a new feature, which has a full thread going by smorty.
If I would to take a guess, I would say that when you reply in a view all posts. That you can get past the maximum thread.
Dan
by deepsand
You can now "View All," but you can't "Reply" to [u]all[/u], but only those within the allowed depth.
And, how the posts are organized has no effect on the total no. of posts in a discussion; therefore, this has no effect on the site's response times.
by dadspad
maximum thread. I must modify the url from **** to **** and will take me to reply to maximum post. View All Posts does not give a button to reply.
Hear that TechRepublic? :D
Dad
Edited bowing to public pressure
by boxfiddler
by deepsand
by deepsand
In order to get a Custom 404 you must have reached the intended target's server. in order for it to return something other than a Default 404 page.
If you get a Default 404, that alone tells you nothing re. where the problem may be.
by deepsand
by deepsand
Couldnt have been worded any better.
By simply making the statement you, at the same time, negate it. Would be hard to duplicate this logic in any other situation.
by deepsand
Well, I'm downright tired myself at the moment too.
I'm not sure which post of mine you're referring to.
And, I've absolutely [u]no[/u] idea what my above post, with the Body of simply "?", was for! I've a vague recollection that it was a work in progress that never got finished.
by neon samurai
Today's been fine by the last week was a whole lot of seeing links broken with "page not found".
Did part of the httpd cluster die? Maybe the cluster nodes needed a reboot? I couldn't tell you from this side other than it wasn't much fun.
by deepsand
I recall a posting by one of TR's staff, shortly before the current problems began, re. an unspecified change that they'd made so as to "speed up" discussion downloads, and asking for member feedback.
At the time, what little feedback there was seemed to indicate that there was little ot no noticeable difference. Perhaps a subsequent related change caused the time-outs and custom 404s.
by neon samurai
it seems theres a fundamental lesson to be learned here. A technical mistake on the very site techies turn to for advice and re-assurance?
Im sure it has something to do with no one, nor no plan being perfect or foolproof. ??.
by deepsand
in cases such as you've described.
As a precaution against the exception when dealing with Posts with an extensive Body, I've found it useful to simply Select all the text of the Body & do a or Copy before submitting.
by tig2
Secret!
Can't have the whole board using increased functionality! What were you thinking???
Bad, bad, bad Dad!
:)
by dadspad
Sometimes the refresh works, other times not. Today could not get to a page from TechRepublic newsletter. Went to older email and went right in.
Go figure! :^0
Dad
by midniteone
hmm.
not only is the main body of the site running slow (well, compared to 'how I remember it' anyway), but I cannot get any of the new downloads despite logging in (sometimes, several times). Whether I come in off the emails or direct, I click for a download and get the title. That's all. Oh, and a list of all the old, relevant downloads. Only way to get it working is if the thing is also available as an article - now THOSE I can get.
I think they're ganging up on us, you know. Not enough militancy or discontent amongst the membership, that's what it is...
At least, it is on this side of the Atlantic.
My posts seem to arrive after other later posts within a thread.
Most disconcerting.
by deepsand
by gadgetgirl
Went on a pink hunt a while ago..... want my latest findings sent over?
GG
(why am I whispering, by the way??!!) :D :p
by dadspad
(So I just keep whispering. Maybe it is getting to loud in this forum)
(Dad)
by tig2
You bet! I am always interested in pink things!
Darned senility! Did I remember to send you the annual pic from the Komen walk?
We're whispering because Dad was being loud about violating message depth. Can't have just EVERYONE doing that!
by dadspad
[I searched for the ribbons, found several, liked this one]
www.mothersdaughters.org/img/Msdbc1.jpg
(Dad)
by dadspad
{I found this one:}
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/2703/pink_rib_lib.html
{You must scroll down a ways, but this one has a good lake reflection effect, but I don't have a website to put the three files!} :_|
{so i can't use}
(Dad)
{edited because I can't whisper and type}
by deepsand
by dadspad
and I am not the only one giving the information. Where do you think I got the info. TechRepublic should fix the View All Post they said would eliminate the Maximum Length problem.
Dad
by deepsand
The issue of thread depth has been debated here since time immemorial; and, despite cogent argument & slavish pleas, TR has steadfastly refused to change in this regard.
TR [u]never[/u] said that they would provide for infinite depth; what they said was that they would [u]eliminate the initial inconsistency[/u] between the Classic view and the New one.
Bottom line, [b]we're stuck with it.[/b]
I havnt had any problems since the day after my original post, so Im guessing TR partially fixed the problem by eliminating the reply button from a certain thread depth in the view all posts. Thus reducing the number of errors by reducing the "abusers".
BUT, being the crafty, "problem" solving techies you are some have figured out what text string to enter into the url to reply to any post, regardless if the button is there. Am I guessing in the right direction?
**Edit. Added: **
If so the problem would seem to be more deeply rooted in the "OS" or content delivery system TR uses.
Out of curiosity any thoughts or opinions from web developers/designers out there?
by deepsand
and compare the URL of the Post being viewed with that of the Reply screen. In fact, one need not even execute a Reply to get the URL; simply roght-click on a Reply button, and you'll see the target URL. You'll see that only a certain specific character in the URL of the Post being viewed changes to yield the URL for the appropriate Reply page.
That this feature is hackable owes to the fact that TR is using, at least in part, an off-the-shelf system for this board, rather than one developed wholly in-house.
by deepsand
their 1st priority is to maximize the revenues from sponsors' ads and links, which means constant tweaks in an attempt to maximize resources devoted to ad content while not over-alienating members & losing eyeballs.
It's a delicate balance that they seek, and one that, if achieved, is temporary at best, owing to it's being a [u]negative equilibrium[/u].
Were this site operated by a Tier 1 Backbone provider, you can be dead certain that we'd be voting with our feet!
by deepsand
by tig2
The term "hack" can also be equated with "work-around"... ish. That is the spirit that Sandy uses the word.
Before you know it, they'll "fix" it. Bye-bye easy replies.
:)
by deepsand
1) Copy the URL that you're trying to reach;
2) Close the window or tab that's going nowhere fast;
3) Clear the browser's cache;
4) Open a new instance of the browser; and,
5) Paste the copied URL into the Address/Navigation bar & Go.
This doen't always have the desired effect, but often enough that it's worth the effort. If it fails, you're no worse off than before.
by michael jay
by dadspad
on any email I get from TechRepublic, click on a link and all I get is Page Not Found.
I finally went straight to the web site and it was up and could see the forums. I wonder if the urls changed suddenly and links did not work.
by deepsand
by deepsand
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