Software Problems on Some forums.

Hard Ball · November 25, 2000, 02:20 PM

I cannoy bring up past threads or I just get what seems to be the top thread on each page but not any of the otgers. This happened this morning on General Discussion and Legal and Political. I could be doing something wrong, but I don't have this problem on some other forumst

Caeca Invidia Es · November 25, 2000, 02:32 PM

If this is something that just started this morning, have you made any changes to your computer since the last time you logged in?

**Rich Lucibella** · November 25, 2000, 04:47 PM

HB-
I'm getting about 30 "bug reports" a day. Far and away, most are actually a misundersdanding of the new software. In your case, I think the problem is real. However, as I've not received a single email on this issue, I think the problem may be at your Browser.
Rich

**Mal H** · November 25, 2000, 07:28 PM

Like Rich said it sounds like it may be in your browser. I don't see how you could be doing anything overt to cause it.

Are you getting only one thread listed within the dark blue horizontal borders or are you getting the one thread and then a lot of empty space between the borders?

Hard Ball · November 25, 2000, 10:11 PM

I just tried General Discussions again. As a test I set for last 20 days which gave 9 pages of threads. I got one thread and then a lot of empty space between the borders for each page except except for page 9 which was normal (what I see on a number of other forums).
What puzzles me, is that I have made no changes to my computer or software and I do not seem to have the problem with many other forums.
Just to be sure I just tried Close Combat and the Revolver Forums and had no problems.

Hard Ball · November 26, 2000, 05:32 PM

On a forum which doesn't work I see the first thread on each page and then a blue bar with two pale grey bars above it. No threads appear but ocasionally there will be a fragment of data in one of the grey bars such as a name or a date. If I select show threads for the last five or ten days I see the same thing on every page except the last one which is normal and displays the threads properly.
As a test I just looked at the first ten forums on the forums display. Of the ten five worked properly and five did not, Since my browser is the same in each case is the same and I assume that the softeare which creates the thread display is presumably the same I can't see why I get this mixed 50%good-%95 bad result.

**Rich Lucibella** · November 26, 2000, 07:38 PM

What Browser are you using?
Rich

November 26, 2000, 05:32 PM	#6
Hard Ball Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 1999 Location: California Posts: 3,925	What I See On a forum which doesn't work I see the first thread on each page and then a blue bar with two pale grey bars above it. No threads appear but ocasionally there will be a fragment of data in one of the grey bars such as a name or a date. If I select show threads for the last five or ten days I see the same thing on every page except the last one which is normal and displays the threads properly. As a test I just looked at the first ten forums on the forums display. Of the ten five worked properly and five did not, Since my browser is the same in each case is the same and I assume that the softeare which creates the thread display is presumably the same I can't see why I get this mixed 50%good-%95 bad result.

November 25, 2000, 02:20 PM	#1
Hard Ball Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 1999 Location: California Posts: 3,925	I cannoy bring up past threads or I just get what seems to be the top thread on each page but not any of the otgers. This happened this morning on General Discussion and Legal and Political. I could be doing something wrong, but I don't have this problem on some other forumst

November 25, 2000, 02:32 PM	#2
Caeca Invidia Es Staff Alumnus Join Date: November 18, 1999 Location: Earth Posts: 834	If this is something that just started this morning, have you made any changes to your computer since the last time you logged in?

November 25, 2000, 04:47 PM	#3
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	HB- I'm getting about 30 "bug reports" a day. Far and away, most are actually a misundersdanding of the new software. In your case, I think the problem is real. However, as I've not received a single email on this issue, I think the problem may be at your Browser. Rich

November 25, 2000, 07:28 PM	#4
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	Like Rich said it sounds like it may be in your browser. I don't see how you could be doing anything overt to cause it. Are you getting only one thread listed within the dark blue horizontal borders or are you getting the one thread and then a lot of empty space between the borders?

November 25, 2000, 10:11 PM	#5
Hard Ball Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 1999 Location: California Posts: 3,925	I just tried General Discussions again. As a test I set for last 20 days which gave 9 pages of threads. I got one thread and then a lot of empty space between the borders for each page except except for page 9 which was normal (what I see on a number of other forums). What puzzles me, is that I have made no changes to my computer or software and I do not seem to have the problem with many other forums. Just to be sure I just tried Close Combat and the Revolver Forums and had no problems.

November 26, 2000, 07:38 PM	#7
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	What Browser are you using? Rich