Forum bugs (was Message Bumping)

[Astroman]

Hi,

I have noticed OLD read messages keep appearing as NOT read. After I have read them they go back to a read state. It is quite confussing thinking that an old thread may have had a reply, so I read it and it's the same. Any idea what might be happening? :scared2:

[Starkler]

Im seeing the same :confused:

[asimov]

Me too, rather annoying actually.

[Volans]

Me three...I've been using the "Mark thread/forum as read" function a fair bit. No doubt once the software is threatened with a 20 pound sledgehammer all will be well :P

Peter.

[asimov]

Another thing thats bugging me is once you've created a new thread & posted it, the thread is not visible until someone replies. If you want to get back & edit your thread/post or whatever, you have to find your thread by going to the part of the forum you originally posted it in.

[[1ponders]]

Yes this one is taking some getting used to.

Still some tweaking to do I guess.:confused:

[ving]

nothing forum wise phases me really.... i have barely noticed the changes..
i swear i walk around with my eye closed. :rolleyes:

[janoskiss]

I dislike that too. But I think you can use the "Today's posts" link from the "Quick Links" menu and see all the posts. I guess it's just a matter of getting used to the new setup.

[Mick]

Yes it's confusing, I mainly use the New Posts tab and instead of getting 3 or 4 pages it's loading 12 or 13 :confused:

[mojo]

That did happen to me as well. But it's ok now. I think it might be a cookie issue. Try logging out and logging back in again.

If not, it might be a forum bug. Will have a look at it.

[iceman]

I'm not sure what you mean by this.. Are you talking about in the "New Posts" link?

[ballaratdragons]

This sucks! I made a post but I can't go edit it, coz the thread just ain't there any more. What a confusing set-up.

Geez, I come to make the occasional post and get this run-around. I was under the impression that upgrades were to make things easier, not harder or non-existant!

[RAJAH235]

Mike n Mojo. How's the 'Last Time You Visited' work, (up top, right)? I have been logged on since ~7.00 pm, & it shows me as 'last visited at 9.42 pm'? Is this correct? I have made a few posts etc.. reloaded, 'marked this forum read' etc,,, Cleared cache etc.. Hasn't changed the 'time' tho! (Still here @ 10.29 pm.) :confuse2:
:D L.
Firefox 1.5.0.1 & IE 6...
ps. Interesting tho, When I make a post, I see it immediately... Apparently, lots do not! :shrug: :P
pps. I have the 'edit & quote' + 'save, go advanced, delete & cancel' buttons all avail...np.

[gaa_ian]

I have certainly lost the ability to see the posts i have just made too ! They do not appear as a new post ?
Using Mozilla Firefox 1.07

[iceman]

I don't understand your problem. When I make a post and press submit, I am taken to the entire thread and I can see my post (and edit if I wish). If I go back to "New Posts", yes I don't see the thread anymore because i've read the entire contents of the thread - therefore it's not new anymore.

Maybe try using the "Today's Posts" instead of "New Posts".


No need for the attitude Ken. The ugprade wasn't done to make things difficult for you.


I believe it's the last time you visited the fourm - I wouldn't expect it to update while you're still browsing etc. It probably changes when you've closed the browser and stayed away for 15 minutes or more.. Will test it out later.


Ian, try what I suggested to Ken.
Do you use the "Quick Reply" box, or "Go Advanced"? If you click "Submit Reply", doesn't it take you to the thread you just replied to, with your post at the bottom?

[33South]

FWIW - My observations on various problems

Missing Attatchment button - fixed by flushing cache on one of my machines, the others were ok.

Posting a msg/replying - didnt notice any problems

Last visited time - seems as I would expect,gets correctly reset on next login if I click Log Out, or exit and wait about 15 minutes.

Logo background image with Christmas Hat appearing/disappearing- Flush cache and start from http://www.iceinspace.com.au/ - No hat
Flush cache go directly to forums http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/ - Yes hat
As the files have the same name whichever is loaded in cache is then always used until flushed.

[gaa_ian]

You are correct Mike
What does not happen is for my posts to appear when I hit the "New posts" button.
Same for the "User CP", until I hit the show all subscribed threads button.
It was not like this previously, Ijust checked with this post.
Hitting the browser refresh button does not help either.
Just iritations really, not a huge drama :-)

[[1ponders]]

Yeah that's right Ian.

Once you've written your reply to a thread, after the clicking the "Post Quick Reply" you should be taken back to the thread with your new post at the bottom. When you click "new post" the thread you were just in won't be there, as you have already been there when you read your response post.

[cometcatcher]

The moon phase thing is broke. Apparently we are having another full moon on Feb21. It's only been a couple of days since the last one.

[mojo]

oops. It certainly is broke. I'll have a look at it later. Thanks.

[janoskiss]

When I edit a post all newlines get deleted. This is very annoying when a post contains quotes and several paragraphs. See this thread for an example: http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?p=92902

Ken, if you're still with us, just use Quick Links -> Today's Posts to see all the posts. With "New Posts" you won't see any threads you have read already (which includes those you have just posted in it).

[iceman]

Steve, can you tell me what you have under "User CP" for the editor you use? Wysiwyg, standard, or enhanced.

[janoskiss]

Under User CP -> Edit Options -> Miscellaneous Options I have:
Standard Editor - Extra formatting controls

[janoskiss]

I switched to "Basic Editor" but the problem persists.

[janoskiss]

The editing problem seems to be browser dependent. Firefox works as expected, but Konqueror seems to dislike the new setup. :shrug: Ah well, I might have to just go with Firefox. Text-only browser does not work as well as it used to either (preserves newlines but does not wrap text so a lot of scrolling for editing/writing paragraphs longer than one sentence).

[mojo]

I like Konqueror but for me, it's never been quite right. I *really* want to love it, but it makes it difficult sometimes with it's idiosyncracies.
vbulletin relies heavily on javascript. Which makes for some nice features, but also means it's more likely to break on some browsers.

[janoskiss]

Yes, there is the odd site/function I need to fire up Firefox for, but Konqueror works for me 99+% of the time and it has functionality I use daily, that no other browser can provide (understands protocols like sftp, fish, imap etc with FM integration). I wonder how Safari (Apple's konqueror derived browser) would cope with the new IIS setup. I'll give it a go next time I get my hands on a Mac.