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Laura M Forum Contributor Posts: 299 |
posted 25 September 2000 01:12 PM
   
After I post a reply and go back to the forum main page from the topic window, I end up with all light bulbs indicating unread posts. Any idea why or if I'm doing something out of sequence? If I close the window and go back to the home page and back into the forums, the correct light bulbs are lit. IP: Logged |
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Marc Smith Cheech Wizard Posts: 4119 |
posted 25 September 2000 06:06 PM
Are you saying they work differently now than they used to? IP: Logged |
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Laura M Forum Contributor Posts: 299 |
posted 25 September 2000 10:38 PM
Kind-of I'm "just a user" - so when stuff looks strange to me, I just keep going - figuring I did something wierd. But from my initial registration last year, 2 things are different, the light bulbs, and I have to type in my Username and PW every reply. I'm guessing the lightbulb thing started 4-5 months ago....just bugged me enough today to say something. No biggie - thanks for the site! IP: Logged |
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Laura M Forum Contributor Posts: 299 |
posted 25 September 2000 10:40 PM
Just happened - Sequence.... Click Post reply, wait...return to update page. Scroll to top, click on "The Cove Forum" - all light bulbs. Altho the user name and PW showed up for this post- must be a timing thing? IP: Logged |
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Marc Smith Cheech Wizard Posts: 4119 |
posted 25 September 2000 11:01 PM
Try going to PREFERENCES (near the top on the right of most forum pages) and deleting cookies. Also check the option for it to remember your password. You shouldn't have to sign in every time -- just once a year. I can't reproduce the problem here so there's not much else I can advise. There have not been any software changes for a long time. IP: Logged |
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Marc Smith Cheech Wizard Posts: 4119 |
posted 02 October 2000 11:51 AM
Are they working now or is the problem persisting? IP: Logged |
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Laura M Forum Contributor Posts: 299 |
posted 03 October 2000 07:15 PM
Don't know - haven't replied lately....will see now. IP: Logged |
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Laura M Forum Contributor Posts: 299 |
posted 03 October 2000 07:18 PM
Even better - I lost all the lightbulbs. That's happened before too. IP: Logged |
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Marc Smith Cheech Wizard Posts: 4119 |
posted 04 October 2000 06:11 AM
I don't know what to say. Mine work and no one else is complaining. All I can say is I think it's a cookie problem. IP: Logged |
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Roger Eastin Forum Wizard Posts: 345 |
posted 04 October 2000 08:25 AM
Marc, I lose the light bulbs after I reply to someone's message. I wait until I have read all the "light-bulbed" forums before I reply, because I have to look at the dates and times after I do this (instead of having the light bulbs tell me which are new posts). This has been happening for a few months now. It's a hassle, but I have adjusted my work method to compensate!! IP: Logged |
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Laura M Forum Contributor Posts: 299 |
posted 04 October 2000 08:44 AM
Its almost like the "column" that the lightbulbs are in gets too narrow after the reply is posted, so it just drops the graphic. Is that your experience too Roger? IP: Logged |
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Don Watt Forum Contributor Posts: 70 |
posted 04 October 2000 10:44 AM
Hi Laura, That's exactly what happens when I post a reply, but like Roger I've got used to working around it. IP: Logged |
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Roger Eastin Forum Wizard Posts: 345 |
posted 04 October 2000 04:36 PM
I haven't thought of it that way, Laura. It's possible. I guess we'll just have to wait for that great website captain -Mr.Smith- to answer the question!! IP: Logged |
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Laura M Forum Contributor Posts: 299 |
posted 04 October 2000 04:38 PM
At least I'm not the only one....I also have worked around it Marc. Quote: Jeez, now I know why many of my clients want to use "customer concern" instead of "complaint." Sorry, didn't mean to sound like a complaint, just an FYI! IP: Logged |
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Marc Smith Cheech Wizard Posts: 4119 |
posted 04 October 2000 05:28 PM
Not much I can do about it. I can only assume it is from the software change - but that was like last spring or so. I almost never go to the first page so I guess I don't think too much about it. If I find a solution I'll let you know. It has to do with cookies, but I guess it's in the perl script. Sorry folks. The folks who wrote the original software got a hair up their asses and tripled the price for the upgrade and - to be honest I just figured the current scripts are fulfilling the purpose and to heck with a software upgrade. So solly! IP: Logged |
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Laura M Forum Contributor Posts: 299 |
posted 04 October 2000 09:50 PM
Purpose is definately being fulfilled. I think I first noticed it after the Easter Eggs!!! IP: Logged |
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Marc Smith Cheech Wizard Posts: 4119 |
posted 05 October 2000 05:19 AM
That would have been about right, as I remember. IP: Logged |
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Marc Smith Cheech Wizard Posts: 4119 |
posted 25 May 2001 02:02 PM
Bump IP: Logged |
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Roger Eastin Forum Wizard Posts: 345 |
posted 28 May 2001 08:57 AM
Marc - is "Bump" some sort of alien message?! IP: Logged |
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Marc Smith Cheech Wizard Posts: 4119 |
posted 28 May 2001 03:05 PM
Somettimes someone e-mails me a question or I'm perusing old messages and see one I think might be better at or near the 'top' of a forum. To do this you have to leave a 'message'. In the past at boards I have 'frequented' some folks just posted 'bump' - as in to bump up. IP: Logged |
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