Since we're using a new software now which will undoubtedly have some kinks to work out, I thought I'd start a new thread.
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Since we're using a new software now which will undoubtedly have some kinks to work out, I thought I'd start a new thread.
How do I get the board to remember me when I log in? At the moment I have to enter my username & password each time even though I clicked 'remember me'. I couldn't see any option in the user profile to keep me logged in.
It's remembering me - odd. Are you using Firefox or Internet Explorer?
It's remembering me as well, and I'm using IE
I'm using Internet Explorer. Also every time I exit and log in again, the time I last visited is still 10.17 am my time, even though the time is now 11.30 am here.
FP it's doing the time thing to me too. It's saying I last visited yesterday at 8:57 PM even though I visited twice earlier today
Oh well, this must be a temporary problem, because it's also saying the date is 8/16 when it is 8/18 in Australia.
The problem appears to have been solved since I restarted the computer.
The time is off for me. It is 9:52 pm Central and it says its 2:52 am! Somewhere in the profile I found where it is set to Western Europe time. I changed it to Central, but it didn't save it.
Otherwise, everything looks great. I don't know how you get it all done, Soda! Thanks so much for all your hard work.
I had problems last night as the board was telling me I couldn't post as I wasn't online, yet it had me registered as being online. I kept logging in and it still wouldn't recognise me. Restarting the whole computer fixed it!! Probably just teething problems.
The profile also made me 9 months younger
Great job, Soda. Once all the initial glitches are all worked out, this is going to be a really cool board. I already see a lot of new features that I'm going to like a lot. I'm sure the conversion wasn't nearly as seamless as you made it appear, but it looks like it will be worth all of the effort you are putting into it.
I go away for a couple of days and you all:grouphug: try to move away so I can't find you!:fingerwag:!!
Seriously--It looks great Soda--great job once again! You go over and above to take care of this board and it is very much APPRECIATED!
Thank you so much, guys! I am trying hard to make this as best as I can! When we got hacked recently, I thought, "I need a board with better security." I got vBulletin as a result, and now I find there are a lot of other things I like about it. While it was indeed a lot of work to do the changeover and there is more work to come, in the end, the hacking was kind of a blessing in disguise. It's given us a better board! :)
Hopefully the log-in and time issues are the most serious we'll have. I'm glad it appears that re-starting one's computer has worked on those problems (so far)!
Are the options for color posts, bold, and italic somewhere?
Also, how do you get a smiley inside the post? Whenever I click on one it goes up to the title of the thread instead of beside my words.
Trivial, I know. Sorry.
Brooke, you can find those settings at the tap Setting & Options and than Edit Options
And I can't also work with the smilies..
Oops, I read the FAQ on how to get the smiley!
Aah Good idea! :D
The features you want can be changed using your settings. I admit it's not very clear!
- Go to your CP
- Select "Edit Options"
- Scroll down to "Miscellaneous Options" where you will see "Message Editor Interface."
- Using the drop-down menu, select "Enhanced Interface - Full WYSIWYG Editing." (For the curious - WYSIWYG stands for "What You See Is What You Get.")
If you've done all that and still aren't seeing the formatting options, it's a board glitch.
I'll investigate making that the default rather than "Standard."
Edited to Add: This has been changed to be the default, so you don't have to do the whole User CP thing unless you want to change it BACK to the plain standard.
Once you do that, you'll also see the smilies on the side.
The reason that the ones you have selected in the past - the ones at the bottom - always go in the title line are because they are "post icons." They are to indicate whether your thread is something you're mad about, happy about, etc. Certainly, in the absence of the smilies on the right due to your standard text editor, it's understandable you'd get confused by that! So, to make it short and sweet:
Smilies at the bottom are "post icons" that go in the title; smilies on the side are the ones that go into your post.
I was asked about e-mail notifications:
You have to go into your CP to get notified of replies; click on "Edit options" and then scroll down to "Default Thread Subscription Mode." There, you can select whether or not you want to receive e-mail notifications when someone posts to a topic.
P.S. I changed the title of the thread to be more clear, since I realize that asking about features might not naturally be seen as a "board glitch."
Thanks Soda! I'm very old and 'puter challenged!:doh::lol:
Thanks Soda!
Also, I'd like to point out that in order to check private messages, you need to click on the "Private Message" link in the upper right hand corner. It's under "Welcome" and "You last visited.." If you've got a friend request or something, the link will say "Your Notifications" rather than "Private Message." You can also select to be notified of private messages via e-mail.
To get e-mail notifications of PMs:
1. Go to User CP
2. "Edit Options" on the side panel
3. Scroll down to the "Messaging & Notification" category
4. Check the box for "Receive E-mail Notification of New Private Messages"
That's also where you can check or uncheck the PM pop-up notification.
What does 'add infraction' for a member mean?
That's something only moderators and admins can do. While we've never had to implement it, we do have that "three strikes" thing in the Terms of Service and the infractions are how we keep track of that. Three "infractions," or "strikes," and you're out!
"Security token missing" - got this when I logged in a second ago. I just re-opened the message board and it allowed me to proceed as normal. Weird.
I'm still not real great on the computer so I need to ask a question. I received a Private Message from a Jessie. After I answered it, I deleted the message. BUT everytime I go to change threads I still get a "pop-up" window that tells me I have a message, How do I get the "pop-up" to go away? On the right side of the screen under Private Messages it shows unread 0 and total 0.
How weird! Try logging out and logging back in again. That should "Clear the cookies."
And if you never want to get another pop-up, you can disable it in your Control Panel - it's under "Edit Options."
I made a few adjustments in the code. Glad it worked!
I keep checking the box on 'remember me', but so far it hasn't. Is there a setting I need to adjust?
Hmm. I'm not sure what the problem is there! I'll look into it. Has anyone else had this problem?
I don't use it. For 'safety;-)' I tend to log in and put in the password every time.
There's a problem in the 'Powers that ...' section this morning:shock:
There are problems all over the board this morning. It looks as if someone is on the case now as they are starting to disappear. Looks like all our "new members" that we got overnight are causing a lot of problems.:oops: Poor Nancy!!! We are behind you Nancy--if you need any help or support, you know where you can get it!!!
Yeah indeed. Spam attack :(
Yeah, I just took care of it - with the help of some moderators. Also, thanks to TimothyBFan for calling me as soon as she noticed - DonFan too! I appreciate you guys looking out for the board.
I've made it so that all new members have to be verified before posting now, so this shouldn't happen again.
Thanks Nancy--you are our fearless leader!!! My eyes were rather shocked this morning when they gazed upon what they saw instead of our beloved Eagles!!!:eyebrow:
Thanks Nancy! I send you an email when I saw it!
I hope it never happen again!
Yeah - I was rather shocked this morning when I got up. I deleted everything that was on the board at the time, but then I had to leave and go to my mom's house. It appears that the spammers weren't finished after I left. Oh well - it's a shame that new members won't be able to post immediately after registering, but if that's the only way to control this kind of thing, then we gotta do what we gotta do.
Yea Nancy! way to do some fast acting! good job!