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Software Update Issues

Andalublue said:
I don't know if this is related to the update or not, but in the past two ir three days I don't seem to be able to post images. I've tried with images downloaded from the internet; no luck. I then tried images from my computer, even images I have posted previously, and now they won't load. I get a red exclamation mark when I try to upload them.

I've never had this problem before. Could it be update-related?
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Using Mozilla by chance? Mozilla has flash blocked by default now due to security issues with it and I discovered that affects the dialog box for posting images.
 
Redress said:
Using Mozilla by chance? Mozilla has flash blocked by default now due to security issues with it and I discovered that affects the dialog box for posting images.
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Nope. I'm using Chrome.
 
CanadaJohn said:
I don't know if this is an issue or just something that I'm experiencing, but if I come back on the site and want to revisit a thread I've posted in, I will often go to the "New Posts" button at the top to see what threads have been active since I was last on and if I want to go into a thread I'll click on the green triangle next to that thread title to take me back to the last comment I posted in the thread so I can start reading from there. I've noticed today, however, that if I click the green triangle, it doesn't take me to my last post but takes me either to the next page after my last post or to the last page in the thread. It's minor and I simply have to backtrack to find my last post, but it is different from the way things were.
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Just a note to indicate this remains a problem, at least for me.
 
DiAnna said:
What a fun way to spend your weekend, eh guys? Seriously, I can't imagine how many hours went into this, and thank you so much.

As for the new "likes" system, the only thing I noticed was that it doesn't recognize me if there are more than 3 people liking the thread. On the old system, no matter how many "likes" the thread had, when I liked it, the word "You" was the first one in the list. Now I have to make sure I look at the "...and xx posters liked this" number to make sure it goes up by one, because if it goes down by one, it means I already liked the post and forgot, because I didn't see "Me" at the front of the list! :lol:
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It's set up to list them in order and there isn't a way to alter this. We still have some work to do on the button and hopefully can fix some of the issues with it.

PoS said:
Oh and the likes and stuff are only visible when you log in, when youre logged out they no longer show up.
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This is purposely turned off as it may create an issue with the SEO software.

Summerwind said:
Again nothing mind boggling, but I'm not liking that a lot more clicks open new tabs instead opening in the same tab. After five minutes or so I've got a dozen open tabs to close.
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Is this still happening?

CanadaJohn said:
Just a note to indicate this remains a problem, at least for me.
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Is this still a problem?
 
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RedAkston said:
Is this still a problem?
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Good morning Red,

As of this morning, when I checked in, it's still a problem at least for me. To recap, when I sign in and check my notifications and look at the list of those who quoted me, when I click on one to check it out and respond the system only goes directly to that post if it's on the last page of the thread. If it's on a previous page, the system sends me to the top of the last page and I have to scroll back through the thread to find the poster who quoted me in order to read the post and respond to it. It's a minor irritation if the thread isn't too active, but on an active thread I may have to scroll back several pages to find the right post. Maybe I got spoiled in the old system.

Edit - In addition, I just noticed the same thing seems to happen when I go to the "new posts" list and check out active threads. If I want to go back to a thread where I've posted in the past, I usually click on the grey triangle that's beside the green checkmark beside the title of the thread to go back to the last post I had in the thread so I can review what's been posted there since I last visited. Now, unless my last post is on the last page, the same thing happens as above - the system takes me to the last page of the thread and I have to scroll back pages to find my last entry.

Thanks again for all you do to keep things as great as they are.
 
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Schweddy said:
Also, I think we have resolved the caching issue.

Thanks!
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The cache issue is still happening with me - it takes me at between 5 - 12 attempts to load pages multiple times. It happens on the Spy page, replying to a post, opening up my Profile - everywhere. I've tried it with IE and Mozilla Firefox. I've been using the same Firefox with the same settings for years with no issues until the upgrade. I've got the wireshark captures that show I'm it's not me mixing booze and meds either! :cool:
 
Ockham said:
The cache issue is still happening with me - it takes me at between 5 - 12 attempts to load pages multiple times. It happens on the Spy page, replying to a post, opening up my Profile - everywhere. I've tried it with IE and Mozilla Firefox. I've been using the same Firefox with the same settings for years with no issues until the upgrade. I've got the wireshark captures that show I'm it's not me mixing booze and meds either! :cool:
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Have you cleared your cache and cookies? This worked for me.
 
I don't know if this is a problem, or just an individual setting. If I enter a thread for the first time and the thread has 55 pages... I read 3 pages, and make a comment on somebody's post, then leave the thread... when I later hit "Go to first new post" in the User Control Panel it takes me to the beginning of page 4.

Sounds like that's what "Go to first new post" might mean, but it used to take me to the end of the thread or after my last post. IOW, it would skip all the unread stuff in between, which is what I prefer.

Is this just a setting that I can change for myself?
 
RedAkston said:
Have you cleared your cache and cookies? This worked for me.
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I have Firefox setup so that it doesn't keep cookies and it's cleared each time it's closed. My cache is clean - still having the issue - It took 10 tries to open this thread.

I tried other websites I have bookmarked in other tabs during the 10 tries and all opened up without a hitch.
 
radcen said:
I don't know if this is a problem, or just an individual setting. If I enter a thread for the first time and the thread has 55 pages... I read 3 pages, and make a comment on somebody's post, then leave the thread... when I later hit "Go to first new post" in the User Control Panel it takes me to the beginning of page 4.

Sounds like that's what "Go to first new post" might mean, but it used to take me to the end of the thread or after my last post. IOW, it would skip all the unread stuff in between, which is what I prefer.

Is this just a setting that I can change for myself?
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Yep I've seen that too - when I click on someone who's quoted me, it stays at the top of the page and doesn't go directly to the persons post who quoted me. Since I have my setting to show 100 posts per page, I sometimes go to page 5, when the actual person who quoted me is on page 4. Not a big deal but I have to search / scroll or do a CTRL+F and search for my name or their name to find the actual quote.
 
Used to be I could hoover my cursor over a link and I could see the source at the bottom left of my screen. Not anymore. Is this something that changed during the upgrade?
 
azgreg said:
Used to be I could hoover my cursor over a link and I could see the source at the bottom left of my screen. Not anymore. Is this something that changed during the upgrade?
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That happened to me once, and the culprit happened to be me! I'd accidentally increased the size of my lower toolbar, and it was covering the source info! :lol:
 
DiAnna said:
That happened to me once, and the culprit happened to be me! I'd accidentally increased the size of my lower toolbar, and it was covering the source info! :lol:
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I can see it but it doesn't give me the url like it used to. The url it shows is debatepolitics plus a bunch of other stuff.

ESPN: The Worldwide Leader in Sports

Hover your cursor over that link and tell me what it shows?
 
azgreg said:
I can see it but it doesn't give me the url like it used to. The url it shows is debatepolitics plus a bunch of other stuff.

ESPN: The Worldwide Leader in Sports

Hover your cursor over that link and tell me what it shows?
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azgreg said:
It used to show me just the url, but now I get http://www.debatepolitics.com/redirect-to/?redirect+http%sA%f%Fespn.go.com%2F.............
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I get the redirect, but it still takes me there instantly. Hadn't noticed what I got before, I guess.
 
radcen said:
I get the redirect, but it still takes me there instantly. Hadn't noticed what I got before, I guess.
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It takes me there, but sometimes I don't want to give a site the click you know what I mean. It's a tiny thing I know, no big deal. I just posted it in case it was something to do with the update.
 
RedAkston said:
If you see an issue or something that doesn't quite look right with the new software update, please feel free to let us know. I will update the OP with current issues and the status of fixing these.

Issues
Likes button - this will eventually be moved to a "friendlier" location
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Good afternoon Red,

I'm not sure if you're still involved with issues with the upgrade but wanted to note that the problem I was having with clicking on a quote notification and going to its place in a thread still exists. To recap, as an example, I just clicked on a quote notification and it took me to page 2 of the thread, post 41, while the post I should have gone to was on page 1, post 21. It seems to take me directly to the proper post if I get it before the thread moves to another page but after that it goes directly to the top of the last page in the thread.

Is it possible that it's related to the number of posts per page I set my system at? I do 40 posts a page.
 
I've PM'd my thanks personally, but I just want to say a public and resounding thanks to Red and Serenity for getting my pic-uploading problem sorted. I believe it was Red's unstinting technical efforts that overcame the glitch, so top respec' (as urban Brit yoof would say) to him, and another personal thanks to the gorgeous Serenity for keeping me posted on the issue throughout.

If a volunteer-run debate forum can provide client service of this efficiency and with this degree of responsiveness, why the **** can't my ISP? I donate a couple of dollars month to DP, but pay Iberbanda (seriously, don't even think of using them, Spain-based DPers!) $40 per month for 1 Mbps and don't even get that.

Boy, DP rocks!

Thanks Red! Thanks Serenity! And thanks anyone else who has contributed, even if I'm not aware of your efforts.

Thanks.
 
RedAkston said:
We still have some "toying around" yet to do with the new system. I'm with you on this and it may be something we can get back. It's on my to-do list.
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It's probably been mentioned, but it gets more frustrating as time goes by. Sometimes the Like button doesn't show without at least one reset. And way too often, even with two to three refreshes, though the button appears, clicking on it doesn't do anything.
 
Am I the only one who suddenly quit getting email notifications when someone replies to a thread I've subscribed to?
 
Dittohead not! said:
Am I the only one who suddenly quit getting email notifications when someone replies to a thread I've subscribed to?
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I didn't have that active, so I wouldn't know.

I'm wondering if it's a case of just re-enabling it though.
 
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