Rearranging things

[Rick]

I am moving the forums around, trying to arrange them so that they,

1. Make sense
2. Make the forum home page a little more condensed by using subforums.

Does this cause any problems for anyone?

What are your opinions of how this looks now?

[Scarlett]

I don't like religion being up by politics.

[Rick]

No problem, I put it back under Miscellaneous.

Maybe it needs it's own category?

[pioneer]

don't like that you have to click each area to know if there is new posts

[Scarlett]

Comma left hanging! (by politics)

[Grammar Rules]

don't like that you have to click each area to know if there is new posts

On my screen, I have a blue bar right below the big CENTEXTALK.COM label, and just under "TALK" is a "New Posts?" button. Click that, and all the new posts in any category come up.

[xzochye]

On my screen, I have a blue bar right below the big CENTEXTALK.COM label, and just under "TALK" is a "New Posts?" button. Click that, and all the new posts in any category come up.

This is what I use all the time. :)

[Rick]

don't like that you have to click each area to know if there is new posts
The little blue bubble indicates that there is a new post in that topic.

[Rick]

Comma left hanging! (by politics)
That's how I test if teachers are paying attention. :))

[pioneer]

thanks

[finalbowser]

As long as "Man Steals Pigs on Motorcycle" stays on the Home page, I am happy.

[Rick]

That was the Content Management page. I would like to get that organized as well.

[circle_c]

Still trying to figure out why I get an info atoms add in the bottom right hand corner of the forum from time to time when I go to new posts. Had it for a while thought it might resolve it self. I have a social network tracking me, but it's says it is blocked on this site, as it should be.

[Rick]

I haven't ever seen anything like that. It's not from here.

[circle_c]

Yeah, sure it's not, picked it up somewhere probably FB or sumpin. I'll figure it out when I least expect it.

[Rick]

I'm still experimenting with rearranging things.

I broke out the more popular forums so that the main page shows the latest topic.

Bear with me...:))

[Night Owl]

Guns need to be closer to NASCAR.:))

[RockinRita]

Guns need to be closer to NASCAR.:))

Preceded by religion???

[Night Owl]

YES!!!!! Religion, NASCAR, and GUNS!!!!!!:))

[Scarlett]

YES!!!!! Religion, NASCAR, and GUNS!!!!!!:))

Just start a topic called DEEP REDNECK SOUTH and put them all there...

[kantwin]

Just start a topic called DEEP REDNECK SOUTH and put them all there...

Hey, I represent - er, resent that.

[Night Owl]

So do I.:))

[kantwin]

So do I.:))

I'm living in that deep redneck south...Hard to get much more south than the UCLA.

[Night Owl]

And you love it!!!!:))

[kantwin]

Dang right.

[siamcat]

The new site looks good. It's also still really fast:07:.
Thank you Rick.

[circle_c]

I have noticed little if any interruptions whil you have been rearranging. Its a breeze moving about on the forum compared to what it was before with delays and all. You deserve a hand for you efforts.. here's are a couple for now...:clap Thank you sir..

[Rick]

Thanks, I still have to do the software upgrade. That'll require shutting it down for an hour or so.

The new host is awesome.

[ClickaNerd]

I'm still experimenting with rearranging things.

I broke out the more popular forums so that the main page shows the latest topic.

Bear with me...:))

My primary monitor is set to: 1280 x 1024 and your website is easy to read and use under that aspect ratio.

If you would like, I can have my nerds take screan shots under various browsers and sizes and make a report.

[Rick]

Thanks, but I don't think we need that. I use different computers between work, home, laptop, tablet and phone, and with the exception of the ad, it displays fine.

[xzochye]

So do I.:))

That explains you liking UT!

[Night Owl]

I am slowly changing my mind. Austin and the university is getting way to liberal for my liking.

[Rick]

Getting?

[Mestral]

I don't know what it is today, but the site is acting a lot like the old site. Slow loads and errors. And it isn't just me, anywhere you see a double post, it is likely a server error that caused it. My system will come back with "are you sure you want to leave this site?" and no matter which button I hit it will attempt a double post. If I do it immediately, it will say "60 seconds required between posts," but if I am multitasking and don't see it right away, it will double post.

Update: and just to top it off, it did it again on this post.

[Rick]

I'll see what I can find out.

[Rick]

Yes, it was very slow when I posted that.

[Rick]

Super fast on that one...lol

[siamcat]

I don't know what it is today, but the site is acting a lot like the old site. Slow loads and errors. And it isn't just me, anywhere you see a double post, it is likely a server error that caused it. My system will come back with "are you sure you want to leave this site?" and no matter which button I hit it will attempt a double post. If I do it immediately, it will say "60 seconds required between posts," but if I am multitasking and don't see it right away, it will double post.

Update: and just to top it off, it did it again on this post.

I get that message too. I just click "yes I want to leave this page" and my post shows up. The few times it doesn't I refresh after 5 minutes and repost if it's not there. So far I only had a couple double posts.

[Mestral]

Today at 4:16pm, I got a "database error," but it seemed to have posted normal.
Just thought you ought to know.

[Rick]

I haven't had any issues. I think I'm going to shut it down and perform the upgrade.

Also, I haven't received any database error email. So I wonder where the problem is.

[Night Owl]

In the code!:))

[kantwin]

In the code!:))

Ya THINK? LOL

[Night Owl]

Yes I do. I was trying to help Rick out since he asked.:)):))

[sojourner truth]

It may just be me, but when I change pages, it takes about 30 seconds for the next page to load where I can scroll down. Also, I will get the "wait" and then "do you want to navigate away from this page" stuff on about 90% of my posts.

It's acting about the same way as the old system as far as I can see, and it was really good when it first got upgraded.

[Rick]

When it happens, is it with the Quick Reply box?

I started on the upgrade last night, but it got too late to start messing with the database, not to mention, we had a good amount of users online, and I didn't want to kick them off. So hopefully tonight?

[kantwin]

Is the adult jokes section no longer open?
I tried to get in there to post a joke but couldn't get past the prompt for password.

[Rick]

No, it's open the password is listed in the description. It is "beer".

[Ludwig]

When it happens, is it with the Quick Reply box?

Yes. When I click on that box to post a reply I get the query "Do you want to leave this page" and when I click "yes" it puts me on the next page and tells me that I have to wait 30 seconds to post another message. Thankfully, it does accept and post the originally intended posting. Just a minor bother. Thanks for all you do.

[Rick]

I have turned off the "Advanced Quick Reply" option. The Quick Reply box is still here, it just has fewer options. We'll give that a shot.

[kantwin]

No, it's open the password is listed in the description. It is "beer".

Yeah, I knew that. . .LOL

[Rick]

I attempted the upgrade early this morning, backed up the database, and applied the upgrade. It all went well until I tried to go live and activate the "hooks" and it crashed. So I restored everything and will look into the reason it crashed.

[sojourner truth]

Thanx Rick...It may just be me again, but the time lag when switching from page to page, or from new posts or forum to read a thread is about 20 seconds. It isn't 100% of the time, but pretty close to it.

[Rick]

I haven't had those problems.

Has anyone had the "Are you sure you want to navigate..." popup since yesterday? I get it if I type something, then try to leave the page, but not when I just leave it.

[sojourner truth]

I only get the "do you want to navigate" thing if I have written something. I still have a 20 second gap just going from page to page even if I don't write anything. Again it just may be my mega kludge computer. Never buy a Viao.

[circle_c]

I have not in the last two days, and experience no delays today. hopping along good for me.

[Night Owl]

I get it about 1 of 10.

[siamcat]

I've gotten it twice today when typing a reply in the quick reply box. It's no big deal since I just hit "Yes, I want to leave." and my post shows up.
Speedwise I've had little problems. When it's lagging I just think it's my connection because it happens on other sites too.

[siamcat]

And this time it posted without the message in seconds:).

[Mestral]

I've gotten it twice today when typing a reply in the quick reply box. It's no big deal since I just hit "Yes, I want to leave." and my post shows up.
Speedwise I've had little problems. When it's lagging I just think it's my connection because it happens on other sites too.I get the same once in a while.

[ClickaNerd]

I don't know what it is today, but the site is acting a lot like the old site. Slow loads and errors. And it isn't just me, anywhere you see a double post, it is likely a server error that caused it. My system will come back with "are you sure you want to leave this site?" and no matter which button I hit it will attempt a double post. If I do it immediately, it will say "60 seconds required between posts," but if I am multitasking and don't see it right away, it will double post.

Update: and just to top it off, it did it again on this post.

It makes one wonder if web host providers give you max bandwidth until the wedding is over, then throttle bandwidth.

We use microsoft/bcentral/concentric.

Our servers are all cloud based, but depending on air temperature, the moons position in relation to the sun, and the number of hemorrhoids in the cloud managers bung hole that week, seems to determine the overall bandwidth and simultaneous TCPIP connections at any given moment.

Anyways, that has been my experience with hosting providers in the past 25 years.

[Rick]

LOL, there is no wedding. I am on a month to month basis so if I am not pleased, I'll look elsewhere.

[Mestral]

It makes one wonder if web host providers give you max bandwidth until the wedding is over, then throttle bandwidth.

We use microsoft/bcentral/concentric.

Our servers are all cloud based, but depending on air temperature, the moons position in relation to the sun, and the number of hemorrhoids in the cloud managers bung hole that week, seems to determine the overall bandwidth and simultaneous TCPIP connections at any given moment.

Anyways, that has been my experience with hosting providers in the past 25 years.
I know exactly what you mean, but it may be something outside the provider's control too. I notice, from time to time, that my other blog (which is so popular that sometimes I break out into two digits, base5, of readers) gets stormed with spam. And other times the storm dissipates. I would expect that sometimes providers get hit with something similar to a DDOS attack, and that would slow them down an awful lot.

Just a note, the base5 thing is a geek joke, but I don't know an emoticon to use for geek jokes.