Forum bug report

[sunrunner_pei]

If you encounter a problem with our new software please report it here. Thanks!

[Nighthawk243]

I keep getting a login box that pops up:

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/5927/45163631pf7.th.jpg (http://img466.imageshack.us/my.php?image=45163631pf7.jpg)

[sunrunner_pei]

I keep getting a login box that pops up:

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/5927/45163631pf7.th.jpg (http://img466.imageshack.us/my.php?image=45163631pf7.jpg)

That should be gone now, try clearing your cache to be sure.

[Big Joe]

or u could give him the password shawn :lol:

[sunrunner_pei]

That won't do much good once the folder being referenced is removed. ;)

[jcasemore]

I had the same login screen and yes it's gone now.

[sunrunner_pei]

I had the same login screen and yes it's gone now.
Excellent! :thumbup2:

[92CamaroRS]

Link at the top left takes you to the homepage now instead of the forum.

dunno if its suppose to be that way but thats how i always got to the forum from the homepage.

[Arinoth]

For me the top page takes me to Home page OR forum. If I go to home and press the top, it takes me back. If I go to forum and enter a small forum, then press the top, it takes me back to forum.

[sunrunner_pei]

Link at the top left takes you to the homepage now instead of the forum.

dunno if its suppose to be that way but thats how i always got to the forum from the homepage.

For me the top page takes me to Home page OR forum. If I go to home and press the top, it takes me back. If I go to forum and enter a small forum, then press the top, it takes me back to forum.

The forum logo link has been changed back to the old behavior, it will now only link to the forums. :)

[Jchiasson]

At the bottom of each page is a drop down box, controls look of the site. If you change it to vBulletin 3 Default Style none of the buttons nor icons show correctly.

[sunrunner_pei]

At the bottom of each page is a drop down box, controls look of the site. If you change it to vBulletin 3 Default Style none of the buttons nor icons show correctly.

How is it working now, Joe? The images should now be fixed.

[ramairgt1]

The forum link in the upper left hand side of each page points to faownersclub instead of gaownersclub

[XoticGA]

The forum link in the upper left hand side of each page points to faownersclub instead of gaownersclub



That explains why it kept saying "Page Cannot Be Displayed" It was driving me nuts :lol:

[sunrunner_pei]

The forum link in the upper left hand side of each page points to faownersclub instead of gaownersclub

That explains why it kept saying "Page Cannot Be Displayed" It was driving me nuts :lol:

Who put the F and G keys side by side on the keyboard anyway? Refresh and try it now. :)

[Jchiasson]

How is it working now, Joe? The images should now be fixed.
Looks good Shawn!

[sunrunner_pei]

Note to self: Don't work on the site for 16 hours one day, then start again first thing the next morning. :lol:

[sunrunner_pei]

Looks good Shawn!

Thanks Joe. I'll be working on more styles as time goes on. For now I was concentrating on perfecting the classic style. Until then people are welcome to use the default styles, although they aren't very pretty.

[Jchiasson]

Thanks Joe. I'll be working on more styles as time goes on. For now I was concentrating on perfecting the classic style. Until then people are welcome to use the default styles, although they aren't very pretty.
I personally prefer the black text on white background. Oh in the same note, when switching to the "other" style it shows the default vBulletin logo top right of page instead of GAOC logo. But then again it prbably won't look right on the white background.

[sunrunner_pei]

I personally prefer the black text on white background. Oh in the same note, when switching to the "other" style it shows the default vBulletin logo top right of page instead of GAOC logo. But then again it prbably won't look right on the white background.

Exactly. I have not customized the default styles in any way at all. All will come in time. :)

[Jchiasson]

I know, just making sure there's a record of it.
By the way I've had some upgrades to databases, that have gone south and spent 30 + hours straight working on them. KUDOS to you for a very smooth upgrade!

[03GAmSE]

the Grand Am Owners Club link in the lower right corner doesn't work for me... page cannot be found

[sunrunner_pei]

the Grand Am Owners Club link in the lower right corner doesn't work for me... page cannot be found

Excellent. I'll work at it right away. :)

[sunrunner_pei]

the Grand Am Owners Club link in the lower right corner doesn't work for me... page cannot be found

Excellent. I'll work at it right away. :)

The link should be fixed now. :) Thanks!

[sunrunner_pei]

I know, just making sure there's a record of it.
By the way I've had some upgrades to databases, that have gone south and spent 30 + hours straight working on them. KUDOS to you for a very smooth upgrade!

Thanks Joe!

The secret to the success was that I did not upgrade our 'Live' database. I made a duplicate copy of our forums and upgraded it. Once everything was ready I did a quick rename of the folders, and the new forums were accessible. That way if something were to go wrong, the original forums were still sitting there available and 100% intact.

Not to mention the months of planning and the weeks of testing before attempting it for real. ;)

[Jchiasson]

Hehe, love those undocumented hours of pre upgrade strategies!

All though I have found another bug.....
After hitting the New Post link I get a list of all the threads with new posts, but if I hit the refresh button of my browser I do not get any New Threads, I only get new posts for the original threads that showed when the page first loaded.

[sunrunner_pei]

Hehe, love those undocumented hours of pre upgrade strategies!

All though I have found another bug.....
After hitting the New Post link I get a list of all the threads with new posts, but if I hit the refresh button of my browser I do not get any New Threads, I only get new posts for the original threads that showed when the page first loaded.

That isn't a bug, it's working as designed. To update the list click the 'new posts' link again.

Unlike the old software, the list does not get updated again until you click the link again. With the old software, it was updated dynamically every time the page refreshed. As well, it could update while you were changing pages, making missing new threads/posts possible.

With the new software, you click the 'new posts' link. You can then browse through the pages of new posts, and the list won't update again until you click the 'new posts' link again. That way you won't miss any posts.

Make sense? It's kind of hard to explain.

[Jchiasson]

Um, makes sense. So much for using the Auto refresh add-on in Firefox though....
;(

[Matt95GT]

That isn't a bug, it's working as designed. To update the list click the 'new posts' link again.

Unlike the old software, the list does not get updated again until you click the link again. With the old software, it was updated dynamically every time the page refreshed. As well, it could update while you were changing pages, making missing new threads/posts possible.

With the new software, you click the 'new posts' link. You can then browse through the pages of new posts, and the list won't update again until you click the 'new posts' link again. That way you won't miss any posts.

Make sense? It's kind of hard to explain.

I find it better that way... otherwise if I have 10+ pages to catch up on after a weekend, there will be 2-3 more pages by the time I hit the end. Then I have to go back to page 1-2 and see what I missed. I prefer the new style.

[Chain]

New link and uploads just disappear very strange.

[sunrunner_pei]

New link and uploads just disappear very strange.

Can you describe the issue a little more clearly? I'm not sure what it is you're having trouble with.

[Chain]

I am sure a mod deleted it I guess.
I had uploaded a pic and it uploaded in thumbnail instead of full pic.
( I was testing functions ) then I linked the pic which worked just fine.

About 10 hours or so later it was gone. So I figured it got deleted
by some Canandian hater :)




Here is the pic, another test to see if it thumbnails again.

[Big Joe]

I am sure a mod deleted it I guess.
I had uploaded a pic and it uploaded in thumbnail instead of full pic.
( I was testing functions ) then I linked the pic which worked just fine.

About 10 hours or so later it was gone. So I figured it got deleted
by some Canandian hater :)




Here is the pic, another test to see if it thumbnails again.

your test thread got moved to our test section...

http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80899

[Chain]

Omg we have a test thread section now? I can't keep up. :)

So are uploads supose to be thumbs now or am I doing something wrong.

[Big Joe]

Omg we have a test thread section now? I can't keep up. :)

So are uploads supose to be thumbs now or am I doing something wrong.

no they are thumbs, thats how the new version does it. And we have had a test section for years now chain, way to pay attention.

[Chain]

Dude you must have it hid like really good.
I look this morning, can't seem to find the testing section :(
I think you are pulling my Chain. LOL

get it pulling my Chain, :roflmfao: omg I crack myself up sometimes.

[Jchiasson]

Your not looking hard enough!

http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80899

[TheTrader]

This is not a bug, but more of a suggestion, at the top of the page your on in the forums, it shows your forum path (see atttached) it would be helpfull, and save alot of scrolling, to have this at the bottom of the page as well, so once you have scrolled down to the bottom of a thread, you can see your path and click back to wherever you want to go... many other forums I visit are like this, and it was not like this in the old software either, just something I would like to see!

[sunrunner_pei]

This is not a bug, but more of a suggestion, at the top of the page your on in the forums, it shows your forum path (see atttached) it would be helpfull, and save alot of scrolling, to have this at the bottom of the page as well, so once you have scrolled down to the bottom of a thread, you can see your path and click back to wherever you want to go... many other forums I visit are like this, and it was not like this in the old software either, just something I would like to see!

How's that?

[TheTrader]

How's that?


You my friend, are THE man!:D

Love it!

[sunrunner_pei]

You my friend, are THE man!:D

Love it!

So long as you remember that. :lol: Now you ow me a beer. :toast:

[Jchiasson]

Under our avatars there is an area where we can put a short saying or the likes. Shawn, yours says "Ice Boogies". My currently says "Registered User", which it is different than what it was before. I can't find the place to change that anywhere in my CP area. Any ideas?

[sunrunner_pei]

Under our avatars there is an area where we can put a short saying or the likes. Shawn, yours says "Ice Boogies". My currently says "Registered User", which it is different than what it was before. I can't find the place to change that anywhere in my CP area. Any ideas?

It should be in the UserCP, under 'Edit Profile' in the 'Optional Information' section. If it's not, let me know. I might have messed up the permissions settings. :)

[Matt95GT]

Under our avatars there is an area where we can put a short saying or the likes. Shawn, yours says "Ice Boogies". My currently says "Registered User", which it is different than what it was before. I can't find the place to change that anywhere in my CP area. Any ideas?

Go to your UserCP. Then click "Edit Profile" from the left. Under the second box "Optional Information - All information will be viewable by other forum members." there is an entry for "Custom User Title" which will show above your avatar.

Edit: :doh: beat me to it.

[Sweet98GA]

My thing in the upper right is telling me that I have 3 unread private messages, when I haven't had a private message in like 2 or three weeks. I went thru and "read" a whole bunch of them but it still tells me 3 unread

FOR THE RECORD-

i LOVE that the new posts doesn't update itself anymore... that shit was annoying as ****.

Secondly, i'd also like to say that I LOVE that when typing a quick reply, I can just hit the back button and it will take me right back to the new posts page. Previously you HAD to go to the drop down arrow on the back button and select the "search results" page. The go back right away thing is double sweet for me cause my mice all have the forward and back buttons on the left hand side so it just makes my cruising THAT much faster

[Jchiasson]

It should be in the UserCP, under 'Edit Profile' in the 'Optional Information' section. If it's not, let me know. I might have messed up the permissions settings. :)Got it.....thank you sir! Now you can go home and work on your "evening skills", see if you can bring them up to par with your "morning skills". :beer:

[sunrunner_pei]

My thing in the upper right is telling me that I have 3 unread private messages, when I haven't had a private message in like 2 or three weeks. I went thru and "read" a whole bunch of them but it still tells me 3 unread

FOR THE RECORD-

i LOVE that the new posts doesn't update itself anymore... that shit was annoying as ****.

Secondly, i'd also like to say that I LOVE that when typing a quick reply, I can just hit the back button and it will take me right back to the new posts page. Previously you HAD to go to the drop down arrow on the back button and select the "search results" page. The go back right away thing is double sweet for me cause my mice all have the forward and back buttons on the left hand side so it just makes my cruising THAT much faster

Gus, Is it possible that you have 3 unread messages, perhaps stored in another folder?

Oh, and I'm glad you like the new site! :)

[Sweet98GA]

yeah... I did... fuggin Joe... hit me back on 7/11 for "weather" bullshit from the gaoc meet thread or something like that... what a fawker! but yeah now that i've read them, i'm good

[sunrunner_pei]

yeah... I did... fuggin Joe... hit me back on 7/11 for "weather" bullshit from the gaoc meet thread or something like that... what a fawker! but yeah now that i've read them, i'm good

:woot:

[Big Joe]

yeah... I did... fuggin Joe... hit me back on 7/11 for "weather" bullshit from the gaoc meet thread or something like that... what a fawker! but yeah now that i've read them, i'm good

Blah! it was funny at the time

[XoticGA]

I've got a PM that won't go away, I can't delete it, or open it..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/xoticneon/wtf-1.jpg

[sunrunner_pei]

I've got a PM that won't go away, I can't delete it, or open it..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/xoticneon/wtf-1.jpg

Wow, that looks like a legitimate problem there, Trish! :) I'll look and see if there's anything I can do.

[sunrunner_pei]

I just ran a database repair, is it still showing up?

[XoticGA]

Yep, still there

[Jchiasson]

and it's been there since 1969! :lol:

[XoticGA]

All better :)

[sunrunner_pei]

:woot:

[Chain]

I have noticed messages I have already read and not replys after I read it.

But I come back a day later and I have 50 already read post saying they are new.
You know like it is yellow like I didn't read it.
Anyone else notice this?

[matts]

ok, a possible problem and suggestion

problem: is it just me or is the new page really slow at loading? i've got broadband, so it's not a dial-up problem. and other sites load quick like they should. it does it when i click to come here, when i try and post a reply (whether it's short or long), anytime.

the suggestion: i miss the drop down box to jump forums. the new thing you put at the bottom of the screen is a big help, don't get me wrong. if you don't want the drop down box like we used to have then i guess i'll live with the new setup.

[jcasemore]

I have noticed messages I have already read and not replys after I read it.

But I come back a day later and I have 50 already read post saying they are new.
You know like it is yellow like I didn't read it.
Anyone else notice this?

Same here.
It says 25 pages (or 500 threads) are new. About 6 pages in there is a little bar that says something like "the following messages are not new buy have unread replies".
Also when I view a thread under "new posts" sometimes it shows every post as unread instead of going to the last post I read.

[sunrunner_pei]

Same here.
It says 25 pages (or 500 threads) are new. About 6 pages in there is a little bar that says something like "the following messages are not new buy have unread replies".
Also when I view a thread under "new posts" sometimes it shows every post as unread instead of going to the last post I read.

We made a setting change, once you mark the forums as read, it will start counting over (and more accurately) from now on. You're seeing the new posts from the last 14 days.

[sunrunner_pei]

ok, a possible problem and suggestion

problem: is it just me or is the new page really slow at loading? i've got broadband, so it's not a dial-up problem. and other sites load quick like they should. it does it when i click to come here, when i try and post a reply (whether it's short or long), anytime.

the suggestion: i miss the drop down box to jump forums. the new thing you put at the bottom of the screen is a big help, don't get me wrong. if you don't want the drop down box like we used to have then i guess i'll live with the new setup.

We got rid of the drop-down box because it is a server-intensive process to generate the HTML for that box on each and every page. Our forums are getting larger and larger, we've got to do what we can to preserve resources and prevent slowdowns.

I'm giving the server a reboot in a minute, that should clear up any speed issues. :)

[matts]

okie dokie on the drop down box. and the page seems to be loading normal now. thanks buddy

[sunrunner_pei]

No problem! :)

[urweak]

Same here.
It says 25 pages (or 500 threads) are new. About 6 pages in there is a little bar that says something like "the following messages are not new buy have unread replies".
Also when I view a thread under "new posts" sometimes it shows every post as unread instead of going to the last post I read.


yea i hate this setting, is there a way i can remove it?

[99GrandAMSE]

As soon as you mark everything as read, it will go back to normal ... the issue with back dating everything for a couple weeks is only a one time issue :)

[Chain]

Hmmm I can't find the mark all read tab? Honest I did look

[TheTrader]

Hmmm I can't find the mark all read tab? Honest I did look

me too.....

[Jchiasson]

I found it on the main forum index, right at the bottom of the forum listings.

[Chain]

I found it on the main forum index, right at the bottom of the forum listings.

yep found it, just had to go to main index to use it.
Now I feel so much better :)

[sunrunner_pei]

It's also in the navbar (The menu across the top) in the Quick Links drop-down. :)

[mutt421]

Not really a bug, but more of a question.... What are the green dots that show up in our profile next to our posts?

[sunrunner_pei]

Not really a bug, but more of a question.... What are the green dots that show up in our profile next to our posts?

It's 'reputation'. We're just testing it out, and we may disable it again, but you can assign reputation to fellow members. The more reputation a member has, the more green dots. :)

[mutt421]

Pretty much like the old trader rating? Guess it only works as well if members use it. I like the idea, maybe it will stick around. Also keep up the great work. I love the way the new site works, very easy to navigate now.

[Chain]

It's 'reputation'. We're just testing it out, and we may disable it again, but you can assign reputation to fellow members. The more reputation a member has, the more green dots. :)wow I learn something new every day. LOL
I didn't even notice it.

[matts]

i noticed it, but didnt know what it was for. chain, you give me rep points and i'll give you rep points :lol:

[urweak]

As soon as you mark everything as read, it will go back to normal ... the issue with back dating everything for a couple weeks is only a one time issue :)

there back agian, i just have one extra page of stuff instead of like 10 like last time, do i have to mark the forums read everytime i come here to get rid of these annoying option?:mad:

now its up to like 4 extra pages.............

[sunrunner_pei]

there back agian, i just have one extra page of stuff instead of like 10 like last time, do i have to mark the forums read everytime i come here to get rid of these annoying option?:mad:

now its up to like 4 extra pages.............

Yes. The forum actually tracks which threads you have read, so just like your email, if you don't want to read them, you've gotta mark them as read.

The huge benefit to this system is that if your visit is interrupted, you can easily still catch up on the old threads. No more cookie timeouts, no more flaky coming online and everything is marked read on you.

[Chain]

Yes I love it so much easyer to keep up on my favorite soap.

As the GAOC turns. :chain: