The 'What's wrong and other fixes' thread

[Almost_lost]

Re: The 'What's wrong and other fixes' thread

I second the un user friendly version for cell phone. It doesn't format to mobile at all. Is that a fixable thing or should we just get over it?

I dont seem to have a problem using it on my mobile, its the same as on the computer, just tinier.

[Medusa]

Re: The 'What's wrong and other fixes' thread

I dont seem to have a problem using it on my mobile, its the same as on the computer, just tinier.

Before there was a friendlier version on my cell. It was pretty much a box of text only with no images etc. Was alot easier.

[Medusa]

Re: The 'What's wrong and other fixes' thread

So how does one go about being able to make a blog?

[Beast]

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I am not going to steal the quote from the Geiko commercial.... no matter how much people think I look like a caveman!

After clicking on Blogs (between Forum and What's New? you see the main, front page of the Blogs area. Shown there, are the most recent blogs. Over on the right hand side of the page, (above the three tabs saying Recent, Most Popular and Best) is Create New Post. That all it is. Click it and go to town. There's some confusing stuff that might pop up later... like where to put it: Staff or Supporter Blogs. But it's mostly straight forward. Have any more questions or if you have trouble with it, don't hesitate to yowl!!

Once you've created one, you can go back to look at it, and any others you've posted, by clicking on My Blogs, in the upper left.




At least, that's what's supposed to happen. I hope I didn't break it again...

~Chain

[Medusa]

Re: The 'What's wrong and other fixes' thread

I am not going to steal the quote from the Geiko commercial.... no matter how much people think I look like a caveman!

After clicking on Blogs (between Forum and What's New? you see the main, front page of the Blogs area. Shown there, are the most recent blogs. Over on the right hand side of the page, (above the three tabs saying Recent, Most Popular and Best) is Create New Post. That all it is. Click it and go to town. There's some confusing stuff that might pop up later... like where to put it: Staff or Supporter Blogs. But it's mostly straight forward. Have any more questions or if you have trouble with it, don't hesitate to yowl!!

Once you've created one, you can go back to look at it, and any others you've posted, by clicking on My Blogs, in the upper left.




At least, that's what's supposed to happen. I hope I didn't break it again...

~Chain

Nope.
I have attached a screen cap. I think maybe because I am not a supporter or staff is the problem. So..how do I be a supporter and is that ready to go? I see the donate button. But is there a certain amount I donate to make me a supporter etc?

[ChainLightning]

Re: The 'What's wrong and other fixes' thread

Oh damn. Yeah Medusa, that's what the deal is. Supporters can see it, to create new posts, as well as all the staff. We'll have to wait for Juni, or someone that's already used the donate button, since I don't know if there's a minimum or an amount-per-annum kind of deal or what. But as soon as you get the new badge you should see the new feature/ability.

[Juniper]

Re: The 'What's wrong and other fixes' thread

There is no annual set price set up yet. Since so many people were asking for the donate button, I just wanted to get it there, but it is fully functioning now. I think the minimum that someone can donate at this point is $5 (I believe it's automatically adjusted per country, if you are not using USD). Basically, what happens is if you press the "Donate" button it will take you to a page where you set the amount you want to donate by selecting an amount or custom from the drop down menu. Pressing Submit will redirect you to the paypal site. From there you will either log in or use their "Don't have a paypal account?" link.

Once you've gone and submitted everything, Myself, Chan and Thal will be notified that a donation has been made and we will accept it and move the person who donated into the supporter usergroup. ^_^

[ChainLightning]

Re: The 'What's wrong and other fixes' thread

Ahh, whew! Thanks Juni!

[thalassa]

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*pssst...is there a reason this is locked?

[Juniper]

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Beats me. It wasn't earlier.

[Medusa]

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Thanks! I'll be donating next paycheck!

[Yazichestvo]

Re: The 'What's wrong and other fixes' thread

I don't know how to ask this, so I'll just post it here bluntly. Did this forum really lose all but the last 3 of my posts, not to mention any threads I may have ever posted? I cannot access them from my profile or search for them.

[ChainLightning]

Re: The 'What's wrong and other fixes' thread

I don't know how to ask this, so I'll just post it here bluntly. Did this forum really lose all but the last 3 of my posts, not to mention any threads I may have ever posted? I cannot access them from my profile or search for them.

All of the posts made prior to switching to vBulletin seem to have a different way of being accessed from the db than the newer posts. That is, SMF used a different method. Because of that, your posting history (including using the search function) won't show the posts. They're still there, in the threads. The threads still exist. They just can't be searched or even browsed from the profile's history.

Your post count shows 43. So there's a lot more than just 3 posts, of yours, on the forum.

[Yazichestvo]

Re: The 'What's wrong and other fixes' thread

All of the posts made prior to switching to vBulletin seem to have a different way of being accessed from the db than the newer posts. That is, SMF used a different method. Because of that, your posting history (including using the search function) won't show the posts. They're still there, in the threads. The threads still exist. They just can't be searched or even browsed from the profile's history.

Your post count shows 43. So there's a lot more than just 3 posts, of yours, on the forum.

Well, that is a slight relief. However, even if these posts and threads are still around in theory, I still have no idea how to access them.

[Juniper]

Re: The 'What's wrong and other fixes' thread

If you click on your name (or anyone's name) next to a post, it will open a sub menu where you can select "Show Forum Post" and it will bring up a page that displays your posting history since the switch to vBulletin. But as Chain already explained, anything from SMF is unfortunately not searchable because of the difference in encryption from SMF to vBulletin. I really wish I had a better answer for you about this.