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Announcements & Tech Support => Web forum hosting => Topic started by: Antigen on August 07, 2008, 12:55:33 PM
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Hey, anybody got $35 to pay a consultant to convert back to phpbb3?
Thanks,
Ginger
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Looks like we're underway. We'll have a short outage for a couple of hours when the final conversion goes through either tonight or tomorrow.
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why are you switching back?
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Cause SMF sucks, basically. So many useful things we can't do with it, like ferinstance just order the damned forums in the index by last post time. That'd be cool, eh? Also, if done right, we might actually recover all or much of Deb's link collections among other things.
More than that, though, it's just a more used and so better supported project. I was a damned fool for pushing Mike into it for dumb reasons.
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Gingy, just remember that the message is more important than the media
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Yeah, well, the media has to be usable or people won't use it then there will be no message.
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Yeah, well, the media has to be usable or people won't use it then there will be no message.
will moderators be able to see info about posters again?
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What is the BFD about moderators access?
Anybody with a brain can 'track someone down', can't they?
Besides: if you post on a PUBLIC forum, that should say
it all right there. Why all the secrecy?
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Does it mean that we have to convert 1000 of links from Fornits Wiki again?
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I'll leave the smf version up but locked at least for awhile. I can probably also do some server rewrite mojo to translate smf urls to phpbb3 ones. I'll try not to leave you hanging, though.
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The conversion will be underway shortly. When this happens, the SMF version of the forum (this one) will be locked down and links will be posted to redirect you to the new, pbpbb3 forum. Hopefully this will allow a lot of the older links to work and generally bring back the "old" forum atmosphere.
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Antigen and Psy,
Thanks for all you do. I know these conversions are a pain, and you're doing your best to provide a good forum.
Auntie Em
P.S. I did like having the images displayed as links--I could choose which images to access, rather than all or nothing if I turn images on/off. Just fyi, no worries.
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SMF forum does not seem to be available as of yet?
Posts appear subject to "moderator approval" prior to appearing, and yet, there are apparently no "moderators." This may have something to do with the phenomenon that no one is posting. That is, nobody's posts are appearing.
In fact, this post may be a kind of test: it may very well not appear!
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testing...
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Looks better, maybe bring back the old forum colour scheme? Not that I didn't mind the Red and Black of my University colours, but the old forum colours just looked better for a background.
also, CHATBOX!
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Hey chickie...
"Where's the box?"!! (said in my best BK-'where's-the-beef'-commercial voice!)
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qw dfdfbhfgh ::OMG::
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qw dfdfbhfgh ::OMG::
hey frod. can you post again. I'm trying to make sure regular users can post.
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also, CHATBOX!
A shoutbox will be added once all the other forum issues are ironed out and I can make sure everybody can post.
As everything else seems to be fine, the shoutbox will be added shortly, (this time at the bottom of the page as per ginger's request)
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A fyi..
You can't for some reason quote posts. You have to cut and paste and then post.
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Re. YouTube clips... must they be links?
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A fyi..
You can't for some reason quote posts. You have to cut and paste and then post.
Works for me. It's the "quote" button above the post in question.
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Re. YouTube clips... must they be links?
Yes. (For the moment at least)
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URSUS!!!
Where you been, ya big ol' bear?!
I've seen LOTS of new commercials:
been working hard?! Oh: and the spot
in the Fantastic Four-Silver Surfer movie...
MISSED YA... :)
So without the 'shoutbox', I'm forced to
disrupt a thread w/this.
I like 'talking' to people IRL, so to speak.
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Ah, 3XS...yer beginning to thaw that big block o' ice encasing my heart! Don't make me turn into a big old pufta on ya!
:hug:
Yeah, it'd be nice to get a BitchBox running on here one of these days. There are some pursuits for which it is just the best dang thing!
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Anybody else having trouble with search?
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Anybody else having trouble with search?
All posts up to post id 278300 have now been indexed, of which 197 posts were within this step.
The current rate of indexing is approximately 9.9 posts per second.
Indexing in progress…
It'l be a bit... but when the indexing is done, it should work properly.
Note. Total posts on this forum is 296334... So it's actually not that far from being done. (93% done)
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You have got to add the active forum stacking feature. As it is now, it's impossible to see when new posts are made. Navigating this labyrinth of a forum is difficult and will curtail discussions before they even begin.
If you add the shoutbox, allow guests this time. Unless you like seeing it stay inactive for days on end. That's fine too.
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You have got to add the active forum stacking feature. As it is now, it's impossible to see when new posts are made.
Once this search index is built on the board index you can click on "view new posts" or "view active topics" to do something similar... but I agree about the forum stacking. I'll see if there is a mod to do it.
Navigating this labyrinth of a forum is difficult and will curtail discussions before they even begin.
If you add the shoutbox, allow guests this time. Unless you like seeing it stay inactive for days on end. That's fine too.
The last time guests were allowed on the shoutbox it became a non-stop troll-a-thon making it impossible for some to have a discussion... but i'll talk it over with ginger and consider it.
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Re. Editing one's own posts: there's a short period of time when one can do it, but then that ability disappears...forever. Any chance that can be altered?
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Re. Editing one's own posts: there's a short period of time when one can do it, but then that ability disappears...forever. Any chance that can be altered?
Yes. Done.
Update on the search function: Search index creation is complete but the search function still doesn't seem to be working. Why this is... unknown, but i'm looking into it.
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Also, re. appearance of Board Index:
Aspen forum currently takes up a whole screen. Could the formatting be changed so that the programs (per category) are listed sentence-wise, as opposed to one per line?
WFH and TTI fora titles have leftover HTML tags that are not taking, and are perhaps superfluous.
And... THANKS! for all you do!! :D
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OK. I modified some settings and now search works!
If you want to view new threads and posts (or bookmark this):
http://www.fornits.com/phpbb/search.php ... d=newposts (http://www.fornits.com/phpbb/search.php?search_id=newposts)
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Also, re. appearance of Board Index:
Aspen forum currently takes up a whole screen. Could the formatting be changed so that the programs (per category) are listed sentence-wise, as opposed to one per line?
WFH and TTI fora titles have leftover HTML tags that are not taking, and are perhaps superfluous.
WFH and TTI forum is fixed. As per aspen... I kinda like it with a school per line (makes it a lot easier for a parent, for example, to visually identify which school he/she is looking for).
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As per aspen... I kinda like it with a school per line (makes it a lot easier for a parent, for example, to visually identify which school he/she is looking for).
Yup. Totally understand the rationale. But it's an INDEX, bro. Are you going to do the same thing for WASPS, too? Yet the Straight, Inc. forum has just a paltry few lines, and ya tend to miss that when yer scrolling fast down the page (considering how many screenfuls it is, I'd warrant most people do, in trying to get to the bottom to see who's on).
Methinks alphabetical order within a paragraph, with a paragraph per category (residential, wilderness, etc.). If you bold the programs (and not the locations), they should still be easy to pick out.
Just my thoughts, from an admittedly anal-retentive bear, ya know, with all due respect...
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As per aspen... I kinda like it with a school per line (makes it a lot easier for a parent, for example, to visually identify which school he/she is looking for).
Yup. Totally understand the rationale. But it's an INDEX, bro. Are you going to do the same thing for WASPS, too? Yet the Straight, Inc. forum has just a paltry few lines, and ya tend to miss that when yer scrolling fast down the page (considering how many screenfuls it is, I'd warrant most people do, in trying to get to the bottom to see who's on).
Ok. You have a point. Consistency is key. I suppose, then I'll put all the aspen schools in one big blurb.
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viewtopic.php?f=48&t=16338 (http://www.fornits.com/smf/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=16338)
this used to be stickied at the top of the Aspen forum. are you going to put it back up?
fyi, the search function isn't fixed. i see no search button to click.
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the search function isn't fixed. i see no search button to click.
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No, it's not accessible to anon. Looking into that right about now.
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No, it's not accessible to anon. Looking into that right about now.
fixed it
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Consistency is key.
Re. Straight, Inc. description on Board Index, and anal-retentive proof-reading thereof:
• non-functional HTML tags attached to title
• uh...
Pathyway? ;D
• as long as you are correcting the above, you might also want to put a period after that second "Inc." in the description (well...maybe ya don't, and that's okay too)[/list]
Also, evil devil emoticon does not appear for me; i.e., this guy: >:D
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Thank you, Ursus. It's fixed now. As for the little Devil emoticon... does it not work if you click on it >:D ?
hmm.. doesn't work for me either. Will fix.
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And 'evil devil' is now fixed! Thanks!!
::evil:: ::evil:: ::evil::
Re. links within posts: It used to be that when you clicked a link, it would open in a new tab/page/screen. Currently, clicking the link supplants the current screen, taking you away from the original.
I rather prefer the way it used to be, since often I am comparing information, or, at the very least, perusing with a certain frame of reference...
Is this something that I can tweak in my profile on the control panel? Or is this state of affairs fornits-wide, across the board?
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My guess is it's a browser setting.
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My guess is it's a browser setting.
Hmm... Other sites I visit do not seem to be thus affected, only fornits. Sometimes a site will open a new tab, sometimes supplant the current page with the linked-to one, it depends on the site/page/type of link. It would appear that this is something along the lines of code used to create links directly on the page itself?
Previously, internal links (within fornits) would supplant the current screen, if I remember correctly. But external ones, i.e., links to another site, would open a new tab. That seems to be SOP on other sites as well.
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Well, there's no easy setting that I can change to make that happen. I'd have to hack the code, and that always makes Psy very, very nervous. Can you just right click when you want something to open in a new tab?
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Well, there's no easy setting that I can change to make that happen. I'd have to hack the code, and that always makes Psy very, very nervous. Can you just right click when you want something to open in a new tab?
Or control+click (Cmd+click on a mac)
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Re. Editing one's own posts: there's a short period of time when one can do it, but then that ability disappears...forever. Any chance that can be altered?
i think its better w/o being able to edit after a short time. There have been issues with mods outing people and than deleting the evidence, and Who posting self-incriminating info, etc.
This way keeps people honest, and leaves an valable account of what's been written. not just about petty stuff like the above. but important things too...
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Re. Editing one's own posts: there's a short period of time when one can do it, but then that ability disappears...forever. Any chance that can be altered?
i think its better w/o being able to edit after a short time. There have been issues with mods outing people and than deleting the evidence, and Who posting self-incriminating info, etc.
This way keeps people honest, and leaves an valable account of what's been written. not just about petty stuff like the above. but important things too...
My primary reason for asking about this lies in the inevitable nightmare of incompatible BB Codes that have not translated well through all the recent switches of forum formats. Additionally, there are some keystrokes that never make the switch, regardless.
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Internal fornits links with the format of "fornits.com/wwf" still do not work...
:(
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Button on the Main Index labeled "New Posts" should really be labeled "Active Topics." It IS, after all, active topics that are displayed on the summoned page (see page title at the top).
There's a small-font mini menu above the main buttoned format (Main Index), which includes "view new topics" and "view active topics." When you select "view active topics," you get the same as above (3-4 pages worth). When you select "view new topics," you get a much smaller subset.
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Isn't it really both (either / or), though?
(For there to be activity, there must be new posts, and vice versa.)
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I'm just being my usual overly anal and persnickety self; forgive me. lol.
The page you get, when you click "New Posts" (buttoned menu, main part), is labeled/titled "View active topics."
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I'm just being my usual overly anal and persnickety self; forgive me. lol.
The page you get, when you click "New Posts" (buttoned menu, main part), is labeled/titled "View active topics."
Yeah... but "view active topics" more accurately reflects what most people would call the "new posts". Issue being that the actual "new posts" link doesn't display threads unless there is a new reply that you haven't viewed. I tried for a while and missed some stuff I was looking for, so I re-linked "new posts" to "view active topics" thinking that more people would find what they were actually looking for (new posts) there... but feel free to bookmark whatever you will.
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I'm just being my usual overly anal and persnickety self; forgive me. lol.
The page you get, when you click "New Posts" (buttoned menu, main part), is labeled/titled "View active topics."
Yeah... but "view active topics" more accurately reflects what most people would call the "new posts". Issue being that the actual "new posts" link doesn't display threads unless there is a new reply that you haven't viewed. I tried for a while and missed some stuff I was looking for, so I re-linked "new posts" to "view active topics" thinking that more people would find what they were actually looking for (new posts) there... but feel free to bookmark whatever you will.
Oh, I agree, totally, that the "View active topics" page is far more useful than the "View new posts" page. My issue has to do with how what you now call "New Posts" is identified on the Main Index (button/forum-containing menu). (See my first post on this a couple posts back).
Technically, that is the the "View active topics" page, not the "View new posts" page. Calling that button "New Posts" potentially confuses identification with "View new posts."
I am just suggesting that that button on the Main Index (the big button, the one that is in the same format as all the other fora on that page) be renamed "Active Topics," to more accurately reflect the identity of the page that one gets redirected to.
It is not really a big deal. Sorry if I've annoyed or confused anyone.
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can members edit their posts?
is there notification that a post has been altered from its original?
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can members edit their posts?
is there notification that a post has been altered from its original?
Yes members can edit their posts. Is there a notification if a post has been edited? Yes. I believe it's set to 30 mins (meaning any modifications 30 mins after posting leave an "edited at ***" stamp at the bottom of the post).
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Internal fornits links with the format of "fornits.com/wwf" still do not work...
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This link does not work:
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?to ... m=9&Sort=D (http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?topic=1990&forum=9&Sort=D)
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Internal fornits links with the format of "fornits.com/wwf" still do not work...
:(
This link does not work:
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?t=1990&f=9 (http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?t=1990&f=9)
There ya go. Click it now
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"The Clock" on the forum is creeping forward at a faster pace than Internet time. I noticed this 3-4 days ago, when it was a minute fast. It is now two minutes fast.
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"The Clock" on the forum is creeping forward at a faster pace than Internet time. I noticed this 3-4 days ago, when it was a minute fast. It is now two minutes fast.
It is now close to three minutes fast.
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"The Clock" on the forum is creeping forward at a faster pace than Internet time. I noticed this 3-4 days ago, when it was a minute fast. It is now two minutes fast.
It is now close to three minutes fast.
It is now four minutes fast.
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Fornits is a little bit ahead of the rest of the world.
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That's what I was going to say. Really, though, I think it's probably the server time, not anything to do with Phpbb.
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"The Clock" on the forum is creeping forward at a faster pace than Internet time. I noticed this 3-4 days ago, when it was a minute fast. It is now two minutes fast.
It is now close to three minutes fast.
It is now four minutes fast.
We are now seeing some clock times of five minutes fast.
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"The Clock" on the forum is creeping forward at a faster pace than Internet time. I noticed this 3-4 days ago, when it was a minute fast. It is now two minutes fast.
It is now close to three minutes fast.
It is now four minutes fast.
We are now seeing some clock times of five minutes fast.
I was about to report that we are seeing clock times of six minutes fast, sometimes even seven... But, as of some time today, this "clock discrepancy" appears to have now been corrected!
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Internal fornits links with the format of "fornits.com/wwf" still do not work...
:(
This link does not work:
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?t=1990&f=9 (http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?t=1990&f=9)
There ya go. Click it now
Perhaps the fix is not as universal as intended? The following link does not work:
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?to ... tart=20&29 (http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?topic=439&forum=11&start=20&29)
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Internal fornits links with the format of "fornits.com/wwf" still do not work...
:(
This link does not work:
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?t=1990&f=9 (http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?t=1990&f=9)
There ya go. Click it now
Perhaps the fix is not as universal as intended? The following link does not work:
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?to ... tart=20&29 (http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?topic=439&forum=11&start=20&29)
More dysfunctional links:
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?to ... um=9#86361 (http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?topic=8575&forum=9#86361)
http://www.fornits.com/wwf/viewforum.php?forum=11&6209 (http://www.fornits.com/wwf/viewforum.php?forum=11&6209)
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?So ... 0&start=70 (http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?Sort=&mode=viewtopic&topic=8281&forum=40&start=70)
http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?to ... t=50#89694 (http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?topic=8061&forum=9&start=50#89694)
And something is wrong with the bottom third of the following page, it's all in bold:
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=8281&start=15 (http://www.fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=8281&start=15)
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Hm, dunno why but evidently a bunch of question marks in a row cause the rest of the page to go bold.
I wish I could master server rewrites well enough to make all the legacy url structures work seamlessly. But
``The great thing about mod_rewrite is it gives you all the configurability and flexibility of Sendmail. The downside to mod_rewrite is that it gives you all the configurability and flexibility of Sendmail.''
-- Brian Behlendorf
Apache Group
``Despite the tons of examples and docs, mod_rewrite is voodoo. Damned cool voodoo, but still voodoo.''
-- Brian Moore
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/rewrite/ (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/rewrite/)
Anybody care to try writing me a recipe?
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Hm, dunno why but evidently a bunch of question marks in a row cause the rest of the page to go bold.
Here's another page that has the latter part all bold, starting about here (no multiple question marks in a row in this section):
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5280&p=71528#p71517 (http://fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5280&p=71528#p71517)
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Hm, dunno why but evidently a bunch of question marks in a row cause the rest of the page to go bold.
Here's another page that has the latter part all bold, starting about here (no multiple question marks in a row in this section):
http://fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php? ... 528#p71517 (http://fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5280&p=71528#p71517)
And yet another such page... Bolding starts about 2/3 down, in the middle of of one of your posts: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2340&start=45#p14720 (http://www.fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2340&start=45#p14720)
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Hm, dunno why but evidently a bunch of question marks in a row cause the rest of the page to go bold.
Here's another page that has the latter part all bold, starting about here (no multiple question marks in a row in this section):
http://fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php? ... 528#p71517 (http://fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5280&p=71528#p71517)
And yet another such page... Bolding starts about 2/3 down, in the middle of of one of your posts: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2340&start=45#p14720 (http://www.fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2340&start=45#p14720)
Another topic with errant bolding on this page, starting with this post:
viewtopic.php?f=43&t=15974#p202045 (http://www.fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=15974#p202045)
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Do you really want to switched back?But whats the reason to be that?Isn't everything ok?
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i have no idea about this topicz...... :notworthy: