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Perhaps you should report them only in this forum. It seems redundant to post something in the shoutbox, and then turn around and repost the exact same thing in here.

As for not hearing and responses, perhaps patience is the key. It was a weekend, and I know that Gary and Scott have been busy with both work and personal stuff.

No reply doesn't mean that the problem isn't on the list of things to check on. You can be sure that the founders are checking this forum for problems, and will address them as soon as possible. Some things take longer than others, however.

I guess my use of after saying haranguing wasn't enough. I was just trying to have a bit of fun with a topic that can become too serious and teasing SoM about his persistence in posting.

I cannot speak for Gary but I do like to see the notices of bugs and problems even if it is not something I can help out with. With the hack for the clock I'd have to let Gary say if its a problem or the code. Heck I'd be happy to look over the code but I know Gary has been busy (as have I).

Actually, I've just attributed the mix up of AM and PM to the programmer probably being from Utah. I'm constantly trying to convince the people I work with, that were brought up around here, that Noon is PM not AM. Yet we continue to see e-mails and official announcements with 12:00 AM Noon being used. I don't know what it is with the education system around here but I'm sure glad I didn't have to go through it nor do I have to put any children through it.

Two possibilities leap to mind:

1) Someone's trying to tell you something

2) The topic was started by Annoying Lad, hence all the edits are "posted" by AL. The thing still says "This post was edited by: Lightning Lad " at the top anyway. This would be consistent with what's happening in all the other topics.

I'd say the fact that Shangella topics turn up in the Last Posts counts as a bug tho.

Apparantly the "Last Post" column on the main page of Shanghalla really doesn't work either since it just mirrors the thread starter instead of the actual last poster.

And I had thought that someone was trying to tell me I was Annoying but figured I hadn't been post-whoring enough lately that anyone would think that.

I'm sorry about my apparently missing Scott's smilie. It seems he meant his comment to SoM to be facetious or, as he said, "teasing."

I admit to being mystified at times by what some of the smilies are supposed to signify. No tip-tags appear in my browser with a hovering cursor for any of the smilies or icons (except Tyroc, strangely), if that's helping to explain them.

That's why I've turned off the graemlins in my own posts. Using ASCII may not be as exciting, but it's almost always clear these days as to what semicolon-dash-rightparen means.

As for using the Shoutbox as well as this thread, the box seemed to be what was generally preferred last week in diagnosing problems in something closer to real time -- such as the apostrophes in personal titles futzing up the Your Info display. Posting the details here, as well, backs it up and makes a record that won't scroll off, as the Shoutbox does.

I know most have busy weekends, it's just that nobody seemed to notice the bug reports. I'm usually more patient than this, true enough, and I apologize if the premature hot weather has gotten to me, as I fear it has.

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{[...] No reply doesn't mean that the problem isn't on the list of things to check on. You can be sure that the founders are checking this forum for problems, and will address them as soon as possible. Some things take longer than others, however. }

I think all of these items were fairly obvious already. We really don't need such condescending comments. Despite how I was often described by some parties back on the LMBP Group, I'm not completely clueless about such matters of human relations.

(Yes, I know that's sounding catty and is, probably, heat-spurred. I was, however, bringing up specific points, including a reaction to an earlier appraisal of such reports -- however much I was misinterpreting Scott.)

Grey, if I decide to be condescending, I'll be certain to make it blatantly obvious. I was simply trying to offer feedback. Obviously I'm not on your list of founders worth listening to. I'll try not to make that mistake again.

I read everything in this forum and in the shoutbox. And yes, it's been a busy weekend. I've looked over the clock and haven't been able to figure it out on my own, so I've sought out help.

Even if I don't respond, assume I know about it and will deal with it when I can.

Some of the other items, like the edits showing in last post for a day was on purpose to "see" how it worked. It's hard to get a "feel" for things when you don't have access to a test board.

And just to make things more clearer -

Yes, please let me know if something isn't working properly or looks odd. I would like to know these things to see if I can fix them.

However, with that said. Remember this is a hobby and not my paying gig. Patience is the key. Knowing about a problem and knowing how to fix it are two different things. It's taking me this long to feel comfortable enough to add the features that I've added to date. Bear with me please.

All of Gary's and Scott's efforts to remedy software and server problems, and their attention to the murky details, remain truly appreciated. I tender my regrets once again for this largely heat-induced impatience.

As for 'Cru, I wrongly overlooked a clearly positive motive, whatever I disliked in style of expression, and thus also regret my itchy trigger finger of 'tude. (Ten of them, as I touch-type.)

Also, I just want to add re:Shanghalla, that should a user accidently delete or edit out something by accident or should an Advisor edit/delete a member's post in error (such as meaning to reply rather than edit), please let me know immediately and I'll try to salvage the post.

It's what I intend to use the Recycle Bin feature for in the future. It's not meant to be nosey or pick on those of us who can't spell anything right the first time. (Like me.)

Remember Gary, people who always spell right are big dorks and nerds! Those are the kind of people who should be made fun of and picked on by those of us who are too cool for spellcheck!

I wonder if Gary can program the spellcheck to be mandatory for SOME posters...

Eye due knot belief inn spell cheque pro grams. Won Cannes two easily bye pass their Benny fish awl ell Lee mints with inn tier lee legume it ant words. Ore with alter native spell links or super fluids space Hess.

The above passed the spell check, by the way, except for "cheque," which shows that the programmers are CANADIANPHOBIC! How dare they! Fat Cramer and Arachne, go lynch 'em.

Programs are fine, but a cerebral cortex trained from reading voraciously at an early age -- as is true of the best spellers -- now, that's better.

And UK-phobic! As well as "cheque," which is the spelling in the UK too, colour, valour, metre, defence, etc.

Suggestion/request:

Any way you could set things up so that if you're not logged in when you try to post, you can just type your username/password in on the posting screen, and log in at the same time you make a post, rather than having to go via a seperate login screen?

It's not a big deal, just that I know a guy who's having trouble getting his logins to stick long enough to post.

Minor request re: avatars -- can you put a "back/last page" link on the first page, that takes you to the last page? (Did that make sense?)

Have read requests - will look into them.

Here's a question, although I don't know if is the thread to ask it in :

How do you make a link to a specific post. A specific page is easy, just copy the page link, but can it be done for a specific post? Just curious.

Cobie, see the little Legion flag at the top of your post, next to "posted May 28, 2004..."? Right-click on that, and choose "copy shortcut."

Then, when you compose the post that you want to include the link in, use the full reply form and paste what you just copied into the new post using the URL button in the Instant UBB Code section below the post box.

Thanks Cru! I've been wondering how to that for awhile! I never realized that those flags were links before...

Gary, on the spell check hack, when did it start having banner ads? That might be a problem if someone from DC were to see it. I know it isn't ours and we don't earn anything from it but their lawyers won't care.

I didn't add it. It must be from the service that the hack uses. Do I need to remove Spell Check?