Forum update - comments here please

[munruben]

Have you clicked the "Upload" button after browsing for the picture?

Yep did that and waited but it didn't seem to upload like it normally does.

..........and then you have to wait for it (them) to actually upload, which can take some time, especially if te have to be re-sized.

Yes i waited for a while but still didn't do anything. The pic is around th 100Kbs I think from memory.

[munruben]

Thanks Big shed and DJ. problem been solved by Wood Butcher, it was my fault, picture was over 100kbs so wouldn't upload.

[wheelinround]

WWF is becoming so popular its spitting the dumy for 3 to 5 minutes its all I got.

Backroom Boys must be hard at it again

[Eastie]

It's been so long that I can't remeber what's changed? (other than there's now a million forums)

[wheelinround]

This morning 8 minutes of no response from the server all other web pages loaded.

[jaspr]

I haven't logged on for a few days - so I noticed some changes to the forum structure

Just wanted to say - I like what you are doing with the front page - it makes a lot of sense - and makes the forum work much better for me - and I hope others

thanks Ubeaut and its myriad helpers!

[bpj1968]

I like the new front page.

However instead of being in "General" I think Festool, Triton, Router and router jigs, should be under "Hand tools and Machinery" which is where you find Incra.

Horizontal layout of eth forums doesn't worry me, but some of the are out of order, eg "Hand Tools and Machinery"

Keep up the good work

P.S. Munrubin, the forum will resize most pics to uner 100 kb for you automatically, or at least it used to.

[Blake63]

yep, i agree with peter too.

quite whinging fella's.

[rwbuild]

this tread is 11 yrs old!!!

[ian]

What gets me is how do these newbies find these old threads to resurrect with their first or second post.
I won't link to Blake63's other post but it does make one wonder if someone is testing an automated troll.

[Cal]

Ian, at the bottom of the page on any thread are other suggested threads that relate (key words) to the thread being read. Clicking on the link will take you to that thread, no matter the age of that thread. If the reader doesn’t look at the date of the thread they would not know how old it was. I did this when I first joined, it’s easy to do.

[Fuzzie]

But Cal I bet your first couple of posts probably weren't bordering on insults. But then we also got another new member elsewhere recently who asked a real but uniformed question about how to make a board out of a worthless piece of timber and most of the replies he got were bordering on rude.

[ian]

Ian, at the bottom of the page on any thread are other suggested threads that relate (key words) to the thread being read. Clicking on the link will take you to that thread, no matter the age of that thread. If the reader doesn’t look at the date of the thread they would not know how old it was. I did this when I first joined, it’s easy to do.

Thank you Cal.
But the reason I didn't want to actually provide a link was my reluctance to provide too much oxygen to what at first glance looks to be a troll.

In the interests of the community, I hope I am wrong.

[ian]

But Cal I bet your first couple of posts probably weren't bordering on insults. But then we also got another new member elsewhere recently who asked a real but uniformed question about how to make a board out of a worthless piece of timber and most of the replies he got were bordering on rude.

I know the post you are referring to.
I think "incredulity" might be a better description.

For me the "red flag" is the resurrection of an 11 year old thread.

[elanjacobs]

I know the post you are referring to.
I think "incredulity" might be a better description.

Agreed.

Sometimes a straight "you don't have the required skills/knowledge to do this yet" is better for everyone involved.