Ralphie ★ Posted September 17, 2015 Share #51 Posted September 17, 2015 A perfect example of my previous post.But now it is gone, so maybe only I saw that. Weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted September 17, 2015 Share #52 Posted September 17, 2015 I have more trouble posting here (software gitches and slowdowns) than I ever do over there. You may not like the way it looks or something, but it is extremely reliable and never seems to suffer a single hiccup.What? The too small avatars? The thread titles all improperly formatted (you know, the text starts in the avatar itself)? There is definitely weirdness there that nobody bothers to fix, this is clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted September 17, 2015 Share #53 Posted September 17, 2015 I have more trouble posting here (software gitches and slowdowns) than I ever do over there. You may not like the way it looks or something, but it is extremely reliable and never seems to suffer a single hiccup.I agree, but I don't have the deep pockets of Rodale. This software is tremendously better than what they offer and in mid-October we'll have an update that will fix a lot of bugs. I can't afford a dedicated server and this site doesn't warrant it yet. If we ever do, I will make it happen.A perfect example of what I said in my previous post.I hope it was a one-time glitch.But now it is gone, so maybe only I saw that. Weird!I think RG fixed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted September 17, 2015 Share #54 Posted September 17, 2015 But now it is gone, so maybe only I saw that. Weird!No offense to management, but weird stuff like that happens to me almost daily here. I have learned workarounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 17, 2015 Share #55 Posted September 17, 2015 I agree, but I don't have the deep pockets of Rodale. This software is tremendously better than what they offer and in mid-October we'll have an update that will fix a lot of bugs. I can't afford a dedicated server and this site doesn't warrant it yet. If we ever do, I will make it happen. I hope it was a one-time glitch. I think RG fixed it. RG deleted my brilliant prose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted September 17, 2015 Share #56 Posted September 17, 2015 What? The too small avatars? The thread titles all improperly formatted (you know, the text starts in the avatar itself)? There is definitely weirdness there that nobody bothers to fix, this is clear. So you left because the avatars were too small? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 17, 2015 Share #57 Posted September 17, 2015 So you left because the avatars were too small? I get what he is saying. The software is just weird, and I really liked the Jive software that came before it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted September 17, 2015 Share #58 Posted September 17, 2015 I get what he is saying. The software is just weird, and I really liked the Jive software that came before it.Jive ain't cheap. I think it's between 25 and 50 thousand a year. I can understand why they moved on. Hoopla ia also managed software. In a way, this site is too, but it's managed by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted September 17, 2015 Share #59 Posted September 17, 2015 I agree, but I don't have the deep pockets of Rodale. This software is tremendously better than what they offer and in mid-October we'll have an update that will fix a lot of bugs. I can't afford a dedicated server and this site doesn't warrant it yet. If we ever do, I will make it happen. I wasn't actually being critical, just pointing out that neither site is perfect. Just trying to reply to RG's criticism of the LF format versus here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted September 17, 2015 Share #60 Posted September 17, 2015 So you left because the avatars were too small? No, I left because pretty much everything about it sucked. Larger avatars are better (to a point), though. I get what he is saying. The software is just weird, and I really liked the Jive software that came before it. I wasn't too into the Jive, but it was way better than the current crapware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 17, 2015 Share #61 Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) Jive ain't cheap. I think it's between 25 and 50 thousand a year. I can understand why they moved on. Hoopla ia also managed software. In a way, this site is too, but it's managed by me.Holy crap - it was better than Hoopla, but nowhere NEAR that damn good!I always liked Fusetalk, and phpBB seems decent enough. But this is nice too. Edited September 17, 2015 by The Inedible Bulk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted September 17, 2015 Share #62 Posted September 17, 2015 Ok, I go over there real quick just now, and can't log in. It seems to have forgotten me, and tells me to complete my profile and wants to send a verification email to an account that I haven't used since 2002. It knows I am randomguy, but my avatar is gone, too. How is this better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted September 17, 2015 Share #63 Posted September 17, 2015 Ok, I go over there real quick just now, and can't log in. It seems to have forgotten me, and tells me to complete my profile and wants to send a verification email to an account that I haven't used since 2002. It knows I am randomguy, but my avatar is gone, too. How is this better? It's designed to screen out the troublemakers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted September 17, 2015 Share #64 Posted September 17, 2015 It's designed to screen out the troublemakers. Ha! I got out of the sign in screen by "signing off", then opened a new browser window and selected the LF bookmark, and there was my avatar and I am in without needing credentials. Buggy10 is less buggy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 17, 2015 Share #65 Posted September 17, 2015 It's designed to screen out the troublemakers. It "lost" temporarily misplaced your password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 17, 2015 Share #66 Posted September 17, 2015 Ha! I got out of the sign in screen by "signing off", then opened a new browser window and selected the LF bookmark, and there was my avatar and I am in without needing credentials. Buggy10 is less buggy. I had a similar experience signing in. For some reason my browser doesn't have my latest password stored, even though it was changed aboot 5 or so years ago! Actually long before I even started using this computer, so it must be coming from the site itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted September 17, 2015 Share #67 Posted September 17, 2015 It "lost" temporarily misplaced your password. I guess. I just called the folks that stayed there weirdo's. I am sure somebody will take great offense at the obvious jest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted September 17, 2015 Share #68 Posted September 17, 2015 I guess. I just called the folks that stayed there weirdo's. I am sure somebody will take great offense at the obvious jest. Hey!!! RG may need a timeout. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 17, 2015 Share #69 Posted September 17, 2015 Hey!!! RG may need a timeout. I don;t deny that I am weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted September 17, 2015 Share #70 Posted September 17, 2015 I don;t deny that I am weird. That's makes sense. I guess it's not name calling if it's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted September 17, 2015 Share #71 Posted September 17, 2015 I suspect this is like politics. We all have our views, opinions, preferences and are trying to convince someone with differing opinions that ours are better. There is no way to win that. Both places are great. It's the people that make a forum and both site have awesome people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted September 17, 2015 Share #72 Posted September 17, 2015 I suspect this is like politics. We all have our views, opinions, preferences and are trying to convince someone with differing opinions that ours are better. There is no way to win that. Both places are great. It's the people that make a forum and both site have awesome people.Yeah, ours are just awesomer......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted September 17, 2015 Share #73 Posted September 17, 2015 ...I am not awesome. But you probably already suspected as much. I am much too refined to be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted May 25, 2019 Share #74 Posted May 25, 2019 Interesting. The birthday boy had a point. Shu Fang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 25, 2019 Share #75 Posted May 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Shu Fang said: Interesting. The birthday boy had a point. Shu Fang What was it and is it still important? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted May 25, 2019 Share #76 Posted May 25, 2019 On 9/16/2015 at 8:00 PM, bikeman564™ said: I don't use that hash tags BS #thisdidntagewell 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 25, 2019 Share #77 Posted May 25, 2019 On 9/17/2015 at 10:47 AM, Road Runner said: Forums seem to be going out of popularity in general. Also, the people that left should have been easily replaced by new members, but forums all seem to breed a clique mentality that scares new members away. Even here. When was the last time a real new member (besides a former LF or BF member) signed up here an became an active and regular participant?. Very insightful. I couldn't have said it better, myself. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 25, 2019 Share #78 Posted May 25, 2019 I love the forum format! Specially when it has a good search function. I don't know why businesses don;t use forum software instead of email. For example, it is easier to follow a long thread than a long chain of emails, although the ability to link chained emails does help with that. I guess there are some email repalcements, like Slack I think, but privacy is an issue. At least email has gotten better to deal with now that Outlook's search function actually works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 25, 2019 Share #79 Posted May 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: I love the forum format! Specially when it has a good search function. I don't know why businesses don;t use forum software instead of email. Email is not the forum enemy. Facebook and such is where it's at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 25, 2019 Share #80 Posted May 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Road Runner said: Email is not the forum enemy. Facebook and such is where it's at. Yes, I know, I was just off on a tangent aboot how work email can be such a pain in the tookus. But it has gotten a lot better lately. I see that there is now a Microsoft Teams that is a competitor to Slack that seems like a likely corporate move someday, but you have to be careful what you ask for, because you might get it, and change is often bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 25, 2019 Share #81 Posted May 25, 2019 BTW, it is a pleasure conversing with you when you have that Zooey avatar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 25, 2019 Share #82 Posted May 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: BTW, it is a pleasure conversing with you when you have that Zooey avatar. I am hard to resist, no? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 25, 2020 Share #83 Posted May 25, 2020 On 9/17/2015 at 8:06 AM, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Nah - it has been slow for years so I don't think it will die. But now it has really lost critical mass. Sad. Ok,ok, so I was wrong! Not the first or the last time! But I think on average I am slightly ahead of a blind squirrel ( no offense, sw!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 25, 2020 Share #84 Posted May 25, 2020 On 9/16/2015 at 6:45 PM, rpenmanparker said: why is there so little activity there? Because all the activity is in the cafe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 25, 2020 Share #85 Posted May 25, 2020 52 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Because all the activity is in the cafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted May 25, 2020 Share #86 Posted May 25, 2020 The Seinfeld Show of SW. Two pages about that which is not there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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