Search disabled, maintenance, and other changes

[Anarion]

Originally Posted by Madara

I recently got a new form of error message, for the first time, and I want to know if its a result of the changes.

Spoiler

Its not that it presented problems, and it was fine after refreshing the page. I just noticed it was a different page and thought I should bring it up.

That Cloudflare one just seems to pop up when giantitp is really busy. I've only seen it a couple times, and it always goes away if you just try again in a minute.

[willpell]

Originally Posted by Anarion

That Cloudflare one just seems to pop up when giantitp is really busy. I've only seen it a couple times, and it always goes away if you just try again in a minute.

And yet I still manage to get "server too busy" sometimes....

[Jay R]

When will I be able to search my own threads? Ever since the upgrade, when I click on "Find all posts by Jay R" on my own profile, I get a message that "you do not have permission to access this page".

When will I get permission to read my own posts?

[The Bushranger]

That uses the search. So as long as the search is disabled, you can't use the "find my own posts" function.

[oblivion6]

Originally Posted by Jay R

When will I be able to search my own threads? Ever since the upgrade, when I click on "Find all posts by Jay R" on my own profile, I get a message that "you do not have permission to access this page".

When will I get permission to read my own posts?

its a bit more work, but you can probably just go through and view your posts through your subscribed threads list.

[Zherog]

Assuming he has subscribed threads, of course.

[oblivion6]

Originally Posted by Zherog

Assuming he has subscribed threads, of course.

well yes, but if a topic interest me enough to make me post then i generally like to recieve any such updates. however, i suppose not everyone thinks that way.

[Blue1005]

If i donate a nickel can we have search back??? True i dont understand the stuff behind the scenes, but i dont understand what the problem is. Would a chip upgrade or something fix it?

[Snowbody]

1, they don't accept donations, they're a business -- buy an ad on the site for a worthy cause or project if you want to contribute financially
2, it'd take a lot more than a nickel
3, in addition to the monetary expense, it takes time to rebuild the search indexes, during which time the forums would be down

[willpell]

Originally Posted by Jay R

When will I get permission to read my own posts?

As others said, it's not actually about permission, it's just that search is turned off. The main search link was removed, but for whatever reason, instead of removing the "find all posts by x" link from all profiles, they just changed it to go to an "i'm sorry Dave" page.

Originally Posted by oblivion6

well yes, but if a topic interest me enough to make me post then i generally like to recieve any such updates. however, i suppose not everyone thinks that way.

Adding a thread to your subscriptions requires actually performing that action, while posting in a thread automatically adds that post to your "threads you've posted in" feed. The first is possible to forget to do.

[Strawberries]

Originally Posted by willpell

Adding a thread to your subscriptions requires actually performing that action, while posting in a thread automatically adds that post to your "threads you've posted in" feed. The first is possible to forget to do.

Actually, the second one can be turned off, as well.

[avr]

I was getting "You don't have permission to access /forums/newreply.php on this server." when I tried to post a minute ago. Related?

[oblivion6]

Originally Posted by avr

I was getting "You don't have permission to access /forums/newreply.php on this server." when I tried to post a minute ago. Related?

as in you didnt have permission to post? that is odd. maybe just an isolated incident?

[Rawhide]

Originally Posted by avr

I was getting "You don't have permission to access /forums/newreply.php on this server." when I tried to post a minute ago. Related?

No.

Did you by any chance mention a certain bobcat? Of the lynx variety?

[Zherog]

Or did you have a colon followed by two spaces? That's the second-most common cause...

[willpell]

Originally Posted by Rawhide

No.

Did you by any chance mention a certain bobcat? Of the lynx variety?

is confused....

[dethkruzer]

Originally Posted by willpell

is confused....

Beacause apparently mentioning the word "lynx" in certain conditions can cause issues.

[Rawhide]

Originally Posted by willpell

is confused....

Also known as Axe in some countries.

[willpell]

is even more confused, but prepared for the possibility he will remain so....

[Zherog]

The word "lynx" followed by a space causes an error to happen server-side. The error is caused by a filter put in place by the host company, and is meant to trap an exploit within the lynx browser. However, this trap is unncessary for this site, because the lynx software isn't installed.

Similarly, a colon followed by two spaces is also trapped by the host, again because it's a key to a software exploit.

The lynx issue comes up surprisingly often, and the colon-space comes up from time to time as well. There are a few other combinations/words that are trapped by the host, but they rarely come up.

Edit: and if you want to see how I successfully posted "lynx" followed by a space, quote my post to see the code/workaround.

[Elemental]

Or, you can be lazy and simply only post it at the end of a sentence.
Like so:
"Graceful and fierce, that was how the traveller described the lynx."

Admittedly, it gets really awkward to keep doing so...


Edit: I should learn to speak one of these days.

[avr]

Yep, feline problems. Thanks for the tip.

[Siosilvar]

Originally Posted by Elemental

Or, you can be lazy and simply only post it at the end of a sentence.
Like so:
"Graceful a fierce, that was how the traveller described the lynx."

Admittedly, it gets really awkward to keep doing so...

Easier solution:

"lyn[color="Black"]x[/color] " posts as "lynx " without any issues.

[Zherog]

That's what my solution was, and he said his was easier. Presumably, adding the color code in the middle of the word is more difficult than linguistic gymnastics.

[Elemental]

Originally Posted by Zherog

That's what my solution was, and he said his was easier. Presumably, adding the color code in the middle of the word is more difficult than linguistic gymnastics.

Yes and no. I just suffer the laziness that results in having to do more work.

[willpell]

Originally Posted by Elemental

Yes and no. I just suffer the laziness that results in having to do more work.

Quit stealing my neurotic dysfunctions... (I routinely stretch myself to the point of near-spraining a muscle in order to reach some distant object so that I don't have to get up and go over to it.)

[C'nor]

So... I just saw the search function in one of the threads I'm in. And, as I was looking for something, went "Yay! I can search again!", then clicked it. At which point I was told I didn't have permission to access the page.

While it's clear that that means the search function is still disabled, I'm curious as to why I saw the button for the search function in the first place, especially as it's not showing up here?

[JustPlayItLoud]

Old version of the thread in cache maybe?

[C'nor]

Doubtful. The last time I visited that thread, and that page in it, for that matter, the search function wasn't showing up.

[tuggyne]

Originally Posted by willpell

Adding a thread to your subscriptions requires actually performing that action, while posting in a thread automatically adds that post to your "threads you've posted in" feed. The first is possible to forget to do.

I feel like mentioning that there's an option to auto-subscribe to all threads you post in. (Quick Links -> Edit Options -> Default Thread Subscription Mode.)