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Spike
Mostly Harmless
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Originally posted by luvanddaisies:
I've been looking for stuff from the TnT board, but can't find it using search, or in Limbo, and I can't find the board by playing with the number at the end of the URL ![[Frown]](frown.gif) Anyone got a link, or links to archived threads? I'm about to give up. - Thanks in advance ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
The board no longer exists, even in hidden form. I can only assume it was deleted to create space for other boards.
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Moo
Ship's tough old bird
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Is the Ungodly Fear board accessible?
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luvanddaisies
the'fun'in'fundie'™
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Originally posted by Spike:
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Originally posted by luvanddaisies:
I've been looking for stuff from the TnT board, but can't find it using search, or in Limbo, and I can't find the board by playing with the number at the end of the URL Anyone got a link, or links to archived threads? I'm about to give up. - Thanks in advance
The board no longer exists, even in hidden form. I can only assume it was deleted to create space for other boards.
Ah - I wondered - I was sure I'd found it by twiddling numbers at the end of the URL before, but had concluded I was imagining that!
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Eutychus
From the edge
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quote:
Originally posted by Moo:
Is the Ungodly Fear board accessible?
Moo
It doesn't look like it.
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Tubbs
Miss Congeniality
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Originally posted by Eutychus:
quote:
Originally posted by Moo:
Is the Ungodly Fear board accessible?
Moo
It doesn't look like it.
Happened before we moved onto this board software IIRC. There used to be some material on the main site, but I've literally just found out, "Our archive pages, with material going back (gulp) 10 years, are currently offline, but will be available as soon as we've finished cataloging them".
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jlg
What is this place?
Why am I here?
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That explains all the scrabbling and squeaking noises I heard earlier today. I thought it was mice in the walls, but now understand it was the Admins scrambling to be first with their explanations of why they would be unable to help with this project.
Personally, I nominate RooK.
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luvanddaisies
the'fun'in'fundie'™
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Well volunteered, Rook ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif) (I saw him volunteering, jlg).
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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That Simon hasn't made the material available to them and asked them for help in cataloging it is the reason I'd give if I were an admin.
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Moo
Ship's tough old bird
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IIRC, it was available at one time since we got these boards.
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Tubbs
Miss Congeniality
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Originally posted by RuthW:
That Simon hasn't made the material available to them and asked them for help in cataloging it is the reason I'd give if I were an admin.
What she said ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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jlg
What is this place?
Why am I here?
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In that case, I'm off to buy more mousetraps. Seems the Archive Project has yet to be seen in Real Life and probably won't be.
Unlike Mouse #3, who was clearly sighted last night and is now doomed.
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
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Is there any sensible way to change the colour of the page? I find the white very bright, too the point, late at night, where it hurts my eyes. No biggy but if I am missing a simple trick someone tell me please.
TY
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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you can turn down the brightness on your monitor. that's what I do.
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Louise
Shipmate
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Another indirect approach -there's this really useful piece of software which I use that changes the blue/red light component in the screen display depending on the time of day - a big help at night. That takes a lot of the harsh edge off the white.
F.lux
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Proceed to see sea
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Depending on your browser, you can set your colour preferences to override the page display settings. For example, in Firefox, if you go to preferences (it is under 'edit' in the Linux version, I think perhaps under 'tools' in the Windows version, you can go to the 'fonts and colors' segment under 'content' select fonts and colors, change to what you like and ensure you tick the 'override' box, and there you go. Just did it in FF and have white text on black background.
Some browsers don't have such a colour preference, and you might want to check out some others if your's doesn't. I have only Iron which doesn't (non-tracking version of google chromium) and FF on this throw away netbook, so perhaps others can advice if you are using something different. I seem to recall Opera had this preference and I would never advise anyone to use Infernal Exploder
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
# 57
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Thank you.
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Patdys
Iron Wannabe
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I have no posts in 'recent history' between 29th August 2010 and 11th April 2011. With this post, the gap will no longer be visible. I have not had shore time and despite a low post production I am just wondering about a glitch in the counting software?
Or is this the fourth alternate reality I have now been in. ![[Paranoid]](graemlins/paranoid.gif) .
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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You don't remember that little green spaceship and the probes?
That mission was a success, then
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QLib
Bad Example
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So God is an astronaut? And in cahoots with Pete and Marvin? Yeah... that explains a lot.
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Barefoot Friar
Ship's Shoeless Brother
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How did the rule concerning the length of sigs come about, and why isn't it part of the 10Cs? When someone gets asked to shorten a sig (I think Jengie Jon pointed out my four-liner once), who's to stop them saying "I don't see it written down anywhere. Make me! ![[Razz]](tongue.gif) " or some variation on that theme?
Not questioning the rule, mind you... just wondering, is all.
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RooK
1 of 6
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quote:
Originally posted by Padre Joshua:
How did the rule concerning the length of sigs come about, and why isn't it part of the 10Cs? When someone gets asked to shorten a sig (I think Jengie Jon pointed out my four-liner once), who's to stop them saying "I don't see it written down anywhere. Make me! " or some variation on that theme?
It was perhaps Erin's whim.
I find myself in agreement, and with a will to make it so - should the making be necessary.
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Alan Cresswell
Mad Scientist 先生
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The 10Cs are designed as broad statements giving the hosts and admins the necessary freedom to do what's needed to keep the boards functioning and guide people so they know what's expected. They aren't a book of legal rules containing everything.
Most little things are in the FAQs or somewhere specifically relevant. In the case of sig length, you'll find it clearly stated on the edit profile page. Next to the box for your signature it says:
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Signatures appear at the bottom of your posts. You can use UBB code in your signature, but not HTML. Please limit your signature to no more than four lines. Long signatures make the Baby Jesus cry. Images are OFF.
(emphasis mine).
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Vulpior
Foxier than Thou
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When I was last editing my signature I kept to the line limit, but I discovered that there is also a character limit enforced by the system. It might be useful to mention that in the guidance text, for other verbose people.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Your sig is 5 lines, Vulpior. Just sayin'.
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Alan Cresswell
Mad Scientist 先生
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quote:
Originally posted by Vulpior:
When I was last editing my signature I kept to the line limit, but I discovered that there is also a character limit enforced by the system. It might be useful to mention that in the guidance text, for other verbose people.
I guess most people will find the character limit easily enough if they're sufficiently verbose. I found it when trying to put a list of links to photos into my sig because the URL address counted even though not displayed (tinyURL is great sometimes!).
[ETA: it's four lines viewed here]
[ 23. November 2011, 10:47: Message edited by: Alan Cresswell ]
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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[crosspost] Looks like 4 to me. Screen resolution issue?
[ 23. November 2011, 10:47: Message edited by: Marvin the Martian ]
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
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I doubt that it's screen resolution as it is 4 lines on my netbook.
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
# 36
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I think PeteC must be seeing double. Have you been drinking Windolene again Pete?
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mdijon
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Spike:
I think PeteC must be seeing double.
Well, seeing times 1.2 anyway.
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
# 36
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Not Windolene then. Toilet Duck maybe?
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mdijon
Shipmate
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A far superior drink.
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RooK
1 of 6
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I have a suspicion that enlarged text for legibility might be playing a role here.
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Dal Segno
al Fine
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If I edit a post, then try to edit it a second time, I always get the error message. Are we only allowed a single round of editing on a posted message?
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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quote:
Originally posted by Dal Segno:
If I edit a post, then try to edit it a second time, I always get the error message. Are we only allowed a single round of editing on a posted message?
In theory you can edit as many times as you like, but the 2 minute window applies from the moment of the initial post being made so it's pretty hard to get multiple edits in.
Test edit 1
Test edit 2 - yep, it's possible. You just need to be really quick
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Sandemaniac
Shipmate
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Has heaven been harrowed down to stuff that was running on Jan 1st, or are my settings up the spout? I logged on to add to a thread that was running before Christmas (something heard on the radio), and heaven is down to just over a page of threads.
AG
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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How very observant of you! ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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quote:
Originally posted by Sandemaniac:
Has heaven been harrowed down to stuff that was running on Jan 1st, or are my settings up the spout?
Time's harrow.
Most topics in Heaven are fairly ephemeral, so the periodic tidy tends to prune to a week/10 days.
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Golden Key
Shipmate
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Question: how soon after a Shipmate dies are their account and 50 Last Posts deleted?
Jen's seemed to disappear awfully quickly.
Thanks!
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RooK
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We normally don't delete any accounts. But when they're deactivated they don't show up in the search any more.
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Golden Key
Shipmate
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Thanks. Her profile wasn't coming up; and I and others couldn't bring up her last posts.
I appreciate having her shipmate number. I couldn't look on the main boards for her posts, because of all the posts *about* her. I hadn't yet tried the archives.
**Given that posts are available this backdoor way, would it be possible to just keep a person's profile showable and directory-able? (Without the capacity for PMs or active links in it.)** It would give us more time to get used to someone's absence, rather than having the person AND the profile disappear.
FWIW. Thanks.
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
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quote:
Originally posted by Golden Key:
Given that posts are available this backdoor way, would it be possible to just keep a person's profile showable and directory-able?
I'm afraid not. It's a restriction of the software. I really don't like disbling member accounts when they die, but unfortunately it's a necessity to stop any sickos who may have that user's password getting into the account and posting stuff.
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Tubbs
Miss Congeniality
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quote:
Originally posted by Spike:
quote:
Originally posted by Golden Key:
Given that posts are available this backdoor way, would it be possible to just keep a person's profile showable and directory-able?
I'm afraid not. It's a restriction of the software. I really don't like disbling member accounts when they die, but unfortunately it's a necessity to stop any sickos who may have that user's password getting into the account and posting stuff.
If we're told about a member who's died, their details and a link to their profile are added to this thread in Glory.
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Yorick
Infinite Jester
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quote:
Originally posted by Firenze:
quote:
Originally posted by Sandemaniac:
Has heaven been harrowed down to stuff that was running on Jan 1st, or are my settings up the spout?
Most topics in Heaven are fairly ephemeral, so the periodic tidy tends to prune to a week/10 days.
Oh, fiddle-de-dee. I really wanted to read that thread about iPads, but it's harrowed. Pleughhh.
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Moo
Ship's tough old bird
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quote:
Originally posted by Yorick:
Oh, fiddle-de-dee. I really wanted to read that thread about iPads, but it's harrowed. Pleughhh.
Since it was posted on so recently, it should be in the first pages of Oblivion.
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Yorick
Infinite Jester
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Page 18, there it is. Thanks, Moo. No trace of it through Search.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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As I understand it, Oblivion has now got too big for search to work.
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Moo
Ship's tough old bird
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You can usually find things if you know roughly the date of the last post.
Moo
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Yorick
Infinite Jester
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Yep. It works, just about- especially when there are people around who are willing and kind enough to help with the odd signpost.
Thank you.
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