Administrator dena Posted December 17, 2020 Administrator Share Posted December 17, 2020 Good morning, We are aware of the problem associated with the software update that took place yesterday and thank those who reached out to us about it. Unfortunately we are not always aware of how an update will impact the site as the updates come from a third party and we don't have the opportunity to test before applying it. We regret the difficulty and inconvenience this has caused and for not making a post to address this sooner. The following are the issues we are already working on: Broken images: We've reached out to the software vendor Missing "make sub-forum read" feature: We've reached out to the vendor Missing "back-to-top" arrow: We're in the process of getting this to appear again Long text sometimes doesn't get cut off properly: We're reviewing this New top post/posters sidebar that appears on the right in some threads It looks like this sidebar only appears once a thread has reached a certain number of replies. We're looking to confirm this. We feel like we should hide this because we don't think users particularly care about this info - we are discussing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilbil Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, dena said: Good morning, We are aware of the problem associated with the software update that took place yesterday and thank those who reached out to us about it. Unfortunately we are not always aware of how an update will impact the site as the updates come from a third party and we don't have the opportunity to test before applying it. We regret the difficulty and inconvenience this has caused and for not making a post to address this sooner. The following are the issues we are already working on: Broken images: We've reached out to the software vendor Missing "make sub-forum read" feature: We've reached out to the vendor Missing "back-to-top" arrow: We're in the process of getting this to appear again Long text sometimes doesn't get cut off properly: We're reviewing this New top post/posters sidebar that appears on the right in some threads It looks like this sidebar only appears once a thread has reached a certain number of replies. We're looking to confirm this. We feel like we should hide this because we don't think users particularly care about this info - we are discussing that. i don't think the top post thingy should be hidden. it is fun and will generate all kinds of funny stuff and contests. competition is good for the economy. the to the top arrow seems to be back, since last evening, on my end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 FYI https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/480195-a-list-of-issues-relating-to-the-161220-forum-software-upgrade/#comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, wilbil said: i don't think the top post thingy should be hidden. it is fun and will generate all kinds of funny stuff and contests. competition is good for the economy. the to the top arrow seems to be back, since last evening, on my end. The popular post thingy is silly. It shows up after 5 “likes”. Now, a MOST POPULAR POST thingy would get some members in a tizzy Edited December 17, 2020 by THE_BEYONDER oldmilwaukee6er and icefires 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilbil Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 kav vs. buzzetta contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 The like club is definitely holding a meeting via PM right now.... Domo Arigato, jimjum12, snitzer and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator dena Posted December 17, 2020 Author Administrator Share Posted December 17, 2020 15 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said: FYI https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/480195-a-list-of-issues-relating-to-the-161220-forum-software-upgrade/#comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator dena Posted December 17, 2020 Author Administrator Share Posted December 17, 2020 Just a quick update on the broken images: The software vendor escalated the issue to their advanced support team last night. We don't have an exact timeframe for the fix but I can report that we do have their attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vheflin Posted December 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2020 Sidebar should be collapsible thus granting boardies the choice to experience its wonders or not. Software features should always be optional. Get Marwood & I, ttfitz, icefires and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 50 minutes ago, dena said: Good morning, We are aware of the problem associated with the software update that took place yesterday and thank those who reached out to us about it. Unfortunately we are not always aware of how an update will impact the site as the updates come from a third party and we don't have the opportunity to test before applying it. We regret the difficulty and inconvenience this has caused and for not making a post to address this sooner. The following are the issues we are already working on: Broken images: We've reached out to the software vendor Missing "make sub-forum read" feature: We've reached out to the vendor Missing "back-to-top" arrow: We're in the process of getting this to appear again Long text sometimes doesn't get cut off properly: We're reviewing this New top post/posters sidebar that appears on the right in some threads It looks like this sidebar only appears once a thread has reached a certain number of replies. We're looking to confirm this. We feel like we should hide this because we don't think users particularly care about this info - we are discussing that. RE: The underlined; Now, to mark a sub-forum as "read", you have to click on the orange message bubble to the left of the sub-forum on the CGC Chat Boards main page. So, the feature is here, it just changed dramatically. Get Marwood & I and dena 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 500Club Posted December 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2020 55 minutes ago, vheflin said: Sidebar should be collapsible thus granting boardies the choice to experience its wonders or not. +1 The right sided sidebar is a nuisance. icefires, Randall Dowling, Beige and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, THE_BEYONDER said: 1 hour ago, wilbil said: i don't think the top post thingy should be hidden. it is fun and will generate all kinds of funny stuff and contests. competition is good for the economy. the to the top arrow seems to be back, since last evening, on my end. The popular post thingy is silly. It shows up after 5 “likes”. Now, a MOST POPULAR POST thingy would get some members in a tizzy Or even if we could rate threads with stars, 1 to 5. Can we get that? Ride the Tiger and MetalPSI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 20 minutes ago, 500Club said: 1 hour ago, vheflin said: Sidebar should be collapsible thus granting boardies the choice to experience its wonders or not. +1 The right sided sidebar is a nuisance. Agreed. Make it collapsible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jeffro. said: Or even if we could rate threads with stars, 1 to 5. Can we get that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Jeffro. said: Agreed. Make it collapsible It's not there for me anymore. Edit #1: Never mind, for some reason it's not there for this thread. Edit #2: It's not showing up for the PGM sub-forum threads, either. What is happening...? Edited December 17, 2020 by Angel of Death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator dena Posted December 17, 2020 Author Administrator Share Posted December 17, 2020 UPDATE: The cause of the broken images was that the upgrade reset the file storage location. That has been switched back, and images uploaded before yesterday's upgrade or after about 1:45pm EST today are appearing. Images that were uploaded while the file storage location was incorrect (from about 1pm EST yesterday through 1:45pm EST today) will be broken and unfortunately we don't have a way to resolve that beyond asking users to re-upload their images. So sorry for the inconvenience to anyone in that boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, dena said: UPDATE: The cause of the broken images was that the upgrade reset the file storage location. That has been switched back, and images uploaded before yesterday's upgrade or after about 1:45pm EST today are appearing. Images that were uploaded while the file storage location was incorrect (from about 1pm EST yesterday through 1:45pm EST today) will be broken and unfortunately we don't have a way to resolve that beyond asking users to re-upload their images. So sorry for the inconvenience to anyone in that boat. Please take it to our mods only PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 4 hours ago, THE_BEYONDER said: The popular post thingy is silly. It shows up after 5 “likes”. Now, a MOST POPULAR POST thingy would get some members in a tizzy Don't hate those of us who have created POPULAR posts. We can't all be Canadian stoners. Or.....can we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500Club Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 25 minutes ago, Transplant said: Please take it to our mods only PM. Your mod shield icon needs a transplant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Transplant said: Don't hate those of us who have created POPULAR posts. We can't all be Canadian stoners. Or.....can we? greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...