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OUTLAWS The Machine
10-17-2002, 10:22 PM
It still hangs up on me when I hit submit after replying. Is this happening to anyone else?

Sirc
10-17-2002, 10:34 PM
Me too. At least 75% of the time. :(

Slash
10-17-2002, 10:40 PM
Working fine for me.

10-17-2002, 10:53 PM
i get it about 25% of the time.

Grimmy
10-17-2002, 11:13 PM
I get that a lot here when I am at work, never when I am at home. Not sure what up wit dat? hmm

Norcon
10-17-2002, 11:37 PM
yup i get that all the time, few i thought it was just me

Slice
10-17-2002, 11:40 PM
That does not happen to me anymore, but I have to sign in everytime I come here now. :(

OUTLAWS Tip
10-17-2002, 11:41 PM
I get it most of the time. I've found if I hit BB Home and go back my message shows up even though I did not wait.
:?

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-17-2002, 11:49 PM
[quote:c94f7024b4="OUTLAWS Tip"]I get it most of the time. I've found if I hit BB Home and go back my message shows up even though I did not wait.
:?[/quote:c94f7024b4]

Thats what I've been doing.

Gun Element
10-18-2002, 12:06 AM
[quote:444dd180ab="OUTLAWS The Machine"]It still hangs up on me when I hit submit after replying. Is this happening to anyone else?[/quote:444dd180ab]

I never encoutnered that ever before.

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-18-2002, 12:07 AM
Apparently gays are immune. LOL

OUTLAWS WHOCARES
10-18-2002, 12:09 AM
Working fine for me.
I think its your large amount of gayness Machine.

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-18-2002, 12:10 AM
[quote:e00619114c="WHOCARES"]Working fine for me.[/quote:e00619114c]

I rest my case. LOL

Gun Element
10-18-2002, 12:13 AM
lol. And uh no

FUS1ON
10-18-2002, 01:22 AM
It's happening to me too.

EDIT: Now that time it worked great.

Grimmy
10-18-2002, 01:34 AM
Than again maybe it just messes up for the gays and works fine for everyone else :mrgreen:

SALvation
10-18-2002, 12:47 PM
I think I found the problem. It's the smilies, there's too many of them and they are slowing down posting for some reason. As a test, try to disable smilies while you post and it should go super fast.

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-18-2002, 12:55 PM
Disable them where? At the bottom of replies or in profile? Is it a problem with a certain few of them or are we using too many smilies?

Sauron
10-18-2002, 12:57 PM
hmm except of the standard smilies i use external linked smilies :)


like that one : [img:e8b7e4a701]http://www.salacious.de/Smiliez/charaktere/char282.gif[/img:e8b7e4a701]

SALvation
10-18-2002, 12:57 PM
When you are posting, there is a checkbox "Disable Smilies in this post". I think we just have too many so I will delete some of the non-used ones.

Nobody
10-18-2002, 01:27 PM
I am still having this problem at home also. The smilies are loading now and the topic review at the bottom is working now too but it hangs when replying to posts. Even if I don't add any smilies.

Sauron
10-18-2002, 01:29 PM
the only problem i have is when i login all new posts are shown but when i accidantly close the Window and reopen it the new post marks are gone

but i think to fix that i just have to be more careful :)

Nobody
10-18-2002, 01:31 PM
It seems to be working okay right now and I didn't have the problem at work at all so I am not sure what the problem is. :(

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-18-2002, 02:13 PM
It just did it to me again replying to a thread that only had 4 smilies in it. I did not check the disable smilies box though. Also the admin panel is doing the same thing and there are no smilies in it.

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-18-2002, 02:15 PM
Damn it just did it while posting that last reply. Also when it does it I notice that it does not show that I even posted in the thread when viewing the forum index until after a few minutes have passed.

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-18-2002, 02:16 PM
Just did it again and I checked the disable smilies box.

SALvation
10-18-2002, 02:29 PM
When you checked the box did it post faster? Also, it doesn't matter if you are using smilies in your post or not. If you check the box it seems to work fast.

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-18-2002, 03:13 PM
No it didn't post faster becuase it just sits there and will not go anywhere. That's why people are double and triple posting. They think it is not adding there reply and they just keep clicking submit. I have to click on the forum link to get out of it.

SALvation
10-18-2002, 03:21 PM
I'll keep looking into it but right now I am completely stumped to be honest.

SALvation
10-18-2002, 03:25 PM
Test...

Grimmy
10-18-2002, 04:29 PM
Sal, check out the site www.phpbbhacks.com They have good forums there, along with tons of mods. They might be able to help you out.

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-18-2002, 05:20 PM
It's hanging every damn time now. :cry:

I searched the phpBB and found a few things for him to check.

SALvation
10-18-2002, 05:49 PM
I tried playing with some settings. Any better now?

Grimmy
10-18-2002, 06:17 PM
rut ro, here we go, he is playing with settings. Hope you have a up-to-date backup lol

When do I get a name that glows? :( lol

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-18-2002, 06:20 PM
Test.

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-18-2002, 06:21 PM
Worked that time. :D

I will post some more when I get home. I'll let you know.

SALvation
10-18-2002, 06:22 PM
I did a little more. Keep trying guys and let me know.

SALvation
10-18-2002, 06:23 PM
[quote:076152a943="Grimmy"]rut ro, here we go, he is playing with settings. Hope you have a up-to-date backup lol

When do I get a name that glows? :( lol[/quote:076152a943]

I'm doing more than playing with settings...I'm hacking code baby!

Grimmy
10-18-2002, 06:30 PM
No wonder it is having probs. I read somewhere that you are suppose to be sober when you mess with stuff like that.

OUTLAWS DirtGod
10-18-2002, 06:31 PM
test

OUTLAWS DirtGod
10-18-2002, 06:31 PM
That much better sal thanks for the quick work

SALvation
10-18-2002, 06:34 PM
I hope this solves the posting problems. What I did was look through the code that handles the posting. There is a function in there that adds your post to a master search table as soon as you post. Well since we have had so many posts on this board, the search table is huge! 400,000 rows to be exact. So what I did was comment out the function that talked to the search table and so far it looks like it is working.

Lemme know if it is going faster for you guys.

Sirc
10-18-2002, 07:06 PM
I'm still having the same problems. :(

Also, if you don't update the search table will the view new posts since last visit thingy still work?

Sirc
10-18-2002, 07:12 PM
Is it possible that it is sitting and waiting for confirmation that the search table was updated? Which it will never receive now that you skipped the update subroutine?

It still just hangs when I hit the submit button. Well, sometimes it does and sometimes not. It hangs about 50% of the time.

Mr Clean
10-18-2002, 08:53 PM
Did you feed the gerbil in the server?

Grimmy
10-18-2002, 11:53 PM
[quote:607a836c7f="Mr Clean"]Did you feed the gerbil in the server?[/quote:607a836c7f]

lol, hope it wasn't poison.

Sal, if you comment that line of code out, will the search function still work or no?

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 12:06 AM
nope still screwed. :cry:

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 12:07 AM
About 50% like Sirc said. When it does work it is super fast. LOL

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 12:49 AM
test!

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 12:50 AM
Damn it!!!!!!!!

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 12:56 AM
test

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 12:56 AM
POFS!

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 01:01 AM
test

Nobody
10-19-2002, 01:02 AM
Test :lol:

Nobody
10-19-2002, 01:03 AM
I don't seem to have the problem at work for some reason. It only happens at home :( .

Nobody
10-19-2002, 01:04 AM
Wow !!!! My member is silve now :roll: :lol:

Nobody
10-19-2002, 01:14 AM
Strange I got an email saying someone replied to this thread and it shows Machine as the last one to post but the last three are mine.

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 01:17 AM
When you get home reply to theis thread and see if it hangs. This in one of the threads that it does it to me almost every time.

Sacrifice
10-19-2002, 01:17 AM
only one problem the avatars take forever to load even mine....and min ei so 20 kb!!(just changed it to a jpg file)

Grimmy
10-19-2002, 01:18 AM
Yea, I get that a lot too. Think it is the mail server just a little behind.

O, just wanted to say

TEST!

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 01:18 AM
Yours takes a long time. Maybe host it somewhere else.

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 01:19 AM
So you have no problems Grimmy?

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 01:19 AM
Damn it actually worked 2 times in a row.

Sirc
10-19-2002, 01:20 AM
[quote:f47bfb9ff6="Nobody"]Wow !!!! My member is silve now :roll: :lol:[/quote:f47bfb9ff6]

What's the matter with your member? Nevermind, I don't wanna know! :shock: :P :D

Sacrifice
10-19-2002, 01:24 AM
[quote:408adf9e8d="OUTLAWS The Machine"]Yours takes a long time. Maybe host it somewhere else.[/quote:408adf9e8d]
no its for everyones avatar!!

Grimmy
10-19-2002, 01:24 AM
Nope Machine. No probs here. I am at work, and it hangs up sometimes, but that is because they have a slow ass connection. When I am at home where I have cable, I don't have any probs what so ever. Everything loads, no double posts. Every once in a blue moon, I get a page that can't be displayed, but hit refresh, and it comes right up!

Has Sal checked on the status of the server? Could by chance it be over loaded with the number of people on it? I know we have a lot of people there, and who knows whatelse is on the server that hosts this site, but if could cause conflicts like some of you are having. Could always ping the site when you try to post, and it hangs up. If you get a bad ping or lose any packets, that could be why.

Just a thought.

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 01:25 AM
SH1t! I don't know what to do. :cry:

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 01:26 AM
It does it to me both at work and at home.

Grimmy
10-19-2002, 01:27 AM
Go frag yourself. That might help :mrgreen:

Sacrifice
10-19-2002, 01:30 AM
hey machine can u host my avatar for me?

Grimmy
10-19-2002, 01:34 AM
Does my avatar load quickly?? It is hosted on the GODS site. :mrgreen:

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 01:34 AM
[quote:ddb493e936="Sacrifice"]hey machine can u host my avatar for me?[/quote:ddb493e936]

I can upload it to the Gods server if you want me to.

Sacrifice
10-19-2002, 01:35 AM
yeh that will be great

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 01:36 AM
You have PM.

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 01:37 AM
Strange. the forums have been working flawlessly for about 10 posts.

Grimmy
10-19-2002, 01:37 AM
[quote:c32bac0b40="OUTLAWS The Machine"][quote:c32bac0b40="Sacrifice"]hey machine can u host my avatar for me?[/quote:c32bac0b40]

I can upload it to the Gods server if you want me to.[/quote:c32bac0b40]

You have acess to the GODS server?

Sacrifice
10-19-2002, 01:38 AM
i e-mailed my avatar to u machine

Nobody
10-19-2002, 02:00 AM
[quote:76737b00d1="Sirc"][quote:76737b00d1="Nobody"]Wow !!!! My member is silve now :roll: :lol:[/quote:76737b00d1]

What's the matter with your member? Nevermind, I don't wanna know! :shock: :P :D[/quote:76737b00d1]

:rolf:

Nobody
10-19-2002, 02:00 AM
[quote:86b79fc42b="OUTLAWS The Machine"]When you get home reply to theis thread and see if it hangs. This in one of the threads that it does it to me almost every time.[/quote:86b79fc42b]

I will try it in the morning.

OUTLAWS WHOCARES
10-19-2002, 02:37 AM
I haven't had any problems.
It works super fast for me.

Grimmy
10-19-2002, 04:24 AM
TEST lol@machine everything works great here at home :D

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-19-2002, 04:27 AM
I guess I'll have to live with it. :cry:

Grimmy
10-19-2002, 04:33 AM
Guess so. Are you on cable?? Maybe try pinging the site and see what that shows.

Nobody
10-19-2002, 04:33 AM
It is still working fine from work but I will try once I get home in 8 more long ass hours.

FUS1ON
10-19-2002, 04:37 AM
[quote:578bc8291a="OUTLAWS The Machine"]I guess I'll have to live with it. :cry:[/quote:578bc8291a]

You are not alone. :(

Grimmy
10-19-2002, 04:38 AM
That sucks, but atleast no one tells you to get off the puter lol

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-20-2002, 08:06 PM
test

Grimmy
10-20-2002, 08:40 PM
umm testing

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-20-2002, 08:53 PM
test

Grimmy
10-21-2002, 03:18 AM
you sure do a lot of testing, you must be a testie, and I bet Sal is the tester! lol

Nobody
10-21-2002, 03:52 PM
[size=24:c4a895d4ae][b:c4a895d4ae]TEST !!!!![/b:c4a895d4ae][/size:c4a895d4ae]

Nobody
10-21-2002, 03:54 PM
:mad:

Nobody
10-21-2002, 03:56 PM
****ing TEST !!!!! :D

Nobody
10-21-2002, 03:57 PM
:( :?

Nobody
10-21-2002, 04:09 PM
Seems to be kinda random as to which threads don't work right. :?
For me anyway.

Nobody
10-21-2002, 04:10 PM
That post was the first to work out of all the one in this thread :?

Grimmy
10-21-2002, 04:30 PM
hmm, are you on dial up?

o, TEST!

Nobody
10-21-2002, 04:35 PM
No I'm on DSL. The strange thing is the forum is fast , it is only when I post that it hangs.

Grimmy
10-21-2002, 05:22 PM
Have you tried pinging the site? If you get a good ping over and over without packet loss, I would say that it isn't your connection, something in the forums just doesn't like you very well.

Nobody
10-21-2002, 09:18 PM
Sent 100 packets with 0% loss 96ms avg and 100ms max. :?

Nobody
10-21-2002, 09:21 PM
Sent 100 packets with 0% loss and 96ms avg. and 100ms max. :?


*Edit* That was strange :shock: My post did not show up so I posted it again and now there are two :roll: . And it hung both times.

Mr Clean
10-22-2002, 04:22 PM
Something is still screwed up. Sometimes posts don't show up for me either, but they eventually show up. Sal mentioned that posts with smilies seem to take longer and I've noticed that too.....Maybe we are just running out of space.


TEST

Sirc
10-22-2002, 04:26 PM
It seems to be getting worse.

Mr Clean
10-22-2002, 04:28 PM
My last post showed up, but not before I got a "not found" for the web page.....anyone know a witch doctor or medicine man that can cast away the demons.....and I'll even help smoke the peace pipe.... :D

Grimmy
10-22-2002, 06:26 PM
you mean your bong!

Mr Clean
10-22-2002, 07:03 PM
No, I'll let someone else smoke my bong!.... :D

Grimmy
10-23-2002, 01:03 AM
I would, but I gave that crap up long time ago. I don't think it is worth it at all!

OUTLAWS DirtGod
10-23-2002, 02:22 AM
[quote:5d7bcaac31="Grimmy"]I would, but I gave that crap up long time ago. I don't think it is worth it at all![/quote:5d7bcaac31]

you smoked mr. clears bong.........is that hammer over there with you :)

OUTLAWS WHOCARES
10-23-2002, 02:29 AM
You smoked out of that Bong.
Do you have any idea where that thing has been?

Grimmy
10-23-2002, 04:38 AM
well it really wasn't his, one I bought. I don't truck Mr. Clean. With a handle like that, be is bound to be dirty! :mrgreen:

Mr Clean
10-23-2002, 04:35 PM
Aww C'mon, my name's Mr Clean, not Don Clean.....you may kiss the pinkie ring. Where's my pistachios???

Grimmy
10-23-2002, 04:43 PM
hehehe :twisted:

Mr Clean
10-23-2002, 07:04 PM
:D

Sirc
10-23-2002, 07:22 PM
Sorry to go back on topic but....

For the past 3 days each time I log onto GameMecca for the 1st time it says there are NO new messages since my last visit. Is this happening to anyone else or do you guys just not post when I'm not around? :wink: :D

Mr Clean
10-23-2002, 07:33 PM
It happened to me yesterday. I hadn't been on since last Friday and I briefly saw a screen showing new posts and then it loaded again and I had nothing new. Posts are still loading slow as heck sometimes still as well....

Sirc
10-23-2002, 07:37 PM
Dang. Now I'm gonna have to manually search for new posts, and probably miss half of them. :x

Mr Clean
10-23-2002, 07:38 PM
Well, take a look at the General forum and you can see based on who posted last that it can be done..... :D

Sirc
10-23-2002, 07:41 PM
But I'll have to do that in EVERY forum. I've been everywhere. I'm a posting fool. :wink:

Mr Clean
10-23-2002, 07:42 PM
Yes you are, but I am gaining.....started the day under 490 and I've got like 560 so far today......I'm a Grimmy disciple...

SALvation
10-23-2002, 07:49 PM
I am working on everything and I won't stop until its perfect.

Sirc
10-23-2002, 07:52 PM
Thanks SAL! :D

::: DARK PSI :::
10-23-2002, 07:53 PM
This is bizarre. I have not experienced one problem to date here at GameMecca. I am on at all hours of the day posting too. Wonder what makes me unique.

Aside from my sexxy bod! OH BABY! COME HERE DIXIE CHICK!

SALvation
10-23-2002, 07:54 PM
Can those of you that have problems try clearing your cache? See if that helps any.

OUTLAWS The Machine
10-23-2002, 07:59 PM
I've deleted temp internet files cleared cookies, and installed service pack1. No change. :(

Snip3r
10-23-2002, 08:06 PM
I've never had a problem with the forums.

Grimmy
10-24-2002, 01:41 AM
[quote:108cd6e44c="OUTLAWS The Machine"]I've deleted temp internet files cleared cookies, and installed service pack1. No change. :([/quote:108cd6e44c]

What OS you running?

SALvation
10-24-2002, 04:52 PM
Try it now. I think I fixed all the delays when posting or editing.

Mr Clean
10-24-2002, 05:30 PM
Ummm....no. Unfortuantely I still have some posts that go to the 'server not found' screen, which after I hit refresh it says no post (something) chosen....

Mr Clean
10-24-2002, 05:40 PM
I answered on your new thread, Sal, but I think it is much better now....

Grimmy
10-24-2002, 06:36 PM
Yea, seems to work better. I will test it out at work. That is where I have the problems at. They say there connection to the net is direct from Canada, and I am in Iowa, so that is a long ass cable. That is also why when I go to croteam.com there (at work with the canada connection) I don't get the croteam.com page that I do here at home. wierd