Forum failures

[Covenanter]

Is it me or is the forum falling to pieces technically? Yesterday I couldn't log in for ages, it just didn't work. It didn't say my name/password were wrong, I just ended back in the forum but not logged in. Today it took ages to get to this screen, I went to have my tea it was taking so long. Posts don't always get there or sometimes get there twice. It didn't used to be like this! Chris

 

[daveh75]

is the forum falling to pieces technically?

Yes.

 

[floyd droid]

Im

not having

any prob

lems >)

 

[John Duncan]

Have to say that I haven't had any issues, bar the odd 'site offline'. Sadly I'm not in a position to do anything about it.

 

[moon]

Have to say that I haven't had any issues, bar the odd 'site offline'. Sadly I'm not in a position to do anything about it.

Can't you remote - in. and take the power back?

 

[floyd droid]

Have to say that I haven't had any issues, bar the odd 'site offline'. Sadly I'm not in a position to do anything about it.

I get the 'site offline' but not very often. Quick page re-load sorts it for me.

 

[Hi-FiOutlaw]

Yes !!!

Today, several times "SITE OFF LINE" |(

 

[bigboss]

In some ways, I preferred the old version of the forum, when I could simply insert a picture using

for example. AV forums' format is quite good. It even automatically converts a link into the webpage heading.

 

[chebby]

It didn't used to be like this! Chris

Indeed. It used to be a lot worse.

Still a bit flaky but hey, no more so than us users.

It's free, it's (mostly) friendly, it's moderated and it's safe.

It's why, over the years, this has become the only site I remain a member of. I don't even read any other forums anymore. So I'm prepared to put up with a few technical glitches.

 

[steve_1979]

I can easily post messages on other forums using my phone but with this forum? Not a chance.

 

[BenLaw]

It didn't used to be like this! Chris

Indeed. It used to be a lot worse.

Still a bit flaky but hey, no more so than us users.

It's free, it's (mostly) friendly, it's moderated and it's safe.

It's why, over the years, this has become the only site I remain a member of. I don't even read any other forums anymore. So I'm prepared to put up with a few technical glitches.

That, and the great company, obvs.

 

[bigboss]

I can easily post messages on other forums using my phone but with this forum? Not a chance.

Try disabling rich text. It works.

(Got logged out when trying to post this, & couldn't log in despite 5-6 attempts on my iPad's safari browser! |( Using chrome now.)

 

[BenLaw]

How's it working now with windows 8 BB?

 

[steve_1979]

Try disabling rich text. It works.

I've tried that but it still doesn't work on my Android phone.

Got logged out when trying to post this, & couldn't log in despite 5-6 attempts on my iPad's safari browser! |( Using chrome now.)

This occasionally happens to me too. Sometimes the forum just logs me out for no apparent reason and won't let me log in again for a couple of minutes.

 

[BenLaw]

Posting is generally fine on nexus 7 and iPhone 5. I'm convinced the main problem is people clicking in the text box before the page is fully loaded. However, I have had the offline screen quite often recently and do get logged out quite often, tho I think only on the iPhone using safari.

Having said that, I'd much prefer if the standard forum format was used, that wouldn't change any of the positives chebby mentions.

 

[John Duncan]

Have to say that I haven't had any issues, bar the odd 'site offline'. Sadly I'm not in a position to do anything about it.

Can't you remote - in. and take the power back?

A mwa ha ha h...no.

 

[woodster]

Absolutely no problems here, seamless access as always.

 

[pauln]

I've only ever posted on 4 or 5 forums - this is easily the worst. Sometimes I try to log in but just get fed up waiting for the page to load and go and do something else, and I always copy the text before hitting preview/save too! Learnt that lesson very early on. I've never experienced such randomness, also the whole thing with the subject line being too long when it isn't - it's just nonsense really.

You'd think an organisation like What HiFi could do better.

At least there's some useful info here but it can get very tedious at times.

 

[John Duncan]

Try disabling rich text. It works.

I've tried that but it still doesn't work on my Android phone.

Should've got a phone that *properly* doesn't work with the rich text editor then...

 

[matthewpiano]

I use Chrome (the best browser IMO) and I very rarely have problems.

I agree with Chebby's post. The pros far outweigh the cons and I too have tried other forums but the only one I've stuck to is this one.

People refer to 'an organisation like What HiFi', but like anything else, resources are limited and the forum is offered free of charge as a very useful and informative extension of the other website content and the magazine. None of the other UK magazines offer such a vibrant community area and, the odd difficult but usually passing member aside, this forum is as friendly and welcoming as they come.

 

[Andy Clough]

The random 'logging out' problem (and yes, it happens to me too) occurs across all our sites, including Autocar and WhatCar?, so it's not specific to this site. I raise the issue (loudly) every time I talk to the tech team, who are apparently working on a fix.

 

[Charlie Jefferson]

+1 to what Chebby and Matthew P say regarding the overwhelming vibe and ethos of these forums.

I read many other sites but rarely post anywhere but here. Notwithstanding a few days hiatus here and there (wedding, child rearing etc.), this site is part of my daily routine. Mostly browsing, occasionally posting.

Thanks to everyone who makes it so.

 

[simonlewis]

I've not had any problems with the forum, although i don't use any mobile devices, the only problem i do get is threads like this should have been posted in this section as this topic has nothing to do with hifi.

 

[bigboss]

How's it working now with windows 8 BB?

Windows 8 in general or specific to the forum?

In general, Windows 8 is quite good actually. There are some bugs, like suddenly coming to home screen when I'm in contacts for example. Had some problems installing Windows Media Center; had to physically restart to get it going to the next step. Still learning something new everyday!

Specific to the forum, I rarely post through IE. If the text font looks different, I know it's about to disappear when I click "save". So I copy the text before submitting my post. Sure enough, my post disappears, & I get the message "comment field is required". I then simply paste it & submit it successfully.

 

[BenLaw]

Yep, I meant re the forum but thanks for the general update. I recall you'd said there were problems with w8 and the forum, sounds like it is at least possible. The different font thing is what I get when I've selected the text box too early, and is indeed when it fails to post. You've worked out the signs tho, I'm sure other regulars could too!