MEMBERS helping MEMBERS: General Help and Assistance Thread

[AdrianneP]

DON'T GIVE HER IDEAS!!!!

Adrianne

[Pharaoh Atem]

oh you two just get a room already.

[Asleifsson]

hey, I wanted to start a new thread but my post is really long, and doesnt fit within the allocated character limit. I was wondering if i submitted it mainly as a txt attatchment, would that appear as normal txt people can read, like a nromal post, or does it just appear as a file that people have to download & open to read?

cheers!

[uknesvuinng]

hey, I wanted to start a new thread but my post is really long, and doesnt fit within the allocated character limit. I was wondering if i submitted it mainly as a txt attatchment, would that appear as normal txt people can read, like a nromal post, or does it just appear as a file that people have to download & open to read?

cheers!

It'd appear as a file. Your best option would probably be to break the whole post into multiple sections and post each section consecutively. I believe the post character limit is 2000 or so. The question of post length was recently asked in the "Ask the Mods" thread, so you should be able to find that information in the past couple of pages. I'd dig it up, but sleep beckons.

[Alipeeps]

You can fit a heck of a lot into one post - what on earth do you need to post - to start a new thread - that is that long?

[AdrianneP]

You can fit a heck of a lot into one post - what on earth do you need to post - to start a new thread - that is that long?

Uh, hello, my thesis on why Stargate shouldn't be cancelled!!! That desires it's own thread so people can tell me how utterly amazing I am. I mean, really, I'm surprised you didn't know that.

Doh! Sarcasm again ...
Uh, right, good question. My point exactly and all that.

Adrianne

[Asleifsson]

Yeh it was one of those mythos explaining posts for Battlestar G, except i got carried away and wrote over 4000 words damit. Ok, will hava look thru the "Ask the mods" section, Cheers guys =D

[ShadowMaat]

Ukky is right- just break it into two posts... or find a way to chop out 2000 words. The text file thing won't work (or won't work well). I remember someone asking about it when he intended to post his entire transcript of the original Stargate movie. And if I remember correctly he was a little miffed that Darren wouldn't change the rules just for him.

Another option is to post the entire text on a website somewhere and then create a link to it here. Folks can discuss it in the "here's my theory, what do you think?" post.

[Asleifsson]

Oh k, cool. Il split it into chunks I think. Hehe na, i dont want the rules broken, its all good!

[AdrianneP]

Yeh it was one of those mythos explaining posts for Battlestar G, except i got carried away and wrote over 4000 words damit. Ok, will hava look thru the "Ask the mods" section, Cheers guys =D

Wow and I was totally joking.

Do you see what happens when I strike out my sarcasm? I'm actually right. Don't question my sarcasm for I am never wrong

Adrianne

[ShadowMaat]

Hey, even a busted clock is right twice a day.

[Anubis69]

Is anyone else finding the forum slower on the new skin? I've had it on since it was announced but recently I found GW really slow... So I tried reverting to the "classic" and it seems a lot faster. Anyone else found this or is my computer just "on the glue" so to speak?

ETA: Also, i couldn't access threads. It just kept on loading...

[CalmStorm]

Is anyone else finding the forum slower on the new skin? I've had it on since it was announced but recently I found GW really slow... So I tried reverting to the "classic" and it seems a lot faster. Anyone else found this or is my computer just "on the glue" so to speak?

ETA: Also, i couldn't access threads. It just kept on loading...

I haven't had any real problems with page loading. It's the same as it always has been for me. I wouldn't say that the pages load with lightening quick speed but I'm not going and fixing a quick bite to eat while I wait for a page to load. Basically, it's always run at about the same speed it always has classic skin or new.

EDIT:
I guess I spoke too soon. After submitting this post the connection timed out. It looked like it was a google ad that was trying to load and was bogging it down, but I didn't get the address. I actually had to restart my computer to get any web pages to pull up.

However, I don't think the new look is an issue as far as speed. The things that seem to cause the bog downs are some of the ads and threads I open where there is a lot of bandwidth being required to load the page.

[AdrianneP]

Me, personally, things seem to load ... faster.

I think.

Adrianne

[Anubis69]

I haven't had any real problems with page loading. It's the same as it always has been for me. I wouldn't say that the pages load with lightening quick speed but I'm not going and fixing a quick bite to eat while I wait for a page to load. Basically, it's always run at about the same speed it always has classic skin or new.

EDIT:
I guess I spoke too soon. After submitting this post the connection timed out. It looked like it was a google ad that was trying to load and was bogging it down, but I didn't get the address. I actually had to restart my computer to get any web pages to pull up.

However, I don't think the new look is an issue as far as speed. The things that seem to cause the bog downs are some of the ads and threads I open where there is a lot of bandwidth being required to load the page.

Yeah, it occasionally does the same with this skin as well so i think you're right.

Thanks for the replys!