Test

[PloverWing]

(Will this be on the test?)

 

[Michie]

You having problems too?

 

[Servus]

You having problems too?

Face it Michie, you finally broke CF.

 

[Michie]

It’s definitely not fixed on my end.

 

[Aldebaran]

Testing

oh good, it worked! But I guess it only works on this computer and not my main one.

 

[HantsUK]

Can I post a reply?

 

[HantsUK]

Can I post a reply?

Can I now reply to a post without getting "Oops! We ran into some problems." ?

 

[PloverWing]

Let me try...

 

[PloverWing]

Hey, look at that! Maybe I can post to CF again...

 

[PloverWing]

Nope, it's back to "Oops! We ran into some problems."

 

[PloverWing]

Ah, the emojis make a difference. I can post if I don't include any emojis. I think. Thanks to @johnnypapa for this insight.

 

[Aldebaran]

Ah, the emojis make a difference. I can post if I don't include any emojis. I think. Thanks to @johnnypapa for this insight.

You can post an emoji, but not by clicking the image of it in the emoji list. Example, you can type : and then ) to make a smiley face, and it will appear as a smiley in your post. However, if you try to edit your post once the smiley is there, you won't be able to save it until the smiley is deleted.
Isn't this fun?

 

[PloverWing]

CF needs to come with a more detailed instruction manual...

 

[Michie]

Yes indeed..

 

[linux.poet]

MOD HAT ON​

CF Technical Glitch Instruction Manual. (Why Not?)​

Hi everyone, going to make an staff information post about how to get your post through on CF during this hour of technology pain and suffering. So here is a list of known things that can cause your post to not go through, and how to deal with the problems:

1. Links. Links do not work, like half the time. If you run into this problem, try hitting the [ ] icon in the upper right corner to post as plain text. Take out any bracketed URL tags surrounding your link and try again. Quoting links will also cause this issue, so taking out quotes may help, or axing their links.


2. Bible Verse references, because those turn into a link. The irony of not being able to post Bible verses on a Christian Forum due to technical difficulties is not lost on me. This problem also applies to Bible Verses in posts that you are quoting and their links too. My suggestion is to break the references somehow if this is your problem to stop the link function - Romans / 3:23, Romans 3:*23, etc.


3. Formatting like bold/italics and fancy headers. At the moment, flipping to plain text using the [ ] and then hitting Post reply fixes the problem (otherwise you would not be seeing this post, with its three headers).

Edit: If hitting the [ ] gives you another error (like I also ran into when making this post), hit Ctrl-A to select all of your post, Ctrl-C to copy it, and then refresh the page. Then hit the [ ] icon BEFORE you paste your post back in with Ctrl-V, then hit Post Reply.


4. Quotes have been failing too in select cases, so if there's nothing else eating your post, it may be the quote. I've also had quoting fail at the button of Insert Quotes triggering an error, so yeah. An alternative is mentioning the user's name with the @ symbol.


If there's another glitch you run into that isn't on the above list, please feel free to PM me or an admin or make a support ticket to try and rescue your post. If you can't get it to post, what you can do is hit the [ ] icon, copy that into a Notepad document or other text editor, and save it for when the admins manage to fix the problem. This can also help if you're frustrated and need a break from fighting the computer.


I'm sorry everyone has to go through this, probably the most awful Christmas present the forum has ever received. If it's any consolation, us mods are suffering just as much as you are, and the admins are working on a fix. But I hope this information helps you survive however long it takes to fix these issues. Take care and Merry Christmas.

And also, I'm a Mod, so I still have to say that complaining about the forum is still Disruptive Behavior (and blaming other users for this situation is also against the rules). Hopefully folks can use this information to move in a more constructive direction with this thread, though I think there's a difference between complaining and discussing something genuinely bad.

MOD HAT OFF​

 

[Michie]

I haven’t seen one disparaging the board. I thought people were taking it pretty well.

 

[DarylFawcett]

Testing

oh good, it worked! But I guess it only works on this computer and not my main one.

What browser are you using on each computer?

 

[Aldebaran]

What browser are you using on each computer?

Well, I was using Firefox on my home computer, and Chrome on a different one that seemed to work. But since then, I've had problems on the other one as well, regardless of browser. As LP pointed out, it often depends on what's being posted. But sometimes I've gotten the "Oops, something went wrong!" error message even when posting without links or anything else. The inconsistency makes it especially frustrating.

EDIT: This post made with my home computer with Firefox, which didn't work in the past, but did this time.

 

[Apple Sky]

If you can't get it to post, what you can do is hit the [ ] icon,

Where is this icon, I cannot see it.

Thanks for all your do's & don'ts, much appreciated

 

[Aldebaran]

Where is this icon, I cannot see it.

Thanks for all your do's & don'ts, much appreciated

When you're posting a reply, find the word "Preview" in the upper right corner of the reply box. The icon you're looking for is 2 icons to the left of that.