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A certain number of posts are being lost...

 
 
pointless and uncalled for
15:18 / 26.03.02
Yep, tried and lost a new thread in policy.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
15:18 / 26.03.02
"-1 replies"? Whoooooo!
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
15:20 / 26.03.02
Ironically it was a designed to start a thread where people could post and corroborate errors.
 
 
Seth
15:32 / 26.03.02
Wow. I like it.

Are the threads being transferred slowly from the old look site? I had a thread in the Gathering that was kinda important. Will it be making a reappearance, or will I have to redo it?
 
 
Tom Coates
15:36 / 26.03.02
It should turn up shortly...
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
16:13 / 26.03.02
I would like to report that the threads seem to be reordering themselves and the times change up.

Not a big problem for me but if unchecked could become a problem for you.
 
 
Trijhaos
16:22 / 26.03.02
The threads moving/times changing come about
from people trying to post and the message not showing up.
Like this one just did.
 
 
Trijhaos
16:26 / 26.03.02
Could the messages being lost be a word-wrap problem?
The first time I tried to post my above message, I let the word wrap
do its thing, wheras in this one and the one above, I pressed enter.
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
16:28 / 26.03.02
Nope, the word wrap wored on my above post.
 
 
Trijhaos
16:32 / 26.03.02
It was just a theory, which went down the drain after attempting to
post something in the policy.
 
 
grant
17:01 / 26.03.02
mordant: i just pmed you on the new board. did it work?
 
 
Cherry Bomb
17:20 / 26.03.02
If anyone can see anything I post, please pm me.
 
 
Ierne
17:57 / 26.03.02
PMed you Chérie...
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
17:58 / 26.03.02
As did I.
 
 
gridley
17:59 / 26.03.02
Now, if I type a message that goes all the way to the end of a line and then word wraps around, will it work?
 
 
gridley
18:00 / 26.03.02
Schway!
 
 
grant
18:06 / 26.03.02
try using a contraction.

you cannot.

i do not think.
 
 
Trijhaos
18:07 / 26.03.02
You are correct. Apostrophes can not be used, but commas can.

I do not see why apostrophes can not be use since they are simply commas in the air.
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
18:08 / 26.03.02
Without the apostrophe.
 
 
Ierne
18:14 / 26.03.02
I can only post little squits at a time.
 
 
Ariadne
18:24 / 26.03.02
No apostophes? seriously? my proofreading heart will collapse under the strain of reading apostropheless posts.
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
18:25 / 26.03.02
But look '''''''' apostrophes abound '''''''' plenty of them ''''''''''''''''''''''' feel free to help yourself.
 
 
Trijhaos
18:25 / 26.03.02
No apostrophes, dashes, or other neato things like that.
 
 
Ariadne
18:26 / 26.03.02
Darn, I posted, then clicked on moderate just to see what happened, and my post vanished. Darn it. And please, please can we have apostrophes? The pedant in me begs to have them back.
 
 
Ierne
18:36 / 26.03.02
Started a thread in the Gathering for Flyboy in NYC. Thread stayed, post died. No apostrophes.
 
 
bitchiekittie
18:53 / 26.03.02
strange

''

stranger and stranger''
 
 
Spatula Clarke
19:11 / 26.03.02
Im struggling towards some kind of theory here. Multiple apostrophes, as heterodox just proved, work fine. Single ones apparently dont. Theres obviously some kind of conflict there.

Could it be the SQL that the board uses? Im presuming that the board is effectively a huge database, so SQL would form the backbone. If not, then ignore the rest of this post. Does it think that we are trying to declare string variables or something similar when we use apostrophes?

Another thought. As pointed out elsewhere, theres a problem with the Search By Post function that doesnt pop up when searching by thread. Nobody seems to be having any problems with actually getting thread titles up, just the posts to go with them. Coincidence?

Damn this no apostrophes shit. Just spent ages trying to work out why I couldnt get this to work, just noticed that I left one in the very first word of the post.
 
 
gridley
19:22 / 26.03.02
smooth detective work on the "The Contractions of the Baskervilles"
there, Grant...
 
 
Persephone
19:42 / 26.03.02
Yee ha! I have achieved apostrophe!

You have to use HTML code. So whenever you want an apostrophe, you have to type " #039; "

It#039;s easy!
 
 
Persephone
19:44 / 26.03.02
Oops. That is, " ' "

How's that?
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
02:30 / 27.03.02
testing, testing. 123.
 
  
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