PriusChat Forum Upgrade - post your bug reports/gripes/thanks here

Oxo, you can disable your browser from running scripts... it's going to be in "options" or "preferences" or something like that depending on the browser you use. Look specifically for something like a checkbox or button to disable "javascript."

BUT, Hobbit is an outspoken opponent of scripting in any form, and I feel that in spite of some abuse, scripting is a useful part of the web environment... in your case I'd recommend you turn it off simply to debug your problem. If you turn off scripting and the problem goes away, you can at least report that scripting caused the problem, and Danny, et al. can look in that direction.

FWIW, I run a fairly robust debugger in my browser most of the time and PC gives me few or no script errors.

 

I second this! I'm not sure how this can be justified as a feature for a search program. Especially considering all the three and two letter acronyms, model names, etc that get flung around here.

 

do not know whether it can be changed, but it's not new to the new software. The old software had the same limitation.

The Google search function will accept 2 characters. It doesn't give you the other search options and limits, but you might find it an acceptable alternative. I tend to prefer Google anyway because of the ability to use multiple search terms.

 

Maybe the better approach is to come up with a list of common search "garbage" words that could help remove bottlenecks but still allow for short words or acronyms...

So maybe excluding most pronouns, conjunctions, and a lot of prepositions would be the better approach. As long as they're still allowed in "searches for a specific phrase." That way some longer words (e.g. "which") could also be excluded. But surely enough people have been working hard enough on refining searches to have this or better ideas already.

Either that, or just modify the search box so it queries google site-search directly

p.s. for anyone who doesn't know already, use the following on google for fast searches:
[ siteriuschat.com my search terms ]

p.p.s. I just discovered that smilies are case-sensitive here... demo:
:d -- in some cases it makes sense...

 

Much nicer, Danny. No slowdowns seen yet! Good upgrade!
Thanks!

 

I'm as geeky as the next guy, but who really is going to remember their package # four months, much less four years after their purchase? I made mine up just to get access. Is there a decode list somewhere? If this is going to be a requirement, it should be easily accessible.

Karl

 

Here's a cheat sheet:

http://priuschat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37636&highlight=option+package

 

I've got a gripe about viewing the newest posts.

Sometimes I open a post in a new tab but it never loads so I never get a chance to read it. The next time I view new posts, or if I go to another browser to view new posts, the posts the forum *thinks* I read but never got a chance to....never appear in the newest posts. So I have to try to remember them and go searching for them.

Never happened on the old forum. Some may like it but I find it annoying.

 

What browser are you using? I've had no problem opening a post or thread in a new tab using Firefox.

 

If this happens again, instead of trying to remember and search, it's probably quicker to go to Quick Links, and click on Today's Posts, which will show the most recent threads posted to (whether you "read" them or not) for the previous 24+ hours.

 

Site slow downs

I'm starting to see server slow downs even with the new software. In general, the new software is much, much faster than the old BBS, but the last few days it has exhibited slow downs and time-outs. It happens around 10 to 10:30 Eastern Time. Perhaps there is a chron job running on the server, or maybe it's just a peak load as the west coast gets cranking.

Tom

 

My big complaint with the new setup:

It's too easy to browse, search and track threads. My own personal post volume is probably up by 40-50% and I can track threads so quickly and easily that I end up spending way too much time here. So can we PLEASE slow it down a little?

I do have a real question too: On the old software there was a feature where I could see my own number of posts for the day, top posters by number for the day and some other stats. Is that a feature of this software? It's not critical, but it was interesting to see once in a while.

 

Info lost

I logged in yesterday and went to one of the forums and there was a notification that the system needed certain information. I had to re-enter my city and car info info. Have not yet checked my sig or avatar but I guess I'll find out when I post this.

Sig is weird, avatar OK.

Sig fixed.

 

RSS feed

RSS feed is back!

 

Sometimes I have trouble logging in, but now I can't log out. Pancake posts don't seem to be current, either. Weird.

 

I wish the news were still on the main page in chronological order, its the thing i used to use this site mostly for. think it could be brought back?