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    This multiple logon stuff is bloody silly. I...

    This multiple logon stuff is bloody silly.

    I realise that search engines send people to the older forums, but why not just disable them for posting and have everything new under the one forum?
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    Terry, have you had your eyes checked? I can...

    Terry, have you had your eyes checked?

    I can see a post from you at 9:01pm last night, and two from you tonight - one at 7:42pm and one at 7:50pm.

    This is a long shot ... what is the address...
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    It just happened again ... here's a screen shot...

    It just happened again ... here's a screen shot of what occurs after it times out.

    Even though this screen shot is IE, it also happens with Opera, Safari and FireFox.
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    It happens sporadically on any page with icons....

    It happens sporadically on any page with icons. For example, the "greenies" won't show, the blue dot, scales and alert icons won't show, and I'll see big broad columns with the ALT text if the icon...
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    Forum images constantly timing out

    I've tried multiple browsers, I've tried multiple ISPs, I've tried multiple times of day, and I still get constant timeouts of images loading on the site. I'm talking mainly about the little icons...
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    I'm not 100% convinced that this is the problem....

    I'm not 100% convinced that this is the problem. I've been having this happen for a couple of weeks now. It is usually the "reputation" and "online / offline" icons that won't show, but increasingly,...
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    Now you've upset me :(

    Now you've upset me :(
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    No, no, no, no, 10,000 times NO!! The more...

    No, no, no, no, 10,000 times NO!!

    The more forums you have, especially hierarchies, the harder it is to find information, and to store it in the first place. Why? Because hierarchies are based on...
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    Fuzzie, it is THIS site. Every other site loads...

    Fuzzie, it is THIS site. Every other site loads at its normal time. I've pointed out the source of the problem in my first post.

    The Admin has a note of the problem, and it will be corrected when...
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    Chipman, have you checked the notification option...

    Chipman, have you checked the notification option in the user control panel?

    Click on the "Edit Options" link in the control panel, then look for the section titled "Messaging & Notification". In...
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    Perhaps Firefox is more foregiving of some types...

    Perhaps Firefox is more foregiving of some types of coding error ... but that shouldn't be an excuse for not fixing the problem. After all, there are still more IE users than Firefox users, and it...
  12. Sure, if you'd like some help. I can't help...

    Sure, if you'd like some help.

    I can't help with the graphical aspects, as I have less artistic talent than a garden slug. If you'd like help here I can recommend some companies with whom we work...
  13. Actually, changing on the fly is a sign of bad...

    Actually, changing on the fly is a sign of bad development practices, which is symptomatic of the problems we see at each "upgrade".

    All the changes should be made in a separate environment,...
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    Slow page body loading

    Since the last round of changes, pages have loaded very slowly. The page header appears quickly, down to the menu line which begins User CP, but the rest of the page can take several seconds to...
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    Makes sense ... thank you :)

    Makes sense ... thank you :)
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    Claw Hama, I don't have a compressor so I'm not...

    Claw Hama, I don't have a compressor so I'm not at risk, but can you explain why you don't clean up with compressed air?

    (just hoping to learn something)
  17. Projects Blogs FAQ .. Projects Blogs FAQ .. It's deja-vu all over again

    Take a look at the grey link bar just under the "Welcome, User Name" block ;)
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    *lol* ... another change!! One thing that...

    *lol* ... another change!!

    One thing that would really improve the appearance for next to no effort is to use mixed-case instead of upper-case.

    There is a lot of research available that shows...
  19. Thread: Mitre Hacksaw

    by Ron Dunn
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    The genuine Nobex saw has a range of blades...

    The genuine Nobex saw has a range of blades available, some of which are for metal cutting.

    The last lot I bought were from Timbecon.

    They *might* fit other brands of saw.
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    You are all correct ... content is more important...

    You are all correct ... content is more important than appearance, and grumpy old men like me should go and create more shavings :)
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    Please hire a graphic designer ...

    ... or at least stop playing with the "tabs" on the entry page. Each iteration looks worse than the one before!
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    Repeat after me, gentlemen: * Less is more *...

    Repeat after me, gentlemen:

    * Less is more
    * More is less

    Less forums means more usable.

    More forums means less usable.

    We've just got rid of a whole pile of forums to return some sanity...
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    Just post it in the For Sale forum, and put the...

    Just post it in the For Sale forum, and put the state in the title.
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    That's better ... think we're fixed now :)

    That's better ... think we're fixed now :)
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    Not yet, Robbo ... in fact, I think it is...

    Not yet, Robbo ... in fact, I think it is spreading. I changed to another skin and the problem was OK for a while, but now those columns have gone centred also.
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    BigShed, the problem is bad HTML, not IE7....

    BigShed, the problem is bad HTML, not IE7. Someone changed something last night, and they didn't do it properly. My guess is that they only checked it on one browser, and that browser was probably...
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    Screen print.

    Screen print.
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    The problem appears to be the presence of an...

    The problem appears to be the presence of an orphaned DIV tag just after the BODY tag.

    It reads:

    {div align="center"}

    Remove this statement and everything formats correctly.
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    Something changed overnight. I've got centred...

    Something changed overnight. I've got centred columns for the thread title and the forum name, which wasn't the case yesterday.

    I'm using IE7. Which browser are others using?
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    Don't centre the columns!!..please

    Why have the columns for thread title and forum been centre-aligned in the New Posts display?

    That is the most unreadable of all text justifications ... very slow to look down the list to find...
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    Groggy, you suggested using the IGNORE feature,...

    Groggy, you suggested using the IGNORE feature, but can you ignore a forum? I thought this feature was only to ignore users.

    I've got no reason to ignore a specific user, I just get irritated by...
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    Milling machine - where to start?

    I'm interested in expanding my woodworking into making small tools and jigs for my own use ... things like dovetail markers, dowelling guides, stuff like that ... mainly in brass with timber fills...
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    www.sawmillcreek.org...

    www.sawmillcreek.org

    Looks good, works well.

    Not as many laughable/lovable characters, though :)
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    Fiddling with a standard installation rarely...

    Fiddling with a standard installation rarely makes things easier.

    This is a common forum software product. Users get used to the way it works on other sites, then get confused/irritated when it...
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