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Thread ID: 33606	2003-05-20 23:00:00	PressF1 problems - Status	Biggles (121)	Press F1

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146034	2003-05-22 06:56:00	metla and the other guy (nzStan?) - who wants to be browsing the web and see "PHPBB" everywhere they go? A bit of variety helps a lot. And as for changing, well, there ain't database converters that make it 1-2-3 easy to switch between forum software once a day, you know, and to construct a database converter yourself would be a little more than difficult, not to mention tedious. Once you've got a forum software you like, it's easiest to stick with it, especially with the amount of threads here.	agent (30)
146035	2003-05-22 07:02:00	Bad software is bad software. Surely in your own experiences if you have something that doesnt gel on your system then you ditch if for another program that does the same job without the drama. As for easy as 1-2-3?....Not my problem,nothing is as easy as 1-2-3. If they can tweak it back to a reliable state then good on them,but at the moment,these poroblems are making a mockery of the entire forum. And whats with taking personal offence to a statement that the forum software is junk?....lmfao,the proof is in the pudding.	metla (154)
146036	2003-05-22 07:13:00	I might get shot in the foot for saying this: > And whats with taking personal offence to a statement > that the forum software is junk?....lmfao,the proof > is in the pudding. metla, have you search this forum for post about Press F1 going down???? Because if you have, you would of see that they have had some problems with it & they have tried to fix it most of the time… Why don’t we all stop knocking the forum software.. I think that Bruce will be locking this post soon, if we all don’t stop flaming…	stu140103 (137)
146037	2003-05-22 07:15:00	Just to be friendly, metla, you should use "lmao", not "lmfao". Or "rotflmao" and not "rotflmfao". Not everyone on this site appreciates swearing.	agent (30)
146038	2003-05-22 07:20:00	Hey i know what the "f" stands for.. ......but what do the rest of the letters mean??? .Clueless	Clueless (181)
146039	2003-05-22 07:29:00	It seems the nature of man to form apposing schools of thought,it's alright and it's not alright,personaly I can see merit in both arguments,if you took the negative out of both,you might get somewhere.	Thomas (1820)
146040	2003-05-22 07:32:00	Talk about kicking things while they're down. Most people are greatful for the free things they get in life - there are always exceptions to the rule though. Ever heard of the phrase beggars can't be choosers? Metla Wrote: > ditch the software. > All its proven is that its limited and likes to crash. Strange isn't that how Apache is used worldwide and is a popular webserver. Does that mean that other webservers are exceptionally prone to crashes as well?? You can't be talking about the forum coding, because that's not software. Dak2 Wrote: > I regularly visit a large number of sites with forums and this is by far > the worst I use, it's slow, has limited functions and crashes like you > wouldn't believe Limited functions - You can post, reply and change your account. What more do you want to do? Avatars aren't really a necessity for a PC help forum. Apart from that I'm not really seeing what the difference is between this forum and another one. Crashes like I wouldn't believe :O - Wow! that's a new one. I've been around here for 1 year now and the only crash I have seen was the NullPointerException. I find speed hard to believe as well. Considering the forum is hosted on a 10mbps internet connection and as most of the IDG staff are at home, you should be able to utilize whatever speed you have with your ISP to the PressF1 server NZStan Wrote: > Take for example the forum run by ICONZ Games > (forums.iconz.co.nz). I have an > account there and when I choose the LCARS template for my personal > preference I am presented with a Star Trek style console. That is by far > my most favorite template. Woopdee doo! I can choose from 2 shirts to wear to school each day - both are grey, have buttons on the front and a pocket. The shirts do exactly the same thing, and everyone sees the same thing. The reason our school has a uniform is for uniformity so when people see our uniform/try to run over people wearing it/etc they instantly know what school I go to - everyone has the same. If everyone were to have their own templates then that would remove the uniformity for PF1. Also, PF1 doesn't really have the population to make something like that useful. > The PCWorld forum is pretty buggy. I've lost count the number of times > it had errors. I assume it is a commercial forum? I paid nothing for my > Open Source forum, took less than one day to set up and never had a > programmer error crash. Maybe a server crash once in a while, but the > software is 100% dependable. Well believe it or not, IDG payed for this forum and the techs modded it to the layout it has now. Hence why the link to Jive Forums (www.jivesoftware.com) appears down the bottom of all the pages? Also, there is No Such Thing as 100% dependable software - there is nothing around that is prone to errors and if you don't believe me then find out some of the stupid things I have done to programs with the intent to make them crash. Metla Wrote (again): > Bad software is bad software. > Surely in your own experiences if you have something that doesnt gel > on your system then you ditch if for another program that does the > same job without the drama. So I assume your not using Microsoft Windows for your OS both at home and at work? I am interested in what OS you are using though, as from my experiences all OS's have a point at which they are prone to crash. > If they can tweak it back to a reliable state then good on them,but at > the moment,these poroblems are making a mockery of the entire > forum. No. I would say people like you insulting the work that the techs at IDG are doing is making a mockery of the forum. > And whats with taking personal offence to a statement that the forum > software is junk?....lmfao,the proof is in the pudding. I'm not going to enquire as to what you do to your body parts that you deem the necessity to put "f" in the "lmfao"... CyberChuck	cyberchuck (173)
146041	2003-05-22 07:48:00	tssk tssk.. It's only been down every now and then for the last week and watch the people start getting withdrawls. Conflict is often a sign that at least people think enough to have views! Speaking as someone who has broken a server myself, i think it is very easy to critisize what we don't understand. Of course all the critics could do a better job. Right??? WRONG. Lets be encouraging and possitive.... K? .Clueless	Clueless (181)
146042	2003-05-22 07:49:00	Hello Bruce Take all the positive remarks to heart and take no heed of the negative.....But If my memory of the long past is true "TWO NEGATIVES MAKE A POSITIVE".................!!	olldaddy76 (2539)
146043	2003-05-22 07:50:00	well said cyberchuck . I am a novice with computers and I like this forum for its basic plain layout, and the plain english in the posts . I like to know that I can ask again & again if I don't understand the replies, and someone will always help . The patience of those that volunteer to help others is often unrewarded . For those that don't like the way it is set up & managed, it is your choice or not to use the forum .	teddybear (2443)
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