Recent Issues with the Forum

[jaywood1207]

Very slow this morning with no issues on other sites.

[Harold , Cape Breton]

Wow , I was thinking it was our internet that was slow . Live in the country and 5-6 mbps is about the norm but the forum is Wickedly SLOW .

[Rusty]

hi folks i posted something an hour or so ago and it went thru without a hitch and got a reply so it seems to be working for me

Allan

The point is Alan that if it works for you it should work for everyone and it isn't.

[Glenn from Winnipeg]

Today, when posting, I am again getting the "invalid server response" message that we had a couple of years ago.

Today I had that error a number of times on UTube and elsewhere. May be bigger than just this site???

[Allan in Oshawa]

hi folks i posted something an hour or so ago and it went thru without a hitch and got a reply so it seems to be working for me

Allan

[John Bartley]

Today, when posting, I am again getting the "invalid server response" message that we had a couple of years ago.

[redlee]

Im having intermittent problems also, sometimes its fast then slow. The worst seems to be posting something and editing.

[Rusty]

Sorry,,, I meant post i guess.

To edit also takes a while. I'm shocked that anyone responded at all thx

[schor]

I hope you guys aren't resting on your laurels because the site ain't fixed yet. It's still dead slow etc.

26 seconds to load this.

Just to open this thread? It took me 2 seconds. The only thing I find slow is making a post.

[Rusty]

Since our recent software upgrade a few weeks ago, some users have experienced problems with the Forum - mainly an inability to post and menu links/buttons not working. We believe that the problem has to do with Forum skins (styles).

We have turned off the option that allows users to select custom skins. Once the issue is fully resolved we will turn the skin option back on.

I hope you guys aren't resting on your laurels because the site ain't fixed yet. It's still dead slow etc.

26 seconds to load this.

[beachburl]

Thanks.

Noel

[scooby074]

Sorry.
What's a skin?

A skin is basically "a look" the user can select for the forum. Right now, you are likely using the "default skin". There are the options to select different "skins" which change the superficial appearance. Things like colours , fonts, or the shapes of the dividing bars between posts etc etc. Basically its just an option to change the colour scheme /appearance of the website. Some forums allow more individual customization options than others. Its called "a skin", because its basically a covering applied over "the bones" of the forum, like your skin.

[beachburl]

Sorry.
What's a skin?

[Wally in Calgary]

I still cannot sign in unless I remove my cookies and that only lasts for one session and then I have to go to the Members List to sign in. It's the same as last time that I reported this. My recent photos are not there either.

[Carl Duguay]

Since our recent software upgrade a few weeks ago, some users have experienced problems with the Forum - mainly an inability to post and menu links/buttons not working. We believe that the problem has to do with Forum skins (styles).

We have turned off the option that allows users to select custom skins. Once the issue is fully resolved we will turn the skin option back on.