From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 01:35 PM

Yes, some of my posts have disappeared too!

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Bill D
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:26 PM

I suspect that *IF* you were to set your browser to update the cache 'always'..that is, every time you post or access a page, this would not happen. The down side is that folks on slower connections would find it taking too long to do anything.

As more & more folks get fast broadband, it is less of an issue and updating the entire page is barely noticable....for the average site.

One can experiment. I find that my 'every 2 hours' setting seems to work ok, so I don't mess with it... (I think it was the default when I got the browser)

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:32 PM

Hey Bill, how'd you do that nifty smiley at 1:28 PM ?

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:38 PM

☺ ☺ ☺ Alt and 1 on the numeric keyboard. doesn't work on laptops, or Macs, Bonnie.

J

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: gnu
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:40 PM

☺

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: jacqui.c
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:42 PM

☺☻♥♦♣♠•◘○

Hey, hey - new toy! Thanks Giok.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: SINSULL
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:45 PM

☺☺☺•☺☺☺1♂☺☺☺☻☻☻☻♥♥♥♥♠♣♦•◘○♠○*

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: SINSULL
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:47 PM

I ¢¾ 0---<<< players

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Megan L
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:50 PM

Mumph muph muph yer jist show affs ah canny get them on ma machine :(

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Bill D
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:51 PM

I keep a local copy of this page open as a reference...

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: MBSGeorge
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:51 PM

No fair I only have a laptop. :0(

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:52 PM

☺ ☺ ☺


☺


Hee hee hee - I copy-pasted Giok's three smileys, which on screen shows the smiley and in the preview text box shows the numbers & # 9 7 8 6 but without the spaces. Then I tried typing them manually and got the one in the second row. That must be how to do it on a Mac laptop, which is what I'm using.

Gonna go harvest the other numbers now - but I'll spare you all the fruits of my efforts.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: jacqui.c
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:53 PM

That is a really yummy page Bill. Thank you.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: SINSULL
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:53 PM

What happened to my ¢¾ above?

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Bill D
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:53 PM

There are other ways to indicate these symbols/characters....the 'alt' code is just the easiest...when it works. If you want to explore pages that explain it, Ted can help

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: SINSULL
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:54 PM

¢¾¢¾¢¾¢

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: SINSULL
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:55 PM

why did my heart stop working?

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 03:00 PM

♥

Try typing & # 9 8 2 9 without the spaces

I ♥ these symbols. (Well, I needed some more ways to use up all that spare time I have...)

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Bill D
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 03:06 PM

If you are on a PC, and you don't mind a little program, AllChars can allow you to do many symbols and umlauts and fractions easily. After awhile, it is almost instinctive to hit a key combo and insert something.

by hitting 'ctrl', then 1 2 I get...½

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: MBSGeorge
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 03:10 PM

SINSULL if your heart has stopped working how come you can still type? (hee hee) Sorry just couldn't resist. ☺

G x

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 03:11 PM

Alt 0189

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Bill D
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 03:13 PM

If you want to learn about the "symbol" font, and need to post odd stuff, you can do this

zte6800wkklgd83-44.vxjhlajuf

I, of course, cheat and use a program to automate that process...HFC

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: gnu
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 03:19 PM

I have a hard enough time typing English without errors. >;-)

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: GUEST,Bill D
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 03:19 PM

hmmm..it didn't SHOW the symbols in this browser, even though 'symbol' font is specified...

but it does show as I wished in the SeaMonkey browser....I guess it depends on how your browser is enabled.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: GUEST,Bill D
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 03:24 PM

∞ I hope this shows an infinity symbol ∞

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Rasener
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 03:58 PM

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Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 05:02 PM

This thread reminds me of a Mae West quip
"I used to be Snow White; but I drifted"
This thread certainly has.

J

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: artbrooks
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 05:17 PM

In Windows XP, you can click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, right-click Character Map and click Create Shortcut. This will put an icon on your desktop. Character Map has all sorts of neat symbols...the ALT keystrokes are provided for some, others you have to copy and paste.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: OldPossum
Date: 03 Mar 09 - 01:54 AM

The Villan in his message at 02 Mar 09 - 05:08 AM mentioned threads not changing colour after he visited them.

I notice that the links in the graphic at the top now start with http://mudcat.org while all the other links still start with http://www.mudcat.org like they always did. This could be the explanation. With two different names for the web address the browser thinks it is two different pages even though we know they should be the same, so visited pages (changed colour) will appear as not visited (blue) if you click on the top graphic.

Does this make sense?

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: SINSULL
Date: 03 Mar 09 - 10:16 AM

No...so this isn't Kansas anymore????

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: gnu
Date: 03 Mar 09 - 10:34 AM

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: gnu
Date: 03 Mar 09 - 10:34 AM

Oops... sorry.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Amos
Date: 03 Mar 09 - 11:08 AM

... ☺...

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: OldPossum
Date: 03 Mar 09 - 11:22 AM

SINSULL - what do you mean?

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 03 Mar 09 - 12:20 PM

Gimme the red shoes !!!

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 03 Mar 09 - 12:34 PM

...and the Yellow Brick Road...

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: gnu
Date: 03 Mar 09 - 01:18 PM

Yellow Brick... Lebanese Blond?

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: SINSULL
Date: 03 Mar 09 - 01:31 PM

Sorry Old Possum. Your explanation was clear but a bit convoluted and I am having a rough day at work. It was an attempt at humor.
Mary

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 03 Mar 09 - 02:16 PM

Send in the Munchkins, Mary needs aid and comfort.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: OldPossum
Date: 03 Mar 09 - 03:39 PM

OK, no problem. I hope it gets better for you soon.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: BK Lick
Date: 03 Mar 09 - 07:44 PM

Mac users can download the very useful CharacterPal widget
which makes it very easy to find keyboard combinations as well as
html entity codes for all the special characters.
♂♀☿☯☮☭☪☥☠, etc.

—BK

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 05 Mar 09 - 11:31 AM

Often thread titles appear not to change colour after you have visited them because you return to the threads list by hitting 'Back'. This takes you to the page you have already seen, as it was when you visited it
To see the updated list of threads, go to "Lyrics & knowledge" instead (top left of the screen)!

Cheers
Nigel

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: katlaughing
Date: 02 Apr 09 - 07:06 PM

In the past week I've been getting a lot of 404 BAD REQUEST notices when I hit the submit button, either in the threads or when sending a PM. Anyone else? I'm not having any problems on any other websites.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Bill D
Date: 02 Apr 09 - 10:17 PM

I had a problem posting to ONE thread. Nothing I could do would work. I posted to other threads just fine. Then, a few hours later, I switched browsers and was able to do the post that wouldn't take.

Today, I made a post the didn't 'take'...but no error messages.

*shrug*

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Apr 09 - 05:01 AM

You manually closed Port:80 which is prioritory to HTTP, because you had confliker fears?

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 03 Apr 09 - 06:08 AM

Try typing & # 9 8 2 9 without the spaces

Ah! Hash codes. I use them a lot for my foreigh language FAQs. see Russian but if you save the page I am not sure it saves all the fancy codes

Not all browsers show all codes.

If you look on several browsers you will get the idea, most of the code I had problems with were in the High Numbers.

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Joe Offer
Date: 22 Apr 09 - 04:11 PM

I got a phone call from a Mudcatter last night. He said Mudcat was down Monday and Tuesday mornings. I was gone Monday, but I noticed Tuesday that at about noon Mudcat time (9 AM my time), Mudcat had a "placed offline by operator" message off and on.
Today, I notice that Mudcat is very slow at times.

I e-mailed Max, and he said that Mudcat has been slow or offline because he has been fixing and tweaking things. This process will continue over the next couple of weeks, so don't worry about it.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Leadfingers
Date: 22 Apr 09 - 04:35 PM

I PM'd Max when it came back up - He confirmed he was working on it .
So look for the "placed offline by operator" message if you cant get in !

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 22 Apr 09 - 04:46 PM

Good timing on this announcement. I've noticed the down time this week, but the slowness has also been conspicuous.

I just ran a test (http://www.speedtest.net/) to see if it was me or Mudcat. Appears to be Mudcat.

SRS

Subject: RE: From Max: Mudcat Update 2-25-09
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 23 Apr 09 - 03:46 AM

I've received the offline message twice this week when I've tried to log on late at night (my time)

thanks Max

sandra