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[apenn]

Hi Admin,

Ever since the server upgrade every time I click on a message in a thread I have to refresh - sometimes several times -before the message loads. Is anyone else having this problem? Any idea what could be causing this?

Thanks,

-A

[Administrator]

Have you cleared your cache?

[Cora]

Hi Admin,

Still same problem with PM's not being alerted to...Three in my inbox tonight but no message saying they were there?

[apenn]

Yes - cleared my cache and now happening less frequently but still happening.

Thanks.

[reetpetite]

Can we have our smiley's back please ?

[Sue]

reetpetite Wrote:

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> Can we have our smiley's back please ?

xxxxxx

Glad I'm not the only one who's missing them :)

[KalamityKel]

Indeed. I thought it was my browser...

[RosieH]

Don't do it, Admin!!!

[ianr]

And don't even think of letting anyone have access to them.

18/6: edited to remove an example selection of ten icon smileys (five of them animated). Even a few seconds of them can make some feel queasy. :-(

The ascii versions, as eg used above and by Sue below, are of course always usable. Ed [22/6]: But now again likely to be translated by the forum software into the graphic ones.

[Sue]

Hey ianr, that's teasing :)

[DovertheRoad]

Dear Admin,

Have we ever had any thoughts about a proper jobs section? Either advertising local jobs or for smaller london firms looking to tap into local East Dulwich talent? I don't feel it fits within the tradesmen cleaners section or the general classifieds (more item based) and could warrant a place of its own. Nor am I talking pyramid schemes, spam or make ???'s whilst at home junk. I'm thinking any jobs in local shops, bars or SME's or any central London firms looking for part time workers (of which there are lots in the happy nappy valley of SE22).

I've struggled to find a suitable spot for mine and so just wanted to check where's best?

Thank you in advance.

[Administrator]

Hi

We have had a couple of requests about it before but I don't think it warrants an entire section on its own. I want to keep the forum as compact as possible with as few sections as possible otherwise it will become a sprawling mass, I would only be persuaded if there was a big call for a jobs section however at the moment there's not.

Thank you for your suggestion though, and it is on the list of possible new sections but in the meantime please post it in the East Dulwich business section as long as it's an ED business looking for someone.

[Sue]

So what's the story with the smileys then?

:(

[Administrator]

I never got around to turning them back on after the site crashed recently. You should have them back now ;-)

[Sue]

HOORAY!!!!

I've been suffering withdrawal symptoms :))

:)-D

[RosieH]

Why, Lord, WHY?

[Sue]

RosieH Wrote:

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> Why, Lord, WHY?

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Because they're fun!

:)-D

[ianr]

Sue Wrote:

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> RosieH Wrote:

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> > Why, Lord, WHY?

>

> xxxxxx

>

> Because they're fun!

>

> :)-D

QED

[Sue]

Have attempted to copy and paste various excellent smileys (not from this forum) here, without success - probably luckily :))

[ianr]

I've not used anything that's not on the forum server. But i don't think I dare say any more.

But while I'm here, can I at least gripe again about the way the forum software erroneously treats some ascii strings. Below is an arithmetic series. Look what it does to the bracketed 6 term. All that's needed to correct that behaviour is to change the mapping in the smileys file, or remove the entry entirely. I assume that not many people use the ascii form for input anyway, or that it's canonical for that particular smiley.

(4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

[El Pibe]

A) B) C) can be very annoying when doing a list!

[RosieH]

No, you see - that's where smileys ARE fun. An unintentionally cool B and an angry 6, that's funny.

Leave those ones alone. Delete the rest.

[Sue]

RosieH Wrote:

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> No, you see - that's where smileys ARE fun. An

> unintentionally cool B and an angry 6, that's

> funny.

>

> Leave those ones alone. Delete the rest.

xxxxxx

Spoilsport :))

[????]

Have the smiley's gone again?

[KalamityKel]

am I the only one to be looking at the quiet room in Italics? Tis interesting...

Also the hyperlinks... gone forever??