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The board seems to be glitching again, or at least for me it is. It says there is an unread post in the "Joe in the press" topic in the Joe Walsh discussion tab and that's been like that for a few days. It keeps saying Shun posted something new, but when I go to the posts, it's not there. and now just this morning it's saying Groupie posted something in the "alphabetical song game" in the Cheap talk and wine tab, but nothing new shows up there either.
I'm trying to figure out this board issue but right now, no luck. I'm still at it, though!
ETA: Interestingly, it allowed me to view the post once I had replied.
Soda - After I read your post, I went ahead and posted in the Joe Walsh thread that was locked. It seemed to fix the problem there as well - very strange!!! Hopefully, other members can see the posts now. If anyone cannot read them now, please let us know.
It seems to have worked on my end. Thank you, Dreamer and Soda for fixing it. I don't know how y'all admins do it. Running a board like this must be crazy stressful.
Thanks for your kind words, Elle. As we always say, The Border is a labor of love and I am happy to contribute.
Hello fellow Borderers - If you are having issues getting on the board we just want to let you know that Soda is working on it. You should be able to access the forum now using the MS Edge and Firefox browsers, but there are still some issues with Chrome and Safari. Google recently did updates which created some coding issues. We don't currently have an ETA, but I'll keep everyone posted with any updates. Sorry for the late notice, but I am just now able to access the board myself.
I’m able to get on with everything but Chrome (Edge, Firefox, and Safari) but I can’t with Chrome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ive always been a dreamer
Thanks for letting us know Dreamer - I noticed it wasn’t just one device and thought maybe something like this had happened. Unfortunately Chrome is the most popular browser. :(
I'm waiting to hear back from vbulletin. I agree that we can't just shrug off the Google Chrome interface issue. It's a massive problem.
What I don't understand is that Edge runs on Chromium now, the rendering engine that Chrome itself uses and Google created. I suspect its a change only to Chrome itself and not the rendering engine it uses.Quote:
Originally Posted by sodascouts
Just a heads up, Edge is doing the same thing as Chrome now.
Now the only one that doesn't is Firefox and Safari at least on my end.
Yeah - This is definitely a work in progress. Chrome now works for me, but the problem has moved over to Edge. Try closing the browser and/or rebooting your device if you haven't already done so.
Today Firefox came out with a new version (121) and so I was curious if I could still get on the Border and now I can't access the site on Firefox either.
I am only able to get on with my MacBook with Safari now. Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Firefox all have this issue.
It has to be a recent change that all browsers are slowly adopting except Apple's Safari.
That adds an additional problem, Austin. Next time I talk to Soda, I'll let her know about the Mac issue to see if there are additional measures she needs to address,
Well, it was more complicated than I thought and it's going to cost a couple hundred dollars a year, but it looks like it's fixed!
Let me know if there's any more problems.
Mine is fixed. I have Chrome.
So glad to be back!!!
I can confirm it's working on other browsers here. It got to where only Safari was working on my MacBook. Now I can access with Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Firefox.
You may have noticed that the EOC sites, including The Border, have been down for the last couple of days. This was caused by a BOT attack. Soda has purchased a Security service that should protect us from all of our BOT problems in the future. You'd think that protection would be automatically included, but in today's world, everything is an add-on. Go figure.
Thanks for the update Dreamer.
I hope the bot stuff is just stuff that happens to every site and not someone intentionally trying to target EOC. I noticed it had been down yesterday and then it was up late last night but I couldn't log in.
You're welcome, Austin. I should have been a little more specific about the BOT attack. The Web service for the sites detected the potential BOT issue and shutdown the sites as a precautionary measure before any harm was done. There is no evidence that we were targeted. The new security service that Soda purchased should block future BOT attacks so that the sites will not have to be interrupted. All for a hefty price, of course. :wink:
Hi Dreamer,
An issue I just discovered is that on my laptop I can't sign out but if I hit sign out then it still shows me signed in, if I try to post it asks to sign in. I installed a brand new browser I never used before and went over to the Border and I was already logged in! This browser had no cache or cookies in it. I guess it used my IP address to somehow sign me in? I thought that was a bit creepy and weird. Thought I should mention it.
Thanks Austin - We are aware of the issue. Unfortunately, Soda has spent hours trying to resolve it with no luck so far. Hang in there and, hopefully, she'll get to the bottom of it soon. It is becoming increasingly frustrating trying to communicate with a human in the tech world these days. Of course, these are the same geniuses that think AI is smarter than we are! **Pardon my rant!**
No problem, just wanted you guys to know in case it's a security risk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ive always been a dreamer
AI is a huge can of worms. I'm about one of the most pro tech people I know but I think AI will be bad news in the long run.
I am having huge difficulty even signing in. It's a nightmare! I'll try again tomorrow.