The Energon Pub

[Seibertron]

The "Upload Attatchment" option in my PM box has disappeared. Anyone else having the same issue? Or was it gotten rid of?

I removed the ability to upload attachments due to concerns with SPAM bots. If a lot of you have an issue with this, I can reconsider, but I would prefer not to let people upload private attachments.

[BeastProwl]

Never heard talk of inboxes getting rammed by robots, has that actually happened?

[Seibertron]

Never heard talk of inboxes getting rammed by robots, has that actually happened?

Unfortunately, yes. I'm concerned that SPAM bots could use the PM system to send out viruses. It is just a precaution. Do people use the upload attachment feature via private messages often?

[Autobot032]

Never heard talk of inboxes getting rammed by robots, has that actually happened?

Unfortunately, yes. I'm concerned that SPAM bots could use the PM system to send out viruses. It is just a precaution. Do people use the upload attachment feature via private messages often?

I don't think I ever have. I fail to see the point of it, honestly. When you can you share publicly, there's really no point to do so in PM. If you need to quote someone, just quote 'em. I think file uploading via PM is a bad idea.

[BeastProwl]

I do every now and again, but it's not like I would die without it. I just brought it up since it could have been a programming error or something, so I asked here just in case.

[VioMeTriX]

why is this site so slow tp load pages... and if you hit the back button on your browser. forget it it takes almost a minute just to go back.

[Va'al]

why is this site so slow tp load pages... and if you hit the back button on your browser. forget it it takes almost a minute just to go back.

Could that not be just your own connection/browser/machine?
Or is this the only site that has issues?

All seems fine over here!

[VioMeTriX]

why is this site so slow tp load pages... and if you hit the back button on your browser. forget it it takes almost a minute just to go back.

Could that not be just your own connection/browser/machine?
Or is this the only site that has issues?

All seems fine over here!

this is the only site so far that does it, and im on a 100 MBit connection, so i know its not me

[Seibertron]

why is this site so slow tp load pages... and if you hit the back button on your browser. forget it it takes almost a minute just to go back.

Could that not be just your own connection/browser/machine?
Or is this the only site that has issues?

All seems fine over here!

this is the only site so far that does it, and im on a 100 MBit connection, so i know its not me

The site loads very fast for me as well. However, that doesn't mean that there are not issues with the site's code in certain user environments. Please tell me more about your computer's environment so that we can help you resolve your problem or figure out if there's something on our end that might be causing you difficulties.

Which operating system and which version are you using?

What type of browser and which version are you using?

[VioMeTriX]

well its good to see you love dinobot as i do.

im on windows 7 64 bit with the latest updaes.
using IE9 and firefox 10


My Humble Rig:

Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z mobo
AMD F-8350 CPU @ 5.2 Ghz
16 GB DDR3 Ram
X2 EVGA GTX 660 TI 2GB SLI Overclocked
(sli off for this game)
Intel SSD
x2 Western Digital Black 1TB HDD
Thermaltake MK-1 Chaser Full Tower Case


BTW i had this issue on my previous computer, and my son has it on his... im begining to believe it may be a network issue in my area.

[Seibertron]

well its good to see you love dinobot as i do.

im on windows 7 64 bit with the latest updaes.
using IE9 and firefox 10


My Humble Rig:

Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z mobo
AMD F-8350 CPU @ 5.2 Ghz
16 GB DDR3 Ram
X2 EVGA GTX 660 TI 2GB SLI Overclocked
(sli off for this game)
Intel SSD
x2 Western Digital Black 1TB HDD
Thermaltake MK-1 Chaser Full Tower Case


BTW i had this issue on my previous computer, and my son has it on his... im begining to believe it may be a network issue in my area.

Nice system, VioMeTriX.

We could eliminate if it's a Network issue by running a ping via a command prompt. Do you know how to do that? If so, please paste the results so that I can see if it is a network issue.

If not, here's how ... Bring up a "run" command by doing Windows + R, then type in cmd to bring up a command prompt, then type ping www.seibertron.com. Click on the top left icon of the command prompt to bring up the menu, select Edit, then select Mark to select the ping's results. Hit the enter key to copy the text or go back to the Edit menu and select copy. Paste the results here in this topic so that I can see if it's a network issue.

[VioMeTriX]

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights rese

C:\Users\***************>ping http://www.seibertron.com

Pinging seibertron.com [74.208.226.11] with 32 bytes of da
Reply from 74.208.226.11: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=45
Reply from 74.208.226.11: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=45
Reply from 74.208.226.11: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=45
Reply from 74.208.226.11: bytes=32 time=67ms TTL=45

Ping statistics for 74.208.226.11:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 66ms, Maximum = 67ms, Average = 66ms

btw i am a computer tech... but to a novice you explained the steps very well

[Seibertron]

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights rese

C:\Users\***************>ping http://www.seibertron.com

Pinging seibertron.com [74.208.226.11] with 32 bytes of da
Reply from 74.208.226.11: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=45
Reply from 74.208.226.11: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=45
Reply from 74.208.226.11: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=45
Reply from 74.208.226.11: bytes=32 time=67ms TTL=45

Ping statistics for 74.208.226.11:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 66ms, Maximum = 67ms, Average = 66ms

btw i am a computer tech... but to a novice you explained the steps very well

The pings look good and are about the same as what I have. I wonder if it's something with IE9. I'll have to see if my wife's computer has an issue with it.

By the way, do you have IE's compatibility mode disabled for Seibertron.com? If not, it should be disabled.

[VioMeTriX]

i checked and no its not in compatibility mode for any sites. i dont want you all going crazy over this issue, i just open things in new window so i dont worry about the back button. though i do appreciate the effort, was hoping it was a simple fix.

[Seibertron]

i checked and no its not in compatibility mode for any sites. i dont want you all going crazy over this issue, i just open things in new window so i dont worry about the back button. though i do appreciate the effort, was hoping it was a simple fix.

Don't worry about it. It's something I want to look into especially since you said it happens on multiple machines in your household. I'm assuming other users are experiencing the same problem but you're the only one to let us know you are having difficulties. I just need to find a computer in my house that still has IE9 and/or Windows XP.

[VioMeTriX]

i checked and no its not in compatibility mode for any sites. i dont want you all going crazy over this issue, i just open things in new window so i dont worry about the back button. though i do appreciate the effort, was hoping it was a simple fix.

Don't worry about it. It's something I want to look into especially since you said it happens on multiple machines in your household. I'm assuming other users are experiencing the same problem but you're the only one to let us know you are having difficulties. I just need to find a computer in my house that still has IE9 and/or Windows XP.

im not using win xp... i had ie 10 but it actually made some programs not work so i went back to ie9 and problems solved. i am going to give google chrome a try and access the site from my neighbor across the street so i can give you some conclusive information...

[Burn]

i had ie 10 but it actually made some programs not work so i went back to ie9 and problems solved.

I put IE10 on my Windows 7 laptop and IE would run and then crash.

Turns out I had to update my graphics card driver.

[VioMeTriX]

i had ie 10 but it actually made some programs not work so i went back to ie9 and problems solved.

I put IE10 on my Windows 7 laptop and IE would run and then crash.

Turns out I had to update my graphics card driver.

Im a heavy gamer as well as a pc tech / network administrator, all my stuff is always up to date... but i have had new drivers and programs (IE10) that have been buggy. IE 10 will be getting a patch next wednesday that will fix most of the problems users have. ill reinstall it then. also i tried google chrome, same issue, went to neighbors and tried the site from there... still slow on the back button.

[Seibertron]

i had ie 10 but it actually made some programs not work so i went back to ie9 and problems solved.

I put IE10 on my Windows 7 laptop and IE would run and then crash.

Turns out I had to update my graphics card driver.

Im a heavy gamer as well as a pc tech / network administrator, all my stuff is always up to date... but i have had new drivers and programs (IE10) that have been buggy. IE 10 will be getting a patch next wednesday that will fix most of the problems users have. ill reinstall it then. also i tried google chrome, same issue, went to neighbors and tried the site from there... still slow on the back button.

I use Chrome as my primary browser and don't have any issues. Can you explain the problem that you are experiencing a little further? When I click the back button, it almost immediately goes back to the previous page.

[Burn]

While I'm no expert compared to you two, could it be a caching issue?
-edit-
Nevermind, forgot he was having trouble with other machines as well.

[VioMeTriX]

i just happened to check my routers settings to find out they have all been wiped and reset... after much work everything seems smooth. though hitting the back button isnt instant, its much faster.... i think some of the lag i am getting is from the file server i host. but things seem much better off. i will tweak it later.

[Seibertron]

i just happened to check my routers settings to find out they have all been wiped and reset... after much work everything seems smooth. though hitting the back button isnt instant, its much faster.... i think some of the lag i am getting is from the file server i host. but things seem much better off. i will tweak it later.

There are a few things that I do with the site's styling that make older browsers crash or run slow, though those problems don't seem to affect IE8, IE9 and IE10. The transparency of the site's dropdown menus at the top of the page can make older browsers act wonky as well as the subtle gradient that goes over the main content area's background and the gradient that is in the footer. These would be the first things that I would investigate to make sure that I've got those CSS classes setup properly, but they've been that way for the past 2 or 3 years so it shouldn't be a new problem.

[Ravage XK]

In my original post in this thread g1-galvatron-in-dr-who-t94327.php I used the word "kit-chen" (without the hyphen), but when the post is published it is changed to "place to cook food". Though when I click edit it remains as kit-chen.

Thought that maybe it was Firefox but checked and Chrome does the same.

Anyone know why?

[Burn]

It's part of the spam filter. That particular word was added as we were getting a number of spambots that were advertising for them.

[Ravage XK]

It's part of the spam filter. That particular word was added as we were getting a number of spambots that were advertising for them.

Ahhhh, I was scratching my head in confusion for a while. Thanks.