Re: [AGA-mcm] Now you post it-- now you don't

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

On Fri, 5 Dec 2008, S. Hieber wrote:

> Listen. If it works for you. Terrif.I'm sure it works for many. It's just not a 
> product I want
> to deal with anymore. There are alternatives that suit me much better. I spend 
> 30 to 120 minutes
> each day on forums and I just don't need this one. I'm not trying to drive the 
> market I'm just
> tired of trying to make this suit look like it fits me. I'll stay as moderator 
> for what little
> work that involves but I don't feel like posting there anymore, that's all. 
> Except may CR and
> Erik, I probably have been posting there more than most folks. It's not like   
> like I'm the only
> person, or only AGA Board member to find other things better to do.

Actually, I'm trying to figure out where you're going with this line.

Obviously you're frustrated.  Over the past couple years you've probably 
handled 50% of the replies on that forum, and Cheryl another 30%. 
Certainly the giant staff of moderators that was initially signed up have 
all evaporated.

But on the flip side, the big technical staff took off too (actually, 
never arrived).  I have had no desire (or need so far) to upgrade to the 
bleeding-edge phpbb-3 during the last year and a half -- early versions of 
2 were notoriously insecure, so I assumed that 3 would have a similar 
burn-in time.  I don't know that there's a guarantee that any software 
will necessarily let you walk away for several hours and not log you out, 
so even upgrading may not help.  Can you guarantee that another product 
such as vbulletin will do that, or will you have the same problems if the 
AGA opts to drop a grand on software (and finds another admin)?

I just don't know who's going to solve your problem for you right now. 
*I've* just come off two and a half solid weeks of work for the AGA (plus 
who knows how many before the convention).  I'm taking a break and 
catching up on my real job before they fire me or something.  So it won't 
be me.

I just don't see anything that's going to give you an adequate solution 
now.

  - Erik

>  
> sh
>
> ________________________________________________________________________________________________
> From: Phil Edwards <biotypical@hotmail.com>
> To: AGA MCM <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 5, 2008 10:20:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] Now you post it-- now you don't
>
> Scott,
>  
> Just copy and paste what you've got written in the forum's editor.  Writing in 
> some other
> program's only good for when you're at work and want to look like you're doing 
> something legit. 
> *grin*.
>  
> Regards,
> Phil
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________________________________
>
> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 04:52:16 -0800
> From: shieber@yahoo.com
> To: aga-mcm@thekrib.com
> Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] Now you post it-- now you don't
>
>
> I've tried that method and I don't write on it often enough to remember each 
> time to start
> writing in some other editor and then going back to the forum to post it. and 
> sometimes, I get
> interrupted while writing. So I think if we can't change this,  then I'm going 
> to quit the
> forum. I have hours wasted and frankly, there are forums that treat me better.
>  
> The consumer votes with his dollar. The forum user votes with his posts.
>  
> sh
>
> ________________________________________________________________________________________________
> From: Phil Edwards <biotypical@hotmail.com>
> To: AGA MCM <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 5, 2008 7:43:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] Now you post it-- now you don't
>
> When I've had a long session of writing on a forum I cut and paste what I typed 
> first to avoid
> just what you're talking about.  It's happened to me more than once.  If we 
> can't get the time
> increased somehow C+P's an easy work around.
>
> ________________________________________________________________________________________________
> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 10:18:42 -0800
> From: shieber@yahoo.com
> To: aga-mcm@thekrib.com
> Subject: [AGA-mcm] Now you post it-- now you don't
>
> Is there a way to change the time-out on the AGA forums? It's the only one were 
> I run into this
> issue -- if I take too long to write a post, then after I finish wiritng it, it 
> asks me to log
> in again but erases everything I've written. I know there are workarounds -- 
> like avoiding the
> forum, but I'm hoping . . .
>
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Erik Olson
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