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What's wrong with the forums.??

86 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/whats-wrong-with-the-forums.76798/

shady_inc
shady_inc Original post #1
Dec 28, 2007 at 7:41 PM
I had created a thread Problem with wmv files in ubuntu. which had got some 10 replies and 80-odd views by today noon.But now I see only one reply and 17 views.Some of my posts in other threads are missing too.Anyone else facing this similiar situation.?? :confused:
zyberboy
Dec 28, 2007 at 7:42 PM
yeah, looks like digit forum hav time traveled to the past :D.
All post made today are gone..................
Arsenal_Gunners
Dec 28, 2007 at 7:43 PM
Looks like all the threads and posts created in last few hours have been deleted.
Even the pms have been deleted.
J
janitha #4
Dec 28, 2007 at 7:43 PM
Yes, it seems so.
Batistabomb
Dec 28, 2007 at 7:44 PM
yes, we are experiencing some technical problems with today's think digit posts, i even not getting single thread of today and all my posts today are completely disabled, don't worry mods or admins may already take care
enticer86
Dec 28, 2007 at 7:47 PM
yeah... even i had sm trouble to open this up a few mins back
Arsenal_Gunners
Dec 28, 2007 at 7:48 PM
Damn I posted a kick as reply on football channel which is deleted now:D:x
Arsenal_Gunners
Dec 28, 2007 at 7:49 PM
I am having problems editing my posts,anyone else facing it?
blackpearl
Dec 28, 2007 at 7:50 PM
My 2 days post are gone!!
Infact, I was just creating a thread about this, when I noticed you had already posted.
shady_inc
shady_inc #12
Dec 28, 2007 at 7:55 PM
Nah...no problems in editing.everything seems to be working fine at the moment.Might digit have experienced a server breakdown.??
shantanu
shantanu #13
Dec 28, 2007 at 7:58 PM
i guess the forum was backed up to some restore point.. as the users unbanned were automatically banned again
shantanu
shantanu #14
Dec 28, 2007 at 8:02 PM
in the unread message , it is also showing the sent messages as unread and its annoying :-X
Arsenal_Gunners
Dec 28, 2007 at 8:04 PM
Save and Go advanced buttons are not working for me while editing.
shantanu
shantanu #16
Dec 28, 2007 at 8:05 PM
many options are changed
Arsenal_Gunners
Dec 28, 2007 at 8:09 PM
Now we can add images to our signatures.Check it in user cp.
Though it is not working at the moment:p
Arsenal_Gunners
Dec 28, 2007 at 8:18 PM
Also there is a view post option in quoted posts and Add BCC in pms.
E
Dec 28, 2007 at 8:30 PM
Yup!
I hope they restore back the posts..
I had a poll on both my threads and now even the votes have disappeared ..

So, for those who haven't viewed my threads, here are the links:

Would u dare to buy a phone without bill: *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=76790

k790i or k810i :*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=76406


Go ahead guys....express urself and don't forget to vote
azzu
azzu #21
Dec 28, 2007 at 8:32 PM
i was unable to Open this forum for 1 hour :0
whats wrong with the forum max of todays post are gone :(
azzu
azzu #22
Dec 28, 2007 at 8:34 PM
i was unable to Open this forum for 1 hour :0
whats wrong with the forum max of todays post are gone :(
s18000rpm
s18000rpm #23
Dec 28, 2007 at 8:46 PM
"Now we can add images to our signatures"

are the new bosses of Digit the reason for all this?
Cyrus_the_virus
Dec 28, 2007 at 9:23 PM
are the new bosses of Digit the reason for all this?

Yes, when the forum was down today for well over 3hours.. the contact us was pointing to a 9dot9media (or who ever took it over) email address.

Seems like the person who was screwing around with the forum today was a noob.. coz he tried doing something, didn't work as the forum was down for several hours.. then finally restored it from an earlier backup....

I guess who ever did it forget most important rule before you decide to start screwing around.. which is take a backup then and there before you do anything.. that doesn't seem to have happened.. and we've travelled back in time.

Many buttons are not working. Eg: save button while editing.
x3060
x3060 #25
Dec 28, 2007 at 9:36 PM
all of my todays post are gone...:mad:
A
amol48 #26
Dec 28, 2007 at 9:42 PM
i was unable to Open this forum for 1 hour :0
whats wrong with the forum max of todays post are gone :(

yes Me too experienced the same problem.. And first I thought it was my ISP or browser problem !!! What is HAPPENING DIGIT ?? Can anyone explain please
Cool G5
Cool G5 #27
Dec 28, 2007 at 9:49 PM
hope it will be restored eventually. I faced a prob in signing & i thought my airtel mobile office was down.
Cool G5
Cool G5 #28
Dec 28, 2007 at 9:51 PM
hope it will be restored eventually. I faced a prob in signing & i thought my airtel mobile office was down.

Now everytime i posted quick reply, i get forwarded to advanced reply saying the forum requires u to wait at least 60 seconds to post again.damn
s18000rpm
s18000rpm #29
Dec 28, 2007 at 9:54 PM
whatever they do, just add features, dont make this forum Flash Heavy. :D
azzu
azzu #30
Dec 28, 2007 at 10:07 PM
^ but its annoying cmon Admins do something as soon as possible
goobimama
goobimama #31
Dec 28, 2007 at 10:25 PM
Really sad that the admins are giving us any clue as to what is happening...

As for me, I'm getting a double-post warning every time I post...
Pathik
Pathik #32
Dec 28, 2007 at 10:26 PM
They were some updates overdue. We should be thankful that atleast they are doing something.
Kiran.dks
Kiran.dks #33
Dec 28, 2007 at 10:28 PM
I am logging in after a long period and see that my posts can't be edited! Has the forum database got corrupted or it was hacked??
x3060
x3060 #35
Dec 28, 2007 at 10:36 PM
anyways, at least it looks stable right now...:)
Choto Cheeta
Dec 28, 2007 at 10:42 PM
I see the edit post not working :( cant change the theme to by fav the vb default :( few posts are missing :cry:
fun2sh
fun2sh #37
Dec 28, 2007 at 10:59 PM
even mine few post r missin n i was not able to log in few hours back
fun2sh
fun2sh #38
Dec 28, 2007 at 11:05 PM
even mine few post r missin n i was not able to log in few hours back
x3060
x3060 #39
Dec 28, 2007 at 11:06 PM
admins , please reply to this thread :-(
FatBeing
FatBeing #40
Dec 28, 2007 at 11:07 PM
Here's what the problem was: We were upgrading the forum, and the database went corrupt in the middle. We had to restore the last backup, which was taken at 3 this morning. Anything you've posted since then has been lost forever. Please try to get over it.
xbonez
xbonez #41
Dec 28, 2007 at 11:07 PM
i wish Raaabo owned this forum, not JDM or some other company
Arsenal_Gunners
Dec 28, 2007 at 11:10 PM
Here's what the problem was: We were upgrading the forum, and the database went corrupt in the middle. We had to restore the last backup, which was taken at 3 this morning. Anything you've posted since then has been lost forever. Please try to get over it.
Please fix the problem in saving edited posts
Cyrus_the_virus
Dec 28, 2007 at 11:13 PM
Here's what the problem was: We were upgrading the forum, and the database went corrupt in the middle. We had to restore the last backup, which was taken at 3 this morning. Anything you've posted since then has been lost forever. Please try to get over it.

I guess who ever did it forget most important rule before you decide to start playing around.. which is take a backup then and there before you do anything.. that doesn't seem to have happened.. and we've travelled back in time.

I guess I was right *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/10.gif
xbonez
xbonez #44
Dec 28, 2007 at 11:14 PM
also fix the part where after every post we get a double post warning
xbonez
xbonez #45
Dec 28, 2007 at 11:18 PM
they seem to have fixed the double post warning prob alread...save button still not working
utsav
utsav #46
Dec 28, 2007 at 11:42 PM
If i am not wrong the latest version of vbulletin is 3.6.8 but they upgraded to 3.6.5 from ver 3.5.4. looks strange.
shantanu
shantanu #47
Dec 28, 2007 at 11:42 PM
cyrus the virus : as far as i can say,thinkdigit forum is not a small site , it has a hige database, the restoration process may take a while and with that, the backup must have been so large that it would be really hard/or might be impossible to take backup manually, many servers dont allow that.. so this might be the reason.. and not many posts would have been corrupted.. its not the matter of post count, its the matter of quality..
praka123
praka123 #48
Dec 29, 2007 at 1:45 AM
so,@shantonu that may be the reason i was getting banned twice :D:D and unbanning twice ;);)
praka123
praka123 #49
Dec 29, 2007 at 1:47 AM
...and by the way,yet they have to fix the edit option,where we can press save or go advanced to work which as of now are not working.also Vbulletine latest version is not used.weird :confused:
x3060
x3060 #50
Dec 29, 2007 at 6:11 AM
it looks ok now :)
praka123
praka123 #51
Dec 29, 2007 at 6:54 AM
^not OK :( ,yes,u can press "edit" with ur post,but "save" and "go-advanced" option are not working;they are dead although delete option works!
naveen_reloaded
Dec 29, 2007 at 12:00 PM
May be they transferring all stuff to 9.9 media office...;-)
Cool G5
Cool G5 #53
Dec 29, 2007 at 1:09 PM
plz mods do the good work asap.
Sukhdeep Singh
Dec 29, 2007 at 1:30 PM
plz mods do the good work asap.

Mods cannot do anything server side. The Database has been restored to a few hour old copy, get over it guys :)

Regarding the vBulletin script, i am sure, someone must be getting intouch with JelSoft vBulletin Team
praka123
praka123 #55
Dec 29, 2007 at 3:30 PM
the edit post > "save" option is not working :( this sucks!hope fixed soon.
Vishal Gupta
Dec 29, 2007 at 7:39 PM
If anyone is facing problem in saving edited post and can't edit his post, then do as following:

1. Refresh the page containing your post and wait until your post is shown which you want to edit.
2. Click on "Edit" button as soon as your post is displayed. It'll not open quick edit box, instead it'll open the full edit page and then you can edit your post without any problem.

Tested by me and working. :D
Arsenal_Gunners
Dec 29, 2007 at 7:47 PM
Lol Nice trick:D
Still it(and 2-3 more issues) needs to be fixed
Garbage
Garbage #58
Dec 29, 2007 at 8:19 PM
Double posting problem is still there... :(
T
The Conqueror #59
Dec 29, 2007 at 8:21 PM
Also when we log in, PROCEED button is missing... :(
naveen_reloaded
Dec 29, 2007 at 10:02 PM
everything gone wrong guys ...

lack of mods..
spamm increasing day byu day...
porn threads..
buttons not working...
threads/ replies being deleted...


is digit forum is going to end???????
azzu
azzu #61
Dec 29, 2007 at 10:03 PM
so...is this the END ? :))
or is this the effect of 21-12-07 ?
Garbage
Garbage #62
Dec 29, 2007 at 10:20 PM
naveen_reloaded said:
everything gone wrong guys ...

lack of mods..
spamm increasing day byu day...
porn threads..

This also happens to POPULAR FORUMS !! :D
OMG, Digit Forum is popular !!! :O
naveen_reloaded
Dec 29, 2007 at 10:48 PM
ya... it can happen if u are running a outdated version of the forum...vBulletin 3.6.8 Released

ours is version vBulletin® Version 3.6.5

please scrolllll downnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn to see the version
Garbage
Garbage #64
Dec 29, 2007 at 10:51 PM
^^ yeh..
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.5
Copyright ©2000 - 2007, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
shantanu
shantanu #65
Dec 30, 2007 at 12:18 AM
why you guys just keep on rhiming :D, moderation, there are many options which are currently not working or are changed so, its a bit tough to get natural with some new controls and panels.. as the upgradtion was going on there was no report for the porn thread which is now deleted..

and yeah spams , this is a problem : in a day almost 15 threads are deleted by me only and i guess the same count is for others too.. so the left two or three are the ones which are leftovers by mistake, which you guys are talking about, report them and we take action.. :)
naveen_reloaded
Dec 30, 2007 at 7:25 AM
why you guys just keep on rhiming :D, moderation, there are many options which are currently not working or are changed so, its a bit tough to get natural with some new controls and panels.. as the upgradtion was going on there was no report for the porn thread which is now deleted..

and yeah spams , this is a problem : in a day almost 15 threads are deleted by me only and i guess the same count is for others too.. so the left two or three are the ones which are leftovers by mistake, which you guys are talking about, report them and we take action.. :)


sorry to quote urs shantanu...

no report on porn threads ??????

really u need that upgradation quick...

15 thread sdeleted by u only ... yeah coz u r the one who showed up ... thats why u deleted so much....
is it time we need some more mods.. ???

and wht kinda upgradation ??
version change ???
just curiuos
shantanu
shantanu #67
Dec 30, 2007 at 1:53 PM
as all know, the version change & yeah mehul, sourabh and even admins are online , so they too do the work more than me... we have about 15 mods and 4 admins, so there is no need for more. after that this is not only version change, changing version has made a lot of upgradation and good changes, but it takes time to settle down, so for some time the report system was not working..

its nothing so serious that you guys are making it..
Krazy_About_Technology
Dec 30, 2007 at 3:56 PM
...and by the way,yet they have to fix the edit option,where we can press save or go advanced to work which as of now are not working.also Vbulletine latest version is not used.weird :confused:

and i thought Safari is having another compatibility problem onWindows :-D :-D :-D
nvidia
nvidia #69
Dec 30, 2007 at 4:11 PM
Every time i type something and press "Post quick reply", the "please wait for 60seconds" page opens. When i goto new posts i can see that my post is there.. :mad:
goobimama
goobimama #70
Dec 30, 2007 at 4:53 PM
Someone has seriously screwed up :D
saurabh kakkar
Dec 30, 2007 at 7:36 PM
Search option which was already **** has been worsened :( now they have put image verification . lol now expect more repeted threads
x3060
x3060 #73
Dec 30, 2007 at 8:00 PM
even now , i dont see any mods, where are they?????
dismissed???
C
Dec 30, 2007 at 9:17 PM
I am facing the same problem right now, my posts are deleted automatically.
shantanu
shantanu #77
Dec 30, 2007 at 9:55 PM
x3060, why you need mods so much man , what is the problem,, you are acting as if you are admin. not to forget we do this job as a passion or help, not a paid job, i dont see any threads lying anywhere to be moderated..

you are just making a issue here.. without a reason..

and we all come online at times which suit us.. after this no more explanation to your BS..

mail the admins if you have such big problems , dont just post around anything so offensive which does not have a base.. speak something meaningfull..

and this work of upgradation is not done by MODS.. remember that...
x3060
x3060 #78
Dec 30, 2007 at 10:08 PM
chill mate :). . no need to flame , just that earlier when i used to log in i used to see at least 2 mods here . since you said there were 15. i said , there number is not showing up . thats all . i know we are not getting paid for mods . and am not getting paid for writing here either na :). we are a happy community here .i was not blaming you, so dont take it as an offence. i have no plans to become admin :-D

chill mate :). . no need to flame , just that earlier when i used to log in i used to see at least 2 mods here . since you said there were 15. i said , there number is not showing up . thats all . i know we are not getting paid for mods . and am not getting paid for writing here either na :). we are a happy community here .i was not blaming you, so dont take it as an offence. i have no plans to become admin :-D. am sorry if it offended you.:-(
praka123
praka123 #79
Dec 30, 2007 at 10:11 PM
it is a fact that many of the moderator members left the forum JFYI ;) and only 4 mods+2 admin mods(rarely) to be precise are active :D no offense intended to any MODs.
x3060
x3060 #80
Dec 30, 2007 at 10:23 PM
that was what i was trying to tell him :-(. he took it bad :-(
praka123
praka123 #82
Dec 30, 2007 at 11:01 PM
OhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHH!:x :x :x I am fed up with this "starweb123" spammer,he is spamming all online members now :x idiot!.MODS PLEASE BAN "IT".save us!
NucleusKore
Dec 30, 2007 at 11:01 PM
I too just got a message from him :(
Arsenal_Gunners
Dec 30, 2007 at 11:02 PM
You guys should just pm the mods about that.
praka123
praka123 #85
Dec 30, 2007 at 11:07 PM
err..where are the mods now ? :D I hope some other option so that these spam PMing members can be reported from their profile itself
shantanu
shantanu #86
Dec 31, 2007 at 10:03 PM
user banned...