Server Issues, Etc

[Tojo]

running free sites isnt easy,its very time consuming theres often interruptions with techie stuff going on in the background,constant upgrades which can be a nightmare because when you upgrade some of the hacks dont work and need taking out and new ones installing and when the new versions and upgrades come out there tends to be a few bugs in them which can cause problems.

admin cant be around 24/7 so if theres a problem and thier not then there's nothing that can be done about it.

also each day when the server backs up the site that can make it run slow or even go down for the duration,the larger the site the longer it takes and is dependant upon the server too, and it can be pretty costly with no income generated from the site means you cant always go for the high tech stuff or pay for huge bandwith !
as the site becomes larger and larger it slows it down.
it might be helpful to know if you sometimes find yourself getting timed out when posting always open the view online in a seperate window




i think you do a great job here thankyou

i just re-read this post and realised it might look like im trying to be a know all or something,i wasnt i hope nobodys offended by it sorry.

& Icey should know.....

What do you mean the forum/Library 'drops out?' the site crashes, or you have to log on again?
I find on many boards it's worth copying your post before hitting the Post button- if all else fails you can paste it into a txt doc for next time.
I'd have to say that this place is working fine for me though, the majority of the time.

[Curtis]

What do you mean the forum/Library 'drops out?' the site crashes, or you have to log on again?

I don't know what Sir Russell means, but what I mean is that it just freezes. Stops with the page half loaded and just sits there for minutes or hours, which it did around 9:30 this evening.

And what just happened a couple of minutes ago might be even worse: Every story with a March 10 or March 12, 2008 date just told me it was a zero byte story that didn't exist. Maddening.

[Torq]

Story posting issue being worked on as we speak , Very odd, unknown reason as yet,, workin on it.

T

[Torq]

Story issue resolved !!!

Be Well
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[_ID_]

for a free site with a plethora of advertising to compensate, yea it does pretty good.

I will compare it to MDS, cause they are approaching the user level you have. They also use ads for those that don't pay. However for those that do pay, there is no advertising. If you did something like this, I would gladly pay some sort of yearly fee similar to what MDS is doing. Their site downtimes are very seldom, so whatever the difference is between the two sites, they have less downtime.

[icey]

for a free site with a plethora of advertising to compensate, yea it does pretty good.

i cant speak for bdsm library obviously and dont want to dominate this thread... might be a bit difficult for a sub lol ...but i do know from experience that advertising doesnt really generate any income, and most people dont want to pay for sites when there are so many for free even donations are pretty rare
and sometimes its the server who has technical problems which causes the site to go down.

yes its frustrating and as much so for admin as it is for members
it takes a lot of dedication,pride and love to run a site such as this.

[wllngtbtrnd]

ok sorry for the bother, but could i please change my user name. some how i hit the autofill and it put my email as my user name. please contact though email. shake head.
again i am sorry for the mix up...

[Widget]

I sent you an email but if you send me a pm in the forum I can also take care of tat for you.

[underwhere]

I've fallen prey to this problem too, though to be honest, I've had issues with my own computer lately, so its difficult for me to pinpoint the actual problem. A few minutes ago, I did try to post something under technical problems, and wound up needing to reboot my computer and apparently, the post didn't make it to the server, and I didn't save a backup copy of it, as I do with my other stuff, in some notepad file somewhere. I guess I'll just have to type it up again later, though it is very frustrating to compose a lengthy message with lots of detailed technical information about a problem or two only to have that be time wasted.

[subbie_kmm]

i have recently post some writtings but i have notice that its in the wrong thread i currently have in erotic poetry instead non erotic poetry is there any way i cant delete them and put them in the correct spot

[Alex Bragi]

Well, sure just message me or one of the admin or mods with the details and we'll swap it over, but I'm not sure which poem you mean. *ss* I just had a quick look, and they're all kind of hot, subbie kmm.

[Midnite]

Sometime ago I joined one of the sites (of the Kink.com family) that's got banners at the top of this page. The content is great, but the picture looked jumpy and "high-compressed" although the sound and the colour quality were very good, so I reckoned there had to be something about the codec (the format of the film). More than a year ago I'd been a member of hogtied.com (same group of sites) and I'd kept some videos I downloaded from there, and plainly their motion was much smooother than in these new ones, even though it was the same type of video - wmv - and the bitrate of data is higher in these recent vids.

This morning I happened to find the reason; noticed a small tag "in hd wmv" on the site. HD WMV is a new codec of course, an upgarade of standard wmv - the proprietary Microsoft Wiondows Media Player format. But I can't locate a plugin to playback this new quality in WM player (version 10). I'm sure some of the knowledgeable cyber people on this forum can help me with this, though!

you might seriously consider trying another media player, I use media player classic, and have no issues with codecs, the other nice thing about MPC is that you can use it to play back real media, and QuickTime using a couple of plug-ins, if you want to know more about MPC, PM me, and I will send you a link. As far as service pack two goes, I think you are pretty safe in upgrading to it. Also I forgot to mention MPC is a free program. Hope this helps

[Sir_Russell]

I have changed my avatar more the a couple of times. But now it accept the new or in this case old avatar puts it in the box then after saving the change I find the one I wanted to remove is still the one being posted.

Again I have used this one before without trouble and it is under the size limit

[Widget]

Pm me if you still have the same trouble. I am sure you already did the clear cookies and log back in thing. Let me know if you need any help.

[Sir_Russell]

That didn't work I did lose all my threads history though
It just keeps saying that upload has failed

[subbie_kmm]

Thankyou for your response i will try to message you

[subbie_kmm]

Is it possible to post a picture here without attach. if so please could you let me in on the little secret

[Alex Bragi]

I'm not quite clear on what you're asking here, subbie_kmm, but if you're referring to the fact that pictures and photo must be approved before being viewed, no there's no way around it. This is because if underage images were to ever appear on this site it could be closed down quicker than you could say "bite my nipple".

[subbie_kmm]

Thank you for your reply, sorry if i wasnt clear on what i meant. I was hoping that there was a way to post tags or pictures here in this thread for example using the HTLM code or the IMG codes from photo bucket. I have tried and it didnt work soo it probable isnt possible. thanks again for your time * giggles love the saying * bite my nipple*

[underdog]

maybe im being dumb ,but is my avatar only allowed to show after a while or approval.or is it being showed but not to me?specifically when im in chat mine isnt showing.ive checked my cp ect help please

[Alex Bragi]

Your avatar looks fine to me--kinda cute actually. If it's not working in chat, maybe one of the moderators there might be able to help you out.

[bluehealerx]

That sounds interesting, must look into it also B

[underdog]

thanks alex,and great interviews by the way.

[thepast]

ukslave,
If it isn't showing in chat, then it is one of two issues usually... either it's an avi you selected from this site, in which case you need to download it onto your computer & then re-upload it (it's a kink in the system)... or if it's a recent addition, it may not have cycled into chat yet. If you continue to have issues, please feel free to PM me.

Thanks,

delia
Chat Admin

[Ozme52]

Thank you for your reply, sorry if i wasnt clear on what i meant. I was hoping that there was a way to post tags or pictures here in this thread for example using the HTLM code or the IMG codes from photo bucket. I have tried and it didnt work soo it probable isnt possible. thanks again for your time * giggles love the saying * bite my nipple*

That's called 'hot-linking' and isn't allowed at this site as it uses a lot of band-width, fetching the image from the hosting site and then sending it to the viewer... no matter how many times you've seen the picture.

So they prefer you upload the picture. Then the full sized version is only sent to those who wish to see it.

[underdog]

ukslave,
If it isn't showing in chat, then it is one of two issues usually... either it's an avi you selected from this site, in which case you need to download it onto your computer & then re-upload it (it's a kink in the system)... or if it's a recent addition, it may not have cycled into chat yet. If you continue to have issues, please feel free to PM me.

Thanks,

delia
Chat Admin

superb,thankyou delia,all of you administrators are ace,best regards.

[Tufty]

What is the problem with the server? It was NEVER as bad as this

Log-on problems, server seems to just stop or slow down to a crawl, posts get 'lost' or aren't there when the page refreshes, post a reply and then told that I have to wait 30 seconds when it's my first posting, database error messages on quite a few occasions...and posting pictures is a nightmare; it's a hit-and-miss affair whether the server will grind to a halt and lose everything that's been posted.

Very frustrating

[Warbaby1943]

OK anyone know why the word s p e c i a l i s t comes out with asterisks like this spe******t when typed normally?

[annie]

OK anyone know why the word s p e c i a l i s t comes out with asterisks like this spe******t when typed normally?

Because spammers use the letters c i a l i s to sell their "e r e c t i l" dsyfunction drugs so it is blocked by the filter to discourage spamming.

[Warbaby1943]

Because spammers use the letters c i a l i s to sell their "e r e c t i l" dsyfunction drugs so it is blocked by the filter to discourage spamming.

thanks