General Computer Questions, Etc.

[Pain_in_the_ass]

I am in the same boat. How do I delete my ID?

Thanks in advance.

[keyofme]

because of personal issues I need mine deleted as well-

[thepast]

You send a PM to Torq, the Site Admin, requesting the deletion.

That is the ONLY WAY you can get a deletion.

[Sheling]

Hi,

I'm wondering whether anyone knows how to block specific images on the site - namesly the NSFW stuff - a have a 4 years old wandering around for much of my day and the notion of him oggling pictures of women in hard bondage is - understandably- unacceptable.

I've got firefox and I tried block all images from the site earlier - with odd consequences. While the target images vanished, I also found that I lose avatars (both forum and chat) and - most weirdly - the "new thread" button on the forums, which meant that I couldn't post this query at all until I was certain he was asleep and not about to wander in on me as I had to unblock the images to be able to retrieve the "new post" button.

I love this site already and I don't want my use of it here to be limited to darkest evenings only by a mere technical issue. So I'm hoping that someone knows how I can block the adult content without also blocking the avatars and forum options, too.

Thanks in advance,

shel x

[_ID_]

Most of the images that are of hard bondage are advertisements. Since you're using FF, try going to their plugin page and getting the adblock plugin. The advertisements vary from pictures to flash, so you may want to get a flash blocker as well.

Read up on how to use these so you can enable certain ones you wish to see.

[Ozme52]

A simpler alternative perhaps... is a "Boss Blocker" type application that let's you click on an icon (say in the system tray or the taskbar) immediately displaying a spreadsheet.

Use a hotkeyed screen saver (with spongebob pics or the like) and a password to bypass it and you have the perfect privacy guarantor and can even leave the PC for a moment without fear of accidental viewage.

[His_blizzard]

How did a brand new thread that I started last night titled "StHendo and blizz's good news" end up under an old thread of mine titled "Cabin Fun with StHendo and blizz"? It was in the forums and titled correctly when I wrote it. I always go back and check. Now it comes up under Cabin Fun with StHendo and blizz . I haven't even clicked on that one in months. Very, very odd.

[Torq]

Not odd at all running commentary threads are merged in lieu of multiple ones.

It's the same "topic" they get merged, In addition a topic of this is for a PM not a Tech Thread.

Also it's why we have the "blog" section, on running personal nature issues.

Be Well
T

[brwneydgirl]

I'm receiving an error message when I try to view anything past the first page of the 20 Questions thread. Is this happening for everyone? Just curious.

[Torq]

Thread seems to be working fine has had recent posts

T

[brwneydgirl]

All right...are you a magician or something??? I've been trying that damn thread for a week and haven't been able to get past the first page...I just tried it again and it's fine.

Sorry for the trouble.

[Ozme52]

IF 
   user = "brwneydgirl  AND
   mouse_click = ("next_page" OR "page-2")
THEN GOTO 
   display-page-1 
ELSE GOTO 
   display-page-2.

[the_moirae]

Um, yeah. Original thread looks fine to me brwn. Dunno...

[crazy dave]

is it possable to delete a hole thread? if so, how? thankyou. crazy dave

[Archeon]

only admins have this power, we can't do it ourselves

[fetishdj]

Best thing to do is send a PM to one of the admins (Delia or Torq) and ask them nicely stating reasons why you want the thread deleted.

Even mods don't have the right to completely delete threads. All we can do is hide it from view and put it in a moderation queue for the admins to look at and delete properly.

[Ozme52]

is it possable to delete a hole thread? if so, how? thankyou. crazy dave

Might depend on which hole....

[thepast]

We do not delete threads unless there are extenuating circumstances. You can, as already mentioned by fetishdj, send Torq a PM explaining what thread & the reasons... but chances are no, thread won't be deleted.

[crazy dave]

i am trying to learn to do things on this site by myself. is the an instruction page around here somewhere? how do you edit a post that's already posted? do not asume a know anything.
thankyou, crazydave

[moco]

If you have gone past the time limit on editing a forum post, you have to make a request to admin to make the edit on it.

[Thorne]

i am trying to learn to do things on this site by myself. is the an instruction page around here somewhere? how do you edit a post that's already posted? do not asume a know anything.
thankyou, crazydave

You can only edit a post of your own, of course, and there is a limited time to do so. (I'm not sure what that is. One of the mods will have to chime in with that.) But within that time frame, an 'Edit' button will be available at the bottom right of the posting, along with the 'Quote', 'Multi', and 'Quick' buttons.

[thepast]

You have a very limited time within which to edit the post (for spelling errors, etc). Once the time has elapsed, as the members above have noted, you can no longer edit the post.

This is where you should go to read the guidelines for the Forums & for the Chat. It also has FAQ for the Chat, incl. how all the buttons & features of the Chat work. As for how the various & sundry buttons in the forums work... if you search through the Tech area, most of those questions have been asked & answered, or people are happy to help--just be specific with what you need (i.e. as you were with the "can I edit this post")--and don't post a whole laundry list of issues, and people will lend a helping hand...

As with most places, the more you browse around & utilize the various buttons & features, the more you will get to learn how they work. There is very little here that you can press & get into trouble with LOL...

[noir]

Is there a way to save searched criteria? If not, can it be implemented?

[Carpe Coma]

Is there a way to delete a blog entry? I've got one which I don't expect I'll be getting around to finishing properly for quite a while, so I would like to delete it if that is possible.

[denuseri]

If the edit feature is still available for you on any paticular post it possible to just blank it out or l;eave the mininum character requirment.

I dont know how that works with blogs, but I suppose its similar.

[Dejah Thoris]

What is the normal wait time for the password-reset email to be sent? Is it normal for it to take over 12 hours?

[Ozme52]

Don't forget to check your spam folder.

[moco]

Also remember that email addresses such as msn or hotmail have a filter on them and wont allow for it to show up and may have to be sent by admin. so If you never received it that could be the case here if you have a hotmail or live account

[Dejah Thoris]

It is my partner that is trying to recover his password. It is a Yahoo account. It did not go to spam. He is going to submit another request.

[Dejah Thoris]

A second try took care of it. Thank you for your helpful advice