Comixfan Forums - ComiX-Fan Site Help

Alan Lynch

Dec 24, 2002, 07:52 am

Was curious, does anyone else have to login more than once before posting? It seems to happen to me 2 out of 3 times. Not a huge deal (only takes an extra minute), but wondering if it's a common thing or if my family jinx?

Anthony Lucynski

Dec 24, 2002, 12:36 pm

Not me, and I have a crappy PC.

Anthony L

Al Harahap

Dec 24, 2002, 06:07 pm

Try clearing out your Temporary Internet Files Folder.

hellshock

Dec 25, 2002, 03:22 am

If I'm logged in and haven't answered for a while, or am typing a long response, I have to log in again.

Argus

Dec 25, 2002, 12:14 pm

Me too. Both live in Scotland. Though I doubt that has anything to do with it!

cantcatchme

Dec 25, 2002, 12:28 pm

Maybe your computer is set to delete cookies after a certain number of minutes. You might want to look into that.

Dust

Feb 11, 2003, 09:21 am

For some reason I am not staying logged in. I checked my options menu and it's still on "Automatically log in" (I never changed it). But for some reason, I don't stay logged in. This just started recently (like this weekend), and I don't know if it's a problem on my end or if other people are having the same problem.

I haven't changed anything on my computer. Any suggestions?

phoenix4rce

Feb 11, 2003, 10:28 am

I have the exact same problem! What's up with these multiple logins anyway??

Anthony Lucynski

Feb 11, 2003, 11:04 am

I'm not sure, but try this because I experienced the same problem yesterday when I tried logging on with a computer that had XP.

1. Open up Internet Explorer
2. Go to the TOOLS menu
3. Go to Internet Options
4. Go to Privacy
5. Go to Advance
6. Check the "Override Automatic Cookie Handling" box
7. Check the "Accept all cookies" option
8. Check the "Always accept Session Cookies" box

At least, that's how it is on XP (I just got XP on my computer at Work and that's how I had to set up the brower so I wouldnt have to keep logging in..VERY irritating)

I dont know if that would be the same procedure for Win ME, 98, etc...as i've never experienced that problem with those Operating Systems.

Anthony L

Alex Guillen

Feb 11, 2003, 05:46 pm

I'm logged in but sometimes it does turn off. Just check out Anthony's tips.

Dust

Feb 17, 2003, 12:47 pm

Originally posted by AnthonyL
I'm not sure, but try this because I experienced the same problem yesterday when I tried logging on with a computer that had XP.

1. Open up Internet Explorer
2. Go to the TOOLS menu
3. Go to Internet Options
4. Go to Privacy
5. Go to Advance
6. Check the "Override Automatic Cookie Handling" box
7. Check the "Accept all cookies" option
8. Check the "Always accept Session Cookies" box

At least, that's how it is on XP (I just got XP on my computer at Work and that's how I had to set up the brower so I wouldnt have to keep logging in..VERY irritating)

I dont know if that would be the same procedure for Win ME, 98, etc...as i've never experienced that problem with those Operating Systems.

Anthony L

Thanks AnthonyL, actually it IS my computer because it's happening for other websites (they won't keep my preferences or log-in). I don't know what happened but this JUST started happening last weekend. I tried what you advised (although the options are different...I have "security" not "privacy". It has enable for both per-session cookies and allowing cookies.

:help: ?

SQUIRREL-GIRL

Mar 17, 2003, 04:02 pm

when i log onto the forums
its fine.......
its just when i click a image link and it takes me to x-fan image site,it shows up that im not registered with them???
what going on!
lol

AGENT-X

Mar 19, 2003, 09:55 pm

When I trie to go to the home page it wont show..well some of it all it shows is is the side frame does this happen to you? well DOES IT!!!!!!! becuse i want to see the latest news.

Zach Kinkead

Mar 19, 2003, 11:02 pm

It happens every month when the new Marvel previews come out. The site just can't take all the extra traffic

Anthony Lucynski

Mar 20, 2003, 03:43 pm

Usually when I re-load, it's all good.

Sometimes it takes two or three times, but you know...

Anthony L

FreakyFlyBry

Mar 20, 2003, 09:02 pm

It happened to me recently too. It sure is a pain, I remember got an excess traffic warning on the page when it was too busy.

Stormy

Mar 20, 2003, 09:52 pm

I noticed that new excess traffic message. If this helps to prevent the site from crashing when traffic goes up, I'm all for it. :)

phoenix4rce

Mar 21, 2003, 12:17 am

Its ok. All I have to do is refresh the page and then the thread shows up.

Jen Renee

Mar 23, 2003, 12:47 am

Um,...I'd like ask two questions if that's alright (I'm gonna cut down on my stupid outbursts).
1.) What ever happened to the birthdays that usually come up when logged on? I don't know if it's my computer or not, so I'm just curious. 2.) I posted just recently on the "Psylocke" thread and my siganture didn't show up. Was it in violation of rules or something because I wasn't PM or are y'all cutting down for bandwith.

Thanks if y'all can help. ;) I don't like being left in the dark. Once my mom's credit gets better, I'll try to donate.

Al Harahap

Mar 23, 2003, 07:31 am

Originally posted by Harpy Lady
1.) What ever happened to the birthdays that usually come up when logged on? I don't know if it's my computer or not, so I'm just curious.

If you've noticed, Eric's upgraded the vBulletin boards to a current version. Whenever we do that, the boards become "naked" -- so to speak -- and all hacks must be reinstalled once more. Eric has a long prioritised list of hacks to implement, and probably hasn't gotten to that particular one yet.

2.) I posted just recently on the "Psylocke" thread and my siganture didn't show up. Was it in violation of rules or something because I wasn't PM or are y'all cutting down for bandwith.

To save on space, sigs show up once per page. That is, it's in your first post, but not in subsequent posts, on that particular page. It's been this way for a year now.

Alex Guillen

Mar 23, 2003, 11:24 pm

I agree about saving space by not using the poster's sig in the smae page they have posted in. And I'm glad Eric has the site refreshed and back online.

Unicorn_Pegasus

Mar 23, 2003, 11:43 pm

Originally posted by Al Harahap
To save on space, sigs show up once per page. That is, it's in your first post, but not in subsequent posts, on that particular page. It's been this way for a year now.

I was just going to ask about the sig thing. That's a great idea, now that I know it's not a problem with my comp or something. :)

But it only started to do it for me, today. All the time before that I was getting everyone's sigs in every post. Weird. That wasn't really a question, just a quirky observation. :D

Hellion

Mar 25, 2003, 06:12 pm

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but between last night and today I lost 20 of my posts. I don't normally keep track of my #'s, but I looked over at it last night and then this morning it went from 242 to 221. This isn't the first time this has happened, but that seems like a lot to disappear.

Alex Guillen

Mar 25, 2003, 06:22 pm

Hellion, posts numbers wnet down on every member due to some site cleaning (it happens all the time). Most old posts are deleted to save bandwith.

Jen Renee

Mar 25, 2003, 09:22 pm

Originally posted by Al Harahap

If you've noticed, Eric's upgraded the vBulletin boards to a current version. Whenever we do that, the boards become "naked" -- so to speak -- and all hacks must be reinstalled once more. Eric has a long prioritised list of hacks to implement, and probably hasn't gotten to that particular one yet.

To save on space, sigs show up once per page. That is, it's in your first post, but not in subsequent posts, on that particular page. It's been this way for a year now.

:bow: Thanks. :bow: Makes sense.

Hellion

Mar 25, 2003, 09:49 pm

Originally posted by kotsin
Hellion, posts numbers wnet down on every member due to some site cleaning (it happens all the time). Most old posts are deleted to save bandwith.

Thanks, I was starting to get a complex that someone thought some of my posts were illiterate or something! ;)

xgene

Mar 25, 2003, 10:20 pm

Andy James

Mar 27, 2003, 05:40 am

Without sounding too jerky, is there any explanation why this message keeps popping up every time i try to enter the forums:

The X-Fan Web site is currently experiencing heavy traffic which is interrupting our normal service. We apologize for the delay, and ask that you please try again later.

I dont mind, but as far as i can see there is no heavy traffic since as im typing this there are about 30 people online.
Its happening all the time nowadays every time i try to enter a new forum, sometimes refreshing works instantly sometimes it can take up to 5 minutes to get into a forum.
Any help? Thanks in advance

steve2275

Mar 27, 2003, 09:17 am

Originally posted by kotsin
I agree about saving space by not using the poster's sig in the smae page they have posted in. And I'm glad Eric has the site refreshed and back online.
ITS ABOUT TIME

Alex Guillen

Mar 27, 2003, 04:14 pm

andy, i agree completely with you since I've been havin the same problems and my internet line is DSL so I shouldn't have a problem, I think we still have some glitches here in X-fan, I hope Eric gets around to them soon because that message is starting to annoy me as well.

xgene

Mar 27, 2003, 05:47 pm

Originally posted by nova
I dont mind, but as far as i can see there is no heavy traffic since as im typing this there are about 30 people online.
Its happening all the time nowadays every time i try to enter a new forum, sometimes refreshing works instantly sometimes it can take up to 5 minutes to get into a forum.
Any help? Thanks in advance

Don't forget that there are people who have their online prescence turned off, so they can be on the forums but not showing up in the current users online section.

Stormy

Mar 27, 2003, 07:14 pm

Originally posted by xgene

Don't forget that there are people who have their online prescence turned off, so they can be on the forums but not showing up in the current users online section.

*raises hand*

It all adds to my aura of mystery, wouldn't you say? :p

Whenever I get that message, I just hit refresh a few times. I never have to wait more than 20-30 seconds.

Al Harahap

Mar 28, 2003, 04:17 pm

Originally posted by nova
I dont mind, but as far as i can see there is no heavy traffic since as im typing this there are about 30 people online.

Originally posted by xgene
Don't forget that there are people who have their online prescence turned off, so they can be on the forums but not showing up in the current users online section.

Xgene's right. Looking at the stastics, take the amount of online posters you see on the list, add about half of that number (to include people who are invisible), then take all that together and multiply by two (to include those who browse the forums without an account as "guests"), and you roughly have the number of connections at any given time.

So say there are about 30 registered members you can see online, there's actually about 90 connections.

As for that annoying message, well, it's just something we have to tolerate till Eric can afford more server space and bandwidth so there's a higher limit.

Red

Apr 12, 2003, 04:23 pm

Okay, I'm new at this. I've figured out what most of the little envelopes mean, you know, the ones on a forum page when you are looking at all the threads. After all, there's a kind of key at the bottom. But they are not all there. What's the envelope with a hole in the middle mean? (I see it on Longbox and Cordially Chris, among others.)

And why do some threads have little sticky notes next to the name, and some don't?

I looked for answers on the FAQ and couldn't find any.

Okay, stupid question time is over.

Zach Kinkead

Apr 12, 2003, 04:44 pm

Originally posted by Red
What's the envelope with a hole in the middle mean? (I see it on Longbox and Cordially Chris, among others.)
I never really thought about that one before. It looks like those are just threads that have more than 15 replies and 150 views rather than just one of the two.
And why do some threads have little sticky notes next to the name, and some don't?
The threads with the sticky notes are threads that a moderator or administrator decided was important enough that it should be permanently stuck to the top of the page rather than having it buried under more recent threads.

Dust

Sep 21, 2003, 12:10 pm

I have a question but don't know where else to ask it, so I'll just ask it here (hope that's ok). What happens when you subscribe to a thread? I've subscribed once and I thought you're supposed to get e-mail notifications but I never did. So, I'm just wondering...what does subscribing to a thread do/mean? Thanks in advance and sorry if this isn't the right place for the question. :)

Unicorn_Pegasus

Sep 21, 2003, 04:24 pm

When you subscribe to some threads and then go into your User CP all the threads that have new posts in them since you last visited appear. You will also get email notifications if that option is turned on in your user cp. Hope that helps, though it probably didn't. ;)

Steve

Oct 7, 2003, 07:19 pm

How is it determined what your "Title/Group" reads? Can someone please point me to a thread where this is explained? Thank you.

Jon Hancock

Oct 7, 2003, 07:47 pm

it's all done on posts. if you get enough points (1750) you can buy a new title like mine :D
if you post more then you get an upgrade.

the other available ones are... (not sure of order)
metahuman
genactive
Mutant
sigil bearer
Jedi
X-Men Leader

atxbomber

Oct 7, 2003, 07:47 pm

Originally posted by Steve
How is it determined what your "Title/Group" reads? Can someone please point me to a thread where this is explained? Thank you.

Newbie (Minimum Posts: 0)
Human (Minimum Posts: 5)
Metahuman (Minimum Posts: 50)
Gen-Active (Minimum Posts: 100)
Mutant (Minimum Posts: 300)
Sigil Bearer (Minimum Posts: 500)
Jedi (Minimum Posts: 1000)
Eternal (Minimum Posts: 3000)
Endless (Moderator)

You can also "purchase" a custom title through the comixfan store (http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/store.php?s=&action=main).

Steve

Oct 7, 2003, 09:22 pm

Thanks Travis and Jonberg for the super fast response. I appreciate you both answering my question. Cool Hart Foundation avatar, Jonberg.

Kevin Sutton

Oct 14, 2003, 12:00 am

So... what happened to the site?

atxbomber

Oct 14, 2003, 12:09 am

Originally posted by SuperMutant
So... what happened to the site?

Eric will be making an announcement about what happened shortly.

Alan Lynch

Oct 14, 2003, 02:13 pm

Originally posted by Travis Mercer

Eric will be making an announcement about what happened shortly.
Phew. Thought there was something else wrong with my injury-prone computer.

Alex Guillen

Oct 14, 2003, 07:10 pm

when exactly will this announcement come?
I also too was thinking bads toughts about my PC. Don't tell me hackers, once more.:( :mad:

captain_thunderbolt_thor

Oct 15, 2003, 01:11 am

What happened to the webby??? Why was it closed for maintainence??? :scorpion:

Eric J. Moreels

Oct 15, 2003, 09:59 pm

Well, there's not really all that much to tell about the recent downtime. In the end it was just a technical glitch that forced us offline for a couple of days, but it's since been fixed and we're back with no content lost!

Thanks for your patience and understanding, as well as all the well wishes and offers of support we received! It's nice to know we were missed! :)

Wolverine

Oct 16, 2003, 09:14 am

Trust us you were missed. what the hell else was I going to do on the net?

Fever Pitch

Oct 16, 2003, 09:58 pm

Uhm, why are there no pictures in the gallery anymore?

Zach Kinkead

Oct 16, 2003, 10:14 pm

No idea.....but now you know what it feels like to be a mod ;) (for some reasons Admins and regular posters have been the only ones who have been able to see then for quite some time now)

Eric J. Moreels

Oct 17, 2003, 12:21 am

Originally posted by Fever Pitch
Uhm, why are there no pictures in the gallery anymore?

There are, you just can't see them for some reason. I'm trying to get it fixed as I type this.

RogueMarieLeBeau

Oct 21, 2003, 12:10 am

Umm help please! I'm new here and I was wondering how you subscribe to a thread. Thanks:D

atxbomber

Oct 21, 2003, 12:16 am

Originally posted by RogueMarieLeBeau
Umm help please! I'm new here and I was wondering how you subscribe to a thread. Thanks:D

In each thread, at the bottom of the page, below the quick reply box, there's a link for subscribing to threads.

Kevin Sutton

Oct 31, 2003, 01:49 am

Is something wrong with the time? It's showing up as 12:40 something but I know it's actually only 12 right now.

Jon Hancock

Oct 31, 2003, 06:04 pm

oooh. on the topic of the clock you need to turn it back an hour for us brits. british summer time has ended and all that.

Wolverine

Nov 2, 2003, 06:06 pm

There is something wrong with the image Gallery., I log in but it doesnt display anything

Vasilios

Nov 12, 2003, 03:26 pm

Im sorry if this was asked before, but why do my points go down for no reason? I had 140 the other day and now i have 100....... i dont care that much about them but i was just curious.

Zach Kinkead

Nov 12, 2003, 04:25 pm

Your points are directly related to your post count. Every time one of your posts is deleted you lose five points. Since we have to periodically delete old threads to free up space you may occasionally see a drop in your points.

Kevin Sutton

Nov 12, 2003, 04:29 pm

Originally posted by Vasilios
Im sorry if this was asked before, but why do my points go down for no reason? I had 140 the other day and now i have 100....... i dont care that much about them but i was just curious.

Damn... I didn't think the points went away, just the posts... :(

Duncan

Dec 5, 2003, 04:11 pm

I see points dissapearing... I dropped like 200 points maybe even 300...

Why do points dissapear seemingly at random...?

Zach Kinkead

Dec 5, 2003, 04:15 pm

Duncan

Dec 5, 2003, 09:03 pm

crap, with that rate I'll never get my custom avatar

Zach Kinkead

Dec 5, 2003, 09:32 pm

Originally posted by Duncan
crap, with that rate I'll never get my custom avatar

:? The store lists the cost as a thousand points.

Jon Hancock

Dec 5, 2003, 09:33 pm

maybe for staff but it's 2000 for us peons.

Zach Kinkead

Dec 5, 2003, 09:36 pm

Oh, well in that case....

Jon Hancock

Dec 5, 2003, 10:17 pm

awwww. what a sweety.

he donates points to the guy who asks but the guy who commemorrates his greatness in every post gets jack. you big meanie :p

Zach Kinkead

Dec 5, 2003, 10:25 pm

Do you want points for something?

Duncan

Dec 6, 2003, 08:06 am

I was so close I wouldn't have mind making the final 600 or so myself, but hotdiggitydamn, I dropped like 300 points, that was like *gasp* my heart!

I feel a lot happier now with my custom-made icon...

I feel slutty yet statisfied. Zach you've bought my love.