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Envy's lil' miniskirt

Aug 4 2005, 02:53 PM

I hope I put this in the right place.

As everybody knows the site has been having it's ups and downs the last couple of days.

Yesterday, here at work I was able to long on just fine and commence with much slacking. When I got home I tried to access the forums but I kept getting an error message. I tinkered with my computer a bit but as far as this site went nothing worked. All the other sites I visit regulary did come up just fine.

Has anybody else here had that problem where they could access the forum at work or school but couldn't when they got home, or vise-versa?

I really hope it's the site, last time something like this happened it meant my puter was getting ready to die an I had to buy a new hard drive.

foolmetal alchemist

Aug 4 2005, 04:00 PM

I've had that same problem a couple times.

silver bg

Aug 4 2005, 04:30 PM

It happened to me 2times.!

bryantq

Aug 4 2005, 05:06 PM

There was downtime today since i was at the datacenter messing around installing a new switch and router

a good test to see what the problem may be is going to your command prompt and (on windows xp/2000 systems) typing

"nslookup fullmetal-alchemist.com"

it should return the following address: 69.16.150.50

Envy's lil' miniskirt

Aug 4 2005, 05:21 PM

I will try that bryantq.

Thanks for the suggestion.

silver bg

Aug 4 2005, 07:25 PM

yah thats what it says for me the IP address

Robo-Mechanic

Aug 5 2005, 01:06 AM

i couldnt get on for 12 days cause of that!

Guest_chibi eds chibi lover, Dev

Aug 5 2005, 02:17 AM

I have had a problem since I Joined yesterday. No matter how many times I log in, i cannot post or do anthing that requires being a regestered user. i know that i am regestered because i have a profile and everting and it says i am online but wherever I am I see the guest bar.

Envy's lil' miniskirt

Aug 8 2005, 10:17 AM

Ok Bryantq I did the test and it came up with a different address than what you posted. I asked my computer geek friend about it and he said the problem was most likely on your end. I forgot to write down the exact message and number but I can get that tonight and post tomorrow.

EDIT:

Turns out the IP that comes up is mine. When I do the look-up it times out and gives the message. Timed out after 2 seconds but that's all I know about it.

DonnaDelDrago

Aug 8 2005, 10:44 AM

I couldn't access the site with firefox.
I tried with IE and it worked.
I renewed my bookmarks, now both work fine.

Envy's lil' miniskirt

Aug 8 2005, 11:51 AM

Odd, I couldn't access it with either.

bryantq

Aug 9 2005, 06:19 PM

it means your local DNS is not resolving the name fullmetal-alchemist.com to the proper ip address, hence why you cannot connect.

you SHOULD be able to considering that our DNS has been working flawlessly for quite a long time now

however, try typing this in your command prompt:

ipconfig /flushdns

also then try typing:

ping 69.16.150.50

and it should be giving you a response, if it does it means you can access the server.

Finally, try visiting www.dnsreports.com and entering fullmetal-alchemist.com, when its done scroll all the way to the bottom when it says WWW and if it works that means our server is just happy honky dorey and there is a problem with your ISP and having DNS resolution issues (which you could call them about).

Mrs. Edward Elric

Sep 12 2005, 07:41 PM

Something weird happend.....right now, I should have about 745 posts but on the left module, it says I have only 170 posts.

E.X. - This is what showed up on my profile. The bolded are the main points.

Total Cumulative Posts 170
( 3.5 posts per day / 0.07% of total forum posts )
Most active in Spam Central
( 744 posts / 81% of this member's active posts )

EDIT: Oh wait...crap, wrong thread....my bad guys.....just disregard this post.

mongooseboi

Sep 12 2005, 09:25 PM

Explanation.
to sum it all up: spam central posts have been removed.

Rommel

Dec 29 2005, 03:43 AM

I lost my previous account and the password recovery didn't work so I had to create a new account from start.

Edward Ikari

Jan 28 2006, 08:43 PM

I had a problem uploading a picture, it said I could not upload that type of picture( My acount's been activated.) Can anyone lend me a hand? I've got this great picture I want to post, but It won't let me. I can't set an avatar, for that matter.
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

zombie

Jan 29 2006, 12:22 PM

open it up then save it as a bmp or jpg

Edward Ikari

Jan 31 2006, 09:57 PM

Now its saying "image failed to upload", and showing weird text at the top of the screen.
If its not one thing its the other.

Ailuro

Feb 1 2006, 06:38 PM

What size is the image?

haplo

Feb 2 2006, 10:17 AM

yesterday i could only get to the main page after i click on forums or something it came up with this wierd page saying click her to refresh

Bakka

Oct 30 2006, 01:06 PM

Need help asap...everyone knows Lone? right? anyway THIS IS NOT MY ACCOUNT!!! i logged in as always but this is not my account!!!!! /cry please asses this problem

Bakka

Oct 30 2006, 01:07 PM

sorry for some reason i cant edit my last post anyway thats not my sig and thats not my avatar but this is lone

Ailuro

Oct 30 2006, 01:14 PM

Last I recall, you had a Yachiru avatar and sig, right? Your avatar is there, and your sig is just broken.

Or at least looks broken to me.

Popogeejo

Oct 30 2006, 01:17 PM

The sig and ava is showing for me. All seems normal.

Bakka

Oct 30 2006, 01:19 PM

i never wrote "dude smell my hand"!!! someone has been on my account! i think

Popogeejo

Oct 30 2006, 01:20 PM

Just delete it and change your password.

Ailuro

Oct 30 2006, 01:20 PM

QUOTE(lone @ Oct 30 2006, 02:19 PM) [snapback]468124[/snapback]

i never wrote "dude smell my hand"!!! someone has been on my account! i think

Actually, I remember that line being there for a few days now.

Bakka

Oct 30 2006, 01:27 PM

i changed my pasword and id like to say that ive been on vecation for awhile

Le Monkey

Nov 3 2006, 07:40 AM

QUOTE(lone @ Oct 30 2006, 08:27 PM) [snapback]468129[/snapback]

i changed my pasword and id like to say that ive been on vecation for awhile

For how long have you been on holiday lone?

Tombow

Nov 3 2006, 01:04 PM

QUOTE(lone @ Oct 30 2006, 04:27 PM) [snapback]468129[/snapback]

i changed my pasword and id like to say that ive been on vecation for awhile

@lone - Has someone posted under your board ID while you were on vacation??

Juicy Toot

Nov 4 2006, 01:59 AM

Excuse me of my newbishness but when ever I try and post in add reply All I get are blue boxes.So I have to post in fast reply.

I am extremly sorry if I'm being a total ditz,I heard this place was hacked not too long ago...and I just registered recently...So I don't know what is going on.I hope I'm posting this in the right place. <__>'

I am sorry if I'm being a burden...

Tombow

Nov 4 2006, 03:54 AM

@Juicy Toot - Welcome to the board!!
Our board is going through some upgrading now, and still trying to work out some kinks.
Many of the members are having problem with Reply button at the moment.
Please give the board some time, and see if they can fix the problem soon.

Juicy Toot

Nov 4 2006, 04:24 AM

Thank you very much Tombow,that's all I needed to know.

Tombow

Nov 4 2006, 04:51 AM

@Juicy Toot - You're welcome!! And, nice to have you on our board!!

Juicy Toot

Nov 4 2006, 05:03 AM

Thanks again Tombow!

Funderful

Nov 4 2006, 08:10 AM

I couldn't log on for one or two days, not too bad.

Oh, yes, and Welcome to the forum, Juicy.

Juicy Toot

Nov 4 2006, 03:31 PM

Thanks for the welcome Funderful!

Bakka

Nov 8 2006, 05:01 PM

going back to that thing about my account being hijacked..... a few weeks ago i was on vecation for two days and someone had been on my account....they did not post but they changed a comment on my sig (no big deal) i changed my password and all is well

Tombow

Nov 8 2006, 10:52 PM

QUOTE(lone @ Nov 8 2006, 08:01 PM) [snapback]471420[/snapback]

@lone - Glad to know there was no major damage, and it's back to normal now!!

Greed The Homuculi

Nov 11 2006, 12:27 AM

yeah i have a problem whenever i try to start a topic or post the replying page is SUPER long and all you see is blue, so right now i have to fast reply, so whats the problem, i can still pm normally.

Tombow

Nov 11 2006, 02:23 PM

QUOTE(Greed The Homuculi @ Nov 11 2006, 03:27 AM) [snapback]472204[/snapback]

@Greed The Homuculi - The board has gone through some upgrading recently, and ever since, some people, especialy those who are using IE as the browser are having problem using Reply button in most of the forums. Please give some time, and hopefully the board can fix the problem soon.

DantElric

Nov 12 2006, 10:05 PM

Phew, I was about to ask the same thing! XO

Tombow

Nov 12 2006, 10:10 PM

For anyone having problem using reply button, for the time being, please use FastReply.

And, if you are having problem opening a new thread, here is one way to do it, done by Nepharski and posted on "Site Question and Comment" thread (post #28).

QUOTE(Nepharski @ Nov 9 2006, 12:53 AM) [snapback]471582[/snapback]

Alright, pay attention. If this is hard to follow, I'll see if I can whip up some screenshots. Also, this may not work for everyone.

Essentially, you have to play ping-pong with the site. I can't speak for everyone, but when I click "NewTopic," it briefly shows me the regular compact screen for a second or two before stretching indefinitely. What I do is take advantage of the time difference to click in the Topic Title space and type out what I want to call my thread; odds are it will stretch away while you're typing, but don't worry, it should still be there.

Now this is where it gets tricky, and might just be my fortune on this computer: If I click back and then forward on my internet browser (Big arrow buttons, can't miss 'em), then it preserves my message (all of it: titles, quotes, the works). So then I rapidly hit back then forward, and with the time delay I can but my cursor on the text box and type something. I'll tell you what to type after the next step.

The second to final step is along the same lines. Rapidly go Back and Forward, scroll down, and click the "Submit Topic" button. This may take a couple of tries (It did for me), but only a minor inconvenience and you will nail down hitting it on time after a few misses.

As for the body of your topic, what I'd suggest is just typing some gibberish, just a few letters worth. Once your topic exists, go back and edit in "Editing message into post" or something along those lines. Save that edit, then go back in and type out whatever it was you wanted to make a thread about.

Viola. An inconveniently made thread for an inconvenient time.

(Or, if you can, switching your Internet browser from Internet Explorer to FireFox, or Opera would seem to solve the problem also.)

Hope that helps.

Wyrd_Raven

Nov 17 2006, 11:05 AM

OK, here's an odd one for everyone. For some reasons I can not do a normal reply or new topic creation on my account. The minute those pages load up, the expand to infinity and I am unable to write in them. I can still do fast replies but I do want the ability to properly post topics ^^;

Tombow

Nov 17 2006, 11:59 AM

@Wyrd_Raven - Yeah, some people who are having the problem with Reply is also having problem opening a new thread.

Could you take a look at my post above for one alternate way to do it, done by Nepharski and posted on "Site Question and Comment" thread (post #28), and try that one??
Hope that works for you for now, and hopefully, this will be fixed soon!!

Wyrd_Raven

Nov 17 2006, 09:47 PM

I'll try that Tombow. Its cause work got some FMA goodness people may want to know 'bout.

Tombow

Nov 17 2006, 11:44 PM

QUOTE(Wyrd_Raven @ Nov 18 2006, 12:47 AM) [snapback]475044[/snapback]

I'll try that Tombow. Its cause work got some FMA goodness people may want to know 'bout.

Oh!! I hope you can open the thread!! I'd like to know the FMA goody news!!

ETA: Aha!! I see the thread!! Thanks bunch for the news!!

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