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[LongDukDong]

39 minutes ago, tasairis said:

Specifically, any character besides: plain letters, numbers, or ! - _ . ( ) @

None involved.  Example:  Vtoy - Video.7z   Nothing but basic spaces, hyphens and normal alphanumerics.  This while the much larger OptionalMusic.7z file had no issues.  So nope, nothing wrong with the filename.

 

Before one questions whether it is  .7z  related, the same issue takes place in the "Childrens of Cyrodiil" re-upload I did with spanned  .zip  files like "32232644_ChildrensofCyrodiilBSAs.zip.001"  This file,, no spaces nor hyphens appearing.  So nope, not file compression format.

 

And before you query if it is because they are spanned files with numeric extensions, the above mentioned Vtoy - Video.7z file is not a spanned file. So it happens with non-spanned files too, so doesn't appear to be a spanned-file issue.

I have uploaded spanned-files before, such as Dark Bloodline complete with all resources (grabbing the resources from Russian sites..? meh) using .7z spanned files.  So this is a relatively new issue.  Or at least new for the past year.

Edited December 22, 2021 by LongDukDong
Including functional spanned file upload from year prior.

[tasairis]

1 hour ago, LongDukDong said:

None involved.  Example:  Vtoy - Video.7z   Nothing but basic spaces, hyphens and normal alphanumerics.  This while the much larger OptionalMusic.7z file had no issues.  So nope, nothing wrong with the filename.

 

This is probably dumb and really, really should not be the answer to this, but what if you remove the spaces?

[LongDukDong]

2 hours ago, LongDukDong said:

"32232644_ChildrensofCyrodiilBSAs.zip.001" 

Already considered.

[steelpanther24]

There is a way for those of us who provide technical solutions to add a "answered" or "solution proposed" or something like that to the topic title without being the topic author?   I always try to take a swing through FO4 Technical issues to see if there are questions that need to be answered and right now I look at the last post for a few names (if I recognize a MA or FO4 techie answering, I don't bother opening up that topic).  

 

Not that big of a suggestion but one that would make (maybe just) my life a little easier.

[LongDukDong]

2 hours ago, steelpanther24 said:

There is a way for those of us who provide technical solutions to add a "answered" or "solution proposed" or something like that to the topic title without being the topic author? 

 

DEVIL'S ADVOCATE:

(So don't shoot me).

 

The problem inherit with that is whether or not the supplied solution is one that the petitioner actually agrees with and/or sees fit to use. The support given may not actually be adequate and the petitioner is waiting for another response.

 

The petitioner may, in fact, receive replies from various sources. But if that be the case, which supporter giving response would be the one to flag the petitioner's inquiry or complication as solved?

 

Unfortunately, there are only two sets of individuals qualified to judge and flag the topic as 'Answered'. The first would obviously be the petitioner him/herself assuming that the issue or request was indeed satisfactorily solved.  And the second would be actual staff members if an answer was in fact given, but only if the topic itself had been considered abandoned after a month (approximate) with the petitioner still being active, or 'X' months of abandonment thereafter.

 

As to flagging a topic's title with 'Solutiuon Proposed', that may waive off others who may wish to supply a solution of their own.

 

The use of the '@' symbol, or quoting at least 'part' of the petitioner's own text', may draw attention to the petitioner that a response was given as it it would appear within their 'Notifications'. This I would propose as they may not have subscribed to their own inquiry. Often it may be that the petitioner was unaware that a response or solution was given.

 

As you may guess, I have run into this scenario before.

Edited December 25, 2021 by LongDukDong

[Psalam]

3 hours ago, steelpanther24 said:

There is a way for those of us who provide technical solutions to add a "answered" or "solution proposed" or something like that to the topic title without being the topic author?   I always try to take a swing through FO4 Technical issues to see if there are questions that need to be answered and right now I look at the last post for a few names (if I recognize a MA or FO4 techie answering, I don't bother opening up that topic).  

 

Not that big of a suggestion but one that would make (maybe just) my life a little easier.

 

1 hour ago, LongDukDong said:

 

DEVIL'S ADVOCATE:

(So don't shoot me).

 

The problem inherit with that is whether or not the supplied solution is one that the petitioner actually agrees with and/or sees fit to use. The support given may not actually be adequate and the petitioner is waiting for another response.

 

The petitioner may, in fact, receive replies from various sources. But if that be the case, which supporter giving response would be the one to flag the petitioner's inquiry or complication as solved?

 

Unfortunately, there are only two sets of individuals qualified to judge and flag the topic as 'Answered'. The first would obviously be the petitioner him/herself assuming that the issue or request was indeed satisfactorily solved.  And the second would be actual staff members if an answer was in fact given, but only if the topic itself had been considered abandoned after a month (approximate) with the petitioner still being active, or 'X' months of abandonment thereafter.

 

As to flagging a topic's title with 'Solutiuon Proposed', that may waive off others who may wish to supply a solution of their own.

 

The use of the '@' symbol, or quoting at least 'part' of the petitioner's own text', may draw attention to the petitioner that a response was given as it it would appear within their 'Notifications'. This I would propose as they may not have subscribed to their own inquiry. Often it may be that the petitioner was unaware that a response or solution was given.

 

As you may guess, I have run into this scenario before.

Yes, this is tricky on many levels. Like @steelpanther24 I tend to shy away from the technical Threads once someone reputable has begun to "work" with the OP. However, as he pointed out, doing this actually requires looking through the Thread and all the posts. Not only can that be time consuming it can also be frustrating (depending on the level of understanding of all the Posters - not just the OP). Additionally, sometimes the person who is trying to hep the OP is either 1) having an off day or 2) simply can not communicate with that particular OP. This then, requires sticking my nose into someone else's business - which I generally detest.

 

My conclusion is that as long as the thread are started by human beings and the posts on the Thread are placed there by human beings it will be impossible to know whether it is worth the time and effort to intervene. I'd love a solution. @Ashal briefly had a method whereby you could "vote" for solutions (similar to using likes - which is what I do). "Credit" was given to people who "solved" the issue to an OP's satisfaction. You can still find traces of this on the site today (if you know what to look for and you look hard enough). However, this quickly became a mess of another kind.

 

So, I am open, and I know Ashal is open to specific solutions along this line. However, it is not as simple as we might all wish.

[steelpanther24]

@Psalam and @LongDukDong

Yes...  I guess a good solution is not there, other than the OP posting [Solved].      I currently use the number of replies as the general guide, and like Psalam, if someone else has engaged, I defer to them, unless I don't recognize the advisor.  

 

Ideally, we would get feedback (HA HA) but, yea...  that is not gonna happen all the time.

[coolfreaky]

 

8 hours ago, Psalam said:

So, I am open, and I know Ashal is open to specific solutions along this line

 

just trying to advance on a hard topic with just a little suggestion :

 

May be a sticky notification to the OP for tech issues until he answers  ( resolved , still inquiry , abandoned ) .   if no answer after an amount of notifications consider as abandoned  , or invite a moderator to look into the topic and give a judgement .

 

i think you might need to intervene and sticking your nose more often just to show that moderators are watching ( like for kids at school ) with correcting a misunderstanding or adding to the subject . ( i can see sometimes that tension goes off when you intervene in a topic where the tension is high already ) . i know that time is precious specially to moderators , and we all have a life besides . And because of level of understanding and the mood level , and just because we are humanes .

 

[Grey Cloud]

Is anyone else having problems with the 'clear notifications' option? It keeps coming back with an 'Oops, something went wrong please try again later' message. It's been doing it for the last day or two (no more than three I think).

[myuhinny]

Just checked and clicking clear notifications worked fine for me.

[Guest]

> I am having uploading pictures. Every single picture is showed as broken although they aren't downloaded from the same site

[Grey Cloud]

8 hours ago, myuhinny said:

Just checked and clicking clear notifications worked fine for me.

Working for me now.

[Grey Cloud]

8 hours ago, Evaloves4 said:

I am having uploading pictures.

FWIW I've not had any problems uploading images to my blog.

[Vyxenne]

On 12/13/2021 at 7:34 PM, zelphador23 said:

 

FF/Chrome have an amazing habit of getting in their own way. I've seen the slow down, when I'm trying to post it'll just hang. I have to refresh ensure it actually posted.

I can't upload videos at all, using any of my 4 browsers. On still images the site frequently hangs after I click Submit, but as you posted, a refresh (F5) usually resolves it.

[Seeker999]

What if, and this may be totally out of the realm of possibility, for the technical threads, if there's an answer button in addition to the like button? It does not mean the issue is solved to the OP's satisfaction, but that a post provided a solution for somebody. When 'answer' is clicked, an 'answer' or 'possible answer' tag is added to the topic and the specific post, if there isn't one already). There can be multiple answers, because what might work for one person might not work for another.

Somebody else w/ the same or similar issue can search the topic for the answer tag to see what might work for them. A post can be an answer for several people in the same way it can be liked by many.

When I am searching a large thread, mod support, for answers to an issue I'm having, that would probably help me.

 

[worik]

Strange thing ?

 

A few minutes ago, I've uploaded a little mod under other gaming/misc. And all is fine with the mod and the download.

But the automatically generated support thread was created under "adult gaming" ! ?  That's not correct, and not corresponding to the file catagory.

 

Something seems broken with that automatic feature? ?

[donttouchmethere]

12 hours ago, worik said:

Something seems broken with that automatic feature? ?

It saw who did the upload and knew right away where to put the mod.

Guess it's still confused ?

Edited December 30, 2021 by donttouchmethere

[worik]

18 minutes ago, donttouchmethere said:

It saw who did the upload and knew right away where to put the mod.

*cough*

*mumbles somthing*

I'm still learning how to do lewd billboards and porn paintings on the 3D models

[Grey Cloud]

Just a quick positive update.

Downloads have not been failing for the last few weeks. ?

[Hex Bolt]

I noticed something odd with mod reviews.  Every empty review (with no text) is dated 7 November 2017.  Is this an attempt to push those to the bottom if the sorting is by newest?

 

A related question, should empty reviews be allowed?  If someone can't find one thing, positive or negative, to say about a mod, what's the use of that review?  Naturally, people could just type "..." to circumvent the mechanism, but at least it would be obvious to them that they're being encouraged to actually say something.

[Scrab]

12 hours ago, HexBolt8 said:

I noticed something odd with mod reviews.  Every empty review (with no text) is dated 7 November 2017.  Is this an attempt to push those to the bottom if the sorting is by newest?

The review system existed before, Ashal just reenabled it. Those from 2017 are most certainly back from that time and just werent deleted

[Guest]

Is there no longer the feature to go anonymous?

[donttouchmethere]

58 minutes ago, 3G4 said:

Is there no longer the feature to go anonymous?

I think that option can be found in Account Settings > Security and Privacy

[Guest]

2 hours ago, donttouchmethere said:

I think that option can be found in Account Settings > Security and Privacy

 

If it's there then I don't have it possibly due to my post count.

[donttouchmethere]

15 minutes ago, 3G4 said:

 

If it's there then I don't have it possibly due to my post count.

I would be surprised if that is related. Maybe @Psalam knows more.

Did you find the correct option in your account settings?

It's hidden behind a password question.

Click on your member name on the LL "toolbar" (top of the screen) > open the drop down menu > Account Settings > Security and Privacy  > Enter Password > at the bottom you see Privacy > click on  "Hide My Online Status"

 

If I understand it correct it also hides: being online, reading a topic, following a topic(?)

Edited March 13, 2022 by donttouchmethere