Ferret Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 There have been some outstanding posts lately that I have had to reply to because I'm out of the "thingies". I feel like I'm using up valuable bandwidth responding to a post just to say "thank you". Just curious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 Not sure of the reasoning, but contacting the main Mod and asking will probably get a response. He's a good guy. The CONTACT US link at the bottom of the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 You have to contact the Admin "chapala" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted March 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 Done. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 Right, and here is the link for anyone. Used to be directly available. https://www.chapala.com/webboard/index.php?/search/&q=chapala&quick=1&type=core_members Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted March 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 Thanks Mike. I sent a message directly to Chapala Admin after your link... as well as to the generic admin shown under "contact us" at the bottom of the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 I think there might be a glitch somewhere. I don’t think I have been using more “thingies” than usual but I just got told I have used my allotment for “today.” Does anyone know the number we are allowed or what time span is covered by “today”? It can not be from midnight to midnight because no way did I use up my thingie supply this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 25 minutes ago, Xena said: I think there might be a glitch somewhere. I don’t think I have been using more “thingies” than usual but I just got told I have used my allotment for “today.” Does anyone know the number we are allowed or what time span is covered by “today”? It can not be from midnight to midnight because no way did I use up my thingie supply this morning. I barely used my thingies and was cut off again today. 2 days in a row a dearth of thingies-jaja! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted March 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 WE WANT THINGIES! WE WANT THINGIES! They just say it all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, Ferret said: WE WANT THINGIES! WE WANT THINGIES! They just say it all. Jaja![thingy] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 Hey, Happy, I just put a laugh thingie on your post and it let me. Whaaaaaat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Xena said: Hey, Happy, I just put a laugh thingie on your post and it let me. Whaaaaaat? like[thingy] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 €JJ ₾₿℅JJJ↖ΩΩ Hey this is getting hard to do JJJ Whats westhis goes really well I aqwertyuiop[]\ ';lkjhgfdsazxcvbnm,./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 For what it is worth my Telmex Infinitum is down and as I was about to reboot my infinitum router, I noticed a message on my Apple Watch 4 stating that I was in an area where my Telmex was down and not to report same because they already knew. Thank goodness I have a backup once called the cable company now called issi or izzi or something. Oh well, at least it let's me send stupid messages like Whats I'm allowed only 1200 of these characters per hour. But then I have to cheat a little, by making copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringohombre Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 These things are stupid anyway!!! Just a way to avoid common English language. My biggest beef nowadays is young folks using text instead of THE PHONE...one of the best inventions of mankind, where you can use your own voice including inflection and drama has been reduced to 28 characters and those thingies...how sad!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGiff Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 13 hours ago, gringohombre said: These things are stupid anyway!!! Just a way to avoid common English language. My biggest beef nowadays is young folks using text instead of THE PHONE...one of the best inventions of mankind, where you can use your own voice including inflection and drama has been reduced to 28 characters and those thingies...how sad!!! I see the past and future are at conflict here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 I too like verbal communications so one day I asked another senior texting why they did it when they could talk. The answer was, "Maybe I don't want you to hear what I am saying". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Looks like I have used my quota of 'reactions' today but I'll give that one a 'laugh'. Another thing that I don't understand is the limit to the 'timing' on using the search function. If I search for something and don't get exactly what I was looking for and search again.... maybe 30 seconds later.... I get back an admonishment that I should wait 'x seconds' between searches. Maybe that is to keep down a Bot from doing it or something, but I think their criteria (timeframe) needs to change/shorten. Not being able to do a search 30 seconds after doing one is hardly 'Bot territory'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 On 3/19/2020 at 9:16 AM, Ferret said: There have been some outstanding posts lately that I have had to reply to because I'm out of the "thingies". I feel like I'm using up valuable bandwidth responding to a post just to say "thank you". Just curious. I don't think it's my imagination that the thingy thing may have been resolved because I used a bunch in the last couple of days and didn't get a limitation message. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted April 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 I got limited yesterday but am hoping that you're correct. The one I just gave you is my first of the day. Vamos a ver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 On 3/20/2020 at 2:00 PM, RickS said: Looks like I have used my quota of 'reactions' today but I'll give that one a 'laugh'. Another thing that I don't understand is the limit to the 'timing' on using the search function. If I search for something and don't get exactly what I was looking for and search again.... maybe 30 seconds later.... I get back an admonishment that I should wait 'x seconds' between searches. Maybe that is to keep down a Bot from doing it or something, but I think their criteria (timeframe) needs to change/shorten. Not being able to do a search 30 seconds after doing one is hardly 'Bot territory'. It's just an old default that is built into most chatboard software... on very busy boards (this board is SO not busy compared to many hobby and politico types), it's easy for the servers to get flooded when a buncha people start searching. My eBook site, for example, has probably millions of topics and threads, and it is very difficult to search for and find anything relevant, so you tend to change the search question many times in a row until you get some answers (or give up). It can take a whole system down. I'm guessing our own emoticons have a default limit, as well. This default was set years ago by various chat softwares to prevent people from abusing them, by peppering hate (or like) to individual posters. Again, wouldn't really apply here, but if it is not something the main Moderator is not particularly interested in, he probably wouldn't even know it's there. Both these limitations are also in place to prevent bots from sabotaging a site by overloading the servers with requests. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ray Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 You are also limited to the number of replies to posts/day. At least, I was limited. Seems odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Ferret said: I got limited yesterday but am hoping that you're correct. The one I just gave you is my first of the day. Vamos a ver! Whoops, I just got the limit message.🤮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Michael Ray said: You are also limited to the number of replies to posts/day. At least, I was limited. Seems odd. See CGs comment about Bots flooding the server with Posts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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