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On 3/16/2016 at 0:25 PM, HarleyFatboy said:

I'm sorry admin, I like the software but it's very slow most of the time!  I will say at times when it's fast.....it's fast, but most of the time what I have experienced is how slow it seems.  Anyway, I know your working on it so I'll be quiet!

I am trying to get to the bottom of this. I am not experiencing the issues that you've described, and I think the only two complaints I've gotten about site speed are from you two. However, last Sunday the site was completely unreachable for me for about 3 hours. I was told by the host that there has been an on going attack against them and one of their major ISP backbones, and that this attack was why I was unable to connect. It appears that this particular issue is effecting people going thorough CloudFlare Atlanta. I've run several site speed tests and they are all consistently within normal ranges. I did make a slight change that may help, let me know if things seem to have improved at all.

You can see which data center your going through by going here: http://www.camcaps.net/cdn-cgi/trace        The colo value tells you the city 

You can find out what the city is here: https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200169986-Which-CloudFlare-data-center-do-I-reach-

1 hour ago, HarleyFatboy said:

Why is CC with this new software package so freaking slow?

The server load is fairly high right now. There is always a spike in traffic when new tenants come. I will keep an eye on it, this new software is doing more so it may require more resources, that being said the old software was terribly inefficient with system resources. Overall, I think this is much faster than before, even on the old site now it's still slow with pretty much no traffic.

10 minutes ago, TBG 150 said:

Okay, Boss. All of the emoticons are gone again.

Are you able to see the Chat and Gallery now? Where did you find the Emoticons for the old forum? 

3 hours ago, eaglewolf01 said:

Dear admin I love what has been done for the new site. you and the others are doing a great job. I only have1 question. When I log off the chat it comes up  saying that I was kicked out of chat. why is that ?

I am not sure. Was there an error message? Had you been in and out? Or idol for awhile?

On 3/12/2016 at 8:05 AM, snaky said:

Yeah, we really need to throw that videobox player in the garbage. It's acting all kinds of weired. Searching for work arounds should not be a part of our camcaps experience.

Please test this again. I made a few configuration changes. 

2 minutes ago, moos54 said:

hi admin 

i have un little problem with mp 

i dont send or receive mp because I have a message that says the mp is full

if you resolve this problem it's very greatfull 

thanks a lot 

Are you referring to your inbox? You likely just need to delete some messages. 

The Video Player is working in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge on Windows. I have not yet tested it on Safari. The video section is not Mandatory, users can still upload videos to the forum as they did before. This is an extra feature, even if the videos don't play you should still be able to download them. The vast majority of people who access this site do so from Windows Desktops, so for the vast majority of people it should work without issue. That being said I appreciate your feedback and I will try to figure out if there is something that can be done to fix it. We are still in the the tuning and tweaking phase here, not everything works like a well oiled machine yet.

Thank You, 

1 hour ago, HarleyFatboy said:

Disregard Admin......I found a work around for the videos.  Sorry to bother you!

Good to hear. Was it this: 

Right click --> Download 

It works on Windows at least. I am not sure what the Mac equivalent is. 

11 minutes ago, HarleyFatboy said:

Admin, could you please check into the reason why I can't get any videos to play in the video section?  Thank you!!

What browser are you using? They are all working for me. 

Both of you should be fixed now. You were in both the Premium Member group and Member group which meant that you inherited both sets of permissions. 

2 minutes ago, Oldstalker said:

Like Noldus, I am unable to access some of the photos and videos including his. It says I do not have access despite being a paid member.

You are not in the premium member group. If you have paid for the Premium membership upgrade please PM me the e-mail address that you used to pay with and I will activate your account. 

Description:

There seems to be a lot of confusion over attachments and how they work so I want to explain a few things. (This document may be edited at anytime as features change). 

Where did the Attachments Center go? 

The "Attachments Center" was a custom mod that is not available on this forum software or any other that I know of. In other words, it is gone and there is currently no replacement for it. 

What did the Attachments Center do?

The Attachments Center essentially created a searchable gallery from all of the attachments stored on the server. When you uploaded an attachment to the forum it went into an attachments folder, the Attachments Center mod displayed all the items in that folder in a large searchable gallery. Added 3/21/16:  The best analogy that I can can come up with is this: The forum software is like a file cabinet where everything is categorized in it's own folder, it's easily searchable by date, poster, keywords, etc.  While the Attachments Center was like laying 20 files in the file cabinet onto the floor and then allowing people to view them all at once, once they were done with the first 20 they were put back in the file cabinet, and then another 20 were taken out and so on. In both scenarios the files still reside in the File Cabinet (I.e. the forum), the only difference is the way in which you view them. 

Who could post to the Attachments Center? 

No one. The attachments center was simply a gallery of images and videos that had already been uploaded to the server via posts. There was no way to post directly to the attachments center. Think of it like a window into the attachments folder.  

Where did the Attachments Go?

All of the attachments are still here. They are in the same place that they have always been, which is in the threads and posts that they were initially posted in. 

Why didn't I see the Attachments Center? 

The attachments center was only visible to Premium members. If you were not a Premium member the attachments center would have been completely invisible to you.

Why do I see this message? 

If you are seeing this message it means that the system is blocking an attachment that is stored on this sever. Only Premium members and staff can see attachments, so if you see this you are not a Premium Member or staff. 

Why didn't I see this message or one like it before? 

The reason you didn't see the above message or one like it before is because the system simply hid attachments from you. If you were a Premium member the attachment showed up, if you were not a Premium member you wouldn't have known that there was an attachment included with the post. 

Did the rules or policy change with the new software? 

No. These rules have been in place for more than two years. The only reason why this is seemingly a change is because you are now presented with a message saying that there is an attachment that you can't see, when previously unless you were a Premium member you wouldn't have known that there was one. Here is the initial post from January 2014 explaining Premium Memberships: 

Why don't you just make the attachments invisible to non-premium members like before? 

Update: Attachments are once again invisible to non-Premium members.

Why can I still see some images? 

You can still see some (a lot) of images because those images are being hosted by a third-party host, in other words they are not being stored on this server. In the above example I used imgur.com to host the image, which is why non-premium members can see it. 

What happened to the "Add image to post" button? 

The "Add image to post" button, otherwise known as the postimage.org mod, was a third party mod that enabled users to upload images directly to Postimage.Org (a third party image host), and then inserted the embed code into the post box automatically. In other words, it automated the task of having to go to a third party image host, upload your image, copy the embed code, and then paste it into the post box. The PostImage.Org mod is not available for this forum software. Update: There is apparently a mod for this software in development but it likely won't be released until April.

How can I post images if I can't upload attachments?

It's simple, and if you've never been a premium member it's the same as it has been for more than two years now. You just have to use a third party host such as imgur.com or anony.ws. Upload your image, copy the embed code or link, and then paste it into the post box. 

Are you going to replace the attachments center? 

Sort of? We've added a new image gallery and a new video gallery that are both huge improvements over anything that we had on the old forum. While the new galleries don't search the attachments folder, if people upload directly to the galleries (as opposed to attachments in posts) they will find that there are a lot more features and options. For instance you can create albums for different topics, If you happen to like black cats you can create an album of black cats,  and then any time that someone else has a picture of a black cat they can upload it to the same album thereby creating a large album of black cats that is easy to manage and search. With the attachments center, sure several people might share an interest in black cats, but the only way to find those images was to search through hundreds or thousands of images in hopes that you might run across a  few pictures of black cats, this was rather time consuming and not an efficient use of system resources. The new Galleries are professional products that are designed for their respective functions, the attachments center couldn't stream most videos and it didn't handle images very well, not to mention that it only had the ability to sort (as opposed to search which allows you to define the search terms). That being said I am actively talking to developers to see if one can be made for this software. Update: I am talking with a developer about making a custom mod for this. No promises as of yet, updates to come.

What about these complaints about premium members not being able to see attachments? 

There was a short period of time earlier this week where premium members were blocked from seeing attachments. That issue has since been resolved. The vast majority of complaints are from people who don't know about, or don't understand the Premium Member upgrade option. 

How do I know if I am a Premium Member? 

The fist question should be "Did I pay the $12 membership fee?" If the answer is yes, then you should see "Premium Member" listed under your name when viewing your profile, you will also have a yellow Premium Member banner below your avatar when you post. 

I've paid but I am not listed as a Premium member? 

In the rare case that you've paid but your membership is not active, please PM me the e-mail address that you used to pay with, and I will activate your membership. 

Test: If you can see an image of a black cat you are able to see attachments. If you don't see an image below you are not able to see attachments. 

12 minutes ago, Noldus said:

I can not download my own videos in the gallery

Can you try uploading one of the videos that isn't working to the "Videos" section?

4 minutes ago, TripX said:

I'm getting this message

You aren't allowed to see this attachment

Why is that?

How about now?

I am working on it.

17 hours ago, Rick273 said:

what happened to the the button that takes you to the last posting on a thread.

it was a most usefull tool

Thanks

Rick273

This is a completely new forum software not every feature that was on the old forum is available here.

3 hours ago, USMC7051 said:

It says I am banned from site.  Why?

 

If you're able to login and post you're not banned from the site. 

20 minutes ago, homersimpson95 said:

i'm agree with yuri, something have change, and not in a good way, admin, sorry. You can say that have not change, i say that has change. But now that is like that, so...

Something did change, we went from a free, outdated, and poorly supported forum software that had several existential issues, to the latest version of one of the best forum softwares on the market. Policy wise, the only change is that that non-paid members now have more access than they did before. You are entitled to your opinion, and you are free to leave. We will not being going back to the old software.

- Admin

1 minute ago, Yury said:

Previously, I have seen both pictures and video. Only a few links to videos have been closed. That's why I was surprised such a drastic change in policy.

This is not a change in policy. On the old site non-paid members were not able to see ANY attachment (videos, images, etc.) uploaded directly to the site. Now you are able to see image attachments as a non-paid member. It is and always has been completely up to the up-loader where they choose to upload their images. 

5 minutes ago, Yury said:

Very strange that the "generosity of other members" so abruptly ended with the transition to the new forum. Many free members tried to put a part of his labor in the work of the forum. It is a pity that the forum turned his back to them.

I think people are still trying to adjust to the new layout. Again this is nothing new, and actually you are getting more for "free" now because you can view image attachments, which you couldn't do before.

6 minutes ago, Yury said:

Therein lies the problem. Previously, members of the forum have uploaded videos on third party hosting, but now I see that everything is uploaded to a hosting camcaps. So before I could download the video, and now - no.

It is entirely up to the generosity of other members where they choose to upload videos. This has been in place for more than two years.  

This is not a new feature. It was like this on the old forum...  You can still download attachments from third party hosts. The video file that you see above is being hosted by CamCaps.

13 hours ago, spielo said:

I was banned yesterday after the new software implementation. After more than 1 hour I could succeed and found this message on the homepage:

If you get a message that says "You are banned from this site" after logging in, please close your browser, clear your browser cache, and then try to login again. If you continue to experience issues please e-mail: [email protected]. However, the above steps should work for you.

If you cannot access the homepage it makes no sense to place there this note. Why this note is not anywhere in the internet, where google can find it??????????????????????

I believe this issue has been fixed. The issue only appeared when you logged in, so people would have been able to see it when they first visited the site prior to logging in.

1 minute ago, mr1010 said:

Damn it mikey. I just used up half my likes on your pics of Kristy today!

I have removed the limit on likes. You can like as many things as you want.

4 minutes ago, Bambou said:

Paid members you want to say? because i am member in my profil

 

You are not listed as a paid member. If you have previously paid, please PM me the email address that you paid with.