Forum Glitches? - Page 3 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aganzir · 03-02-2014, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Inziladun

Still all clear. I've noticed that the spambots, strangely absent during the re-direct business, are now back. Maybe it's coincidence, but if forced to choose, I'll take the bots.

...Followed by five spambot posts.

Inziladun · 03-02-2014, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir

...Followed by five spambot posts.

It really is odd! During the re-direct business, I don't remember seeing any bots, and now that that seems to be behind us, we're getting slammed. Is there some monstrous directing force driving it all?

Mithalwen · 03-02-2014, 08:48 AM

What you mean...Peter Jackson?

Morthoron · 03-02-2014, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inziladun

It really is odd! During the re-direct business, I don't remember seeing any bots, and now that that seems to be behind us, we're getting slammed. Is there some monstrous directing force driving it all?

Perhaps the porn sites redirected the spam as well. Thus, you have a hybrid, Spamographic material, in which nude models hold faux-Coach purses strategically in front of their naughty parts.

EDIT: at 9:10 PM EST I see 6 spammers all starting accounts simultaneously. This is ridiculous.

Galadriel55 · 03-02-2014, 09:03 PM

I just came on now before bed, and three sub-forums are headed by spammer posts - from different spammers (at least by name). Is it the spambot apocalypse part 2?

Bêthberry · 03-02-2014, 09:20 PM

Morthoron must be having a hayday with all these new members to time to ban.

Morthoron · 03-03-2014, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Bêthberry

Morthoron must be having a hayday with all these new members to time to ban.

Perhaps I should become a forum moderator...

Ummm...forget that, I may have to ban myself.

Inziladun · 03-03-2014, 06:07 PM

Three cheers to The Barrow Wight for very quick action on the spammer deluge. Swift bans are a welcome sight.

Galadriel55 · 03-03-2014, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inziladun

Three cheers to The Barrow Wight for very quick action on the spammer deluge. Swift bans are a welcome sight.

I cannot agree more! But they just keep spamming!

Where did all o' them come from all at once? Even now, I see 10 members online, and 5 of them are already predestined to be banned. Since when did we get such high numbers?

Nerwen · 03-03-2014, 09:10 PM

Quite a number of members with suspicious screennames on here right now. Of course I could be misjudging them. It could be that 7xsdfs7d304, jingsd304 and the rest are just innocent Tolkien enthusiasts...

Galadriel55 · 03-03-2014, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Nerwen

Quite a number of members with suspicious screennames on here right now. Of course I could be misjudging them. It could be that 7xsdfs7d304, jingsd304 and the rest are just innocent Tolkien enthusiasts...

Wow, I cross-edited with your post about the exact same thing. Since when are there so many at the same time?

***The Barrow-Wight*** · 03-03-2014, 09:17 PM

Their names will show in our list as new members. But they can't post. And they will disappear from the member list when I delete them.

Bêthberry · 03-03-2014, 09:22 PM

Ah, ah, good! I saw one numerical member post and wondered if somehow the numbers allowed them to slip through.

Thanks for the improvement.

I hope the moderating won't interfere with your running adventures.

***The Barrow-Wight*** · 03-03-2014, 09:47 PM

I am currently in "resting" mode, so I have time for moderating.

Inziladun · 03-04-2014, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nerwen

Quite a number of members with suspicious screennames on here right now. Of course I could be misjudging them. It could be that 7xsdfs7d304, jingsd304 and the rest are just innocent Tolkien enthusiasts...

The similarities with the names points to a common source. I've seen some of their posts in French. I hope we haven't angered CJRT?

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Originally Posted by The Barrow-Wight

I am currently in "resting" mode, so I have time for moderating.

Did I hear "running" is among the BW's pastimes? Is there another Downer besides me who gets up at 5 AM only to go sweat and get sore mucles?

Inziladun · 03-06-2014, 05:57 PM

Still no new re-directs. Hopefully, any members who took a temporary leave from the forum for that reason will return now.

Galadriel55 · 03-06-2014, 06:15 PM

I haven't seen that many spammers lately too. ...? *hopeful look*

Aganzir · 06-15-2014, 03:27 PM

I'm fairly sure this is related to the earlier glitch problem - has anyone else been signed up on the Russian Brides site? I (or rather, my email address) was, and by the name Jesper at that! Alas I was negligent enough to delete my account before checking out what kind of fake profile they'd made for me.

Inziladun · 06-15-2014, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aganzir

I'm fairly sure this is related to the earlier glitch problem - has anyone else been signed up on the Russian Brides site? I (or rather, my email address) was, and by the name Jesper at that! Alas I was negligent enough to delete my account before checking out what kind of fake profile they'd made for me.

That's pretty bizarre. I never had any issues stemming from the re-directs, to my knowledge. I did spend last week having to re-install my anti-virus program, but that seemingly had nothing to do with this forum.

FerniesApple · 08-13-2014, 11:21 AM

can one of the mods tell me if you are thinking of changing the colour of the background and font' its really difficult to read without a headache, maybe its just me but its not relaxing.

Mithalwen · 08-13-2014, 11:31 AM

Hi, Fernie, reading light on dark can be harder for some people. I will let the powers answer your question but if you scroll down the page to Thread options and click on show printable version it will show as plain black on white. Hope that helps.

FerniesApple · 08-14-2014, 09:03 AM

cool will try that option. ta very much

edit. yep that works much better. thanks

Inziladun · 07-31-2016, 07:37 AM

This is a relatively minor matter, but the past several days I've had problems with the forum loading.

I get 'connection timed out' messages, and when the pages finally load, sometimes the icons are missing.

It doesn't seem to be happening on other sites.

Galadriel55 · 07-31-2016, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inziladun

This is a relatively minor matter, but the past several days I've had problems with the forum loading.

I get 'connection timed out' messages, and when the pages finally load, sometimes the icons are missing.

It doesn't seem to be happening on other sites.

I haven't had any issues. Maybe something your end? What about other servers?

Inziladun · 07-31-2016, 09:57 AM

I'm not seeing any issues with other sites. It's odd.

This is actually my second attempt making this post. The first timed out.

Galadriel55 · 07-31-2016, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inziladun

I'm not seeing any issues with other sites. It's odd.

This is actually my second attempt making this post. The first timed out.

Very weird.

Inziladun · 08-01-2016, 09:18 AM

I'm at a different computer today, using a different ISP. Same problems: slow loading, some timeout messages, and sometimes missing icons.

Morthoron · 08-01-2016, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inziladun

I'm at a different computer today, using a different ISP. Same problems: slow loading, some timeout messages, and sometimes missing icons.

Is the only image you are able to see a pair of burnt, withering hands encompassed in flame? If so, I suggest you get your Palantir serviced.

Inziladun · 08-02-2016, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morthoron

Is the only image you are able to see a pair of burnt, withering hands encompassed in flame? If so, I suggest you get your Palantir serviced.

The Palantír warranty expired the year 1030 of the First Age. Since I'm not paying Noldor, Inc. for shipping Over Sea, parts, and labor, I'll just get a cheaper alternative.

Galadriel55 · 10-12-2016, 03:10 PM

For the last couple hours I've been redirected to a white-and-blue themed search site with various suggested LOTR search terms when I tried to get to this site. I have no idea what that was, but it was somewhat amusing. Did anyone else witness that teleportation?

Inziladun · 10-12-2016, 04:00 PM

I haven't seen that, being on and off of here all today.

Kuruharan · 10-13-2016, 08:23 PM

I had the screen too.

It also said the barrowdowns.com domain name had expired.

Inziladun · 10-14-2016, 06:13 AM

But we're back! Insert catchy theme song here.

Bêthberry · 10-14-2016, 06:30 AM

Downers on Facebook contacted the Barrow Wight about the problem and Mithadan was able to find out how to correct the domain issue, which the BW promptly did.

Voila, the Downs is back in town. Is there an elvish word for voila?

Faramir Jones · 10-14-2016, 06:56 AM

I noticed this absence of barrowdowns.com too, and thank Mithadan for dealing with the matter.

Kuruharan · 10-14-2016, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faramir Jones

I noticed this absence of barrowdowns.com too, and thank Mithadan for dealing with the matter.

All hail The Barrow-Wight and Mithadan!

Praise them with Great Praise!

***Mithadan*** · 10-14-2016, 07:42 AM

*Mithadan bows to his old friend, Kuruharan.

Lalaith · 10-14-2016, 09:56 AM

Indeed....
Eglerio! A laita te! Andave laituvalmet!

Inziladun · 10-14-2016, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kuruharan

All hail The Barrow-Wight and Mithadan!

Praise them with Great Praise!

Leave it to a loyer.

Morthoron · 10-14-2016, 04:26 PM

I wish to thank the powers that be
For reviving the forum for you and me.
We the snarks and squirrels, scholars and clowns,
Welcome back the Barrow-Downs.

03-02-2014, 08:48 AM	#83
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	What you mean...Peter Jackson? __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

03-02-2014, 09:03 PM	#85
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	I just came on now before bed, and three sub-forums are headed by spammer posts - from different spammers (at least by name). Is it the spambot apocalypse part 2? __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

03-02-2014, 09:20 PM	#86
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Morthoron must be having a hayday with all these new members to time to ban. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

03-03-2014, 06:07 PM	#88
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	Three cheers to The Barrow Wight for very quick action on the spammer deluge. Swift bans are a welcome sight. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

03-03-2014, 09:10 PM	#90
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	It's not over yet... Quite a number of members with suspicious screennames on here right now. Of course I could be misjudging them. It could be that 7xsdfs7d304, jingsd304 and the rest are just innocent Tolkien enthusiasts... __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

03-03-2014, 09:17 PM	#92
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,043	Their names will show in our list as new members. But they can't post. And they will disappear from the member list when I delete them. __________________ The Barrow-Wight

03-03-2014, 09:22 PM	#93
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Ah, ah, good! I saw one numerical member post and wondered if somehow the numbers allowed them to slip through. Thanks for the improvement. I hope the moderating won't interfere with your running adventures. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

03-03-2014, 09:47 PM	#94
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,043	I am currently in "resting" mode, so I have time for moderating. __________________ The Barrow-Wight

03-06-2014, 05:57 PM	#96
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	Still no new re-directs. Hopefully, any members who took a temporary leave from the forum for that reason will return now. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

03-06-2014, 06:15 PM	#97
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	I haven't seen that many spammers lately too. ...? hopeful look __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

06-15-2014, 03:27 PM	#98
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	I'm fairly sure this is related to the earlier glitch problem - has anyone else been signed up on the Russian Brides site? I (or rather, my email address) was, and by the name Jesper at that! Alas I was negligent enough to delete my account before checking out what kind of fake profile they'd made for me. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

08-13-2014, 11:21 AM	#100
FerniesApple Haunting Spirit Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 92	can one of the mods tell me if you are thinking of changing the colour of the background and font' its really difficult to read without a headache, maybe its just me but its not relaxing.

08-13-2014, 11:31 AM	#101
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Hi, Fernie, reading light on dark can be harder for some people. I will let the powers answer your question but if you scroll down the page to Thread options and click on show printable version it will show as plain black on white. Hope that helps. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

08-14-2014, 09:03 AM	#102
FerniesApple Haunting Spirit Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 92	cool will try that option. ta very much edit. yep that works much better. thanks

07-31-2016, 07:37 AM	#103
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	This is a relatively minor matter, but the past several days I've had problems with the forum loading. I get 'connection timed out' messages, and when the pages finally load, sometimes the icons are missing. It doesn't seem to be happening on other sites. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

07-31-2016, 09:57 AM	#105
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	I'm not seeing any issues with other sites. It's odd. This is actually my second attempt making this post. The first timed out. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

08-01-2016, 09:18 AM	#107
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	I'm at a different computer today, using a different ISP. Same problems: slow loading, some timeout messages, and sometimes missing icons. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

10-12-2016, 03:10 PM	#110
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	For the last couple hours I've been redirected to a white-and-blue themed search site with various suggested LOTR search terms when I tried to get to this site. I have no idea what that was, but it was somewhat amusing. Did anyone else witness that teleportation? __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

10-12-2016, 04:00 PM	#111
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	I haven't seen that, being on and off of here all today. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

10-13-2016, 08:23 PM	#112
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,593	I had the screen too. It also said the barrowdowns.com domain name had expired. __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no...

10-14-2016, 06:13 AM	#113
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	But we're back! Insert catchy theme song here. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

10-14-2016, 06:30 AM	#114
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Downers on Facebook contacted the Barrow Wight about the problem and Mithadan was able to find out how to correct the domain issue, which the BW promptly did. Voila, the Downs is back in town. Is there an elvish word for voila? __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

10-14-2016, 06:56 AM	#115
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Thanks to Mithadan I noticed this absence of barrowdowns.com too, and thank Mithadan for dealing with the matter. Last edited by Faramir Jones; 10-14-2016 at 08:01 AM.

10-14-2016, 07:42 AM	#117
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,393	*Mithadan bows to his old friend, Kuruharan. __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.

10-14-2016, 09:56 AM	#118
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Indeed.... Eglerio! A laita te! Andave laituvalmet! __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

10-14-2016, 04:26 PM	#120
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	I wish to thank the powers that be For reviving the forum for you and me. We the snarks and squirrels, scholars and clowns, Welcome back the Barrow-Downs. __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

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