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2026 Software Questions Thread

DoublethinkDoublethink Admin, 8th Day Host
edited January 1 in The Styx
Last year’s thread can be found here here. In addition, here is the link to the old Forum Functionality thread.

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  • SehagEvezSehagEvez Shipmate Posts: 2
    If you want to catch up on previous discussions, last year’s thread is linked here, and for reference, you can also check out the old Forum Functionality thread. Both provide useful context and background for anyone following along or looking to revisit earlier points.
  • SehagEvezSehagEvez Shipmate Posts: 2
    edited January 20
    SehagEvez wrote: »
    If you want to catch up on previous discussions, last year’s thread is linked here, and for reference, you can also check out the old (broke spam link) Forum Functionality thread. Both provide useful context and background for anyone following along or looking to revisit earlier points.

    If you want to get up to speed, last year’s thread is linked above, and the old Forum Functionality thread is also a good reference. Both give helpful context and background for anyone catching up or wanting to revisit earlier discussions.

    (ETA broke spam link to casino, DT, Admin)
  • DoublethinkDoublethink Admin, 8th Day Host
    SehagEvez wrote: »
    SehagEvez wrote: »
    If you want to catch up on previous discussions, last year’s thread is linked here, and for reference, you can also check out the old (broke spam link) Forum Functionality thread. Both provide useful context and background for anyone following along or looking to revisit earlier points.

    If you want to get up to speed, last year’s thread is linked above, and the old Forum Functionality thread is also a good reference. Both give helpful context and background for anyone catching up or wanting to revisit earlier discussions.

    (ETA broke spam link to casino, DT, Admin)

    Oh do fuck off spambot.

    Doublethink, Admin
  • Wesley JWesley J Circus Host
    Regarding PMs:

    If someone 'has left this conversation', meaning they've deleted a certain conversation thread from their account, but you want to answer them on the same thread (which you still have), will they get your new message, or will it disappear into the unknown and never arrive with them?

    Thanks for your insight. :)
  • GwaiGwai Epiphanies Host
    My understanding is that one should start a new thread in that case.
  • Barnabas62Barnabas62 Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    Maybe it’s just me? The SoF website has been working very slowly for me on my iPhone (13 and about 18 months old; although an older version, bought unused). In marked contrast to the other websites I access regularly (e.g BBC which is pretty large).

    Just wondered if there was something going on?
  • BroJamesBroJames Purgatory Host
    Me too @Barnabas62. It doesn’t seem to be an issue with other sites.
  • Rufus T FireflyRufus T Firefly Shipmate
    I have also noticed a few times when it has been very slow loading pages recently.
  • NicoleMRNicoleMR Shipmate
    Yes, I just noticed it now.
  • Barnabas62Barnabas62 Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    @Rufus T Firefly

    Yes. There’s an element of “in and out”.

    @pease

    Seems it’s not just me. Can you investigate please?
  • SandemaniacSandemaniac Shipmate
    It was taking forever to load pages on the phone this morning. Unusual because it's usually very fast - if other things are slow I can read the Ship while they catch up.
  • peasepease Tech Admin
    An unknown entity was scraping the site (downloading everything). This can be quite antisocial - seriously impact responsiveness - depending on the number of requests made per second.
  • Gramps49Gramps49 Shipmate
    I still wish the search feature could be more specific. The other day, I wanted to go back to .a thread, so I typed in a keyword from that thread. I ended up with three pages of messages that contained the word before I got to the thread I was looking for. Just to have a button that says something like word in Title of thread only would suffice, in my mind.
  • SipechSipech Shipmate
    Gramps49 wrote: »
    I still wish the search feature could be more specific. The other day, I wanted to go back to .a thread, so I typed in a keyword from that thread. I ended up with three pages of messages that contained the word before I got to the thread I was looking for. Just to have a button that says something like word in Title of thread only would suffice, in my mind.

    Amen!
  • CathscatsCathscats Shipmate
    pease wrote: »
    An unknown entity was scraping the site (downloading everything). This can be quite antisocial - seriously impact responsiveness - depending on the number of requests made per second.
    Is it likely to go on for long? It is still very slow indeed.
  • Nick TamenNick Tamen Shipmate
    Cathscats wrote: »
    pease wrote: »
    An unknown entity was scraping the site (downloading everything). This can be quite antisocial - seriously impact responsiveness - depending on the number of requests made per second.
    Is it likely to go on for long? It is still very slow indeed.
    I’ve noticed it too, including now.


  • Barnabas62Barnabas62 Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    I’ll leave it to you pease. I appreciate you’ll have security and can understand how your possible hacker can mess up response times.

    FYI what is happening to me specifically is that the selection of a forum or thread shows a pause - the iPhonecresponse line doesn’t move for several aeconds then it does. Also when seeking to post a post there is often a delay before the site responds.

    That seems very consistent with a potential hacker scraping the site.

    Good luck, pease
  • Barnabas62Barnabas62 Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    That’s just happened!
  • Gramps49Gramps49 Shipmate
    Wondered why the download and upload was acting so strange today
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