knocked off server

Beaners · #21 06/18/08, 03:41 PM

Any time I check back in on one of these "it doesn't work" threads, the page doesn't pull up the first couple tries. Oh, the irony.

Kayleigh

**highlands** · #22 06/18/08, 04:42 PM

I was getting that message a bit ago. It happens. Servers run out of space or get overloaded. I just try again later in the day. Periodically my web servers have difficulties too. The web hosting company tends to over load the servers or someone's script goes wild and uses up too much processing power (latest issue).

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Windy in Kansas · #23 06/18/08, 04:56 PM

Another way to copy and paste is to use the "Edit" button on your browser window and "Select all", then right click your computer mouse to get "Copy" and also for "Paste".

I usually highlight with the mouse and use the right clicks menu. To highlight with the mouse as mentioned you can begin at the left side or rights side, bottom of the text or top. It all highlights the same. For partially lines of text just begin at the point where you would like to start and drag toward the area you intend to keep and then down the page.

KansasFarmgirl · #24 06/18/08, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ladycat

I learned my lesson a long time ago. At any forum at all, when I type out a long post, I copy it before I hit the submit button.There are many times I have been very happy that I did that.

Me too. I always copy my post before submitting. I learned that lesson real quick! LOL...

Also learned it is often faster to open new browser, sign in and post, than to wait for the site on original post.

whiterabbit454 · #25 06/18/08, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Beaners

Any time I check back in on one of these "it doesn't work" threads, the page doesn't pull up the first couple tries. Oh, the irony.

Kayleigh

thats so funny!!

watcher · #26 06/18/08, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by agmantoo

Spend 20 minutes preparing a post on how to prime a well in detail to a non mechanical person and hit the Post Quick Reply and the response disappears and see how your attitude shifts.

Always do large post on a word processing program and back up often. When you're done cut and paste. You never know when things will hic-up. After losing a few long email replies the wife finally took my advice.

I have also started highlighting and copying my larger 'quick' replies because every so often I hit summit and get an error. Much easier to cntl-V then type the entire thing in again.

DENALI · #27 06/18/08, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MariaAZ

Considering how little it costs to subscribe to this site, I don't mind the glitches

For the same money or less money than they are spending now they can get actual reliable hosting elsewhere......

Stephen in SOKY · #28 06/18/08, 09:59 PM

Hasn't it gotten much worse in the last 30 days?

soulsurvivor · #29 06/18/08, 10:18 PM

I chalk it up to all the recent sunspot activity.

I got the Database Error reading last night and on into this morning. But I had the same message for some other sites too. I tell ya, it's the sunspots.

MariaAZ · #30 06/18/08, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DENALI

For the same money or less money than they are spending now they can get actual reliable hosting elsewhere......

Denali, this may be true but I still think it's wonderful that they open their proverbial house for all of us to visit in. To me, the site problems are part and parcel of accessing, without charge, a high-traffic website.

Quint · #31 06/19/08, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by calliemoonbeam

Ladycat is correct in her instructions, but in case you don't know how to highlight, you place your cursor at the beginning of the text, hold down your left mouse button and then drag it to the bottom of the text, then turn loose.

Or to even shorten that, just hold down the Control key and hit the A key, and it will "copy All", then hold down the Control key and hit the V to paste it where you want it.

I also learned quickly to copy anything before I tried to post, after losing a really long one I'd worked hard on, lol.

When I first started using computers I can't tell you how happy I was when I figured out how to copy and paste. I'd just slavishly re-type stuff. When I stumbled on how to do that I was simply giddy.

One of the pleasures of teaching yourself to do something. Lots of "Wow! Look what I just figured out!".

GBov · #32 06/19/08, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Quint

When I first started using computers I can't tell you how happy I was when I figured out how to copy and paste. I'd just slavishly re-type stuff. When I stumbled on how to do that I was simply giddy.

One of the pleasures of teaching yourself to do something. Lots of "Wow! Look what I just figured out!".

LOL, I do the same but when I tell Mr GBov what I just figgured out how to do I get the "What? Didnt you KNOW how to do that?"

Of course when he wakes up from being hit with the rolling pin he is much more helpfull lol

I had server eror all day yesterday but just kept trying, it eventually worked this morning so no prob really, just part and parcel of the modern age (wink)

gccrook · #33 06/19/08, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DENALI

For the same money or less money than they are spending now they can get actual reliable hosting elsewhere......

So, are you going to clue us in on how much they are spending now? Can anyone give an actual statistic on the uptime for this current server? I don't make it here every single day, but I can count on one hand the number of times the site has been down for me in the last year. There is no web server anywhere, that has 100% uptime, and no website with the traffic this one has could claim 100% uptime even if their server was always up.