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11-22-2020 UPGRADE

Last post by AntennaGuy « Mon Nov 23, 2020 2:46 am
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by Gordon » Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:58 pm

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We are now on the latest version of phpBB software.

It appears everything is working however if you find something that looks strange, please reply...

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It's working great. Very smooth. Like... butter!

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Last post by AntennaGuy
Mon Nov 23, 2020 2:46 am
A couple of things....

Last post by Gordon « Sun Nov 15, 2020 11:45 pm
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by Gordon » Sun Nov 15, 2020 7:35 pm

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First off thanks to our TEAM members!!! I had a situation come up yesterday with my local area internet service. The main fiber-optic cable was...

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That should be good Roger. Most of my pics are small or around 4 mb so Ill give it a try. Its always a hassle downsizing to get under 200kb.
So you...

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Last post by Gordon
Sun Nov 15, 2020 11:45 pm
LPOD Stuck

Last post by yobbo89 « Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:40 pm
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by 515bonner » Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:04 pm

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Didn't know where to post this so I'll put it here...mods can move to another forum if more appropriate somewhere else

It appears the Lunar Photo of...

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i had a look. dosn't seem to be updated ... sorry i can't help .

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Last post by yobbo89
Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:40 pm
book reviews?

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:32 am
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by notFritzArgelander » Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:22 am

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i'm reading a couple of special interest books written for amateur astronomers in mind. is the articles and reviews section the right place to put...

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Thanks. How did I miss that.... :shrug:

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Last post by notFritzArgelander
Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:32 am
Has TSS become excruciatingly slow?

Last post by Butterfly Maiden « Fri Oct 30, 2020 7:31 am
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by SkyHiker » Thu Oct 29, 2020 2:54 pm

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At first I though it was just my Android that was broken but now on my PC as well. I used to get the TSS pages instantly but now it can take 1 minute...

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I hope the technology curse isn't starting now :(

The new equipment curse bringing bad weather conditions is bad enough :sigh:

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Last post by Butterfly Maiden
Fri Oct 30, 2020 7:31 am
SQL errors.

Last post by Gordon « Thu Oct 15, 2020 9:07 pm
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by Gordon » Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:25 pm

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You may see a few SQL errors.

We have contacted the host to help find the problem.

I will post when it's corrected.

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Should be fixed.

Thanks

Gordon

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Last post by Gordon
Thu Oct 15, 2020 9:07 pm
New buttons to play with!

Last post by Gordon « Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:56 pm
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by KingClinton » Mon Aug 31, 2020 4:46 am

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You may have noticed two new icons on the lower right of each post, these are the Twitter and Facebook icons.

You can use these to quickly and...

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Social media is a double edged sword.

Keeping in mind that ANYONE can see what is being posted on TSS, things we post are not 'private'. With that...

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Last post by Gordon
Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:56 pm
SQL errors.

Last post by Lowjiber « Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:08 pm
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by Gordon » Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:36 pm

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I received the following notification from our hosting company (Pair Networks):

Network Problems
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Level3, one of our network...

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Thank you for keeping us informed, Gordon. :)

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Last post by Lowjiber
Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:08 pm
We are having a few problems with the software.

Last post by turboscrew « Sun Aug 30, 2020 5:38 pm
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by Gordon » Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:20 pm

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The Hosting company for the TSS forums is doing some work in the background and you may see a few 'hic-cups'.

Hopefully this won't last long and...

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The problem is with the Internet backbone which is impacting our hosting company. Admin and mods are aware of this and working to restore service....

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Last post by turboscrew
Sun Aug 30, 2020 5:38 pm
Thanks button gone

Last post by Buckethead 2.0 « Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:35 pm
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by Bigzmey » Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:06 pm

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Is it just me or we lost ability to thank/like the posts?

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I'm late to this party, but I also see no thank mechanism any more. As well, in my profile, there is no more indication of how many thanks I've given...

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Last post by Buckethead 2.0
Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:35 pm
Night Mode?

Last post by JayTee « Tue Jun 02, 2020 1:14 am
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by GCoyote » Tue Jun 02, 2020 1:11 am

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I was using Sky Safari in Night Mode (Red text on a black background) and I wanted to flip back to Sky Searchers to ask a question, but I didn't want...

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Go to the Portal and on the right side just below the TSS APOD, select Black as your board style. I think this is the closest one to emulating Night...

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Last post by JayTee
Tue Jun 02, 2020 1:14 am
Gallery problems

Last post by John Baars « Tue May 19, 2020 9:39 am
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by Gordon » Wed Mar 11, 2020 10:16 pm

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Since our recent update we have noticed that the Gallery feature is not allowing new images to be uploaded. You can still view them but attempting to...

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Great! Thanks!

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Last post by John Baars
Tue May 19, 2020 9:39 am
Links repository idea

Last post by Gordon « Mon May 18, 2020 6:13 pm
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by Buckethead 2.0 » Mon May 18, 2020 4:45 pm

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This is essentially to Gordon , or any of the moderators, but anyone can chime in. Would it be possible for there to be a sticky thread or subforum...

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Just as a reminder to all our members.

The FAQ area (the question mark at the top of the page.) has a lot of good suggestions. Take some time to...

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Last post by Gordon
Mon May 18, 2020 6:13 pm
style reset to default

Last post by Gordon « Mon May 11, 2020 5:47 pm
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by notFritzArgelander » Mon May 11, 2020 5:12 am

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and i can't seem to get it back....

closing and reopening the browser did it. we're good. it happened after visiting the APOD page.

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There's a lot going on with the forum software when we are active. I'm really surprised with as much activity and system stuff running in the...

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Last post by Gordon
Mon May 11, 2020 5:47 pm
email notifications for replies to threads

Last post by helicon « Tue Apr 28, 2020 9:34 pm
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by Ben Cartwright SASS » Tue Apr 28, 2020 9:12 pm

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I have never gotten a notification for replies to threads I start or am following. I am pretty sure I am getting PM's to my email but not for regular...

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Good news. Do you have any other questions?

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Last post by helicon
Tue Apr 28, 2020 9:34 pm
Site looks heavy on moderators

Last post by Gordon « Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:43 pm
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by Theo1 » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:52 pm

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Hi folks,

Thanks for spinning up an awesome forum! :text-thankyouyellow:

I'm brand new to the forum and pretty new to astronomy, so a noob!

It...

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Thanks for the question Ted. We have many security tools in place to protect our members. Much more that AF ever had. However, spammers are smart...

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Last post by Gordon
Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:43 pm
It's offical!!!

Last post by Theo1 « Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:43 pm
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by Gordon » Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:55 pm

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Well we are over 1000 members!

Member scrane was our 1000th member. Considering we are just about 1 year into this we have done well. It's going to...

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Great forum. Thanks for the whole team for putting it up, maintaining, and moderating it!

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Last post by Theo1
Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:43 pm
Friends

Last post by Gordon « Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:15 pm
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by Don Quixote » Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:03 pm

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On another forum it used to be the case that when you marked someone as a friend their feed would come up on your profile page. I could always go to...

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Don Quixote I see you are using the prosilver style so in your case you click on your user name at the top right of the page.

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Last post by Gordon
Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:15 pm
Why do I keep having to sign in?

Last post by dritter « Thu Apr 02, 2020 3:25 pm
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by STEVE333 » Fri Jan 17, 2020 2:19 am
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Recently (last few days) I keep getting signed-out of the forum. Yesterday I had to sign-in probably 20 times or maybe more. While in the middle of...

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I'm using Firefox and the site has been working well for me. I usually sign-out after using it so I'm guessing that the cookie on my system gets...
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Last post by dritter
Thu Apr 02, 2020 3:25 pm
Page Reload with Thanks/Like Button

Last post by GCoyote « Sat Mar 14, 2020 2:01 am
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by GCoyote » Thu Mar 12, 2020 2:20 pm

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Are there any other options in phpBB for this button?

a) Waiting for the page to reload after every ' thanks ' makes me lose my place and slows down...

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Well it's working now. Cool.

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Last post by GCoyote
Sat Mar 14, 2020 2:01 am
Intermittent glitches

Last post by helicon « Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:10 pm
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by notFritzArgelander » Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:35 pm

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Several times today when I click a new link or refresh an old one or submit a post a blank page appears.

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He also was working on the like button - that's why it has been intermittently available.

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Last post by helicon
Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:10 pm
Google linked to TSS in search.

Last post by Burris « Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:47 am
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by Don Quixote » Fri Aug 30, 2019 6:34 am

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FWIW
I was doing a search today on refractors and Google popped a link to Lady Fractors post on the Antares scopes.
That is the first time I gave...

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Keep posting, you are the ones that are making it more visible to everyone else.
Great job :)

Well done Gabby! You are famous! Lol!

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Last post by Burris
Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:47 am
"Gotta tell somebody !"

Last post by Burris « Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:45 am
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by Don Quixote » Fri Aug 30, 2019 2:23 pm

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Thank you Gordon, Bryan, and all you wonderful Moderators who had a part in standing this forum on its feet. I have been enjoying this more that I...

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Congrats Mark, always enjoy your posts.Went thru the same thing with my Mom a couple years ago. She told me not to grieve. As she put it, I have...

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Last post by Burris
Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:45 am
How About a Glossary?

Last post by Burris « Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:29 am
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by GCoyote » Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:02 am

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Perhaps in the Beginners Forum?
Only been at this a couple of years and I still bump into new terms and worse acronyms on a regular basis when...

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Hi GC,

I don't mean to alarm you but whenever an individual comes up with a good idea, they better be ready to be the first one to implement it....

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Last post by Burris
Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:29 am
Time change

Last post by Burris « Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:08 am
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by Makuser » Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:58 am

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Hi Gordon and all co-administrators. I just noticed that the forum software system clock is still on daylight savings time instead of standard time....

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I only change the clock in my Subaru and my wrist watch at time change. that leaves only two to change! Lol! Bill

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Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:08 am

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