ManInBlack
Pat Casey
668 The Neighbour Of the Beast
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Post by ManInBlack on Oct 20, 2015 10:31:58 GMT
Has this forum now been to changed to not allow guests to view?
I clicked on my link and you now have to log on or register.
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Yotes
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Post by Yotes on Oct 20, 2015 10:39:18 GMT
Yes, as it stands you will have to be logged in to view the forum.
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Pies
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Reluctant Chief of ITK
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Post by Pies on Oct 20, 2015 11:06:20 GMT
Hi all
As noted above, the forum has become a registered user only forum for the foreseeable future. There are many reasons for this but the main reason at this time is certain subsections of the forum were allowing guests to post without registering. Now this may seem harmless but we have to keep spam off the boards and this is much easier when posters have to be registered as we can block the accounts they come from. That being said, registration is very easy and we hope it will encourage people who may just read the forum to participate more in discussions as I imagine there are many out there that may have valid things to add that they may not have done in the past.
So welcome to all new users - we hope you enjoy being members of the cage - if anyone is unhappy with us, it's all Dan's idea and we had nowt to do with it!
Regards
Pies
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Dan
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Post by Dan on Oct 20, 2015 12:07:56 GMT
It's just a little thing i'm trying, if it's too unpopular we can change it back, i'm always open to feedback.
It was because we have an astronomical amount of guest views on the forum and thought it may help to instill a little more conversation on here. A big welcome to all the new members (hundreds!), pop in and offer your opinion on something!
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Post by fishman on Oct 20, 2015 13:46:06 GMT
Is anyone have issue with pages loading very slowly.
For me I like to just have a quick look see what the hot topic is and sign in if I want to post, I liked the way it was.
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Dan
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Post by Dan on Oct 20, 2015 14:15:51 GMT
Loading as fast for me as it ever does mate, is it just this site?
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Yotes
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Post by Yotes on Oct 20, 2015 14:49:13 GMT
I've sometimes had it where the banner ads don't load well and it hangs the page up, hasn't done it recently but it'll be different for each of us.
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Post by wasteoftime on Oct 20, 2015 15:01:13 GMT
ive been a member for years, in the last week Iv'e had more passwords than I can remember. What am I doing wrong?
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Yotes
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Post by Yotes on Oct 20, 2015 15:09:59 GMT
ive been a member for years, in the last week Iv'e had more passwords than I can remember. What am I doing wrong? Passwords are case sensitive I think, could be that. Also, Proboards uses a global account based on your email, so if you're a member of another forum that's using it, and change your password there, you've probably changed it here too, even if you're logging in with your Cage/Other Forum usernames. |
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Post by tootootrain on Oct 20, 2015 16:14:39 GMT
To be honest I'm a fan of restricting viewing to members only. There has been a fair bit of 'copy and paste' bitching on other hockey forums of late, much of it taken out of context. If people are lazy enough to post such part comments without context then the effort of having to register may put them off.
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nate24
Greg Hadden
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Post by nate24 on Oct 20, 2015 16:48:11 GMT
Now we can figure out which account is GM's!
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BigLad
David Clarke
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Post by BigLad on Oct 20, 2015 17:13:38 GMT
Just click the "remember me" button and never have to log in again...until you clear your cache!
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Post by wasteoftime on Oct 20, 2015 17:40:31 GMT
Not on any other forum. Just been told invalid password. Bring back BJ at least I could log in without all this ollox I'm going through.
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Dan
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Post by Dan on Oct 20, 2015 18:27:36 GMT
This will likely be a proboards issue mate, i've touched nothing with the passwords at all. What was your old username?
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Post by simonhunt on Oct 21, 2015 10:48:50 GMT
Please can I have my old CAGE back,2mins 20 odd secs to load, 45secs everytime I change a page(no trouble on others sites). Why change a perfectly good product if you wanted to do something useful stop all the petty squabbling by a certain few. First and only post hopefully. Rant over.
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Post by fishman on Oct 21, 2015 11:22:00 GMT
Same as above for the last 2 day, please change it back, didn't think you could post without being signed in.
PS I like the banter, i.e. Chris Lawrence, so long as it's not abusive I think it's OK
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Yotes
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Post by Yotes on Oct 21, 2015 11:22:24 GMT
There's nothing we could change that will affect the loading speed of pages, we're in Proboards hands for that.
My vote would be to allow guest reading, but I understand the reasons this has been implemented for now. Just have to see how it goes.
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Pies
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Reluctant Chief of ITK
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Post by Pies on Oct 21, 2015 11:51:00 GMT
It appears the issues with the loading time is on desktop browsers only as mobile devices appear to load as normal
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Dan
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Post by Dan on Oct 21, 2015 12:53:19 GMT
Please can I have my old CAGE back,2mins 20 odd secs to load, 45secs everytime I change a page(no trouble on others sites). Why change a perfectly good product if you wanted to do something useful stop all the petty squabbling by a certain few. First and only post hopefully. Rant over. I suspect it might be a problem with proboards rather than what we've done but i've temporarily put it back to how it was. Is it loading at the same speed as before? |
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Post by fishman on Oct 21, 2015 13:13:40 GMT
Thanks for putting it back, it's still slow to get through signing in but after that it seems fine.
Worked fine on my Blackberry phone through mobile data and over WI-FI
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Post by simonhunt on Oct 21, 2015 13:18:08 GMT
HI DAN. Short answer is YES but thank you for changing back. Will get children to look at the problem.
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DJP
Jade Galbraith
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Post by DJP on Oct 21, 2015 13:33:51 GMT
Still very slow logging in and switching pages on a desktop, as outlined by simonhunt above (no problems with any other sites). Slow speed will act as a deterrent to people such as myself, of whom I know there are many, who enjoy a quick round-up but would rarely if ever post. Was perfectly happy with the previous guest arrangement and had no problem with the occasional bit of silly banter given the generally high standard of comment and debate otherwise.
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Yotes
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Post by Yotes on Oct 21, 2015 13:44:11 GMT
When it's taking ages to load, at the bottom of the screen do you get any information, like "Waiting for ..." with a URL?
As I said earlier, I've seen it where the banner ads load badly and drag down the rest of the page. Happened yesterday, but just the once. What ads you get served will be user specific though, and again we don't have any control over what they are, that's Proboards making their money.
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Pies
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Reluctant Chief of ITK
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Post by Pies on Oct 21, 2015 13:52:08 GMT
Just to be clear guys - the slow loading times on desktop computers isn't an issue with us but pro boards it appears. It's just been a coincidence that it occurred at the same time. Where possible, use mobile devices as these are unaffected (I think anyway, the forum being private should have no impact on loading times)
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DJP
Jade Galbraith
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Post by DJP on Oct 21, 2015 15:29:27 GMT
I don't get a "Waiting for ..." with URL when loading, just the rotating circle in the tab. Nor do I get any banner ads, just the Cage Forum masthead. I don't have a suitable mobile device either ...
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