FT wierdness
Dec 11, 2008 | 10:57 pm
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/crap-489/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/garbage-489/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/xyz-489/
You get the idea.
Dec 11, 2008 | 11:10 pm
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Actually even the following work:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/crap-489/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/garbage-489/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/xyz-489/
You get the idea.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/crap-489/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/garbage-489/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/xyz-489/
You get the idea.
Dec 11, 2008 | 11:35 pm
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Hmmm..... I can't access anything under Miles and Points and just get put straight back to the forum home page. I've cleared my Private Data (all of it in Firefox) a couple of times now but no joy.
Dec 11, 2008 | 11:42 pm
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It is a crazy way to do it but enjoy the faster posting due to less traffic!
Dec 12, 2008 | 1:16 am
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Go to New Posts. Scroll down until you find a posting in the airline forum you are trying to get to. Click on the forum (right hand side) rather than the posting. That will take you there. Rather like going back to an IBM Selectric. 
Dec 12, 2008 | 1:27 am
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I'm wondering if the disabled hyper-links are intentional to keep users out of certain areas during maintenance and that by bypassing this with the tricks posted here we'r mucking things up even more?
I'm guessing if they really needed users out they'd block us out completely but hey, who knows at this point. Did anyone see anything announced about scheduled maintenance at this time?
I'm guessing if they really needed users out they'd block us out completely but hey, who knows at this point. Did anyone see anything announced about scheduled maintenance at this time?
Dec 12, 2008 | 1:48 am
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I pretty much have given up the "expectation" that IB or admin will tell FTers any scheduled "improvement" beforehand.
Haven't you learned they just want to surprise us? Remember the recent FT "upgrade" around 10/20/08? Remember the FT screen downsized on 10/29/08? Now think about all the FT wierdness starting Wednesday evening.
See the pattern?
Last edited by lin821; Dec 12, 2008 at 7:07 am Reason: one typo
Dec 12, 2008 | 4:58 am
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Many thanks for that. Do you know if FT perhaps as any cunning plans to fix these issues? I know they all work for Mega Corp these days. Do they still listen to the little people?
Dec 12, 2008 | 6:56 am
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Nobody missed anything because there's none.
I pretty much have given up the "expectation" that IB or admin will tell FTers any scheduled "improvement" beforehand.
Haven't you learned they just want to surprise us? Remember the recent FT "upgrade" around 10/20/08? Remember the FT screen downsized on 10/29/08? Now thinks about all the FT wierdness starting Wednesday evening.
See the pattern?
I pretty much have given up the "expectation" that IB or admin will tell FTers any scheduled "improvement" beforehand.
Haven't you learned they just want to surprise us? Remember the recent FT "upgrade" around 10/20/08? Remember the FT screen downsized on 10/29/08? Now thinks about all the FT wierdness starting Wednesday evening.
See the pattern?
Dec 12, 2008 | 7:35 am
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This improvement is that in OMNI, Flyertalk handles are being replaced with the member's full name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address. Normal service will be restored once Google has had a chance to archive all those posts. Should be done shortly after Christmas.
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Actually even the following work:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/crap-489/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/garbage-489/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/xyz-489/
You get the idea.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/crap-489/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/garbage-489/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/xyz-489/
You get the idea.
Dec 12, 2008 | 9:51 am
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i'll add "this bit of weirdness" here rather than start a new thread.....
when using both safari and firefox today, after i make a post, the page with my new post shows the first post at the top of that page as opposed to the bottom of the page where my new post is. had to scroll down to make sure my post took.
when using both safari and firefox today, after i make a post, the page with my new post shows the first post at the top of that page as opposed to the bottom of the page where my new post is. had to scroll down to make sure my post took.
Dec 12, 2008 | 10:21 am
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i'll add "this bit of weirdness" here rather than start a new thread.....
when using both safari and firefox today, after i make a post, the page with my new post shows the first post at the top of that page as opposed to the bottom of the page where my new post is. had to scroll down to make sure my post took.
when using both safari and firefox today, after i make a post, the page with my new post shows the first post at the top of that page as opposed to the bottom of the page where my new post is. had to scroll down to make sure my post took.
The motto seems to be: "If it ain't broke, we'll fix it. REAL good."
Dec 12, 2008 | 10:28 am
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IB Kunal, thank you seems someone at IB finally realized the problem....maybe it was my mail to Randy, or a mass of mail to Randy from everyone, who knows!