Outrunner Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Works ok for me on Win10 and Android. I must say since this site was updated it's a pleasure to use, very stable, photos are easy to post etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Manuel Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 32 minutes ago, Andy Stephenson said: I beg to differ there are still regular updates to the security aspect of Win 7 and still the occasional style/performance update. MS just don't want to tell anyone about this so they can sell newer O/S. Microsoft Security Essentials updates aren't Windows 7 operating system updates. Security Essentials is Microsoft anti-virus software. The last actual Win7 update I had was this: Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2952664) .... but I did have this security update: 2019-09 Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB4474419) ..... and I have had half a dozen or so malicious software removal tool updates since then including this one today. Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.94 (KB890830) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_K Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I am reporting two problems. Cannot Insert image from URL I just tried to use the Other Media drop down menu in the submit reply dialogue. Linking to an image failed, rotating circle for a few minutes then nothing happens. Load more activity When looking for this thread to report the image problem I first used Load more activity. As reported above, it just looked at me with greyed out screen and rotating circle, then message; sorry there was an error loading more activity. I am using Firefox 93.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Martin I think the issue of inserting image using it's URL is often caused by the website that hosts the image not allowing it. I've just failed when trying this option using urls from two different sites and finally had success with a third site:- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Load more activity is working quickly for me using chrome on Android. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_K Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Chris, thanks for the speedy reply. Regarding images, the site hosting the images is my own web space. This is how I have always linked images on forums, including this one. The most recent instance I see in my posting history here is; Photo in second post. So it used to work, and the previously linked image still displays. Regarding Load more activity, the error message came from the forum web server, not my browser, so is a forum issue. The message was only displayed briefly, with no click required to acknowledge it. You could easily miss it. I think there is a problem with the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 ..and in Firefox 93.2.0 on Android. (This is loading more activity at bottom of latest posts) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Pasting an image in a post just worked for me, and Load More seems fine. Using W10 and Edge browser....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Interesting.. I tried the image below and got an error message saying "the link could not be embedded because only https URLs are allowed." Then I tried again but added an s after http Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_K Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) I wondered about secure HTTP myself. My web server supports it, i.e. I have certificates in place. I actually tried to link to my image multiple times, both with http and https. It failed in the same way each time, no response. I never got any message back. The forum is not giving consistent responses to you and me. Edited to add, saving this reply took multiple minutes waiting for the server to react. (I am popping out, so will not post again for a couple of hours). Edited October 26, 2021 by Martin_K More Information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_K Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I tried deleting modelflying.co.uk browser cookies, 14 of. That made no difference. I tried loading an image from bbc.co.uk. That did not work either. I then moved to a different PC, old laptop instead of current desktop - but with the same version of Firefox. Insert image from URL worked as expected. One test does not prove cause and effect and I am not going to spend any more time on this at the moment. Something is wrong. If I subsequently work out what I will post again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Blandford Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 I also have problems posting here. I click on "Submit Reply", the "button" is greyed out and then nothing happens (I'm using Firefox). By opening the site in another tab and generally trying several times to make the post I can, eventually get the post done. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 If having trouble with this site when using Firefox, I recommend running in troubleshooter mode from the Help tab. When I did this and came back to normal mode it seemed to clear up the issues I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Bad Gateway error is being reported frequently when using the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Looks to be sorted now.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Manuel Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Not just you EB. Was very slow for me earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_K Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 I am increasingly convinced there is a problem with the forum. I have tried posting from different PC's and get a consistent response. After clicking 'Submit Reply', a long delay with 'Saving' greyed out but nothing apparently happening, then another long delay while the browser shows it's 'wait for it' indication, then control comes back to the user interface. This slower than previous response over the last few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 It seems to be ok for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 I’ll try this on my iPad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 No fine here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Martin_K said: I am increasingly convinced there is a problem with the forum. I have tried posting from different PC's and get a consistent response. After clicking 'Submit Reply', a long delay with 'Saving' greyed out but nothing apparently happening, then another long delay while the browser shows it's 'wait for it' indication, then control comes back to the user interface. This slower than previous response over the last few weeks. Google Free upload/download Speed Test Martin To check your modem is up to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_K Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) Denis, browsing speed of this, and any other web site, is not a problem. Likewise speed of data upload to other websites is good. My issue here is specifically with posting. My current assumption is this is a server side issue, not client, waiting for the server to process the request. Given the motivation I could run a network sniffer to capture packets between me and the forum and look at the timings. For the moment, that is far too much effort. I simply report my experience. If the forum operators are happy with their server stats (assuming such things are available) and most users are happy, then O.K. Edited to add, about 3 minutes from clicking submit to first draft of this post appearing. My internet provider is BT. Edited November 20, 2021 by Martin_K Confirming problem is current Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 20 minutes ago, Martin_K said: Denis, browsing speed of this, and any other web site, is not a problem. Likewise speed of data upload to other websites is good. My issue here is specifically with posting. My current assumption is this is a server side issue, not client, waiting for the server to process the request. Given the motivation I could run a network sniffer to capture packets between me and the forum and look at the timings. For the moment, that is far too much effort. I simply report my experience. If the forum operators are happy with their server stats (assuming such things are available) and most users are happy, then O.K. Edited to add, about 3 minutes from clicking submit to first draft of this post appearing. My internet provider is BT. The Speed Test Will Text your Upload Speed Not just browsing speed It will Test How slow your modem is operating on your road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 A post deleted Gents, if you've a report to make, by all means do it, but lets remember our manners please. At present we have little evidence of a site problem, but if/when we do, rest assured the IT team will sort it ASAP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) Martin, I had exactly the problem you describe a few weeks ago and only on this site. I tried various things like clearing cookies which didn't work but it eventually cured itself, I'm not sure how. ETA I just looked back at my original post on this subject and I'd forgotten I'd written this... Posted October 28 If having trouble with this site when using Firefox, I recommend running in troubleshooter mode from the Help tab. When I did this and came back to normal mode it seemed to clear up the issues I had. Edited November 20, 2021 by Andy Stephenson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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