The official spam thread

Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 7:51 pm

Wren wrote: What's the good word?

The 3 R's

-Redownload the board software
-Reinstall the software
-Restart the forum

Seriously though... Something is not right with the board. Topics take forever to load, thought it was the server, but A/F is working fine. So I think it might be the board.

This sucks since even though we will now be on a newer version, I will need to reinstall all the required mods (like the one that stops the avatars from looking like crap if they are small).

Oh well. Hopefully this will do.

I'm installing a test board right now, I'll import the database, and if I see it's faster, I'll do the switch over, if it's still slow, then I'll know for sure it's the server, and that it's just a coincidence that it affects just us.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 8:08 pm

Red, I am glad you are trying your best to keep this forum top-notch.

I would hate to restart, but if that is what is needed, I am all for it.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 8:20 pm

I'm currently importing the database into the new install of invision board (http://www.iceteks.com/test/ use at own risk) so we will soon see if it will be slow or not.

One little problem is that this might cause a skin confusion, using the current db in the new install.... It's almost done uploading, so I'll go check the test board...
*puts on hard hat and safety glasses*

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 8:32 pm

Good luck to you, dear Canadian!

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 8:56 pm

Hmm, it seems that when it just sits there doing nothing, if you hit back then forward, it goes right away! Still, this is enoying.

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 9:10 pm

I'll try that when I get the white page again. I've just been waiting on it.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu May 01, 2003 6:22 pm

Things seem to be ok now... at least I know it's not the forum. I still find it strange it only happends here though.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Thu May 01, 2003 6:29 pm

Hello everyone!

I am here; look at me post!

Look at me post; I am here.

Storms are the successor to sunlight; storms are approaching. I can smell the rain, hear the thunder; receive blasts of wind.

Therefore, my presence here shall be expected not. At any moment, I could no longer be accounted for, no longer seen; no longer posting.

Rely on me later.

Anyway, I am just in a weird literary mood today.....

Plus, I neglect Mr. Semicolon a lot, so I thought I would use him!

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu May 01, 2003 6:34 pm

lol.

You should get into C++ programming. Compilers get mad at you for forgetting to use a semi colon.

It can take a while to figure out where, when you are working on a few thousand lines of code.

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Thu May 01, 2003 7:01 pm

Watch your semi colons, Red!

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Thu May 01, 2003 7:12 pm

Just got my DSL back up and now I hear thunder!

I may have to unplug.

BBL

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Thu May 01, 2003 8:01 pm

Wren wrote: Just got my DSL back up and now I hear thunder! I may have to unplug.

BBL

You are probably getting the storms I had earlier. The bad things went a little to the south of us, so we were fortunate...

I imagine they will be weaker when they reach you. I hope so.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu May 01, 2003 8:23 pm

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Thu May 01, 2003 8:24 pm

My last post at the old Spam Thread:

Just got my DSL back up and now I hear thunder! I may have to unplug.

BBL

You are probably getting the storms I had earlier. The bad things went a little to the south of us, so we were fortunate...

I imagine they will be weaker when they reach you. I hope so.

_________________________

So, we are at a new Spam Thread now. Why was the old one locked?

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu May 01, 2003 8:26 pm

I just don't want it to get too long, it seemed to be the worse one for that white page, so maybe it will help to keep threads not too long. I will merge the last few posts into this one though.... right now...

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu May 01, 2003 8:30 pm

ok, all done.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Thu May 01, 2003 8:30 pm

Oh, okay.

I wish Wren would come back!

Those storms were bad when they hit me, but I don't know how bad they will be when Wren gets them.....

If you didn't already know, Georgia is in the Southeast like Tennessee. If I were a Canadian, I wouldn't know that!

We border each other, although I am no where near that border.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu May 01, 2003 8:32 pm

takahita_tsukino wrote: If you didn't already know, Georgia is in the Southeast like Tennessee. If I were a Canadian, I wouldn't know that!

Well I did not know.

All I know is that USA has 50 or so states, and one of them (florida) has trouble counting. Now, Florida is not a state is it? I'll never be a geography teacher.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Thu May 01, 2003 8:36 pm

Red Squirrel wrote:
takahita_tsukino wrote: If you didn't already know, Georgia is in the Southeast like Tennessee. If I were a Canadian, I wouldn't know that!
Well I did not know.

All I know is that USA has 50 or so states, and one of them (florida) has trouble counting. Now, Florida is not a state is it? I'll never be a geography teacher.

Florida is a state!

I actually am good at geography. I study Canada sometimes, so I am confident in saying that I have higher-than-average knowledge of Canada.

I don't study about the US much, but I can spit out state capitals pretty fast!

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu May 01, 2003 8:38 pm

Pop quiz: What is the capital of the state Canada?

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Thu May 01, 2003 8:40 pm

Red Squirrel wrote: Pop quiz: What is the capital of the state Canada?

Ottawa

I HATE when people say Toronto. That is the biggest city, not the capital!

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu May 01, 2003 8:44 pm

takahita_tsukino wrote:
Red Squirrel wrote: Pop quiz: What is the capital of the state Canada?
Ottawa

I HATE when people say Toronto. That is the biggest city, not the capital!

Canada is not a state.

(I said the state Canada

)

But yes Ottawa is the capital of Canada. Toronto is the capital of Ontario!

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Thu May 01, 2003 8:47 pm

I always liked geography, forgot a lot of it though...it's been a long time since I was in school.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Thu May 01, 2003 8:49 pm

Red Squirrel wrote:
takahita_tsukino wrote:
Red Squirrel wrote: Pop quiz: What is the capital of the state Canada?
Ottawa

I HATE when people say Toronto. That is the biggest city, not the capital!
Canada is not a state.

(I said the state Canada )

But yes Ottawa is the capital of Canada. Toronto is the capital of Ontario!

You didn't say a US state!

A "state" can also mean an independent country. Therefore, Canada is an independent state!

Yep, Torono is a capital of Ontario. Ontario has everything!

If I were to move to Canada, I would live in Ontario or British Columbia. I am not quite sure which one......

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu May 01, 2003 8:49 pm

I used to not like it because there was a lot of learning by heart. I did like the stuff like earth formation and volcanos and tectonic plates and all the fun scientific stuff. Using maps was fun too, my teacher used to make games where we had to find things and stuff. High school geography was ok, but elementery school geography sucked. All we did was copy notes.

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