Knackered????!!!!! ha ha lol

Posted By silentalbino on 11 Oct 2011 07:12 AM
Knackered????!!!!! ha ha lol

LOL

Posted By Ron Miles on 10 Oct 2011 06:21 AM
looks ok now, although I did see the flood of errors in the site event log. All good now?

No... I can load the main page and the list of books just fine, but when I clicked on a random link to a book summary, I got the error. I could get to it through the Books category, and I updated a couple things, but when I previewed one page, it totally FUBARed everything. It looks like using the preview function at all is causing it - might be something added in the latest update; I haven't messed with the wiki much since then, so I never caught it until now.

I see what you mean. I'll have to contact tech support for the Wiki module vendor. I see that they have a newer version (we're on something like v1.3, and the current version is v2.0.1), so it might be something that upgrading would fix. This is a different error than we were getting before. I think the module is just not playing nice with DNN 6.

The immediate issue is fixed. I am still looking into the upgrade.

Thanks. I was going to do some updating, but I'll wait till you get the upgrade done.

Edit: I know I said I was going to wait, but since I had a day off, I figured I'd do the updates anyway. I keep text-file backups of everything (it's easier to do edits offline, and backups = good), so when things went down, I decided to go through everything. I ended up making at least minor changes to just about every single page:

Numerous minor edits and corrections (more than I can count), including fixing broken links and typos, and making sure that all links are capitalized properly (IE doesn't care, but Firefox is case-sensitive);

Several new entries for people and places that were mentioned in book summaries;

A new page with all the redoubt maps - I've only got 8-10 locations listed there, as that was all the uncorrupted pics I could snag from the archives, but these are all linked where the name of the specific location (e.g., Redoubt Bravo) appears;

Cleaned up the Gateways page;

Added the DL foldout map from PtH to the World page (yes, I know it's really freaking big; maybe someone can size it down a bit for me?);

And probably a few other things I forgot.

There are some people and place names that are linked but have no entry. This is deliberate (the links, not the lack of entries) - I know they're important, but I don't have the book(s) where they appear; when I DO get them, I can just add the entry and not have to worry about searching down every single reference to add a link.

The redoubt maps page is slightly messed up - in order to get the Redoubt Alpha maps side-by-side to save space, I had to put them in a table. Unfortunately, it looks like the wiki doesn't like having images in a table, so the "div align" tags are visible at the top. There's nothing I can do; maybe a software upgrade will fix this.

I never did get a reply from my email inquiry about an upgrade. I'll try contacting them again today.

I'm surprised they don't just make those available for download or something...

It's a major version number upgrade, and not just a maintenance point update, so there may be a cost to the upgrade.

They charge for upgrades? Wow.

Thanks to starchildgalaxy (I probably mispelled that, but whatever), I'm now the proud owner of books 1-66! Expect more updates in the next month or two as I sort through everything and fill in the gaps.

I've added Neutron Solstice, Red Equinox, and Homeward Bound. It was nice to finally get some of those entries updated (the Cawdor clan, Rick Ginsburg, etc.). I also added some formatting (blank lines) to all the characters' pages, the flora and fauna page, and the DL timeline to make the entries easier to read.

i think your stuff is really good and shud be made into a book. can anyone add to it as i wuld have the time to do it. i wud have to reed the books again first and then add stuff as i did.

Harry, I'm going to be a complete an utter ass here but it HAS to be said.

Unless you use a spell checker, no one is going to want you adding to the database. Seriously.

In this post alone you misspelled should, would (twice) and read. On top of that the entries would need to have proper grammar as well as punctuation and capitalization.

I'm pretty certain that no one will want to have to go through the updates you post to correct them. It would be extremely time consuming.

Chris

Too true!

i cant see why i cant do it it says on the front page

Contributions are welcome and encouraged. If you want to create a new page or edit an existing one

so i can and i will. wots rong with what i put i reed the same books as you lot do so why cant i add things to it. im going to rite to ron about this.

Harry, that's fine, Ron can deal with me in any way he sees fit, but the simple truth stands... yes, anyone can contribute to the database...

In this post you misspelled what's, wrong, read, and write.

But frankly the paragraph that you cut and paste into your post should specify that only those with a basic understanding of the English language and basic grasp of spelling should be allowed to contribute.

Let me ask you this... what's to stop someone from simply erasing anything that you contribute because it is all but illegible?

You really have to do yourself a favor and use a spell checker before you post. Honest to god, I know that I'm not the only one who, after reading a post you put up, has a mental image of someone who is barely literate.

If you're dyslexic that's another story. And if that's the case, then I apologize for being harsh.

But even more reason for you to use a spell checker.

The simple fact is that many of the words you misspell are typically in other posts and it is very easy to just look up at the previous posts to see how the words are spelled correctly.

Take this post as advice, take it as a personal attack, what have you. This is being said for your own good.

Chris

I remember several years ago when a poster here responded to opinions that he needed a refresher course in basic English by threatening to "cill" us, nobody was sure if he was serious or mocking himself.

But, regardless, we all had a laugh.

Maybe that's all the reaciton Harry is looking for, too.

Unfortunately, it's a pretty limited comedy routine.

Harry,
Any registered user is welcome, and even encouraged, to contribute to the wiki. I keep it limited to registered users instead of allowing anonymous updates only to minimize intentional defacement.

That being said, also be aware that both Kerrick and I receive an email whenever any update is made to the wiki, and we *do* pay attention. Any updates may very well be edited for grammar/spelling/coherency. That is true of any updates made by any user, not a personal attack against you.

another one of my posts get wiped off. im not happy with this. its ok for your long time fans to post what they want but i cant. i dont think i will bother with your stupid wikki now as most of anything i put onthere will be taken off by you anyway. thisis so unfare on us new peple here.