August1991 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Greg, this is a disaster. It is hard to quote another post. Please go back to the previous version of this forum software, or find other software. The current version pretends to offer HTML support but in fact it doesn't. ===== A key - indeed the single, most critical - feature of a forum is how it handles replies to posts. Once upon a time, Maple Leaf Forum made it simple to reply to other posts. Then, MLF decided to upgrade with many fancy features (icons, colours, emoticons etc) but it lost sight of its primary purpose: easy communication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted September 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) Here's an example: http://www.mapleleafweb.com/forums/topic/23916-will-there-be-a-coup-detat-in-russia/?p=995486 ==== I have posted on this issue before and I fear that I am whistling in the wind. I drop by this forum the same way that I stop in to a local tavern. I have a few drinks and I chat with the regulars. Surely, the forum should make it easy to do that without any fancy bells and whistles. Otherwise, I'll go to the pub down the street Edited September 14, 2014 by August1991 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Guy Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Perhaps the owner of this private pub is trying to get rid of a cantankerous customer and has changed the doors and locks to make it difficult for him to get in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 I have absolutely no problem with the quoting functionality here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 I do on IE, but not on Firefox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Oh and going back to old forum software would open the forum and its users up to exploits. Not a good idea. New forum software would take time to code and would cost money. I won't speak for Greg, but I can't imagine he's interested in making the investment in either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Anthony Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Aug91,You are not whistling in the wind. Rather, you are asking Greg to do things that are impossible. The Invision Power software company has been struggling for over a year to update its software so that it can handle all of the invisible secret demands made through the internet. Every forum that uses IPBoard has been on hold indefinitely. For the time being, if you want proper functionality with the MLW forum, I suggest that you use a proper operating system and a web browser that has YOUR experience as a priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 I rarely use the html function, and I have no issues. Then again, you don't need fancy things for a simple quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 (edited) WWWTT Edited November 9, 2014 by WWWTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Have you tried using Firefox or Google Chrome instead of Internet Explorer? They're much better browsers anyway. I'm using Safari on a Mac and I don't have any problems with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeball Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Zero issues here formatting quotes posts etc in Chrome. My dumb phone OTOH...PITA, but that's the phone not this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Safari on a Mac here, no issues at all. Works perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Upgrading to a new version of the board software is difficult work, rolling back would be, I'm sure, even more difficult: dozens of hours of unpaid work, debugging problems, researching on the web how to deal with a thousand little things that can go wrong. All to accommodate Microsoft's terrible browsers which no one should use. No one should use IE ever. I keep hearing propaganda saying that it's "better" but it never is. I really don't understand why people just download modern browers to deal with such things. Download Chrome here: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95346?hl=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) Upgrading to a new version of the board software is difficult work, rolling back would be, I'm sure, even more difficult: dozens of hours of unpaid work, debugging problems, researching on the web how to deal with a thousand little things that can go wrong. All to accommodate Microsoft's terrible browsers which no one should use. Edited November 9, 2014 by WWWTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 ps you thought the BOSS was mean before. You just made the BOSS a little bigger and meaner! What is BOSS ? Let me Google that .... OK: BOSS: Back Office Support Services Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) WWWTT Edited November 9, 2014 by WWWTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldingoman Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 I am new here. Why are there limits on what topics I can reply to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 I think its to cut down on spam...and if so its worked. Now if they could cut down on spam generated by long term posters.... If you stick around , that gets lifted................I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 I am new here. Why are there limits on what topics I can reply to? I think that Guyser is right. Without those limits, spambots fill the pages with garbage posts that have to be manually removed. If you message me, I can see about lifting the restriction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 I do on IE, but not on Firefox. likewise. The latest IE is crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) I am new here. Why are there limits on what topics I can reply to? WWWTT Edited November 9, 2014 by WWWTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Guy Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 I just upgraded to Windows 8.1. Now I cannot cut or paste into anything on this board. Even when klicking on "Quote" on a post, the post does not reappear in the "Reply to this topic" window. Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallc Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Download Chome and use it instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Firefox plus adblock. I tried this site on IE on another computer and was taken aback that there are ads mixed in with the forum thread posts. LOVE adblock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty AC Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Firefox plus adblock. I tried this site on IE on another computer and was taken aback that there are ads mixed in with the forum thread posts. LOVE adblock. adblock can also be added to IE or Chrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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