Off-Topic forum error

[RS]

Until the recent discussion I had not been aware of the Off-Topic forum. I
tried to find it and found this link.
https://forums.squarepenguin.co.uk/forum-25.html

When I click any of the links in Any Other Business I get

400 Bad Request
Request Header Or Cookie Too Large

Is it something I've done wrong, or is there a problem in the forum?

Best wishes
Richard

PS The whole forum now seems to be affected.

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Richard,

Post by RS
PS The whole forum now seems to be affected.

Works for me, as of now, e.g.
https://forums.squarepenguin.co.uk/thread-1593-post-7103.html#pid7103

[RS]

From: Ralph Corderoy
Sent: Sunday, December 3, 2017 3:17 PM

Post by Ralph Corderoy

Post by RS
PS The whole forum now seems to be affected.

Works for me, as of now, e.g.
https://forums.squarepenguin.co.uk/thread-1593-post-7103.html#pid7103

Thanks for confirming that, Ralph. I must have picked up a bad cookie.
Deleting cookies received in the last 2 hours fixed it.

It seems that even in the Off-Topic forum there is a risk of having threads
closed down.
https://forums.squarepenguin.co.uk/thread-1571.html

It seems the breach of the rules was asking for help with slow downloads. I
don't know whether ely is a member of this list-server, but I would have
urged him or her to try connecting with an Ethernet cable. That would show
whether the problem was the service from Virgin Media or (more likely) with
the WiFi.

Best wishes
Richard

[Owen Smith]

Now that's insane. A thread in the off-topic section being closed for asking about problems with download speeds? Like I said, the more I see the more Dinky puts me off get_iplayer.
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Cambridge, UK

Post by RS
From: Ralph Corderoy
Sent: Sunday, December 3, 2017 3:17 PM

Post by Ralph Corderoy

Post by RS
PS The whole forum now seems to be affected.

Works for me, as of now, e.g.
https://forums.squarepenguin.co.uk/thread-1593-post-7103.html#pid7103

Thanks for confirming that, Ralph. I must have picked up a bad cookie. Deleting cookies received in the last 2 hours fixed it.
It seems that even in the Off-Topic forum there is a risk of having threads closed down.
https://forums.squarepenguin.co.uk/thread-1571.html
It seems the breach of the rules was asking for help with slow downloads. I don't know whether ely is a member of this list-server, but I would have urged him or her to try connecting with an Ethernet cable. That would show whether the problem was the service from Virgin Media or (more likely) with the WiFi.
Best wishes
Richard
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[Alan Milewczyk]

Post by Owen Smith
Now that's insane. A thread in the off-topic section being closed for asking about problems with download speeds? Like I said, the more I see the more Dinky puts me off get_iplayer.

Dinky takes the view that

1. slow speeds are nothing to do with get_iplayer and

2. his views are inviolate and no discussion is permitted on that front.

I was banned from posting in the forum for making comments critical of
TWMBO, as was a very helpful poster on this list, so let's just say I'm
not surprised by  comments such as this one, a real pity because we DO
appreciate the effort taken in maintaining GIP.

Anyway, welcome to the list (if you're new here), where you're likely to
get a more friendly response.

Just my pennyworth, over and out!


Alan


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[SquarePenguin]

Post by Owen Smith
Now that's insane. A thread in the off-topic section being closed for asking
about problems with download speeds?

That thread wasn't started in the AOB forum IIRC, it was a normal thread and was
a breach of the forum rules if memory serves correctly.

Rules are not immutable of course, so I'll perhaps look at changing the rule to
have threads of this topic simply moved over and left open.

All of this is a bit of an experiment really.

The forums aren't setup as a discussion forum, they're focused very tightly on
specific support requests (partly because this mailing list exists and people
can have the wider discussion here so there's not a huge push for it from folks
over there) so I'll just have to keep testing and adjusting.

[SquarePenguin]

Post by RS
When I click any of the links in Any Other Business I get
400 Bad Request
Request Header Or Cookie Too Large
Is it something I've done wrong, or is there a problem in the forum?

There are a few teething troubles at the moment. The forum has just moved to an
upgraded server with new OS and webserver stack.

It's also moved domain name as the keen eyed among you will have no doubt
noticed.

There are a few kinks to iron out as myBB (the forum software) and some of the
plugins don't play well with the new software.

I like open source things and want to try and emulate that with the forum, so
right now I've got an Ansible playbook that'll spin up a complete server
environment, a git repo with the forum site and software (minus the sensitive
bits with credentials in), a repo with the style/templates and a repo with the
main 'non-forum' www section of the site up on GitLab.

Soon, probably in the new year, it'll be opened up as public repos so people can
get a bit more of an insight into the backend of the forums and fork it or make
their own or keep things going if I pack it all in (not that I intend to).

Hopefully more people can then contribute to things like updating guides and
what not. The site has been up on GitHub for ages[0] but I didn't really
publicise that, so hopefully the new stuff up on GitLab will be of more interest
as a whole collection.

As I mentioned in another email here - this is all a bit of an experiment
really, so things might change or not happen, but I'd like to open up what I can
to the community.

[RS]

From: SquarePenguin
Sent: Monday, December 4, 2017 3:14 PM

Post by SquarePenguin

Post by RS
When I click any of the links in Any Other Business I get
400 Bad Request
Request Header Or Cookie Too Large
Is it something I've done wrong, or is there a problem in the forum?

There are a few teething troubles at the moment. The forum has just moved to an
upgraded server with new OS and webserver stack.
It's also moved domain name as the keen eyed among you will have no doubt
noticed.
There are a few kinks to iron out as myBB (the forum software) and some of the
plugins don't play well with the new software.

Thanks for the explanation. I hadn't noticed the changes.

Best wishes
Richard