Posts by Taylor Campbell4

silentsailor5 said:Rules are rules 🤷—no exceptions. If you were an exception, then every other user here would have to be one too. I volunteer for a non-profit Association, and frankly, I think this kind of self-promotion is completely unnecessary. If they actually care about advertising, there’s always marketing 😉

Of course I'm not looking for a special pass just for myself. My point is more general—I'm appealing to common sense here. We should allow links to non-profit Association sites or personal pages that aren't being used for commercial gain.

The original logic behind these restrictive signature rules from a few years back was likely to stop people from plugging their own businesses or corporations in their signatures (there's plenty of room for marketing elsewhere), as well as preventing links to competing forums, blogs, or news sites. But you guys have gone way too far and stifled communication by basically banning almost every type of link...
I simply believe this approach is flawed and I'm trying to point that out—people react differently to that, obviously. I'll try to illustrate how absurd this really is later on when I have more time—right now, I just don't—(assuming you even care to read through old discussions or offer any actual arguments as to why this is okay and useful)

I honestly don't get why signatures are being scrubbed when the signature rules haven't changed since they were first implemented. What's the real reason here??

Which specific link counts as "advertising" anyway? Enlighten me.
The controversial link in my signature is nothing more than a link to a non-profit Association.

If we aren't making exceptions, then I guess I shouldn't even include a link to the Awakening Association, www.awakening.org , which provides information regarding ADHD, because technically that's "advertising" the Association, especially since they sell a book that informs people about ADHD. It's the exact same situation here. Isn't it actually beneficial for more people to learn about ADHD and perhaps stumble upon a helpful link in someone's signature?

Oh, I see! You're saying the Awakening Association or some other group should pay for marketing instead? Well, that sounds like a wonderful way to run things.

How does this violate the signature rules? In both cases, the goal isn't promotion—it's strictly about providing information.

That's what I'm trying to show you—after successfully pointing out the absurdity of banning these kinds of links once before, here I am doing it all over again. It's as if the moderators back then were just being foolish when they allowed them in the first place.

I’ve been looking into Scripta elegans lately—it's quite an interesting specimen. I was actually reading up on its specific traits just the other day while grabbing coffee in Seattle. kaže:
What would my response be? The editorial board of the forum made the call—you can't have that link in your signature, and that’s that. If you're having a hard time wrapping your head around it, well, that's on you...

I honestly feel that providing an explanation would be the civilized thing to do.
I consider myself a man of principle, and I intend to fight for them.
If you all can't manage to have an actual, reasoned discussion about the issue at hand, then there isn't much I can do—it’s out of my hands, really.
Furthermore, if you aren't able to provide a coherent explanation, that isn't a reflection on me.
I’m going to wait either way—I suppose I just have a certain faith in people and the diverse range of talents they bring to the table. 😉

feraltrucker5 said:If the folks setting the rules around here—you know, the ones handling signatures and all that administrative stuff—actually thought adding more regulations was necessary, they’d just go ahead and do it. Sometimes, the silence itself is the answer. 🙂

I'm hoping they're just tied up at the moment—busy schedules can be a real headache—but I'm optimistic they'll track him down eventually.
This topic comes up constantly—and frankly, in my opinion, it’s just absurd.

I suppose I realize that most people find it difficult to admit when they’re wrong—they often convince themselves there isn't even a question to be asked, let alone a need to discuss the possibility of an error. But, as I've said before, I believe in people, so I have plenty of patience.

Look, you don't have an answer and you aren't really an expert on this specific topic—not that we can all be pros at everything—so maybe someone else here will weigh in.

Laura Evans3 said:No... because there’s a massive difference between just writing about a topic and actually linking to it specifically to sell books...

I don't know if anyone here would be interested, but I'll look into it...

That isn't an explanation. What exactly is the distinction?
So, by this logic, I shouldn't even link to, say, the Arthritis Foundation, simply because that Association happens to publish a magazine called Rheumatology Association that people can buy?

I wouldn't be allowed to link to a non-profit like the ACLU, for instance, because that Association might have published one or two books on a certain topic—which probably funds, let's be real, maybe 5% of their total operations at most.

Isn't that incredibly regressive and undemocratic? Doesn't it ultimately harm the society we live in (all of us)? What kind of principle does such a rule even rest on? (Because to me, this feels like capitalism being even more extreme than a predatory bank that leaves sick people homeless over a mortgage).
I get that linking to a corporation is one thing, but linking to a non-profit Association is something else entirely.
In a country with a more developed democracy and robust civil society—honestly, even in places like Canada—it wouldn't cross anyone's mind to enforce such bans, and frankly, I'm stunned.

Based on how the moderators are arguing this, the core issue is that this Association sells a few books to fund a tiny fraction of its activities? So the main problem is those 3-5 percent of pages on a website containing info about books available for purchase? If that weren't there, would the link be allowed? Could a non-profit be put in a signature as long as they only fund themselves through donations or membership fees?
Isn't that absurd?

Honestly, I feel like I'm talking to a brick wall because it seems people here have no concept of what an Association is, or what civil society and democracy actually entail—or what constitutes "good" within those frameworks. Regardless of the fact that this forum isn't public property but private (and even if you contacted the owner, they'd tell you not to mess around with this), it should still function as a democratic part of this community—a space that supports the democratic exchange of information.

Or is the sole purpose of this forum to line the owner's pockets? I certainly don't think that's the case. But when someone starts interpreting rules without any thought for the consequences of that interpretation, that's how it looks. (Because by banning links to a civil, non-profit Association that realizes less than 5% of its income from book sales, you are essentially acting as if you're protecting the commercial interests of the company that owns this forum).
And then we shouldn't be surprised or outraged when medicine and education remain accessible only to the wealthy—because that's exactly how we behave.

PS: If any smart person here wants to, they're welcome to; for example, a PhD holder.

So, you've disabled the keyboard and mouse from being able to wake it from sleep mode? I remember seeing a webpage once that listed every possible trigger—I can't seem to find the link right now.

Do you have any other "exotic" hardware hooked up to the PC—things that shouldn't really be there, besides just a standard mouse or keyboard?

If you're using Sleep, go into your Advanced Power Settings and disable Hibernation. Also, head into your BIOS under Hardware Options and uncheck anything that might be waking the system up.
Not to mention, I read on a forum once that the culprit could be anything from the motherboard down to the RAM. 🙄 I suspect you might have to do a little digging here.

Are you running into the same issue with both Hibernation and Sleep?

Try changing the sleep state in your BIOS—you know, switching between S1, S3, or maybe even S6 if it's available.

Maybe try heading down this path: 🙂 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

Why aren't we allowed to post links to nonprofit organizations?

Doesn't that go against the whole idea of a forum being a space for sharing ideas and information?

PS: I'll probably be getting close with one of the moderators soon—then I won't have to deal with these mindless arguments where the answer is, in my opinion, pretty obvious.

PPS: Quick question—are we all actually aware of how vital civil society is to a functioning democracy? Personally, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by it all.

I just finished installing it on Windows 7. Nero 7.0—it’s a classic, really. I still find myself reaching for it occasionally when I need that specific workflow. I decided to just ignore those few Windows compatibility warnings—I simply toggled the setup.exe into Windows Vista compatibility mode, though I still managed to trigger one more alert anyway.
I fired up Nero 7.0 again—ignoring that first compatibility warning, of course—and managed to burn a data CD without any issues. Now I just need to figure out how to disable those annoying pop-ups for good.

Justin Gray81 said:👍
I'm using the Logitech Wave wireless desktop set.
I just need to install the drivers—though I haven't actually 🤷 yet.
The thing is, this happens even when I hit a key on the keyboard or try to access the Start menu.😳
I'll take a look at it once I get home and see what happens... though honestly, I doubt it's a driver issue for the mouse or keyboard if it's acting up through the Start menu too.🤷

It sounds like there's some interference in the communication lines here. What I mean is, we're talking about waking from sleep mode—specifically, the PC waking up on its own. That shouldn't really matter whether you put it to sleep via the Start menu or by hitting a button on the keyboard.
Just give my suggestion a shot and we'll see how it goes.

Justin Gray81 said:Honestly, some total nonsense is happening here 😳
It goes into sleep mode for maybe five seconds and then just restarts 😲
Everything shuts down perfectly fine, and then after five seconds... boom! There it is again...

Help me out 🙏🙏 🙏

I went through the exact same thing—it was enough to make me lose my mind (excuse my language 😁) before I finally sorted it out.

In my case, the culprit was an ancient keyboard that was "waking up" the PC from sleep—even though that option was supposedly disabled in the BIOS!

So, here’s what you should try: head over to the Device Manager, find both the mouse and the keyboard (you'll have to do this twice, once for each), right-click them, go to Properties, then Hardware, and disable the setting that allows the device to wake the computer.
If that doesn't fix it, we'll have to dig deeper—I've read about a hundred different reasons why this happens online. For me, it was just that old keyboard, and now everything is running smoothly again.

Off the record, I feel like my only option is to suck up to one of the female moderators—I heard from someone that certain people (like the executioner; he told me himself, straight to my face) only managed to secure their rights and perks that way 🙄 😁

First off, a huge shoutout to all the moderators—not trying to suck up here, but I don't think most people realize how much work goes into volunteering and moderating. Best of luck to you all 🙂
I’ve been a member of this forum since 2003. It’s easily one of my favorite corners of the internet. I know I’m not the perfect poster, but I do my best.
That said, I’m running into an issue with my signature, which—by the way—I’ve had for about five years now.
About two or three years ago, the rules regarding signatures were updated. That was the first time my signature was removed, and after a discussion with the moderators and supermoderators (I think Anderson was involved too, but I can't be bothered to dig up the links since I already brought this up with a mod who helped me restore it recently), they accepted my arguments and reinstated it.
At this point, it's really just a matter of principle for me. A supermoderator gave it back to me then.

Everything was fine until a week ago, when a moderator removed my signature again. I sent them a PM explaining what was actually in the signature (to prove it doesn't break any rules), explained the history, and provided links to our old discussion from two years ago. Thankfully, they apologized and put it back.

Today, however, I received a 50-point infraction because I "re-added" (for God knows how many times now) a deleted signature.
The thing is, I didn't re-add it—the moderator who deleted it did.
So, I’m asking that this confusion be cleared up, because things are getting a bit awkward. Honestly, I have other things to do; I'd much rather spend my time actually posting on the forum than arguing about this for the third time. I'm not advertising anything, nor am I linking to other forums or blogs.
I’m just asking for a little better coordination on your end, and we'll call it even.

Thanks for understanding, and all the best once again.

Steven White96 said:Why does my computer sometimes recognize a hard drive and other times it doesn't? It happens more often than not—it pops up for a bit, then disappears, and just keeps cycling back and forth like that for a few days...

It might be best to move this question over to a different thread—maybe the IT Help Desk section—since I don't think this issue is strictly limited to Windows 7.

Amy Palmer28 said:Does anyone have any info on whether there's a way to fix this...

It starts happening after version 1.7 on the Windows 7 beta 😢

Ugh, I really don't want to go back to Windows Vista. 🙄

I honestly wouldn't know—and frankly, I don't have the energy to hunt for answers online right now. But regarding the Windows Release Candidate (which you could have grabbed already, though maybe you still can via Microsoft's sites), the trial period runs until March 1st of next year. By then, I'd imagine people will have found plenty of ways to bypass those restrictions.

crimsonhound80 said:it won't work 😁

Just try installing, say, the Alcohol 1.9.5.3105 version.

First, Windows 7 will warn you that you can't, and if you attempt to force it via compatibility mode and push through the installation—boom... blue screen and Windows 7 crashes.

I mean, I'm sure there are already fifty patches and cracks floating around online for this. I haven't actually needed to burn anything since I got Windows 7, but I'm fairly certain I could have sorted it out in half an hour.😁

Now I'm actually curious, so I did some surfing—honestly, forget half an hour, it would probably take five minutes.
As if you absolutely have to use that specific version of Alcohol, or Alcohol at all. (Because I heard Alcohol can completely wreck Windows Vista too, to the point where you can't even fix it—I don't know, someone mentioned that somewhere)
For example, check this: http://www.elitesecurity.org/t357185-0 This guy mentions having issues with Daemon Tools, but I haven't had any trouble with Daemon Tools whatsoever.

He also claims the Daemon Tools developers confirmed it doesn't work with Windows 7—whatever...🙄 I didn't have any real issues during installation (on Windows 7 Release Candidate)

And if you really want Alcohol and *only* Alcohol—well, just grab a newer version— http://www.zurkaforum.com/programi/a...s-7/msg565722/

Basically, everything is doable 🙂 ; there are plenty of solutions available on the American side of the web.
In my experience, any program that runs on Vista should run on Windows 7. Just be careful with those Vista tweak utilities—if you know what I mean—don't be reckless; make sure to back up your registry or create a restore point first.

It's a great OS. I get the feeling it's incredibly resilient and tough against various mishaps—it almost finds its own equilibrium... 🙂 Honestly, I'm not even sure what it would take to completely break it...

Arthur Green said:I’ve been trying to pull a four-day all-nighter... what kind of damage am I doing to my brain and my overall health?☕

From what I’ve gathered—and this is certainly something I’ve felt firsthand—pushing your brain too hard when you're already completely exhausted isn't just unproductive; it actually does damage. It’s like redlining an engine that's running on empty—you aren't just losing efficiency, you're risking a total breakdown.

Sleep deprivation can trigger a heart attack—maybe even a stroke, too—so I definitely wouldn't mess around with that. It essentially puts your body into a state of massive shock; and honestly, regardless of how young you are, even kids in their twenties have been known to suffer cardiac events. It’s especially dangerous if you're using substances or neglecting your nutrition, among other things.

I tend to assume that prolonged sleep deprivation inevitably leads to total bodily exhaustion—and honestly, when you reach that level of extreme burnout, you’re basically just sitting there waiting to see which part of your system finally gives out first.

Justin Campbell said:LOL.
Can someone explain how this works?
I'm trying to boot from a Windows 7 disc and nothing happens—yet my old Windows XP machine picks it up just fine.

As far as I know, Windows 7 won't fit on a standard CD; you're going to need a DVD.

You can do whatever you want. It’s definitely an improvement over Vista. If an installation gives you any trouble, just run it in compatibility mode.

I'm sticking with this RC build—I don't plan on switching anytime soon, since I've been using it for a few years now 😁 (though, obviously, that's assuming nothing unexpected happens)

You start veering off-topic just to chat, and then anyone actually looking for help with Windows 7 won't be able to find anything in this mountain of threads.

Perhaps if you have the budget, you could look into a private rehab center—I'm thinking of the one run by Lorraine, where that famous specialist works with all the pro athletes. I can't quite recall his name right now, though—it's on the tip of my tongue—but he's quite well-known. A friend of mine actually went there for some spinal issues, and he was a lifesaver.

I honestly think you should go get some blood work done just to figure out what’s causing 😁—sorry, no joke here
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Then again, it really depends on how you define "normal." You can see plenty of people dealing with these exact same issues.
If this is bothering you—and I assume it is—maybe try implementing some of the suggestions mentioned above (both from my posts and others') to see if you can get things back on track. I truly believe you can make it happen.