Questions about how the site works and site management

That really depends on who you ask. 🙂

jadetrucker43 said:That just depends on who you ask. 🙂

I'm guessing we're talking about the third question here. 🙂

Look, there’s gotta be someone out there besides the owner who actually gives a damn about keeping this place running. So, I’m throwing this out there for anyone who actually wants to step up and answer. Let's say I'm putting the pressure on a mod like 😁jadetrucker43.

Why do they keep deleting older threads on this forum?

Most of them just end up getting dumped into the archives, so I guess you can always go back and dig through them whenever you feel like reading 🙂

Is the forum acting a bit sluggish for anyone else lately, or is it just my connection?
It took me a good 15 or 20 seconds just to load this thread—usually, it’s much snappier than that.

Why does my computer keep kicking me off all day long, though? It works perfectly fine on my phone.

Sending this quickly before I get booted again! 🙂

Seriously, what happened to the 'insert image' button? It feels like I can't upload a single picture on any thread anymore. Is this just some temporary glitch, or is the option gone for good? 😕

So, I think there was a time when the IMG function was just totally disabled or whatever. It seems like they're slowly bringing it back to the forums now, though I guess it won't show up on those specific boards where you couldn't use IMG to post pictures anyway, since that wasn't even an option before they shut it down in the first place.

I could really use some help here!!!
My browser keeps crashing whenever I try to use this forum on Missouri; I can't even keep the page open for more than a second before it shuts down on me entirely. I'm typing this up using Chrome because, honestly, I’ve been a loyal Missouri user for ages and never had a single issue until now.
Even over on Chrome, everything feels incredibly sluggish, and it won't even let me submit my posts half the time—it just throws an error at me constantly. The only thing that's actually changed on my computer lately was installing an Avast extension, though I know I've had it for a while already.

The forum tends to get pretty shaky sometimes—especially when everyone decides to rush in at once... But if you're convinced the browser is the culprit, just clear out your cookies and cache.

jadetrucker43 said:The forum can be a little glitchy sometimes, especially when everyone hits it at once... But if you really think it's a browser issue, maybe try clearing out your cookies and cache.

Thanks for the tip! I went ahead and cleared everything out, but I'm still running into the same wall. I might just have to go bother the IT folks over at Geek Squad or something. There’s probably some weird technical hiccup hidden somewhere in the system.🙂

northernpilot2 said:There was a stretch where the IMG function just... vanished. It’s slowly trickling back into the forums now, though obviously not on the sections where using IMG tags was never an option to begin with—since that was never a thing there anyway.

Anyone have a clue when this is actually going to be fully back to normal? 🙂

Because I noticed I can't upload images in the Beauty subforum anymore, even though I totally could before. Honestly, it's starting to get on my nerves a little bit. 😬

It’s not like things just go back to normal on these forums.
When you happen to stumble across some images on a thread, you'll see that 🙂
has finally crawled back.

And don't even get me started on the image issues. Honestly, this site has basically become a digital slaughterhouse designed to kill off users using the slowest methods imaginable.
I find myself sitting there for a minute or two just waiting for a specific thread to actually load. And that's if I can even manage to see the main page through all those light and dark blue PDF links that try to bait you into clicking. But in the end, it's usually just a bust 👎

Is there any way I can just block those private messages about card rankings?
I’m honestly done getting flagged for all this nonsense 😁

Is it actually possible to send a DM to someone who's been banned?

Nah, that’s not how it works.
When someone's actually sitting in a ban, they can't touch the private messaging feature at all—it stays locked down until they've finally served their time and are back in good standing.

I’d honestly love to see the machine that actually keeps this forum running 😁.

Why does every single subforum show a member count? Like, what’s actually going on behind the scenes there... how do they even decide those numbers?

I mean, if you look at the numbers, there were just so many people hanging out in that specific corner of the forum at that exact moment.