*OFFICIAL* 'Noob Type' questions/comments/concerns....

[Hammerfel]

All fixed now. :)

[ToneGunsRevisited]

[QUOTE=Hammerfel]All fixed now. :)[/QUOTE]
Weew.

:cool:

[General Scarlett]

Oh THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! We were all in a tizzy today!!!

[SIZE=6]All hail the 'HAMMERFEL' !!!!!! [/SIZE] :D :D :D :D :D

[snakeeater]

Man I was worried there for a second. Glad to see everything's back.

[Blowtorch]

For some reason I'm not able to get to the home page. Could be to I'm on the computer at work too.

[Self-Modifier]

Hmm... All I see on the main page are the updates. No sidebar listing New Posts, and no "New Dios" and "New Photos" sections...

[NemesisEnforcerFan]

[FONT=Lucida Console][COLOR=Indigo]I got no new pictures showing at all on the main page.. but if I go to the photo's section they do load fine. Thanks for sorting the domain problem out[/COLOR][/FONT] :D

[Sonneilon]

I've gotten a few PMs about problems on the website.


Please list the problems since what I tend to see is NOTHING that you guys see.

[General Scarlett]

I just log on when I turn my computer on in the morning, then minimize the screen when I'm not checking on stuff. But I leave the window open all day until I shut down for the night. I have no problems *knock, knock*. :cool:

[G.I.*Jock]

Things don't look right, :eek: but the 'Fel knows! :cool:

[Mobius_1]

I can't view the dio links for some odd reason :confused: ah well, the fel should know :o

[ender098]

I think it might be a problem with the cookies. When I dump my cache and come back, before I log in, I see it like I used to with the latest 3 dios and pics on the main page, but once I enter my username and password, It goes back to just having the admin posts and the toolbar! the random pics, the latest dios and pics dissappear....

[Self-Modifier]

My only issue is that it no longer has the sidebar that says if there are new posts and PMs, and the three newest dios and photos aren't displayed. All I'm seeing are the updates that used to be below all the pictures when you'd first sign on.

[Jay]

[QUOTE=Self-Modifier]My only issue is that it no longer has the sidebar that says if there are new posts and PMs, and the three newest dios and photos aren't displayed. All I'm seeing are the updates that used to be below all the pictures when you'd first sign on.[/QUOTE]
Same for me.

[Stormer]

Same as ender, S-M and Jay. My home computer is always signed in, but I've looked at the site at work (without signing in) and everything's normal.

I can't actually sign out of the site at home as I only get the toolbar across the top but no user ID box with that option!

[Blowtorch]

Same as the last four replies.

[NemesisEnforcerFan]

[FONT=Palatino Linotype][COLOR=Navy]I am constantly signed in so when I visit I just click on my bookmarks. I go to the main menu and the only thing viewable is the latest post by admins.. no latest pictures or anything..
It isn't a massive problem as i can view the pictures or dios via the links :cool: , but i thought you should know about it all the same[/COLOR].[/FONT]

[Sephron13]

[QUOTE=ender098]I think it might be a problem with the cookies. When I dump my cahce and come back, before I log in, I see it like I used to with the latest 3 dios and pics on the main page, but once I enter my username and password, It goes back to just having the admin posts and the toolbar! the random pics, the latest dios and pics dissappear....[/QUOTE]

Same here.

[Hammerfel]

I think I fixed it. Please try now.

[Sephron13]

It's coming up good for me now!! Thanks Hammerfel!

[Stormer]

Woo-hoo!

Thanks, everything seems to be back to normal!

[Self-Modifier]

All right, just like it used to be! Thanks, Fel!

[phu]

[QUOTE=Self-Modifier]My only issue is that it no longer has the sidebar that says if there are new posts and PMs, and the three newest dios and photos aren't displayed. All I'm seeing are the updates that used to be below all the pictures when you'd first sign on.[/QUOTE]
It was like that for me for a while, I thought it was some kind of layout change.

Earlier I was getting a message saying the server was too busy; looking it up, it seemed like a problem with too few concurrent connections being allowed in vB's configuration.

My guess would be either that or database server downtime, though I don't know if that would generate the same error, since I'm not that familiar with vB.

[ender098]

Whooohooo! It's BAAAAAAAAAACCKK!!!!

Thanks Guys! Any Clue what was wrong?

[night creeper]

I think this is the greatest joe website ever!!!

[bluestalker88]

thank you Fel, your my hero :D its just the way it used to be. yay

Nick

[Urban Saboteur]

Hi,
Quick question for those of you that have picture signatures.. whats the image size of signatures. I wanted to do one of Firefly. :D
Thanks in advance
Rich

[General Scarlett]

You know Rich, I don't remember offhand.........but I do know that if you make up a sig and attempt to insert it, it will tell you the dimensions if it's too big.........

I wish I had more to give ya, but at least it's a start, right???

Good luck, and I can't wait to see what you've got!!!!

[Urban Saboteur]

Thanks G.S,
I was looking at some of the signatures here.. on the site like yours. I wanted to do one of my favourite cobra. :cool:
I just wanted a base for it.. but I'll get creative and try and insert something to the forum If its too big I'll resize it.. OMG that sounded too rude. :o

I've got some firefly pictures I could try and some text to put with it.. My older signatures were just text alone.. and I feel i've been static with my creativity :cool:

I'll give it a whirl :)
Rich

[General Scarlett]

[QUOTE=Urban Saboteur]
.....I just wanted a base for it.. but I'll get creative and try and insert something to the forum If its too big I'll resize it.. OMG that sounded too rude. :o
......
I'll give it a whirl :)
Rich[/QUOTE]

Hehehehee..........you got me on this one.........I felt the coffee up into my nose!!!

Thanks, I needed the release........ :cool:

Good luck!!! I'm sure you'll produce something really cool!!! :)

[Urban Saboteur]

So I tried a picture from a URL on Flickr. It was of the NLC. The picture was 500 x 375 and it allowed me to store it?
For some reason that seems so huge.. shouldnt there be a restriction? :confused:
Rich

[General Scarlett]

Well, there is some sort of restriction........when you go to use it, if it's too big it'll tell you...........

I know that I'm not really a help at all, the truth of the matter is that I didn't even make my own sig..........the admin on HISSTank.com did it for me.......part of a sig contest..........but I do love it soooo much that I'm not getting rid of it........unless I can figure out 'how' to make them myself..........hehehe

[Urban Saboteur]

I know. Your signature is one of the reasons I wanted to make one myself! :D

I can only hope mine shows as much class. They don't allow you to have signatures like that at Yojoe. Which is a pity but understandable why they do that. So i'm looking to my arty creative side here at JD to get my signature done.

I want my profile to be as cool as some as the others I've seen on here. I know what you mean about the creation as I aint that techincally gifted creating them myself. :o
Rich

[Urban Saboteur]

Is this too big? :confused:

I ask as I haven't been told otherwise and the forum didnt bring up an error message? :)

If people don't like it and would prefer me to resize this to something more manageable please do let me know. Thanks
Rich

[General Scarlett]

I think it's Very Cool!!!


Suggestion: Maybe you'd like to start a thread in the 'How To' section on the way to make these up????
Just a thought, you don't have to do it........... ;)

[Urban Saboteur]

Hey no it's cool.

I'll give it a whirl shortly.. :D

I hope everyone likes it.. I am quite happy with the way this turned out. Because its my first attempt at anything this photo editing size. :)
Rich

[Da Talent]

all day today everytime i try to upload a pic, i get an error. is anyone else getting uplaod errors today? ive never had a prob before, and i can't figure out if it my comp or the upload system?

[Scarrviper]

Your not the only one. A few hours ago i tried to post pics of some more of my customs, but got an error meassage. :confused: :(

[MEXJOE]

Me To Man, I Have At Least Five Hours Tried To Upload Some Pictures. Anybody Can Tell Me What's Goin On?

[gung ho]

i just got the same thing i was just trying to upload some pics but it's not working! :mad:

[General Scarlett]

Are you all getting the size of your pics to the 2.0 limit or lower???? ;)

[gung ho]

yes ma'am we are well...i am but yeah i'm still getting the error

[General Scarlett]

I don't know then.....it seems to work for others.......perhaps you need to reset something?? :confused:

I'm just spitballin' here.........

[gung ho]

ok i'll try it then

[MEXJOE]

Even I Tried From Another Pc.

[gung ho]

i still can't get it to work

[General Scarlett]

I'll send a 'warning flare' up to the 'Fel.........let me know if anything changes......

[Da Talent]

ive tried everything, even tried to post old pics i have done before. something is up, because there hasn't been any new pics since early this morning (est zone)

[gung ho]

yeah i got in here at about 12PM and there wasn't any new pics then about an hour or 2 later i checked in again and still no new pics

[Da Talent]

hey! its back up! its working!

[General Scarlett]

So is everyone back to normal who was affected??

I ask because I was fiddling around with some settings and I need to know if it worked??

[gung ho]

yeah it's back up for me :)

[Scarrviper]

Works for me :D . Thanks General :D

[sithviper]

On the front page, when I click on "Latest Reviews" heading it takes me to the Photos Gallery section instead

[Sonneilon]

MR FEL!!! WHERE IS YOU? Good catch. I've never hit that link before. I always use the button up top. Thanks for the notification.

[General Scarlett]

[QUOTE=sithviper]On the front page, when I click on "Latest Reviews" heading it takes me to the Photos Gallery section instead[/QUOTE]


Actually, I think it's just you........I just did a check on it in the Admin section and it's working fine. You click on 'Reviews' and then 'Latest Reviews' and it brings up the latest photos in the Review section...........

[General Scarlett]

Hmm.....now I went and tried it again and it did take me to the 'photos' section..... :confused:


I'll have to do some research into this when I get home..........

[General Scarlett]

Well, I fooled around with it last night.......but it might be something in the programming.....

From the front page, click on 'Reviews' on the top bar.....then click on 'Latest Reviews' and that will take you to it! :)

[wolvie34]

Working on my first dio building. It is coming along okay, I wasn't expecting much. I was wondering if someone could give me advice on where to go on the internet or store to get things to spruce up the interior, i.e. pictures for computer screen and/or wall monitors; decals or stickers for doors and/or walls; etc. Looking for Cobra themed stuff. Any help would be appreciated. Love checking in every day and looking at the awesome work.

[gung ho]

ummmm build-o-rama.com would be a good place to start also maruadersinc.com sells like table, chairs, lockers and, beds

[Mysterious Stranger]

Check the Files section here for some nice wall, door and floor patterns you can print off yourself. Lots of goodies in the Files section that I'm sure will help you out.

[wolvie34]

[QUOTE=gung ho]ummmm build-o-rama.com would be a good place to start also maruadersinc.com sells like table, chairs, lockers and, beds[/QUOTE]

Thanks, I have ordered from Marauder a few times. The "Files" section suggestion was more what I had in mind. Thanks for the replies. Keep them coming.

[Urban Saboteur]

Ok this might sound really lame, but more often than not i've seen people repaint girls furniture from playsets, usually things like tv's and stuff. It would come in handy if your furnishing a cobra recreation room for the vipers on downtime.

Anything from sizeable doll house furniture to girls playsets have been used in the past, as long as the neon pink is repainted who's to know :o

I'd also like to welcome you to joe dios, since you said your a newbie here :cool:

[sithviper]

Welcome aboard. :)

You may also want to check out these 2 sites

http://www.printmini.com/printables/p1.shtml
http://wiki.joecustoms.com/wiki/Category:Props

They also have props you can print out.

[wolvie34]

[QUOTE=Urban Saboteur]
Anything from sizeable doll house furniture to girls playsets have been used in the past, as long as the neon pink is repainted who's to know :o

:[/QUOTE]

Neon pink is bad? Got it. I better rethink my color scheme. :)

[ThinkTank]

Can I start a new account? Get more room? What should I do? I dont want to stop putting up pics, I am building a new set.

[Outrider]

From memory (it's been a while!) you should receive more space each time you move up a level, that is to Senior member, and then Veteran.

[haradrel]

You do get more space -so don't worry, just keep posting ;)

[Stormer]

Indeed -- go through the archives and leave a bunch of comments, you should be sorted.

[sithviper]

I gained my Veteran statis at 100 posts. So, it appears you don't have far to go :)

[General Scarlett]

Yes.......what they all said.........

[General Scarlett]

For all your needs.......check out our very own Files & How-To section.....




And welcome to JoeDios.........can't wait to see what you've got to contribute to the site!! :cool: :D

[ThinkTank]

cool

[Sonneilon]

Oh, is that how it works??? lol I did not know that.

[Sonneilon]

If you are using foamboard for walls, you can just draw lines to give them that segmented look. Depends on what the use is for. Like, if you wanted a stark white Cloud City (Empire Strikes Back), you can draw the lines with a marker. That's the old Luke Ellison technique too.

I've painted the foamboard a drab gray and added the lines too for a more metallic look. *shrug*

Email me at SunCe4@gmail.com if you want my dios to see what I've done.

[lehsreh]

[QUOTE=Sonneilon]Oh, is that how it works??? lol I did not know that.[/QUOTE]
[COLOR=Red]
and you were the top mod forever,lol. well, now you know...[/COLOR]

[Hammerfel]

Is that how I set it up? Sheesh, I forgot! :)

[Sonneilon]

I knew about the post count thing to get to different levels AND I remember a few years ago when guys like TG ran out of space. Hammerfel created an unlimited storage size for people but I thought that was for EVERYONE off the bat.

When in doubt, resize? *shrug*

[Rambo]

100 posts eh....

[General Scarlett]

[QUOTE=ThinkTank]Can I start a new account? Get more room? What should I do? I dont want to stop putting up pics, I am building a new set.[/QUOTE]


[QUOTE=Sonneilon]When in doubt, resize? [/QUOTE]



I'll admit that I initially just blindly read your post.......and then reading what the others had said made me just 'go with it'......

But What Graham just stated, got me to thinking......what exactly is your problem with posting??

If it's the whole 'won't fit' thing, then yes.......you need to resize your photo to 2.0

As for 'running out of room'.......the limit is endless....so I don't see what the problem might be.

If you could elaborate, that would be most helpful. Thanks! :cool:

[nando]

im a vet too , cool ;)

[ThinkTank]

[QUOTE=General Scarlett]I'll admit that I initially just blindly read your post.......and then reading what the others had said made me just 'go with it'......

But What Graham just stated, got me to thinking......what exactly is your problem with posting??

If it's the whole 'won't fit' thing, then yes.......you need to resize your photo to 2.0

As for 'running out of room'.......the limit is endless....so I don't see what the problem might be.

If you could elaborate, that would be most helpful. Thanks! :cool:[/QUOTE]


I originally had a limit of 60 MB. As I got close to that, It told me I was almost out of storage space for new pics. Now it is unlimited, so it is no longer a problem. Thanks for the help!

[wolvie34]

How do I shrink my pictures so they are within limits for the site? Please explain in detail. Thanks.

[Urban Saboteur]

Your photo editing software will do this. ;)

Find the file you want.. say Snake Eyes IMG in My documents. Once you know where the document is. Go and open your photo editing software program and select open file.
Go to the exact location and click open. Next go to the Image Resize tool and resize the image to the size you want. ;)
Some programs have the image resize on the top of the tool bar too, next to file/edit. There is an Image option. where you can buffer, posterize, resize, grayscale etc.

Once your happy with the image size just click save and try uploading the photo again in the relevant section of the forums. :D

[General Scarlett]

Additionally, the picture size CANNOT exceed the 2.0 limit......so while you have your pointer over the pic you are attempting to upload, wait for it to show you the pic size....... 2.0 and over = NG 1.9 and under = :cool:

[Urban Saboteur]

And so it's agreed.. anything that is over 2.0 is totally un :cool: .. :o sorry had to point this out.. :D

[Sonneilon]

I usually go for the standar 600x800...

[ToneGunsRevisited]

[QUOTE=Sonneilon]I usually go for the standar 600x800...[/QUOTE]
And I do the same since a talk I'd with Sonnelion a long time ago. Maybe 3 years from now. Geez, we are some old guys here, ah Sonne?

[Outrider]

[QUOTE=Sonneilon]I usually go for the standar 600x800...[/QUOTE]

Yep, that's my standard size as well. Big enough to see detail, but doesn't take up that much space.

[wolvie34]

Thanks for the help. Got it figured out.

[General Scarlett]

*Bump*

[Rambo]

600 x 800 !