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Just a bit of an update - the uploading system needs adjusting, so until that's fixed we can't open the classifieds section to 'premium' adverts with thumbnail views (as in demo version in 1st post) or allow images to be uploaded within the advert itself. You can currently list items without a thumbnail and use IMG tags in the description, which I know isn't ideal, but I was hoping for a fax today which doesn't look like it's happening now. Sorry about the interruption, we had no idea it would cause such a lot of smaller knock on effects but once it's all finished I'll update you all so you can list away using the full features as intended. Cheers ped

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1353321295' post='1873501'] Could well be down to the other problems. There's lots of site functionality still missing. In the meantime your best off using an image hosting service like Photobucket. [/quote] Yes that's right, we installed a security fix yesterday and I think the upload system needs adjusting. I'm hoping it'll be fixed at some point today. Cheers

Urgh scrub that, seems the classifieds bit isn't working properly now. Old forum will be unlocked until new bit is fixed and I'm leaving this alone for the evening... See you in the morning ped

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1353270133' post='1873133'] I'm really confused about what is going on with the classifieds. I like to look through them every day, going back a few days. Looks like that facility has now gone, or at least to a cut off point sometime around yesterday. Struggling to believe there are only half a dozen listings since yesterday, I am obviously doing something wrong. I am going round in circles trying to find out what basses, amps and cabs are for sale. I appreciate what a fantastic resource the owners and mods provide for us, but I am an old luddite and I'm not going to spend the rest of my life trying to figure it out. Thank you all though, for the fantastic site. [/quote] There have been issues with the new section meaning that the listing item button was hardly visible for most people. Literally just now, Hamster's closed the old 'for sale' forums and new listings will go in the classifieds section. You should still be able to view listings in the old section, though. The classifieds area will be great when people start to use it, looking forward to watching it grow.

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1353269759' post='1873124'] Good work guys. I'm going to donate a tenner to help with the overtime. Everyone else should too. [/quote] Thanks for that, very kind. A nice conclusion to a frustrating day!

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1353268008' post='1873092'] It maybe just me, but could you ask your man if he could move 'Amps and Cabs' in the for sale section to the left slightly? It's currently hovering over where all the topics and replies totals are [/quote] Yeah we're just playing around with that. May have to wait for a bit whilst it's corrected.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1353267689' post='1873081'] One of the down-sides of out-sourcing off-shore..! Congratulations and respect to all involved in fixing these issues so diligently and promptly. As a proportion of world troubles, definitely 'first world', of course, but what would Sunday afternoon be without BC..? Time for a modest contribution to site up-keep costs, anyone..? Have a quote from Joni Mitchell on me... "Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got til it's gone" ([i]Big Yellow taxi[/i]...) [/quote] Yeah tell me about it - actually the developer is only temporarily in China for work, so it's not technically outsourcing. I will however see if I can pay Chinese rates, though. Be prepared for more down-time

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1353254284' post='1872957'] Several of us are reporting (through FB) the same issues described by Fleabag above (on the fixed line website). [/quote] Yep, we're on it.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1353254192' post='1872955'] Mobile site back up, too. Yay! Cheers, all. [/quote] Yep should be OK now, though the 'full site' button on the classifies page needs adjusting. Elsewhere it'll be OK.

Thanks guys we're looking into it. Problem is that I'm in the UK, the web developer is away in China and Steve is in NZ so we mainly are able to work on things in the morning. In the meantime thank you all for your patience ped

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1353244322' post='1872898'] Hope not, although there are times when I don't understand a word they say [/quote] There was a new kid who started at my school recently - he entered in year 9, was there for a week and then disappeared. His name was something like Visilly Borikov and we were all convinced he was a sniper spy person

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1353244065' post='1872891'] Thank goodness for that. I thought the kids had used tipex on the computer screen and that what was wrong [/quote] Are your kids Russian?

Ah yeah, me too. OK thanks...

Cache?

Thanks - think it's fixed now. It may have been an issue with admin accounts only. Well - looks like we're nearly out of the woods!!

Yeah; I can't see it and neither can a few others I've asked. Anyone else care to chip in?

Looks like lots of users can't see the 'add new item' to the classifieds section.. we're looking into it now. Can you lot see it?

[quote name='musophilr' timestamp='1353195867' post='1872700'] the forum wasn't broken, so somebody didn't need to try fixing it. [/quote] ?!

Guys, don't panic. We're working on the site. There will be problems for the next few days probably but we're on it. Thanks.

Yup we'll be seeing a few bits and bobs go weird as the changes are made to the live site. Don't worry, it'll all be back to normal as soon as we're done. Thanks ped

It works on my firefox too... still, not to worry, things will be up and down for a while.

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1352983384' post='1870070'] interestingly it looks like there are generally 4 times as many guests on here than there are members! What can guests actually see on here? [/quote] Pretty much everything except Off Topic I think. They can view the classifieds and all bass related threads on BC. I have encountered 'private' forums where visitors can't read anything until they sign up, but that to me seems a bad idea as it'll turn people away. It's all about quick access. ped

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1352983530' post='1870074'] Incidentally, through the software updates we've just lost the guests/members/anonymous users count at the bottom of the home page. [/quote] That only appears on the main homepage, it's still there (at least at the moment)