Weird...

Naiveplayer · April 27, 2003, 00:10

Is Apolyton kid-unfriendly? I know that's not the right word for it...AOL-unfriendly?

After checking out civfanatics and other boards, I sometimes go here. And when I was on AOL, mature teen parental controls, THIS happened below:

None of the pictures loaded! It made it really hard to do anything - on threads, all the buttons unloaded required me to scroll side-to-side crazily.

Kuciwalker · April 27, 2003, 00:22

God, I pity you. I escaped from AOL a few months ago

and now have Cox cable.

I'm having the same problem, though only on the Subscribed Forums thing.

Naiveplayer · April 27, 2003, 00:27

We're in the process of escaping from it...we got cable just now and we're trying to cancel aol. **** dorks won't let us quit - gave us three months free, and now two more free months.

Still, why is it like this?

Alex · April 27, 2003, 00:30

It is probably a server glitch, considering how Poly is still recovering from the crash it suffered a few days ago.

Kuciwalker · April 27, 2003, 00:30

Wait - if you have cable, why are you still using AOL? Just because they won't disconnect it doesn't mean you have to use it.

/me senses that he's missing something

Inverse Icarus · April 27, 2003, 01:20

Quote:

Originally posted by Naiveplayer
We're in the process of escaping from it...we got cable just now and we're trying to cancel aol. **** dorks won't let us quit - gave us three months free, and now two more free months.

Still, why is it like this?

just open IE and view pol through that. you might have to reconfigure it to recognize the LAN connection, but it'll probably be automatic.

Frozzy · April 27, 2003, 02:08

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=83340

Skanky Burns · April 27, 2003, 07:55

I don't think its related to MY problem (that disappeared after a week for no reason whatsoever).

Now that Markos has transferred the images to the main server, the images should be working properly for all. As you can actually access Apolyton, but not the images on the very same server, I'm guessing it is one of two things. Either your DNS server is laughing 20 minutes after a joke is told (its slow) or your unfortunate life of using AOL scum software to browse the internet is having unfortunate side-effects.

Rasbelin · April 27, 2003, 08:03

I assume it's due to AOL. It's either your parental control settings (I know, sounds stupid, but I assume the filtering could censor ACS' images as p0rn), the AOL browsers (especially this one as it has been proven to be bad, despite AOL 8.0 uses Gecko) or then it's the DNS servers which are seriously lagging behind and they haven't yet updated the data. The best thing you can do is to get rid of your AOL connection.

Naiveplayer · April 28, 2003, 23:07

Quote:

Originally posted by skywalker
Wait - if you have cable, why are you still using AOL? Just because they won't disconnect it doesn't mean you have to use it.

* skywalker senses that he's missing something

We just got cable; this problem arose when I was on AOL. Because of parental controls I can't open up IE; it says it "cannot display this page" Just got cable a week ago; this happened maybe three.

Usually only porn or other blocked sites get pics filtered out, blocked out like that. So that's why I asked if this is "kid-unfriendly"

Skanky Burns · April 28, 2003, 23:19

Are the images still blocked?

As Markos has fixed the images (put them on the new server) so that the rest of us can now see them fine.

Jeremy Buloch · April 28, 2003, 23:20

Yes, AOL is not a good provider, there are several reasons and since time is of the essence, I shall not state them all.

Only a few.

* Flakey connection.

* They get sued alot.

* They send you dozens of spam mail every few hours, not including the mail from the post office.

* They cheat by taking money out of your account after you stopped using their service.

* They lie about their deals and so forth. (most companies do)

* Their software/hardware is buggy.

* They pay people to say that their products are good. (wait is this under the lieing and cheating section?)

Ok I'm finished stating a "few" of them.

Now, what common sense would tell you is "GET ANOTHER PROVIDER".

-J.B.-

DrSpike · April 29, 2003, 06:22

I agree. After all an internet connection without p0rn is like strawberries without cream. /jk

Galvatron · April 29, 2003, 06:37

Quote:

Originally posted by Jeremy Buloch
*They pay people to say that their products are good. (wait is this under the lieing and cheating section?)

-J.B.-

Well this you can't blame AOL alone. Almost every company does this, it's called "advertising"

Jamski · April 29, 2003, 06:44

Quote:

Originally posted by DrSpike
I agree. After all an internet connection without p0rn is like strawberries without cream. /jk

hmmm?

I don't understand what your're saying Spikie. Why is this a joke?

-Jam

Nikolai · April 29, 2003, 10:00

Spikie is a immoral, not-yet-grown-up little bastard.

Or something like that!

DrSpike · April 29, 2003, 10:22

That seems a little uncalled for.

Jamski · April 29, 2003, 12:44

I mean why put "/jk" after a statement that obviously belongs in the new quotes gallery because it is so true....

/me has an evil idea

-Jam

DrSpike · April 29, 2003, 12:55

Hehe you can quote me without the /jk if you like.....it was just there so that I didn't look like a rampant pornoholic.

Not sure what Nikolai's response was all about though.

Nikolai · April 29, 2003, 13:35

I was trying to be funny...

But what is disturbing, is that I can't exactly remember what I was thinking on.(I have been a bit tired the last days, but that's not news when the tentams and exams is comming...

)

I feel a bit dumb, but that's the truth.

DrSpike · April 29, 2003, 13:40

Remind me to give you some much needed smartass lessons.

Jamski · April 29, 2003, 13:52

Can I quote you in an "edited" fashion?

Quote:

Posted by Spikie
...you can quote me... if you like... just... so that I ... look like a rampant pornoholic.

And that, kids, is how the Telegraph gets written. For my next trick we'll all learn about cold atomic fusion in the kitchen.

/me gives free second-rate smartass lesson #34

-Jam

Panag · April 29, 2003, 14:03

Quote:

Originally posted by Naiveplayer
Is Apolyton kid-unfriendly? I know that's not the right word for it...AOL-unfriendly?

After checking out civfanatics and other boards, I sometimes go here. And when I was on AOL, mature teen parental controls, THIS happened below:

None of the pictures loaded! It made it really hard to do anything - on threads, all the buttons unloaded required me to scroll side-to-side crazily.

hi ,

it could be due to your browser , software or security settings , .....

have a nice day

DrSpike · April 29, 2003, 14:17

Quote:

Originally posted by War of Art

* War of Art gives free second-rate smartass lesson #34

-Jam

I think that you should stick to your forte of post stats challenge prediction.

Jamski · April 29, 2003, 14:19

It's not much, but it's mine.

-Jam

Naiveplayer · April 29, 2003, 18:26

Threadjacking

Since someone said that the images were moved on to the main server, I'll check again. If it appears again...