# Got a SDMB problem? List it here. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 2, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710 "2008-09-02T17:38:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/201 "2008-09-09T16:01:42Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > Your last remarks are like Greek to me, my computer knowledge is limited. I wish these errors were in plain English so you could know what the problem is and how to fix it. I think the problem is on the SDMB’s side. _(Attempting to translate, not really accurate but just to give the general idea)_ The SDMB is sending over small programs on the web page that do not load correctly in IE. These are causing the errors and there is probably nothing you (or I) can do except wait for \*\*Jerry \*\*to troubleshoot it. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/202 "2008-09-09T16:05:42Z")
Does that mean a problem with the Board itself, Is there a remedy? I was going to use smack smilies, but they don’t seem to work as well. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/203 "2008-09-09T16:23:14Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > Does that mean a problem with the Board itself, Is there a remedy? > > I was going to use smack smilies, but they don’t seem to work as well. I believe it is the Board and I think \*\*Jerry \*\*is aware of it already. If not, hopefully he glances through this thread occasionally. I know he has said, that he has many problems and he is working through them by some priority system that makes sense for the Dope. He hasn’t indicated what that is, but it sounded like getting the new Search up and running might be near the top of his list. I would guess most of the errors where we can still post, but we are missing some tools that make it easier are a lower priority. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/204 "2008-09-09T16:48:45Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Try \*\*right clicking \*\*on the Search link and choosing \*\*open in new window \*\*or **open in new tab**. I found this is working well. Yes, thanks, that works. Still a little pain, but not like logging in and out all the time. Not tried the shortcut yet. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/205 "2008-09-09T20:04:59Z")
Has this been mentioned? I can’t unsubscribe from threads. Sometimes they get boring and way off the OP, so I unsubscribe. It wasn’t working yesterday, worked once today, and is now not working again. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/206 "2008-09-09T22:23:24Z")
From Jerry’s Sticky > [@](#): > > Next Priorities > > Review multiple threads reporting problems and amend this list > \*\*Fix broken drop downs on navigation bars \*\* > Update user titles restoring Charter Member for those who lost it > Extend paid subscriptions 6 days for all subscribers > Review whether to rebuild the internal vBulletin search engine index so that the 1.3 million restored posts will be keyword searchable. This may be skipped if it seems server intensive. Installation of a new third party search engine will eventually resolve this issue. > Enhance functionality for current Guest user group > Allow search engine spidering of content > Set Charter Member paid subscription rate to $7.48 Perhaps this will solve our problems. (bolding mine) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/207 "2008-09-10T04:31:14Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Yes, thanks, that works. Still a little pain, but not like logging in and out all the time. Opening in a new window or tab suddenly stopped working for the search. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/208 "2008-09-10T22:59:41Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Has this been mentioned? I can’t unsubscribe from threads. Sometimes they get boring and way off the OP, so I unsubscribe. It wasn’t working yesterday, worked once today, and is now not working again. Me too. Off and on Problem. Using IE I see a yellow triangle at the bottom left. Can’t read it yet. Will try from home. ---
**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/209 "2008-09-11T23:00:12Z")
I have the search problem as well. I can do one (count them, one!) search by opening the Advanced Search in a new window. Then I can’t search again. When I click the search button it just refreshes the screen. Very helpful this is not. And, just to save you the trouble, **What Exit?** , I know that you can get more searches by opening the window in new windows/tabs every time. I’ve tried that and it doesn’t work more than once. 🙂 This is using Safari 3.1.2 on OSX 10.5.4 Tenebras ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/210 "2008-09-11T23:06:40Z")
> [@Tenebras](#): > > I have the search problem as well. I can do one (count them, one!) search by opening the Advanced Search in a new window. Then I can’t search again. When I click the search button it just refreshes the screen. Very helpful this is not. > > And, just to save you the trouble, **What Exit?** , I know that you can get more searches by opening the window in new windows/tabs every time. I’ve tried that and it doesn’t work more than once. 🙂 > > This is using Safari 3.1.2 on OSX 10.5.4 > > Tenebras Even though the board doesn’t show it, you still need to wait 5 minutes between searches. I get that same no search error that looks like the screen is just refreshing. Jerry has not yet restored the countdown screen that had existed. This might be you issue. After 5+ minutes I can do my next search. I can’t wait to get compound searches back though. They are still missing. ---
**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/211 "2008-09-11T23:18:04Z")
Unless the servers are on a spaceship traveling at a significant fraction of light speed, the five minute search window in not the problem. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/212 "2008-09-11T23:24:30Z")
> [@Tenebras](#): > > Unless the servers are on a spaceship traveling at a significant fraction of light speed, the five minute search window in not the problem. Well I am officially out of ideas. Besides I can’t test Safari 3.1.2 on OSX 10.5.4. ---
**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/213 "2008-09-12T02:18:31Z")
No worries. Just throwing out a data point. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/214 "2008-09-12T02:35:38Z")
I can’t help you with 10.5.4, but on 10.4.11 & Safari 3.1 I have to control click on search to get a search page, but when I ran a search I got: > [@](#): > > Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 17 bytes) in /home/straightdope/boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php on line 1007 ---
**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/215 "2008-09-12T05:28:33Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > I can’t help you with 10.5.4, but on 10.4.11 & Safari 3.1 I have to control click on search to get a search page, but when I ran a search I got: I got something like that once. The penicillin cleared it right up. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/216 "2008-09-12T06:35:43Z")
With 5 pages I didn’t read through the entire thread but why can’t I do a search anymore? Every time I try I get a message that I don’t have the proper “Security Token”. WTF? Please let me know what this is about. What do I have to do to be able to search threads etc…? If an admin sees this, please send me an email explaining why this is a problem. I doubt I will wade through all of this looking for a response. Sorry if that makes me lazy or difficult. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/217 "2008-09-12T15:56:58Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > The hyperlink button doesn’t seem to be working for me. It skips right over the “enter text” part and goes right to the “enter url” part. This is what I came here to say as well. Just tried it again, still not working. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/218 "2008-09-12T16:04:35Z")
> [@myskepticsight](#): > > This is what I came here to say as well. Just tried it again, still not working. That one actually works. You don’t have to enter text anymore. Just write the text like normal in the course of the message, highlight the part you want hyperlinked, then hit the hyperlink button and enter the link. Voila! ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/219 "2008-09-12T16:07:16Z")
> [@myskepticsight](#): > > This is what I came here to say as well. Just tried it again, still not working. I’m pretty sure this is a feature, not a bug. It’s a modal dialog, so in the past, if you didn’t have the **text** you wanted for the URL ready in your clipboard, you couldn’t enter it easily. Now, try just highlighting the text you want to show as part of the URL, [like this\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb), and then click the “link” button and enter the URL. _Voila!_, instant hyperlink with your chosen text. (Link just goes to the Boards’ main page, don’t worry.) ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710/220 "2008-09-12T16:09:56Z")
> [@Noone\_Special](#): > > I’m pretty sure this is a feature, not a bug. It’s a modal dialog, so in the past, if you didn’t have the **text** you wanted for the URL ready in your clipboard, you couldn’t enter it easily. Now, try just highlighting the text you want to show as part of the URL, [like this\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb), and then click the “link” button and enter the URL. _Voila!_, instant hyperlink with your chosen text. > > (Link just goes to the Boards’ main page, don’t worry.) I don’t know if it’s a feature or a glitch, but I actually prefer the new way now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-sdmb-problem-list-it-here/461710.md?page=12)