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What is going on?

(35 Posts)
absentgrana Thu 06-Dec-12 08:16:33

This morning I signed in, read a pm, started looking at the forums, tried to post on one of them and was told that I had to log in with a valid user name etc. I tried repeatedly to log in and kept getting a message that I didn't understand – something about URL and the server not finding it. Just when I was about to give up, it all turned okay again.

Bags Thu 06-Dec-12 08:21:08

Blame a satellite.

absentgrana Thu 06-Dec-12 08:24:58

It did it again just now and I have logged in about a dozen times. What the hell is a servlet?

Jodi Thu 06-Dec-12 08:27:57

Same here.

glammanana Thu 06-Dec-12 08:32:58

I have just spent time typing post to be told server not accepting posts to this address and to try later.
Have we been invaded by little people or what ?

glammanana Thu 06-Dec-12 08:38:53

Just done it again when trying to navigate back to Active posts,keeps telling me not possible to reach site and to try later.confused

absentgrana Thu 06-Dec-12 08:39:35

It's just done it a third time. I wonder if it is the Christmas emoticons. The biscuit one doesn't work anyway. (That's fabomination to you Bags.)

Anne58 Thu 06-Dec-12 08:45:00

Someone has broken Gransnet! I had to sort of get in via the back door!

Jodi Thu 06-Dec-12 08:45:59

I have just spent 10 minutes starting a new thread, and it collapsed again. What a waste of time and effort. I'm off.

Anne58 Thu 06-Dec-12 08:46:43

Don't use the emoticons!

absentgrana Thu 06-Dec-12 08:46:56

Yes phoenix Did you get the long list in blue type too?

Anne58 Thu 06-Dec-12 08:52:44

Yes! And that's how I sneaked in!

NanaNel Thu 06-Dec-12 09:18:22

I thought it was just me. Are they fixing it?

GeraldineGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 06-Dec-12 09:25:12

Tech was doing a bit of an upgrade (nothing visible, but all in the service of greater speed and efficiency) so I think it's possible we had to switch off and switch on again <advanced techspeak> briefly. Seems to be OK now - obviously let us know if not.

Ana Thu 06-Dec-12 09:26:44

Not! The emoticons aren't working!

absentgrana Thu 06-Dec-12 09:28:46

I have just logged in for the fifth time this morning. All pictures and emoticons have reversed out question marks on a blue background, so obviously not quite sorted out.

Ella46 Thu 06-Dec-12 09:29:14

That's why there's an F in front!! grin

Ana Thu 06-Dec-12 09:29:40

My emoticons have a red cross on a white background.....

Ella46 Thu 06-Dec-12 09:30:56

Bookmarks aren't working! angry

Ella46 Thu 06-Dec-12 15:24:28

Bump. ^ ditto angry grin pleeeese make the bookmarks work, I love you Tech xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx blush

Anne58 Thu 06-Dec-12 15:29:00

I expect they buggered messed it up when they did the advanced tech thing of turning it off and on again.

As evry fule nose, this has to be followed by banging your hand on the top. (Rolls eyes and shakes head)

Ana Thu 06-Dec-12 15:29:11

And the biscuit! Please!

Barrow Thu 06-Dec-12 15:47:37

I logged in this morning and typed out a post to a thread, when I clicked on post message, it went to preview, i then had to log in again only to find my post had disappeared so I gave up and went out to have lunch with my sisters in law!

jO5 Thu 06-Dec-12 15:56:12

Serves you all right for being up so flippin' early! hmm

Jodi Thu 06-Dec-12 16:32:21

I'm having problems with getting to the end of posts as the little boxes that say 'next, previous, last' have vanished.

I've had to scroll through 31 pages to make a post on one thread confused