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it's not very obvious what's causing it, and I'm not able to replicate it on my end, perhaps due to difference in level of permissions on accounts, so if I can't find the cause, I'll have to to run some potentially destructive tests on some separate instance, which means it might take me few days to...

I've expanded block list with couple more entries 2 days ago.

do you have replication steps I could try? is that on some specific page/thread? or you mean DMs?
either case, I'll look in to this.

What is this like a server is ultimately rendered inaccessible because it is flooded with requests for pages by massive amounts of AI bots? Yes, something like that. Most of the time they just come in bursts, in waves, flooding website with requests. Some of them identify themselves, others don't, ...

..speaking of which, I've been seeing regular load spikes on the server, we currently reside on. It's seem tolerable currently, but if things get much worse in the future, we might have to migrate again, some place calmer and more peaceful. Just a heads up.

I'm don't have any info about what was happening prior to migration, but from general experience on my "day job" I would guess it was due to spike in abusive traffic, occasional bots swarming the site. Internet always was a hostile place, with swarms of bots hammering everything, for vario...

I don't want to mess too much with general aesthetics of the place, but for a trial, I switched default theme to a lighter one, to try and lighten up general vibe a little.

Yes, but one should keep in mind, "traditions" you're referring to, were "engineered" to be abusive and were "engineered" to have tendency to result in negative consequences, with "karma" built-in. If you're able to chain someone and to force them to do your b...

Some parts of bbcode system might still produce some errors (I'll work the rest of it later), but at least youtube specific code should be functional.

But let me know if anyone still seeing any issues.

Well thanks for that, it is very insightful. At first, I thought you were just tweaking the forum as it was for whatever reason. Back in the late 90s I did a bunch of custom programming, CGI(common gateway interface), and web-based applications for a school management association, and I got paid we...

So, how's that promotion to Administrator workin' out for ya? At face value it looks like you're in over your head. I did notice a couple of bugs since you've been 'maintaining' the forum, but nothing too spectacular. I'm pretty sure that the issues being observed here have nothing to do with YouTu...

none of the youtube embeddings seem to be working right now, and atm I can't say for sure if it's due to recent changes on the forum, or due to changes in youtube policies or a combination of those. youtube bbcode implementation looks to be a bit custom here, not found code for it where I expected i...

CCoburn wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 1:06 pm Okay, so I just noticed the YouTube videos aren't displaying anymore.

Yes, that feature looks to be broken atm.
Thanks, I'll try to fix that in couple days.

Greetings, fellow Humans! Forum is undergoing some changes and upgrades, over the past few days. To the most part those are related to stuff at the very back-end, and should not be noticeable, but there's possibility some of those might cause issues in cases, so: - if at any point you find forum loa...

Political topics and discussions are not banned here. This forum is not a "safe space" for any one specific group with certain beliefs, faiths or political allegiances. This place is more of a crossroad for people of all faiths and allegiances to cross paths and discuss or argue their view...

I tried to leave these alone only for the entertainment factor, but I'm pretty sure number of people still entertained by these posts are at zero now.

Can you answer these specific questions please? ... No, I don't know "Daniel Mitchell", I have no idea what substances that guy was tripping on, but whatever he was tripping on his personal tripping experiences and stories are unlikely to have to have any direct impact on your own physica...

The thing is, and it goes for all random stuff you might find, if you can find something recorded and discussed, about anything and anyone anywhere - then it's almost certainly not dangerous or threatening, at least not to a level which would be concerning to most people. Our immediate reality abide...

You can always ask them to pack discreetly, as gift.

Amazon or Ebay would be much easier.

Persistence is a virtue, I hear people say. Please Don't Feed the Trolls? I was thinking it's probably not a good idea to feed the trolls so as to not excite their presence, but this one seems pretty persistent nonetheless. I know these troll threads could possibly be deleted when seen by moderatio...

CCoburn wrote: ↑Mon Aug 04, 2025 7:19 pm

Drwest wrote: ↑Mon Aug 04, 2025 6:24 pm Hello I would like the powers of the flash, if possible. I really need those powers

It's like sour milk isn't it? Just put it back in the fridge and maybe it'll be fresh tomorrow...

Persistence is a virtue, I hear people say.

Would be good time to start practising meditation, regularly.
It's like a gym workout for the mind.