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Nonexistent Page

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:30:56 CST

I clicked this link. [img]http://www.banjohangout.ws/banjohangout.org/storage/photos/large/41148-137261320112009.jpg[/img] It brought me to this page. [img]http://www.banjohangout.ws/banjohangout.org/storage/photos/large/41148-338261320112009.jpg[/img] Upon trying page one, I discovered that this thread had no page 2. [img]http://www.banjohangout.ws/banjohangout.org/storage/photos/large/41148-237261320112009.jpg[/img] I am only trying to assist in bettering the hangout. So if someone wants to look into this, please do. Thanks! -John

Logged in while logged out?

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:15:57 CST

I recently discovered that whether I'm logged in or not It says that I am "Online" on my homepage and on all of my posts. It won't let me look at members only pages so I'm positive that I'm logged out. I've refreshed the page, looked at it from other computers, and even asked one of my friend to log in and view my page while my computer was OFF and it still says I'm online. [img]http://www.banjohangout.ws/banjohangout.org/storage/photos/large/41148-15671020112009.jpg[/img] Help, anyone[?] Thanks -John

verify account email

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:31:59 CST

I cannot. Message reads account already in use. I can log on ok but no access to my homepage.

friends list

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:50:40 CST

How do you send a request to be on a friends list? I must be overlooking it.

private messages

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:05:39 CST

Is the "send a private message" feature on peoples homepages enabled or do you have to do something to enable it? I'v sent a couple of them recently and after talking to the people in person was told that they were never received?

Subscription Notice

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:14:22 CST

I recently subscribed to a thread and I receive an email saying that somone had posted but when I clicked on the link the post was not there. Help, anyone[?] Thanks.

Verify email

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:34:30 CST

HI, When I try to go to the banjohangout home page a message comes up asking me to verify my email. Is this legit? Just want to know so I don't send someone else my email and name. Thanks Kevin

Forum signatures are now disabled

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:23:37 CST

Hi Folks, As of today, we're no longer allowing signatures on forum posts. To be clear: you can write whatever you want in your posts, as long as it's within the rules... I just disabled the part of the system which allows you to save a signature and automatically add it to every post. We've allowed signatures since the forums began several years ago, but the mods, myself, and most members we've asked agree that signatures simply crowd up the discussions and (sometimes) create conflict and unnecessary work for the mods. I figure the simplest solution is to just ditch the signatures altogether--so that's what we've done. Feel free to lament the passing of the forum sig below. _eric

No more signatures?

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:28:29 CST

What's up? Dennis Ok...I get it...... http://www.banjohangout.org/myhangout/home.asp?id=1 I assume we can add signatures manually if we so desire. Or are they now verboten?

How do I add pictures

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:58:11 CST

Hi All, When posting a topic or replying how do I add pictures. Also I have some on my homepage how can I rotate them. Larry Learning a new skill takes time, patience and practice. Also it is very important to stay hydrated

Double underlined words in topics

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:32:47 CST

Whats the deal with the words in new topics that are underlined and cause pop ups.

Log in every time I come back the next day?

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:57:10 CST

I use to hardly ever be asked to sing in cause the hangout remembered me, I stayed signed in. Now almost every time I come back on it asks me to sing in again??? It causes somethings you use often to have to be filled in again although I have those as remembered. Just wondering? Paul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Strange left-hand menue

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:34:51 CST

For a short while the left menue looked strange. After awhile everything got normal so I think it's not serious. [img]http://www.banjohangout.ws/banjohangout.org/storage/photos/large/10381-19301313112009.jpg[/img] . Jan-Olov

Please help me leave this forum!

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:24:08 CST

After signing on, I now get 50 or 60 unwanted emails every single day from this forum. Nowhere on my profile is there any option to stop these messages. Also after uploading photos to my Homepage they fail to appear. I therefore urgently need to leave this website, but......... Why is there no UNSUBSCRIBE option to allow people to leave? That's THREE serious problems and STILL I am getting blasted by these damn messages. PLEASE PLEASE HELP Pete

Site is really slow today and tonight

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:40:17 CST

I have never seen so many freeze-ups. What's happening with the server? __________________________ "It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing." -Seneca

Homepage Sign On/Out weirdness

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:28:01 CST

I just returned from a vacation to find that the last time I signed out, the action didn't "take" I was still signed on when I fired up my machine. So, ever the curious sort, I attempted to Sign Out and then back in. Can't do that completely. When I go to the forum, I can't respond without signing in on EACH page, however, when I click the 'homepage' link on the right hand side of the screen, it takes me to my homepage with the ability to edit. This falls under the category of "Not that big a deal" just seems a bit quirky that I have to keep logging in. I dunno, and am a lil 'puter stupidt[;)] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where is your sense of decentment? ~ guitdawg ~ Apple Latch Un = mountains ; Apple Layshun = drinks

Goodbye Pastorharry

eric@banjohangout.org — Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:23:27 CST

I didn't have the opportunity to say my goodbye before the thread was locked. I hope that Harry will reconsider, having made tremendous contribuitions to the heart and soul of the BHO. I hope that this thread will remain open, to allow his friends the opportunity to say their goodbyes. This would be a sad loss.

Goodby and God bless y'all.

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:41:03 CST

Due to the increasing number of digs, slurs,and what I consider to be outright blasphemy by several of the members (specifically from the old time group) aimed at God, and the Bible ,and Christianity in general,I have decided to stop reading and writing at "the hangout". I have asked Eric to lock my account-those of you who I count as dear friends,(and you know who you are), feel free to continue to email me. Thanks to Eric and the Mods, and everyone who has made banjo playing more exciting for me, and to the many folks I have met thru this forum. Aloha and God bless, PH

Moving/re-ordering photos in my classified ad

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:07:07 CST

I can't move around the order of my photos in my classified ad. I want to present the pics properly but am getting this error message when clicking on an arrow to move a pic: Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a005e' Invalid use of Null: 'cint' /global/functions_classifieds.asp, line 565 Steven

Spam in Classifieds

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:22:04 CST

http://www.banjohangout.org/classifieds/detail.asp?ID=44242&cid=12109 You NEED a new Banjer! Go To http://www.burnsrepair.com/Home.html Need a Fiddle Player 24/7? GoTo www.fiddletunes.net

Terry Hollands banjo lessons do not work

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:45:55 CST

The chord construction lessons with Terry Holland do not work and that is sad for the lessons he had were really good. I have tried contacting Eric and to no avail with no response. What is going on. I feel they should be taken down if they are not working at all or figure out a way to get them back up, which is a better idea[:)] Banjo Wes All things excellent are difficult as they are rare. Spinoza

FIXED: BHO stock avatar photos corrupt

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:40:08 CST

The stock avatars have a problem. Some can't be seen.....and they cannot be uploaded as an avatar. Get error messages. . Dennis [img] http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t9/backden1/georgeannimated.gif[/img][img]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t9/backden1/gfscriptJPGlast.jpg[/img]

Deny friends request...??

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:28:11 CST

Is there a way for a friends request to expire..?? I would like to deny some friends request (for personal reasons), but sending them a "denied" notice seems kinda harsh, especially when there is no apparent reason for it. Older requests possibly should just expire..... -- Gordon

Can't see videos in Internet Explorer

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:30:32 CST

In the past week or two I've found that I can no longer see hangout videos in internet explorer on my laptop. I just get a blank space (with a small icon in the top right hand corner) where the video would normally be. It seems to work OK on other computers and on Firefox. Could be a change in the hangout or one of my settings. Would appreciate some help from Eric or others on fixing this, Thanks, Craig

Downloading MP3

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 3 Nov 2009 03:56:37 CST

I am sorry if this is a redundant question but I did a search and could not find the answer. When you download Mp3's from the media archives 1. Do they stay on your computer, because I haven't seen a way to save them anywhere 2. I wanted to play along with the songs and not have to get on the internet every time and search for them Thanks Robert

Firefox freezes

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 3 Nov 2009 03:56:17 CST

The Banjo Hangout gets Firefox to 'freeze'. It was that way from the beginning, after changing from IE to FF. When working on line, after 30 or 50 seconds of no keystrokes, the screen 'freezes'. Only repeated reloading brings the whole thing back to life. then quickly continue before the screen locks up again..... So far, only the BHO shows this behavior. What's causing it and how to get rid of this annoying bug? RB-1 plays with Half A Turn & Heartstrings http://www.halfaturn.nl http://home.hccnet.nl/e.beurskens/Skyland/heartstrings.htm

Photo albums

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:24:23 CST

Is it possible to organize already-posted home-page photos into separate folders or albums? Thanks. Tom edited to add "already-posted."

Tab posting on 10/21

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:38:52 CST

Eric, Not knowing how to do tabs, I tried to post a written description of Tommy Jarrell's "Frankie Baker" (for banjo), which he taught me in 1973. The site said I had to post something in order for it to be visible. I thought I did "post" it. Could you make this visible for others? Thanks, Bart Brush

Posts all gone from topic?

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:29:07 CST

Can someone check this topic for me? We had a nice discussion going as of this morning, and based on my subscription the last post was around 11:00am. But now when I click on it, there aren't any posts. I'm wondering if it is my account, my computer, or if something happened to the posts? The topic is not locked or deleted. Never seen this before. http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/160775/2/#2032643 Diva _____________________________________________________ [img]http://www.banjohangout.ws/banjohangout.org/storage/photos/small/16802-32942191652008.jpg[/img] RK R-80 #67 "The Black Dahlia" [img]http://www.banjohangout.ws/banjohangout.org/storage/photos/medium/16802-14614142882009.jpg[/img] www.banjoholler.com

Jukebox and slow dialup

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:47:02 CST

Is there a way to turn on the jukebox and just let it play with a slow dial up? I can wait till each song downloads but it's a pain sometimes. Just wondered if there was a magic way , I've heard many members say they turn it on and let it play? Paul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Duplicate MP3 posts; how to delete?

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:27:00 CST

I posted an MP3 on my Music page tonight, and it showed up as eight identical copies, though I only posted it once! How can this happen? I would like to delete the extra copies, but I can find no way to delete MP3s; only to add them. This certainly seems like a bit of an oversight! How can I delete the extra copies? Thanks in advance. Brendan "Many thing un-understandable a chicken-hearted seems slim usually." - from a Japanese shopping bag (printed in English)

How do i open Tabledit

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:46:43 CST

Does anyone know how to open a tabledit file on a mac. I downloaded the program, but when i click on the file in the tablature section it still comes up in the crypted writing. I would appreciate any suggestions.

luthers - list by state?

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:22:32 CST

If I remember correctly the hangout used to have a list of luthers by state.... Can't find it in the new website... JJ

What have happened to the last word game?

eric@banjohangout.org — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:41:08 CST

It is impossible to make replies in the last word game and it's not locked. And guess who made the last post - Dennis. . Jan-Olov

Religious topic, seems to me

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:54:45 CST

However unintentional, seems to me this one's already drifted over the line for BHO. http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/160390 Bill

Another improper posting?

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:10:43 CST

Along the same lines as the concern expressed by Bill Rogers in an earlier post: http://www.banjohangout.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=160333 Just a heads up! Don

How to post a picture...

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:46:17 CST

I uploaded a picture, How do I go about posting it in with my post... Thanks, Gordon

Improper listing??

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:29:33 CST

As I understand the rules, this "swap shop" listing is really an ad, and should have a full listing in the classifieds. As it stands, it's a violation. But I'll defer to the mods for a ruling. Tnx. http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/160360 Bill

Problem replying to thread - bad address message

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:34:14 CST

I received this message when previewing a text only reply to a thread. [img]http://www.banjohangout.ws/banjohangout.org/storage/photos/large/13156-15731917102009.jpg[/img]

How to renew expired classified?

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:35:24 CST

Does it have to be re-posted? I can't find instructions. I guess I could cut-and-paste all the info, but it'd be easier to click a button somewhere. __________________________ "It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing." -Seneca

Another spammer

eric@banjohangout.org — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:10:37 CST

another new ID flogging irrelevant stuff/potentially dodgy link http://www.banjohangout.org/myhangout/blog.asp?ID=43540&blogid=13999

logging in each time

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:03:23 CST

Even tho " remember " button checked, im still told to log in each time i visit the site. No big problem, but is that happening to anyone else? Thanks Jerry

RESOLVED: Feeling blue?

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:02:04 CST

It looks like we're going through a Picasso-esque blue period. The header is blue, the page background for messages is blue -- even the head of the banjo in the extreme left side graphic is blue. Has my monitor gone wacky, or has the color scheme changed?

Dead link

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:18:42 CST

The little link that says "Advertise Here" above all the forum ads is broken. Austin

search member list by city?

eric@banjohangout.org — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:09:44 CST

Maybe it's just me, but I can't seem to figure out how to search the member list by any attributes other than username or first and last names. I remember being able to do this is the old Hangout. I was trying to search the member list for people who are interested in teaching in my area (Seattle).

How do I unsubscribe ??

eric@banjohangout.org — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:06:34 CST

I am subscribed to the Swap Shop and Other Topics by accident and my email is over flowing. I have attempted to unsubscribe with no luck. I have changed my privacy settings to allow cookies but it still won't unsubscribe. I sent a message to Admin but they have not responded yet. The little popup window " do you wish to unsubscribe" come up and I click OK but nothing happens. I do not get a pop up warning from IE. Help please !!!!! Thanks

Bad results in Google

eric@banjohangout.org — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:12:03 CST

Not a site problem, but a weird thing... When I search using Google, I've been getting lots of "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)" results for the BHO. Today I figured out the problem. There seems to be about 21,000 search results that point to wwww.banjohangout.org (four w's instead of three).

Hand Gun thread

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:29:59 CST

Okay, I'm being a pain, but I have to point out that the "does a hand gun protect you" thread went 18 pages before it finally got locked. Actually, that doesn't really bother me, per se, if I object to a thread I just don't read it. My only point for bringing this up is to say that anyone who thinks the list owner and mods do not come to this forum with their own political, religious, and philosophical beliefs, and that those beliefs do not unconsciously color how they make decisions, need only look at that thread. I feel that folks who enjoy collecting and using firearms for sport have every right to post threads to discuss their avocation without interference from gun control proponents. Stuff like the advantages of this shotgun over that shotgun, or this cartridge over that one, or anything related to the sport of shooting or the hobby of gun collecting. But when you get into issues which are at the center of the gun control debate, you are entering into politics. On the very first page, several members predicted a quick lock. Funny thing about that, it wasn't at all quick, was it? When you agree with the overall political sentiment, your definition of when something is "political" can suddenly get very lenient. It's human nature, I readily admit, and really can't be avoided, but a little circumspection in this regard from our forum constabulary would be refreshing. [img]http://www.banjr.com/images/clip_8.jpg[/img] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "My mission in life is really very simple. I want to make somebody's dinner better." - Chef Paul Prudhomme [url="http://www.banjr.com"]Check out my webpage.[/url]

Bad link Chord Construction page U of TN

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:39:48 CST

Under Lessons;Music Theory;Chord Construction The link Chord Charts: A whole bunch of chords for standard G tuning to volstate.edu is no longer doing it. Probably some student who graduated. Or flunked out because s/he played too much banjo. Mike Moxcey http://moxcey.net/mike/minstrel/index.html

Firefox Scrolling Won't Stop

eric@banjohangout.org — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:05:59 CST

Multiple pages come up and up and up and keep scrolling until the first page appears - and I've removed all scrolling options from Firefox. No problems like this with IE - what am I doing wrong? ********************************************************************' Adam Hurt is coming to Albuquerque to perform a solo gig on October 8th. Also will be holding fiddle and banjo classes. Balloon Fiesta Week - you might want to plan a trip and join the fun and lovely weather. Email me for more information: inquiry@siliconheights.com *********************************************************************