Posted on 04/09/2013 5:27:53 PM PDT by Darksheare
I just spent alot of time posting!
I see that, looks like you hit a small bump.
Pictured: Small Bump
What happened?
Well, someone set up us the bomb?
I'm serious!
Oh, well.. looks like your post got pulled.
Augh! I spent alot of effort on that! How did it happen?!
Couldn't be because you were doing it wrong?
What the, how'd you get that video of m-- uh.. I don't even wear that!
Right Skippy. *cough* Well, since you asked, here's how posts get removed.
First, if it is against TOS it gets seen.
Then it gets marked.
Okay, I have that much.
Then the mods gather:
Pictured, mods gathering.
I don't think that's how it looks, I..
Look, do you want an answer or not?
...Yes?
Right, carrying on.
Then they back their vehicle up to your post.
Whoah! What the heck is that thing?!
It's a machine, that eats other machines.
With this:
I don't see what this has to do with my post vanishing, can you tell me wha-
Watch it question boy! I have a flamethrower!
You want to vanish like your dog did?
What the?! No, not Roozer too!
To be fair, your dog WAS drunk.
What?! Who would even... please don't point that flamethrower at me.
Right, and after they saw your post off the entire forum, they set it on fire.
Wait.. that man. His face, and fire! Oh GOD WHY?!
Oh, HIS post was all about his face, so the mods set it on fire.
After that, they used the ashes to open a gate between our world and theirs, like this:
BLECH! That's horrible!
And those tentacles! GAAAH!
If you think that's bad, you should see what happens when the mods get their hands on a bad thread.
Pictured: Mod hands
Oh look, here comes a mod now.
Looks like they want to ask you about that thread you just posted.
Gaaah! Tell them I'm indisposed!
Pictured: Moderator, dunno which one.
Tell them yourself, they're right behind you.
Wait, don't run away!
We haven't gotten to what happens when they edit your thread title!
This concludes our sordid fictional tale.
If you liked that, we have plenty more in the book "Oh the horrible things you'll summon!" rumored to be written by IamnotaMod
4,000!
Aw crap, I was 14 seconds late.
oops ,Sorry. [snigger]
Hope those Arrows are well held up with ‘Sky hooks’, they could do a lot of damage if one came down to Earth.
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I thought that the fox and the dog looked like a pair of screwballs....
LOL,
Yep love it.
The RSPCA may not be so keen </egit> :)
W00T!
I don’t recall there being anything obscure about setting up Firefox or using it, and I completely prefer the way Firefox handles Bookmarks to the way IE does it; working with them is done in a whole separate window called the Library that looks a lot like the Windows Explorer used to browse files on your computer. The left pane displays browser History, Tags and Bookmarks with the Bookmarks appearing in a user-defined ‘folder’ structure, and the right pane displays the actual Bookmarks in the currently-highlighted folder. If you’ve used Windows for any length of time at all, the Firefox “Library” window will be instantly usable for you.
I also like that Firefox allows you the use of “tags” with Bookmarks; extra terms you can associate with any Bookmark to make it more easily found in the future. Say, for instance, you have a half-dozen websites you go to frequently for genealogical research, you might put “genealogy” as a tag on each of those Bookmarks. Having done so, at any point you wanted to access one of those sites, you could simply begin typing “genealogy” in the Address Bar, Firefox would pick up that the term was a Tag, and present you a drop-down list of the six websites you’d tagged with that term. More than one tag is allowed per Bookmark, so you could have one website, say, that you tagged “genealogy; records; military” and a different site that you tagged “genealogy; records; Quakers” and so forth.
If it’s something you’ve an interest in taking a look into, Firefox and IE WILL live together in peace on your computer, and you can take time to play with Firefox while you continue using IE as your default browser. That would give you all the time you could want to become familiar with Firefox, and actually make a sensible determination as to whether you find it easier to use, or not.
To make Firefox “play nice” the only thing you MUST do is click “Firefox > Options > Options” pick “Advanced” and go to the bottom of the “General” tab. There you will see a checkbox next to the sentence “Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup”. Simply make sure that box is UNchecked, and Firefox will not “fight” with IE over Alpha Browser status.
Ummm... Well Face, it's like this. If Mrs. NoC can use it---
Disclaimer: Mrs. NoC is not what you would call a technodweeb, and she has no problems with FF. She does, however, loathe IE which she finds frustrating to use because of its display difficulties..
Further disclaimer: I have been using Firefox since before it was Firefox.. Does the name Netscape ring a bell? The problem of IE not displaying stuff not written exclusively for IE goes back years.. Microsoft writes software with attitude, or is that arrogance...
With a name like that, how could you NOT miss it?
Back from Pat’s doctor appointment. Whoops, he hadn’t been to the doctor since 2006. On the plus side, he’s not sick or anything, and once they get his records out of cold storage, they can give me a copy of his vaccination history.
NETSCAPE????
I used Netscape years ago, and it would seem, (correct me if I’m wrong) that IE was fighting it tooth and nail to be Alpha!
OK, thanks, guys. I appreciate the help. I copied the posts and mailed to meself so I can print them out as soon as I get some ink.
(It doesn’t do any good for me to “refer” to notes, because the chances are pretty good I forgot what notes I had made. It’s easier to make hard copies and keep them in a file folder.)
Thanks again!
In reality both browsers want to be default. The check box in IE is found in 'internet options' on the 'programs' tab...
If you decide you like Firefox, select it as default and turn off that option in IE (along with 'tell me IE isn't default' or however is is phrased to avoid incessant nagging.)
Also be advised that there are still some (although no where near as many as several years ago) web sites that only display properly in IE*. Firefox has a really neat add-on (extension) called 'IE Tab' that allows you to change to IE within the Firefox tab to view these obstinate pages... ;-)
*Usually the result of the webpage designer being lazy and using MS Frontpage to lay out their web pages... (MS software operates with attitude.. "You will do it OUR way..")
Well! Good news for Pat!
(I still remember the giggles from my visit! First time I ever heard that kid laugh! I love it!)
Have uploaded Firefox 20MB.
Will try it tomorrow.
Thanks again for your assistance. :)
I will try it as well, but not today.
The pain in my back is a little on the wicked side, right now, so I’m going to take things easy.
I hate liver. I play Mexican pop Christian music in the kitchen, and listen to history lectures. I’m limiting his use of the car. I don’t do his wash. He’s getting assigned the dishes more often.
DP is supposed to block Facebook at night, and I can cut off the internet by taking the router away.
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