Possible temporary workaround for pages and sidebars not fully loading problem

[Jim Robinson]

I'm very sorry about the response time problems we've been having recently and now this page loading problem we're having today. I've called and left messages on John's phone, email, freepmail and facebook several times per day since Saturday. No luck. He seems to be off the grid. Don't know if he took a trip or his phone is broken, lost or turned off and he has no internet service in his new apartment or what, but I've been unable to reach him. Also do not have his new address. Hopefully, he'll check in soon and get it fixed. Don't mind telling you, I'm worried.

Meanwhile, until John finally checks in and gets it fixed, here's a temporary workaround:

At the top of the articles index page click: "Account" and then "My Preferences."

Set 20 messages per page
Set 20 results per page

Set them both to 20. You can change them back after John gets the problem fixed.

Direct link to preference settings:

http://freerepublic.com/perl/settings

Prayers up.

[Albion Wilde]

If you want to keep it simple, maybe only keep posts for 5 - 10 years?.

I vote NO to that... Many of the old threads are amazing history of a movement. It was awesome to read the old Vince Foster threads during the campaign.

[Albion Wilde]

lack of contact with John sounds more concerning to me right now.

Sons are so different from daughters. Daughters call. Sons do not call (broad stereotype). All my friends and I who have sons tear our hair. They don't see what is the big deal when you finally determine they are alive.

[Albion Wilde]

We need a cloud-hosted server.

Doesn't that facilitate hacking?

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Doesn't that facilitate hacking?

Hillary used a homebrew server like ours and it was hacked multiple times. Having a physical server connected to the internet doesn't guarantee no one can hack it.

Nothing is completely unhackable, if people with money want to find a way.

You can isolate the donations through a secure payment processor so they are not stored on the online server.

There are more secure (come with a full tech team), faster, more resilient server solutions with online hosting than with a physical server in Jim's bathroom (or wherever it is located). Servers can be co-located to prevent shutdown - especially if one is located in a protected jurisdiction outside the country.

[Albion Wilde]

I’m not a techie, so thanks for your point of view.

I’m old enough to remember when the early days of progressive rock music (Hendrix, Doors, Cream, etc) was being broadcast from a ship in international waters.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

I’m old enough to remember when the early days of progressive rock music (Hendrix, Doors, Cream, etc) was being broadcast from a ship in international waters.

... and Wolfman Jack from just across the Mexican border!

[EVO X]

I vote NO to that... Many of the old threads are amazing history of a movement.

Upon further reflection you are right about that. There are some really great historical threads. Somebody else mentioned archiving older posts, but still making them available.

[TigersEye]

Sons do not call...

You left a few things out...

I've called and left messages on John's phone, email, freepmail and facebook several times per day since Saturday. ... Also do not have his new address. ... He’s also my partner (not an employee)...

[lonevoice]

bkmk

[Albion Wilde]

That was Jim (the dad) calling John (the son), who did not call. Like I said.

[pollywog]

Jim, I have been in prayer for John
and hope by now he has got ahold of you.
I trust he is safe.
Pollywog...

[TigersEye]

No kidding.

[EternalHope]

Ongoing prayers.

The Lord has this.

[deport]

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