Ok this forum is SERIOUSLY messed up

First I try posting a thread and it has an error no many
times I try.
Then it posts 500 copies of my thread.
Then it won't let me delete it.
Then when I try and edit the duplicates to say they should be
deleted it just posts new threads.
I think the forum is broken.... like reeeeaally
broken.

lol

Similar Messages

I just got the Itunes update. So frustrating. I will be trying methods on this forum to save my library and re-install the older version of ITunes. What was Apple thinking when they developed and released this mess?

I just got the Itunes update. So frustrating. I will be trying methods on this forum to save my library and re-install the older version of ITunes. What was Apple thinking when they developed and released this mess?

Apple is more likely to see your comments if you send feedback via:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
=Downgrading from iTunes 11 to iTunes 10.7=
You may be able to go back with Time Machine but this may involve restoring other items too (https://discussions.apple.com/message/20441404). Alternatively:
Back up your computer first, in case the unexpected happens.
Quit iTunes.
Get iTunes 10.7 from http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1576 or the direct download link at: http://appldnld.apple.com/iTunes10/041-7195.20120912.d3uzQ/iTunes10.7.dmg
Do a few preparatory steps by making sure all iTunes components are not running and cleaning old files.   See https://discussions.apple.com/message/20475394. Do steps 3 and 4. Steps 6-8 may be also useful but I don't know if they are essential. Some of the other steps are not necessary, duplicate steps listed later in my post or are perhaps even unhelpful in the process.
Replace the iTunes 11 application with iTunes 10.7. Simply dragging the application to the trash may not work. Lion (OSX 10.7) and newer systems have iTunes integrated into the operating system and deleting is a bit more involved. Two ways to do this are:
1. Use the shareware Pacifist utility (http://www.charlessoft.com/) to install iTunes 10.7 including all associated system files. Details at http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=16400819&postcount=6
2. Check this reference on how to delete the iTunes application itself:
    Delete iTunes in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion - http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/13/delete-itunes-in-mac-os-x-10-7-lion/
    After deleting the application there may be other files that need downgrading too. See the note about error -42408 at the end of this post. You may want to tuck these away somewhere safe until you have completed the installation of iTunes 10.7. I have not tested this but ideally if newer versions are not found then the installer will put in the old versions. This may include these files in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ which apparently get updated by iTunes 11:
AirTrafficHost.framework
CoreFP.framework
DeviceLink.framework
iTunesAccess.framework
MobileDevice.framework
After doing one of the two procedures above you will have to rescue the most recent old iTunes library from your iTunes > Previous Libraries folder. Rename it "iTunes Library.itl" and replace the existing one in the iTunes folder. A newer version of iTunes irreversibly updates your library file so you have to replace it with the old one or you will get an error message. Note, this will revert your library to the version at the time of the upgrade and you will have to update any changes made since. See:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/20401436 - turingtest2 11/2012 post on rebuilding empty/corrupt library from previous iTunes library file after upgrade/crash.
iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1451
Other issues:
- https://discussions.apple.com/message/20432309 - solution to mobile devices saying they need to be restored after downgrading
- If you encounter error -42408:
iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting - http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3297 > Specific Conditions and Alert Messages: (Mac OS X / Windows) - including specific error codes.
Alternatively, check https://discussions.apple.com/message/20441424 which requires you have a Time Machine backup (though possibly if you remove the newer version of these files old ones may be installed with the iTunes 10.7 installer - untested). A variant of this is at: https://discussions.apple.com/message/20448184
- Persistent "Show in iTunes Store" arrows after downgrade - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4567064

Does anyone know if there is a plan to make this forum a better product?

there are quite a few problems with the structure of this forum.
maybe it is time for an update.
1. doesn't appear to be any attrempt tp consolidate responses of various identical topics
2. statistics are poor and incorrect (should always indicate lates response, should show latest response first - by default, should clearly indicate number of responses for each item, etc)
3. many more items - but insufficient time to nanalyze and document
this is not a criticism of the moderators who take the time to help others but it does newed to have a method of getting Apple's attention when there is no solution/approach to a serious product defficiency.
advisng users to use the Apple support link is like getting close to a black hole.

I am sure they are always looking for ways to improve. The current "Apple Support Communities" replaced the former "Apple Discussions" about a year ago, there were a number of changes that came with it, some good, some not so good, IMHO. About a week or two ago they made some other changes, the most visual was getting an email when a post is marked as solving the question or being helpful. Like any change, some people liked it, some didn't. But I am certain they are looking to make this forum a better product.

After reading hours on this forum still having self-assigned IP address

I just posted this below on another thread but it kinda is in the wrong subforum. This really is a networking problem:
I have spent about 3-4 hours today already (a Sunday after all) reading just about every thread I could find that mentions this problem (airport choosing a self-assigned IP address and thus not sharing the internet from ethernet connection with the iPhone) on this forum and elsewhere.
Power circuit interruption didn't work
rebooting, resetting, etc all not working
password deletion not working
moving it up or down not working
It worked fine now for months. My set up is a dsl router that connects the internet via ethernet to my iMac and then Airport is supposed to share it via Wifi so my iPhone can use it. As I said, that worked just fine for months now.
Yesterday I upgraded to snow leopard and am now on 10.6.4. It worked still fine yesterday!
Then I shut the system down.
This morning reboot and it just won't work anymore.
Any suggestion mentioned anywhere in this forum which a non-specialist like me understands does not work on my setup. I don't know where to go next or who to even ask for help!
It's so frustrating I obviously need this to work.
Because my iPhone has Daylite touch and needs the server setting to work to connect properly and sync. Daylite only syncs via wifi. That's my work!
Anymore ideas out there?
Message was edited by: BettinaH

Hi,
thanks for offering help! Really appreciated.
I'm not quite sure how that should help? I'm always a bit with resetting things. What can it potentially mess up that is working now? What settings will be affected? There is a list but I'm not sure if there are any current changes.
And in the list it doesn't seem to be directly linked to any networking info.
I've tried a save reboot now but while this is apparently a good idea in any event, it didn't help solve my problem. Still getting a self-assigned IP.
I wonder if getting a new router might solve the problem? Mine is somewhat old. The weird thing is though that it did work for a short while before it stopped doing so. So this can't really be then, can it?
Oh this is so frustrating. I must get my network running again.

A summary of this forum for perspective Nokia buye...

I have been on this forum for about 2 weeks (not long I admit) ever since the release of "free" navigation for (your) Nokia phone.
Since then I have observed the following:
Nokia blatantly refuse to acknowledge or comment on issues which make them look bad, to whit;
- Nokia maps not working with BlueTooth
- Nokia Maps failing to update on certain handsets
- A time/date bug causing phones to crash when using Nokia Maps
- Nokia voice files failing to install due to an LUA error
- Nokia's refusal to comment on whether certain phones will be supported
- Nokia's refusal to answer questions directly either on or off the record
- Numerous complaints by customers mislead by Nokia's blatant lie that Nokia Maps are now free for phone.
- Nokia's license servers failing to work when a license is purchased.
- Nokia's license servers rolling licenses forward to version 3, and then being unable to work with version 2 when any of the previously mentioned issues arise.
Nokia have further seen more than 40 users post to say they will never buy another Nokia (myself included) PURELY regarding the dishonesty they have shown with their handling of the maps situation. Nokia have still not commented, nor stated publicly their intentions with regards to these issues.
Nokia have, in short, angered their (once) loyal customer base and driven numerous people away for the opportunity to (falsly) advertise free navigation on their phones.
I feel the above is a fairly apt description of the occurences of this board over the last 2 weeks.
Does anyone else want to point out something I have missed/agree/disagree with me?
Please post your (reasoned and intelligently ONLY!) oppinions here, and lets see if we might be able to get through to Nokia.
Perspective buyers, watch this thread.
EDITED - I messed up the formatting rather badly.
If you read something you liked, or found this post useful, hit the green Kudos button on the left.

Err, if you post here, you really shouldnt expect Nokia to reply to you since this is aUSER-TO-USER FORUM. The Nokia hired moderators here arent even technicians who could answer some of the questions. They're just here to enforce forum rules. Some Nokia employees do come around from time to time, but that's so rare as to us not expect them here at any given time. If you want an official Nokia response to your queries, the only way would be to mail them through the contact us button at the top of the page.
As for shamelessly ignoring questions regarding n95 and n96, lets see. They announced that they were working on the maps to be compatible on other s60v3FP2 phones to be available this year, hopefully within the first half (n96 included). This has been already answered before. Then somebody comes in and posts the same question again. It is answered. A few days later someone else asks it again. Personally, some people here do get tired of answering the same question again and again sometimes at intervals of a few hours of each other. Most of the people here who answer your questions arent Nokia employees and are in no way obligated to answer your questions if they have already answered it like 5 or six times. I've seen here posts regarding the new answer key for the v40 5800 right next to each other asking the same thing, and one of the threads was answered.
If you find my post helpful please click the green star on the left under the avatar. Thanks.

To anyone in product management and tech support monitoring this forum

Since it would appear this is the "official" conduit to tech support now at SAS I am posting this here.
You've lost me as an Xcelsius 2008 user and it only took 24 hours to do so.
As I've posted to a few places on this board, the upgrade process had errors for me, and 2008 suddenly became unable to load per my post to this forum OVER 36 HOURS ago which has received 0 responses from anyone within tech support or SAS. New software I debated over spending my $ on. Decided to, and within a few hours I could not use it. And NO way to get anyone to assist in troubleshooting.
I'm not a newbie to development, with over 20 years developing hardware and software solutions for very demanding telephone operator customers around the world. I understand bugs, the need for patches, etc. although I do seriously question how stable this release really is. I mean if upgrades to existing 4.5 pro loads have issues dealing with Microsoft libraries, I do have to question how thoroughly tested this release really is.
What has completely destroyed my faith in Business Objects / SAS is the lack of any type of technical support per your new policies which just went into effect. I paid for the upgrade, downloaded the code, installed it (albeit with issues), lost the ability to run the code almost immediately, and went into a dark hole with no way out!
The telesales rep (who I'll let remain nameless less he get into trouble for helping) has been very professional and helpful. I wish I could say the same for others - but there are no others - just this forum to try and get help on. (and thanks to those that did respond - no offense intended, but where are the "official" SAS reps on this board and how can issues like mine where I am completely dead on a new install be highlighted and escalated for resolution?)
This is a business app, run by business users trying to do their jobs. I cannot fathom how SAS can and will be successful with Xcelcius if there is not some ability to receive priority (and yes, FREE) support - especially for install issues on code just purchased! Talk about creating severe buyer's remorse! I understand customer / techical service is expensive. I've built global call centers over my career for this purpose, and it's a fine line to walk between being able to provide a level of support expected by most customers, and also trying to not support the users for free who are perfectly content to spend hours each day on the phone with your highly professional reps basically having their work done for them.
But to not be able to get a response on a brand new install that has gone terribly wrong - and receive that response in a timely manner is just flat out wrong. It's a $1k software package - not freeware!
So for now, I'll drop back to 4.5 (although I must admit part of me is wondering how much of our dashboard work can now be done without your software. Bad taste in my mouth at this point) and chalk up the hours lost this week to a really bad experience with your company.
Comment if you will, but please take this comment to heart. I had the guts to write it. Wonder how many others are just not saying anything at all?

Fully Agree!
Waiste of time and money. I am sooooo, pissed off. Zero technical support, lack of confidence in this product. I used the 4,5 version- much better and reliable vs. this Engage2008 piece of software.....
I would NOT recommend buying it on all the other forums I am active on.
TOMORROW is the deadline for SP1 - I hope they don't have the guts of asking money for it.
Silviu

ITunes store seriously messed up

The iTunes webstore is seriously messed up. Searches for popular artists don't function properly, and the links to their pages and their albums don't work. Try a search for "Strunz & Farah", Grammy-nominated artists who've sold a million records. They have 16 albums, at least 13 of which are on iTunes, but the links are broken. Plus, there's no composer information. If simple searches such as this can't be accomplished, then I'm really wondering if Apple should hire Google to do this for them.

As Chris said, I mean pulled from the iTunes Music Store by the record company. And I don't know this for sure, I can only surmise, but it's a reasonable guess since it's most definitely not a database error, not with all sixteen albums all gone. And I did search individually; there are no albums by Strunz and Farah listed in the US iTunes Music Store any more. So again, I am guessing, but given that there's absolutely no reason for the iTMS to pull them on their own, it can only be at the insistence of the record company; it's clearly not a database error since all references now have been removed.

What's Going On With This Forum? Posted comments wait for a moderator

They wait, and wait, and wait, and wait.
Whose policy is this to screen everything before allowing posts to show up? Is that a Toshiba policy? What is Toshiba afraid of? If this is a Toshiba policy, I object. I object very strongly. Strongly enough that I'm just about tempted to pack up the mini notebook and ship it back to B&H and buy a different brand where the manufactor doesn't censor the support forum.
Let's see if this shows up.

Hello Edmund
To be honest I don't understand your question. As I can see you have posted 40 times until now.
Be honest and tell us how often you saw message like this:
*Please note, your reply will need to be approved by a moderator before it is posted in the forum.*
Probably first time now. I have noticed that sometimes forum is closed for postings but there must be some reason why moderator do this. At the moment you can write what you want.
There is no reason for panic or comments about Toshiba policy.
Every serious forum has own policy and this forum is more than serious. Isnt it?
So it is nothing unusual and it can be done due to some technical or any other reason.
Look a little bit what people write here and you will find very critical postings but nothing is blocked or edited by Toshiba so I think this forum is free and democratic. Your posting is also published.
In my opinion it is the best evidence that your critic and opinion about this forum and Toshiba forum policy is completely unjustified. Do you agree with me?
Good luck!

Help on using this forum

Hi,
I was just wondering how to keep track of the "last message seen" :-)
eg: when i shut-down my pc on friday evening, and return on monday morning, there are dozens n dozens of new messages. is there any way i can set a time-stamp before exitting on friday, and then, on monday, i can see all the mew messages. right now, i try to remember it manually, but due to a different timezone, it messes things up.
thanx n regards

thanx all for ur replies:
the prob i face is this:
suppose i dont check this forum for a day. there are too many messages and new Threads. I m usually interested in looking at both. currently, i m adopting a very conventional and crude method. note down the time of exitting. then, when i relogin, i try to find that time. usually, it is atleast 10 pages behind. once i find that time, then i again scroll forward thru the pages, scanning messages one by one.
do any of u have a better approach ?
thanx n regards

OT: Is this forum a little flaky recently?

I'm getting some problems using this forum. Frequently it wont let me in until I re-enter my username and password. Even when I'm replying to posts.
It occassionally looses the threads I've read as well.
Is it my end or others seeing these problems?
Colin

>I've always known they were out to get me. This is the proof I need.
Then I'm a bit paranoid, too, because I have found rare occasions recently where a thread shows all posts as new even though I have read them. (How do they keep track of that?)
No login problems. Is something messing with your cookies?
Bob

Glacial pace of this forum during the last several hours visible to others?

Is the glacial pace of this forum and other sites like Facebook during the last several hours visible to others? We're seeing timeouts b all the time.
Is this the result of another cyber attack launched from N. Korea?
Spooky.

This site is fine as are many others.
Facebook remains a mess since yesterday. Something is definitely wrong in some areas of the US:

Please post content that you are missing in SDN here in this forum

Hi SDN Members,
Here is an example of things that could be posted in this forum:
Iwan Santoso wrote in the BSP Forum:
:) TechEd 2004 (Munich)
<i>...the following is the list of topic that I might be interested in. Is there a possibility to put the documentation as a weblog? or somewhere in SDN where we can download the documentation?
(1) Writing Complex/Composite Tags
(2) Session Management + I hope this includes Custom Login page
(3) Troubleshooting and the things we do
(4) BSP Bees and what they are good for
(5) How to prepare/use Themes (need serious help from colleague!)</i>
Here in this forum Iwan should create one post per topic.
<i>Here is Brian's answer:
(1) here one weblog has been published, one more nearly complete
(2) in planning. However, most difficult topic to explain on paper. Failed until now.
(3) have a number of them already. New one in planning.
(4) completely done
(5) hot topic, must be scheduled sometime. (This one actually most bang for the buck.)
I think that 2+5 are really the big holes that still exist in weblogs. Once they are done, a good basis is there.</i>
Therefore Ivan should post in may be a bit more detail what exactly you are looking for in point 2 and 5 and with Brian I see some double points coming in his direction, if no one beats him to the punch.
Best, Mark.

I don't think it is the firewall. I am going to paste in a copy of my wireshark log which proves that there is two way communication with the blackberry.net domain (kinda hard to see).
1 "MY COMPUTER" 208.65.75.22 66 0.000000 HTTPS src=2016,Dst= 443,....S.,S=2608038168,L=0,A= 0,W=65535
2 208.65.75.22 "MY COMPUTER" 66 0.090751 HTTPS src=443,Dst= 2016,.A..S.,S= 188879309,L=0,A=2608038169,W=65535
3 "MY COMPUTER" 208.65.75.22 64 0.090783 HTTPS src=2016,Dst= 443,.A....,S=2608038169,L=0,A= 188879310,W=65535
4 "MY COMPUTER" 208.65.75.22 135 0.091077 HTTPS src=2016,Dst= 443,.AP...,S=2608038169,L=77,A= 188879310,W=65535
5 208.65.75.22 "MY COMPUTER" 64 0.185969 HTTPS src=443,Dst= 2016,.A....,S= 188879310,L=0,A=2608038246,W=65459
6 208.65.75.22 "MY COMPUTER" 1418 0.546718 HTTPS src=443,Dst= 2016,.A....,S= 188879310,L=1360,A=2608038246,W=65535
7 208.65.75.22 "MY COMPUTER" 1418 0.547136 HTTPS src=443,Dst= 2016,.A....,S= 188880670,L=1360,A=2608038246,W=65535
8 "MY COMPUTER" 208.65.75.22 64 0.547155 HTTPS src=2016,Dst= 443,.A....,S=2608038246,L=0,A= 188882030,W=65535
9 208.65.75.22 "MY COMPUTER" 653 0.636562 HTTPS src=443,Dst= 2016,.AP...,S= 188882030,L=595,A=2608038246,W=65535
10 "MY COMPUTER" 208.65.75.22 368 0.637823 HTTPS src=2016,Dst= 443,.AP...,S=2608038246,L=310,A= 188882625,W=64940
11 208.65.75.22 "MY COMPUTER" 64 0.728903 HTTPS src=443,Dst= 2016,.A....,S= 188882625,L=0,A=2608038556,W=65226
12 "MY COMPUTER" 96.16.23.139 64 0.743399 HTTP C PORT=1945 .
13 "MY COMPUTER" 208.74.204.192 64 0.743429 HTTP C PORT=1918 .
14 "MY COMPUTER" 208.74.204.192 64 0.743437 HTTP C PORT=1917 .
15 208.65.75.22 "MY COMPUTER" 101 0.787821 HTTPS src=443,Dst= 2016,.AP...,S= 188882625,L=43,A=2608038556,W=65535
16 "MY COMPUTER" 208.65.75.22 64 0.792986 HTTPS src=2016,Dst= 443,.A...F,S=2608038556,L= ,A= 188882668,W=64897

33% Zero reply in this forum why!!!?

I navigate 10 pages back in this forum and count the zero replyed thread and it was 48.
its a big number for a forum we used to solve our problem.
The question is Why:
Please do not let this theard join the zero reply club.
Ghassan

Hi all,
I share my opinion with the aim of making JDeveloper a better product. I use JDeveloper since january 2002 and as Java editor I'm very statisfied with it. I used it also to develop a project BC4J based with good results. But there are also dark sides, documentation and forum support. The documentation is getting better and better as the product evolves, but compared to the database one is still on early stages. I'd like to say two version HTML and PDF with reference and tutorial. Now you have to go to the site, download how tos, browse articles and so on even for basic tasks. Forum support is what, in my opinion, need a serious improvement. In the last week I experimented daily outages (and it wasn't my internet connection); additionally I was trying to develop a JSP Strusts based application, but with no luck since my question get unanswered. Luckily switching to HTML DB solved my problem at all. If Oracle really believes in JDeveloper the free support must be upgraded to a better level. I like JDeveloper very much, (I think ADF is the BEST java data access framework ever built) I believe that there are some really great and promising technology (JSP-ADF-Struts), but if you don't support users the product will never get the merites it deserves.
I hope this will help to make the JDeveloper support better.
Giovanni

No Genius iPoders on this forum then!

Problems -
An exclamation point and folder icon displayed on my iPod
Unable to connect using iPod Updater 2005-09-06
Unable to update/restore iPod
I can see but not access the iPod removable drive
Unable to perform check disk on iPod
The iPod will go into HD mode and mount when connected to PC
While the iPod Updater 2005-09-06 is connecting to the iPod the circle will appear in the top left corner of the screen then disappear, after about 5 minutes the iPod Updater crashes.
Things I have tried -
Uninstalled/reinstalled iPod USB drivers
Uninstalled/reinstalled iPod Updater 2005-09-06
Reset iPod hundreds of times
Put into disk mode
Let battery die and recharge
Bought new cable firewire/USB
Tried to connect to multiple machines
Ensured iPod service was running
Disabled all services on computer except iPod service
Tomorrow I will be giving http://www.dataclinic.co.uk a call. They seem to think they can repair the following symptoms:
Accidentally deleted files
Accidental synchronisation with the wrong music library
Formatting or restoring your iPod to its factory settings
Dropped or damaged iPods
iPods making unusual sounds upon attempts to start the device
Folder with exclamation mark not allowing access to your data
Completely dead device
Lets hope they dont think we are all fools and perform the same procedures apple invites us to do.
The reason for my condescending topic title is because I received ZERO feedback on the below posts.
zookolo, "Connecting corrupt iPod to XP Machine", 10:10am Sep 18, 2005 CDT
zookolo, "Connecting corrupt iPod to XP Machine", 11:03am Sep 18, 2005 CDT
I would be grateful of any feedback or comments with other users receiving the same issues as myself. Maybe some of the things I have tried may help you.
Peace out.

--- -- -carl wolf- -- --
zoo,
You're are under the impression that there are thousands of iPod users awaiting your beck and call to respond to your double, no, make that triple post, of a common failure. Let me lower your expectations. We're not paid to assist you and, insulting fellow iPod users is never a step in the right direction.
Listen mate you need to get out more. I do not think anyone should serve me. This forum is for people to help each other. Not only am I asking questions Im helping people anyway I can. Its all about everyone getting together and helping each other. I dont think anyone MUST help me. What I do think is I should be more careful in my wording if its going to trigger off negativity.
Im new to iPod and within 3 days I have learned a great deal on how to fix/resolve iPod issues al thanks to everyone on this forum. So thank you everyone for the great help and support.
OK in regard to my problem I found out how to boot the iPod into diagnostic mode, how I did this was placing the iPod in the charger resting the iPod the holding the right button and select for 15 seconds the iPod reboots backlight comes on and the apple logo appears backwards. A menu appears with several different options I selected HDD Scan this preformed a HDD check which took about 3 hours believe it or not. It came back with HDD SCAN END SCAN 112 RDFAIL SCAN NG so I got on the line to Apple read out the code, guess what the iPod is faulty and they have sent me a replacement should arrive in the next 3 days. The reason Im telling you all is because if you do run into any serious issues boot the iPod into diagnostic mode and run any of the several tests.
I found this page you may all find useful. Some very interesting pointers.
http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/articles/iPodSupport.shtml
Thank you all for the help and advice, and remember there are only so many things you can do with an iPod before its inevitably faulty.
Peace

The more i read this forum the less i want an Iphone!

From reading this forum it is clear that the Iphone is absolutely riddled with problems. I would really love one but they seem to be so dodgy. Every 5 minutes there is a new page of people having problems with their Iphone!
Should i stick with my Nokia?

The iPhone is not riddled with problem.
What you have to keep in mind is that of the people who come here 95% of them are having an issue.
The best analogy I ever heard was that this is an iPhone hospital. 90% of the people/phones are sick 5% are here to help/doctors and 5% are visitors. You wouldn't walk into a hospital and think that 90% of the population was sick, would you? Of course not, because it wouldn't be a representative sample.
The vast majority of iPhone users are having a pleasant, problem free experience and thus never set foot in this forum. My iPhone works great with no issues, making me one of the "doctors."
Take this forum seriously but with a grain of salt
Message was edited by: Ansuz82

Ok this forum is SERIOUSLY messed up

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for