Paul Schwartz
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6 hours ago, JimR said:
To the Management, is there a per user limit on uploaded videos or images?
Yes, the limit is quite small (total 20 MB, max per submission 4 MB), so it's always best to post links to your images and videos which are hosted on sites designed for this... YouTube and Flickr for example.
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Actually, it's working fine for me on Safari when I'm signed in. When I tried it on Chrome, NOT signed in, it brought me to the first comment. But then I signed in and tried again and it worked as expected, bringing me to the last comment.
Paul
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Hmmm, strange. I'll report it... hopefully it'll get fixed in a revision (they release monthly revisions).
Paul
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Those should be turned off now. I'll look into it. And no, we are definitely NOT selling personal info... targeted ads are common via cookies, that's all. So ads follow you around, nothing more than that.
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1 hour ago, karen godley said:
I'm the coordinator for the West Coast Noel Hill Concertina workshop and it is NOT sold out. There are still spaces for students in the workshop. If you are interested in attending the workshop, please go to the Noel Hill website and click on the link for information on the West Coast class.
Karen Godley
Sorry about that! I was told that the West coast school was sold out. I've edited the post.
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The USA Noel Hill Irish Concertina school is coming up and there are still a few slots available for both the East Coast and West Coast schools.
For dates and contact info visit Noel's site: http://www.noelhill.com/irish-concertina-school/
I took up the concertina because of Noel, and I learned to play the anglo concertina from him, in his style, at these courses years ago. Well worth it if you want a fun and useful week of dedicated study!
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6 hours ago, David Levine said:
But suppose that you do have something in which someone else is specifically interested. Would it be wrong to send a private message to a potential buyer? For one reason or another, a seller might not want to make the item available on a public forum.
No, of course it's still fine to use the DMs as usual, but just be careful if you receive a DM from a new user with no forums activity who happens to supply you with an email address of someone who has just what you are looking for. Be very, very careful, and check on the forums first by posting a reply in public before replying so due diligence can also be performed by other users. This issue was discussed in another thread... keep an eye out for bogus/re-used/inconsistent photos, inability to provide additional photos, things like that.
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If you post a message looking to buy something then receive a private/direct message telling you to contact someone by email that they have exactly what you are looking for, please do NOT reply and report the user to an admin immediately. This is a new type of scam going around.
Thank you for your vigilance.
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Definitely a scammer. He's been reported and banned. In cases like this, definitely let me know ASAP so we can take action...
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12 hours ago, wes williams said:
I'm currently trying to search for any "George Case" concertinas reported to the site.
I managed to get the first page up (of about 8 pages / 184 items) and went through it (quite a few minutes). But when I tried to get to the second page I got a message about a problem and waiting a certain number of seconds before making another search. I used my browser back button to get back to the first page, tried to get to the second page a couple times and just got the same message with an ever increasing wait time.
I've not had any success getting beyond the first page.
I realise that this is probably an anti-hacking measure, but what am doing wrong, or is there any way I can get to page 2 etc ?
It works perfectly fine for me now (on a desktop computer). Either the server was busy at the time, or it's something with your connection or device. Try again, or try from a different browser/device if you can.
Or just use Google as suggested...
Paul
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28 minutes ago, Don Taylor said:
Paul
Is there any chance that you could institute some kind of paywall or donatewall whereby members who make a donation to keep the site running can be free of advertisements?
Don.
Hey Don,
Yes, looking into it...
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3 hours ago, lachenal74693 said:
Thanks - I thought it was me.
How do I do that 'collapse'? I looked at 'settings' and can't see an obvious way to do that.
Ta.
I guess it depends on what you're using to browse, but for me on desktop you just use the little carat I've circled in the attached.
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Yes, the old tiny ads just weren't cutting it... trying out the upgraded ads system. You can collapse the band that shows at the top/bottom of the screen.
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The site is moving to a new server for increased capacity, so expect some downtime tomorrow, Saturday March 20, 2021.
Thanks for your patience.
Paul
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Okay, should be fixed now!
Thanks,
Paul
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I think I've figured out the problem... working on fixing it now.
Thanks,
Paul
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2 hours ago, Don Taylor said:
Sadly, the audio stream is still in use after changing this setting
Oh well. Worth a try.
Actually, did you quit your browser and re-start it (or even re-start your computer to be on the safe side)? I imagine that once the audio playback engine has been instantiated it remains open.
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I wonder if it's due to the ability of the site to play a sound to tell you that you have a notification. Try clicking on your name at the top right-->account settings-->notification settings (on the right)-->uncheck "Play a sound when I receive a notification" and click "save".
Maybe this will work...
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Thanks Greg! Very kind of you.
Paul
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8 minutes ago, Wolf Molkentin said:
Thank you Paul - I'm prefering this added functionality over the anonymous messaging.
Yes, I didn't even know it was off for normal members. Honestly, people need to remember that this is a commercial product... I don't know every nook and cranny of the software, I don't program it myself, and so before assuming that there is some nefarious plot behind some new feature or field or requirement, maybe just ask politely? Usually these things just show up in an update to the system (which yes, I do apply because they often include security patches/updates to keep the system safe from hackers/spammers/scammers... it's a constant battle!) and I can always look into adding/removing/modifying something if it makes sense (and if it's possible -- no guarantees!). Remember that this system is used by thousands of diverse communities all over the world... what doesn't really make sense for us might be an important requirement for some other community.
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4 hours ago, Wolf Molkentin said:
unfortunately, the system doesn't seem to be willing to tell who had been "reacting"...
I've turned this on for everyone now. If you think it should be turned back off for whatever reason, I can do so.
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I've taken care of it. I merged your old account with this new one.
Cheers,
Paul
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From user fiddler2007 :
QuoteMy Crabb 48 key EC treble built end off the 60-ies, serial 18081, got lost or stolen early Januari 2019 due Postnl's, DPD's or Chronopost's sloppiness during shipping it to France.
Please PM me or call the local police if you saw it ... thanks.
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