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Mr.Bishop
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We just pushed out a major update to the back end of Newschoolers, which is designed to get rid of an extremely legacy problem with the Character set we used.

When you have seen broken/weird characters on Newschoolers, they are all caused by the fact that in 1999 Harvey chose one Character set, and it wasn't the one which got popular.

With this, you should be able to post all the weird characters and Emojis (or whatever) you want!

However, we'll need all of you to report anything weird you see that is broken. This was a monster update, and though it seems simple it literally touched every part of the code base. Expect a few bugs over the next week, we did as much testing as is possible but it is likely we missed a few things.

Report what you see in this thread, and please try to include a screen grab, browser type, OS, Device when you post!
May 8 2018 10:12AM
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nopoles
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😄 God I hope this works. 😄
May 8 2018 10:16AM
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Mr.Bishop
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nopoles😄 God I hope this works. 😄


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May 8 2018 3:04PM
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DirtYStylE
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I haven't seen anything yet... This update is nothing like when the font got bigger (I really like how much easier it is to post images. Not sure when this happened.)

May 8 2018 6:43PM
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freeskibum82
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captcha when quoting posts is thing now?
Jul 23 2018 3:17PM
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DominatorJacques
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Does this have anything to do with all the videos that have no thumbnail?
Jul 23 2018 11:06PM
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DirtYStylE
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freeskibum82captcha when quoting posts is thing now?


I have only seen it on mobile
Jul 24 2018 11:39AM
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corona
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A lot of images don't show up. Like some avatars, the splash page main picture, and some other seemingly random ones. Just started happening a few days ago.
Jul 24 2018 4:00PM
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Mr.Bishop
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freeskibum82captcha when quoting posts is thing now?

Shouldn't be - is that persistent? It *likely* has something to do with the DDOS protection we put in. Sometimes it gets false signals and blocks regular users. Grab a screen shot next time you see it, and let me know how many times it happens per day/week/whatever.
VinnieFA lot of images don't show up. Like some avatars, the splash page main picture, and some other seemingly random ones. Just started happening a few days ago.

Can you screen grab a few specific examples, and provide a link to a page where you consistently don't get images?
Jul 25 2018 4:41PM
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Mr.Bishop
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The referenced post has been removed.


We've had random reports of this coming in from a few places, so I definitely know its happening. Any more information will be greatly appreciated!
Jul 30 2018 11:33AM
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Mr.Bishop
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The referenced post has been removed.


FYI - We just pushed out a change which should address this... hopefully you don't see it again, but if you do let me know.
Jul 30 2018 1:39PM
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DirtYStylE
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Found a small bug. Its in the feedback section for members. If someone has a double digit downvote the formatting gets messed up. The negative sign makes the second digit drop down
Jul 31 2018 6:53PM
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Swandog7
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Does the review section fall under this...
Aug 3 2018 5:45PM
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DominatorJacques
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DominatorJacquesDoes this have anything to do with all the videos that have no thumbnail?

Again, what up with the video thumbs?
Aug 4 2018 7:31PM
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DirtYStylE
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DominatorJacquesAgain, what up with the video thumbs?


Must be an app issue. I haven't seen this issue
Aug 8 2018 5:13PM
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DominatorJacques
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DirtYStylEMust be an app issue. I haven't seen this issue

I am on a laptop using Firefox. Tons of videos have no thumbnails. I have had some be there for a day or two, then they go away. A black square makes it hard to draw interest.
Aug 8 2018 5:47PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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My life. Please fix it
Aug 10 2018 12:37AM
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JAHpow
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How many years is it going to take to get multiple post quoting to work on mobile?
Aug 23 2018 6:31PM
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shaq_finn
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is video upload broken right now? I've been stuck on encode for way too long
Aug 29 2018 4:55PM
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Smuffy
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DominatorJacquesI am on a laptop using Firefox. Tons of videos have no thumbnails. I have had some be there for a day or two, then they go away. A black square makes it hard to draw interest.


Same. I've got adblock disabled, and have given NS all the permissions I can. Half of my home page isn't loading, video, picture and article thumbnails.
Aug 29 2018 11:36PM
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nutz.
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Adsense ads are taking up more space on screen than they should - everywhere really - makes the top half of the screen unusable.

I'm using Brave 0.23.104 with all shields down.
Sep 4 2018 8:39PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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thumbnails still havnt been loading for me, which is a huge bummer to anyone uploading content having it just be a grey box, way less likely to be seen without an engaging thumbnail. Hoping this can be fixed soon!

Safari 11.1.2

Sep 10 2018 5:09AM
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Mr.Bishop
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IanAvery-Leafthumbnails still havnt been loading for me, which is a huge bummer to anyone uploading content having it just be a grey box, way less likely to be seen without an engaging thumbnail. Hoping this can be fixed soon!

Safari 11.1.2


Yeah, this weird caching issue has been popping up all over the place lately, looking into it.
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No - but we've been busy building stuff for the summer and are just getting finished up. Some bugs are by the wayside and the second we get our new gear guide out the door we'll be going back to bug chasing every day.

It is a regular cycle to be a little more lenient on bugs in the summer to leave time for new development.
Sep 10 2018 4:31PM
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DominatorJacques
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Mr.BishopYeah, this weird caching issue has been popping up all over the place lately, looking into it.


No - but we've been busy building stuff for the summer and are just getting finished up. Some bugs are by the wayside and the second we get our new gear guide out the door we'll be going back to bug chasing every day.

It is a regular cycle to be a little more lenient on bugs in the summer to leave time for new development.

I have the same thumbnail issue with Firefox. No ad blocking etc. All trackers allowed.
Slightly less thumbs missing with chrome, but still not right. Both laptop use.
Good luck.
Sep 10 2018 7:56PM
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Mr.Bishop
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DominatorJacquesI have the same thumbnail issue with Firefox. No ad blocking etc. All trackers allowed.
Slightly less thumbs missing with chrome, but still not right. Both laptop use.
Good luck.

Yeah, we've seen this and are working on it. It is a sitewide issue.
Sep 11 2018 9:15AM
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DominatorJacques
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Mr.BishopYeah, we've seen this and are working on it. It is a sitewide issue.

Nice, Love you guys! Good luck as things move forward. Like I said, on Chrome much better than Firefox.
Sep 11 2018 10:17PM
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Mr.Bishop
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DominatorJacquesNice, Love you guys! Good luck as things move forward. Like I said, on Chrome much better than Firefox.


Check it out now, we think we fixed it.
Sep 12 2018 8:48AM
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DominatorJacques
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Mr.BishopCheck it out now, we think we fixed it.

I'm still getting a few blank thumbnails, but it's way way better now on my Firefox!
Still missing a few on Chrome as well.
Maybe it will get more solid as new uploads come in?
Anyway it's way way better.

THANKS!
Sep 12 2018 8:13PM
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Mr.Bishop
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DominatorJacquesI'm still getting a few blank thumbnails, but it's way way better now on my Firefox!
Still missing a few on Chrome as well.
Maybe it will get more solid as new uploads come in?
Anyway it's way way better.

THANKS!

Try to clear your cache. This entire thing was due to a bad cache, so they’ll all cycle through as they expire but in theory you can force refresh and it will clean it all up!

Sorry about that, it was a problem with a new thumbnail generator we installed.
Sep 12 2018 8:19PM
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DominatorJacques
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Mr.BishopTry to clear your cache. This entire thing was due to a bad cache, so they’ll all cycle through as they expire but in theory you can force refresh and it will clean it all up!

Sorry about that, it was a problem with a new thumbnail generator we installed.

Yes, The old man can do a few things like that, even though he's pretty much a Luddite!



Thanks again Mr. "B" You da man!
Sep 12 2018 8:31PM
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Mr.Bishop
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DominatorJacquesYes, The old man can do a few things like that, even though he's pretty much a Luddite!



Thanks again Mr. "B" You da man!


Let me know if the cache clearing worked. If you're still seeing random broken images, there could be another bug with the thumbnailer.
Sep 13 2018 11:13AM
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DominatorJacques
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Mr.BishopLet me know if the cache clearing worked. If you're still seeing random broken images, there could be another bug with the thumbnailer.


Yea, I cleaned, but was still missing a few thumbs. I always was looking through Videos-Latest.
Sep 13 2018 11:32AM
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DominatorJacques
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Mr.BishopLet me know if the cache clearing worked. If you're still seeing random broken images, there could be another bug with the thumbnailer.


Here you go Big "B". A short unlisted video.
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/909026/NS-Test
Sep 13 2018 11:46AM
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DominatorJacques
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Just uploaded direct to NS and no thumbnail! Oh now it IS showing! Awesome!

Here it is https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/909071/-Lee-The-King-Of-One-Piece-Ski-Suits-Flashy---Shiny

**This post was edited on Sep 13th 2018 at 7:51:50pm

**This post was edited on Sep 13th 2018 at 7:53:19pm
Sep 13 2018 7:50PM
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3mania
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Not sure what changes you made, but I now see all photos. Been screwed for like all summer.
Sep 14 2018 7:13AM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Sep 15 2018 3:00PM
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north_coast
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I feel like this has been an issue before, but normally we upload through vimeo so I haven't experienced it lately

basically I can't upload a custom thumbnail for our video, only select one of the presets. When I upload one the window closes automatically, when I go back it says the custom one is being used (even though it isn't) and if I try and click save it just says loading indefinitely.

video in question: https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/910453/Summer-Rail-Challenge-2018
Oct 1 2018 5:14PM
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robotdna
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Couldn't find a thread on this in the Search, but I can't seem to play any NS videos that are internal to the site. YouTube and Vimeo function as normal. Do I need to have Flash? Is that still a thing?
Oct 4 2018 1:06PM
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JAHpow
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NSG is..... wide? Idk how to explain it. It's wide on mobile, no other forum does this. Tried pinching my phone screen to shrink it, but that doesn't do anything.


Oct 21 2018 9:52PM
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mattm7
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I'm not really sure if this is the right thread but whatever, on the Newschoolers app there are a couple of things annoying me. 1st is when I'm at the bottom of a thread and hit the my thread button it'll think I've hit the advert at the bottom and load that. The click through thing seems to happen on YouTube videos on the home page too.

2nd is not being able to scroll up on a comment while writing it.

**This post was edited on Oct 31st 2018 at 5:42:32am
Oct 30 2018 4:56PM
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_IRRELEVANT_
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Lately when I post it likes my own post without me doing anything.
It didn’t do it this time but it has been doing it

**This post was edited on May 20th 2019 at 9:53:11pm
May 20 2019 9:52PM
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DirtYStylE
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_IRRELEVANT_Lately when I post it likes my own post without me doing anything.
It didn’t do it this time but it has been doing it

**This post was edited on May 20th 2019 at 9:53:11pm


It’s only when you create a new thread
May 20 2019 11:51PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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It worked thanks
BigPurpleSkiSuitMy life. Please fix it
May 21 2019 1:09AM
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Mingg
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Satanworshiper has had a couple OP's deleted(?) but the thread is still there - not sure if this is intentional or something weird is going on! Example below, I clicked on the thread from their profile and this is what shows.
May 30 2019 11:20PM
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Lonely
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MinggSatanworshiper has had a couple OP's deleted(?) but the thread is still there - not sure if this is intentional or something weird is going on! Example below, I clicked on the thread from their profile and this is what shows.


hmmmm
Jun 2 2019 11:31PM
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CalumSKI
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having threads that have been deleted still staying in my My Threads tab thingy
all these chad threads man...
Jun 12 2019 9:00PM
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oldmanski
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CalumSKIhaving threads that have been deleted still staying in my My Threads tab thingy
all these chad threads man...


I have this going on also. Havent heard or seen of a fix yet.
Jun 17 2019 2:34PM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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CalumSKIhaving threads that have been deleted still staying in my My Threads tab thingy
all these chad threads man...
oldmanskiI have this going on also. Havent heard or seen of a fix yet.


Can you confirm if this issue has been fixed?
Jun 27 2019 12:30PM
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