Rod: I'll have to make some bechmarks first. Because all this sorting is slowing down our database server.

Always when I am working :-)

Yes, it should be. Please check it.

For paying members: The dropdown box containing all games for "move and go to" action should be now sorted in the same way as your game list on Main Page is.

Cole: It's not fully fixed yet. It can happen again.

Everything has an ID. You, fellowships, discussion boards, games, tournaments, etc.

Easier not to be in so many fellowships :-D
They will be sorted by a name, later.

Aren't they ordered by the fellowship ID?

You are right, thanks. It will be fixed.

He can have two open BrainKing windows.

Kind of anomaly, I guess :-)

Have a look at your fellowship page if the list of invited users contains him/her.

Please read http://BrainKing.info, List of changes.
And thanks for pointing out this entry in tips. I forgot to remove it.

BBW: No, there is no way until they finish at least 4 rated games. This is how it works since the very beginning of BrainKing.com.

No more off-topic posts please. You have General Chat for it.

MM: See http://brainking.info/bugs.html.

It should be done.

ughaibu: It will be a server-side cache problem [I've written the cache myself and it contains some minor bugs]. The application server reload should fix it, I'll ask Liquid to do it.

chattytea: They do it through editing their details but this change must be approved by me or Liquid.
Bernice: Show us your real photo first :-)

bwildman: Damned foreign languages! You know what I mean :-)
ellie: You can do it through "support us" page, just type 56 do the PayPal box. I know what it is for.

Bernice: My pic is real. 3 years old, though :-)
Ellie: I don't know what exchange rates PayPal uses but anyway, all membership prices are in EUR. I was not happy to make this change from USD to EUR but I had to because of a tax policy change in our country [the tax for BrainKing fees was changed from 5% to 22%].

bwildman: I don't say it iritates me. It only sounded to me as you don't trust me a priori and want a proof that I didn't spend those money for my personal affairs or whatever. If I was wrong, I apologize.

If it's not correct in English, please let me know how to write it better, just to avoid more misunderstandings :-)

The price covers all shipping and handling fees. Isn't it written on the Store page?

There is one more significant advantage of a brand new server. It is usually purchased with 3 years warranty (or more, in some cases). When something goes wrong, we don't have to pay for a fix, it must be done for free by the vendor. It means there should be no other unexpected expenses like we occasionally have in our current situation.

mrloupcity: There is another way.

IMupChucKing: It's a matter of trust, nothing else. Nobody is obliged to support us, everything is voluntary.
bwildman: Do you really think it's possible to purchase a whole new server for 400 or 500 USD? You cannot buy more than several components to replace the damaged ones in the current "same old equipment" [as you call it] which is exactly what the money was used for. We cannot just wait for more funds and do nothing at the meantime. When something is malfunctioning, it MUST be fixed immediately. Q.E.D.

Hey Steve, what's your real point? To keep provoking me until I stop responding and then you will claim "he is ignoring my questions again"? Don't waste your time. If you want to continue, choose another board. General Chat, for example.

bwildman: They were used for BrainKing, of course. I don't think you expect me to send you copies of bills of hardware components we had to buy, just to keep BrainKing alive. If you don't trust me, nobody forces you to support us anymore.

Why not? I can make excuses for anybody I want.

Can you prove he is doing it deliberately, purposefully? I guess not.

It's hard to do when he's not here.
Moreover, he doesn't break any rules.
You can play unlimited number of games Steve, so why is one slow game with Kevin such a big problem?

Try it, I am kind of talkative today :-)

But you can keep hoping, of course :-)

Andersp: I have not listened to any advice. There are only different kinds of questions.

Andersp: How do you like this "Fencer answer"? :-D

Bernice: When it happens, it means that the database server refused to insert your post/move because of a current overload. It's just a feature of database servers and there are two ways, in general, how to fix it:

1) Optimize the application/database code and infrastructure. It is already done and it's called BK 2.0.
2) Optimized code bring one consequence - since the site is faster, it can serve more requests at once. Which, of course, makes the site slower. It's a common problem of all sites with non-sufficient hardware. The remaining solution is to replace the current database server by a new one, faster one.

Please note that we are still running on the same hardware configuration as we started with two years ago. It's a small miracle [thanks to Liquid] that it still runs in kind of acceptable way.

I'll look at it.

No, only Big Boss can remove teams.

Jason: It could be a negative effect of the database conversion. Very unlikely, though.

Then you don't miss the point :-)

Andersp: Of course. Have you ever noticed that the majority of customers never post the same questions again and again?

Andersp: Do you work as a director, owner, architect, programmer, database engineer, UI designer, customer service, QA engineer, financial manager etc. at once? And, furthermore, along with your "normal" full-time job?
Try it and then we can discuss "Fencer answers".

Why do I write Server News?

Because the formula works in this way.

Of course.

Ah-ha! Row layout and board at the top. That's a deadly combination :-D
I know how to fix it.

Interesting. I will look into error logs. Can you, uh, can you make a screenshot of that page?

Can you see some invitation on your main page?

It works for me.

Next week.