Unable to view certain threads

[Reshma]

I wonder who else has this problem. Lately, I'm just unable to view some threads especially the threads in GD. Whenever I click on the link my browser window closes(I use Mozilla Firefox) and I get signed out. I cannot view any of the "Happy Birthday threads" and recently I cannot view the "Happy New Year" thread. I seriously suspect that I cannot view the threads whose titles end with '!' . (Wierd! :yuck: )
(I thought I might as well wish everyone in this thread . Happy New Year everyone! Keep up the good work here!)

 

[Lisa!]

What? You can't view threads with !? :grumpy:

Happy new year, by the way!

 

[Astronuc]

Happy New Year, Reshma!

I am not family with Firefox, but I wonder if you need to clean out a cache.

Also, maybe try logging out and logging back in?

You might also want to do a post in the technology/software forum, or be patient and wait for others to respond here.

 

[Gale]

hehehehe... you said you're not family with firefox... is IE your cousin then? what web browsers are you related to?? hehehe

 

[Tide]

Reshma,

I suddenly started having problems with FireFox also (not just with this site). I have no idea what caused the problem (probably some conflict) but I ended up reinstalling into a new folder/directory and it works fine now.

(Opera is my main browser but I need FF for some special work.)

 

[Reshma]

The weird thing I am having the same problem even when I use Internet Explorer. I tried to access these threads without signing in, but the same problem arises i. e. my browser does not take me to the desired destination when I click on thread link, instead the browser window just closes! I'll try reinstalling FF and check out if it works.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Most of the sorts of threads you mentioned have pics, smilies, and animated gifs from sources other than PF. You think that might have something to do with it?

 

[Reshma]

Most of the sorts of threads you mentioned have pics, smilies, and animated gifs from sources other than PF. You think that might have something to do with it?

I don't think that's the case. I cannot access the threads whose titles end with "!" like most of the birthday, new year threads. I am usually click shy of GD topics which are more than 3 pages long :shy: . But now even when I want to access some of them my browser is preventing me and I was quite disappointed when I could not read the New Year thread. Still searching for a solution...

 

[dduardo]

It could be one of two things.

1) A bad extension
2) Macromedia Flash

I would first try switching the style of the site to 'Prime' which is just plain without any flash. If you still have the same problems I suggest removing extensions.

 

[Reshma]

I have removed all the extensions but still I'm encountering the same problem. How do I switch the style?

 

[zoobyshoe]

I have intermittant problems with this. Some times I am just not able to open a thread. It's not permanent, though. If I shut the computer off and come back later, I can sometimes open it, or if someone else posts in it, it seems to jog it back into working for me.

 

[Gokul43201]

How do I switch the style?

Scroll to the bottom of the page and look at the left corner. There's a drop-down list with 3 different skins - classic, nexus and prime.