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Argument 'Length' must be greater or equal to zero.

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Posted by pimanjc on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:04 PM

I think there is a general slow down on all the forums [at least the four I frequent].   Particularly, the number of "how to" posts is way down.  Many of the posts recently are chit-chat instead of technical.  I guess, if a question or post doesn't address a particular point of interest to readers, or contain controversy, there are few or no replies.  In a way, that is sad.  Sometimes a little encouragement would go a long way. 

JimC.

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Posted by GearDrivenSteam on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 4:18 PM
Glad you got it figgered out, vic.
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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 3:08 PM
Back up and running, but edited another picture and got the same prompt in the reply box, so its something to do with the image software. Thats what I was doing in my profile when the big kaboom took place. FYI

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Posted by GearDrivenSteam on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 2:23 PM
I'll probably not post at MLS much anymore.
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Posted by zakowitz on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:55 PM

Hey Howdy,

    I hope you guys don't get discouraged and quit posting. I don't post much, but I get on here at least twice a day (MLS also) to gleen the pearls you guys drop concering the "how tos" and "don'ts" of this great hobby. I bet there are lot of guys like me realitively new to GR in the same boat.

                                                Zak

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Posted by GearDrivenSteam on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:22 PM
Maybe so. I don't know. I mean, when I see others posting to other threads and mine just slips into the abyss, I have to wonder. Yes, I agree, things are slow everywhere. People are on edge and unsure. Still though, there's no substitute for a little common courtesy.
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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:14 PM
I seriously dont think its anything personal about you or newcomers in general, traffic in general seems to have been way down of late. Alot of older core members seam to have drifted away or are hardly posting. I dont know why. I've posted only to get no or very few replies, its been that way on other forums as well including here, maybe the economy has caused alot of modelers to hit the skids.

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Posted by GearDrivenSteam on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:47 AM
Yeah, I noticed that, too. You gotta a good many posts there, don't you? I'd be kinda tweeked. BUt then...no I wouldn't cause I don't have hardly any posts there at all. That group is kinda cold to newcomers, so I don't post there much. I hope you get it worked out, though.
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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:35 AM

The thing is that for whatever reason, it has eaten EVERY post I have mad on the new forum. Essentially erasing me there, yet my website storage is A-OK.

I tried to post a reply, and it did not register, yet it DID show on the home page 'recent topics' links, very strange!

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Posted by GearDrivenSteam on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:49 PM
I wouldn't sweat it, Vic. If they do you like they do me over there, they'll just slap ignore it anyway.
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Argument 'Length' must be greater or equal to zero.
Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:20 PM

Argument 'Length' must be greater or equal to zero.

If your seeing this in place of all my posts on MLS, your not seeing things, I had a major "critical Path Error" FUBAR when I was updating my profile today, all I can do is wait till someone figures out what went south, its frustrating but thats all I can do, my MLS webstorage is functioning fine, go figure, Vic

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