Purple: YES.. Never thought we would say that. Our little webtv. LOL
One thing that slows me down is trying to get into a fellowship..I think its the video's that people are posting.
Since they are posting them. It really slows me down. Do you think that could be one of the problems?

Fencer: Maybe I am not on when all this is happening. lol I'm just happy I can still play here. :)

coan.net: the spped for me is ok 70 percent of the time , its just the remainer of the time when it either goes nowhere or hangs while trying to make a move on backgammon for example or simple things like swaping dice ............frustrating .........as others have said only happens with bk

Well I wrote up the following awhile back - changes I made which I believe helps out in the speed for me. You can find it here:

Computers (coan.net, 2007-03-12 20:16:01)

Plus it's not in the above, but I believe the nofont option is also a little quicker then the castle theme - but if you want to had additional fun, there are other external .css files you can try.

In setting, in the External style URL: area (plus make sure you check Activate external style right next to it), here are 3 that I've made (Just enter the http... address in the box on the settings page.):

http://coan.net/coannet.css - an "old" style look of BrainKing
http://coan.net/coannet2.css - same as above, with addition of "move" button near TOP!
http://coan.net/coannet3.css - same as above, with addition of dice poker dice choices near top (covers some of the screen, not pretty - but beats scrolling down for every roll)

Anyone is free to try those 3 out - and if you don't like it, just uncheck and use the any of Fencer's choices.

bouncer: Great! The problem is solved.

Fencer: nonsense ??? OK ... so we're all liars . You're right . No problems on BK . It's all our own fantasy. Great ..thanks ...subject closed .

For once we are out performing the pc's I guess. It's not great but things still work (sort of) but the pc users must still get on because look at the tons of complaints posted. My friend Kammy tried to get on last night with her pc but gave it up after awhile. I hope things get fixed pretty soon.

well i havent signed upto any new games for a while because of the slowness , i need to live next door to redfrog maybe

bouncer: I just don't see the point why some people keep posting the same things over and over, like they would believe it would solve something. Furthermore, "it's getting worse" is a nonsense. The only thing which is getting worse is the content of the mentioned posts.

Oceans Apart: I don't care who's "problem" it is but it's a fact that I can surf on any site and everything goes fast and smooth except on BK . Problems started about one week ago and it's getting worse .
I understand that some problems can't be solved in a wink of an eye. The only thing we can do is wait and see if it's getting better till the time our memberships expire . At that moment we can decide wheter we renew our memberships or not .

Fencer: Im on the site off and on all day - and then most of the evening. Ive never had connection problems of any kind. Once in a great while I'll lose the connection between moves and my first action is to reset my wireless connection to my DSL modem. I always reconnect right away. Im not sure you should believe that "everyone" is having this problem and that its something to do with something within your control. I for one haven't had ANY issues....maybe its a connection problem on the user end - maybe its the type of connection - maybe its the hardware capabilities of their systems.... but unless every single BK user can say they are having the same issues - how can it be said its a BK issue? I'm happy - I'm satisfied - and look - im apparently connected just fine as i write this - lets see if it posts too!!!

Eriisa: Hmmm. So, if you put your phone off the hook, and someone complains he cannot call you, you also reply with "well, that's not a problem with my phone, it's a problem with the communication between your pnone and mine"?

If you cannot connect to the brainking server, then it may be a problem with the network between you and the server. But I certainly wouldn't rule out the server itself. Specially if one can connect to port 80 of brainking.info (89.250.246.180) without problems, while connecting to port 80 of brainking.com (89.250.246.182) times out.

Blaming the network doesn't always excuse oneself. Certainly, Fencer isn't responsible for the internet at large. But he does control where he places his servers. And the last part of the network *is* under his control.

If you'r going to plan a large event, and people have problems reaching it due to travel, you cannot be blamed for accidents on the highways holding up people. But if you plan your event in a busy city with narrow roads and no parking places, your choice of location could be better, and you aren't blameless.

Note that I'm not complaining about the slowness and other connection problems of brainking (it is slow, and there are connection problems - but it doesn't bother me too much). But I do complain about the ignorance of "oh, it's a connection problem, so it cannot be the server". Well, duh, there are three parts involved in a connection: both endpoints, and the network in between. In a connection problem, any part can be at fault.

Eriisa: So since we all are suffering it is our problem? Doesn't make sense to me. Every country is having the issue but it is our problem?

Oceans Apart: Because its it the communication getting to the Brainking servers, not the Brainking server itself.

Fencer: Please can you tell me how it can be my problem

Oceans Apart: But now it is your problem, not ours.

The connection has timed out

      

     
     
     

     
       
       

         

The server at brainking.com is taking too long to respond.

       


       
       


    *   The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
          moments.

    *   If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
          connection.

    *   If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
          that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

Pbarb2: ...cool!

Pbarb2: Now that's what I call "the conclusion".

I have my old webtv. It only ran slow one day. It goes as fast as my webtv has since I have been here. You guys all have PC'S..Think I will keep my webtv.

tippyc: I just couldn't remember what the interval was. :)

Eriisa: i guess that makes sense. like it checks for timed out games every 5 or 10 minutes, and ends them if it finds them. the game ended at -5 minutes

tippyc: I'm not sure exactly how they explain it, but its something like, that part of the program runs at a certain interval.

Espionage Normal game Tsonchu black 13. -2 mins

this line was copied from my opponents turn table. why didnt it end the game at 0 minutes?

i think, but Fencer will make it better

Its a funny thing. It seems like every site that I know has a hardware change (like a server) seems to alway run terribly for the next few weeks..............

Bernice: It's a relief to hear all this . First I really thought it WAS me lol but now I hear that there are problems in the USA, in Europe and even down under in Australia .Let's hope it will go faster soon :)

bouncer: and it is the same here and has been for over a week, but yesterday was the worst with pages taking up to 3min 42secs to load....yes I timed it, but dont expect things to improve greatly :( all other sites load very quickly, but it HAS to be me, cause as Fencer would say there is nothing wrong at his end :)

Binabik: Same here . Fencer posted something about slow speed last week telling that everything must run smooth again . Well...nothing runs smooth . It takes ages to load a game, I have to quit and log in again and again and again and as you said...it's very frustrating

Binabik: Uhhhh..... I actually think Fencer was looking for something a bit more unique?

Sigh, it's been over a week I think, and it's been very frustrating - uncountable "unable to connect" messages, pages take forever to load, etc. The last time this happened we had to ride it out, but it's getting very aggravating.

tsk tsk tsk, Now be nice children~

Bernice: Ä?

Tigger: the word starts with A and ends with E......go figure ROFLMBO

Fencer: Could you explain that to me?

rod03801:Oh my.. stupid me..I have to change myself. I was looking by his name and did not see edit. Been awhile since I have been BB.
Thanks Rod and Monkey.

Pbarb2: What rod said lol well i had hit reply anyway

He means (edit) in your Fellowship, where all the Teams are listed

Now, bed

Pbarb2: Just click "edit" next to your name on the team. Change yourself to Captain.

I have a team entered into Fencers tourney. One of my players has not been on for a long time. I am not Captain, but BB. How can I get the captain off there and add myself as Captain?
Thanks

Fencer: I had the most original complaint yesterday, did I win anything?

MadMonkey: Maybe we are waiting for the most original complaint of the day.

Oceans Apart: I know it has been getting worse the last few days it can not all be code changes lol

It used to really only do it when Fencer added his blog to the site. Not a clue whats causing it now though

MadMonkey: It has been like it for days though

Oceans Apart: Shhhhhh that normally happens when Fencer makes changes to the site (like adding the Move Goto option he just did lol)

Me too............still

Oceans Apart: Yes.

Is anybody  having problems with the pages taking ages to load, and also getting booted off every 5 minutes, or is it just Lonelygirl and I that are still having this problems

Does this mean that we might be able to buy a bk membership on amazon??

gogul: I know, but now that you posted on GC, I'm headed over there.

(waving bye to Hrqls before he gets me!)

Eriisa: Not fair! lol