On Thursday, 16 April 2020, 09:28:12 BST, Mark Carroll wrote:
>On 16 Apr 2020, Jon Crookston wrote:
>
>> I've used gip for (I'm guessing) 10 years, but only used the web forum in
>> times of desperation and even then it has never borne fruit which couldn't
>> have been found on this list.
>
>What
On Thursday, 16 April 2020, 03:42:02 BST, michael norman wrote:
On 15/04/2020 22:12, Andy Nudd wrote:
>
> On 15/04/2020 08:41, Budge wrote:
>> On 12/04/2020 15:32, SquarePenguin wrote:
>>> I guess this message is to guage how much people would care/not care if
>>> I just closed the forums. I don't
On Thursday, 16 April 2020, 03:42:02 BST, michael norman
wrote:
On 15/04/2020 22:12, Andy Nudd wrote:
>
> On 15/04/2020 08:41, Budge wrote:
>> On 12/04/2020 15:32, SquarePenguin wrote:
>>> I guess this message is to guage how much people would care/not care if
>>> I just closed the forums. I d
On Thursday, 16 April 2020, 03:42:02 BST, michael norman
wrote:
On 15/04/2020 22:12, Andy Nudd wrote:
>
> On 15/04/2020 08:41, Budge wrote:
>> On 12/04/2020 15:32, SquarePenguin wrote:
>>> I guess this message is to guage how much people would care/not care if
>>> I just closed the forums. I do
On 16 Apr 2020, Jon Crookston wrote:
> I've used gip for (I'm guessing) 10 years, but only used the web forum in
> times of desperation and even then it has never borne fruit which couldn't
> have been found on this list.
What I've found the forum useful for is knowing that a problem I am
seeing
On 15/04/2020 22:12, Andy Nudd wrote:
On 15/04/2020 08:41, Budge wrote:
On 12/04/2020 15:32, SquarePenguin wrote:
I guess this message is to guage how much people would care/not care if
I just closed the forums. I don't particularly mind figuring out a way
to close them but keep online for goo
On 15/04/2020 08:41, Budge wrote:
On 12/04/2020 15:32, SquarePenguin wrote:
I guess this message is to guage how much people would care/not care if
I just closed the forums. I don't particularly mind figuring out a way
to close them but keep online for google searches etc. Nor do I mind if
som
On 12/04/2020 15:32, SquarePenguin wrote:
> Hello all.
>
> This is an OT thread, so turn back all ye who enter for on-topic
> discussions.
>
> So, what's all this about?
>
> BLUF: Dinky's decided to bow out of the forums completely. This has
> forced me to start taking notice of forum things f
In article <22822d75-3c45-4482-9cdc-da91b2f12...@cantab.net>, Owen
Smith
wrote:
> I tried the forums some years back. I found dinky's rules and
> application of them so strict that I felt it wasn't a place anyone could
> contribute anything. It was just a place for reporting get_iplayer bugs
> or
I tried the forums some years back. I found dinky's rules and application of
them so strict that I felt it wasn't a place anyone could contribute anything.
It was just a place for reporting get_iplayer bugs or BBC changes, and anything
else got deleted.
--
Owen Smith
Cambridge, UK
> On 13 Ap
In article <1725855064.17870.1586711881...@office.mailbox.org>, Dave
Lambley wrote:
> I was not aware that there even was web forum, but I am painfully aware
> how forums can become unpleasant. The one Discourse forum I am on
> however is remarkably non-toxic.
I just use two Forums (Fora?). Bot
On 13 Apr 2020, Owen Smith wrote:
> Is dinky carrying on with maintenance of get_iplayer? Because if not it's all
> a bit moot, the BBC will change something that breaks it within a few
> months.
Very true. I feel very grateful that we have already been able to keep
up with so many years of chang
Is dinky carrying on with maintenance of get_iplayer? Because if not it's all a
bit moot, the BBC will change something that breaks it within a few months. And
if he is carrying on maintenance, how will he post new versions and release
notes if he's not on the forums? (OK that all used to be don
> On April 12, 2020 4:49 PM Roger Bell_West wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 03:32:17PM +0100, SquarePenguin wrote:
> >2) I close the forums to new threads/posts but keep it online.
> >
> >This is great for keeping the resource accessible to the community, it's a
> >PITA for maintenance and
I started, on this forum, many years ago, when the BBC first started to
interfere with my getiPlayer. However, since then most of the program
requirements and programming knowledge has left me behind.
Having 'looked in' I can see that this forum has been of great use to
some so, it would be a
In article <9f18e854-4035-0b6a-3d8e-46ba2a449...@squarepenguin.co.uk>,
SquarePenguin wrote:
> I made the forum in the first place so get_iplayer could reach a
> different audience than found here. So maybe this isn't the best place
> to ask :-) But figured you folks had had your hats in the ri
On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 03:32:17PM +0100, SquarePenguin wrote:
>2) I close the forums to new threads/posts but keep it online.
>
>This is great for keeping the resource accessible to the community, it's a
>PITA for maintenance and ongoing costs (it ain't free to host the forums).
2a) possibly in a
Hello all.
This is an OT thread, so turn back all ye who enter for on-topic
discussions.
So, what's all this about?
BLUF: Dinky's decided to bow out of the forums completely. This has
forced me to start taking notice of forum things for the first time in a
long time, so I'm seeking your inp
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