Nope, it just gets rid of the attributes. When I press "edit" above, it will display the post as having a downsized photo that's rendered to the left (with the following text on the right of the image), but upon presentation it gets rid of those attributes.
Site upgrade news
Wed, 2017-04-12 11:20
#152
Fri, 2017-04-14 18:21
#153
Two things:
1. it seems that old UBB links to images don't work, even as NEW links do -- this probably isn't that urgent, but it does sort of kill any legacy threads that reference images
2. how shall babblers alert the mods to inappropriate posts? Mods have said many times "we need babblers to to let us know if a post violates the AUP, because we can't be everywhere at all times". This makes sense, but without means to alert mods, what shall we do? I think this IS actually kind of important. It doesn't have to be a special button -- even a working e-mail addy would do, but right now the Contact page still basically says "Access Denied".
Actually, it says:
We'd love to hear from you!
The best way to reach us is through e-mail via the contact form below.
There's no such form.
It also says:
You can also mail your comments or questions to:
rabble.ca
Suite 400, 215 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON
M5T 2C7You are not authorized to access this page.
I worry that if some spammer is running amok, perhaps sending a link via a handwritten letter with a Canada Post stamp may not be timely. Not to mention costing me a dollar.
Sun, 2017-04-16 16:41
#154
Seems like mobile works. I don't need to 'backdoor' my way in, and it even seems I can post. Formatting is still a bit hooped, but all the words are there.
Tue, 2017-04-18 00:53
#155
When I tried to log back in, my Firefox red-flagged the password connection as being insecure. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Can any staff member speak to the issue of password security when logging in?
Tue, 2017-04-18 08:47
#156
Probably the best way to contact the moderator would be to message me. I check my messages regularly.Two things:
1. it seems that old UBB links to images don't work, even as NEW links do -- this probably isn't that urgent, but it does sort of kill any legacy threads that reference images
2. how shall babblers alert the mods to inappropriate posts? Mods have said many times "we need babblers to to let us know if a post violates the AUP, because we can't be everywhere at all times". This makes sense, but without means to alert mods, what shall we do? I think this IS actually kind of important. It doesn't have to be a special button -- even a working e-mail addy would do, but right now the Contact page still basically says "Access Denied".
Actually, it says:
We'd love to hear from you!
The best way to reach us is through e-mail via the contact form below.There's no such form.
It also says:
You can also mail your comments or questions to:
rabble.ca
Suite 400, 215 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON
M5T 2C7You are not authorized to access this page.
I worry that if some spammer is running amok, perhaps sending a link via a handwritten letter with a Canada Post stamp may not be timely. Not to mention costing me a dollar.
Tue, 2017-04-18 09:14
#157
Did you want to update your password?When I tried to log back in, my Firefox red-flagged the password connection as being insecure. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Can any staff member speak to the issue of password security when logging in?
Tue, 2017-04-18 17:33
#158
Okey dokey on the messaging. That makes sense.
Here's just a curious question: in the top right, just to the left of my name and the "Log out" link, is a number. Right now it says:
0 / 5
Anyone know what this means? Hovering over it or clicking on it gives no clues.
Tue, 2017-04-18 18:47
#159
Aristotleded24 wrote:
When I tried to log back in, my Firefox red-flagged the password connection as being insecure. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Can any staff member speak to the issue of password security when logging in?
MegB wrote:
Did you want to update your password?
It would appear that no staff member can "speak to the issue of password security when logging in". I pointed out this feedback from Firefox in post #114, stating that upon signing in with my current user name and password, that Firefox would notify me of this issue (see link). And no, I don't want to "update [my] password". I'm just, as was A24, pointing out this alert that Firefox gives.
Tue, 2017-04-18 19:09
#160
Does anyone recall whether rabble/babble used to have a "secure" (SSL encrypted) URL?
For the non-nerds, that basically amounts to, "did the URL start with http://rabbleblahblahblah or https://rabbleblahblahblah"?
Tue, 2017-04-18 19:11
#161
Did you want to update your password?When I tried to log back in, my Firefox red-flagged the password connection as being insecure. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Can any staff member speak to the issue of password security when logging in?
I'm not asking about changing my password. I'm asking why Firefox tells me that the website is not secure whenever I go to the login screen to type it in.
Tue, 2017-04-18 19:33
#162
Re: post #160
I believe not. As I've previously mentioned, it's a new feature on Firefox. I assume if this feature had been present years past in Firefox, that the same warning would have come up.
Tue, 2017-04-18 19:59
#163
Probably. I could surely be totally wrong, but I have no memory of rabble/babble ever encrypting.
Without changing hosts, the cost of an SSL certificate (which would permit this encryption, and make rabble/babble 'secure') would be about $150/year. It could be that rabble/babble doesn't really need that, in that they're not collecting highly confidential information or financial information. Which isn't to say that having a password compromised wouldn't be a big problem, but if some babbler suddenly starts going on and on about football tickets or the Tea Party, we can probably deal with that on a case-by-case basis.
Fri, 2017-06-30 14:01
#164
Is it possible to get a permalink, as we could in the past to a specific post? If so, how do you do it?
Fri, 2017-06-30 15:54
#165
The nunber in the top right of each post (e.g. yours is #164) is a direct link to that post. It's just hard to tell because LINKS STILL DON'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING SPECIAL.
Ahem. Sorry for the shouting.
Fri, 2017-06-30 17:07
#166
Did you want to update your password?When I tried to log back in, my Firefox red-flagged the password connection as being insecure. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Can any staff member speak to the issue of password security when logging in?
I'm not asking about changing my password. I'm asking why Firefox tells me that the website is not secure whenever I go to the login screen to type it in.
It has nothing directly to do with the password which may or may not be compromised.
It was flagged (and most browsers do now) because the Rabble log-in IS insecure.
They haven't bothered to pay for an inexpensive SSL certificate (often a much lower price for non-profit agencies--or free-- than the price quoted above) for the somewhat more secure "https://" logon.
An oversight almost unheard of in a site of this size.
(It would also help with google rankings)
I say "somewhat" more secure because fraudulent SSL certificates are on the rise and nearly all the CA's (Certificate Agencies) have issued some without proper checks.
https://news.netcraft.com/archives/2017/04/12/lets-encrypt-and-comodo-is...
https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/01/already-on-probation-symantec-i...
Given the number of times Rabble has been hacked in the past years, you'd think it would want to give posters at least the impression of a secure login.
Fri, 2017-06-30 18:53
#167
Hehe. A non-encrypted login is kind of like a bank ATM that says "please shout your PIN into the microphone".
On the flip side, if someone ever used a packet sniffer or some similar to compromise my login, I think the worst-case scenario for me would be an imposter using my account to demand state-owned barber shops. We'd all know I was hacked, wouldn't we?
Sat, 2017-07-01 00:03
#168
The nunber in the top right of each post (e.g. yours is #164) is a direct link to that post. It's just hard to tell because LINKS STILL DON'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING SPECIAL.
Ahem. Sorry for the shouting.
Great -- thanks for this
Fri, 2017-11-17 19:51
#169
I know it's been a while. Things are pretty stable and mostly work, so I'm guessing the tech staff are thinking "my work here is done".
But just one request: would it be possible for someone to take 30 seconds (seriously! That's literally all it should take!) to edit the master CSS style sheet to make links look different from bolded text?
I don't care if they're red or fuschia or puce. I don't care if they're in Helvetica or Futura or Comic Sans. I don't care if they blink, have a drop shadow or move randomly about the screen. But this is so very do-able.
Sun, 2017-11-19 00:21
#170
Is there some reason we only have this tiny little red rectangle to post our message in now as opposed to a full screen? Or am I not using the system properly.
Sun, 2017-11-19 00:29
#171
Depending on your browser, you should be able to "grab" the little arrow in the bottom right corner and drag the boundaries of that rectangle to wherever you want them.
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