Have the forum crashes caused problems?

[Insaanah]

:sl:

I only ask, because there are old threads that I had bookmarked, that if I now try to go to, the links for them default to the forum homepage.

Here's an example:

http://www.islamicboard.com/general/...dow-skies.html

Before the crashes, these used to work.

If I try to do a search for them to get to them that way, they don't come up, as though they no longer exist.

Or is it the case that they aren't showing up for a different unrelated reason?

Jazaakumullah khayr.

:sl:

[Woodrow]

Those and other problems do not seem to be related to the crashes. They seem to be an indication some up dating needs to be done. There is at least one admin who has been trying to update the search feature. It is a long tedious job. I admire the perseverance of the person who is working on it.

[Ramadhan]

I thought it was only me.
Also, when I do search from google, it gave me specific results and links to specific threads, but when I click on those google links it only takes me to the IB homepage. And it happens all the time now.

I used to be able to go to those specific threads from google links all the time.

[Insaanah]

^Jazaakallah khair, that's very helpful.

I guess for the time being we can manually apply that technique to affected threads if we know what the original urls are.

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[Ummu Sufyaan]

*bump...it really needs to be fixed.

[Beardo]

The URL format changed recently after one of the forum crashes.
http : // www. islamicboard .com/ general/ 52004-look-outside-your-window-skies.html

is now:
http :// www. islamicboard .com/showthread.php?t=52004

http://www.islamicboard.com/showthread.php?t=52004

I asked Rashad to fix it last week... but seems he has no time :ermm: Takes only a few seconds to correct it.

Is that the whole vbSEO thing? So I need to renew the subscription in order to fix it or what?

[Beardo]

Alhamdulillah the vB SEO prob was fixed and the old format for threads/forums/profiles... etc. is back.

JazakAllah Akhee Rashad.

Wa iyaak, my brother. x) I'm glad I could do *something* productive for this forum, lol. This is a rep-deserving deed, wouldn't you say? I'm not asking for reps, mind you. I'm just asking if it's rep-deserving! :)

[AabiruSabeel]

This is a rep-deserving deed, wouldn't you say? I'm not asking for reps, mind you. I'm just asking if it's rep-deserving! :)

I think you deserve a new avatar. What would you like to have?

[Beardo]

=DDD Yayyy! Hmm.... So I can have *ANYTHING*? I want something ... like maybe a batman avatar?

[AabiruSabeel]

Er... It is up to zAk's discretion. He is the one who grants them.

[Ramadhan]

why do I feel like giving Beardo tons of reps? :hmm:

[Woodrow]

Er... It is up to zAk's discretion. He is the one who grants them.

That is a scary thought. I am now picturing Grandson Rashad in a pink bat-girl outfit.

[Beardo]

why do I feel like giving Beardo tons of reps? :hmm:

you can have anything. But if you select one that breaks forum rules, then you get infractions for free. :ermm:Read la-Hawl...
Don't let such thoughts get into your mind.

@ Naidamar, you are a new staff member. Don't listen to the satanic whispers. Go ahead and perform a good deed. Or many good deeds, because:
1. You're giving someone what they deserve.
2. You're making them happy.
Double whammy! Talk about killing two birds with one stone, yeah?

That is a scary thought. I am now picturing Grandson Rashad in a pink bat-girl outfit.

x_____x;

[Asiyah3]

:sl:

Does the search engine work now for older threads?

[Woodrow]

:sl:

Does the search engine work now for older threads?

:wa:

I just tried it looking for some stuff over 3 years old and had no problem finding it.

['Abd Al-Maajid]

For the tenth time... Yes, you need to renew the vB SEO subscription to fix that^.

So this format of URL is related to SEO? How come? Because they display the forum title in the URL?

[Beardo]

^ I don't think it expired. I think when the forum went down a while back, the vbSEO got distorted as well. That is my assumption, anyway.