SoSH iPhone and Android Apps
More on this later, but for now the links SoSHApp for the Apple iPhone SoSHApp for Android Devices
View ArticleMajor SOSH Upgrade, November 2015
been up for 30 hours so excuse the kinda graphical mess. Just wanted to get everything operational again, and the conversion I had been planning for awhile was finally done... just with much less...
View ArticleStupid Things I Can't Figure Out
I thought I start a thread about things that aren't really important either related to the board upgrade or not. Maybe there's an opportunity for the rest of us to help each other and/or note things...
View ArticleSite down
No idea why the site was just down, but it's back up after a reboot. I think we should be OK.
View ArticleSoSH Amazon link missing
I no longer see the Amazon link here, disappeared from my bookmarks also...
View ArticleSite Work
I hate to give such a broad window but sometime today, Friday or Saturday I need to take the site down for about three hours. The server we are on has a bad hard drive and need to move the data off to...
View ArticleFYI: TAPATALK now embeds tweets.
Tapatalk just released an update that will solve much of the bickering that occurred on our site. Tweets now embed within the app
View ArticleAlert: Mobile app updating
Hi! I'm updating the mobile app which WILL APPEAR AS A NEW APP IN THE PLAY/APP STORES. I do not know when this will happen because both Google and Apple do not say when it will happen. There may be a...
View ArticlePop-up: Security error has occurred. Refresh your browser
Why do I get this pop-up telling me, "Security Error has occurred. Refresh your browser and try again," sometimes when I try to go back? It only happens every once-in-a-while but it causes me to have...
View ArticleSupport the Jimmy Fund
Mods, please move this to P&G or wherever you deem appropriate. I am purposely posting this from a new account rather than my longtime SOSH handle given the personal link below, but am limited to...
View Articlehttps
I configured us to (mostly) use https today. There may be some problems with it, if there are then clearing your browser cache will be the first thing to try. I'm not done yet, but we're most of the...
View ArticlePhishing attempt?
Years ago, a bunch of us played some online poker tourneys through pokerstars.com. I haven't logged into that account many years. Today, around 2:30 I got an email from pokerstars titled "SoSHer, play...
View ArticleSite Infection?
I’ve been getting random redirects to a site saying my iPhone may be infected when I click on the main board. This doesn’t happen every time, but it’s only happening on my iPhone (iPhone 8 running iOS...
View ArticleIssues signing on to SOSH app/Tapatalk
View attachment 18648 For the past few hours i have been getting this message when trying to log into the Mobile app Edit: it also won’t load any posts as a “guest” (Viewing the board as if I am not...
View ArticleTwo-step authentication
I'm having trouble with the 2 step authentication. I set it up about a month ago, but now it is not working, none of the codes given by the authenticator app work.
View ArticleIssues Signing into SoSH
My technical issue related to signing in to SoSH has been resolved.
View ArticleSoSH Outage
Sorry for the outage, this was the reply that I got from the data center Greetings: at 8:50 pm a breaker trip in POD III disrupted service for "A" power to multiple racks, the issue was restored by 9...
View ArticleAmazon pop up ad
Lately I’ve getting a pop up add congratulating me on winning a Samsung Galaxy and asking me to click on a button to claim the offer. It’s most annoying. I’m on an IPad with the latest OS. I’ve cleared...
View ArticleFun With Excel v14
Actually, Google Sheets. I have a Google Sheet generated through a Google Form, i.e., each row is a form submission. Each submission includes (among other data) the submitter's last name, first name,...
View ArticleLayout messed up in Firefox due to mixed content
Like the thread title says, the forum's layout is messed up in Firefox (61.0.1, Windows 10) due to mixed content restrictions. After going through the usual song and dance of clearing my cache, the...
View ArticleSoSH Upgrade
We will be upgrading to xenforo 2.0 sometime in the next few months. Development is starting now. Some Q&A: The style/skin WILL change. It'll be something simple and clean. My biggest concern is...
View ArticleDisabling email alerts
Hello, so I can’t figure out how to keep from getting emails every time someone posts on a thread to which I’ve also posted. When I open up the email in google, there are two places at the bottom where...
View ArticleForum Time off by 10 minutes?
When I posted in the NLCS gamethread from my phone, it showed that I posted it at 4:21 PM, even though it was actually 4:31 PM I know my phone time is correct and it's not really a big deal, but just...
View ArticleSearch is disabled for tonight's game
I've shut off a few features for the duration of tonight's game to try to keep the server up (I doubt it'll help but it's worth a shot). They'll be turned on again after the game.
View ArticleXF 2.1 Upgrade?
I've been thinking about developing some app ideas for the site (ok, technically I have one idea but have to start somewhere). In order to do anything though I'd need an API to call, looks like XF 2.1...
View ArticleEmbedded tweets
I’m viewing SoSH on my phone and all tweets are being cut off on the right side. Is there any known issue with the formatting? Even when I go to portrait mode they are still cut off.
View ArticleAlmost everybody's thumbnail has been replaced by the same one
Is anyone else noticing this problem? Does it have anything to do with uBlock origin?
View ArticleFirst Unread Not Working on App
On my Sosh app on my android the jump to first unread is not working. I guess its not caching my read posts? It keeps sending me to the same posts I've already read.
View ArticleHow to find V&N?
I’ve seen it suggested many times that people should “take the political talk to V&N,” but I cannot for the life of me locate it. Where is it, please? So that I may take it there.
View ArticleDonating without Facebook
Is there a way to donate to SOSH with a check - to either the site or to a charity? TIA.
View ArticleThreads automatically watched if post through Tapatalk?
Noticed a fairly recent issue where if I post to a thread on Tapatalk, it registers the thread as watched without me clicking on anything specifically (I think)... this happening to anyone else? Is...
View ArticleCan't sign in with new phone or ipad
I recently got a new iPad and a new iPhone. When I try logging on to SoSH on both, I get a response of "the requested user could not be found." I have no problem on my laptop or my old iPad, and I...
View ArticleWhere did the game threads go?
Lurker here....Can't find the Red Sox game threads. Thanks!
View ArticleCan't send PMs
Havent been able to send PMs for months now, not sure why. Havent really cared enough to complain, but I'm interested to find out what happened. There is no link in my mailbox or on peoples profiles to...
View ArticleSo, the site's been down only for me, for close to 2 days?
I kept getting errors which said there was no server at this url, at all, from Monday evening until now. [through last night c. 11 pm] I finally log back in this morning-and see that the entire site...
View ArticleApp Issue on Android
I've been having some issues with the SoSH app on the Play Store. It has trouble updating and loading posts to the home screen/timeline, and after awhile an error message appears on the page saying it...
View ArticleFont size while Reading Forums on an Android Phone
Sorry Folks if this is explained anywhere; I looked but had no luck. Is there any way to make the font larger on SoSH? I have a Galaxy S7 and use Chrome? Apologies for any typos
View ArticleSaved Drafts of new threads?
I just had a massive new thread draft accidentally wiped by an inadvertent "Back" request to my browser. A page refresh (going Forward again) didn't call it back. Some quick thinking (closing the tab,...
View ArticleNew, bigger ads?
Just started noticing today a big new banner ad at the top of the home screen and then one of those floating ads along the right hand side of the screen that actually sometimes covers up the "Latest...
View ArticleChanging a username?
So yeah. How can I change my username? I seem to remember reading that the ability to change one's SoSH handle is auctioned off for charity every once in a while? Any info about how I can go about...
View ArticlePreviews of linked content
Potentially dumb question: Why is seeing a preview hit or miss when I link an article in a post? Sometimes the preview shows up, sometimes just the link. I'm just copying the URL and pasting. Am I...
View ArticleSlightly Annoying Typing Behavior on iOS Safari
Since Tapatalk broke, I’ve been using mobile on my iPhone, always updated to the latest iOS (13 currently). When I hit return twice while posting it doesn’t automatically capitalize – I noticed this am...
View ArticleEmbedded Twitter videos not playing
Recently on Firefox, embedded Twitter videos have stopped playing for me. I click on the play arrow and the whole tweet disappears. I can play embedded youtube vids and can play the twitter videos on...
View ArticleBroken images
Many images will be broken for a bit - they're stored on Amazon and Amazon is having a really crappy day for everyone, not just us.
View ArticleiOS cursor issues
Recently on iOS 13 when I’m typing a post the cursor seems to reset to previous places in the post if I’m breaking paragraphs or especially if I need to move it and edit. Is anyone else seeing this issue?
View ArticleAllowed attachment file extensions?
Hey, what are the allowed extensions? Images work, documents don't seem to, but it doesn't tell me what's kosher and what's not. Either way, for Members, I'd say we should be able to upload .doc,...
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