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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
PostPosted: Jun 23 2026 12:01 pm Reply with quote Back to top

So, as you may or may not know, I installed phpBB 2.0.17 when I launched the forums and then never updated it after that, other than some mods I found.

I assumed at the time - erroneously - that PHP was just a markup code like HTML and that it was evergreen.

This is not the case. PHP is subject to constant updates and those updates sometimes break all or parts of the forums.

I have decided to see what should be done about this: if it possible to manually fix any existing problems with the forums, or if I should try and upgrade.

I really don't like the idea of upgrading. I tried it once before, but duplicating the aesthetic of these boards to a level I find satisfactory is going to be near impossible.

So, what currently doesn't work properly on the forums?
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Crazy_Bastard
Title: CeeBee
Joined: Feb 25 2007
Location: Tulsa
PostPosted: Jun 23 2026 12:18 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I believe that resetting your account email and or password is currently broken - I had to reach out to SoldierHawk and have her fix mine and one other person's account a few months ago.
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HardcoreGamer4Ever
Title: I Am The God Of Awesome
Joined: Jun 28 2010
Location: Your Mom's Vagina!
PostPosted: Jun 23 2026 04:03 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Maybe it's just a mobile issue, but I am no longer able to look past the first page of all my posts.

Man, I just wanna get nostalgic and reminisce over my posts from 2010-2015. But sadly, I can only look at the first page of results.


https://badassgorilla.blogspot.com/

Yo yo yo, check out my new(ish) site!

RIP Happy Katana (2010-2020)
 
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
PostPosted: Jun 23 2026 05:04 pm Reply with quote Back to top

HardcoreGamer4Ever wrote:
Maybe it's just a mobile issue, but I am no longer able to look past the first page of all my posts.

Man, I just wanna get nostalgic and reminisce over my posts from 2010-2015. But sadly, I can only look at the first page of results.

You are correct, that seems to be broken. Happens with search results too. Only the first page works.
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Preng
Title: All right, that's cool!
Joined: Jan 11 2010
Location: Accounting Dept.
PostPosted: Jun 23 2026 10:56 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Yep, this thread has a few more observations with the Posts and Search functions.

These "More" tags don't appear to work:
[NES]Syd loves Super Mario Bros. 3![/NES]
[SPOILER]Syd hates Super Mario All-Stars![/SPOILER]
[NSFW]Preng didn't have an NES and thought Super Mario All-Stars was fine![/NSFW]
[DICE]1d20[/DICE]

Good luck, and...hey, please keep sane about this!
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Syd Lexia
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PostPosted: Jun 23 2026 11:15 pm Reply with quote Back to top

What did the NES tag do? I have zero recollection of ever having a dice tag. Seems unnecessary.

I've noticed the "More" button doesn't seem to work at all either.

The green dividers don't show up on my PC on Opera or Chrome for some reason. They show up on Chrome and Opera GX on my iPhone. I wonder if it's a browser error or a security setting.
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HardcoreGamer4Ever
Title: I Am The God Of Awesome
Joined: Jun 28 2010
Location: Your Mom's Vagina!
PostPosted: Jun 24 2026 01:42 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Syd Lexia wrote:
I really don't like the idea of upgrading. I tried it once before, but duplicating the aesthetic of these boards to a level I find satisfactory is going to be near impossible.

I applaud you for wanting to keep the classic design we all know and love. I miss classic web design before social media took over and everything became streamlined and boring.


https://badassgorilla.blogspot.com/

Yo yo yo, check out my new(ish) site!

RIP Happy Katana (2010-2020)
 
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Preng
Title: All right, that's cool!
Joined: Jan 11 2010
Location: Accounting Dept.
PostPosted: Jun 24 2026 08:20 pm Reply with quote Back to top

(Providing more info, but just being clear, I don't think these are critical needs, don't lose sleep over this stuff.)

The MORE button works for me on DuckDuckGo desktop, but not Firefox desktop or mobile (though I use several extensions that might be interfering).

NES: Like SPOILER, but NESier, with a groovy 8-bit collage background.

DICE: This doesn't bode well for the Mazes & Monsters board crowd.

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