A couple of niggling little things...

[Muck]

...that have bothered me for years (but obviously not overly much since this is the first time I've mentioned them)...

1. Where in the hell is the server, the Ukraine?

If not why is the system clock set to Zulu +2?


2. Why does the board have such a hard time parsing quotations in text that is C&P from other sources? (It interprets them as question marks).

 

[jwinslow]

I believe the question mark thing is a FireFox problem.

 

[Clarity]

1. Where in the hell is the server, the Ukraine?

Yes. I mean, Arizona. Same-same, right? :) We're moving to California (he.net) this month.

If not why is the system clock set to Zulu +2?

The server is on Arizona time. The forum software is set to GMT -5. You can set your own timezone in the UserCP so times will display however you please. While the server time will change with the move, the forum software will still be GMT-5 (adjusting for daylight savings on the fly). You'll still have the power to set your own time setting.

So there are three system times. Server (I see that when on the box), vBulletin itself (you can see that if you're not logged in), and your personal time setting (what you see when you're logged in). If, when logged in, you're seeing a strange time but you see the 'right' time when logged out -- just fix it in the UserCP.

2. Why does the board have such a hard time parsing quotations in text that is C&P from other sources? (It interprets them as question marks).

A problem with mixed collations (latin1_swedish_ci,IMPLICIT and utf8_general_ci,COERCIBLE) as the result of an emergency database restore from a mysqldump(ed) .sql file years ago. It may (instead) have happened when we did all that work to restore the lost Troy Smith thread years ago. Either way, it was just a matter of collation issues in the database. One or more tables draw from a different character set than the others, and/or the relevant post tables are using something less flexible creating some compatibility issues when outside web content is brought in by way of C&Ps. It may (as Josh noted) have something to do with how some browsers 'move' text.

I expect this to be completely fixed when we move to new servers this month. It's been annoying on levels that go beyond the ?s.

 

[Saw31]

A problem with mixed collations (latin1_swedish_ci,IMPLICIT and utf8_general_ci,COERCIBLE) as the result of an emergency database restore from a mysqldump(ed) .sql file years ago.

Greek to me...

 

[Muck]

If, when logged in, you're seeing a strange time but you see the 'right' time when logged out -- just fix it in the UserCP.

I could have sworn I had reset my location time but apparently it was still for J?nk?ping.

That's what I get for trusting myself & not rechecking.

One or more tables draw from a different character set than the others, and/or the relevant post tables are using something less flexible creating some compatibility issues when outside web content is brought in by way of C&Ps.

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[wadc45]

I blame JCOSU...

 

[Best Buckeye]

...that have bothered me for years (but obviously not overly much since this is the first time I've mentioned them)...

1. Where in the hell is the server, the Ukraine?

If not why is the system clock set to Zulu +2?


2. Why does the board have such a hard time parsing quotations in text that is C&P from other sources? (It interprets them as question marks).

Talk about too much time on your hands .....

 

[Gatorubet]

Talk about too much time on your hands .....

Really?