ChatAboutDG.com RSS Feed General RSS Feed for Site http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:47:02 +0000 5 GALLERY LINK HERE http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15738 Gallery Link]]> Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:47:02 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15738 The Fabulous World of Farberware http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15715
Tom]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:19:16 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15715 Hazel Marie Weatherman http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15696 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:27:27 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15696 Fostoria Glass Society of America Convention June 11 - 13 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15547
Place = Glen Dale, W. Va.

Fostoria Museum visits at Sixth St.and Tomlison Ave. in nearby Moundsville, Ohio are included

Show and sale during convention
Visitors welcome
Sat. evening auction at Marshall County Fairgrounds

Contact (304)845 9188 or www.fostoriaglass.org]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:26:49 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15547 GALLERY LINK HERE http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15410 Gallery Link

Added for easy access for the time being.
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At one time or another, we've all been forced to upgrade our security program, our browser, our mail program, maybe even our marriages (:P in case you weren't paying attention!). It's hard. As the saying goes, everything that can go wrong will (my paraphrase). We've sworn at our computers, threatened them with mayhem, cried, prayed, bribed--whatever--to please come back and play nice the way they used to.

We all have met the beast in these boxes. Yet we buy an upgrade, install according to instructions, and expect that all will be hunky-dorey. Not. Not ever. But we hope. We believe.

Well, software developers don't know everything, especially about their potential customers, i.e., you and me. They try to cover and test the most generic applications. In general, they do a great job. Invision did a great job, but they didn't know us the way Jo and James and the rest of us (the developers call us "users") do.

Bit by byte, label by link, things are smoothing out as we learn what those developers designed. We all know it takes patience to upgrade anything, and maybe some cussing and tears. Then comes the learning curve to absorb what those developers put in the upgrade and didn't tell us about. Maybe they didn't think it mattered. Who knows?

Day by day it's getting better, because you believed in the project to begin with and because Jo and James kept going, though it must have seemed like everything was tumbling on their heads.

So, thank you, Jo and James, for the special he-double-toothpicks you elected to go through. Heads and shoulders may ache, but it is worth it! To us. And to all who believe in digital magic.]]> Fri, 07 May 2010 02:57:47 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15410 Tell Me Your Problems ;-) http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15402
I realize there are a number of issues that have appeared after the recent server migration and interface upgrade. If you are having problems other than the ones listed here, or if you have additional information that might help us solve these, please respond.

Currently I am working on these two issues in this order of priority:

1) People are unable to stay logged into the server once they enter their name and password. If any of you know how to check to see if the website is actually setting cookies on your machine, please check and get back to me here with the cookie information. The cookie name should be: chataboutdg_forums

2) The gallery link has vanished. This is due to the fact that the Invision people upgraded with board's template/skin without any analysis of the consequences. The new version of IP.Board (version 3) uses a nice, robust, well written, innovative ... and more complex (LOL) method to create application links. I am going to hard-code one tonight that will take everyone to the gallery and work on creating a proper one in due time that will survive future upgrades.

-- This new template is also the reason the forums look so much different. If you find that a feature you are use to seeing is missing ... post that here as well.

thanks!
James]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 21:18:07 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15402 Renamed and Rearranged Topics http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15401
When I renamed the category, I decided that our "Off Topic" discussion should really go in the "Welcome" area. I hope that makes sense to the rest of you. If not, remember I try to be a good listener and consensus builder.]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 14:07:44 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15401 An additonal book for the library http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15385
Anchor Hocking Decorated Pitchers & Glasses: The Depression Years, Philip L. Hopper, 2002. 127pp. Schiffer Publications, Inc. ISBN:0-7643-1486-6]]> Sun, 02 May 2010 00:26:42 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15385 Move Complete http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15361 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:52:54 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15361 Please STOP POSTING ON THE FORUM Until Further Notice http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15305 This is a great time to read all the articles that Annie has been sending us. Read any and everything on the forum, but please don't post until further notice. Thanks for your patience, we will be back up and running full steam on the 21st. MrPenguin.gif

]]> Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:30:52 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15305 Forum Slow Down Sometime b/n 4/19/10 and 4/21 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15086 Today, Saturday, April 3rd, James is doing some back up prelimary work for our server move. That will mean our site will be slow for most of the rest of the day. Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:05:13 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15086 Gallery Size Adds Up To Costly Backup Bandwidth http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15033
For the last few months James has been frustrated with the amount of bandwidth required to do backups on the gallery. He was initially even frustrated with completing the backups but for the last 2 months we have had complete back ups monthly. The file is getting so huge, the backups take hours and evidently that is adding some additional cost to maintaining the site. He called me today to say that in a few months he will be moving the site to another server which has better terms for both server space and back ups.

In the interim, I am going to do what I have never done before. If any of you enjoy the site and think it is worth something to you personally to keep it up, please put a donation in my son's Paypal account. His account is under the email address James@thehunterfamily.com

I sincerely hope this does not become something like the PBS annual pledge drive. If the server move lowers some of the costs, this should be a one time deal.]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:56:41 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15033 <![CDATA[Westmoreland's Della Robbia]]> http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14539 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:38:48 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14539 Happy 6th Anniversary ChatAboutDG http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14385 Chataboutdg aka Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum went live online after months of discussion about how to continue the interest and community created by Annie Shatrau at DGSO (Depression Glass Shopping Online). From its founding membership of 6 people (Jo Davis, myself, Kathy McCarney, Dean Lowry, Rick Hirte and David McInturff) it has grown to 1564 members and some 15,000 Gallery images. We have all learned so much from each other by sharing our knowledge, experience and glass. In the process, I think we have contributed to the preservation of the wonderful glass made by American and foreign manufacturers of the 1920s-50s, and even into the present.

Let's all give ourselves a virtual pat on the back. Let's thank each other for volunteering our time and our glass. And, most of all, let's thank Jo Davis and her son James for keeping this website alive.

people-cheerleader.gif]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:07:45 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14385 Help Us Spread The Word http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14031
I am hoping a link to our gallery entry will help you authenticate your item if needed. I know it will send a little more traffic to our gallery.

Additional gallery traffic sometimes creates new members for the forum and those new members may have unusual pieces we would all like to see and add to the gallery.

Our forum needs continued growth to remain interesting. Our gallery needs lots of traffic to remain self supporting from our Google ads.

I know exclusive type knowledge helps some of us find bargains at auctions, but I think most of those bargains will still be out there despite increased traffic to the gallery because there will always be people cleaning out their attics who are new to the trade.

I also know that the more identification available on a glass company, the more likely that that company's products will increase in value. Through the years, every time a new glass book was published, the prices of the glass in the book got a significant bump. In other words, when customers know what they are looking for, the more likely it will be that several people are looking for the same item. Several bidders on an item mean a better price for an item.

I want glass prices to return to the levels they were at when I started collecting. It may mean I won't get the bargains I am getting now, but it will also mean, our collections will be an investment instead of a loss.

I also want glass collecting to flourish because I want the beautiful glass made by American craftsmen to be cherished and preserved. For that to happen, the public has to think that American glass has value.



]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:52:08 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14031 A Butler Brothers Catalog Collection Volume 1 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13806
In the latter part of the 1800s, three brothers, Edward, George and Charles Butler, would start a business venture that would eventually become one of the greatest business success stories in American history. In the early 1870s, Edward was selling merchandise as a traveling salesman in the New England area. However, after five years of being on the road, Edward felt that there had to be a better way to sell his merchandise. So together, the three brothers came up with the idea to sell wholesale merchandise to retail stores through the mail and let the catalogs do the traveling. Butler Brothers, as they would name their company, opened their first warehouse in Boston in 1877 with the simple premise of selling bundled sets of merchandise for either five or ten cents and instructing the retail merchants on how to sell the merchandise at a profit. This system would eventually turn into the 5 & 10 stores or the five and dime stores.

The demand for their business was so immediate and overwhelming that they were forced to move their business to larger quarters four times within two years. Finally, in June of 1879, the brothers determined they needed to move their business to a new central location which would be more suitable to serving the needs of an ever growing and changing nation; Chicago. Again, the business grew so rapidly that they decided to open another warehouse in New York in 1880. Soon to follow were warehouses in St. Louis (1898), Minneapolis (1907), Dallas (1911), Baltimore (1930), and San Francisco (1932). They also had over a dozen sample houses located in cities throughout the United States. By 1932, the Butler Brothers Company owned over 5,000,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space around the country and serviced thousands of retail merchants. Simply put, they were the kings of the wholesale market.
The incredible success of their business was brought about by two primary factors. These included the ability to market their products through their fantastic catalog sales system and their ability to instruct the retailer on how to sell more merchandise and maximize profitability. Every issue of their catalog, which was called “Our Drummer”, had specials and incentives, along with instructions, that if used properly would wield ultimate profitability for the retailer.

The decline of Butler Brothers was brought on by the Great Depression and as with many companies Butler Brothers was never able to fully regain its financial composure. In the late 1920s, Butler Brothers entered the retail market by opening a series of department stores known as Ben Franklin Variety Stores. While many of these stores still exist today, Butler Brothers sold their interest in the company in 1959.

The catalogs featured in this book ended sometime around 1950 as Butler Brothers continued to falter financially. While the creation of these catalogs did eventually come to end they have turned out to be a great asset to the researcher and collector. Each catalog has become a small time capsule and includes all that was being manufactured and sold at that given point in time from the 1870s through the 1940s.

This volume contains the glass and pottery sections from four early catalogs; November 1896, Spring and Summer 1898, Spring 1903, and Spring 1906.

To order this catalog or to view other catalogs from Old Line Publishing, simply got to www.oldlinepublishingllc.com.
]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:43:43 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13806 Shawnee Pottery http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13541
I've seen several books...but don't know which one is a good one.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Dean]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:10:51 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13541 GALLERY BACK ONLINE! 6pm PDT 7/16/09 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13318 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:01:42 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13318 GALLERY DOWN-Error Message 7/16/09 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13316 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:21:57 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13316 Cobalt Glass Book! http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13158

I just got an email that my Cobalt book has been shipped! people-cheerleader.gif

I can't wait to get it.

Kathy

Here's the link:

http://www.collectorbooks.com/items/item_d...p?item_num=7935

note- pretty good trick that the publish date is July 7......back to the future?]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:52:21 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13158 Baltimore Price Reducer http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13014
There is a lot of information packed into a small volume thanks to Craig Schenning.

Jim R



]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:32:55 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13014 GALLERY DOWN--ERROR MESSAGE http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12624 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:25:33 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12624 Milk and White Glass http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12503
Thanks in advance! Pam.]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:30:11 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12503 Uploads Fixed http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12317
]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:44:58 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12317 Co-operative Flint Glass Book http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12313 The Co-operative Flint Glass Co. of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 1879-1934. This is an original work published in association with the Museum of American Glass in West Virginia. Drawing on many years of research by the authors, it tells the story of this important but often overlooked glass manufacturer, whose production spanned the years from early American pattern glass to elegant glass of the 1920s. Hundreds of patterns and individual items are identified, many of them for the first time. Fully illustrated with high quality photographs, catalog reprints, and trade journal advertisements, the volume is divided into two parts. The first is arranged by pattern, conveniently sorted by design elements, and the second half is arranged by shape, making it easy to find candlesticks, creams and sugars, vases, decanters, tumblers, and much more. In addition to the history of Co-op Flint, this book also includes information about the later life of the molds with examples of pieces made in these molds by the Phoenix Glass Company and John E. Kemple Glassworks, among others. Current values are included. Written by E. Earl Autenreith and JoAnne S. Autenreith, with photographs by David Bentley. 376 pages, including bibliography and index, with over 500 illustrations, including many in full color. 8 1/2" x 11". ISBN 0-9793772-7-3. Available for $39.95 for non-members, $35.95 for members of MAGWV at the $35.00 level or above. Available here

It's finally available!

Tom]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:51:01 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12313 Uploads Temporarily Not Working http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12306 Uploads are not working! I checked everything I know how to check. Nothing seemed to be miscoded so I submitted a trouble ticket to Invision. They have a notice posted on their site that they are going to be a little slow responding to trouble tickets because of the need to install so many updates to fix a spamming issue in their software.

The good news is we can still post links so those of you who have web space you post pictures to or something like photo bucket will be able to do the same things you've always done albeit in a slightly different way.]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:46:43 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12306 <![CDATA[Gallery Down-Hurrah, it's up now!]]> http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12274 Hello, as many of you have probably already discovered, the gallery is down. I called James and he is checking on it. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:12:22 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12274 Reminder for Editors Uploading Pix to Gallery http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11733 no more and no less. This is the one hard and fast rule for formatting we set back in 2004 because it presents a professional image of each summary page in the gallery--all one width side by side instead of higgelty-piggelty. If you don't follow this rule, it throws every page out of alignment in a search.

There have always been a few undersized pieces that have crept in, but this year a large number have appeared. Please check your assigned categories and fix any that you can. It means downloading the existing thumbnail if you no longer have the original; resizing to 200 px wide; deleting the original thumbnail; and uploading the new one with the same name. It's a pain, I know. If you need help or want me to do it, I will. Just holler (on email!).]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:54:44 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11733 Closing Topics for Archival Purposes http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11681 A recent post brought it to our attention that some of the information that has been posted in the forum has disappeared. Invision advised us to start closing topics to keep this from happening in the future. So many of our original posts include the rational and research steps we used in indentification so in order to protect that we are going to start closing topics after identification and or upload has been completed. When we do that we will post the following statement in the topic.

"This topic is completed and closed for archival and data management purposes. If you wish to comment on it, please open a new topic and use the Insert: Topic Link Quick Access button to provide a link to topic # xxxxx. Thank you."]]> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:12:31 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11681 Board Safety http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11555
I don't remember that they had any links in their posts but another editor brought it to my attention that if they did, they hoped no one clicked on any of their links because they might just be a portal to your computer for virus infestation.

When we have a new poster that seems to be posting weird stuff, please remember not to click on any links they might post. It could be dangerous to your computer operating system.]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:55:44 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11555 New Research Tool http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11548
I have attempted to name each type of handle and used that name in the keyword field of all the CHS we currently have in the gallery so that users can do a search on the word used for the handle shape and have a picture index of the different servers using that handle shape. There are individual listings for the handle shapes. Use the link in the keyword field of each handle shape to search for all the center handles with the same shape as the photo shown.

Editors will need to manually add the handle shape keyword to new CHS listings.]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:18:45 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11548 Imperial Candlewick Books http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11445 Candlewick: Colored and Decorated Lines, by Myrna and Bob Garrison, Schiffer Books

ISBN: 0764317962
Size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Illustrations: 410 color photos
Pages: 160

Candlewick: The Crystal Line 2nd edition, revised and expanded, by Myrna and Bob Garrison, Schiffer Books

ISBN: 0764321366
Size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Illustrations: 506 color & 31 b/w photos
Pages: 176

These books were recommended by Fran Yorke. They are available at Schiffer Books, Amazon and other sales outlets.]]> Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:23:19 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11445 Some problems saving images in the Gallery http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11102
20 minutes later and a reboot of my computer: things look normal now. I'll keep an eye on it for the next couple of hours.


Update 9/16/08 9am PDT: I "fixed" the missing photos in the gallery by transferring them to staging and then back to their proper categories. Why that "fixed" them, I don't know!

Search in the Forum is still not as it was, and the icon controls in the add reply boxes are missing.

Update 9/16/08 10:00 PDT: Everything is good in the forum now. The problem may have been in my security settings in Zonealarm.]]> Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:03:58 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11102 Glass Board Manners http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10535
I think I am probably the worst offender. We have so many knowledgeable and generous members who give freely of their time and knowledge that after a while some of us take them for granted.

I for one am going to try to do better.]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:41:03 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10535 IPS Driver Errors http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10278
My son tells me that this is because the error was caused by some background actions initiated by our web host that made our data base temporarily unavailable.

Since our web host has recently upgraded their servers, this type of error may be happening more often as they do the housekeeping required for their move. Please remember that waiting a few minutes and trying to access the site again will almost always fix the problem.

James still wants to move the forum back to his server and I am in agreement. When either of us will have time to work on it is unknown right now. We are paid up with the current host until next April and I will lose that investment when we move so I am not pushing him to take action right now.]]> Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:30:25 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10278 <![CDATA[Temporary Problems & Changes in the Forum]]> http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10152
I think I've activated the formatting, link and upload icons. If you don't see them when you try to post a topic or reply, please reply to me here.

The upload icon appears to work, but you will get an error message that the upload directory may not be "writeable." I've notified Jo re that and we'll try to get it fixed with James' help. Meanwhile, it doesn't work.

The emoticons (smilies) can be displayed if you click on the "Toggle Side Panel" box at the lower left of the window where you are posting/replying.

You've already noticed that login requires your email address and old password rather than your username and password.

I've just learned that the Gallery link is missing at the top of the screen. arrgh! Fixed it.

Apparently, the host server for this forum implemented some changes over night, and we're only now figuring out the implications. Hopefully, we can move to James' server in the near future so we don't have to deal with this kind of mystery.

We'll keep you informed if something changes.

Thanks for your patience.]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:30:04 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10152 The Lotus Book http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9734 Thanks so much]]> Sat, 03 May 2008 15:43:04 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9734 SEO Support http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9600
Where the old URLs looked like:

http://chataboutdg.com/pics/details.php?image_id=1636 or ...
http://chataboutdg.com/pics/categories.php?cat_id=161

the new URLs are:

http://chataboutdg.com/pics/cat161.htm or ...
http://chataboutdg.com/pics/img1636.htm

No changes are required to the way you upload new pictures. The URL rewrite process is independent from the gallery itself. Over time, the various search engines out there will start to pickup on the changes.

Please note, chataboutdg.com/pics was, and continues to be, automatically redirected to clicksnipwow.com/chataboutdg when we moved the gallery to another server.

James Hunter]]> Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:42:46 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9600 Fenton Baskets http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9474
Or if there is an expert among us who wouldn't mind having their brain picked for hours on end...please send me an email.

Thanks so much.

Patrick]]> Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:55:19 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9474 Rich Cut Glass of Charles Guernsey Tuthill http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9442 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:05:09 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9442 <![CDATA[I Ordered New Book: "Elegant Glass"]]> http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9368 Norman]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:11:16 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9368 Gallery Back Again and Forum Has New Link http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8990
Please note that he put in a new link to the Gallery at the top of the forum page where the links to the calendar, members, search, and help links reside.

I am going to delete the link under the reference section later tonight.]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:16:27 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8990 Gallery Temporarily Down http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8988
Isn't it great that only the gallery is inoperable instead of both sites?]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:26:00 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8988 GALLERY IS BACK! http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8910 Hi everyone, I hope you like the new format. The link back to the forum is now at the top of the page instead of within the categories. Enjoy! Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:50:31 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8910 Gallery Offline http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8898
Some of the changes include removal of the login buttons and the random image. This change lowers my workload because the login button created a lot of email traffic for me. The random image was nice to have but evidently it was easier to delete both at once. We also got rid of almost all of the other useless buttons in the gallery such as download, comments, and ratings all of which we had the utility shut off because they could not be used with our gallery structure.

This move will mean that it is very unlikely that the gallery and the forum are ever offline again at the same time because they will be on different servers. That alone is worth the effort to me.]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:02:39 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8898 Board Malfunction http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8632
Now the semi bad news - The Invision technician tells me that there may be some empty posts from the last two days and that our only option is to delete them. Here is his message:



Hello,Looks like your posts table had crashed. I repaired it, and your forum should be operating normally now.There is one catch to this.. While that posts table was crashed, if anyone created a new topic, then that topic will be empty. There is no way to recover the info in it, so the only real option is to delete it.When a new post is made, an entry is made in the topics table, which stores basic info about the topic, then the actual post is stored in the posts table. Because the posts table was crashed, the topics table was updated, but the post wasn't stored in the crashed posts table.. So, you may have some 'empty' topics that were posted in the past 2 days. Only real option is to delete those empty topics. Should be a small number, and should only be from the past 2 days.JasonIPS Support
]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:39:17 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8632 <![CDATA[Let's Start Uploading Pictures as Fast As We Can]]> http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8025
This should give of some true visibility regarding whether simultaneous uploads are a big enough stresser to be causing our problems.]]> Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:16:46 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8025 <![CDATA[Florence--DG-18th Edition & 40's 50's 60's-9th Edition]]> http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7198
The big news here...if you want to call it that...is that a lot of these prices are supposed to be lower to reflect the current economic conditions surrounding the glass collecting business. I think that some of the prices are lower...but not by a great deal. I haven't compared each pattern and piece with the last edition to see just how much lower the prices are. I think they should have actually been lower still...but that's just my opinion.

I did see something that I don't think is correct. I think there are 3 pieces of Indiana's Number 4 pattern in the Adam's Rib picture. What do you think Craig?

Has anybody else seen them yet?

Dean]]> Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:19:01 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7198 Gallery Updates http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6899
We have opened up the gallery and are now adding in new images. Please let us know if this additional server load causes any changes in the operation of the board for you.]]> Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:36:28 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6899 Website Test Move http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6799
We will be testing the 'move website' process today (June 19th, 2007). This may cause the primary forums to be down while we download updated material. If all goes well, we will schedule the official move for sometime in the next five to seven days.

thanks,
James Hunter]]> Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:37:08 +0000 http://chataboutdg.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6799