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IN.

Thanks UTI.

Maybe in from hotel after Dinner

Study 1.01 to play from Malta

Even with the Eurovision on, I'll still be in.

In.

In , Eurovision Greyhound Derby

in

I have a feeling one of my alter-egos from beyond the grave may be interested

i cant play im afraid, first time ive popped on in about a fortnight. still disliking this new format. bring back the good ole days :(

keep 'em coming.  We're still all set.  BJK:  This other forum looks great - doesn't matter how sh1te this betfair rubbish is.

ttt

Change my in to an out.

Good luck with it, UTI

Will pop in but may not add to my one point !

Just do the quiz on here *yawn*

It is too slow on here crags.

UTI, It's quite speedy for me so I'd have a good chance of some points.

Well unfortunately you're the only one here who doesn't seem to suffer from lack of speed.  It just isn't conducive to quizzing at all anymore, which is a shame.

I don't think many people are having trouble with slow speed now

Anyway, good luck with your quiz.

Refresh speed on old forum = 3 times per second
Refresh speed on new forum = once per 3 seconds minimum

Crags - you're just making a complete fool of yourself.

Nah, refresh is quick enough to do a quiz on here no problem at all. All the moaners are the ones who are making fools of themselves. Same as the start of the last new forum.

Nope. The refresh is nowhere near fast enough. Nor is the time it takes to submit a reply. And the space bar still doesn't work for refeshing.

Therefore no good yet for quizzing. Hence having to use a different forum for it. No choice.

Way too slow for a slick quiz.

test 1

test2

test3

test4

test5

It is a little sluggish, but I'd suggest nowhere near as bad as some are making out.

yes it is slower on here but as a slower typer than many the " new place " which is even quicker than before on here means I am even further down the pcking order if thats possible !

the new forum nibbs set up means you do not need to refresh for each post far better

I don't know the scoring system tonight pumpy, but I'm sure slower typists can be accommodated somehow.  The speed of the new place means time ups can be quicker than ever, and googling is almost impossible.

Im looking at 40 questions atm.

90 minutes to go

I am not complaining about the new forum just that this one is not as bad as some are making out now.

Crags:

Genuine question - were you involved in the set up of this new forum?

Refresh speed on old forum = 3 times per second
Refresh speed on new forum = once per 3 seconds minimum

The refresh is nowhere near fast enough. Nor is the time it takes to submit a reply. And the space bar still doesn't work for refeshing.

Therefore no good yet for quizzing. Hence having to use a different forum for it. No choice.

Which part of that don't you understand crags?

Let me know and I'll try and explain it in words of one sillybubble for you.

15 or 20 sec for a time up is fine its just if your not the quicket typer you have very little chance on most quizzes, but saying that I am no more than average on GK, some on here are really up to mastermind standard.

UTI, No- not in any way,shape or form.

But I do think that people who have enjoyed spending time on here, and indeed some who have made friends,gained employment and even met their partner...should show some loyalty to the forum and give betfair time to get it right. They are nearly there now. IMO.

Perhaps I'll do a 3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1 scoring system tonight - with quick timeups.  Could even do 1-1-1-1-1-etc, but that does allow copiers even with a quick time up.

Or I could even try Nirvana's ski jump scoring system.

... plus, I hate whingers in general [:p]

Well Crags, people have not left for good as far as I know.  I and many others still use it a lot.  But I'm afraid it is simply no good for quizzers and there was/is a massive quizzing community here (as you may have noticed).  It would be a real shame if there is a mass exodus, and quizzing aside there is no real reason.  Speed IS the main reason.  If a lone forumite (allbeit a very technically capable IT person) such as Nibbs can organise a free forum within days of this one falling below standard, then surely betfair should be capableof doing the same with their budget.  It is almost a month now.

Well you're not exactly making any friends

Incidentally, does anyone know what happened to the leagues?  Is Nirvana still about?  Haven't seen him for a while (though tbf I've only been around on weekends).

I'm not a fan of whingers either Crags, but most of the complaints have been valid, and with a few exceptions constructive.

We have no choice but to give Betfair time to get it right. Something they should have done through proper testing before launching it.

In the meantime, we have no choice but to quiz elsewhere. Quite simple really.

3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1 imo.

No need to refresh and open reply box means it's copiers heaven.

I can do ok without people like you, tommy tippytoes and that annoying fishy guy, so no probs on that score

to momm

The Leagues are on hold. They rely on speed. The new reply box function is excellent as far as that's concerned. A real time-saver. But the Refresh speed and Posting speed make it impossible to resume the Leagues at the moment.

As I see it Befair probably think the forum is 95% as they would like it, problem is when they have it at 100% it still will not be as good for quizzes as it once was though in all other aspects it will probably be fine.

Tommy, Fishy and Momm are all sound as a pound crags.  It is just frustrating for them and others to see everything change seemingly for the sake of change.  And in terms of quizzes it is catastrophic.  Whether or not betfair care about the quizzes or not is another matter, but they have been ruined on here - and this other forum is the only way.

I almost forgot:

90 mins to go

34 minutes to go

http://bit.ly/arJdyQ

Channel key is gubbed

I love the old quizzes, i'll give it a go!

16 minutes to go.

Roll up Roll up.

Go on then i'll have a go

I'm there.

HUrry up, only 4 minutes

I'll have a go UTI 

The link again:

http://bit.ly/arJdyQ

Tommy you are not there!

ttt

I am!

I think there's a plot afoot by the spies, Mr N!

Who can you see Tommy? There are 7 in at the moment, not including you!

http://bit.ly/arJdyQ

ttt

Mr N, I'm there with Baggers, MoMM and a few others - I've just uopened a new window and c+pd your last link and can't connect.

I'm using the one that was in the pub last night. Have you moved things again?

Have you tried the link posted below Tommy?

Below what, UTI?

http://bit.ly/arJdyQ

Okay, it seems as though that other link sent you somehwere else! Odd.

http://bit.ly/99iZzW

That should do the trick.

If you're still struggling, this one will work!

http://widget.mibbit.com/?server=irc.URChat.net&channel=%23bf-chit-chat&nick=MrNibbs&settings=c3eb0daf5d436aa6d5deb541a66ea7c9&customloading=waiting%20for%20the%20IRC-server%20...&customprompt=Sign%20In&promptChannelKey=1&promptPass=1

Ignore the password bit. Channel key is gubbed.

SPORT             =     1
TV AND FILMS         =    2
SCIENCE AND NATURE     =    3
GEOGRAPHY        =    4
POT LUCK         =    5
SPORT            =    6
MUSIC            =    7
ART AND LITERATURE    =    8
HISTORY            =    9
POT LUCK        =    0

ie q 28 = art and lit
q 5 = pot luck
q 39 = history

Feel free to join in

Question 40 Results (of 40)

1. sixtwosix(18), 5pts
2. Baggers(10), 4pts

UTI's Quiz Standings After Q 40 of 40

1. sixtwosix(18), 73pts
2. Baggers(10), 63pts
3. Alex69(23), 51pts
4. Handsome Homer Simpson Plus 3(123), 45pts
5. checkAA_(73), 42pts
6. Knight Of Ni(30), 39pts
7. Paddy Mayne(5), 21pts
8. Tommy Toes(45), 19pts
9. man of many moods(49), 15pts
10. Fenway(68), 4pts
10. MrNibbs(55), 4pts

Last 5 Rounds

1. Baggers, 21pts
2. sixtwosix, 16pts
3. Handsome Homer Simpson Plus 3, 5pts
4. Tommy Toes, 4pts
4. Fenway, 4pts
4. Alex69, 4pts
7. checkAA_, 3pts

Correct Answers After Question 40

1. sixtwosix, 19 Correct Answers
2. Baggers, 16 Correct Answers
3. Handsome Homer Simpson Plus 3, 14 Correct Answers
4. Alex69, 13 Correct Answers
5. checkAA_, 12 Correct Answers
6. Knight Of Ni, 11 Correct Answers
7. Tommy Toes, 8 Correct Answers
8. Paddy Mayne, 6 Correct Answers
9. man of many moods, 5 Correct Answers
10. Fenway, 1 Correct Answer
10. MrNibbs, 1 Correct Answer

Skinner Count - 8

Field Quality - Mediocre
Quiz Duration - 1:41:25
Average Question Time - 2:32
Finish Time - 23:26:25

Brought to you by the NibbsVision Scoreboard

Tip top stuff, all. Enjoyed that

Cheers Alex, well done

Crags

How come the refresh on the main site is 10 times faster than the refresh on here?

When you press submit, the botttom left hand corner says loading info from a few places

It says

waiting for community.betfair.com

then transferring data from community.betfair.com

Another reason for slowness is the drop downs

Do we really need:

Oldest/Newest 1st
5/10/20/40

Take the above two functions away and voila, faster forum

Baggers, the main site and the forum are not married not even In-laws, more like third cousins twice removed.

Anyway, I suggest that you should use one of the advised browsers-IE 8 works fine for me- and also try using a prayer mat rather than a mouse mat.

HTH.

are certain browsers sponsored? why not make easy for all (wasn't a problem before or am i mistaken)?

crags, how the bloody hell have you concluded i'm annoying? i don't even know you, nor you me.

Why on earth is Betfair recommending IE8 for the Forum when the graphics for the buttons and the speech bubble are still screwed up in IE8?
Must be so simple to fix that yet it's been like it from day 1.

And why is Betfair recommending IE8 for the Forum and Firefox for the Main Site?
Does Betfair expect us to use a different browser for each?

Incidentally Momm, or anyone for that matter, do you know what has happened to a few of the regular quizzers.  I'm thinking Nirvana and Tobermory, but I'm sure there are many others who seem to have disappeared.  Did they make an announcement that they were leaving?  or are they just not on here asmuch.  Or have I just not been on at the same time.  I'm sure there are many others, because only 10 maximum took part in last nights quiz

There are a lot I haven't seen about in the last month. And a lot of the others just seem to make sporadic appearances.

When the new forum was launched it was immediately obvious that quizzing would have to go on hold for a few days, especially the Leagues. I don't suppose any of us envisaged that over four weeks later the forum would still be unusable for quizzes.

Not much we can do about it really. Momentum has now been completely lost. Mr Nibbs' chat room is a great interim alternative for multi-player quizzes but probably not much use to us for the leagues.

In the meantime, all we can do is hope that Betfair sort out all the remaining issues with all the different browsers and hope that players will reappear when we're ready to restart - if that day ever comes!

That is a shame momm, but why is nibbs' chat room nogood for the leagues?

Several reasons, none of which are very important really in the great scheme of things.

We would need at least 3 different chat rooms set up so as not to interfere with any multi-player quizzes and because there are often matches from each Division going on at the same time.

So there would be at least 3 different addresses for everyone to navigate to watch individual matches, which a lot of spectators do. It’s very easy to switch from one match to another on the Forum, but it would require several different windows open to view the chat rooms. Not only that, but if a spectator arrives late, he can’t see what’s gone before.

There’s also the problem of archiving. I very often have a look at the previous evening’s matches the following morning, as I know a lot of others do. There are very often ongoing conversations on match threads, especially if El Dragon’s been playing.

There have also been numerous occasions when one of us has wanted/needed to find an old thread in the archives, for any number of reasons.

So if we used chat rooms, the only way to archive stuff would be for the ref or one of the players to remember to copy and paste the whole thing to a Forum thread when the match is over. A bit of a pain. And we do need league matches to be transparent; available for anyone to look at after the event.

Finally, the leagues are an interactive Betfair forum activity, and as such, that’s where they should take place. Holding them elsewhere defeats the object of them to a certain extent.

These are just my own views by the way. Others may see it differently.

Nope what you've said there makes sense.  I'm not even sure if you can c and p the whole thread - don't lots of theposts disappear after 10 minutes or so?

Oh well, what a shame.

Like I said, none of those are particularly important.

We're half-way throughthe current season. Obviously if players want to finish the season by using a chat room instead of the forum, then it can be done. We just won't have a permanent record of it, or many spectators.

Nirvana, Tobermory, and a few others of that ilk, only appeared here mainly for quizzes.

They are probably on another forum decimating the opposition until this place is fit for quizzing again.

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May 29, 2010 -- 8:06PM, crags wrote:

UTI, No- not in any way,shape or form.But I do think that people who have enjoyed spending time on here, and indeed some who have made friends,gained employment and even met their partner...should show some loyalty to the forum and give betfair time to get it right. They are nearly there now. IMO.

Well said