kebob Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Nice to see the forum has a new look. I haven't been on here in a long time as this forum is not real conducive to my Windows XP computer. It's probably hampered many a poster. I hate to lodge a complaint, but if Gibson wants this forum to thrive, I suggest making it more accomodating to get on. Anyway -- I still recognize some of the posters on here. Good to see you all are still playing your Gibbys. Mine has only gotten better as I'm sure yours have as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Welcome back, kebob. FYI, this is the newly updated, revised, and much improved Gibson Forum (been up and running less than a week). There are still a few bugs to work out, but at least people can now log on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWilson Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Kebob, welcome back. Just an FYI, but I also have Windows XP Home Edition, and I've never had any problems getting on, either here or on the old site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I also use Windows XP and haven't had any problems logging on. I think there were many reasons why it was hard to log onto the old forum, some having to do with firewalls, etc. Anyway, I haven't heard of anyone having problems getting on the new forum. There are some bugs to be worked out, but generally I think it's much better. Many of the bugs are just user error, I believe. This forum is different than the old one and it will just take time for everyone to get up to speed on how the new one works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwatsonfan Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 quote:Anyway, I haven't heard of anyone having problems getting on the new forum well of course not......they can't log in and let you know they are having problems , can they? when was the last time I posted on the old forum btw........... may ? june? I lost track I hope my user error corrects itself on the new and wonderful forum and lets this post actually go thru :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 quote:Anyway' date=' I haven't heard of anyone having problems getting on the new forum well of course not......they can't log in and let you know they are having problems , can they? when was the last time I posted on the old forum btw........... may ? june? I lost track I hope my user error corrects itself on the new and wonderful forum and lets this post actually go thru :D I suppose you have a point. But when people were having problems logging onto the old forum, many would make posts on several other forums, letting people know. I haven't seen any posts such as that, since the new forum's been up and running. And, by the way, I believe the last post you made on the old forum was on September 27, 2007 :D . http://www.gibson.com/relations/forum/index.asp?sub=show&action=posts&fid=4&tid=160656 Anyway, good to see you back posting again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kebob Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 Kebob' date=' welcome back. Just an FYI, but I also have Windows XP Home Edition, and I've never had any problems getting on, either here or on the old site. [/color'] My problem was I had to lower my security settings (cookies) to a level I was uncomfortable with so I couldn't get in. It wasn't a problem for the first year I was a forum member, then it changed. But that is old news, it seems. This new place is pretty snazzy. Allow me to post my first emoticon: :D I'll have to go to work on my avatar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Well, the avatars is one area where there still seems to be bugs to work out, so don't be surprised if it doesn't show up after you post an avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kebob Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 Well' date=' the avatars is one area where there still seems to be bugs to work out, so don't be surprised if it doesn't show up after you post an avatar.[/size'] Actually, Mike, I made my avatar a white box with a red X in the middle :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Good one, kebob!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwatsonfan Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 quote:Anyway, good to see you back posting again thanks strummer! happy new year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Back at you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losmecos Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I have not been on the forum to much either lately, but ... I'm playing more then ever, Must say that i have since few months a fender strat and i discover a new range of emotion with my music and my singing. This is really great ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Good to see the older names again and other than the need to refresh everytime this forum is looking pretty good even on my MacBook which was painful before avatar even seems to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieDean Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Glad to see you back! I just want to say that although I know there were problems with logging in on the old server, I personally never experienced it on either of my computers(both XP) using FireFox or IE6. Also, about 2 weeks before the new Forum went live, I bought an old used up Dell from a local Home Rental place for $99 (sweet deal 2.66gHz) which was also running XP, and had no problem logging in from it. Some might say it was user error, but I don't think so. Whatever software was causing the problem, it was common (based on the # of users experiencing the problems), and it obviously wasn't something I had on any of my 3 computers. I might also add that I am running ZoneAlarm firewall, and have XP's built-in firewall turned OFF. I also set my browsers to accept ALL cookies. I do manual scans for spyware, and delete my cache and cookies manually when I feel the urge. No background spyware protection for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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