Why does quoting certain members freeze this site?

[fohat.digs]

When I reply to a thread, all is well. When I attempt to quote someone's comment, that usually works properly, too.

However, there are certain members, at least a half-dozen of them, who, when I attempt to quote them, freezes the screen with and interminable "Loading .... " message at the top.

What is the cause of this, and why does it pertain only to certain members?

[jdcarpe]

I get this, too. Seemingly at random.

[sethk_]

Which members so I can try? I have never experienced this issue, it might be you.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

I've gotten this several times... usually I just try again until it works.

[fohat.digs]

Which members so I can try? I have never experienced this issue, it might be you.

It pretty much always happens with jacobolus, nubbinator, intelli78, just off the top of my head.

[azhdar]

Which members so I can try? I have never experienced this issue, it might be you.

It pretty much always happens with jacobolus, nubbinator, intelli78, just off the top of my head.

:octagon:

[iri]

Never had such problem, even when quoting the mentioned members.

[intelli78]

=O

Never had this happen.

[fohat.digs]

:octagon:

What does "octagon" mean?

By the way, after suffering with an abominable AT&T DSL line for years, I just changed over to a Comcast cable modem, which seems blindingly fast in comparison. I assumed that the problem would go away with a better connection, but it has not seemed to change.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

*quoting intelli*

No issues here...

[nubbinator]

:octagon:

What does "octagon" mean?

It's making fun of the thing TS does.  azhdar should know better though, it should be :square:.


I wonder what causes that.  I haven't had any issues like that.

[hwood34]

Which members so I can try? I have never experienced this issue, it might be you.

that one user with the 0s and 1s in his name seems to break quotes

[0100010]

People tells me it happens to them when they quote me; enough so that I added a disclaimer in my signature.

[azhdar]

People tells me it happens to them when they quote me; enough so that I added a disclaimer in my signature.

testing

[azhdar]

People tells me it happens to them when they quote me; enough so that I added a disclaimer in my signature.

testing

"Wrong value type sent to the database. Array of integers expected. (quoteids)"

indeed

[ideus]

People tells me it happens to them when they quote me; enough so that I added a disclaimer in my signature.

Testing.

[iri]

People tells me it happens to them when they quote me; enough so that I added a disclaimer in my signature.

test

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

People tells me it happens to them when they quote me; enough so that I added a disclaimer in my signature.

testing for myself...

INTERESTING...

[SpAmRaY]

I've had this issue as well.

[nubbinator]

People tells me it happens to them when they quote me; enough so that I added a disclaimer in my signature.

No problem here.

[tp4tissue]

I think it's when You try to quote too fast.. too quickly after the person just wrote it..

so the serve doesn't know what you're quoting because the post is not in the system yet.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

I think it's when You try to quote too fast.. too quickly after the person just wrote it..

so the serve doesn't know what you're quoting because the post is not in the system yet.

That makes absolutely no sense...

If you can see the post, then it's obviously in the system.

[tp4tissue]

I think it's when You try to quote too fast.. too quickly after the person just wrote it..

so the serve doesn't know what you're quoting because the post is not in the system yet.

That makes absolutely no sense...

If you can see the post, then it's obviously in the system.

Not in the WHOLE system..

[sethk_]

I think it's when You try to quote too fast.. too quickly after the person just wrote it..

so the serve doesn't know what you're quoting because the post is not in the system yet.

That makes absolutely no sense...

If you can see the post, then it's obviously in the system.

Not in the WHOLE system..

Computers are way too fast for that to happen.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

I think it's when You try to quote too fast.. too quickly after the person just wrote it..

so the serve doesn't know what you're quoting because the post is not in the system yet.

That makes absolutely no sense...

If you can see the post, then it's obviously in the system.

Not in the WHOLE system..

And is this conclusion based on your extensive knowledge of the GH servers and SMF?

[tp4tissue]

I think it's when You try to quote too fast.. too quickly after the person just wrote it..

so the serve doesn't know what you're quoting because the post is not in the system yet.

That makes absolutely no sense...

If you can see the post, then it's obviously in the system.

Not in the WHOLE system..

And is this conclusion based on your extensive knowledge of the GH servers and SMF?

Yes..

[fohat.digs]

A freeze on quoting trolls would be a huge benefit to the forum.

[tp4tissue]

A freeze on quoting trolls would be a huge benefit to the forum.

[rowdy]

GH's SMF implementation uses AJAX to copy the text from the post you are quoting.

It does this after you click the Quote button.

There is a slight delay whilst your browser sends the AJAX request to the server, then waits for the response.

Once the response is received, the browser places the text in the Quick Reply box with quote tags before and after, sets focus to that control, and then waits for your input.

(At least from my experience writing web applications probably something like this happens.)

If there is anything goes wrong or takes too long during that time, that might result in the delay.

I get this a fair bit, but usually put it down to my relatively poor internet connection.  Usually I need to reload that page and quote again before it will work properly.  Very rarely will it actually quote, even if I leave it waiting for 10 minutes or more.