+Lovejoy and Tinker Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Hi everyone, I sent my first PM from this board the other day, but when the person tried to reply to me through the PM system, they got an error message which said the message couldn't be sent because I don't exist. Well I have checked and double checked and can confirm that I do exist, although on which plane I'm not sure (I didn't do psychology at school, there was only an option for woodwork or home economics back then). Have checked my settings on the board and I have PeeEmming enabled, no one is blocked and everything seems ok there. In fact the disabling option says if set to 'Yes' you can't send or receive PM's. And I can send them just fine. Sent another PM to someone else last night as a test, and they confirmed I do not exist. I am beginning to worry now, as two people say I don't exist and there's only me claiming that I do. I'm out numbered. Has anyone come across this before and know what might be wrong? Please do feel free to send me a test PM if you like to confirm whether or not I exist. If the majority find that I don't, then you may not hear from me again Cheers Lovejoy (Thanks MrsB for spotting the problem and the Two Bears for helping me test) Quote Link to comment
+Lovejoy and Tinker Posted August 15, 2010 Author Share Posted August 15, 2010 (edited) Just to clarify, it's the messaging system that launches when you press the PM button at the bottom of this post, left hand side, next to 'ON' and 'CARD', that doesn't seem to work. Messaging through my profile on GC.com works fine. Edited August 15, 2010 by Lovejoy & Tinker Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I tried to PM you and get "There is no such member - please check the name entered and try again." I reckon the software doesn't like the & in your name. Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 ... either that or you're "personae non gratae". Did you do something really bad? Do tell! MrsB Quote Link to comment
+Munkeh Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 did someone say something to start this thread or am I missing something Quote Link to comment
+dibbler69 Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Have you got PMs turned on? My Controls Board Settings Disable your personal messenger? If you disable your personal messenger, you will not be able to make or receive personal messages. Might be worth a look Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I reckon the software doesn't like the & in your name. Seconded. Anyone else around here got a name with "&" so we can try it out? There was a problem awhile ago, where someone couldn't sign in to the forums... The forums don't like non Alpha/numerical characters. (They had some in their password...) Quote Link to comment
+dino-irl Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Point 4 here relates to the password but it could be affecting the PM when you're using it in your UN too? http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?p....page&id=31 Quote Link to comment
team tisri Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Nope... you don't exist. I tried replacing the & with \& and & but still to no avail. I forget how easy it is to change your caching name to something without the & to see if that helps. Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 (edited) Nope... you don't exist. I tried replacing the & with \& and & but still to no avail. I forget how easy it is to change your caching name to something without the & to see if that helps. You get one go for free... (From your profile page) Then you have to involve Frog HQ. Edited August 15, 2010 by Bear and Ragged Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Before changing your username, try contacting Dorsetgal & GeoDog to see whether she has experienced this problem. (I have a very vague recollection of PMing her ages ago about something and not getting any reply... ) It would be a pity to have to change your username if there's some other way to correct this glitch. Maybe someone on the Website forum could help. MrsB Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 It would be a pity to have to change your username if there's some other way to correct this glitch. Maybe someone on the Website forum could help. MrsB Shame to change, but it's not a big change. from & to and. Nothing wrong with an 'and' in yer name! Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 (edited) Before changing your username, try contacting Dorsetgal & GeoDog to see whether she has experienced this problem. (I have a very vague recollection of PMing her ages ago about something and not getting any reply... ) It would be a pity to have to change your username if there's some other way to correct this glitch. Maybe someone on the Website forum could help. MrsB The & blocking PM is a known issue. Yes, special characters such as an ampersand are a confirmed problem with the private message feature. It's a bug in the forum software. When Groundspeak switched to the new forum software in November 2003, it caused several geocachers to change their account names to remove the the special character from their account name. Edited August 15, 2010 by BlueDeuce Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 (edited) it most certainly seems that the ampersand'&' is the problem as I just tried to send myself a PM and it says that I don't exist. Just recieved an email from BlueDeuce who I sent a PM and he was unable to reply for the same reasons. Surely if the PM system cant handle an & symbol why allow them in user names on the forum. Oh dear would somebody tell the Tax man that I dont exist and then I can save some money. Edited August 15, 2010 by DrDick&Vick Quote Link to comment
+currykev Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I had a similar problem with a recent post on this forum. One minute it was there, the next it had completely disappeared along with the actual thread started by a mod. Strange goings on it seems. Strange indeed. Quote Link to comment
+The Two Bears Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Bit concerned now - if you guys don't exist then who are those two weirdos we go out caching with !? Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Bit concerned now - if you guys don't exist then who are those two weirdos we go out caching with !? Maybe you don't exist either... Quote Link to comment
+Birdman-of-liskatraz Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Bit concerned now - if you guys don't exist then who are those two weirdos we go out caching with !? Maybe you don't exist either... Noo - The Two birds umm Two Bears exist, I've cached with em.... Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Bit concerned now - if you guys don't exist then who are those two weirdos we go out caching with !? Maybe you don't exist either... Noo - The Two birds umm Two Bears exist, I've cached with em.... Could be a big group of you, that don't really exist.. Quote Link to comment
+Lovejoy and Tinker Posted August 15, 2010 Author Share Posted August 15, 2010 Thanks everyone for testing and thinking and looking up old posts and coming up with..... .....THE ANSWER !! And seemingly all this has been sorted while we have been out, erm, caching. I feel guilty now. Can someone who doesn't exist feel guilt? Gee I wish we'd had psychology and stuff when I was at school. Had to do some caching today as next week is '"putting out a brand new series in a secret location which no one is supposed to know anything about yet" week-end so won't get to find any next Sunday. Oh, I don't think I was supposed to mention that, forget I said anything. No, it's OK I don't exist so I couldn't have said anything about the brand new series in a secret location which no one is supposed to know anything about yet. Anyway... I can rest easy knowing that I (we) DO exist but only without the &. With the & we are indeed persona non grata as far as the forum is concerned. Don't think we'll change our name, I like the & I can maybe live without receiving PMs - at least it reports an error, so people can tell it hasn't worked and can send me an email instead. That's if anyone ever wants to talk to me. Thanks again for everyone's detective work. Lovejoy PS. Found an Excalibur coin today that's been on the road for 10 months, from Germany, and whose mission was to get to Tintagel. As luck would have it we were heading for Slaughterbridge so were able to place the coin in King Arthur Man or Myth (Tintagel) and fully achieve its mission. First time we have ever done that. Quote Link to comment
+Lovejoy and Tinker Posted August 15, 2010 Author Share Posted August 15, 2010 Bit concerned now - if you guys don't exist then who are those two weirdos we go out caching with !? Weirdos? Weirdos? Weirdos? Oh yeah, that's us. Wanting to sit and watch a cricket match in the sunshine rather than go caching makes me a weirdo Quote Link to comment
+Original A1 Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Thanks everyone for testing and thinking and looking up old posts and coming up with..... .....THE ANSWER !! And seemingly all this has been sorted while we have been out, erm, caching. I feel guilty now. Can someone who doesn't exist feel guilt? Gee I wish we'd had psychology and stuff when I was at school. Had to do some caching today as next week is '"putting out a brand new series in a secret location which no one is supposed to know anything about yet" week-end so won't get to find any next Sunday. Oh, I don't think I was supposed to mention that, forget I said anything. No, it's OK I don't exist so I couldn't have said anything about the brand new series in a secret location which no one is supposed to know anything about yet. Anyway... I can rest easy knowing that I (we) DO exist but only without the &. With the & we are indeed persona non grata as far as the forum is concerned. Don't think we'll change our name, I like the & I can maybe live without receiving PMs - at least it reports an error, so people can tell it hasn't worked and can send me an email instead. That's if anyone ever wants to talk to me. Thanks again for everyone's detective work. Lovejoy PS. Found an Excalibur coin today that's been on the road for 10 months, from Germany, and whose mission was to get to Tintagel. As luck would have it we were heading for Slaughterbridge so were able to place the coin in King Arthur Man or Myth (Tintagel) and fully achieve its mission. First time we have ever done that. I don't think I just read this post, so I'm not sure why I'm sitting here laughing! If anyone needs verification that you don't exist, you've even picked up a mythical GC for a mythical sword! Case proven. Quote Link to comment
+Lovejoy and Tinker Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 I don't think I just read this post, so I'm not sure why I'm sitting here laughing! If anyone needs verification that you don't exist, you've even picked up a mythical GC for a mythical sword! Case proven. Oh yeah, hadn't thought of that. And we put it in a cache belonging to King Arthur (who probably didn't exist) next to Camelot Castle (which also probably didn't exist), in Tintagel (which probably doesn't exist as I can't have been there yesterday since I don't exist). So yesterday was a whole day of non existance and myth. And perhaps the "brand new series in a secret location which no one is supposed to know anything about yet so I mustn't mention it" is also just a myth. But I'm not allowed to mention it, I have been sworn to secrecy. Ssshhhh. Another odd thing, I cannot get e-mail notification of new posts in this topic. I can get them in other topics by manually setting them up for each topic. But ticking the option for automatic notifications of threads I have started or replied to does nothing, no notifications. And when I try and mark this topic for email notifications it says "Error, you are already subscribed to this topic" but still no notifications. Silly naughty forum. BUT, THIS DID EXIST... (hope that comes out ok) We came across it (couldn't really miss it) on a back lane on the way to Tintagel. Had to do a double take then a triple take, couldn't quite believe what we were seeing. A coach with bedrooms stuck on the back. Not your everyday sight on the roads around here. Got home and looked it up, and yep it really does exist!! Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 ... BUT, THIS DID EXIST... (hope that comes out ok) We came across it (couldn't really miss it) on a back lane on the way to Tintagel. Had to do a double take then a triple take, couldn't quite believe what we were seeing. A coach with bedrooms stuck on the back. Not your everyday sight on the roads around here. Got home and looked it up, and yep it really does exist!! Nope. Can't see it myself. That doesn't exist either. MrsB Quote Link to comment
+Original A1 Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Nope, you really are a myth - there is no image. Now either I'm dreaming this, will give myself a pinch and waken up (the same could be said of Geocaching as a whole), or you need a new username! Quote Link to comment
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