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atreya · Post by **atreya** » 27 Sep 2010 21:41

Ramesh wrote:Dear Mods,
Please make aircraft recognition thread as sticky. Shiv sir, want aircrafts from across, is it possible to include helis & UAVs likely to visit us.

Yes, please. It would be very helpful for noobs

archan · Post by **archan** » 27 Sep 2010 22:49

Alright alright... done. Nice thread.

Rodrigo Rojas · Post by **Rodrigo Rojas** » 29 Sep 2010 13:32

I support open source software and phpBB but Vbulletin looks much better. Why not move? I'm sure you have plenty of readers willing to donate (if that is the reason)

SriSri · Post by **SriSri** » 29 Sep 2010 13:39

I doubt spending $300 is an issue. The PHPBB version BRF uses is heavily modified and secure. Hence it has been around for a very long time.

I am not against continuous improvement. However I doubt vBulletin is worth the effort. In fact, for me it is pretty poor platform choice from a long term perspective.

Jagan · Post by **Jagan** » 29 Sep 2010 18:59

While I think VBulletin definitely has more features that will make it more attractive etc.. It will require us to invest more time in setting up , administration etc.. PhpBB is in auto pilot mode for us and doesnt really take too much of our time..

atreya · Post by **atreya** » 02 Oct 2010 21:59

Mods, is it possible for you to "shift" posts up n down? In the Aircraft Recognition thread, please club the attack helicopters together and transport aircraft together for ease of use. Me and shiv were working at the same time, so the last 4 posts are alternating between transport AC and attack helis.

PS: Not THAT big a problem, but would be better if it can be done [:)]

archan · Post by **archan** » 02 Oct 2010 22:28

^^ sorry, not possbile for mods to do. Posts appear based on timestamp.

ArmenT · Post by **ArmenT** » 04 Oct 2010 01:00

Any chance you guys can increase the max. # of mysql connections in my.cnf so we don't run out of SQL connections so quickly.

SandeepA · Post by **SandeepA** » 04 Oct 2010 07:56

Links presented in forum posts always open in the same window/tab. This spoils the continuity when reading a thread. It will be a better idea to open the links in a new window/tab. This is the general practice on other fora.

nachiket · Post by **nachiket** » 05 Oct 2010 06:49

SandeepA wrote:Links presented in forum posts always open in the same window/tab. This spoils the continuity when reading a thread. It will be a better idea to open the links in a new window/tab. This is the general practice on other fora.

SandeepA, while opening the link just hold down the Ctrl button when you click on the link OR right click on it and select "open in a new tab".

naren · Post by **naren** » 05 Oct 2010 12:06

It would be nice to have youtube like thumbs up/down feature.

jambudvipa · Post by **jambudvipa** » 07 Oct 2010 01:10

Mods,my post count has plunged from 102 to 97.Im back to being a trainee now

SriSri · Post by **SriSri** » 07 Oct 2010 08:20

We need to fix the MYSQL Connections issue. Saw the error for an hour last night.

These should not occur if we have a dedicated server with a good configuration available.

Three options:
-- BRFites contribute and purchase a new dedicated server
-- I already have one that I use; BRF can hop on and split costs
-- I already have one that I use; BRF can hop on and bradmins owe me a favor ..

(j/k) (mafia laughter)

archan · Post by **archan** » 07 Oct 2010 08:20

jambudvipa wrote:Mods,my post count has plunged from 102 to 97.Im back to being a trainee now

This happens on and off whenever we delete threads from the trash can. Often the trash can has posts like:

IB4TL!

or

increasing post count onlee

So, all your hard work in all those IB4TLing posts is all lost in one click of the evil moderator.

archan · Post by **archan** » 07 Oct 2010 08:22

SriSri wrote:We need to fix the MYSQL Connections issue. Saw the error for an hour last night.

These should not occur if we have a dedicated server with a good configuration available.

Three options:
-- BRFites contribute and purchase a new dedicated server
-- I already have one that I use; BRF can hop on and split costs
-- I already have one that I use; BRF can hop on and bradmins owe me a favor .. (j/k) (mafia laughter)

It could have been due to me moving, manipulating, copying the RJB thread here and there.

SriSri · Post by **SriSri** » 07 Oct 2010 08:31

archan wrote:It could have been due to me moving, manipulating, copying the RJB thread here and there.

Prasad · Post by **Prasad** » 08 Oct 2010 10:40

Folks,
Would appreciate some help - The Ramjanmabhomi case judgement pdf's makes use of "KrutiDev010" font for Sanskrit/Hindi characters. Can someone tell me how I can copy-paste that here on BR. After installing the font, I'm able to view it in Word. But no luck with posting on BR. Would be useful to quote the Sanskrit portions too.

SriSri · Post by **SriSri** » 08 Oct 2010 11:07

Upload the PDF on Scribd.com and share the link..

GeorgeM · Post by **GeorgeM** » 09 Oct 2010 07:41

Can we have an 'Area of Expertise' selection for each member as they sign up. The idea is - each member gets to chose from 3 to 4 areas of their expertise (E.g. Project Management, Manufacturing, Embedded Systems, Control System, Avionics etc etc). Every time the member posts, right below his/her user name, the area of expertise also shows up. This would add value and legitimacy to the posts.
Not complaining, but it would seem to me that a few too many users with very little understanding of topics tend to talk like experts. But yes one can always pretend to be an expert, but for how long before they are exposed. Just my 2 paise comment

JVKrishnan · Post by **JVKrishnan** » 09 Oct 2010 09:31

admins,

Can we have a "Indian semi conductor industry" thread?

Pratik_S · Post by **Pratik_S** » 11 Oct 2010 17:57

Can you change my handle name from smpratik to ########## and if space is not allowed Pratik_S###### ?

Pratik_S · Post by **Pratik_S** » 12 Oct 2010 18:06

Thanks archan, do you suggest Pratik_S is better ?

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 19 Oct 2010 05:03

If not, 'Sherman Johnson' is available
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443453/fullcredits

archan · Post by **archan** » 19 Oct 2010 08:01

So is Ngugi Wa’Thiong’O

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 19 Oct 2010 08:06

Some weird stuff. Is it me or have there been some new changes?

The top of each forum page has a menu that looks like this

Board index » Discussion Forums » Military Issues & History Forum

The board index shows a list of all forums and archives.

IIRC the forum index used to show only the discussion forums previously. Now it shows a list of "active topics" that fills the whole page with the forum index at the bottom. Kinda confusing - it wasn't always like this was it?

archan · Post by **archan** » 19 Oct 2010 19:35

^^ Good morning!

That happened a few months ago. I used to use the "Discussion Forums" link a lot before then, not any more.

I have made links to each forum on my firefox shortcut bar so going from Mil to Strat or GDF is a matter of 1 click.

JTull · Post by **JTull** » 24 Oct 2010 22:13

Too many sticky threads!

Sriman · Post by **Sriman** » 27 Oct 2010 07:33

Mods/Admins, does the board software log all the IP addresses that might have been used by my log in over the past few days? If it does, i'd like to get in touch with you

Jagan · Post by **Jagan** » 27 Oct 2010 08:25

Sriman, yes it does. PhpBB keeps a list of all IP addresses used by members. But forum privacy rules ensure that no IP addresses are passed on to any one else. ONly time these are used are for banning purposes.

jamwal · Post by **jamwal** » 01 Nov 2010 10:17

There is no direct link for Bharat Rakshak main site from the forums.

SriSri · Post by **SriSri** » 01 Nov 2010 11:20

jamwal wrote:There is no direct link for Bharat Rakshak main site from the forums.

+1

manish.rastogi · Post by **manish.rastogi** » 03 Nov 2010 13:58

Sir...the e-mail address I have provided...I don't want any message to be sent on that!!Can I give any new e-mail Id for anyone to send a message!

P.S.-Its a free e-mail!!The one I have provided is my brother's with his full consent!!

chiru · Post by **chiru** » 07 Nov 2010 09:08

gurus im not able to login from firefox

im using crappy IE 7 now. in firefox the password is accepted but instantaneously it returns back to the login page. what can i do ?

Rodrigo Rojas · Post by **Rodrigo Rojas** » 07 Nov 2010 17:53

^ chiru garu, has happened to me before. Remove all the *.bharat-rakshak.com cookies (on firefox, right click on this page -> Page info -> Security -> View cookies) from firefox and login again

chiru · Post by **chiru** » 08 Nov 2010 10:12

@ Rodrigo Rojas thank you dude it worked

Bala Vignesh · Post by **Bala Vignesh** » 10 Nov 2010 23:32

Jagangaru,
You have a mail.

chiru · Post by **chiru** » 15 Nov 2010 16:04

MODS i want to advocate for a membership of a loooong time lurker ( 10 years

) who i met at the last bangalore meet what am i supposed to do ?? here is his e-khat astalavistaravi at hottmale daat com . others who attended the meet can vouch for him

manoba · Post by **manoba** » 15 Nov 2010 16:40

chiru wrote:gurus im not able to login from firefox im using crappy IE 7 now. in firefox the password is accepted but instantaneously it returns back to the login page. what can i do ?

I always have this problem with Safari. I couldn't login to the forum no matter what I do.

chiru wrote:MODS i want to advocate for a membership of a loooong time lurker ( 10 years ) who i met at the last bangalore meet what am i supposed to do ?? here is his e-khat astalavistaravi at hottmale daat com . others who attended the meet can vouch for him

Yes, I vouch for hasta la vista amigo.

Neela · Post by **Neela** » 17 Nov 2010 19:07

Should UAV thread be renamed to Indian UAV thread? Last few posts has absolutely nothing to do with Nishant, Rustom or UCAV. It opens the gates for everything ,no?

asprinzl · Post by **asprinzl** » 28 Nov 2010 21:44

Cant a button or two be included in the forum section whereupon jingos can "klik" either "Like" or "Dislike" on the postings by members? Ala Facebook?
AS