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I use NoScript all the time, but am not familiar with Ghostery.   What does it do?

There's your problem! *g*

I did that and got complaints about those links not opening in new windows.

And now we have come full circle.

Note that with Firefox, if you middle-click on a link, it automatically opens in a new tab.   No need to do the two-step right-click > open in new tab stuff.

Wait 60 seconds between reporting spammers?

30 seconds between searching? If no hits on first search I gotta wait?

Well, thanks for allowing us to put you on the spammers blacklist.

They just won't learn that we don't put up with that kind of thing around here.

Please.   It usually takes me three or four tries to get my search right.

WTF?   Why on earth would a properly written program crash just because there is a long queue of requests?   There are many ways to deal with that issue, depending on the mission requirements.

I hope you didn't write it, as I very much respect the effort you put into the forums.   I just get annoyed when I see software that doesn't survive in the real world.   I come from the real-time, mission-critical world, where failure is simply not an option -- 911 dispatch systems, gasoline refinery controls, missile telemetry, etc.   It just takes thought and design effort.
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Now that I've gotten that off my chest, don't bother replying to this.   I just have to accept that today's programmers don't write code to those standards.   I'm a dinosaur.

You are absolutely right, but I just can't bring myself to do it.   I'm a slave to my basic nature. 

I've always rooted for the underdog, and your cars fit that description perfectly!      You are also one hell of a great guy to work with, and an inspiration.

Now, to bring this thread back on track, I just noticed an interesting oddity with the forum software.   At least I think it is the forum software.   It appears to be British.   I used the word "humor" in a posting, and it was flagged with the squiggly red line as being misspelled.   But when I spelled it as "humour", it was OK.

Chris, is this the forum software doing it, or is it something on my own system (Ubuntu Linux 10.04.4 LTS, Firefox 11.0)?

The Open Office dictionary uses British spellings. It's your computer.

That is a script that runs on the server side. There are no RSS options for me to change in the ADMIN panel. I have no idea what that is set for so unfortunately you get what you get with that one.

I have been looking into an archive plugin for the forum. It doesn't have that as a normal feature.

If searches are not working I can do a reindex of the database. That should fix the problem. It will take some time and I have to kick all the users off to do it. I'll try to do it overnight one evening when it looks like there aren't many people online and I'm actually awake past 10pm eastern.