Help with lj nonsense?

[miss_diverse]

Can anybody please help me figure out commenting on here? Ever since the comment pages changed ages ago there are a few journals I can't comment on. Some  people's pages (eg mrsquizzical & barmy_bunk ) show up like the old comment forms and I can post a comment, but some (eg shinetheway ) show up with the blue and white boxy thing for comments and it won't let me use it. When I

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madness

[shinetheway]

I'm trying to comment to you but I'v e got a tinypic image-moved-or-deleted message instead of a comment box. It's really weird!

Re: madness

[shinetheway]

I've been thinking about this and I wonder if it's the server we're on? I haven't a clue how you'd find it out, but mayge I'm on one server and barmy and mrsquizzical are on another? I'd report it to LJ support and see if they can fix it.

BTW the tinypic URL is still there in the comment field so I can't see what I'm typing, so I apologize for spelling errorrs. :/

Re: madness

[miss_diverse]

Yep I'm getting the same tinypic thing. So weird, wtf?

Good idea though, I will find who to report it to tomorrow.

<3

(Also, seeing as I can't comment to your post... glad your interview went well! Hope you settle in to study & everything. I'm sure you'll do awesome. :) And oh I love St Andrew's! It's not huge & intimidating like St Mary's is, it's kind of cosy & friendly. And I hope your vein punctures are ok! xo!)

Re: madness

[leviathan0999]

Yeah, I'm getting the same thing, too, but I can type over it, which suggests that the page style you're using has an encoded background image which is no longer at that address on on tinypic.com.

Commenting, though, as you can see, is still possible.

I'm wondering if appending "&style=mine" to the URL will help you/

[barmy_bunk]

this is the first time i've ever had a problem commenting. ironic.

i got the same 'tinypic' image thingy that shine got... when i clicked on that, it brought me to a new page, saying my message was blank, but at least it gave me a new, blank comment box! /o\

[miss_diverse]

Yep, I'm getting the tiny pic thing too. wtf?

[kath_ballantyne]

I have problems with the new comment style too. It freezes my browser every time I try and comment. I assumed it was my slow arse internet.
It depends on the style people have that determines if you get the new comment box or the old one.
Mine still has the old one and it looks like you do too. A way to get around it is to type ?style-mine after the .html thing bit of the address. So get rid of the #comments thing and type ?style=mine and it should show you the journal you're on in your style. Though right now it may end up with you having the tinypic stuff.

Sorry, can't see if I've spelled things right.

[miss_diverse]

That worked, thank yoU! Now I think I need to change my journal's style/theme thingy so this wretched tinypic thing will go away.

[mrsquizzical]

DDD: have you tried to 'read in my style' or anything? i have still got the old style whatever so that might be why?

ARGH LJ! my paid account is coming up and i want to be able to justify paying it again!