This is a new one for me and I'm at a loss on where to put it. Its not really a game bug, so we'll put it here and see what happens.
I seem to be having problems with my forum PMing abilities. I can PM some people fine, just did actually. Message appears in the outbox as normal. Certain other people, I click send and the page freezes while transitioning to the sent page and my outbox remains empty.
At first, I thought it was something on my end... but if that was the case, I shouldn't be able to PM anyone, right? Useful thoughts anyone?
PMing errors
PMing errors
-Gilain- -Trilev- -Siros-
You do not need to change the world, merely leave it a little better than how you found it.
You do not need to change the world, merely leave it a little better than how you found it.
Re: PMing errors
It is probably not your intended recipient, but the content of your message that is the issue. Different characters can sometimes cause the problem that you are describing. It used to happen to me a lot until I figured out how to avoid it.
"A man may die yet still endure if his work enters the greater work, for time is carried upon a current of forgotten deeds, and events of great moment are but the culmination of a single carefully placed thought." - Chime of Eons
Re: PMing errors
No special characters in the problem PM. Simple letters the whole thing through.
-Gilain- -Trilev- -Siros-
You do not need to change the world, merely leave it a little better than how you found it.
You do not need to change the world, merely leave it a little better than how you found it.
Re: PMing errors
Ah-ha, figured it out. It seems even if it is simple characters, PMs get screwy when you copy/paste from certain applications. I just needed to write it all out again. First time PMs gave me any trouble, a good learning experience. Thanks for the help, Harroghty.
-Gilain- -Trilev- -Siros-
You do not need to change the world, merely leave it a little better than how you found it.
You do not need to change the world, merely leave it a little better than how you found it.
Re: PMing errors
Never ever paste from a Word document. I found that out after composing a lovely long message in Word, that I had to then re-type directly into the post. Hrmph.
Re: PMing errors
All accent and special characters in a PM (and in any normal post actually) end up in bugging like that in forum.
I tend to get that often when I type an accent by habit / mistake
El.
I tend to get that often when I type an accent by habit / mistake
El.
Eltsac, Loren Wildsoul, Gaymor, Heleyn Featherhand, Aminiel Emeraldeyes, Derissa Silvershield, Hova, Cal Nimblefinger, Cylistria Baenre
Re: PMing errors
Yep, yep. Exactly what the problem was: copying a new helpfile from Word. Grrr, rewriting...Lirith wrote:Never ever paste from a Word document. I found that out after composing a lovely long message in Word, that I had to then re-type directly into the post. Hrmph.
-Gilain- -Trilev- -Siros-
You do not need to change the world, merely leave it a little better than how you found it.
You do not need to change the world, merely leave it a little better than how you found it.
Re: PMing errors
Word tend to use special caracters for things like ... or ', not the standard caracters 
El & co
El & co
Eltsac, Loren Wildsoul, Gaymor, Heleyn Featherhand, Aminiel Emeraldeyes, Derissa Silvershield, Hova, Cal Nimblefinger, Cylistria Baenre
Re: PMing errors
Yet another reason notepad and other basic programs are better than Word. 
-Gilain- -Trilev- -Siros-
You do not need to change the world, merely leave it a little better than how you found it.
You do not need to change the world, merely leave it a little better than how you found it.
Re: PMing errors
I've even run into it by copying from PDF documents into Notepad and then attempting to paste, so it's not just Word and trying to use notepad to destroy the special characters did not work.
A sapphire haired male aasimar replies to you 'What would you get Tanya for a wedding present?'
You reply to A sapphire haired male aasimar 'A swift kick to the head. '
You reply to A sapphire haired male aasimar 'A swift kick to the head. '
Re: PMing errors
Notepad shouldn't destroy the special characters. It just doesn't create them automatically when you're typing like Word does.
Kalahani Ka'uhane
Gottschalk, Witchdoctah
Gottschalk, Witchdoctah