WordPress.com Forums » Tag: venting - Recent Posts http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/venting WordPress.com Forums » Tag: venting - Recent Posts en Sun, 19 May 2013 00:01:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 macmanx on "password problems and login issues" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/password-problems-and-login-issues#post-1076955 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 22:57:25 +0000 macmanx 1076955@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Also, if you are using any application (or built-in browser feature) to remember your passwords, please make sure that you change the record there if you change your account's password here.

]]> timethief on "password problems and login issues" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/password-problems-and-login-issues#post-1076798 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:46:18 +0000 timethief 1076798@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Do not log-in on the front page of WordPress.com. Do not create posts here > http://wordpress.com/#!/post/

Have you tried logging in by providing your email address associated with the account rather than using your username? if not then please try that.

I recommend that you ONLY log-in directly you your own blog and ONLY create posts and edit them here > Dashboard > Posts > Add New

If you are not running one of the browsers and versions listed at http://browsehappy.com/ please try upgrading or switching first.

Note: If you are using an IE9 browser in compatibility mode that makes it render as IE7 and IE7 is not supported. To disable see > http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1196-internet-explorer-compatibility-view-turn-off.html

If you are, please do these four things:

1. Try clearing your browser’s cache http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=32050

2. Make sure that you have third-party cookies enabled http://en.support.wordpress.com/third-party-cookies/

3. Try with all browser extensions or add-ons temporarily disabled.

4. Try enabling HTTPS: http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/

If you are not successful let us know which browser (and version of it) you’re using and post any error reports you get.

]]> fabnycweddingblog on "password problems and login issues" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/password-problems-and-login-issues#post-1076787 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:32:51 +0000 fabnycweddingblog 1076787@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ This is ridiculous why cant we contact anyone ?? Everyday I log in and everyday its tells me my password is incorrect I was not having these issues before and I think as a paying customer I should have the ability to contact someone directly and not post this on some public forum!! this is outrageous. I dont have time to wait until someone has a chance to answer back on some forum....if my password is being changed daily then something serious is going on.

]]> macmanx on "Seems like there are a lot of problems..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/seems-like-there-are-a-lot-of-problems#post-1073505 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:02:32 +0000 macmanx 1073505@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

Why don't you test changes before foisting them on people?

We test most changes for a month or two ourselves before deploying them.

My blog has been useless for days now, and there has been no response from WordPress.

You have received a response from us, please continue that discussion over there: http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/links-65

I gave you my money for something that worked, changing it is stealing from me.

I'm sorry for the trouble, but you paid for a domain registration. That is what you received, and that is what you still have. http://alexjsquire.com/

There is no way that a constantly changing format is preferable to a solid, reliable one.

If we didn't make updates, you'd be stuck with the same old thing from 2005. No widgets, no tags, no video embeds, no custom domains, 7 themes, etc. If you want a WordPress installation that is never updated, I recommend managing your own. http://wordpress.org/

After millions of people abandoned MySpace when it became useless through endless tampering, why would anyone follow that business model?

We have never followed MySpace's business model. This is a blogging service, not a social network.

I've lost two days to this problem so far, will I be compensated in any way?

I'm sorry for the trouble, but you paid for the domain, and that has continued to function properly. If you'd like this problem to be resolved, please return to your original thread: http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/links-65

By the way, Blogger still works like Blogger, and tumblr still works like tumblr.

Yes, except for the major functionality and design upgrades that they went through over the past 7 years, just like us. They also run into the same bugs, just like us. That's part of what running a live system is all about. You can test something with 120 employees all you want, but once you release it to (currently) 42,164,656 users, someone is bound to find something you missed.

Again, if you need help with your issue, please return to your previous thread: http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/links-65

]]> alexjsquire on "Seems like there are a lot of problems..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/seems-like-there-are-a-lot-of-problems#post-1073468 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:30:27 +0000 alexjsquire 1073468@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You aren't WordPress. How could you possibly take my criticism of them personally? This exchange is odd, and I would appreciate you not addressing me.

]]> raincoaster on "Seems like there are a lot of problems..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/seems-like-there-are-a-lot-of-problems#post-1073425 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:13:32 +0000 raincoaster 1073425@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ 1) they don't. Their changes have been tested but obviously bugs slip through sometimes. WordPress is pretty good.

2) people abandoned Myspace because they were tired of being greeted with Evanescence everywhere they went.

3) you didn't pay me for anything, so I don't owe you anything. If you want to invoice staff, the email is support @ wordpress dot com.

4) no idea. Ask staff.

5) the recent outages at Blogger put things in perspective, don't they? Also, how much downtime does Tumblr have?

]]> alexjsquire on "Seems like there are a lot of problems..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/seems-like-there-are-a-lot-of-problems#post-1073389 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:24:40 +0000 alexjsquire 1073389@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Here are a few: Why did staff make untested changes to something that already worked? After millions of people abandoned MySpace when it became useless through endless tampering, why would anyone follow that business model? If I pay for something, and you give me something else, don't you think that is a type of theft? I've lost two days to this problem so far, will I be compensated in any way? Are there any plans to concentrate on stability in the future, or is WordPress simply a sandbox for the programmers, to toy with in any way they feel like, regardless of their clients' needs?

All of these issues are related to my original post, which was not about links. I think these are reasonable questions, and I would direct them straight to WordPress, but they're not really into things like customer feedback and inquiry. This is the closest to contacting the company, so here we are.

By the way, Blogger still works like Blogger, and tumblr still works like tumblr, so it's reasonable to wonder why people are running around trying to fix what ain't broke.

]]> raincoaster on "Seems like there are a lot of problems..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/seems-like-there-are-a-lot-of-problems#post-1073369 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:57 +0000 raincoaster 1073369@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The only previous questions we have from you are about the change in links. Staff changed something and an accidental side effect is that links just simply pasted in no longer go live. They're looking at how to change it back. We've answered that question multiple times in the forum.

What other issues do you have?

]]> alexjsquire on "Seems like there are a lot of problems..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/seems-like-there-are-a-lot-of-problems#post-1073357 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:38:59 +0000 alexjsquire 1073357@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I apologize, but I don't know how to get more specific than Safari 5.0.6

]]> thistimethisspace on "Seems like there are a lot of problems..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/seems-like-there-are-a-lot-of-problems#post-1073353 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:32:28 +0000 thistimethisspace 1073353@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Please focus on remaining solution orientated and post exactly which browser and version of it you are using. I use 3 and I'm not experiencing any issues at all using any of them.

]]> alexjsquire on "Seems like there are a lot of problems..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/seems-like-there-are-a-lot-of-problems#post-1073350 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:31:58 +0000 alexjsquire 1073350@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'm using Safari 5.0.6

Why should that have anything to do with WordPress understanding basic HTML?

]]> alexjsquire on "Seems like there are a lot of problems..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/seems-like-there-are-a-lot-of-problems#post-1073348 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:29:18 +0000 alexjsquire 1073348@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ "Do not create posts here > http://wordpress.com/#!/post/"

And by the way, if you really mean this, this is a mind-boggling failure on their part. I mean, don't create posts from the post page? Wow.

]]> thistimethisspace on "Seems like there are a lot of problems..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/seems-like-there-are-a-lot-of-problems#post-1073345 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:27:25 +0000 thistimethisspace 1073345@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ oops! I made a mistake. The correct link is http://supportdetails.com

]]> thistimethisspace on "Seems like there are a lot of problems..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/seems-like-there-are-a-lot-of-problems#post-1073344 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:26:50 +0000 thistimethisspace 1073344@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ As you checked all that stuff then you forgot to post your details. I can't see exactly which browser and version of it are you using and you failed to post that relevant information. Please post it now.
http://supportdetails.wopm

]]> alexjsquire on "Seems like there are a lot of problems..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/seems-like-there-are-a-lot-of-problems#post-1073342 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:23:52 +0000 alexjsquire 1073342@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ None of the above listed things are the problem. The problem is not on my end. Everything worked fine before and now it doesn't. (I checked all that stuff again anyway, btw).

Links don't work. Not the link button, not typed HTML hyperlinks, nothing.

]]> thistimethisspace on "Seems like there are a lot of problems..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/seems-like-there-are-a-lot-of-problems#post-1073324 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:58:18 +0000 thistimethisspace 1073324@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

My blog has been useless for days now, and there has been no response from WordPress.

Do not log-in on the front page of WordPress.com. Do not create posts here > http://wordpress.com/#!/post/

Instead I recommend that you ONLY log-in directly you your own blog and ONLY create posts and edit them here > Dashboard > Posts > Add New

If you are not running one of the browsers and versions listed at http://browsehappy.com/ please try upgrading or switching first.

Note: If you are using an IE9 browser in compatibility mode that makes it render as IE7 and IE7 is not supported. To disable see > http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1196-internet-explorer-compatibility-view-turn-off.html

If you are, please do these four things:

1. Try clearing your browser’s cache http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=32050

2. Make sure that you have third-party cookies enabled http://en.support.wordpress.com/third-party-cookies/

3. Try with all browser extensions or add-ons temporarily disabled.

4. Try enabling HTTPS: http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/

If you are not successful let us know which browser (and version of it) you’re using and post any error reports you get.

]]> alexjsquire on "Seems like there are a lot of problems..." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/seems-like-there-are-a-lot-of-problems#post-1073321 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:54:24 +0000 alexjsquire 1073321@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ A lot of responses seem to be along the lines of "well, we tinker around a lot. We'll look into this, be patient. Why don't you test changes before foisting them on people? My blog has been useless for days now, and there has been no response from WordPress. Why did you make changes that don't work? I gave you my money for something that worked, changing it is stealing from me.

The forum is packed with this stuff. Cut it out. There is no way that a constantly changing format is preferable to a solid, reliable one. Why is that not reasonable?

]]> sensuouscurmudgeon on "Composing font is too tiny to comfortably use." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/composing-font-is-too-tiny-to-comfortably-use#post-1056765 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:27:07 +0000 sensuouscurmudgeon 1056765@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The zoom feature works for the website, and Firefox will remember that setting the next time you visit that site -- unless you zoom out to restore the original size. It only works for your computer, by the way. No one else visiting that site will be affected.

]]> subodai213 on "Composing font is too tiny to comfortably use." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/composing-font-is-too-tiny-to-comfortably-use#post-1056666 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:12:13 +0000 subodai213 1056666@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hello,
Oh, DUH. I HAVE Firefox. It works. Thank you!

If you change themes, though, does it go back and change all your posts from the past, or do you have to start all over again?
By the way, TimeThief, I've never been to your blog but I sure in heck like your name. It's soooo descriptive..
Thank you both, again!

]]> timethief on "Composing font is too tiny to comfortably use." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/composing-font-is-too-tiny-to-comfortably-use#post-1056445 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:02:05 +0000 timethief 1056445@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @ptigris213
You can choose to use a theme with larger font like Able has. Click my username and see what it's like.
http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/Able/

Like sensuouscurmudgeon says we can increase or decrease font (text) size on any site we visit http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/01/19/how-to-change-font-text-size-in-your-browser/

]]> sensuouscurmudgeon on "Composing font is too tiny to comfortably use." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/composing-font-is-too-tiny-to-comfortably-use#post-1056439 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:57:23 +0000 sensuouscurmudgeon 1056439@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You can enlarge what you see on your screen with your browser. With Firefox (which is all I know) it's under the "View" tab. Hit "Zoom" and then "zoom in."

]]> subodai213 on "Composing font is too tiny to comfortably use." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/composing-font-is-too-tiny-to-comfortably-use#post-1056335 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:00:16 +0000 subodai213 1056335@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ /span> <span style=”font-family:arial;color:#ff00ff;font-size xxsmall

See this? This is your idea of "help". When I try to type into the new post block, it comes out in this miniscule font. Your help, cut and pasted from your support page, does NOT WORK.
Why in the world is your composing font so TINY?
I CAN"T READ IT, FOLKS. I'm OLD. My eyes don't see that well anymore.
Why don't you have a button, like every other word processing program in the whole world, that you may click to change the font size?
I cannot afford your 30 dollar upgrade to make a font larger.
Your 'help" such as it is, is useless to me. I tried doing the HTML stuff and it doesn't work. Maybe I'm not doing it right, but I am NOT an IT or a programmer. I am a biologist. I never thought I'd have to dink around with something as fundamental and basic to a word processing program as font size.
This is inexcusable. It's wrong to force me to spend money I don't have..
PLEASE make it so that I can type in a font size that I can comfortably read. Please. Other blog sites have the capacity to change font sizes. Please make yours the same.
Blog url: http://monitoringtheenemynet.wordpress.com/

]]> raincoaster on "There are some advertisements appearing on my blog that I did not put. Help!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/there-are-some-advertisements-appearing-on-my-blog-that-i-did-not-put-help#post-1041500 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:20 +0000 raincoaster 1041500@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ This is a technical support forum, not an emotional support forum.

You can have your blog hosted here for free with ads on it or you can pay $30 a year to get rid of the ads. There are no workarounds.

]]> timothybronson on "There are some advertisements appearing on my blog that I did not put. Help!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/there-are-some-advertisements-appearing-on-my-blog-that-i-did-not-put-help#post-1041477 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:23:01 +0000 timothybronson 1041477@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Timethief: Hi. I don't care.

Auxclass: See my reply to our paralegal friend, above. I don't care. I'm not interested in WP's business model—they have high-powered executives who are in charge of finding ways to make money. I, as an empancipated adult, am not required to want to be a part of every scheme they toss on the table.

Notawoodpecker: Thanks for not being a jerk. The internet encourages some folks to develop an enormous set of Keyboard Balls. But I appreciate the fact that you replied civilly.

And everyone: note the sentence below the window in which you're currently typing that advises against ad hominem attacks.

]]> timethief on "There are some advertisements appearing on my blog that I did not put. Help!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/there-are-some-advertisements-appearing-on-my-blog-that-i-did-not-put-help#post-1041459 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:09:59 +0000 timethief 1041459@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You sound as busy as I am. I'm a librarian and a paralegal and an artist and a writer. I have a small business and do contracted work as well. I multitask and answer forum questions while I'm supervising my business.

We Volunteers are here to help and the way to remove ads from your blog has been stated by me while signed in under my other username account back on Sep 6, 2012, 8:29 AM. The only way to get rid of all advertising on our free hosted WordPress.com blogs is to purchase an annually renewable No-Ads upgrade. http://en.support.wordpress.com/no-ads/

We Volunteers aren't here to listen to venting. As there's not much that can be said about people who enter contracts without reading the terms in them that could be characterized as competent. You can blog off and I'll move along to the next thread.

]]> auxclass on "There are some advertisements appearing on my blog that I did not put. Help!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/there-are-some-advertisements-appearing-on-my-blog-that-i-did-not-put-help#post-1041455 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:08:09 +0000 auxclass 1041455@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ So - just how did you think that WordPress.COM was getting the money to give you a free blog? - Santa Maybe? The servers and staff need to be paid somehow -

do you have any suggestions on how WordPress.COM can get free money so they don't need to put ads on the blogs?

]]> notawoodpecker on "There are some advertisements appearing on my blog that I did not put. Help!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/there-are-some-advertisements-appearing-on-my-blog-that-i-did-not-put-help#post-1041450 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:05:10 +0000 notawoodpecker 1041450@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

Seems like a slick way to extort a tidy $30 out of us end users,

It's not necessary to do that. It's only an option. Most people won't see the ads anyways.

]]> timothybronson on "There are some advertisements appearing on my blog that I did not put. Help!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/there-are-some-advertisements-appearing-on-my-blog-that-i-did-not-put-help#post-1041444 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:01:41 +0000 timothybronson 1041444@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'm one of those bloggers, of course, who didn't bother to pore over the entire ToS—I have a day job, and better things to do in the evenings than to encourage lawyers in their quest for infernal domination—and I was surprised to hear a report from a friend that ads were showing up on my blog.

Seems like a slick way to extort a tidy $30 out of us end users, and nothing more. I'll be exploring other options... perhaps WP has run its course for me. Sure, the branding is all nice and squishy, but beneath the spackle, it's just another sharky business hell-bent on squeezing its faithful for every drop of blood it can get.

]]> bloomingtailsdogduds on "Too Many Problems Publishing Text and/or Pics - Please Resolve Once and for All!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/too-many-problems-publishing-text-andor-pics-please-resolve-once-and-for-all#post-1026400 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:44:16 +0000 bloomingtailsdogduds 1026400@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Twice just now I clicked on the "unsubscribe" link and ended up seeing a message saying, "Attempt failed." Is there another way I can unsubscribe?

Once I copy & paste my blog onto the one I'll transfer it to, I'll be totally done with WordPress, thank goodness. I can't believe how it worked flawlessly my first two months on the blog, and then all of a sudden it went to pot. Enough was enough.

There's no need for any of you to post any more replies to what I've said here.

]]> timethief on "Too Many Problems Publishing Text and/or Pics - Please Resolve Once and for All!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/too-many-problems-publishing-text-andor-pics-please-resolve-once-and-for-all#post-1026399 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:43:59 +0000 timethief 1026399@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @bloomingtailsdogduds
You're welcome.

Well, I had problems galore with WordPress, so I'll no longer use it.

I can help with that. Provided you are logged in under the username account that registered the blog you can delete it by using these instructions. http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/
Please note that deleted blog URLs are not recycled.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

Although username accounts are not deleted at WordPress.com http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/ please note the following:

1. You can go to My Account->Edit Profile and remove all data except the account name and an email address. Create a throwaway email address and change the account email to that throwaway address. This only leaves the username behind.

2. To unsubscribe from email sent to you from WordPress.com, go here and click on “Block all subscription emails from WordPress.com”:
http://wordpress.com/#!/following/subsettings/

3. To ensure the account is locked up tightly, visit this site, generate a password of 15-20 characters, and change the account password to it:
http://www.thebitmill.com/tools/password.html

4. While you cannot completely delete your Gravatar profile, you can remove all of your profile information easily through the "Edit My Profile" page here:
http://en.gravatar.com/profiles/edit/?noclose#about-you

You can also hide your Gravatar profile from external access. Visit your profile page (click your name in the top navigation of the website), then click the "Hide My Profile" link in the bottom, right-hand corner.

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