How do you access this forum?

eksmoke

I've been accessing the forum through the webpage on my ios... I find the site difficult to navigate / find / save items. Is there an app that others use? I've used Tapatalk, but that doesn't seem to work w/ this site.
Thank you.

buzd504

Vanilla kind of blows on mobile.

eksmoke

buzd504 said:

Vanilla kind of blows on mobile.

yup.

rcone

Vanilla blows on a computer too. Click on topics and you may have a 50/50 shot the page will open.....take that vBulletin 

HoustonEgger

Both iOS mobile and windows desktop - both having major issues. Seems the admins are on vacation 

Ozzie_Isaac

On the internet.

DieselkW

I use a Mac/Firefox - don't even bother with the phone, I transfer the pictures from my phone before sharing them here.

Recently, I've had to "cmd-R" after every click through to re-load the page, otherwise it's just white screen.

Yeah, Vanilla is cheap.

DinnerIsComing

Browsing on my Android mobile is fine. Putting up pictures from mobile is a completely different story.

KiterTodd

Via a web browser on Mac and PCs, primarily.
Occasionally via my iPhone.

I don't particularly dislike Vanilla.  All of the open source forum software has problems.  The bugs are annoying but I'm not sure if that is Vanilla or how this forum is hosted/managed.  It takes a knowledgeable person to set it up and debug issues.

The reload bug is annoying.  The bug that popped up a while ago where you couldn't include most links is annoying.  In fact anything that sends the post to moderation is a joke.   

This forum adds significant value to new and future BGE owners.  And being linked on their page, it is the first place owners go.  BGE should invest more resources in management of this site....  That said, it works most of the time just fine and they kind of leave us alone which is nice.  It's annoying to be on a forum with an overbearing moderator presence.  We should be careful what we ask for. 

Oh yeah, this BUG pops up every day for me now also... "There was an error performing your request. Please try again"   Every day...I mean EVERY POST!

rcone

KiterTodd said:   

This forum adds significant value to new and future BGE owners.  And being linked on their page, it is the first place owners go.  BGE should invest more resources in management of this site....  That said, it works most of the time just fine and they kind of leave us alone which is nice.  It's annoying to be on a forum with an overbearing moderator presence.  We should be careful what we ask for. 

You are absolutely right, there is a great deal of useful information on this site, and many great people. Unfortunately, for a very few, yet significant reasons; I do not use this site as much as I would like, or contribute as much as I should. Unlike, many food based sites where people "debate" topics to death; our members actually make food. Grilling, smoking, roasting, and baking may be the focus of this site; however, many other topics that our members delve into, and contribute. It is a shame so much is lost, do to an insufficient platform. 

KiterTodd

rcone said:

... Unlike, many food based sites where people "debate" topics to death; our members actually make food. Grilling, smoking, roasting, and baking may be the focus of this site; however, many other topics that our members delve into, and contribute. It is a shame so much is lost, do to an insufficient platform. 

That's one of the things I like about the people on this forum also.   We've all seen forums on a variety of topics where you grow hesitant to post anything in anticipation of all the people who will come down on you for doing it wrong (i.e. different than them).  Pretty respectful group here!

But, sad to read folks hold back good input because of the platform. 

luckyboy

I love this forum but with this phone it can be pain.with this phone I can read anywhere any time even with connection problems.I have a lap top but windows explorer half works but when it does it's a snape to get in to the forum, l'd like to see it has cable channel when I'm home.

steventconners20

For those using iPhone's here is a link to a thread.  If you look through the comments you can see how to access the "Desktop Version" of the website on your phone allowing you full access to the site. 
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1180791/forum-help#latest

Fred19Flintstone

On my tablet, of course!  Here's Wilma handing it to me yesterday.

lousubcap

Lately I have been accessing the forum with some difficulty given the "first world" hic-cups of pages not loading etc.  But I use a desktop (windows or apple) around 95+% of the time. 

Skiddymarker

iPad most of the time, iMac the rest of the time.