Stratadrake

Unfortunately we basically can't help with this.  The version of phpbb we run the forums on is so old nobody will offer support for it anymore.  It is SUPPOSED to be IPv6-compatible, but without actually taking a look at the code the site forums actually run on (which was slightly modified from stock phpBB2 already) we can't really investigate it ourselves either.

For what it's worth, your comment was indeed posted from an IPv6 address and that seems distinctly related to the error.

Belated reply, but assuming you meant that you logged out of FAC and then viewed your profile page, then it saying you are "offline" IS the correct thing to do, because logout = offline.

You've had such a history of account name changes that I have a hard time taking it seriously.  But, thanks for telling me all the same.

Hello Stratadrake. I've encountered an error when trying to log into the forums. Here is the error:

phpBB : Critical Error 

Error creating new session

DEBUG MODE

SQL Error : -1 ERROR: value too long for type character(8)

INSERT INTO phpbb_sessions (session_id, session_user_id, session_start, session_time, session_ip, session_page, session_logged_in, session_admin) VALUES ('705786b02e35d6977528545a2ede2d36', 88093, 1455662267, 1455662267, 'a29000000', 0, 1, 0)

Line : 187
File : sessions.php


(Web browser used is Google Chrome.) I also tested this on IE and yielded the same results.

Hmm, I haven't encountered any problems personally ... is it still happening at this time?

Yes. I tried to log in again and I still get this error. 

I wonder if it has to do with your IPv6 address...

It's odd cause I've never had or seen this problem until just yesterday. I figured it was a something to do with the forum itself but, you mentioned something about an IPv6 address, how would that potentially cause this error? (Still have no access due to this error continuing to pop up.)

IPv6 addresses are 4x as long as IPv4 addresses.  If phpBB2 doesn't recognize IPv6 properly and attempts to force it into a database field built for an IPv4 address only, error.

I see. Interesting. Well it seems I'm able to log in now. Whether it was just random luck that let log in again or it was fixed by either you or Denis (which thanks is in order if that's the case.) So, thanks if that's the case. Hopefully it won't occur again.

Was this in the same session as that comment?  Because I notice it has an IPv4 address where your previous comments on this topic were from an IPv6 address.  Hmm....

That's... really odd. When I checked again for an IPv6 it's almost nonexistent. It's does indeed tell me I'm running IPv4. How strange. I wonder if my ISP provider had something to do with this.

Been somehow unable to log in to the forums even though all my info and that was right, so I think it's labelling my account as inactive. But why I'm trying to is it's that one person I reported again who won't leave me alone because I refused to do a commission.

http://www.fanart-central.net/user/AntiMTSS/profile

I've noticed the "Who's Online" tab has been missing for the last few days. Is this a glitch, or a deliberate alteration? 

That widget has been removed.  (According to cstdenis, it never worked right anyway.)

Thanks for letting me know. I remember the Who's Online widget occasionally stating someone was online when they weren't, but didn't realize it had never worked properly. 

I had someone leave two comments on my comment section which you alone can read but they said they wanted me to remove a picture? Last I checked I wasn't an admin. I mean I do come in occasionally and check on things but I'm not a staff member. Hopefully things are going well for you considering the situation at hand.

Also I got to go to a ren faire after how many years since grade school. I happened to see a dragon puppet that was blue with gold trim like a certain icon of yours. Sadly he was pushing $500 otherwise I would have gotten him and sent a picture to you. Afterall the way he was sculpted reminded me of your artstyle.

Ah, I see those are two pictures I am aware of currently.  I am still not sure whether to draw the line -- as I said on one of them, if it's judged to be hate/attack art then it is getting removed; if it's not, it falls under artistic speech and can stay.

Given the situation at hand, it's disguised as artistic speech but it is attacking someone. I would say remove the picture and all signs of the fight to keep it from escalating and put them both in a corner. Also keep in mind to onlookers I'm a neutral party. I'm not taking sides I just want the fight to go away. There's something called the block button folks, use it.

Guys, if I may point out that posting images on your profile page is NOT governed by the same terms as your gallery submissions are required to follow.  A.k.a. claims of "art theft" do NOT necessarily apply here, users are generally allowed to post whatever images they wish.

This being said, the image in question is clearly causing some issues with other users, so I am going to remove it for now.

This is just an FYI -- as you can see from the posts below, I've taken the liberty of culling several comments from my page here. I can still access them (via staff tools) when I need to. The situation surrounding them is not considered resolved, however.

Autism isn't one specific disorder so much as an entire class of disorders.  It has degrees and variations and so forth.

And, unfortunately, learning disabilities (of any sort) and short tempers seem to coincide with each other.

Ya know if ya want people to believe you, maybe you could try taking a picture of your medical records.

Just a thought.


(I am not whiteknighting btw. I honstly think the "PE013 Fiasco" is a dead topic)

Its OK that you lost your temper and did bad. You don't have to say everything was an accident. Just be like "Yeah man, I got pissed and did some dumb things, my bad." Everyone does from time to time. No shame in admiting it.

That actully makes a lot of sence! I'd have to agree with drake, though. Don't break the rules of the site over it. Maybe you could confide and vent to a friend instead? Or air greivances is a less intrusive way then spam? 

I know now first hand it can be hard to wrap your mind around a neruological disorder and controll it at time. I think that being able to vent to someone could help.

Yeah, you do seem pretty quick to go hot-headed.  Sometimes it can help to just put the computer down and walk away for awhile, then return to it later (such as the next day) with a cool head.

In my case, it probably helps I was born the middle child in my family, a social position that favors being calm and cool-headed.

As for the subject of autism ... I personally believe the condition is over-diagnosed and over-medicated, but that's not important because I have no practical use for the lay opinion.  And heck, I probably meet half the criteria for some degree of it myself....

Why aren't people simply blocking her? Some of these people actually knew what she was like before she came on here, so like me I blocked her right away. Are people actually waiting for her to make the wrong move so that they have an excuse to get her banned? I'm not sticking up for her, I know what she's done and it's disgusting, but it doesn't seem right to just let her comment on something or someone's artwork, knowing what will happen down the road. By blocking her, she can't express her anger at all towards anyone! Maybe it will help her cool down eventually, I don't know. 

Everyone has their good and bad days.  While I was looking through her comment history there I did find some comments that did not provoke arguments, and a few comments that were even positive in tone (and I'm talking "top-level" comments, not replies).  I made sure to review each page to catch the context/conversation in which they were posted, too.

Ultimately, the matter of blocking is a personal preference.  Some people are quick to block, sometimes you block someone pre-emptively, and some people (like me) prefer to avoid blocking.  (And I'm not saying that just because I have a mod/admin position; my blocklists on dA and FA are virtually empty too.)

Well, for me, blocking or disabling the comments prevents hate speech. Not necessarily because of bashing on my content or me. I can handle that. But it’s to prevent hate speech against individuals in the comment section, especially if it’s a child. Some person might come along, say something mean, and then I’m liable for it because I should’ve been there to stop that from happening. Now, there’s an emotionally scarred person that might commit suicide or something and that could get me into trouble. There have been cases of that, too. That’s just one of the reasons why I would block somebody whom I’ve seen multiple times say things that cause people to lose their heads (not in a literal sense). I don’t know, I’m just being cautious. But, in all honesty, I hope Erin grows into a better person