Why aren't things working on The Escapist?

[PureChaos]

Over the past week or so it seems that certain things around this site aren't working. There are 3 things that don't seem to work properly:
1. In the forums, if there's a spoiler box and I click on it, it doesn't expand to show the content.
2. If I try to quote someone, it flicks to the reply box but the quote doesn't appaer.
3. When trying to do some of the quizzes, I select my answer but the NEXT button stays greyed out so I can't continue.

Anyone else having these issued or know how it can be fixed?

 

[Marter]

Over the past week or so it seems that certain things around this site aren't working. There are 3 things that don't seem to work properly:
1. In the forums, if there's a spoiler box and I click on it, it doesn't expand to show the content.
2. If I try to quote someone, it flicks to the reply box but the quote doesn't appaer.
3. When trying to do some of the quizzes, I select my answer but the NEXT button stays greyed out so I can't continue.

Anyone else having these issued or know how it can be fixed?

Your best bet would be to ask the <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Tech-Team>Tech Team. This will help them try to fix whatever problems you are having.

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

Try a different web browser to do the same thing and see what happens. If it works in one but not the other, it's specific to the other browser. Do all other web sites work correctly? If it works in neither, it's possibly something on your computer. In order of likelihood:

- Clear out cookies, temporary internet files (the cache).
- Check ad-blockers, script blockers, pop-up blockers, etc. Temporarily disable them entirely (one at a time if there is more than one installed) to see if functionality returns.
- Check malware blocker or antivirus. Temporarily disable them entirely (one at a time) to see if this site works as it should.
- Update your computer (eg. Windows Update, etc) and/or your web browser.

Restart your computer after trying any of the above. It sounds like you have a script blocker, perhaps in your browser. Trying a different one (eg. IE, Safari, FF, Chrome, Opera, etc) will give the fastest diagnosis.

 

[Sean Hollyman]

The image not loading from a spoiler happens to me too... :|

 

[DoPo]

OP, do you have JavaScript disabled? Or maybe some JS blocked? I am quite sure it's that.

 

[Esotera]

Post your browser version, your operating system, and anything else that might be useful (assuming none of the things KingsGambit said don't work). I haven't encountered any issues but I know the tech team will appreciate a full report on what the issue was so they can identify any potential bugs.

 

[Vicarious Reality]

1. In the forums, if there's a spoiler box and I click on it, it doesn't expand to show the content.

That seems to happen to me sometimes, though it could just be people not writing their spoilers properly

 

[FalloutJack]

Offhand, I would say that if the Escapist hasn't fixed it by now, they are either swamped or preparing to say the pronblem is on your end (even if it isn't). They still haven't made the captchas behave EVER, despite having months or YEARS to work on it, and I don't even like the damn things. Chances are, too much spirals out of control and whatever's wrong will be put in a big glaring pile of stuff to deal with that - for them - probably never seems to get any smaller. There's reasons for that, of course, but no company or group ever manages to untangle it.

 

[The Funslinger]

Over the past week or so it seems that certain things around this site aren't working. There are 3 things that don't seem to work properly:
1. In the forums, if there's a spoiler box and I click on it, it doesn't expand to show the content.
2. If I try to quote someone, it flicks to the reply box but the quote doesn't appaer.
3. When trying to do some of the quizzes, I select my answer but the NEXT button stays greyed out so I can't continue.

Anyone else having these issued or know how it can be fixed?

Your best bet would be to ask the <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Tech-Team>Tech Team. This will help them try to fix whatever problems you are having.

Tech Team sounds like it would be simultaneously the most awesome and least balanced super hero team of all time.

It would consist of Iron Man, Batman, that Gear guy from Static Shock, and Cyborg.