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OK, I have removed the hundreds of new spam accounts and forum topics and replies. The forum is now unlocked again, so you can post as usual. For now, new user registration is still disabled while I put additional spam barriers in place. I know that this recent spam was posted to topics that many of you subscribe to, and as a result you got emails notifying you of the new (spam) posts. Our apologies for that—we have been under constant and shifting types of spam attacks lately, and we are doing our best to combat it. Thanks for your understanding.
The site has been flooded overnight with spam accounts and spam forum posts. New account creation is temporarily disabled while I deal with this. Thank you.
The same thing happens when I check “Topics Started”.
Not logged in – I can look at all of them.
Logged in – I can only see page 1.
Desktop computer running Windows 11, same results with both Firefox and Chrome.
Thanks, I will look into this.
getting a weird page thing going on with Items Currently in In Stock for the store…..instead of one long page which I liked since you can see everything available, it now shows pages….but there’s only 12 pages of items but there’s 51 pages at the bottom listed? can we go back to the old way please? not liking this at all…..
I’ve reverted to the old design for now. The problem is that having all products on one page means that the page is loading an awful lot of data, which puts a strain on the website. But I will look for a different solution—there’s another method I can try.
Ad in the classifieds selling clothing- Jackets Paradise
https://windstoneeditions.com/members/jacketsparadise/listings/view/1694124/discover-style-comfort-with-jackets-paradise/Got it—thanks!
As you may know, as of 9:30 EST this morning (March 6) attachments are not showing in posts. There is a message attachment file=[whatever the number is].
GardenNinja noted that she could not attach the photo of the most recent ebay listing. She was posting last night in the “2025 eBay Auction Picture Thread”.
Also, I did not see any notifications that there are new posts in a topic or a thread and I should have seen at least one.
Thanks—this is fixed now.
Bogus Classified Ad today
Got it. Thanks.
A minor gripe about trying to post new topics with photos in the “Raffles” section. I did not have this problem when I created a new “What’s next on the Schedule” under “Ask Melody”.
Problem – the photos do not appear when I post information about the Windstone monthly Raffles:
November – the photos were goofy but one did appear. I was able to show the rest of the photos in a second post.
December – the photos did not appear when I posted the topic or when I refreshed the page. When I created a new post with the photos, the photos appeared in both posts (first and second). When I edited the second post to remove the photos they also disappeared from the first post.
January – the photos did not appear when I posted the topic or when I refreshed the page. When I created a new post with the photos, the photos appeared in both posts (first and second).
This is not a major problem but it is frustrating.
One odd thing – when I try to post these new topics the Forum hesitates for a “long” time and then I get a “Bad Gateway” message. However, the topics are there when I check to see whether they were posted.
I don’t recall whether this also happened when I posted under “Ask Melody” but it occurs regularly when posting under “Raffles”.I suspect this happened because the topics in question contain multiple large photos. I increased the upload maximum—hopefully that will take care of it. If not, please let me know.
What about Lee Dorn Jewelers? It’s obviously a business but perhaps the owner collects Windstones?
That was a spammer—I removed it. Thank you.
FYI, I check the new users for spam accounts (nearly) every morning. There are generally some tell-tale signs that an account is spam. Occasionally there is a new account with no red flags, and in that case I don’t know for sure until they post some spammy comment on the forum. So if you see suspicious new users first thing in the morning, it’s probably just that I haven’t yet reviewed the new users list for that day…but I will. So it’s not really necessary to post here about those cases (though you certainly can if you want to).
If, on the other hand, you see spammy comments in the forums, it’s probably from users that I couldn’t identify as spammers based on their registration, and in those cases it’s very helpful for me to be notified about them.
Thanks, as always, for your help!
New member Michael Arthurton – real or AI? He has a post in “Reports of Fake & Knock-off Windstones and general infringements” that definitely reads like AI copy and paste.
“Fake Windstones are low-quality replicas lacking key details like the Windstone logo, and proper materials.
Infringements include unauthorized use of Windstone art or designs.
If you suspect a fake or infringement, contact John or the Windstone office for quick action.
Hope this process is not that much complex”I don’t know about AI, but definitely spam. Thanks—I removed that account.
I was trying to view topics started by this member and I could only view the first page. After that I got the message “Page not found”. I think this happened once before and had been fixed. Apparently the problem has reappeared.
Ok, thanks, I will look into it.
Copying a message that Bodine posted under “General Windstone”. I can confirm that my messages have the same issue:
PM messages?
In my messages every message I receive,blocked out in a white box and can’t read them.My responses are in black box and I can read them.Help??The drop-down boxes under “Product Categories” at the bottom of a Forum page also are greyed out. They do show up one at a time if I mouse over the list.
Messages issue is now fixed. The product categories do not appear grayed out to me. What browser are you using?
New member Mongrov/Field Service looks very “iffy” – Forum signature offering help in “revolutionizing field operations”.
Got it. Thanks!
Member cakcreations has a somewhat “iffy” post, with a link to a website, under “How Do You Find” in the “Community” section.
I can’t tell whether it is SPAM or a genuine attempt to be helpful, though I’m inclined to think SPAM.Yes, that seems spammy—I removed it. Thanks.
