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Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 9:11 pm
by motet
I have apparently been banned from the (old) MakeMusic forum. It happened once and I reset my IP address. I was able to get in, but now I've been banned again. Anyone else?

If there is any news there, I'd appreciate it of someone could report here. Otherwise I'll try later, I guess.

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 9:17 pm
by John Ruggero
It just happened to me after they said it was fixed. i was able to get in again, but got the banned message again when I tried to post a report.

Maybe it is beginning of the death throes of MakeMusic forum. :?

Seriously, I am liking it more and more over here. I hope more MM forum members join in.

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 9:31 pm
by motet
Thanks, John. I'm glad it was a glitch rather than me being singled out. It certainly seems like they have their problems technically.

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 9:47 pm
by BuonTempi
It's happened before, and it affects everyone.

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 10:00 pm
by motet
I was just told "it's fixed, clear your cache," but no cigar.

Just how hard can it be?

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 11:39 pm
by miker
I got the message as well, but after reloading the page a couple of times, I got through, both on the desktop and the iPad.

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 3:28 am
by MikeHalloran
It did that for a couple of days.

It's now locked and no one can post so it's not an issue anymore.

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:07 am
by Djard
I tried to post a comment about my experience trying to access the other forum but was blocked as my message was interpreted as SPAM. Maybe it's because I mentioned the other forum by name.

I stopped using this otherwise excellent forum because uploading even two measures of music can exceed the file size limitation. If anybody is able to upload a file here for analysis, I'd be grateful to learn what compression tool you use to manage the task.

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:57 am
by miker
Djard,
The file size limit has been raised to 250 MB, and the forum now accepts .mus and .musx files.

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 6:09 pm
by Charles Lawrence
miker wrote:Djard,
The file size limit has been raised to 250 MB, and the forum now accepts .mus and .musx files.
Mike,
But not PDF, TXT, and probably other file types. The workaround I've used is to tack a .ZIP to the end of the file name. ZIPs upload OK provided the 250MB limit isn't exceeded.

Anyway to know what file types are allowed? Can the administrator at least add PDF to the list?

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 6:12 pm
by zuill
I am still seeing the new limit referred to as 250MB. That is huge. Isn't the new limit 250KB?

Zuill

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 6:18 pm
by Peter Thomsen
Yes, the limit is 250 KB, not 250 MB.

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 6:33 pm
by Charles Lawrence
Oops! My mistake. MB S/B KB as Peter said.

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 10:38 pm
by miker
Peter Thomsen wrote:Yes, the limit is 250 KB, not 250 MB.

Mea culpa!

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:55 am
by motet
What's a few orders of magnitude?

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 1:00 pm
by michelp
+1 for .pdf files and .txt (crash reports etc...). And .lua some day.

Re: Banned from MakeMusic forum

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:39 pm
by Djard
I'm thrilled to learn that 250 KB is now the limit, which is more than enough if restricting the post to just a problematic section.