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Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left
Oct 24^th, 2009 at 12:27pm

Apparently some browsers don't wanna show those fabulous "links to the left" that newbies are routinely instructed to check out.

I know I don't see them from my forum view (I have figured out how to navigate to them though).

I've seen this issue brought up here before, but I'm mentioning it now, in case anyone wonders "WHY does that idiot crumb bum Bejeeber put actual hyperlinks to that left side info like this: Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

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in his messages to the noobs when it's right there in plain view for them to just click on!!??"

- Bejeeber, who some members with thousands of posts under their belts probably consider a total noob. Grin

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« Last Edit: Oct 24^th, 2009 at 12:48pm by bejeeber »

CH according to Bejeeber:

Strictly relying on doctors for CH treatment is often a prescription that will keep you in a whole lot of PAIN. Doctors are WAY behind in many respects, and they are usually completely unaware of the benefits of high flow 100% O2.

There are lots of effective treatments documented at this site. Take matters into your own hands, learn as much as you can here and at clusterbusters.com, put it into practice, then tell this CH beast Jeebs said hello right before you bash him so hard with a swift uppercut knockout punch that his stupid horns go flinging right off.

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Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left
Reply #1 - Oct 24^th, 2009 at 7:21pm

You can see the hyperlinks to the left if you view the forum from:

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

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You can't see them if you view the forum from:

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

or

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Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left
Reply #2 - Oct 24^th, 2009 at 8:07pm

Oh! Very good to know - thanks.

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CH according to Bejeeber:

Strictly relying on doctors for CH treatment is often a prescription that will keep you in a whole lot of PAIN. Doctors are WAY behind in many respects, and they are usually completely unaware of the benefits of high flow 100% O2.

There are lots of effective treatments documented at this site. Take matters into your own hands, learn as much as you can here and at clusterbusters.com, put it into practice, then tell this CH beast Jeebs said hello right before you bash him so hard with a swift uppercut knockout punch that his stupid horns go flinging right off.

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Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left
Reply #3 - Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:17pm

George wrote on Oct 24^th, 2009 at 7:21pm:

You can see the hyperlinks to the left if you view the forum from:

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

or

You can't see them if you view the forum from:

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

or

Best,

George

OK here's the thing about this from what I can tell:

We are in need of a "redirect" here.

When someone goes to Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

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they should be automatically redirected to Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

or

.

This type of redirect is one of the very most basic and common things that is done here in cyberspace, and it when it comes to people routinely not being able to see the very info that could help prevent them from experiencing the worst pain known to mankind, not to mention potential suicide issues, well, please consider that for a moment.....

(this diatribe is also being posted at the "Technical Problems for the Webmaster" message board).

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« Last Edit: Nov 10^th, 2009 at 12:45am by bejeeber »

CH according to Bejeeber:

Strictly relying on doctors for CH treatment is often a prescription that will keep you in a whole lot of PAIN. Doctors are WAY behind in many respects, and they are usually completely unaware of the benefits of high flow 100% O2.

There are lots of effective treatments documented at this site. Take matters into your own hands, learn as much as you can here and at clusterbusters.com, put it into practice, then tell this CH beast Jeebs said hello right before you bash him so hard with a swift uppercut knockout punch that his stupid horns go flinging right off.

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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left Reply #4 - Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:23pm And what if I prefer viewing the site without the links to the left?
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seaworthy CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 706	Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left Reply #5 - Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:27pm Brew wrote on Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:23pm: And what if I prefer viewing the site without the links to the left? Then simply place a strip of duct tape on the left side of your monitor.
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Marc Ex Member Gender:	Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left Reply #6 - Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:31pm Brew wrote on Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:23pm: And what if I prefer viewing the site without the links to the left? Same answer to my question: “What if I don’t?”
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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left Reply #7 - Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:32pm Geez..... I'm so dense I didn't even realize that I had no links to the left till reading this! Good thing some one's on the ball around here! Jeannie
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Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left
Reply #8 - Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:34pm

Jeannie wrote on Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:32pm:

Geez..... I'm so dense I didn't even realize that I had no links to the left till reading this! Good thing some one's on the ball around here!

Jeannie

Then you should simply remove the strip of duct tape on the left side of your monitor.

(bet you been wondering why that was there the whole time haven't you?)

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Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left
Reply #9 - Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:34pm

seaworthy wrote on Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:27pm:

Brew wrote on Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:23pm:

And what if I prefer viewing the site without the links to the left?

Then simply place a strip of duct tape on the left side of your monitor. Cool

Fred Smith doesn't appreciate physical alterations to equipment that he buys. Wink

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Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left
Reply #10 - Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:38pm

Ya know, when you type in Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

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and press Enter, scroll all the way down and there's a big

Enter

hyperlink. The links then show up on the left, one of which is named "message board." Clicking on it takes you to the message board WITH the links.

I assume this is how a newbie would enter the site for the first time, hence I see no need for any re-direct.

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Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left
Reply #11 - Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:55pm

Brew wrote on Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:38pm:

I assume this is how a newbie would enter the site for the first time, hence I see no need for any re-direct.

For whatever reason, that is not always happening , it is not the way all newbies are getting to the messageboard (links I suppose).

In "Getting to Know Ya" there's a newbie today who couldn't see the O2 info, because there were no links/left for him.

These links are effectively the ONLY place in the world where people will find info about low dose imitrex injections and current O2 usage breakthroughs.

This info or lack of it can obviously make or break a CH sufferer, and therefore it so obviously supercedes anyone's trivial in comparison preference for not wishing to see links there.

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« Last Edit: Nov 9^th, 2009 at 7:59pm by bejeeber »

CH according to Bejeeber:

Strictly relying on doctors for CH treatment is often a prescription that will keep you in a whole lot of PAIN. Doctors are WAY behind in many respects, and they are usually completely unaware of the benefits of high flow 100% O2.

There are lots of effective treatments documented at this site. Take matters into your own hands, learn as much as you can here and at clusterbusters.com, put it into practice, then tell this CH beast Jeebs said hello right before you bash him so hard with a swift uppercut knockout punch that his stupid horns go flinging right off.

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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left Reply #12 - Nov 9^th, 2009 at 8:58pm Is there a link to the left for job applications for webmaster? I can't see 'em.
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Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left
Reply #13 - Nov 9^th, 2009 at 11:01pm

Hi, bejeeber.

Send a pm to "admin" if you'd like to share your thoughts with DJ. There's really nothing WE can do about your concerns--only the webmaster can do that.

Perhaps a partial explanation would be this: You can reference particular posts in:

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

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You cannot reference specific posts viewed via:

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

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I assume that search engines couldn't reference particular posts and subjects and content if the specific links were not available on the YABB side.

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Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left
Reply #14 - Nov 9^th, 2009 at 11:41pm

bejeeber,

I'm not quite sure what has you all worked up, but your suggestion won't work the way you envision.

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

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is the address of a frames page that pulls three separate pages into one single page. It is one of the very most basic and common things that is done here in cyberspace.

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

or

is the address of the actual message board script so it can't be re-directed.

The path that is followed by 99.9% of the folks that find our site leads them to Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

or

(which has the "links on the left"). I would bet money that anyone who is viewing the board directly from the script knows exactly what you mean when you refer to the "links ln the left".

If it truly stresses you out so much that some people may not see the "links on the left", preceed your statement about the links with "click on the clusterheadaches.com logo at the top, right of the message board" as clicking that logo will load the Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

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page, and then reference the "links on the left". Give it a try, I'm sure you'll be amazed!

I hope this clears up any mis-understanding.

Regards,

DJ

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Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left
Reply #15 - Nov 10^th, 2009 at 1:16am

DJ wrote on Nov 9^th, 2009 at 11:41pm:

The path that is followed by 99.9% of the folks that find our site leads them to Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

or

Surprised by that 99.9% statistic. That means only one in a thousand visitors don't see the links, but it happened to me and I've seen others besides today's new visitor reporting struggles with it.

Maybe there are just a lot more thousands of people posting messages here than I realized, and I guess I'll have to assume Jeannie's mention above of not having links to the left is facetious.

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« Last Edit: Nov 10^th, 2009 at 1:44am by bejeeber »

CH according to Bejeeber:

Strictly relying on doctors for CH treatment is often a prescription that will keep you in a whole lot of PAIN. Doctors are WAY behind in many respects, and they are usually completely unaware of the benefits of high flow 100% O2.

There are lots of effective treatments documented at this site. Take matters into your own hands, learn as much as you can here and at clusterbusters.com, put it into practice, then tell this CH beast Jeebs said hello right before you bash him so hard with a swift uppercut knockout punch that his stupid horns go flinging right off.

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Reply #17 - Nov 10^th, 2009 at 11:22am

Yeah that'll work great for me.

The problem, as I see it, is there are hordes of others who simply refer to links on the left in their messages to new visitors, and it would be unrealistic and unreasonable to try and get everyone to do this workaround.

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CH according to Bejeeber:

Strictly relying on doctors for CH treatment is often a prescription that will keep you in a whole lot of PAIN. Doctors are WAY behind in many respects, and they are usually completely unaware of the benefits of high flow 100% O2.

There are lots of effective treatments documented at this site. Take matters into your own hands, learn as much as you can here and at clusterbusters.com, put it into practice, then tell this CH beast Jeebs said hello right before you bash him so hard with a swift uppercut knockout punch that his stupid horns go flinging right off.

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Re: Links to the left, SHMINKS to the left
Reply #18 - Nov 11^th, 2009 at 11:28am

bejeeber wrote on Nov 10^th, 2009 at 11:22am:

Yeah that'll work great for me.

The problem, as I see it, is there are hordes of others who simply refer to links on the left in their messages to new visitors, and it would be unrealistic and unreasonable to try and get everyone to do this workaround.

The "links on the left" have been set up the same way for over 11 years bejeeber. I'm sure we'll manage, somehow, to get the newbies to where they need to be.

If and when I ever get the time to do a site re-design, I'll be sure to keep your suggestion in mind.

Thank you for your input and your concerns are noted,

DJ

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