Re: is anyone here going to help me??? does anyone here know anything at all???


"Dead Dead Money" <DeadDeadMoney@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:17:50 GMT, "William Coleman"
: <ramashiva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:
: >
: >"Dead Dead Money" <DeadDeadMoney@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: >news:0lkuf2l306cro3pi4ovk3q5inpv5ua36vd@xxxxxxxxxx
: >: On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:57:41 GMT, "William Coleman"
: >: <ramashiva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: >:
: >: >Listen. I posted a serious long post requesting help for problems I
lack
: >: >the technical competence to solve. The title was "my template is
broken,
: >or
: >: >something very strange is going on".
: >: >
: >: >I posted this two or three days ago, but it just showed up yesterday.
I
: >: >don't know where else to turn for help. Actually I do. My weblog is
: >just
: >: >the republication of edited posts I make to the usenet newsgroup
: >: >rec.gambling.poker (RGP).
: >: >
: >: >There are numerous internet and HTML geeks who hang out there who I am
: >quite
: >: >confident know more about these subjects than all but a few of the
people
: >: >who post here. I am very sure that if I post my broken template and
they
: >: >look at how fucked up my previously perfect blog now is, they will be
: >able
: >: >to tell me exactly how to fix the problem in a matter of minutes.
: >: >
: >: >Do you want me to go to a poker newsgroup with my problems? Because
none
: >of
: >: >you supposed experts can bother to spend five minutes on how to solve
my
: >: >problems.
: >: >
: >: >Until like three or four days ago, everything on my blog displayed
: >: >perfectly. I have a saved image of my September 2006 archive showing
: >: >everything displaying perfectly.
: >: >
: >: >All the posts were formatted perfectly.
: >: >
: >: >The affiliate banner ads at the top displayed perfectly.
: >: >
: >: >The generic Google ad beneath the blog title box displayed perfectly.
: >: >
: >: >The Google ads for Ad Sense, etc., in the right sidebar displayed
: >perfectly.
: >: >
: >: >The Amazon book links in the right side bar displayed perfectly.
: >: >
: >: >Then, all hell broke loose.
: >: >
: >: >Suddenly the Google ad beneath the title box was gone.
: >: >
: >: >The Google ads in the right side bar were gone.
: >: >
: >: >The Amazon book links were gone.
: >: >
: >: >The posts, previously centered, no matter what the screen resolution,
are
: >: >now flush with the left margin.
: >: >
: >: >I have optimized my blog for viewing at 1152X864 screen resolution or
: >: >higher.
: >: >
: >: >I have tried resaving my template, then republishing the entire blog.
No
: >: >joy.
: >: >
: >: >Then, starting, yesterday, I started having nightmares trying to make
a
: >: >simple blog post.
: >: >
: >: >My modus operandi is that I compose usenet posts for RGP using Outlook
: >: >Express.
: >: >
: >: >Before I publish to RGP, I just copy and paste from Outlook Express to
: >the
: >: >Google compose window. I then do some additional editing and
formatting
: >: >before publishing the post with Blogger.
: >: >
: >: >This procedure had worked flawlessly for me on quite a few posts. I
had
: >one
: >: >minor problem. Most of the carriage returns disappeared, and I had
to
: >go
: >: >through and reinsert them. I figured out yesterday what was causing
: >that.
: >: >In Outlook Express, I specify Unicode UTF-8 for writing messages. I
do
: >this
: >: >for maximum compatibility with non-Windows systems. You cannot
believe
: >the
: >: >amount of grief I have gotten from Linux Geeks on this and other
issues
: >: >which *** up their ability to read my posts.
: >: >
: >: >I found that by simply changing from UTF-8 to Windows (Western
European),
: >: >all the carriage returns carry over perfectly from Outlook Express to
: >: >Blogger.
: >: >
: >: >But that is the least of my problems. I ran into an absolute
nightmare
: >: >yesterday trying to publish the post "The Sockpuppets of the King of
: >: >Nitpickers".
: >: >
: >: >I easily spent 16 hours trying to get this post to publish. I would
have
: >: >pulled my hair out, except I have shaved my head bald.
: >: >
: >: >I copied the perfectly formatted Outlook Express usenet post to the
: >compose
: >: >window. I always do this before I publish the usenet post to RGP.
: >: >Normally, I copy and paste, do some minor editing and formatting, and
: >: >Blogger publishes the post perfectly formatted.
: >: >
: >: >Not this time. I tried to publish and got a broken HTML error. Look.
I
: >am
: >: >an HTML novice. I barely know enough to insert my ads and affiliate
: >banners
: >: >in the template.
: >: >
: >: >But I was told exactly what was broken, found it, and fixed it. I
tried
: >to
: >: >publish again. The exact same HTML tag I just fixed was broken again.
I
: >: >tried at least three or four times to repair the broken tag, but
Blogger
: >: >just told me the same tag was broken over and over.
: >: >
: >: >Finally, I said "*** this" and just removed the tag, which was not
: >: >essential.
: >: >
: >: >Then I tried publishing again. Same thing. Now another HTML tag is
: >broken.
: >: >I repair it three or four times, but it refuses to be fixed. It is
also
: >: >non-essential, so I delete it too.
: >: >
: >: >I tried to publish again, and still another HTML tag is broken and
: >refuses
: >: >to be fixed.
: >: >
: >: >Then I started getting paranoid and decided that Blogger was trying to
: >tell
: >: >me that they don't want my business any more, because my blog is
: >EXTREMELY
: >: >controversial, which you know if you have read it.
: >: >
: >: >After ten hours or so of fruitlessly trying to fix unfixable HTML
tags, I
: >: >finally said "*** this" again, and just copied the HTML for the
entire
: >post
: >: >to Notepad.
: >: >
: >: >Like I said, I am an HTML novice, but I am a fast learner. I pored
over
: >the
: >: >HTML with Notepad, and the HTML was fucked up beyond belief.
Virtually
: >: >every bit of HTML was fucked up in some way that would prevent
: >publishing.
: >: >
: >: >I had to essentially rewrite ALL the HTML for a very long post with a
LOT
: >of
: >: >HTML.
: >: >
: >: >Please explain how this is possible, if someone or something isn't
: >: >deliberately sabatoging my blog.
: >: >
: >: >Finally, I published the post with the rewritten HTML, and it
published
: >: >perfectly as you can see if you look at my blog.
: >: >
: >: >Now, go look at the even longer post "the education of Roy Holderness
(I
: >: >hope)".
: >: >
: >: >When I originally published this book length post, it was formatted
: >: >perfectly, and I mean perfectly. Now it is a hopeless mess. My best
bet
: >is
: >: >to delete it and start over with a copy and paste from Outlook Express
or
: >my
: >: >RGP post from Google Groups.
: >: >
: >: >Everything is completely fucked up. Words are run together. A lot of
: >the
: >: >line breaks are gone.
: >: >
: >: >Please explain how a post can publish perfectly formatted, stay that
way
: >for
: >: >a day or two, then suddenly look like someone dropped a handgrenade on
: >it.
: >: >
: >: >Someone is going to have to do some serious explaining to convince me
: >that
: >: >someone at Blogger isn't deliberately ratfucking my weblog because one
of
: >: >his friends is one of the numerous people who are extremely pissed off
: >: >because I have told the truth about them on my weblog.
: >: >
: >: >Now, here is more mystery. Last night, I discovered that the Amazon
: >books
: >: >links are still there. They are just way down at the bottom where no
one
: >: >will see them unless they scroll all the way to the bottom.
: >: >
: >: >The Google ad under the title box is still missing, as are the Google
ads
: >in
: >: >the right side bar. I figured that Google wanted absolutely nothing
to
: >do
: >: >with such an EXTREMELY controversial blog, and yanked all the ads.
: >: >
: >: >That doesn't bother me at all. I would like to have them, but I can
make
: >: >plenty of money with affiliate banners and Amazon book links.
: >: >
: >: >So I went to my Ad Sense console, or whatever you call it, and it
still
: >: >shows all my Google ads intact.
: >: >
: >: >Care to explain exactly what is going on??? I have made no editing
: >changes
: >: >to the template which could have any possible effect on the Google ads
or
: >: >Amazon book links. Nor have I done anything to explain why the posts
are
: >: >now flush with the left margin.
: >: >
: >: >So seriously, can someone tell me what to do to get my blog back?
: >: >
: >: >I will give you some motivation. I assert that the real internet and
: >HTML
: >: >ubergeeks are on RGP, not this help group. Right after I publish this
: >post,
: >: >I will also publish it on RGP. I will also publish my template on
RGP.
: >: >
: >: >I am telling you that you guys are clueless beginners compared to
some
: >of
: >: >the ubergeeks on RGP.
: >: >
: >: >I am telling you that they will have told me exactly how to fix my
: >problem
: >: >before you guys can even begin to think about what has screwed up my
blog
: >so
: >: >royally.
: >: >
: >: >I am telling you they will edit my template appropriately and tell me
: >"Here,
: >: >use this for your template and everything will work perfectly" AND IT
: >WILL.
: >: >
: >: >Right now this help group is a total joke as far as I am concerned.
: >: >
: >: >Are you guys going to let a bunch of poker players show you that you
are
: >not
: >: >even qualified to be their students on any aspect of HTML or the
: >internet?
: >: >
: >: >Or are you going to do what you are supposed to do -- Help a beginner
: >like
: >: >me to fix whatever it is that is causing my problems.
: >: >
: >: >I am betting the RGP ubergeeks will have already solved the problem
and
: >: >given me a new template which works perfectly before any of you even
: >figure
: >: >out what the problem is.
: >: >
: >: >
: >: >William Coleman (ramashiva)
: >: >
: >:
: >:
: >: Well I have never looked at your blog before but the missing items do
: >: seem to appear.
: >:
: >: Kind of a dumb suggestion but Is it possible that you inadvertently
: >: changed the resolution on your PC?
: >
: >Nope. The blog is optimized for 1152X864 resolution or above.
Everything
: >should be centered perfectly at any resolution at or above 1152X864. I
am
: >looking at it on a 21" Samsung LCD at 1600X1200. Formerly, everything
was
: >centered perfectly. Now the posts are over on the left margin.
: >
: >A generic Google ad below the title box is gone. Do you see that?
:
: There is a generic Google search box is that what you mean - it isn't
: an ad. If this is what you mean, it appears at the upper left.

Well, that is really fucked. The Google search box is supposed to be
centered at the very top of the page.

: >In the right side bar you should see a color picture of the Hindu God
Shiva,
: >with a link to my complete profile.
:
: Yes, it is there.
:
: >
: >Immediately below that you should see four Google ads for Ad Sense and
other
: >Google software
: >
: >Immediately below that you should see a long series of Amazon book links
for
: >Poker Books.
: >
: >Immediately below that you should see the stub of a links section.
: >
: >Immediately below that you should see links to my weblog archives.
:
: The four ads are centered and located directly above the Ramashiva
: Rules title box.

No, those are the banner affiliates. The Google ads I am talking about
should be in the right side bar, immediately below the profile.

: >Is that exactly what you are seeing? If so, my computer is fucked up,
not
: >my weblog.
: >
: >I do not see any of the Google Ads, even though Google Ad Sense shows
them
: >right where they are supposed to be.
: >
: >My profile, Amazon book links, etc., are way the *** down at the bottom
of
: >the page where no one will see them unless they scroll all the way to the
: >bottom.
:
:
: The Amazon ads are about 3 inches below your picture linking your
: profile

But are the four Google Ads between the profile and the Amazon book links?

: >If you are seeing exactly what I described, then I have a computer
problem,
: >not a weblog problem. Please tell me if what I have described matches
: >exactly what you are seeing. If so, you have solved my problem and saved
me
: >a lot of grief trying to edit my weblog template to fix problems which do
: >not exist.
:
: No, it is not laid out perfectly by any means - your text is all the
: way over on the left and there is blank space to the right of your
: Amazon ads.

Thanks. That is all I needed to know. The problem is in my template, not
in my computer. Prior to about three days ago, there would be white space
to the left of the posts. You do have your screen resolution set to
1152X864 or higher, don't you?

: Basically what I see is some "blogger" stuff at the very top. The
: Google search box at the top left.
:
: Four ads centered.

Those are affiliate banners. Yes, you can call them ads, but those are not
the ads I am talking about.

: Then your Title Box.
:
: Then your sock stuff.

Sock stuff???

: So I think you have some problem with your site but not too major.
:
: You might also try holding the ctrl key while clicking refresh.

What does that do exactly??? Pardon my ignorance, but I am not familiar
with that as a function with internet explorer. Let me try that to see what
happens.

Nope. I tried it using internet explorer and the formatting is still
completely fucked up.

: BTW - I am using Firefox.

Uh oh. My weblog is only guaranteed to display correctly with internet
explorer. I know this is fucked up, but the reality is that you can only be
sure you are seeing a webpage the way the web designer intended by using
internet explorer. Why? Because Internet Explorer still has about a 70%
market share. Every webpage designer makes damn sure his webpages display
properly with Internet Explorer. You think most webpage designers give a
*** whether their webpage displays correctly with the Apple Browser,
Firefox, or whatever the *** the Linux geeks use? I don't think so.

: Good Luck.

Listen, I really appreciate your help and you have given me some ideas I am
going to try which might solve the problem. All the other posters to these
four related threads have fallen into two categories --

Total assholes who are happy I am having major technical problems.

Idiots like Bill Clark and Patti Beetles who talk down to me when they don't
even understand what I am talking about, much less have the technical
knowledge to solve my problem.

If I want you to assist me some more, I will post another reply to your
latest post in this thread. Again, thanks for the help.

The only drawback to asking for help on a problem like this on RGP is that
some assholes are glad I am having problems, while clueless clowns like
Patti and Bill imagine they can teach me anything at all on a problem which
is way over their head.


William Coleman (ramashiva)

Department of Agitation, Propaganda, and Demagoguery
________________________

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