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Cropping/Resizing Images
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New Pagodi »
November 29 06, 9:53 pm
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One commonly asked question is how to resize/crop a photo for use as an avatar/signature. There are many pieces of software that can be used to...
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My personal favorite program for cropping/re-sizing is Irfanview . If you don't need to manipulate a picture beyond doing one of those two things,...
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Last post by Bo Hart
September 30 07, 9:11 pm
Forum Version Updated
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TheoSqua »
June 18 26, 10:41 pm
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There was a recently-released vulnerability that would allow attackers to hijack any account in a phpbb forum. Just FYI I patched the site to the...
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This forum should only be browsed from a Windows XP Compaq computer.
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Last post by CardsofSTL
June 23 26, 4:23 pm
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Last post by WAR God
April 8 26, 2:24 pm
gatewayredbirds.com
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TheoSqua »
April 7 26, 12:57 am
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I just noticed the gatewayredbirds.com domain was broken. I think i fixed it. This post is mostly a test to verify that posting to the database works.
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looks like it just redirects to gatewayredbirds.org now. That's better than not working at all.
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Last post by TheoSqua
April 7 26, 12:58 am
Bluesky embed
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ghostrunner »
November 18 24, 10:41 am
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Hey - would it be possible to try and see if this works?
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I'll take a look. We're currently on 3.3.15
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Last post by TheoSqua
September 27 25, 7:19 pm
Notifications for random threads
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ghostrunner »
August 8 25, 12:01 pm
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Is this a new thing and can I turn it off?
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Well, mystery solved! Seeing this led me to check on the settings again and I saw you can see your subscriptions, and somehow I'd subscribed to the...
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Last post by ghostrunner
August 28 25, 1:41 pm
Topic Tags Feature Removed.
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TheoSqua »
August 1 25, 2:22 am
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I had to remove the tag feature that we added a few years ago. I upgraded the forum to the most recent version of phpbb and that extension is no...
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As the owner of the 2nd most-used tag, I object to this.
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Last post by mikechamp
August 1 25, 10:39 am
TikTok Embed?
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MrCrowesGarden »
June 26 25, 8:07 am
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I know we’re still working on the Bluesky embed so I realize it’s not a priority but I do believe it would be a useful feature especially as TikTok...
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Nice
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Last post by ghostrunner
August 1 25, 8:30 am
Slowness?
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GeddyWrox »
January 10 24, 9:47 am
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Is the site really slow for anyone else, or is it just me?
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The hosting support team was able to confirm that it was a bot attack. The new host has a lot of anti-bot functionality, but this was coming from a...
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Last post by TheoSqua
August 1 25, 1:37 am
Site keeps logging me out
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go birds »
July 31 25, 6:59 pm
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Anyone know why the site keeps logging me out on mobile?
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I see someone else asked about this in another thread. I changed the url to .org and that seems to have fixed the issue.
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Last post by go birds
July 31 25, 7:10 pm
Remember Me not working
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Joe Shlabotnik »
May 23 25, 11:52 am
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Is that the site or my recent Android update? I always have to login now even when Remember Me is checked.
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Make sure the domain says gatewayredbirds.org and not gatewayredbirds.com. Let me know which of the two you're seeing when you log in.
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Last post by Joe Shlabotnik
June 10 25, 8:05 pm
Site has officially been migrated
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TheoSqua »
April 22 25, 11:18 pm
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Gatewayredbirds is officially on a new webhost.
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The gatewayredbirds.com domain has also been migrated to point to the new webhost. There is a chance that I will leave the primary domain as...
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Last post by TheoSqua
May 8 25, 10:08 pm
Site Migration and Maintenance
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TheoSqua »
December 27 24, 12:46 pm
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After a few years of deliberation, the mod team has decided we are going to move gatewayredbirds to a new host. This new host is one of the more...
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Are we still doing this?
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Last post by CardsofSTL
February 14 25, 7:59 pm
Frequently Having to Login?
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GeddyWrox »
May 30 24, 10:04 am
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Is anyone else experiencing this?
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I verified that nothing has changed in the phpbb cookie settings. The site is a few versions behind though, so I may need to upgrade the site to...
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Last post by TheoSqua
July 23 24, 1:22 pm
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Last post by TheoSqua
May 28 24, 11:01 am
Funding GRB
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TheoSqua »
February 28 20, 9:55 am
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Several people have asked about helping fund GRB. In response to that, us Mods have decided to set up a Patreon account that anyone can use to...
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We (mods) really do appreciate the support anyone's able to kick in to keep the site running. You're the best. Yes, YOU.
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Last post by heyzeus
April 29 24, 3:22 pm
Ban Leroy.
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Leroy »
March 11 07, 8:32 pm
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He's a troublemaker.
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Leroy knows everything about us. We mods are only one misstep away from being swatted.
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Last post by Radbird
January 31 24, 8:49 am
Tweet viewing
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mikechamp »
July 13 20, 10:17 am
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Something must have changed about 2-3 weeks ago. When I view posts that have a tweet embedded, I am now seeing the entire image. What makes this...
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It’s a bit confusing to me as if you try to mimic a still working example from a post made before the change, it doesn’t work. I’m kind of curious...
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Last post by TheoSqua
September 6 23, 3:08 pm
PSA - swap twitter.com for x.com in Twitter URLS
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ghostrunner »
August 14 23, 9:13 pm
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Looks like the URLS are now using Elon’s dumb X domain. I wonder if he knows he’s just limited traffic to his site? Anyway, just edit the url to say...
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Actually it looks like links through the desktop version still use twitter.com
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Last post by ghostrunner
August 23 23, 1:21 pm
Memory loss
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mikechamp »
July 14 23, 4:13 am
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I don't know if anyone else is experiencing this, but the site is not remembering me. Granted, I have been super busy lately and have only stopped in...
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I don't recall.
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Last post by GeddyWrox
August 8 23, 2:59 pm
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Last post by Joe Shlabotnik
July 10 23, 9:47 pm
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Last post by TheoSqua
July 6 23, 3:11 pm
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Last post by CardsofSTL
April 8 23, 4:58 pm
New User post approval
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Transmogrified Tiger »
January 11 23, 9:49 am
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I think I've mentioned this at some point in the past, but with the uptick in spam recently I thought I'd bump the idea. At NSBB, new users first few...
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We do this where I mod. You don't need approval to create an account or post but the first 5 or so usually get flagged as a baby account, and go into...
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Last post by AdmiralKird
March 25 23, 1:57 am
GRB - Certificate expired message
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ghostrunner »
August 21 22, 6:43 pm
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Anyone else get this? I hit ignore and it wouldn’t work at first. Third time I was able to get in.
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Most Michaels stores will remain open and will work during their regular hours. michaels store hours will remain open during their regular working...
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Last post by Smith Corks One
February 8 23, 4:39 am
Limiting nested quotes
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ghostrunner »
January 31 22, 1:13 pm
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Hey mods - is this possible?
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Giant Eagle liquor store hours need to know because giant eagle liquor store hours and liquor store hours of operation are different. It’s been a...
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Last post by heyzeus
December 12 22, 9:15 am
Ignore Option
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Socnorb11 »
February 25 22, 3:50 pm
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Maybe this has been discussed and dismissed previously. If do, I apologize.
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I just want to be able to ignore people who sign their posts
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Last post by ghostrunner
August 28 22, 7:43 pm
Mod Appreciation Thread
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TheoSqua »
April 18 22, 10:50 am
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With the new season starting and the posting volume of the forum starting to increase, I wanted to take a moment to thank the Mods.
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A thankless job if there ever was one.
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Last post by vinsanity
April 27 22, 3:42 pm
Logo
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TheoSqua »
March 8 20, 5:24 pm
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I replaced the default phpBB logo with something I whipped together. I expect this to be temporary and long-term will either try to get a logo from...
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that's nice. is it a grb artist or someone else?
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Last post by CardsofSTL
March 1 22, 10:28 am
What are your opinions on Ads?
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TheoSqua »
February 29 20, 8:03 pm
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I'm considering experimenting with adding Ads to the site and wanted to get everyone's feedback on them.
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As I was scrolling with my thumb I accidentally clicked an ad with a smiling Chinese woman and some Chinese writing. I hope I didn't just...
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Last post by GeddyWrox
January 25 21, 9:47 am
Smilies
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CardsofSTL »
December 3 20, 10:15 am
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I found out today that the maximum number of smilies per post is 4 and it's pissing me off. :-x :-x :-x :-x
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Brilliant, muchas gracias!
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Last post by AWvsCBsteeeerike3
December 30 20, 12:06 am
Your broken avatar is breaking my heart
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CardsofSTL »
September 10 19, 6:36 am
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It appears that someone has given me an avatar. I mean I'll take it just fine. I've gone a handful of times looking for a new avatar but every time I...
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Last post by CardsofSTL
September 14 20, 8:07 pm
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Last post by thrill
June 17 20, 7:36 am
Attack of the bot
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mikechamp »
March 13 19, 9:11 am
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It appears the board has been hit by a bot named Sharonnab.
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Looks like it's a slightly different shade of Blue, but it can still do blue font!
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Last post by mikechamp
May 11 20, 2:47 pm
Slight Forum Rearrangement
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TheoSqua »
March 21 20, 3:02 pm
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I made a couple changes to the forums, splitting out each category into it's own sub-forum and retiring a couple of the less active forums. Here's...
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Ads have been turned on for guests. I'm letting google auto-insert ads, so I don't have control over where they appear. If it looks obnoxious and...
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Last post by TheoSqua
March 31 20, 1:45 pm
Using GRB for content aggregation.
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TheoSqua »
March 12 20, 3:07 pm
In an attempt to increase activity and gain new members i'm contemplating a slightly new approach for content with GRB and wanted to get everyone's...
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Last post by TheoSqua
March 12 20, 3:07 pm
GRB Transition of Ownership
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TheoSqua »
February 4 20, 9:16 am
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I went into the archives and looked at Michael's post when he announced that he was transitioning ownership of GRB for ideas on making this post a...
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Fair enough.
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Last post by Famous Mortimer
March 4 20, 3:03 pm
General Upgrade Notes
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TheoSqua »
February 9 20, 11:29 pm
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I wanted to give an update to what was updated over the weekend and what you can expect in the near future.
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fwiw, admiral kird made a GRB reddit several years ago (when michael had originally planned to close operations, etc)...it's not active unless there...
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Last post by Jocephus
March 2 20, 10:24 am
Moderating Baseball Talk
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TheoSqua »
August 30 17, 9:03 am
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As the quality of the Cardinals team and their win-loss record trend in the wrong direction we've noticed the tone of posts on the Baseball Talk...
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I don't remember Richie Allen being such a disturber but he's been called out twice in this thread.
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Last post by Richie Allen
February 26 20, 9:59 pm
500 internal server error
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Jocephus »
March 5 18, 7:06 pm
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i'm trying to reply to a pm and i'm getting this
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So you're saying mikechamp is a dirty hacker?
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Last post by mikechamp
February 14 20, 12:14 pm
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