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I'm so sorry you're having trouble with the site. Firefox seems to be working fine for me using version 25.0 on a Windows 7 PC. You might try clearing your cache to see if that helps. You can follow the instructions at https://support.mozilla.org/en…
Reply to @msf: Fidelity Global Balanced Fund (FGBLX) manager Ruben Calderon has taken a leave of absence for an unspecified person.
This has been corrected. Thanks for the heads up.
Reply to @VintageFreak: I did a little research on the Vanilla Forum site (the makers of our discussion forum software) and found this thread: http://vanillaforums.com/discussion/1870/member-not-able-to-login-with-ipad
You could access the forum th…
Hi, Catch.
If you don't intend to post, at all, your privacy concerns should be minimal. There is one thing that I can think of to definitely watch out for, but I'm not sure if it still applies. When you sign up with Facebook, read each window care…
Reply to @Old_Joe: Under my desk is really not an option. There's no room under there, and I'm certainly not capable of maintaining the up-time of an ISP without a major cash outlay for hardware.
However, a dedicated server at the ISP does buy us …
Hi, Ted.
I'm sorry that you're having trouble, again. Investor is likely correct in saying that it's a cookie problem. If it only happens about once a month, I'd suggest just chalking it up to a bit of an annoyance. However, if it continues to happ…
Reply to @Investor:
* In several places in the article, a space or two needs to be added:
This happened a lot this month, though most were caught by Charles in his first proofreading. I think it has to do with copying and pasting out of Gmail vs. M…
Reply to @Old_Joe: Hi, OJ. When I search using Google, I can get to the article, but it's clearly marked as an "Article Free Pass" to subscriber content. You may have used up your "free pass," already. :)
David's Wordle, recreated from the FundAlarm message board of January 2011:
Chip's Wordle, created from the MFO discussion board statistics as of this week:
Reply to @Old_Joe:
I think that @icyone is referring to the new logo mentioned in the May cover essay at http://www.mutualfundobserver.com/2013/05/may-1-2013/ or you can see that super-sized version here:
There's currently been a sustained attack against WordPress sites occurring. (WordPress is the software behind our site) Our hosting company has been experiencing the impact, as have many others. You can read our hosting company's response here: htt…
So far, Anna's theory that the problems might have to do with the rendering of the fonts (and font sizes) under various browsers seems to be valid. If you're experiencing problems with pages not loading correctly, please try adjusting the font size …
Now, having said that I think they are doing this by isolating the IP block. It could be that there may be some earth bound residents on the same IP block.
I hadn't considered it that way. I just figured that they had tagged the traffic based upon t…
Reply to @Investor: I don't have many concerns about the polling, other than some clutter caused by a bunch of folks deciding to create polls all at once.
However, we've been having some intermittent connectivity problems with the site and I'm tryi…
I can definitely agree with the making the changes to the mobile version of the site. I think it's fine to go ahead and do that.
I'll ask David for his opinion on the polling. Personally, I'd lean toward allowing a limited number of folks to create…
I checked the Vanilla forum website for any add-ons that might give us that functionality, but couldn't find anything. Hopefully, @Accipiter will take a look soon. I wouldn't be surprised if he has some good ideas.
I've experienced this quite rarely, so I'm unsure of the answer to your question. Have you tried refreshing when it happens, then going back to see if the post is already there? I'd suspect in most cases it is, and that something else is happening i…
Reply to @Investor:
The audio is currently available here http://78449.choruscall.com/dataconf/productusers/mfo/media/mfo130219.mp3 and will soon be available on a SFGIX podcast page.
I placed a call to our hosting company, today. Then, spent a bit of time in chat with them. They detect no errors at the server end, and have asked us to provide the following information, if it happens again:
If the issue again come, please get bac…
You just need a telephone to participate. You dial the number that's provided in the registration email, and follow the prompts to enter your pin code. It's an audio only call, and I often listen in as I drive home from work.
Hi, Ted.
Sorry for the delay. I had to take my car to the shop and forgot to log-out here.
It sounds like you might have your browser set to delete cookies. Your browser's password manager may also be remembering an old password for the site. The …
Reply to @Charles:
Hi, Charles.
You're right. It's not working for me, either, in Chrome or Firefox. I'll spend some time checking it out within the next few days. In the meantime, the older commentaries can be found at http://www.mutualfundobserve…
Reply to @Investor: There will be a link, I believe. We'll also have an archive to the .mp3 soon. I'll try to get the link and post it before the end of the day.
Reply to @Investor: I use the embedded version of the discussion board on my iPhone. With the vertical screen layout, the header and logo don't use too much screen real estate and I have the benefit of the other navigation.
Hi, Catch.
It's not at all too personal, and it's an interesting question. I guess that there are certain logical thought processes that I.T. folks follow that might help a bit with investing, but it's certainly not anything magical or even what I …
