# Site Feedback **URL:** https://discussion.tekeli.li/c/site-feedback/3.md [Latest](https://discussion.tekeli.li/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discussion.tekeli.li/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discussion.tekeli.li/tags.md) --- ## [Financial Transparency](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/financial-transparency/699)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [16 June 2024 16:27 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/financial-transparency/699 "2024-06-16T16:27:11Z")
Some people have been kind enough to send me money to support this forum. I think it’s about time I had a thread to tell people what’s going on. I will leave this locked so that it just shows the state of play - if you w… --- ## [Downtime on Saturday 26 September 2026](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-saturday-26-september-2026/6913)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [26 September 2026 08:14 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-saturday-26-september-2026/6913 "2026-09-26T08:14:17Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2026-09-26T08:00:00Z (UTC) for kernel upgrades and a Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.firedrake.org/ for updates. --- ## [Downtime on Saturday 29 August 2026](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-saturday-29-august-2026/6900)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [29 August 2026 08:18 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-saturday-29-august-2026/6900 "2026-08-29T08:18:04Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2026-08-29T08:00:00Z (UTC) for kernel upgrades and a Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.firedrake.org/ for updates. --- ## [Since the last upgrade, topics with added posts are showing up in "New" rather than "Latest"](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/since-the-last-upgrade-topics-with-added-posts-are-showing-up-in-new-rather-than-latest/6888)
**Author:** [@JGD](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/JGD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [11 August 2026 20:18 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/since-the-last-upgrade-topics-with-added-posts-are-showing-up-in-new-rather-than-latest/6888 "2026-08-11T20:18:02Z")
Previously, newly created topics were in “New” and existing ones that had additional posts were in “Latest,” IIRC. --- ## [Downtime on Saturday 8 August 2026](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-saturday-8-august-2026/6879)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [8 August 2026 08:38 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-saturday-8-august-2026/6879 "2026-08-08T08:38:11Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2026-08-08T08:00:00Z (UTC) for kernel upgrades and a Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.firedrake.org/ for updates. --- ## [Unread topics vanishing](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/unread-topics-vanishing/6783)
**Author:** [@DrBob](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/DrBob)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [21 June 2026 10:29 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/unread-topics-vanishing/6783 "2026-06-21T10:29:53Z")
Hi, for the last few days, when I click on the Unread it takes me to a “nothing left unread” page, not to a link to the topics I’m following. Then if I click on Browse Latest Topics the Unread again says there are things… --- ## [Downtime on Saturday 20 June 2026](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-saturday-20-june-2026/6790)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [20 June 2026 08:18 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-saturday-20-june-2026/6790 "2026-06-20T08:18:49Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2026-06-20T08:00:00Z (UTC) for kernel upgrades and a Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.firedrake.org/ for updates. --- ## [Downtime on Sunday 31 May 2026](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-sunday-31-may-2026/6766)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [31 May 2026 19:22 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-sunday-31-may-2026/6766 "2026-05-31T19:22:07Z")
The site will be unavailable IMMINENTLY for planned emergency maintenance (I’ve always wanted to write that). Specifically, a kernel and Discourse upgrade which I hope will prevent a repetition of a recent spam attack. S… --- ## [Downtime on Sunday 24 May 2026](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-sunday-24-may-2026/6743)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 May 2026 08:18 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-sunday-24-may-2026/6743 "2026-05-24T08:18:26Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2026-05-24T08:00:00Z (UTC) for kernel upgrades and a Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.firedrake.org/ for updates. --- ## [Downtime on 3 May 2026](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-3-may-2026/6729)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [3 May 2026 08:28 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-3-may-2026/6729 "2026-05-03T08:28:47Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2026-05-03T08:00:00Z (UTC) for kernel upgrades and a Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.firedrake.org/ for updates. (An… --- ## [Downtime on 11 April 2026](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-11-april-2026/6703)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [11 April 2026 08:04 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-11-april-2026/6703 "2026-04-11T08:04:30Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2026-04-11T08:00:00Z (UTC) for a Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.firedrake.org/ for updates. --- ## [Downtime on 22 March 2026](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-22-march-2026/6665)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [22 March 2026 09:22 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-22-march-2026/6665 "2026-03-22T09:22:07Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2027-03-22T09:00:00Z (UTC) for kernel upgrades and a Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.firedrake.org/ for updates. --- ## [Dice roller ahoy!](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/dice-roller-ahoy/830)
**Author:** [@Agemegos](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Agemegos)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [16 March 2026 11:24 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/dice-roller-ahoy/830 "2026-03-16T11:24:15Z")
\[roll 4d3 - 4\] 4d3: 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 8-4 20 characters (This thread is for feedback on the dice roller, which is being maintained by @RogerBW on codeberg. Bug reports welcome. Bug reports with fixes even more welcome.) … --- ## [Downtime on 22 November 2025](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-22-november-2025/6526)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [22 November 2025 10:15 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-22-november-2025/6526 "2025-11-22T10:15:20Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2025-11-22T09:00:00Z (UTC) for kernel upgrades and a Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.firedrake.org/ for updates. --- ## [Downtime on 11 October 2025](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-11-october-2025/6495)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [10 October 2025 16:21 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-11-october-2025/6495 "2025-10-10T16:21:23Z")
The site will be unavailable at some time between 2025-10-10T23:00:00Z (UTC) and 2025-10-11T11:00:00Z (UTC) for server upgrades and a Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to an hour. As always, check https… --- ## [No Longer Showing Visited Posts](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/no-longer-showing-visited-posts/6376)
**Author:** [@tomm\_archer](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/tomm_archer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [20 September 2025 20:12 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/no-longer-showing-visited-posts/6376 "2025-09-20T20:12:19Z")
Is it just me or does the home page (“Categories”) no longer show which posts you’ve visited? The “Latest” page does seem to? Firefox, PC. Maybe it never did? --- ## [Downtime on 20 September 2025](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-20-september-2025/6461)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [20 September 2025 10:16 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-20-september-2025/6461 "2025-09-20T10:16:33Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2025-09-20T08:00:00Z (UTC) (or perhaps a bit later) for major server upgrades and a Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to an hour, potentially longer if things go awry. … --- ## [Site unavailability on Saturday morning](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/site-unavailability-on-saturday-morning/6450)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [6 September 2025 17:15 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/site-unavailability-on-saturday-morning/6450 "2025-09-06T17:15:55Z")
It was DNS. Fortunately I could get into the relevant server from my phone while in a cattle shed at Edinburgh Airport. --- ## [Post settings for spoiler section, blue, etc is gone](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/post-settings-for-spoiler-section-blue-etc-is-gone/6378)
**Author:** [@COMaestro](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/COMaestro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [11 August 2025 23:14 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/post-settings-for-spoiler-section-blue-etc-is-gone/6378 "2025-08-11T23:14:05Z")
Unless I am missing it, the little menu for the formatting options is gone and I don’t see any way of blurring text, making a spoiler section, etc. And at this point, I don’t know if the old tags in brackets work or not. … --- ## [When writing a post, is there a way to get the preview pane back?](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/when-writing-a-post-is-there-a-way-to-get-the-preview-pane-back/6375)
**Author:** [@Phil](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Phil)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [10 August 2025 15:28 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/when-writing-a-post-is-there-a-way-to-get-the-preview-pane-back/6375 "2025-08-10T15:28:27Z")
The new UI has only the editor pane, whereas there used to be a preview to the right which was updated as you typed. I found the preview very helpful for ensuring I was using markup correctly. I looked under preference… --- ## [Downtime on 9 August 2025](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-9-august-2025/6369)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 August 2025 08:11 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-9-august-2025/6369 "2025-08-09T08:11:25Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2025-08-09T08:00:00Z (UTC) (or perhaps a bit later) for a possible server reboot and Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.… --- ## [Spam wave inbound (2025-08-06)](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/spam-wave-inbound-2025-08-06/6352)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [6 August 2025 14:44 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/spam-wave-inbound-2025-08-06/6352 "2025-08-06T14:44:19Z")
As you may see, there’s a lot of spam coming in ta the moment. I’ve temporarily made new user registration invitation-only. Please flag spam as normal. --- ## [Downtime on 13 July 2025](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-13-july-2025/5885)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [13 July 2025 08:14 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-13-july-2025/5885 "2025-07-13T08:14:57Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2025-07-13T08:00:00Z (UTC) (or perhaps a bit later) for a server reboot and Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.firedrake… --- ## [Downtime on 10 May 2025](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-10-may-2025/5776)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [10 May 2025 09:10 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-10-may-2025/5776 "2025-05-10T09:10:21Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2025-05-10T08:00:00Z (UTC) (or perhaps a bit later) for a server reboot and Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.firedrake… --- ## [Downtime on 29 March 2025](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-29-march-2025/5719)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [29 March 2025 09:13 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-29-march-2025/5719 "2025-03-29T09:13:58Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2025-03-29T09:00:00Z (UTC) (or perhaps a bit later) for a server reboot and Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.firedrake… --- ## [Brief outage on 26 March 2025](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/brief-outage-on-26-march-2025/5718)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 March 2025 13:36 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/brief-outage-on-26-march-2025/5718 "2025-03-26T13:36:02Z")
At 121354Z, monitoring systems detected that the host wuerfelbrenner, dedicated to this forum, was unresponsive. At 121519Z, wuerfelbrenner began to log its reboot process, and the forum returned to service.by 121917Z. … --- ## [No one comment please🤞](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/no-one-comment-please/5690)
**Author:** [@DJCT](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/DJCT)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [7 March 2025 03:17 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/no-one-comment-please/5690 "2025-03-07T03:17:10Z")
--- ## [Downtime on 1 March 2025](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-1-march-2025/5685)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [1 March 2025 09:46 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-1-march-2025/5685 "2025-03-01T09:46:58Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2025-03-01T09:00:00Z (UTC) for a server reboot and Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.firedrake.org/ for updates. --- ## [About those Legacy Episodes](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/about-those-legacy-episodes/5484)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [14 October 2024 10:19 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/about-those-legacy-episodes/5484 "2024-10-14T10:19:22Z")
These episodes have been dropped into the NPI podcast feed, but the actual episode titles match the old episodes. That causes a rejection and posting loop. I’m disabling the NPI podcast and youtube feed autoposters for n… --- ## [Downtime on 2 September](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-2-september/5398)
**Author:** [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [2 September 2024 08:22 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/downtime-on-2-september/5398 "2024-09-02T08:22:20Z")
The site will be unavailable from 2024-09-02T08:00:00Z (UTC) for a server reboot and Discourse rebuild. I estimate that this may take up to half an hour. As always, check https://status.firedrake.org/ for updates. [Next page](https://discussion.tekeli.li/c/site-feedback/3.md?page=1)