Off-Topic forum error

[Owen Smith]

Now that's insane. A thread in the off-topic section being closed for asking about problems with download speeds? Like I said, the more I see the more Dinky puts me off get_iplayer.

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Owen Smith <owen.smith at cantab.net>
Cambridge, UK

> On 3 Dec 2017, at 18:14, RS <richard22j at zoho.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Ralph Corderoy
> Sent: Sunday, December 3, 2017 3:17 PM
> 
>>> PS  The whole forum now seems to be affected.
> 
>> Works for me, as of now, e.g.
>> https://forums.squarepenguin.co.uk/thread-1593-post-7103.html#pid7103
> 
> Thanks for confirming that, Ralph.  I must have picked up a bad cookie. Deleting cookies received in the last 2 hours fixed it.
> 
> It seems that even in the Off-Topic forum there is a risk of having threads closed down.
> https://forums.squarepenguin.co.uk/thread-1571.html
> 
> It seems the breach of the rules was asking for help with slow downloads.  I don't know whether ely is a member of this list-server, but I would have urged him or her to try connecting with an Ethernet cable.  That would show whether the problem was the service from Virgin Media or (more likely) with the WiFi.
> 
> Best wishes
> Richard
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