Is it just me or are others seeing missing avatar images for some users (I?ve seen 4-5 different users a with just a ? where their avatar used to be), and in some other cases special text characters like apostrophes and such are being displayed as ?junk? text.

My posts are showing both issues.

Been showing that way since probably sometime late this afternoon.

Earl

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Earl L. Cagle, Jr.
NAR# 29523
TRA# 962
SAM# 73
Owner/Producer
Point 39 Productions

Rocket-Brained Since 1970

Yep, seeing same as you, Earl.

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !

Yes, I see the same problem.

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Bob
S.A.M. # 0014

Hold me. I'm scared.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc - Starfighter Scorpion Centuri - Mini Dactyl Estes - F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc - Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark

Lately, I've had problems with the login. The box for my login name holds onto the pointer and won't let me click the button.
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This is like having Roddy Piper's glasses in "They Live". Based on what I see, you and I are the livestock.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc - Starfighter Scorpion Centuri - Mini Dactyl Estes - F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc - Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark

Looks like somehow the database got corrupted. I'll have to look into seeing if rebuilding tables/indexes can correct this. In order to do that the forum will have to be taken down.

It may be a couple of days before I'm able to get to this.

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Scott D. Hansen
Ye Olde Rocket Shoppe - Your One Stop BAR Shoppe!
Ye Olde Rocket Plans - OOP Rocket Plans From 38 Companies!
Ye Olde Rocket Forum
WOOSH NAR Section #558

If I lived closer, I would.

That might be a little scary.

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Lee Reep
NAR 55948

Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor
In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold!
Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp

Yes, I see the same thing . . .

Time to LOCK & LOAD ! ! !

Dave F.

Unfortunately, I was not able to fix the issue. I don't know if my host upgraded something on their end that may have broke this almost 20yr old version of vBulletin or what. I ran a repair on the tables, and on the database as a whole. I optimized it and re-indexed it. No go. I don't have a backup to replace the database with. The system still works, just no avatars and once in awhile, not always, it messes up things like apostrophes. I tried re-uploading my avatar but that doesn't work either. For myself what I did was went into my User CP, chose Edit Avatar and turned off the Custom Avatar feature.

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Scott D. Hansen
Ye Olde Rocket Shoppe - Your One Stop BAR Shoppe!
Ye Olde Rocket Plans - OOP Rocket Plans From 38 Companies!
Ye Olde Rocket Forum
WOOSH NAR Section #558