Pariprashnena — Q&A Archive

I agree that this site is very nice. I think it is great we have an opportunity to discuss about things related to Krishna Consciousness.

I have a request that from the main page is it possible to mark discussions as "read"

I like to read them off RSS (very fast) so i dunno, just wondering if it is possible.

Just when you log-in the site, there is a link to "Mark All Read" under Options in the left pane. Is that what you are looking for?

Could you please make a category called e.g. "Social" for ISKCONs internal issues which are now in the "Philosophy" cat.? Thanks

done.

i dont know about the others, but i mostly dont use BBCode, only text. since the submission form defaults to "BBCode," i have go back and edit almost all of my messages, since you loose the paragraph-breaks if you leave the default (BBCode) and dont put [p] - [/p] around each para ...

from my point of view it would be easier to have the form default to "text."

we will see to that.
in the mid-time go to account > forum preferences > comment form and uncheck the option

[p]thank you, but no, i dont want to totally disable it. some[size=18]times[/size] i [color=red][b]want[/b][/color] to be able to use tags. its a small thing, and only if this happened to most people, that they normally use text and have to go back to un-tick the BBCode option, would it make sense to change the default.[/p]
[p](if it does happen to others, i guess theyll comment here ...)[/p]

Changed default formatting to *text*, Thank you for spotting the difficulty, phani.

I just wanted to voice my appreciation for the "thanks" link. I like that very much.

I must commend the sponsors if this site in so much as, its a nice forum to assist, as well as learn from others struggling in Krsna consciousness. For this many thanks are given. Your servant, Priya

One suggestion is not to have automatic logoff after few hours. If one has cookies enabled, one should be able to stay logged in.

I also join in thanks for the continued online service, Jagannath Misra Prabhu.

VEDA: what browser are you using? Try and trash your cookies.
Any other devotees are having same issue? (being logged off after some time)

Firefox. Works fine now. Thanks

Before I could attach .txt but now it allows only .rar and .doc. Why?

this is a test for .txt, attachment,
looks like works OK
Are you naming it with the txt ending?

Sure but still doesnt work.

msg:

Some problems were encountered
The file you attempted to upload (robots.txt) was of type "application/download", but the file extension "txt" did not match the accepted extensions for this type of file: rar, RAR

please send the txt file to the admin address to test it from this end.

File tested in three different machines with Firefox, txt zip and doc, no problems. Must be some local browser issue. We know you cant do it with Safari.

Ive installed FFox 2.0.0.9 but it didnt work with 2.0.0.8 first.

Your Iskcon Media site is awesome! I use it a lot. Many thanks!

I have been using regularly but for the last one week ,it does not seem to be working . I am missing it.

i was in dubai during the period of 1997-2000.during that time i had experienced with iskcon dubai.and now also know more about dubai hare krsna movement.

Got a question from a friend: "Would you know where I could find mp3 files of the Sanskrit verses of the Bhagavatam?" Tried but found nothing. Any leads?

Can questions search be linked to date posted? Like most recent questions? Or listed by month?

Also, can a mail be sent every time anyone makes a comment, so one always stays in touch with this great site?

Hare Krishna.

Notifications service can be found when logged in at the left navigation bar.
There is an advanced search covering topics, questions and accounts. Look for the "Advanced" saffron text when in search page.
We are not planning search by date at the moment, as this forum lists the newest posts and comments first anyway.

Notifications service can be found when logged in at the left navigation bar.
There is an advanced search covering topics, questions and accounts. Look for the "Advanced" saffron text when in search page.
We are not planning search by date at the moment, as this forum lists the newest posts and comments first anyway.

Could "no post samadhi ritvikism" be added to the rules?

[quote][cite] VEDA:[/cite]Could "no post samadhi ritvikism" be added to the rules?[/quote]

Oh, that is pathetic.[br][br]
Can folks still hurl quick jabs and random insults against devotees who believe in continuing the rtvik-assisted initiation system that Srila Prabhupada established?

Has my edit function been removed,admin?

Ysvt.

[quote][cite] Nrsingha:[/cite]Has my edit function been removed,admin?

Ysvt.[/quote]

No. There is no such thing here. All active accounts have full capabilities.

Greetings, a good free for all site but with one thing missing a MUTE option

Along with (edit, thanks, quote) a mute option would be great.

Should only work like the others (only if you are logged in) If a person is logged and is receiving abusive or constantly over critical responses they can choose to mute that person so they dont see any of the muted persons posts, coding wouldnt be too hard.

In your account section you would have an option to list all muted members and and option to un-mute a member if they so choose.

Would cut down on complaints to the Administrators, I know I would have several on my mute list.

Thank you.

Oh, but putting people on ignore is something only a krpana would do, no?

so far, only two complains to admin in all this time and was resolved. So, we needed not to mute anyone except those who repeatedly breached the forum rules. Some of that happened to a couple or three Prabhus, but they are already back and complying. Communication is our tool, separation is maya'b4s working.

How does one report a post?

[quote][cite] Baker:[/cite]How does one report a post?[/quote]
pariprashnena@gmail.com

I am new to this site - What I have seen in the past 4-6 weeks is the following:

Most threads in the philosophy forum start of with genuine question.

Then we get good answers along with arguments stemming from Guru issue/ Ritvik issue / Gaudiya Matt issues / Book rewrite issues and the whole purpose of the thread is lost in the argument.

Am I the only one seeing this way ?

Is there a way to avoid it ? Is there a way to summarize things prior to shutting the thread out ?

as the site has grown to 1000+ questions and 14.000 comments now, admin tasks have become more time consuming. thank you for your input, we will try to be on top to facilitate the clarity of the process and of course we rely on the good judgement of users. Think again, this is an ARCHIVE with all its advantages, lets try to minimize pitfalls.

It is a good idea to stay focused on the topic, otherwise it is not as attractive. Is it possible to have somewhere a thread where you just move all the comments that do not belong to the question? If yes it would help.

Perhaps a good thing would be to more actively encourage posters to start new threads for each new question, as the admin already pointed out elsewhere earlier:

[quote][cite] admin:[/cite]A few notes on the forums workings:

- Keep in mind that the philosophy of this forum is that the user asks a question opening a thread in the appropriate section and others answer. Each question should be enclosed in a thread so that later others can find it easily.
- Try not to open a thread so that others make questions... that is the forum itself function.

From now on we will delete or moderate posts that go astray from the original question or breach the above guidelines.
There is no lack of disk space, so feel free to open as many different questions as you may need.

http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/48/from-the-admin/#Item_29[/quote]

Would it be possible to add a feature like a "daily reminder" or something to that effect? Perhaps at the top of the page, or above the "Enter your comments" window.

Daily reminders can be good tools to learn things.

working on that now... thanks for the tips

In the thread "Being a Direct Disciple of Prabhupada - Caste System one of the members named sri_govinda_das made the following statement:

Death to the sampradaya proponents like the ritvik babajis ......

You cant let something like that be written. I checked and found out that the wording he uses constitutes a direct terrorist threat and if somebody actually kills a "ritvik babaji" you folks will be held responsible. Im surprised you let this go through. Please take immediate action. Im hoping I will see something done in the next 24 hours.

Actually, practically the whole little posting group that is active this last weeks is full of insults and other improperties. We are going to ban all users that insult as announced a few days ago. You can apply for membership after 2 months of the banning and we will see if they read the terms of service at that time.

Thank you sir(s) for banning sri_govinda_das. I am very sorry if I appeared impatient and impetuous in bringing his "death threat" post to your attention. Quite frankly -- it frightened me. It just made me think of suicide bombers yelling "death to the infidels" just before blowing themselves up and taking as many innocent victims with them as they can. Apparently hes back again with a different name and thats fine just as long as he doesnt make any more statements nor declarations like that. In his feverish zeal he may not realize the implications nor the consequences of what he wrote.

Thanks again for taking decisive and responsible action in this regard.

respectfully ....

Hashama

admin, I keep getting this message every time I post something. My post is still posted but themessage still appears.

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thank you deena, working on that

I was getting the same message. Then Id hit the "go back one page" and by doing that my comment would get posted. Very strange.

looks like it is fixed now with software upgrade, but please report any glitch

i want this site to look like this http://www.sayhey.co.uk/forum/
with differents sections
Latest Posts :)

[quote][cite] CGYOOMH:[/cite]i want this site to look like this http://www.sayhey.co.uk/forum/
with differents sections
Latest Posts :)[/quote]

The site you quote is the boring usual forum :)

Take a closer look, Sections is "Categories" (expandable on demand) and when you post you are given the choice to insert into the correct one.

Latests post are already in the first positions with the unread ones highlighted for you when you are logged in.

Hare Krishna!

You can upload your avatar.
You can use ascii smilies. Animated smilies are unnecessary.
This is not an amusement park.

Posts 51-53 in this thread dont show:
http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1128/2/sastric-and-personal-opinions-quotes-for-reinstituting-personal-worship-of-guru-on-vyasasanas/#Item_3

[quote][cite] Baker:[/cite]Posts 51-53 in this thread dont show:
http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/1128/2/sastric-and-personal-opinions-quotes-for-reinstituting-personal-worship-of-guru-on-vyasasanas/#Item_3[/quote]

probably poster deleted them

great site for the thoughtful people and for the seekers too.