I'm getting really mad at CPAP.com
- Miss Emerita
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I'm getting really mad at CPAP.com
Despite Pugsy's best efforts, CPAP.com has not yet met two critical needs for this forum:
1. Fixing the connectivity problems, and
2. Making it possible for the moderator to delete old attachments. (Ideally, the moderator could also deputize other forum members to help with this.)
What is wrong with CPAP.com? Is this increasingly dysfunctional site their idea of good advertising?
And I can't help but feel that by their inaction, they are in effect dissing Pugsy, who is the heart, soul, and brain of this forum, as well as all the other amazing people who contribute so helpfully.
1. Fixing the connectivity problems, and
2. Making it possible for the moderator to delete old attachments. (Ideally, the moderator could also deputize other forum members to help with this.)
What is wrong with CPAP.com? Is this increasingly dysfunctional site their idea of good advertising?
And I can't help but feel that by their inaction, they are in effect dissing Pugsy, who is the heart, soul, and brain of this forum, as well as all the other amazing people who contribute so helpfully.
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Re: I'm getting really mad at CPAP.com
Double ditto re Pugsy (and you)!
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Re: I'm getting really mad at CPAP.com
I add a million "ribbits" to that!
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Re: I'm getting really mad at CPAP.com
CPAP.COM (AKA: The absentee landlords) should be ashamed of themselves. The disrespect they show Pugsy, regular contributors, and users in need of assistance is obscene.
These forums are not great because of them, they are great despite them.
The forum's popularity is because of its members. Many of whom often refer users to purchase items from CPAP.COM.
They obviously think it's OK to just stick a forum up, let others do the work for them, let others manage it with limited tools, and their gratitude is shown with silence.
The current problem is just one more in a long string of similar occurrences.
The current problem:
The Page navigation problem from last October:
The Avatar problem from May 2023
Other problems:
They are becoming the Philips Respironics of the CPAP forum world.
These forums are not great because of them, they are great despite them.
The forum's popularity is because of its members. Many of whom often refer users to purchase items from CPAP.COM.
They obviously think it's OK to just stick a forum up, let others do the work for them, let others manage it with limited tools, and their gratitude is shown with silence.
The current problem is just one more in a long string of similar occurrences.
The current problem:
Dog Slobber wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 8:30 amThe root cause of the forum problems is because CPAP.com and the Goodmans have become absentee landlords.
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The Page navigation problem from last October:
MaskedSleeper wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:49 amSince signing up I've been getting the attached error message every time I navigate to a different page within the website, and it's made navigating the site quite difficult. I tried sending an email to the email address on the error message, but it gets returned as undeliverable. Has anyone else had this same problem? Is there a workaround for it?
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The Avatar problem from May 2023
The Attachment problem which has been going on for 2 years:Dog Slobber wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 5:57 amIt's been this way for a while, and given how the hosts have become absentee landlords, I don't see it being resolved in any time soon.
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The double posting and time out problem:Dog Slobber wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 11:50 amNothing to do with software, it's because of the absentee landlords.
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Other problems:
- Database error problem
- Too many redirects problem
- Spamming problem
They are becoming the Philips Respironics of the CPAP forum world.
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Re: I'm getting really mad at CPAP.com
Ironically, upon submitting the above post, the problem occurred and the post was lost.
Fortunately, I buffered it with a CTRL-A, CTRL-C.
How many have lost posts, or responses and then not bothered to recreate it.
CPAP.com, do you give a crap about your forum members, many of whom are your retail customers?
Fortunately, I buffered it with a CTRL-A, CTRL-C.
How many have lost posts, or responses and then not bothered to recreate it.
CPAP.com, do you give a crap about your forum members, many of whom are your retail customers?
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Re: I'm getting really mad at CPAP.com
I have lost so many posts, due to forgetting to save--FIRST!
I am so FED UP.
I am so FED UP.
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Re: I'm getting really mad at CPAP.com
Yep.
I assume CPAP.com is no longer in a position to afford to provide what it takes to run a dependable, functioning forum. Newbies are better off continuing to go elsewhere and letting this place continue to grind to a halt, as things stand now.
If it all ever gets fixed, post a sticky at the top so I'll know when it's safe to come back and start posting again. Until then, I'll focus on more productive stuff that relates to improving quality of life, like rearranging my sock drawer.
My respect for you fine, helpful posters remains, though. If all of you decide to bail and focus on a forum elsewhere, post where you go so I'll know where to look for you.
As da boids sang, "There is a season--turn, turn, turn . . ."
https://youtu.be/o4p4RHndQDg?si=T4zY8s76eCT4kPD7
I assume CPAP.com is no longer in a position to afford to provide what it takes to run a dependable, functioning forum. Newbies are better off continuing to go elsewhere and letting this place continue to grind to a halt, as things stand now.
If it all ever gets fixed, post a sticky at the top so I'll know when it's safe to come back and start posting again. Until then, I'll focus on more productive stuff that relates to improving quality of life, like rearranging my sock drawer.
My respect for you fine, helpful posters remains, though. If all of you decide to bail and focus on a forum elsewhere, post where you go so I'll know where to look for you.
As da boids sang, "There is a season--turn, turn, turn . . ."
https://youtu.be/o4p4RHndQDg?si=T4zY8s76eCT4kPD7
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Re: I'm getting really mad at CPAP.com
I was going to go with "cheap bastards" myself.
Where's HangFire when you need him?
I think checking in has simply become a bad habit.
Perhaps going Cold Turkey is the best plan. Change PW to a bunch of random characters and don't save/remember it.
See ya Jeff.
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Make each sensation a little bit stronger.
Experience slips away.
Make each sensation a little bit stronger.
Experience slips away.
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Re: I'm getting really mad at CPAP.com
I've posted for a while over on Apnea Board with the user name Dormeo. I'd find it really hard to stop visiting this forum, which has meant a lot to me, but already my effort to make this post has failed twice. Life is too short for this.
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Re: I'm getting really mad at CPAP.com
I don't know about the others but I won't be going to any other forum.
I will just retire if it should come to that. I will do like Rested Gal.....get busy with my gardening and flowers and all that.
Jason's forum would have been my first choice but his forum has imploded and no longer functioning at all and I don't think he plans to fix it.
I won't do the apneaboard forum either. I have zero patience for all their rules and regulations over there.
Doesn't leave me with any decent options and to be honest.....I am getting a bit burned out.
Same old questions, same old responses and same old bull shit. No one bothers to really research their problems or potential solutions. Same old know it alls that think that the world should revolve around them and their thoughts.
I haven't seen a new problem in years.
My patience level would have to climb a mountain to just get to 0.0. It's in the red right now.
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Re: I'm getting really mad at CPAP.com
Miss Emerita;
That is a great prifile picture You use ..
You gave Me some good advice over on the Apnea Forum ..
Thanks ..
Pugsy;
Its to bad things have come to that kind of a head for You ..
I can't really help any of it, But the Best Of Luck in what ever
You decide to do !!
Reading threads You have given alot of good advice since I
have been a member here ..
The owners shouldn't put anyone into that kind of position !!
That is a great prifile picture You use ..
You gave Me some good advice over on the Apnea Forum ..
Thanks ..
Pugsy;
Its to bad things have come to that kind of a head for You ..
I can't really help any of it, But the Best Of Luck in what ever
You decide to do !!
Reading threads You have given alot of good advice since I
have been a member here ..
The owners shouldn't put anyone into that kind of position !!
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Re: I'm getting really mad at CPAP.com
Pugsy, it's painful to read about your burnout. You've been such an incredible figure in the apnea world for so long, helping countless people preserve their health and get a decent night's sleep. If you decide to cultivate your garden, I hope it gives you great pleasure. (I remember early on after I joined you mentioned straining your back building a stone wall on your property. I was in awe of you starting right there!)Pugsy wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 11:36 amDoesn't leave me with any decent options and to be honest.....I am getting a bit burned out.
Same old questions, same old responses and same old bull shit. No one bothers to really research their problems or potential solutions. Same old know it alls that think that the world should revolve around them and their thoughts.
I haven't seen a new problem in years.
My patience level would have to climb a mountain to just get to 0.0. It's in the red right now.
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Re: I'm getting really mad at CPAP.com
Oh, I'm so glad I could be of help! And yes, isn't that a gorgeous picture? I should upload it here. Oh wait, ....sauerkraut wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 1:36 pmMiss Emerita;
That is a great prifile picture You use ..
You gave Me some good advice over on the Apnea Forum ..
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