Whenever I try to enter this site at the main address (dsboards.com), I keep getting a message saying "Sorry, Currently Offline". The DS script and graphics are at the top of the page as usual, but it won't allow me to navigate anywhere on the site. In order to actually get in, I have to go directly to the forums by typing in extra characters, which I pulled from my history files. Wonder why this is happening?
Joe, are you using Internet Explorer. If so, an annoying feature of IE requires users to clear its cache if I take the forum offline, which I did about two weeks ago to install an upgrade. You (and anyone else who've experienced this problem) probably tried to access the forum during that time, so now every time you try to come here you're getting the page stored in IE's cache rather than the actual site! (And some people wonder why I'd like nothing better than to see Microsoft ground into dust and swept away by the wind?!
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If you clear IE's cache, that will fix the problem. To do this, first click on "Tools" in the top menu bar. On the drop-down menu, click on "Internet Options". Once that window comes up, in the middle box labeled "Temporary Internet files", click on "Delete Files". And after the confirmation window comes up, check the box labeled "Delete all offline content" and then click "OK". Click "OK" at the bottom of the "Internet Options" window, and you'll be back in business.
So, when you see the Temporarily Offline page displayed sometime in the future, I'll probably be doing another upgrade. But when you try to come back the next time after that, if you clear your cache first and still see the page, it'll mean the upgrade is probably still going on, but most likely you'll be able to get right back into the forum.
I hope this helps.