DonsTalk Admin

1 hour ago, Nellie The Don said:

I think there is a bug in the countdown to the next kickoff that displays at the top of the site.

It appears to be based on the local time of the viewer, rather than the time in Scotland. 

So, for example, if it's 3 hours until kickoff and I view the site in ET timezone (GMT-5), it shows 8 hours until kickoff.

Could you check if it has changed? - I've updated it to take the local time from the European / London clock server

On 30/06/2023 at 17:22, DonsTalk Admin said:

You can subscribe to an auto-updating Aberdeen fixture list via the Subscribe feature on DonsTalk.

All you need to do is go to the Events menu, click on Subscribe and select Subscribe to iCalendar feed - then follow the instructions on your computer, smartphone or tablet.

All Aberdeen fixtures are available including friendlies, and when available European, Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches will be added and your calendar will update these fixtures on your device automatically.

If any fixtures change (date/time), these will also update automatically on your fixture calendar.

All fixtures will also appear on the main DonsTalk homepage.

The rescheduled postponed fixtures from last year have been updated on the auto-updating fixture list.

The following changes have taken place effective Saturday 14 October 2023.

The following forums:

• Music, Games and Movies
• AFC Buy and Sell

Have been moved into the Off Topic forum.

The Supporters Club section has been removed as most supporters clubs are now using Facebook or WhatsApp.

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From Saturday 9 September 2023 at 3pm, the way you sign into DonsTalk will change.

You will no longer be able to login using your username.  

Instead you will need to sign in using your registered email address with your existing password.

Logging in by username represents a security weakness for the DonsTalk community because display names are public information and malicious users may attempt to login to multiple accounts with common passwords until they find an account for which the passwords work.

The forum software we use will soon remove the ability for users to login using your username - so we are acting now during the international break so you are ready for the remainder of the season.

On 30/06/2023 at 17:22, DonsTalk Admin said:

You can subscribe to an auto-updating Aberdeen fixture list via the Subscribe feature on DonsTalk.

All you need to do is go to the Events menu, click on Subscribe and select Subscribe to iCalendar feed - then follow the instructions on your computer, smartphone or tablet.

All Aberdeen fixtures are available including friendlies, and when available European, Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches will be added and your calendar will update these fixtures on your device automatically.

If any fixtures change (date/time), these will also update automatically on your fixture calendar.

All fixtures will also appear on the main DonsTalk homepage.

The UEFA Europa Conference League fixtures have been added to the auto-updating fixtures list.

You might have switched the view by accident.  

On the homepage, look for the lines at the top of the forum categories, and change it to the lines option like below:

38 minutes ago, BigAl said:

Anthony Joseph currently head of recruitment analysis @ West Ham is incoming to Pittodrie

Is it not Jordan Miles?

DonsTalk is now available as a native app for iPhones and iPads.

Go to the DonsTalk website in your browser, click the Share icon at the bottom of the screen and select Add to Home Screen.

This will add a DonsTalk icon to your home screen.  Tap on the icon and DonsTalk will now open as a native app on your phone or tablet.

You can subscribe to an auto-updating Aberdeen fixture list via the Subscribe feature on DonsTalk.

All you need to do is go to the Events menu, click on Subscribe and select Subscribe to iCalendar feed - then follow the instructions on your computer, smartphone or tablet.

All Aberdeen fixtures are available including friendlies, and when available European, Scottish League and Scottish Cup matches will be added and your calendar will update these fixtures on your device automatically.

If any fixtures change (date/time), these will also update automatically on your fixture calendar.

All fixtures will also appear on the main DonsTalk homepage.

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Scottish League Cup draw tomorrow at 1pm for the group stages.

Seedings and club numbers for the draw:

1 hour ago, HaarDon said:

Noticed this today and feel we should all be refunded.

 

£100 each should cover it thanks.

Good luck with that one

Apologies for the downtime this morning!

The techie part - there was a worldwide problem overnight that has impacted numerous websites being hosted on the Plesk platform.

The detail:  https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4407366133906

It is now

The upgrade has been completed.

We'll be upgrading the forum tonight, Thursday 24 June from 8pm.

Whilst this is happening, Donstalk will go into maintenance mode for about an hour whilst we do the upgrade.

The live Q&A with Dave Cormack will take place tomorrow night (Wednesday 31 March) between 6 and 7pm.

You'll be able to watch the live broadcast here:

Matchday Live Chat! is back in time for our Scottish Cup campaign and the league run-in.

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With five league matches to go until the end of the 2020/21 season, it's time to vote for your 2020/21 Aberdeen FC Player of the Season.

The poll below is open until 1am on Sunday 16 May 2021.  You can change your vote up until then, but you will only have one vote.

Just an update on this.  It's never simple!

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We had a wee issue with the registration process for DonsTalk, which is now fixed.

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