Let's document the problems on the Microchip forum

[BobAGI]

I've shut down Firefox for other reasons today and now checked what is going on at Microchip.
I can log in (at least I am showing as automatically logged on) but there is no edit box in the quick reply section...
I guess they goofed again?

[Jim.Nickerson]

It looks like microchip have code in place to prevent proxy logins.
The verification text changes and the proxy misses it.
The social/google login is a microchip/apg script. edit microsoft -> microchip

[Jim.Nickerson]

I am guessing Cindy will have a new job tomorrow.

[Jim.Nickerson]

Ok, now the quick reply box has a new error.

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Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 (Forbidden) http://www.microchip.com/forums/NewEditor/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_gzip.ashx?js=tr…popups%2Clegacyoutput%2Cpaste%2Cautoresize%2Clists%2Cautolink&languages=en

he munged the link
http://www.microchip.com/forums/NewEditor/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_gzip.ashx?js=true&core=true&suffix=&themes=advanced&plugins=inlinepopups%2Clegacyoutput%2Cpaste%2Cautoresize%2Clists%2Cautolink&languages=en


[Jim.Nickerson]

And he was trying to pop up this message:

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An error has occured on the page you were visiting.
You may have received this error if you are attempting to submit
a form and have used potentially harmful characters in your entries.
Please check your entries and remove any special characters that you may have used.
You may also click here to return to Microchip.com


[Jim.Nickerson]

I wondered if this was something to do with the image/links in my avatar and signature, which is why I created a new user with nothing in there and he can not get the edit box up either.

[ric]

...,
Open full version also provides no edit box but does throw this java error:

TypeError: Cannot read property 'TextareaSelector' of undefined
(link munged so it would not become a link )
http:// www microchip.com/forums/combinedJs.axd?key=1757212980;2003007660;385346830;540312784;469935658;2115924700:684&host=www.microchip.com

...

Same here. The Java console shows me this:

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SCRIPT5007: Unable to get property 'TextareaSelector' of undefined or null reference
File: combinedJs.axd, Line: 684, Column: 9

[ric]

Interesting discovery!
I as just able to post a reply here: http://www.microchip.com/forums/FindPost/822753
by switching to the "mobile" theme.

Seems to confirm it's some problem with that buggy MCE editor.

[BobAGI]

And how did you switch theme?
In my page I cannot find any such setting, but I might have forgotten how to do it...
Still no edit box available.

[BobAGI]

Found a setting in the Menu drop-down (top right) but what it did was to send me to my "Public profile" rather than switch theme.....