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[Elliot'sDragon]

Thanks for the constant upkeep of my obession. I just had on question and on comment.

CAn you explain what you mean by needing a bigger server for the board? I know just a liitle about computers and don't understand what you need to do?

What makes a topic active? It just sems that we wnet for 3/4 pages of active posts to now 7-9 pages.

Why do I end up at the bottom of a thread when I first click on it? This is a bit annoying.

[DebiDebiDebi]

Originally Posted By Joe: Why do I end up at the bottom of a thread when I first click on it? This is a bit annoying.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Hi Joe...I had this very same complaint, and posted on another forum about it. Following is the answer I got from Dave...(no offence Dave, but I still agree with Joe...kinda annoying. It would be nice if we could choose to click on something that would take us to last post if we desired to do so.)

Dave's Response:
The Today's Posts listing now automatically uses the new "Jump to New Posts" feature (see the little blue "down" arrow to the right of the topic title?). That means that if you click that link, you automatically jump down to the newest posts made in that topic (since your last visit to the board). The software designers think that folks looking for the active discussions will prefer to jump immediately to the unread posts, rather than scroll all the way through the topic.

If you prefer to start at the top of the post, open the forum listing (on the left)and select the desired topic.

[Dave Marx]

Bigger server? Someone else manages the server for us (we handle the site, they handle the hardware). They have other clients on the same server (all of us getting bigger all the time). Eventually it makes more sense to upgrade to a new server than to add capacity to an older, slower server.

The Active Topics List now runs on a 24-hour "rolling" clock. In the past, the list started from scratch at Midnight. Otherwise, the criteria for being on the list hasn't changed - every topic that's been created or had posts added to it is "active." Previously, it was "Active since Midnight," now it's "Active in the past 24 hours." This makes a big difference in the length of the list.

Have you seen the "Jump to new posts" feature? You'll find it at the top of every Topic. This allows you to "jump" to the posts that have been added since the last time you visited the boards (skipping posts you've presumably seen). Now, this happens automatically if you open a topic from the Active Topics list (note the little blue "down" arrow?). Presumably, the programmers thought that folks using the Active Topics list would prefer it that way. It also happens automatically if you click a "Last Post" link in the top level of the board (the down arrow should be there, too, but the programmers didn't add it).

Debbie, thanks for replying, too. I suspect the software developers will turn this into an option in a future version of the software - either for the board administrators to select, or for each individual. We won't know until they do it.

[DebiDebiDebi]

Originally Posted By Dave: Debbie, thanks for replying, too. I suspect the software developers will turn this into an option in a future version of the software - either for the board administrators to select, or for each individual. We won't know until they do it.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Thanks again Dave...you know the story about old dogs and new tricks...I am sure I'll get used to it! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[Elliot'sDragon]

Thanks Dave [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[Shell_of_the_South]

I love the new features added, but I do miss the old font - it seemed friendlier to me! I guess I'll get used to this new one!

[DisneyNutMary]

I agree with MichelleC about the font, I miss it too! I have even started using it at work in the past few weeks, and now it is gone [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

The jumping to new posts was really getting on my nerves, but I found a little trick....maybe it's just me I don't know if anyone else has tried this, but if I click on the top of the page as the page is loading, it leaves me there rather than jumping to the bottom. Someone else please try this and let me know.

[buzzNwoodyfan]

oooo! It does work, DisneyNutMary!! Great tip, thanx!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[Shell_of_the_South]

Thanks Mary for that tip!

[GoofyMom]

I don't want to nitpick, but ditto about missing the old font. I thought it was such a cheerful font that just seemed to "fit" the attitude of this Board. The new font seems so.... ordinary.

Otherwise, I'm pretty happy [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] with the new features. The ability to set my own time zone is particularly appealing!

[Shell_of_the_South]

I just noticed something cool that I haven't seen before - don't know if it's new or I've never paid attention before. There's a link at the bottom of a topic to click for a printer friendly view of the topic - very nice!! [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

Has anyone else noticed that the today's topics are a little slow to add the most current posts? I noticed that if I post and then go to today's topics it takes a few minutes for that post to show up. - Mind you, I'm not complaining, just something I noticed. I'm sure it will take a little while for everything to get adjusted.