New forum area needed:Forum Support

[Den Dee]

This forum system IS good, but it does have its share of bugs and it does need someone to monitor it and try to clear it up. I understand
that the crew is minimal and none of the crew is willing or has the experience to do it, but still... at least give it a consideration and maybe
contact someone from the forum engine providers who can answer/fix the problems... not that there are many, mind you. This is a
common sense solution as well as a good PR practice. Just so that I, a humble user, can report a bug, like: "For some reason whenever
I answer a post, it shows me as the originator (OP) in the "new posts list" in the main forum page."

The area could have useful stickies like " The netiquette - how do I go about without offending the folk here", "The screenshoot wording
rule ", as well as "How do I add images to my post" and a few other useful little things.

Just a suggestion to consider.



Post Edited ( 07-03-08 22:46 )

[JayKae]

Just ask the questions in the General section and there is not many stickies because... we don' t like 'em

[Den Dee]

Oh Sir! Please! This is not quite the solution to my concerns. I realise that opening a new forum section is like opening (yet another) can
of worms... but suppose I concur. I post a message in the General area, stating: whenever someone asks a question and I answer it, it
shows me as an OP in the front page. Being realistic, ...am I going to expect an answer? The topic belongs to the "forum support" area,
which this board lacks, unfortunately. Supposing I asked it in General and not here, what would you, as a moderator, answer?

[pagir]

Den Dee wrote:
[...]For some reason whenever I answer a post, it shows me as the originator (OP) in the "new posts list" in the main forum page. [...]

It's not a bug, it's a feature : the list shows the authors of "the last 30 post in all forums" as you can read it, not the OP.

And welcome here, BTW!

Pagir

[Den Dee]

Very well, in that case the second column title should read "Last post by", rather than "Author" as it reads now.

[Ryanamur]

This is a sementics debate.

Here's what it says:

"What's new? last 30 posts in all forums" : To me this will list the last 30 posts made in all forums to which you have access
"Subject" : To me, this lists the subject or, if you wish, the thread
"Author" : To most people, this would be the individual who wrote the said post
"Forum" : Again, the forum where you can find the said post.

Hope this clarifies the issue.

Phil



Post Edited ( 07-05-08 18:00 )

[Den Dee]

Technically you are right. Only when I see "Author" in such a context, I automatically think "original poster". Guess it is just me... Thanks
for clarification.

[Ryanamur]

No problem. It's author of the post itself since we are tracking the last 30 posts.

Phil