What happened to this forum?
I found out what happened. Our provider was supposed to install the latest upgrade of this forum a couple weeks ago and just got around to doing it this weekend. That's why it looks a little different and has a few new and different features.
I know the upgrade was supposed to have some way for the forum administrator to toggle off the ratings feature for threads and/or for posters, so I will have Rick check on that when he gets back to town.
The attachments feature is working again. It is set right now to upload files with the following extensions: .txt, .jpg, .gif, but the provider says if you guys need capability of using other extensions, he can add them.
Please feel free to express your opinions about this upgraded forum version.
I already noticed one thing that makes it confusing to follow the thread properly: In a reply post, it does not say who the post is replying to. Maybe that is what that new "Quote" feature is for?? In a reply are we now supposed to include a quote (like the first few words) from the post we are replying to?
And what is that number that is shown underneath the subject line in each post?
(I'm just trying to accumulate questions to ask the software designers of the forum, because I'm sure Rick won't know the answers, either.)
Damon,
That is the NUMBER ONE thing on my list of complaints. I can't stand that bright color blazing out at me. And it is really hard to make it go away. And it is so totally redundant. The most recent posts and the posts replied to are all up at the top anyway, and they all have the number of unread replies right there in parentheses. What are they going to do in the next upgrade? Add blaring trumpets on our speakers?
Rob,
Thanks for the tip about changing the colors in the "My Home" page. Infopop is much easier on the eyes. It looks like most of their color schemes were designed by a group of first-graders hyped up on sugar??
Jack Hoying
Fort Loramie, Ohio
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