New Forum Fun, Questions and Glitch Reports

[Simkie]

LOVE. IT.

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https://webaim.org/articles/contrast/

[YankeeDuchess]

When I post, it sometimes but not always posts in a bad format do that a reader would have to scroll right and left to read the post. Also uses a different font.

I’m not trying to get the weird formatting.

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One more question to dogpile onto the Moderator:

I see there is “NEW/LATEST” which is all encompassing. Is it possible to have "“View Latest Posts” AND “View Latest Threads” restored, excluding Off-Topic/Current events? If I am not missing it, that is. I see NEW / LATEST but those are not quite the same.

[Where_sMyWhite]

@Simkie

Okay, here’s the old order from here

Hey, I was close (and mine was from memory so glad you checked… I did purposely leave out the Events and Missing although should have included them.)

[JB]

@Moderator_1

The priority is:

1. Watched categories
2. Tracked categories
3. Watching first post categories
4. User’s top categories
5. Site’s top categories

Are you sure? I’m not watching Off Topic for example (not watching any Categories at all) but it’s at the top of my list. It appears to be in descending order of new topics by category, since my last visit. All the screen shots above also have a descending number of (what I assume is) new threads since that person’s last visit

[Where_sMyWhite]

@Moderator_1

I’m so glad you’re liking it more as you get more used to it (and now that it’s actually working.)

Working makes such a difference I hope those that flounced off on Monday or Tuesday do come back to give it a chance. In just 4 days you guys have made incredible progress.

At least for me, now that performance is ‘usable’ the functionality that Discourse offers is visible and one can see the possibilities associated with that flexibility.

[JB]

@Natalie_A

I am wondering if there’s a way to hide pinned topics from the front page display so we could see the 3 newest topics instead - I actually really like that feature but the fact that it grabs pinned topics makes it nearly useless on a few forums.

When you’re in the forum, click the pin, it will flip to upside down, and then it won’t appear again

[Where_sMyWhite]

@Moderator_1 I’ve also stopped complaining about marking topics as read… don’t need to do that anymore

[Moderator_1]

@JB

When you’re in the forum, click the pin, it will flip to upside down, and then it won’t appear again

Yes, and they also disappear automatically when you read to the end of them. There’s also an option at the end of the thread to pin/unpin the thread.

Hmmm…I’m not sure if you all can pin a thread for your personal benefit at the top of the forum, or if that option only appears for you on threads that a mod has pinned.

[Simkie]

@Moderator_1

Hmmm…I’m not sure if you all can pin a thread for your personal benefit at the top of the forum, or if that option only appears for you on threads that a mod has pinned.

Nope, only for mod pinned posts!

[Ghazzu]

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At the very least make the username and threads different font weights so it’s clear there’s a distinction between the username and the thread…

I could get behind that idea.

[Moderator_1]

@JB

Are you sure? I’m not watching Off Topic for example (not watching any Categories at all) but it’s at the top of my list. It appears to be in descending order of new topics by category, since my last visit. All the screen shots above also have a descending number of (what I assume is) new threads since that person’s last visit

My level of sureness is only relative to the presumed knowledge of the Discourse employee’s post I copied it from. My list is different from yours. Tech help and CE are at the top, which is where I probably spend the most time, so I think it’s somehow based on your particular use of the site.

I’m guessing those numbers are maybe new posts in categories on threads that you’re Watching or Tracking or something.

[Moderator_1]

@Ghazzu

I could get behind that idea.

I’ve added it to the list for them.

[JB]

I’m not watching or tracking any categories

[Moderator_1]

@JB

I’m not watching or tracking any categories

I’m guessing the algorithm bases it off of the list going down the priority list until it finds something that applies to you, like watched first posts, etc. I found I was watching some threads I didn’t realize I was. I need to play around with that some more when I have some time!

[Garythesquirrel]

I use a Chromebook and sometimes when I’m scrolling using the touchscreen I “like” a post on accident. Is there a way to undo that?

[Moderator_1]

I just tried it on your post and you should be able to click it again to unlike it.

[Garythesquirrel]

Thank you!! For some reason the last few times I tried it it wasn’t working.

[Simkie]

@Moderator_1

I just tried it on your post and you should be able to click it again to unlike it.

And that’ll also remove the notification from the user’s notifications list, unlike the last board, where those were static and couldn’t be “undone”–cool, huh?

(I saw that yesterday when you quoted something of mine somewhere, and then deleted the post!)