Steve Ricoh Posted November 2, 2018 Share #141 Posted November 2, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks Andreas. Unfortunately the response buttons don’t simultaneously allow a ‘thanks’ symbol and a ‘HaHa’ symbol. Something to fix, lol l could write a letter to Leica to have you elevated, but perhaps not... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Nowhereman Posted November 3, 2018 Share #142 Posted November 3, 2018 18 hours ago, andybarton said: I have never used routines or filters to view the Forum. Not before nor now. I just access the whole thing from the front page [my bolding] I’m also not sure what knowing the number of views really brings to the party, to be honest but they are still shown when not using filters or summary listings b @andybarton - Unless I'm doing something drastically wrong, which is entirely possible given the complexity of this BBS software, accessing the forum from the front page seems cumbersome, at lest from the point of view that there is no longer a button on each thread for going to the latest unread post — which means that, in practical terms, for long threads, one has to read from the end of a thread to try to find where one left off last time. Using the form in this way would seem to me to reduce participation because one has to spend more time doing this — and a reader is likely to do this only for the few topics in which he or she has an overwhelming interest. For me, that means that using routines or filters is essential for anyone interested in regular forum participation. As for the view count, I beg to differ, because I believe it can be an important and useful element in using LUF. One example, say you've started a thread and have only a few responses but see that there are a lot a views: you might get the thread moving by making a post to that effect. I've done that, and have seen other such "reminder posts" that get a thread moving with wider participation. The reverse is also true: if you see that your thread has little viewership then the game ain't worth the candle and you just give up on it. That was the case of my thread on the German TV series Babylon Berlin, which got so few views that it wasn't worth pursuing further, despite the fact that I thought that this series was one of the best thing on TV and also an important contribution to cinema. In either case, low or high view count can be useful to know — but having to go and track down the view count for one's thread in the basic forum view is too cumbersome to do regularly. I know the title of this thread, but feel it is useful to highlight the difficulties and frustrations in using LUF — and a certain that @LUF Admin would want to know this, considering that the new forum software is still in the shakedown stage, and critical adjustments and simple solutions such as issuing a Quick Guide, as well as suggestions I made earlier as well ones others have made, can lead to assuring greater and more effective user participation. _______________Alone in Bangkok essay on BURN MagazineNowhereman Instagram Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted November 3, 2018 Share #143 Posted November 3, 2018 Just a thought, are non sponsoring members seeing a different version of the forum to those who are sponsoring members? Nowhereman seems to be seeing a different forum to the one I see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted November 3, 2018 Share #144 Posted November 3, 2018 He has set up filters to see new content in his chosen sub-forums. This does not show all the information available on viewing the full forum. He's not looking at the full forum, which you might be. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted November 3, 2018 Share #145 Posted November 3, 2018 14 hours ago, Nowhereman said: there is no longer a button on each thread for going to the latest unread post That's not the case. Click on the black circle on the left of the title of the thread, and you will be taken to the last unread post in that thread. I clicked on the Stamford thread before taking this screenshot and I know it works. If you hover over the black button, it will confirm the function. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/290323-congratulation-for-the-new-site/?do=findComment&comment=3624759'>More sharing options...
Guest Nowhereman Posted November 3, 2018 Share #146 Posted November 3, 2018 @andybarton - Thanks, that's helpful because I never thought of clicking on that circle. This is where a Quick Start Guide would help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted November 3, 2018 Share #147 Posted November 3, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) No problem. I just found that out by playing around with the new interface. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted November 4, 2018 Share #148 Posted November 4, 2018 It works exactly the same way as the previous software but doesn't have a grey block around the circle/asterisk. It isn't a new function. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tritentrue Posted November 6, 2018 Share #149 Posted November 6, 2018 On 11/2/2018 at 2:33 PM, andybarton said: I have said that I will look into that for you at the weekend. My most recent upload posted at its submitted size. Assuming this is indicative of a permanent fix to the issue, thank you for your responsiveness. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tritentrue Posted November 7, 2018 Share #150 Posted November 7, 2018 11 hours ago, tritentrue said: My most recent upload posted at its submitted size. Assuming this is indicative of a permanent fix to the issue, thank you for your responsiveness. Double-checking "My Attachments" shows that the files are either still being compressed or, possibly, that the size of the thumbnail rather than the full-size image is being displayed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted November 8, 2018 Share #151 Posted November 8, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 3:57 PM, prk60091 said: thanks- but that does not offer the same functionality. previously- i would go to a thread (usually a long thread-- and there was an option to go to the 1st unread post. . . no need to scroll through several pages of read posts... the link you provided-- takes me to the last posted item... thereby skipping over several unread posts..... In the activity results, if you click on the dot or star before the tread title then you will go to the first unread message in the tread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted November 8, 2018 Share #152 Posted November 8, 2018 Now that the indexing is done, I am surprised that the search function is quite a bit slower than when I first tested in with the new version. But it's still faster than the old version and the results are presented in a much more useful way!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted November 8, 2018 Share #153 Posted November 8, 2018 The activity streams are very slow to appear also the chaining of “next unread item” often stops before all items in the activity stream have been read. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share #154 Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) When I receive a PM, both my mailbox and the notification “bell” have a red check. After reading my PM, the red “check” on mailbox disappears but the one the notification is still there until I read the message again form the “bell”!.... Very confusing! I set the notification to not receive any, it is still warning me for a PM. I believe just the “check” on mailbox is enough, and less confusing. Just my 2cts. Edited November 13, 2018 by Louis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted November 12, 2018 Share #155 Posted November 12, 2018 I haven’t had a PM since the upgrade 😪 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted November 12, 2018 Share #156 Posted November 12, 2018 I have now 😂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onca Posted November 13, 2018 Share #157 Posted November 13, 2018 I noticed that you can look into the profiles of the members without being logged in. That wasn't possible before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUF Admin Posted November 13, 2018 Share #158 Posted November 13, 2018 2 hours ago, greybear said: I noticed that you can look into the profiles of the members without being logged in. That wasn't possible before. Fixed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share #159 Posted November 13, 2018 Are the MODs able to see PMs between members? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted November 13, 2018 Share #160 Posted November 13, 2018 No. And they/we never have been able to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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