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[Texas Proud]

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Originally Posted by Andy R Please make sure that you have "remember me" checked when you login. That should set a cookie and keep you logged into the site.

I did and it does and does not...

When I first bring up the site, it has an empty place where you put your name to log in... but if I hit 'today's posts', I am miraculously (sp?) logged in... and I did check the box..

[Sheryl]

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Originally Posted by Texas Proud I did and it does and does not... When I first bring up the site, it has an empty place where you put your name to log in... but if I hit 'today's posts', I am miraculously (sp?) logged in... and I did check the box..

That was happening to me at first too - I did not appear to be logged in until I actually went somewhere. Seems to have resolved itself now.

Fuzzy - thanks for the info. on how to un-notify.

[spncity]

Wow --- I got a glimpse at the new features once - very cool - but could never get back in to anything other than read-only even when it said "Thank you for logging in, spncity."

Then re-registered a couple of times and could get in only once per new name upon activation (yes I always checked "remember me" every time).

The software would actually thank me for logging in with any of these various names - and then redirect me to a READ-ONLY page that did not contain UserCP etc., and tell me I was not logged in (even when I could see my name in the members online list).

Couldn't get back in this morning with any of the names.

Then this evening - it works like a charm with the original name and original password.

But I don't know if it will work next time.

I would love to know what has been going on and whether I'm going to be able to get in tomorrow.

Oh, and here is a little present for Andy R <----- icepack on head. I'm sure I've been one of your headaches (sorry) and will beg for help again if this quits working again.

So, in case this is the one and only time I'm able to get back in the forum, I just want to say how much I appreciate the discussions about saving, investing, tips for retiring early, etc. I particularly appreciate the "how old are you and how much have you saved" discussions because - I dont' care whether they are based on ego or not - it inspires me to save more . . . and the "how much do you live on" discussions because it helps me to imagine my life after kids are out of college, etc. If I can't get back in at least I can read.

Hopefully, I'll be around.

[SecondCor521]

My timezone is set to GMT -7, but the forum wants to display all the thread times and current time in GMT -6. Off by one error?

2Cor521

[cute fuzzy bunny]

Did you click the "go" button next to the drop down?

Do you have a second page (or third page...) of subscribed threads?

i think we've identified why I never had a "help desk" job...

[megacorp-firee]

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Originally Posted by cute fuzzy bunny Did you click the "go" button next to the drop down? Do you have a second page (or third page...) of subscribed threads? i think we've identified why I never had a "help desk" job...

Yes
No
...could be ...

Tried it a few times in different sequences.... still shows 'none' in notification column

[Andy R]

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Originally Posted by megacorp-firee Tried it a few times in different sequences.... still shows 'none' in notification column

We have an admin option available to unsubscribe a member to all the threads you are subscribed to. So if the notifications continue even after you have selected not to receive (which they should not), the best thing would be for us to reset the subscriptions on your account. That means we would clear out all the subscriptions linked to your account and then we you would have to manually subscribe to all past threads and/or let the system subscribe you moving forward.

I wish I had a better answer. If you continue to have problems, please use the Contact Us link at the bottom and select Account Management and we will look into this further.

Andy

[aenlighten]

Seem to have gone back to defaults (for some of us). (Not signatures.)

- Thought Transcending Thought -

[Janet H]

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Originally Posted by aenlighten Seem to have gone back to defaults (for some of us). (Not signatures.) - Thought Transcending Thought -

You can change your user title by going to your user CP (link on upper tool bar) and select "edit profile".

Scroll down a bit to see "optional information - Custom use title"

Enter your text in the editor box and scroll all the way down. Select "save".

[cute fuzzy bunny]

Well it should! That means its not planning on sending you emails...

[Brat]

In my post last night which included a quote of Calmloki in the What's Great About Where You Live there is a 'thumb's down'. It was not my intention to put that there.

[REWahoo]

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Originally Posted by Brat It was not my intention to put that there.

Removed. It was selected on the "Post Icons" area.

[Brat]

Thanks, I had an errant mouse click and did not notice until this a.m.

[Nords]

Old forum features that I still miss:

1. "Warning: While you were typing another post has been submitted. You may wish to review the thread prior to submitting your post" (or words to that effect). Other posters have already mentioned this feature and some may have submitted a ticket on it.

2. Searching PMs as well as searching posts. I just went over 1400 PMs and I'm feeling crippled when I can't search for "Military Guide to Early Retirement" or "101 Things To Do In Hawaii".

3. A search feature that truly handles phrases and not just individual words (maybe a Google "Site:" button?).

4. Changing font sizes by point size (all the way down to 1-point fonts) instead of by the current ambiguous "size". On the old board we used to fool around with barely-legible zingers put up in four-point font (or less).

5. Displaying PMs sequentially like posts in a thread. Right now the board displays PM subject lines in a list but it won't display one PM after another in a long sequence that the user can scroll down.

6. Public ignore lists-- OK, we didn't have this on the old board. But it'd be nice to be able to see who's being most frequently ignored, as well as a not-so-subtle user-feedback tool.

[Martha]

To add to your list, I also miss the most recent 100 posts sequentially like posts in a thread. It was especially handy if you were just stopping by for a short time and your connection is not super fast.

[REWahoo]

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Originally Posted by Martha To add to your list, I also miss the most recent 100 posts sequentially like posts in a thread. It was especially handy if you were just stopping by for a short time and your connection is not super fast.

I miss the recent 100 post feature as well. However, without it I no longer read/skim almost every post and am less inclined to get sucked into comment on subjects where my opinion is critical to the survival of the free world not needed.

[ERD50]

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Originally Posted by Martha To add to your list, I also miss the most recent 100 posts sequentially like posts in a thread. It was especially handy if you were just stopping by for a short time and your connection is not super fast.

If you go to 'Quick Links' (?) near the top, and click on it, it will open (somewhat slowly - is this supposed to be 'cute'?) a small menu that includes 'Today's Posts'. If you select that, it appears to give the most recent 24 hours of posts.

There is also a 'New Posts' item on that menu, and it is unclear to me what that even does? I just tried it in two side-by-side windows - the results are similar, but not identical. I don't get it.

Do either of those help?

So, if one is gone for more than 24 hours, is there a way to go back in order? The old SW let you just keep going back, IIRC.

I have hesitated to post my feelings, as I know it always takes a while to get used to changes, but I really don't get this new forum SW. Maybe it is good for the admins, but the user experience is just a mish-mosh, a real mess. Stuff that used to be one click ('subscribe to this thread'), is now multiple clicks and buried under non-obvious menu items ('thread tools'? - what makes 'subscribe' any more of a tool than 'display modes', or 'rate this thread' or anything else?).

We lost, 'a new post has been submitted while you typed'. The User Interface is just plain weird - some things you hover over, and they change (with no indication that hovering will do anything - you just need to try it; just fly that mouse all over the page looking for hidden 'features'). Other things act when you click, others require a click to open a sub-menu, again, no indication on what to expect.

All in all, it is looking like a pretty big step backwards to me. Sorry to say. I embrace change, positive change.

Oh, is there an actual 'User Manual' to explain what these things do - not just the limited FAQ?

-ERD50

[Martha]

ERD50, I do either go to New Posts on the top of the page, or the link to Today's Posts. However, it takes you to the thread and you have to click on each thread to read the posts. The old "most recent 100 posts" allowed you to just scroll through the most recent posts in one simple step.

[ERD50]

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Originally Posted by Martha ERD50, I do either go to New Posts on the top of the page, or the link to Today's Posts. However, it takes you to the thread and you have to click on each thread to read the posts. The old "most recent 100 posts" allowed you to just scroll through the most recent posts in one simple step.

Ah, so it displayed the entire post, not just the title. I can see where that would be handy, not just for slow connections, but to avoid some carpal tunnel clicking through each title. I guess I generally skip over many titles that don't seem interesting (to me, on that day), so I never made use of that function. But, it sounds worthwhile, and now I don't even know what I'm missing - and I didn't even know before it was gone (sorry Joni).

I just poked around looking for a 'display posts' instead of a 'display titles' type option (like I have seen on other forums), but I have not seen it.

One suggestion though (assuming you use a browser that supports tabbed browsing - if not, get one) - do a Command-click (might be a different key on Windows - just try them, it's obvious) on the title and it will load that post in a new tab, you can keep clicking down the list and you don't need to wait for each post to load separately. Just get 10 or so loaded, then start reading and closing the tabs as you go. I have a fast connection, but I do this just to keep my place better (slightly ADD).

This must be depressing for the admins that put a lot of work into converting to this software, presumably with good intentions. But I don't see too many happy campers here.

Maybe some upfront notice prior to the change, with some links to forums using this SW to get some feedback ahead of time might have helped.

-ERD50

[smileydog]

In the past 2 days my computer has indicated that a script running on the web site is about to affect system operation (as it is taking too many cycles). I am running IE7 with all of the latest security patches installed. What scripts are being run in the background here? Or should I look for something else going on. The problem does seem to appear once I have been on the ER forum for a bit.

Thanks