Are the posted questions getting worse?

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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259105 More actions · Answer 1

A more pressing question is: how do we know how many replies this thread has? How do we know???

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 2

Koen Verbeeck - Thursday, January 12, 2017 8:33 AM
A more pressing question is: how do we know how many replies this thread has? How do we know???

You will never know...

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004363 More actions · Answer 3

ChrisM@Work - Thursday, January 12, 2017 8:31 AM
Jeff Moden - Thursday, January 12, 2017 8:29 AM
Not sure if it's just me or not. Under forums, the "Latest" posts don't ever appear for me. I just get an hour glass. I "live" by the "Latest Posts".
I also think that it's terrible that we now have to click on "Notify me of replies to this post" instead of it defaulting to that like on the old forum. I don't understand why anyone would not want to be notified of a reply to their post but that should be an option to opt out rather than a requirement to opt in for something that should be a default.
Also, where'd the "REPORT" a post button go?
"REPORT" is the flag icon right under the last line of your sig on the lhs.

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 4

Going to take a little getting used to visually, but shouldn't be a problem.

djj SSCoach Points: 18831 More actions · Answer 5

I notice using FireFox that the wrap does so in the middle of a word.
I need to check other browsers.

Dave Convery SSCrazy Points: 2159 More actions · Answer 6

djj - Thursday, January 12, 2017 9:01 AM
I notice using FoxFire that the wrap does so in the middle of a word.
I need to check other browsers.

If you refresh your cache, this should be fixed - we've updated the CSS that was causing this.

David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65142 More actions · Answer 7

Koen Verbeeck - Thursday, January 12, 2017 8:33 AM
A more pressing question is: how do we know how many replies this thread has? How do we know???

Put mouse over magnifying glass in bottom right of page (where Prev & Next buttons are)

Far away is close at hand in the images of elsewhere.
Anon.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 8

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January 12, 2017 at 10:22 am

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Added a FAQ post. To be udpated over time.

FAQ

PHYData DBA SSCertifiable Points: 7541 More actions · Answer 9

Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Thursday, January 12, 2017 10:22 AM
Added a FAQ post. To be udpated over time.
FAQ

You may want to add how to filter posts of people you are following if that is possible.
I like that the new software lets me know when you make posts, but not so interested in posts to this forum.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 10

PHYData DBA - Thursday, January 12, 2017 10:31 AM
Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Thursday, January 12, 2017 10:22 AM
Added a FAQ post. To be udpated over time.
FAQ
You may want to add how to filter posts of people you are following if that is possible.
I like that the new software lets me know when you make posts, but not so interested in posts to this forum.

Not sure what you mean. Filter in search? In somewhere else?

djj SSCoach Points: 18831 More actions · Answer 11

Dave Convery - Thursday, January 12, 2017 9:03 AM
djj - Thursday, January 12, 2017 9:01 AM
I notice using FireFox that the wrap does so in the middle of a word.
I need to check other browsers.
If you refresh your cache, this should be fixed - we've updated the CSS that was causing this.

Fixed! Thank you!

Sergiy SSC Guru Points: 110208 More actions · Answer 12

The forum became too difficult to read.
The text inside the buttons is too small comparing the size of the buttons.

Empty coloured (or not coloured) spaces occupy 80% of the pages, while the text is hardly readable.
And we're here for reading texts, not for viewing blue squares, aren't we?

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 13

The nasty weather is almost here. We are expecting an ice storm that starts today around noon and doesn't stop until sunday night. We are in the projected bullseye to get 1/2"+ of ice. Ugh!!! At least I have already been to the store and loaded up the cupboards for a long of weekend of family activities. I have a feeling our new holiday ping pong table is going to get a lot of activity this weekend.

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 14

I don't like the IFCode handling or the fact that it does not retain your formatting as it did in the older forum version. Also preferred how the preview worked in the older forum version.

Not happy with this at the moment.

Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 15

Sean Lange - Friday, January 13, 2017 8:33 AM
The nasty weather is almost here. We are expecting an ice storm that starts today around noon and doesn't stop until sunday night. We are in the projected bullseye to get 1/2"+ of ice. Ugh!!! At least I have already been to the store and loaded up the cupboards for a long of weekend of family activities. I have a feeling our new holiday ping pong table is going to get a lot of activity this weekend.

I heard about that on the way to work today, only I heard up to 1" of ice. :unsure:🙁 There's only so much you can do to prepare for something like that and it sounds like you've done the important stuff. I also make sure the gas tanks are full on the cars. In the event of an extended power loss over a wide area, the gas stations won't be working.

Stay home and stay safe.

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