ASF Mark III

[awg]

Hi there Joe, and a Happy New Year to you and all your colleagues.

On the Home page, `recently updated threads,` every thread has the starters name, but not the persons name that last posted. Short of remembering the no. of replies, I find I revisit the post only to reread the same post.

Is it possible to have the name of the last poster on each thread on the home page.

I find it not that straightforward. Cheers Bf.

Agree with above

This has beeen mentioned and is on yout list of fixes hopefully, but I think it is critical to get rid of the general chat "pollution" on the main page.

The reason I say this is that, under the new format, less new posts are visible anyway.

As Nioka ( I think) campaigned, this is a stock forum, and many want to quickly check NEW STOCK chat.

I do personally "contribute" to general chat, but its a distraction really.

Thanks for all your work Joe, I enjoy this forum greatly.

Seasons greetings to all contributors

Go LYC

 

[Julia]

Joe, in the old format Private Messages was clearly highlighted if there was a PM there. It doesn't seem to be the same now. If members had not elected to receive an email when there was a PM waiting, I doubt they'd be aware of that.

This is reasonably important as most people do want to know if they have a PM there.

 

[Joe Blow]

Joe, in the old format Private Messages was clearly highlighted if there was a PM there. It doesn't seem to be the same now. If members had not elected to receive an email when there was a PM waiting, I doubt they'd be aware of that.

This is reasonably important as most people do want to know if they have a PM there.

Hi Julia, it's still highlighted, it's just in a different place. Right at the top of the page you will notice where it says "Notifications". When there is a PM waiting, or (for those that have the option enabled) a profile message or a friend request, a number will appear to the right of "Notifications" indicating how many new notifcations you have.

Just click on "Notifications" and a drop down menu will appear and you can then easily enter your PM inbox. The link to private messages in the "Quick Links" menu is just for added convenience.

 

[Julia]

Yes, I know, Joe, but imo the notification is something you have to look for.
It simply doesn't stand out as it used to.

 

[nunthewiser]

i actually find the notification notifier easier to spot to notify me of PM,s these days... it is higlighted rather well compared to before where i used to miss them constantly.

different strokes for different folks it seems

i do not use email notifiers

 

[Slipperz]

i actually find the notification notifier easier to spot to notify me of PM,s these days... it is higlighted rather well compared to before where i used to miss them constantly.

different strokes for different folks it seems

i do not use email notifiers

I don't get many messages ...maybe I'm not as good as stirring people up us you are :

 

[nunthewiser]

I don't get many messages ...maybe I'm not as good as stirring people up us you are :

mine are either abusive or from seedy characters trying to chat me up.

i do get the odd ones from the mods and Joe but i try and ignore them as they usually infractions ....

And no nomore4,s i will not wear that saucy red gstring when i come up to the NT for fireworks week

 

[tech/a]

Really Really Really like the Chart up load facility.

 

[Joe Blow]

Many thanks to all for the continued feedback, both positive and negative. Small changes are occuring regularly as a result and I am still in the process of investigating several of the issues raised. Work on the new design in an ongoing process.

To those who may not be aware, due to the recent software upgrade ASF now has quite a sophisticated Groups area. If you are someone who has wanted to create a trader's group in your local area, a group based around a particular form of analysis (e.g. TA, FA, EW etc.) or a group based around a popular product (e.g. Metastock) you are now invited to do so. Please note that the usual forum rules apply in this area.

The usual link to the Groups area can be found in the "Community" dropdown menu in the navigation bar below the tabs.

For those interested, the Groups FAQ can be found here: https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/faq.php?faq=vb3_user_profile#faq_vb3_social_groups

 

[sails]

Joe, thanks for displaying the last visit time...

 

[Joe Blow]

Joe, thanks for displaying the last visit time...

No problem.

 

[Solly]

Joe, I notice this morning that the tweets they are 'a tweeting'

 

[sails]

Joe, I can't work out what the red and blue/grey envelopes mean. Some are open, some are closed and it doesn't seem to make any difference if I have opened the thread.

My apologies if I have missed something obvious here...

 

[Lone Wolf]

Joe, I can't work out what the red and blue/grey envelopes mean. Some are open, some are closed and it doesn't seem to make any difference if I have opened the thread.

My apologies if I have missed something obvious here...

The icon legend is at the bottom of the page on most pages. Don't worry, I missed it too until I went looking for it after you posted this. It's not at the bottom of the "new posts" page or search results page.

If you mouse over the icon in the legend it says hot threads have more than 50 replies or 500 views.

 

[sails]

The icon legend is at the bottom of the page on most pages. Don't worry, I missed it too until I went looking for it after you posted this. It's not at the bottom of the "new posts" page or search results page.

If you mouse over the icon in the legend it says hot threads have more than 50 replies or 500 views.

View attachment 40692

Thanks Lone Wolf...

I've tried to work it out for a while and couldn't find a legend. But then I usually click on the "new posts" link and had looked on that page - so that explains why I couldn't find it.

But that said, the open and closed envelopes still don't seem to correspond with threads I have or haven't read.

 

[Lone Wolf]

But that said, the open and closed envelopes still don't seem to correspond with threads I have or haven't read.

Perhaps Joe can confirm. But rather than simply read or unread, it seems that the system is informing you of any "recent" unread posts. If you ignore the thread long enough it gets marked as read whether you read them or not. Then if a new post is made it marks it as unread again.

 

[sails]

The screen shot below shows all with open envelopes and yet I have never read the SEA thread...

 

[Lone Wolf]

The screen shot below shows all with open envelopes and yet I have never read the SEA thread...

I believe you should get an open envelope whenever a thread contains new unread posts. You may never have read the SEA thread before, but someone recently posted in it and you haven't read it yet. So you get a new unread post envelope.

 

[Joe Blow]

Joe, I can't work out what the red and blue/grey envelopes mean. Some are open, some are closed and it doesn't seem to make any difference if I have opened the thread.

An open envelope simply means that the thread contains new posts that you haven't read. It doesn't matter whether or not you have ever opened the thread before. A closed envelope means that you have read all posts in that thread.

If you mouse over the icon in the legend it says hot threads have more than 50 replies or 500 views.

Yes, the red envelopes mean the thread is a "hot" thread and has received more than 50 replies or 500 views. Although these values can be altered and I'm beginning to think that given the size of ASF it should probably be 100 replies or 1000 views.

Perhaps Joe can confirm. But rather than simply read or unread, it seems that the system is informing you of any "recent" unread posts. If you ignore the thread long enough it gets marked as read whether you read them or not. Then if a new post is made it marks it as unread again.

Yes, this is basically how it works. You can also manually mark all forums as having been "read" by clicking the "Mark Forums Read" link.

The screen shot below shows all with open envelopes and yet I have never read the SEA thread...

This just means that the SEA thread contains posts that you haven't yet read.

I believe you should get an open envelope whenever a thread contains new unread posts. You may never have read the SEA thread before, but someone recently posted in it and you haven't read it yet. So you get a new unread post envelope.

Yes, this is correct.

Please let me know if anyone has any further questions.

 

[sails]

Thanks for the help Joe and Lone Wolf...

I have since found that the envelope only closes to signify a read thread when clicking on the a link such as "new Posts" and doesn't work when clicking the "back" button on the browser.

In the previous version, I think the little yellow "unread posts" icon would change even when clicking the "back" button. Perhaps it was activated at the time of opening the thread.

So, that is why I was questioning why the threads in the screen shot I posted showed ALL opened envelopes even though I had read some and not others. I was using the "back" button and now realise that's why none of the envelopes had changed.

All sorted now...