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[galumay]

Something odd on Safari, I have set it to 20, but its still only showing 10 - but at the bottom of the page it says "Showing Results 1 of 20"! (Recent Posts)

 

[Joe Blow]

Something odd on Safari, I have set it to 20, but its still only showing 10 - but at the bottom of the page it says "Showing Results 1 of 20"! (Recent Posts)

That's very strange. Can someone else using Safari please confirm that they are also experiencing the same issue as galumay is describing? Thanks for your help.

 

[Joe Blow]

Hi I have been a member for years. I used to go to the asx stock forum to see what people were saying about the Aussie shares. I used to have great chats there. When the site updated years ago I could find the latest chats on for example RIO, CBA, QBE everything seems to be years old. When looking at the asx chats area there isn't even stock starting with A to H anymore. Am I missing something I used to love this site, now I find it hard to navigate around. Surely people are talking about the above mentioned stock somewhere here.

Hi Liane, welcome back! It's good to see you again.

The layout of the forums is still very similar to the way it used to be even though the design has changed several times over the years.

If you want to regularly visit the ASX Stock Chat forum and its subforums, just bookmark the main Forum Index page. The forums you are looking for are near the top, just below the navigation tabs.

If you have any specific questions about forum functionality or where to find something, please let me know. I'm always happy to assist.

 

[galumay]

That's very strange. Can someone else using Safari please confirm that they are also experiencing the same issue as galumay is describing? Thanks for your help.

Same on Chrome on OSX, Joe.

 

[Joe Blow]

Same on Chrome on OSX, Joe.

That's disappointing galumay. I can only assume that others on OSX must be experiencing similar issues. The odd thing is that 20 posts per page was the default setting. If you can no longer view threads at 20 posts per page then the add-on may have to be uninstalled.

If others are experiencing issues with this functionality, please let me know in this thread.

 

[galumay]

The odd thing is that 20 posts per page was the default setting.

Not on Safari, I could never see more than 10. So I suspect its an OSX/Safari specific thing. Interesting because Safari is the most compliant browser to web standards.

Either way I wouldnt rush to disable it, others have an improved experience and us Mac users have an unchanged experience!

 

[galumay]

Just playing round Joe, fixed or fluid made no difference, if I set it on 10 I get 6, 20=9, 30=16, 40=19 and selecting 50 gives me 25 threads.

So it works well enough, I can significantly increase the number of threads I used to see, even if it doesnt actually line up with the selected preference!

 

[debtfree]

I think it also counts any threads you ignore, (hide/block) if you know what I mean.

 

[Joe Blow]

I think it also counts any threads you ignore, (hide/block) if you know what I mean.

I'm now wondering if this may have something to do with it. Galumay, do you happen to have any forums or threads on ignore?

In any case, it would be good to hear from any other ASF members using OSX. Confirmation of this issue would be helpful.

 

[pixel]

As mentioned earlier, I have blocked the General Chat.
On new threads, set to 50 a page, the first page says 1 to 50, but shows 36. My browser is Firefox on Windows 10. It's always been like that, even when this latest flexibility hadn't been added and the default was only 20. Until I changed my setting to 50, it said 1 to 20 and showed maybe 8 or a dozen - whatever the number of the 20 most recent posts would be from threads I consider worthwhile checking.

 

[Joe Blow]

Thanks for the reminder Pixel. This sounds like it is most likely the reason for a reduced number of threads per page being displayed.

It's good to know that the ignore threads/forums feature is working correctly.

 

[pixel]

Thanks for the reminder Pixel. This sounds like it is most likely the reason for a reduced number of threads per page being displayed.

It's good to know that the ignore threads/forums feature is working correctly.

I thought I had commented on this before. From a programming point of view, I find it quite logical to run one query and then display the result minus the blocked items. Much easier than incorporating additional restrictions into a query that's complex enough as it were.

 

[Joe Blow]

I thought I had commented on this before. From a programming point of view, I find it quite logical to run one query and then display the result minus the blocked items. Much easier than incorporating additional restrictions into a query that's complex enough as it were.

The problem is that much of ASF's functionality comes from third-party add-ons. The core software itself, while containing many useful features, does not contain enough functionality for ASF. Hence, the ignore threads/forums feature is an add-on, the post bookmark feature is an add-on, the variable posts/threads per page feature is an add-on, as is Popular Content and many more. And that's just front end functionality. I have twice as many add-ons that provide additional back end functionality.

With third-party developers you are limited by their coding skills and how these add-ons interact with each other. There can be conflicts and issues with compatibility. It's a real minefield, but there's no other way aside from having everything custom coded, which is too cost prohibitive.

The only other answer is to have more functionality baked into the core software but developers hate that. More bugs, more development costs, more software "bloat". Too much downside and not enough upside for them.

 

[galumay]

Doh! Sometimes the most simple answer is the least obvious - until someone points it out! Yes, I ignore quite a few so that explains it perfectly.

 

[Joe Blow]

There has been some controversy in recent times about people being upset by seeing the posts of certain members they would prefer not to see, seeing the posts of threads they would prefer not to see and even seeing the posts of specific forums they would prefer not to see.

What you see here at ASF is largely a choice. You can choose to ignore specific members, specific threads and specific forums. You are able to customise your forum experience so that you only see the content you want to see. Here's how you do it:

1. To ignore specific ASF members click on their user name. Their profile card will pop up and you simply click on the "ignore" link to hide all their posts past and future. Alternatively, you can add and remove forum members from your ignore list from your account settings. Simply hover your mouse pointer over the "Account" icon located above the search box and then select "People You Ignore" from the list of options that appear (see image below).



2. To ignore specific threads, enter the thread you wish to ignore and click on the "Ignore Thread" link on the far right hand side of the thread header (see image below). This thread will then not be shown to you in "New Posts", "Recent Posts", search results or on the Home page.



3. To ignore specific forums, enter the forum you wish to ignore and click on the "Ignore Forum" link on the far right hand side of the forum header (see image below). Thread and posts from this forum will not be displayed in "New Posts", "Recent Posts", search results or on the Home page.



I would urge everyone who would rather not see the content of specific members, threads or forums to filter it out of their forum experience by ignoring it. It's a quick and easy way of ensuring that you only see the content you want to see.

If anyone has any questions or would like further assistance, please don't hesitate to let me know.

 

[SirRumpole]

Of course if you are particularly interested in a particular forum or thread you can "watch" it and get email alerts when there are new threads or new posts in that forum .

I don't think that you can get email alerts when a particular user posts though.

 

[Joe Blow]

I don't think that you can get email alerts when a particular user posts though.

No, but if you follow specific forum members you can access a list of their recent posts by going to your news feed. To follow another ASF member, simply click on their user name and click the "Follow" link on their profile card. You can follow or unfollow other forum members at any time.

You can check your alert preferences in your account options.

 

[lindsayf]

Tech, do you mean like bookmarking a post, so you can return to it later and reply? If so, that functionality doesn't exist as yet. However, it's a very interesting idea and I will so some digging and see if it is possible.

I do not have a bookmark list in my account section.
Am i missing something?
I have bookmarked dozens of posts recently..be dissapointing to have lost them.
Thks

 

[Joe Blow]

I do not have a bookmark list in my account section.
Am i missing something?
I have bookmarked dozens of posts recently..be dissapointing to have lost them.
Thks

Try this link: https://www.aussiestockforums.com/bookmark/list

"Bookmark List" should be just above "Log Out" in the right hand column of the "Account" drop down menu.

 

[debtfree]

Hi @lindsayf

I find it here as I don't have it either in the account section up the top. Hope it helps.