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I didnt know this thread existed. Not sure if this has been mentioned but...

On the home page https://www.aussiestockforums.com/ where there is a list of the latest posts, why do the links point to the first post of the thread instead of the latest post? It makes no sense for me to click "last page" everytime I want to read the new posts. Lots of wasted bandwidth here.

And note that on the https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/index.php, the links to the latest posts actually work.


I really hope this gets implemented and its quite an easy thing to do.
 
nomore4s said:
SevenFX, there already is a home button at the bottom of the page, there is also a top button as well.
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Yes true, but a big chunky one, like the reply button would ensure everyone sees it....

Guessing JB would be able to see stats who's using the that one right down the bottom

Thanks for pointing it out though.
SevenFX
 
juw177 said:
I didnt know this thread existed. Not sure if this has been mentioned but...

On the home page https://www.aussiestockforums.com/ where there is a list of the latest posts, why do the links point to the first post of the thread instead of the latest post? It makes no sense for me to click "last page" everytime I want to read the new posts. Lots of wasted bandwidth here.

And note that on the https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/index.php, the links to the latest posts actually work.


I really hope this gets implemented and its quite an easy thing to do.
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I'm pretty sure you can set it up so that you can read the thread from latest post first. I think you can change it in your user options.
 
Greetings,

Glad to have the chance to input here. I thought a ASF forum 'Brokers' would be a good idea. Under that forum, we could have sub forums. Each sub forum could be 'Stock Brokers', 'Option Brokers', 'FX Brokers' etc.

Given how important a good broker and trading tools are, this seems like a missing forum at ASF.

Thanks,

legout
 
morning Joe - just wondering if you'd made any progress with adding support for charts in thread headers? quite a few forums support them, would be a good enhancement to the ASF format - its very handy to be able to see what an instrument is doing when peeps are posting, otherwise its a case of going to find a chart for the instrument to get some context. Also support for multiple charts in a single header would be good - e.g., International index thread would be handy to have XAO, HSI, FTSE, S&P for example. Currency crosses in FX threads etc. Gold chart in gold thread - etc etc

cheers, Ed
 
Hi everyone...

Just wanted you all to know that I am reading these suggestions and am looking at which ones are feasable.

ASF is due for a major overhaul early next year and I plan on adding more content to the site and making it more user friendly and easy to navigate. It is at this time that I will be looking to integrate some of these suggestions into the site.

Feel free to keep on suggesting things you would like to see on ASF, and if someone else suggests something that you also think would be useful, please respond in this thread and let me know that you would like to see it on ASF too!

Thanks! :)
 
Re: Don't be afraid to post!

I have 2 ideas.

1. Some of the best and most useful threads come from people who post their own venture in the markets... short/long term trading strategies, super strategies, investment journals. (E.g. Robusta, know_the_past) etc. We should promote those in it's dedicated section so people can easily track them down (even if they haven't been updated for a week or two). The more followers there are (and let everyone see how many people are following the thread), the more engaged the poster will be, and the more they'd post. Discussions in those threads on various stocks can then be "ported" to other dedicated stock threads for even more in-depth discussions.

2. Have a functionality where a member can choose to disclose what stocks he/she held or watching. Then compile them so they are visible to all. That way when I post on the XYZ thread, I can see that another 80 forum members have an interest and hopefully more discussions can be generated that way.
 
Re: Don't be afraid to post!

skc said:
I have 2 ideas.
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skc, those are both very good suggestions.

skc said:
1. Some of the best and most useful threads come from people who post their own venture in the markets... short/long term trading strategies, super strategies, investment journals. (E.g. Robusta, know_the_past) etc. We should promote those in it's dedicated section so people can easily track them down (even if they haven't been updated for a week or two). The more followers there are (and let everyone see how many people are following the thread), the more engaged the poster will be, and the more they'd post. Discussions in those threads on various stocks can then be "ported" to other dedicated stock threads for even more in-depth discussions.
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How many of these threads do we actually have? It would be great to compile a list of them somewhere just to assess whether a dedicated forum or subforum is the best way to go or whether there was another equally effective way of promoting them. Perhaps it could be given "member only" access to encourage new registrations?

skc said:
2. Have a functionality where a member can choose to disclose what stocks he/she held or watching. Then compile them so they are visible to all. That way when I post on the XYZ thread, I can see that another 80 forum members have an interest and hopefully more discussions can be generated that way.
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A very good suggestion. This could somehow be incorporated into each member's profile and stocks could be added and removed at will by the user. It would give others not only an idea of what stocks certain members were following but how many ASF members were following those stocks. The user names of the members following each stock could be listed in its thread somewhere.
 
Re: Don't be afraid to post!

Joe Blow said:
How many of these threads do we actually have? It would be great to compile a list of them somewhere just to assess whether a dedicated forum or subforum is the best way to go or whether there was another equally effective way of promoting them. Perhaps it could be given "member only" access to encourage new registrations?
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Here are a few that comes to mind... some are old and some are live.

https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14508
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21005
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26509
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23106&highlight=robusta
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26890&highlight=journey
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27842&highlight=tech
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26799&highlight=tech
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26840&highlight=tech
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15356&highlight=how+trade
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25843&highlight=how+trade

These 2 are probably not genuine, but included for the sake of it :D
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19692&highlight=how+trade
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22820
 
 
I've moved the recent suggestions made by skc and the subsequent replies from the "Don't be afraid to post!" thread to this one.

If anyone has any more suggestions concerning additional functionality or content, please feel free to post them in this thread. I'm always interested in any feedback members of the ASF community have to offer. If someone makes a suggestion that you agree with, please be sure to second it so I know that it's a popular idea.

I'm currently working on ideas for a minor site rework that I hope to introduce before the end of the year, so any suggestions are very welcome. :)
 
I have always wanted more than one signature.
One funny, one serious and one "<none>"!?

Also, I have blanked it on occasion, because the default for signature is "on"
But then it blanks on all posts until I put in a new one.

I hate to see the funny signature when I am trying to be serious.

I know it's silliness, but that's what the burglar is all about.
 
It would be good if the Muppets you have on your ignore list don't show up as new post on the ASF front page. :2twocents
 
That's the problem with ignore lists: Not everybody will agree with your considering somebody a muppet. It could even be that a glimpse of a new post that's not-so-muppetish may make you reconsider...
That has happened to me once or twice, and I came to the conclusion I might as well reverse the "ignore".
 
pixel said:
That's the problem with ignore lists: Not everybody will agree with your considering somebody a muppet.
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:confused: What? No one has to agree with me? And who I choose not to read has no effect on anyone else so why would that be a "proplem"?
 
Trembling Hand said:
It would be good if the Muppets you have on your ignore list don't show up as new post on the ASF front page. :2twocents
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tech/a said:
Or when quoted by another
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Thanks for the feedback.

I'll look into both of these suggestions, although I suspect they may be a little tricky to implement. I suggested tech/a's idea to the developers of the forum software some time ago. However they haven't been listening to their customers for a number of years now, ever since the company changed hands back in 2009.

I'm considering moving ASF to an entirely new platform early in the new year, one that has more forward thinking and innovative developers. I will check to see what the status of these particular features is on the platform I have in mind.

In the meantime I will see if a custom solution could be coded relatively simply.
 

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