momofthegoons
vapor accessory addict
If you look to the right of the forum board, under the members online and forum statistics, you will now see links to Vaporpedia and Chat.
THIS FORUM ROCKS!
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Ahh, I see thanks mom. They're a bit too tiny to notice!
momofthegoons
vapor accessory addict
^^^^^^
All's fair in the quest to give knowledge...
All's fair in the quest to give knowledge...
Qbit
cannabanana
I still don't get the Papa Smurf option.
Yeah I though it might be a colloquial reference to something, so I checked the Urban Dictionary defenition for 'Papa Smurf' - it involves fellatio, choking and girl's heads turning blue. Sure, it sounds like a great time had by all, but I don't think I'm any the wiser.
Abysmal Vapor
Supersniffer 2000 - robot fart detection device
Just noticed that there is quick navigation aviable.. 
.. Maybe a bit DPI increase or Color change but i am fine now when i know where it is .
-------------------------------------------------- Edited : Sry guys.. i think it is fine now,my explorer view was set on 69 percent..
.. Maybe a bit DPI increase or Color change but i am fine now when i know where it is .-------------------------------------------------- Edited : Sry guys.. i think it is fine now,my explorer view was set on 69 percent
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smokum
I am who I am and your approval isn't needed!
I noticed this too, but in my case it was because when I got a notification (via email), I didn't return to the thread itself and only read the 'blip' of it in the email. Then, once I returned to the thread... its started giving me the notification again.
Cld be your issue, or not, but was my observation....
EDIT: forgot to say...... YES ! I like this forum software much much better
Cld be your issue, or not, but was my observation....
EDIT: forgot to say...... YES ! I like this forum software much much better
Xenforo assumes that if you ignore an alert, you don't care about that thread any more and stops alerting you. You can always visit your Watched Thread page for the latest info regardless of whether you get an alert for it.
I don't rely on alerts or the Watched Threads page myself. I just check the list of threads for a particular forum because I haven't marked any threads to be watched. The only ones that are watched are ones I've posted in (this is by default) and I follow lots of threads I never post in, but never bother to mark as watched.
I don't rely on alerts or the Watched Threads page myself. I just check the list of threads for a particular forum because I haven't marked any threads to be watched. The only ones that are watched are ones I've posted in (this is by default) and I follow lots of threads I never post in, but never bother to mark as watched.
sessnet
Noob Saibot
Thanks!
So, if I don't click the Alert itself - xenforo thinks I don't want to read that thread anymore?
You don't have to click on the Alert to go to the post, but if you look at the Alert (thus acknowledging it) and don't read the thread, then yes.
See http://xenforo.com/community/threads/user-alerts-behaviour.27359/#post-323717.
sessnet
Noob Saibot
Personally, I think that system isn't very good. Often times I will roll over the Alert thread and sometimes either:
A. Not be able to finish clicking on all the threads in the alert mini-popup window. Either because of a glitch, time constraint, or failure to realize there is more, and you need to scroll down.
or
B. Rollover by mistake, expose that little window, even though I had no intention of checking any of the threads.
Anyway there nothing I can do about it, other than make sure to read all the threads. I think it's weird that it assumes you aren't watching the thread any more, even if you visit that thread the next day or two etc.
A. Not be able to finish clicking on all the threads in the alert mini-popup window. Either because of a glitch, time constraint, or failure to realize there is more, and you need to scroll down.
or
B. Rollover by mistake, expose that little window, even though I had no intention of checking any of the threads.
Anyway there nothing I can do about it, other than make sure to read all the threads. I think it's weird that it assumes you aren't watching the thread any more, even if you visit that thread the next day or two etc.
OhTheAgony
here for the chicks
I would love to go back to the old forum to be honest.
It's just to complicated for me personally. I loose track of a lot of threads now, and often don't even notice new threads anymore until someone bumps them back up to the front page again.
I prefer the simpler things in life I guess. The only progress is the new search engine imo, but that too still has it's shortcomings. All the other features just seem unnecessary gimmicks to me.
It's just to complicated for me personally. I loose track of a lot of threads now, and often don't even notice new threads anymore until someone bumps them back up to the front page again.
I prefer the simpler things in life I guess. The only progress is the new search engine imo, but that too still has it's shortcomings. All the other features just seem unnecessary gimmicks to me.
Well you're not alone thinking the behaviour should be different, as you'll see if you poke around that forum a bit.
The easiest way to deal with it is ignore Alerts and simply use the Watched Threads page. Or, do as I do and simply visit all the forums you're interested in and click on the threads with unread posts that you're interested in. I don't find Alerts particularly useful.
OTA: If you never mark all threads read then it's easy to see new threads using the method I just described. There's no way they'll revert to the old software. Also, while you might not see the advantages of the new software, others use the new features that perhaps you don't care about, such as Conversations. In particular, although I'm not a moderator I have explored the Xenforo software a bit, and the moderator interface seems to be big improvement over fluxBB (the old software).
sessnet
Noob Saibot
Sorry I'd like to rephrase. I think the Alert system is effing awesome, it is just that one behaviour is super wacky. I wish the thread alert would never go away!
Looking at the Watched Threads pages seems like the best idea, thanks for that!
However I am not sure I understand the other way you mentioned. Are you going to the main list and just clicking on the title of each thread you're interested in?
Looking at the Watched Threads pages seems like the best idea, thanks for that!
However I am not sure I understand the other way you mentioned. Are you going to the main list and just clicking on the title of each thread you're interested in?
Yeah, I just run down through the forums and look into each one. Because I never mark all threads read, the ones with unread posts are easy to spot, and I just visit the ones I'm interested in. I do this because I don't "watch" every thread I'm interested in. If you do that, then the Watched Thread page is everything you need. It's all down to personal preferences for how you use the site. Xenforo gives a number of options that fluxBB didn't.
BigDaddyVapor
@BigDogJunction
I love the concepts of this forum software. Its the culmination of a LOT of ideas, from past forum software. They took a lot of good ideas and implemented them into one package. Problem is, it still isn't ready for prime time.
I'm wholeheartedly behind wishing death, long and painful for the bugs that plague the alert system. Why? Because I like it so much and it won't work right! Aggravating as Hell! I'm about to go ballistic all up in its, face!
But, eh... I live with it.
I'm wholeheartedly behind wishing death, long and painful for the bugs that plague the alert system. Why? Because I like it so much and it won't work right! Aggravating as Hell! I'm about to go ballistic all up in its, face!
But, eh... I live with it.
I'm quite enjoying the new forum software. It was a Simple Machines Forum before, right (or VBulletin, can't quite remember). Either way, XenForo has impressed me, it retains the look of a VB forum but has more functionality it seems (though I haven't used the latest VB, only versions <4.0)
