Forum Tips

[AndyP]

I thought I would provide some little tips (useless or not) that are part of the forum functionality.

The first tip is for when you are viewing a list of threads. When you hover the mouse over the envelopes to the left of the threads as shown below, it tells you how many times you have posted in the thread, and the last time you did.

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3499/forumview2ji3.jpg
As you probably know, the two numbers on the right are the total amount of posts and total amount of views of the thread by all users.


The different envelopes also have meanings.
http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/6591/threadtypesme3.jpg
A hot thread is a thread that has had 150 views or more OR has 25 or more posts. This is customisable (in fact that post number seems too low).

[dc68]

And then?

[AndyP]

No, but I believe there is a mud-wrestling video of them on youtube.

[AndyP]

If you click on a thread replies link when viewing a forum, you are provided with a breakdown of the number of posts by each member.

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/6579/whopostedfw8.jpg

[Courty]

I reckon about 40 of my 48 replies in that thread would have consisted of nothing but ":roll:". :mrgreen:

[dc68]

:roll:

[AndyP]

This thread:
AndyP (http://www.ozgolf.net/forums/member.php?u=5) 4
dc68 (http://www.ozgolf.net/forums/member.php?u=186) 2 (together consisting of two words and one emoticon)
Courty (http://www.ozgolf.net/forums/member.php?u=22) 1
golfer69 (http://www.ozgolf.net/forums/member.php?u=12) 1

[Courty]

This thread:
AndyP (http://www.ozgolf.net/forums/member.php?u=5) 4

Post-booster!















+1 :twisted:

[dc68]

So?

[3oneday]

So?u gunna wait until you hit the lead in the thread ? then gloat some ???

:p

[dc68]

Why would I do that?

[3oneday]

:p

[Jarro]

ffs

[PeteyD]

knobs

[markTHEblake]

Thanks AP. I find it quite amusing that for all this time these hyperlinks were staring us in the face and probably nobody has ever clicked on them.

[AndyP]

Thanks AP. I find it quite amusing that for all this time these hyperlinks were staring us in the face and probably nobody has ever clicked on them.Except me, and in some cases only recently. I've never actually read the instruction book.

I found it amusing when Vegas didn't know about the last post button, and was constantly having to scroll through threads to remember where he was up to.

[AndyP]

At the top left and bottom left of a list of posts or threads, there is a list of pages you can jump to. However, this list only has links to pages surrounding the current page, and the first and last. To jump to a specific page, select the down arrow on the right, and input the page you want.
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/4905/gotopageoq2.jpg

[markTHEblake]

Is there an ignore button - not like ignoring Jarro, but rather a whole thread, so when you click "New Posts" the threads you dont ever want to read dont show up.

[Courty]

Finally get around to reading the manual, eh? :p

[AndyP]

Is there an ignore button - not like ignoring Jarro, but rather a whole thread, so when you click "New Posts" the threads you dont ever want to read dont show up.Not that I know of. It would be nice though.

[dc68]

Yeah could just ignore the GAYFL thread... It would be nice.

[AndyP]

That's hypocritical considering you can't seem to stop yourself from posting in it.

[markTHEblake]

I guess he thinks it would be helpful in dealing with his addiction

[dc68]

:smt064









:roll:

[AndyP]

It seems that some members aren't aware of the POWER of the Quick Links Dropdown from the header menu bar.
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/8018/quicklinksdropdownzk9.jpg

New Posts: Displays all threads that have posts in it that you haven't read. There's no real value to this option in this dropdown, as a link already exists in the menu bar.
Mark Forums Read: Marks all threads in all forums as read.
Open Buddy List: Pops up a window with a list of your "buddies" and whether they are online or not. Buddies can be accessed for a quick PM this way also.
User Control Panel: Takes you straight to your User CP. Once again this link already exists in the menu bar.
Edit Signature/Profile/Options: Quick link to these pages.
Private Messages: Another way to get to your messages.
Subscribed Threads: Links to the page with the threads you have subscribed too. I personally subscribe to threads that I regularly look at, but don't want to have to search for, such as, the Open Days and Contact Details threads.
My Profile: Page where you can check yourself out.
Who's Online: See what everyone else is up to (unless they are invisible), as well as how many bloody search engine spiders are on the site.
Sidebar On/Off: Toggle the sidebar on and off.

[AndyP]

Who has been rating threads? I don't think it's an overly handy thing to have for this forum (more for help style forums), but someone's been doing some rating.

If you really want to rate something it's on the top right of a thread. You can rate a thread from 5 stars (excellent) down to 1 star (terrible), and I assume it takes an average for the thread rating.

FWIW the Coffee Grinders and Californication threads have been rated as terrible, while the Nambour Open thread is excellent.

[PeteyD]

sweet

[Courty]

I rated the AFL thread as terrible.

[AndyP]

And this one? The rating just dropped.
I take it as a personal insult and the tips will end, if they are considered 'bad'.

[PeteyD]

Good one courty

[markTHEblake]

while the Nambour Open thread is excellent.

isnt it embarrassing to vote for your own thread?

[Grunt]

Where is the tip on How to post the YouTube Vid's? The you tube thread said it was in here. AP you mentioned something about it being tricky to use.

[AndyP]

I hadn't decided if I wanted to keep it or not, as I wasn't sure if it would make the site slow.

Click on the youtube button in the Advanced posting screen http://www.ozgolf.net/forums/images/youtube.gif
Enter a title you want for the clip in the popup dialog box eg Line in the Sand
Enter the code of the youtube video inside the 'yt' tags eg hrBVG4chYvc
Full code {yt="Line in the Sand"}hrBVG4chYvc{/yt}, except with square brackets.hrBVG4chYvc

[Grunt]

Thanks AP

[AndyP]

As discussed in the Forum Upgrade Thread, prefixes can be added to thread titles. At this stage, it has been added to the Pro Shop Forum.

Here's what you do:

Start your thread as you would normally do and select the appropriate thread prefix.
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9384/prefixpostthreadyk7.jpg
When your transaction is done, you can go back in and edit it via the Advanced Edit mode.

When the thread is submitted, it will look like one of those below.
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9408/prefixthreadlistjc2.jpg

This should help in filtering through the threads.

[BrisVegas]

have you got some prov1's for sale andyp?

[AndyP]

No, but I found a Grom before Johnny Canuck did.

[3oneday]

Very cool

[Courty]

Yay!

[DrPecker]

Where is my confirmation email? Apologies if I have posted in the wrong forum.

[AndyP]

Where is my confirmation email? Apologies if I have posted in the wrong forum.Your what? Why are you expecting a confirmation email?

[DrPecker]

Awaiting Email Confirmation
You haven't yet clicked the link we sent to the email address you used to subscribe. Many of the functions will not be available until you do. If you have lost the email or the link does not work, then use our feedback form.

It never arrived.

[dc68]

Gay!



Yep......

[DrPecker]

When I click on the link it says: Your account has been activated but you are currently in the moderation queue to be added to the forum.

When I go to the forum it says: Awaiting Email Confirmation
You haven't yet clicked the link we sent to the email address you used to subscribe. Many of the functions will not be available until you do. If you have lost the email or the link does not work, then use our feedback form.

[AndyP]

Have you checked the spam folders of your email account? Quite often emails from forums and the like get labelled as spam.

[AndyP]

As discussed in the Forum Upgrade Thread, prefixes can be added to thread titles. At this stage, it has been added to the Pro Shop Forum.
It has also been added to the 1st Tee forum now for different locations.


This should help in filtering through the threads.
You can actually choose the prefixes as a search field too.

[Jarro]

Nice touch AndeePee :smt023

[AndyP]

It looks like a few people have embraced the Facebook/MySpace-like features that the forum now offers.

For those that don't know, the forum now has the following:


Reciprocal Friendships replacing the buddy list from before
Public Messaging (instead of being private the messages are displayed in a member's profile area)
Social Groups (There's already a couple set up for common interests)

Have a play around and see if it's your thing.

[Eag's]

Nice work AP, time for a pay rise ;)

[goughy]

What's a 10% increase of $0 worth?? :)

Bloody marvelous work AP. Considering I just had to ask how to add like a category in iTunes we'd be up shit creek with just me around!!

[mike]

I hate the sidebar and get rid of it whenever I log on. How do you you make it so that it never appears ? It only takes 2 seconds, but those 2 seconds's add up.

[goughy]

In quicklinks at the top menu. There wil be an option that says sidebar off/sidebar on. I clicked on it and haven't seen it in years!

[AndyP]

I hate the sidebar and get rid of it whenever I log on. How do you you make it so that it never appears ? It only takes 2 seconds, but those 2 seconds's add up.If you have to log in to the site every time, then I don't think you can stop it coming up.
If you've checked 'Remember Me' when logging in, then it shouldn't keep popping up.

[Pippolo]

Hopefully this is the right thread to post this but how do I delete a post? Thanks.

[Yossarian]

You can't. You can edit it to ... but only the mods can remove a post.

[Pippolo]

At least now I know I'm not too computer illiterate, I've spent 20 minutes looking for a delete button...Thanks Yossa

[Yossarian]

So be careful about calling someone a wanker. ;)

[Pippolo]

So be careful about calling someone a wanker. ;)

I'm sure Ill get into trouble without that DELETE button, after all I'm Mediterranean, impulsive, passionate, stupidly writing what I think but then after 5 minutes I think about things and try to make them right.....:-k :mrgreen:

[MegaWatty]

In quicklinks at the top menu. There wil be an option that says sidebar off/sidebar on. I clicked on it and haven't seen it in years!

Oh yeah!

This site just got sooooo much better!

[Jarro]

Oh yeah!

This site just got sooooo much better!

Why do you think we all jumped ship ;)

[Jarro]

It looks like a few people have embraced the Facebook/MySpace-like features that the forum now offers.

For those that don't know, the forum now has the following:


Reciprocal Friendships replacing the buddy list from before
Public Messaging (instead of being private the messages are displayed in a member's profile area)
Social Groups (There's already a couple set up for common interests)

Have a play around and see if it's your thing.

How come i only receive notification of certain people messaging me, while others do not ?

Is that a manual setting that we need to make ourselves ??

[AndyP]

As far as I can tell, you should get notification of any visitor messages in your profile.

[Jarro]

As far as I can tell, you should get notification of any visitor messages in your profile.

Hmmm :-k

Something must be wrong then :-s

[AndyP]

PM me with details of what works and what doesn't and I'll investigate further.

[Jarro]

Still not getting notifications from certain OzGolfers when they send me a visitor message :-k

I sent Fishman Dan one earlier today also and he hasn't responded as yet, so i can only assume he didn't get a notification either.

[Eag's]

Maybe some members haven't ticked the enable visitor messaging tick box located in the messaging & notification section of your User CP?
http://www.ozgolf.net/forums/profile.php?do=editoptions

[Jarro]

Nice pickup Eagsy 8)

We should make you the new admin ;)

[AndyP]

I've overestimated the intelligence of some users then.

[Jarro]

I've overestimated the intelligence of some users then.

easily done ;)

I knew it must've been something as basic as that.

[sms316]

I don't suppose there is a way that a thread starter has the power to ban certain people from posting in that particular thread?

:-k

[Eag's]

If there was a way I am sure it would be utilised quite often ;)

[Russ]

Most of these type forums do have an "Ignore User" option.

Maybe if everyone donates some cash, the admin. can update the forum software :)

[Ned]

Maybe if everyone donates some cash, the admin. can update the forum software :)

http://www.ozgolf.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16083

[markTHEblake]

I don't suppose there is a way that a thread starter has the power to ban certain people from posting in that particular thread?

:-k

Yes

Form a clique, then request forum moderator to create a subsection that only clique members can post in. Way too easy to do, like 2 mins work maybe.

Then only start a thread in that section.

Or just use the dob button.

[mike]

Or just use the dob button.

I think he did.

[AndyP]

I don't suppose there is a way that a thread starter has the power to ban certain people from posting in that particular thread?

:-kNo.


Most of these type forums do have an "Ignore User" option.As does this one, until our upgrade.

[goughy]

Since we love our youtube posts, it's become mucho easier with the updated software.

All you have to do is click the button above the text entry box that looks like a film negative. It is the insert video button and allows you to embed not just youtube, but stuff from other sites/formats as well. Then just post the link address in the box and you are off and running. None of this typing a title in the box, then having to copy only the end of the link and paste it between the square brackets. Look, even I can do it!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6qIhkuzTx0

[mike]

Ok Goughy what have I done wrong this time?


click (http://www.ozgolf.net/showthread.php?6293-Now-playing-on-YouTube&p=454369&viewfull=1#post454369)

[MegaWatty]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHcOPcM0hJU

Use the URL on the right hand size that's listed as URL.

***Only do this if the above actually works***

[goughy]

Ok Goughy what have I done wrong this time?


click (http://www.ozgolf.net/showthread.php?6293-Now-playing-on-YouTube&p=454369&viewfull=1#post454369)


I can't say for sure Mike, as Jarro has edited your post before I saw what the original looked like! But it's still not working. The text of it is now right, it should look like this in text format
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch#!videos=DQtD5VAqu_A[video]
but the youtube direction at the end (the DQtD5VAqu_A) doesn't work. Even if you go to youtube and input that which should go to the video, it says that that video doesn't exist. Try again is all I can say!

[Jarro]

I can't say for sure Mike, as Jarro has edited your post before I saw what the original looked like! But it's still not working. The text of it is now right, it should look like this in text format
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch#!videos=DQtD5VAqu_A[video]
but the youtube direction at the end (the DQtD5VAqu_A) doesn't work. Even if you go to youtube and input that which should go to the video, it says that that video doesn't exist. Try again is all I can say!

I didn't change anything in mikes initial post, i was just checking out his link to youtube to see what the problem might be (my first attempted edit) ;)

[Grunt]

Is there a way of book-marking the New posts button now? I have tried and it only bookmarks the page that was current at the time it was book-marked.

[Grunt]

Disregard above post
I worked it out.

For Firefox
Right click the New Posts button and
then select save Bookmark this link.

[henno]

The merit bars are broken:

http://www.ozgolf.net/images/MeritBars/2009Classic-Henno.jpg

[Iain]

Yours is working....??

[henno]

It'd just be in your cache. Hit refresh and I bet it goes away.

[AndyP]

The merit bars are broken:

http://www.ozgolf.net/images/MeritBars/2009Classic-Henno.jpg
I know. :( I couldn't find them last night either. I think the upgrade overwrote them, so I'm hoping Robyn took a backup.

[Yossarian]

****

[Yossarian]

Swear filter still works.

[henno]

I know. :( I couldn't find them last night either. I think the upgrade overwrote them, so I'm hoping Robyn took a backup.

If that's the case, why doesn't it go to a 404 page?

This is considered a bad thing to do on a 404:


#1 Server Response: http://www.ozgolf.net/images/MeritBars/2009Classic-Henno.jpg
HTTP Status Code: HTTP/1.1 200 OK

[Courty]

I know. :( I couldn't find them last night either. I think the upgrade overwrote them, so I'm hoping Robyn took a backup.

I've got copies of them all backed up if you need them.

[AndyP]

I've got copies of them all backed up if you need them.Hopefully it doesn't come to that. I renamed many of them, so I wouldn't be able to just upload the files.

[sms316]

The blog is interesting. The blog starter can edit any of the replies.

:twisted:

[Jarro]

The blog is interesting. The blog starter can edit any of the replies.

:twisted:

Hey so you can ... cool :)

[AndyP]

I've found a new modification based on something that henno posted (http://www.ozgolf.net/showthread.php/18809-1st-Tee-threads?p=478312&viewfull=1#post478312).

You can now filter the thread view by prefix, by clicking on one of those prefixes.

For example, if you were in the Pro Shop and clicked on the 'For Sale' prefix, it would only show threads that use this prefix. Of course, if people don't use the prefix function, then the filter won't pick it up.

Give it a go!

[Jarro]

Has something been changed this morning ?

The New Posts tab isn't working for me ATM, when i can see that new posts have indeed been posted ??

[AndyP]

There's something screwy going on, as I keep getting database errors.

[Jarro]

Something screwy alright.

Have we been hacked by The Zig ??

[AndyP]

Who?

[ddasey]

Very screwy.

Half the time I can't post it just throws me out saying database error.

[AndyP]

Your posts were being made. I just deleted two of them.

[ddasey]

Your posts were being made. I just deleted two of them.

Thankyou.