forums [suggestion]
I would not expect any updates to forum functionality in the near future. Maybe some day if they go with some other forum software. As Gaile stated in relation to the busted search feature they no longer have a working relationship with the forum contractor and apparently there is no one else that can work on the forum system:
The problem is deep within the technology behind the forum structure itself. Yes, we had a search engine in the beginning, but it was broken by our forum contractor in the course of working on other things. We no longer have a relationship with that contractor or his company, and someone else is not able to step into the system and fix the search engine because (1) our programmers are tasked with other essential work, (2) the forums run on a web framework with which most of our programmers are not familiar and (3) we’re investigating other options for forums and it would not be prudent to pour money into hiring someone to fix this as a short-term solution.
k thanks for the reply.
I’d like to use this thread as an opportunity to ask:
Is there some way to see when someone has replied to your post / comment, mentioned you in a thread, or just posted after you – other than going through all the posts you’ve made?
Not that I’ve seen, Flakkenmarsh. The best I manage is to check any thread I’ve posted in (it has a little white swirly arrow on the left-side icon by the thread), and occasionally to open my profile and go through my recent posts to see what else has been said. It would be tedious to do it all the time, so I’m glad I’m not obsessed with these things and I do let things slide on following up on a conversation.
Though that icon does tell you if someone posted after you. Greyed out, there’s no new posts you haven’t seen in the thread. Black, with a white swirl arrow, there’s new posts and it’s a thread you said something in, so maaaaybe your comments have garnered a direct response.
Aha! Okay, that’s something. Did not notice this. Thanks!