New Features

[RichF]

TBH, I haven't paid any attention to it. I should, but I have so many things going on at once I sometimes miss stuff.

I like to reverse engineering system. Figure out how they work or not

 

[jeffnles1]

I thought I'd put in an announcements forum as a place where I can announce new features for the forum and such.

So, we'll start with this. You may have noticed that I've been doing a few little upgrades over the last few days. Some upgrades are for supporting members only, other upgrades are for everyone.

Everyone

1. There's now a topic search feature above the forum list and at the top of all the forums. Start typing and it will look for threads with your keywords in them.

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2. There's now a "Thread Starter" banner under the user name of the poster who starts a thread when they respond within that thread. It doesn't seem like much, but it's handy to know at a glance if the original poster is responding to your comment.

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Supporting Members

You have all the above plus...

A new "bump" feature that allows you to bump one of your threads once a day. I know that sometimes, especially in the presentations forums, a post can fall the the second page pretty quick. If that happens, you can bump your thread back to the top for another go. Please note that this is a bit of a test feature and may be removed if it's abused (although I'm not too worries, seems like a great group here).

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Second, you now have a "History" link when the Forums tab is active. This will give you a list of your recently viewed threads. It's handy if you want to refer back to a topic that you recently viewed and can't quite remember which topic it was.

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Thanks again everyone!

Steve

PS More to come

Thanks Steve.
Honestly the only 2 internet sites I visit daily are your forum and the nature group my wife and I administer. You run this forum in much the same spirit we run our FB group. No flame wars, friendly communication and banter and a genuine desire to discuss nature photography.

I can't speak for everyone here but I think many would agree we appreciate this forum and the effort you continue to put in to keeping it friendly and informative. Well done!

Jeff

 

[Ron G]

I ran a discussion forum from the mid-90s until a few years ago. It had close to 10,000 members. I can appreciate how much work this is and how little most people understand what's involved. I think you are doing a spectacular job and I can't thank you enough for providing a safe place to ask questions and get information. This is a very valuable community resource. Thanks again.

 

[RichF]

I ran a discussion forum from the mid-90s until a few years ago. It had close to 10,000 members. I can appreciate how much work this is and how little most people understand what's involved. I think you are doing a spectacular job and I can't thank you enough for providing a safe place to ask questions and get information. This is a very valuable community resource. Thanks again.

Definitely a valuable resource. It has been very helpful for me

 

[Steve]

Thanks Steve.
Honestly the only 2 internet sites I visit daily are your forum and the nature group my wife and I administer. You run this forum in much the same spirit we run our FB group. No flame wars, friendly communication and banter and a genuine desire to discuss nature photography.

I can't speak for everyone here but I think many would agree we appreciate this forum and the effort you continue to put in to keeping it friendly and informative. Well done!

Jeff

I ran a discussion forum from the mid-90s until a few years ago. It had close to 10,000 members. I can appreciate how much work this is and how little most people understand what's involved. I think you are doing a spectacular job and I can't thank you enough for providing a safe place to ask questions and get information. This is a very valuable community resource. Thanks again.

Definitely a valuable resource. It has been very helpful for me

Thanks so much Also, thanks for being a supporting member - it helps defer the server costs.

 

[Ron G]

I don't know what you are paying, but I had an outstanding and reasonably inexpensive company for my server. If you are interested in learning more about them, shoot me an email. I'm not trying to push anything, I just want to help if I can.

 

[Viathelens]

A question, what do the "reaction score" and "points" actually mean? Thanks. Also, this is the best photo site available on the web today! I do go to other sites but, yikes, they have some problems with the people on those sites. Often they are not really interested in learning about photography and on some sites it seems they just want to run others off so they can rein "supreme."

 

[Manglo]

Hi Steve, thank you for building this wonderful forum with its nice and helpful members.
I try to find the best way to see all pictures from one member, but can't find even my own with one click.
Can you give me a clue, how to do so, without see all the comments of this user, only her/his posted images.
Thank you in advance.
Greetings and best wishes, Manuel

 

[Patrick M]

Good work @Steve

 

[Nimi]

Any way to prohibit ALL CAPS in subject?

 

[Bat Pup]

Hi Steve, thank you for building this wonderful forum with its nice and helpful members.
I try to find the best way to see all pictures from one member, but can't find even my own with one click.
Can you give me a clue, how to do so, without see all the comments of this user, only her/his posted images.
Thank you in advance.
Greetings and best wishes, Manuel

Hi Manglo, I'm just learning how to how to do this forum myself. I really couldn't tell you. I sure someone here knows how to do that and help you. I,ll see what I can find out and let you know.

 

[Bat Pup]

Sorry Manglo, put in wrong reply.