MacRumors Forums Theme Change and New Platform

[Weaselboy]

What I'm finding is that the 'unread posts' marker is based on time rather than on which posts we've actually visited. For example, last Sunday was the last time I clicked on 'Mark Forums Read'. Now, any time I click on a thread title for a thread that contains posts prior to Sunday, I'm taken to the first post in the thread that was posted after the date/time that I marked forums read. This means that I'm taken to, say, the middle of a thread that I've never visited - the 'first unread' function should have landed me on the OP, which is actually the first unread post because I've never visited the thread.

I think it is working as designed and intended, and just like the old system. If you mark all as read, then anything before that date is by definition read, so it would make sense clicking first unread would be anything after last time you marked all as read. It sounds like you are expecting behavior that is not intended.

 

[ardchoille50]

I think it is working as designed and intended, and just like the old system. If you mark all as read, then anything before that date is by definition read, so it would make sense clicking first unread would be anything after last time you marked all as read. It sounds like you are expecting behavior that is not intended.

Nope, the old system actually took me to the correct post regardless of when I marked forums read. I think the old system kept track of which threads I visited whereas this new system bases the marker on time alone. I've noticed this same difference on three other forums that have switched from vBulletin to Xenforo.

I'll admit that I was expecting the function to take me to the first unread post, like it did in VB, which would be the OP in a thread that I had never visited.

 

[MagnusVonMagnum]

It does the same thing to me sometimes too. I think it might be related to threads that haven't had new postings since before the site upgrade got reset to the start of the thread (i.e. older threads) whereas newer threads go to the first unread post. At least that's what I thought at first. I've gotten a few more lately, but they might have been posts to old threads as well. I really didn't really look at the prior date stamps.

 

[Tech198]

with your subscriptions, any chance to implement a "select all" to check mark all boxes is in one button ?

 

[Gregg2]

If you click the thread title it will take to to first unread since your last visit. If you click the date just below the title it will take you to the start of the thread.

Looking that over, I suppose you discovered that by mousing over the date and noticing it changes to a link. Why would you think of doing that? I would never have occurred to me to try that, obviously.

 

[C DM]

Looking that over, I suppose you discovered that by mousing over the date and noticing it changes to a link. Why would you think of doing that? I would never have occurred to me to try that, obviously.

Odd, it was one of the earlier things I've come across and not really all that accidentally as time stamps are links often enough in many sites.

 

[Huntn]

How do you tag a forum member in a post? Thanks!

 

[SandboxGeneral]

How do you tag a forum member in a post? Thanks!

Like this: @Huntn

 

[Huntn]

Like this: @Huntn

The mechanics please. Throw a "@" in front of the name or is there a menu choice that creates user brackets? Thanks!

Edit: figured it out...

 

[OllyW]

The mechanics please. Throw a "@" in front of the name or is there a menu choice that creates user brackets? Thanks!

Just throw in the "@".

 

[nikhsub1]

Just throw in the "@".

@OllyW oh thanks!

 

[Huntn]

Editing Posts Expiration Date-
I've just noticed something with the new software, there is a date where posts within a thread can no longer be edited. For a specific kind of post this is bad because, I have built some guides where I've gone back and although the thread is still active, I can no longer edit the first post of the thread that contains the guide. Example: Space Engineers Guide

Can I presume that if I had made this a wiki post, that it would remain editable forever, or would it too have an expiration date?

While the old MacRumors Guide area was still accessible the last time I checked, it can no longer be edited. And I understand the idea behind a wiki post, and I'll say that in many cases, this is a compilation that I have created and would prefer to keep control of what is posted, to keep it from becoming a possible mess, but I would consider going the wiki route if that is the only way to keep a post open for editing. Note under the old software, posts remained editable forever, as far as I can tell.

Any possibility of changing this feature with the new software?
Thanks!

I'll look at it. Maybe we will allow long term members to edit longer.

Arn, Any positive outcome for this? I'd like to get back into the business of posting a few guides in our MacRumors forums. Thanks!

Checked this morning, this guide in uneditable: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mrs-guide-windows-gaming-on-a-mac.1766882/

 

[arn]

Arn, Any positive outcome for this? I'd like to get back into the business of posting a few guides in our MacRumors forums. Thanks!

Checked this morning, this guide in uneditable: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mrs-guide-windows-gaming-on-a-mac.1766882/

Sorry. try now.

arn

 

[Huntn]

Sorry. try now.

arn

Thank you very much

 

[Carlanga]

I just wanted to say I hate this new platform, multi-quotes work half the time on my mbas 2015, on iPhone (6S) the mobile version is horrible and works half the time properly etc etc etc. This new platform while it has a cute coat of paint is bad, instead of going fwd is a step back.

/rant over/

 

[sjinsjca]

I'm not a fan of the new Spy. You pretty much have to wait for the whole thing to update, plink-plink-plink, and fill the browser before you can click on links. It's especially annoying on a mobile browser.

I find myself visiting MacRumors much less now.

 

[Hauyser]

I'm loving the new XenForo and the the skin, beats the old vB3

 

[Tech198]

I can't remember if there was a way prior to this change of forums weather there was a a field in your contacts to edit, or add your operating system. I know u could specify in signature, but not sure if there was a separate field just for this.

 

[redheeler]

I can't remember if there was a way prior to this change of forums weather there was a a field in your contacts to edit, or add your operating system. I know u could specify in signature, but not sure if there was a separate field just for this.

As I recall there was a "Computers" field that could be displayed on your profile. Is that what you mean?

 

[Tech198]

Yes, your correct.

 

[Carlanga]

Anyway to run the desktop forum on mobile?
Everytime I request it using the safari desktop request it doesn't work, selecting one of the three at the bottom of the site only gives me the front page as desktop but forum stays on mobile.

Why not support the standard iOS feature for desktop sites?

 

[redheeler]

Anyway to run the desktop forum on mobile?
Everytime I request it using the safari desktop request it doesn't work, selecting one of the three at the bottom of the site only gives me the front page as desktop but forum stays on mobile.

Why not support the standard iOS feature for desktop sites?

Because there is no separate desktop or mobile site for the forums. It's one site that uses CSS/JavaScript to adjust to different screen sizes.

 

[Carlanga]

Because there is no separate desktop or mobile site for the forums. It's one site that uses CSS/JavaScript to adjust to different screen sizes.

ah makes sense, so let me rephrase, any way I can see all the details of a thread just like in bigger screen devices?

 

[C DM]

ah makes sense, so let me rephrase, any way I can see all the details of a thread just like in bigger screen devices?

With a larger screen or landscape view on some smaller screens.

 

[MagnusVonMagnum]

Is there a way we could have a "quick reply" button at the TOP of a thread that could instantly take us to the bottom? Using the reply button for the article quotes it and sometimes you don't want to quote it so you either have to scroll all the way down to the quick reply area or remove all the quoting before replying. It seems like the old forum had a button at the top, but I could be remembering incorrectly.