So, this Sunday forum outage....

[Acco]

Hi guys, where has the reply button, that was next to reply with quote button gone? Checked 3 different browser, will it be coming back?

[Mulgabill]

Hi guys, where has the reply button, that was next to reply with quote button gone? Checked 3 different browser, will it be coming back?

Ditto here DJ

[KevM]

Ditto here DJ

It's in the bottom left hand corner under the last reply, not on the right hand side with the two quotes buttons.

[chambezio]

Could I give a comment now that we have had the regime for a while?
I am not by any means an expert with this computer but I manage to get around it with only minimal help from my Guru daughter. I made a comment a while back expressing just how good the former system/layout was and how much easier it was to get around comparing it to 2 or 3 other forums I have looked at.
The new system does what the old one did and right from the word go it was easy to view or contribute both text and pics with no real problem. At the moment the (what was) ISpy has no header,its just a jumble of notebook lines strung together and then below it is the "ISpy" latest entries. They are harder to go through because it is only text with the heading for the thread in bold type. I have a couple of times glimpsed a proper layout with light and dark for the different threads, but only a glimpse as it went back to the text. At the moment we are on satellite for our broad band, It is IP Star and is as slow as dial up was when we first went onto the internet. (We are waiting for NBN and satellite service)
EDIT One thing that the new system doesn't do at the moment is update itself automatically. I have to refresh the page to read what the latest threads are. Will it become automatic as it was before?
Anyway, I can access the forum and that to me is the main point! OK I liked it better the way it was, but one has to jive with the times so I will get used to the system in time. As I keep saying the spirit that goes with the names that are written on the threads is such a wonderful thing. When somebody has a problem with what ever, good advice is always given to help the person out and that even goes as far as some Forumites actually going to physically help others who are in need. Is it an Ausy spirit? Or is it just a human trait that has manifested here? What ever it is, its great to be a part of this Forum, and thanks again to Niel and all those who are stake holders and advertisers that keep it going.
My life would not be the same with out the Forum

[Acco]

It's in the bottom left hand corner under the last reply, not on the right hand side with the two quotes buttons.

Yep, that one has always been there, that's the advanced reply, but there used to be a quick reply button which was with the quote and multi quote on the right which showed with every post.

[Chrism3]

Is there somewhere that all the features of the site are explained? Lots of things that people have complained about or are not visible were not known to me on the old site, so I don't know what I'm missing (or not!)
regards

[doug3030]

There is only one thing that is starting to really annoy me about the new format.

If I navigate away from the forum to another website for more than just a few minutes the forum logs me out and I have to resubmit username and password.

With the old format, I could stay logged in for days or weeks at a time and just click on the forum tab and carry on where I left off.

Is there a reason for this, or a setting i haven't found yet?

Doug

[Humphrey9999]

There is only one thing that is starting to really annoy me about the new format.

If I navigate away from the forum to another website for more than just a few minutes the forum logs me out and I have to resubmit username and password.

With the old format, I could stay logged in for days or weeks at a time and just click on the forum tab and carry on where I left off.

Is there a reason for this, or a setting i haven't found yet?

Doug

When you log on, you are ticking the 'Save' checkbox, I assume?
If so, I'm not experiencing this problem. I'm using XP SP3 / IE8.

[_fly_]

When you log on, you are ticking the 'Save' checkbox, I assume?
If so, I'm not experiencing this problem. I'm using XP SP3 / IE8.

Forget about navigating away, I get logged off every half hour with firefox.

Stop for a coffee or eat something and its log in again. Very annoying.

I work in IT and upgrading is done to add funtionality (I can't see any here) or to fix bugs (I never found any), but it needs to an easy upgrade for existing users (don't see that either). And worse of all I can't post a reply with my version of firefox.

Would be nice to find out from whoever wrote this version what the minimum requirements are and what browsers its coded for.

[Glennet]

If I look at a thread without logging in I don't see the initial post at all but instead only an ad'. Then I have to scroll way way down to see the first reply. Happens on both my netbook and Ipad.

When I log in it works as it should, but if first timers, and people not registered, have the same experience it must be very off putting for them.

[mic-d]

I haven't been reading all the posts in this thread so could someone throw up real quick whether hiding certain forums is yet possible?
And the other one I'm having trouble with is subscriptions. Under settings, if there is a subscribed thread with a new post in it, there is the option to unsubscribe, but if you go to view all subscriptions, there doesn't seem to be the option to modify in there.

Thanks

[Big Shed]

Forget about navigating away, I get logged off every half hour with firefox.

Stop for a coffee or eat something and its log in again. Very annoying.

I work in IT and upgrading is done to add funtionality (I can't see any here) or to fix bugs (I never found any), but it needs to an easy upgrade for existing users (don't see that either). And worse of all I can't post a reply with my version of firefox.

Would be nice to find out from whoever wrote this version what the minimum requirements are and what browsers its coded for.

I use Firefox (15.0.1) on both my notebook and my Android Tablet, I NEVER get logged off. I'll also ask the question, do people tick the Remember Me box when logging in?

I can post replies on both of those platforms, I edit posts on both of those platforms, so I am at a loss to think what can be different about your experience.

As a Mod I also do heaps of things behind the scenes and the forum never falls over or logs me out doing any of these things.

[Scott]

I use Firefox on both my notebook and my Android Tablet, I NEVER get logged off. I'll also ask the question, do people tick the Remember Me box when logging in?

I was going to ask the same question. I use all sorts of browsers and don't get logged off. Also, check your privacy settings in your browser.

[doug3030]

Also, check your privacy settings in your browser.

I havent changed anything on my computer. browser privacy settings are the same. The ONLY thing that has changed is the Forum itself.

I usually notice that I have been logged out when I go to browse a different thread and the first post is compressed into a margin about five characters wide down the left hand side, and generally several screens long depending on the size of the post by an advertisement that I cant even see. It does not show up in my browser. This does however make the post impossible to read, and as someone else pointed out, if I was not already a member then chances are i would not join because you cant read anything.

Doug

[ian]

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As I keep saying the spirit that goes with the names that are written on the threads is such a wonderful thing. When somebody has a problem with what ever, good advice is always given to help the person out and that even goes as far as some Forumites actually going to physically help others who are in need. Is it an Ausy spirit? Or is it just a human trait that has manifested here? What ever it is, its great to be a part of this Forum, and thanks again to Niel and all those who are stake holders and advertisers that keep it going.
My life would not be the same with out the Forum