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Joe(TX) 
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Posted: 20 Nov 2009 at 5:24pm |
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realolman
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Posted: 20 Nov 2009 at 5:28pm |
I could never figure out how they were sorted on the old forum... How were they?
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Joe(TX)
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Posted: 20 Nov 2009 at 5:47pm |
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They were sorted in the order of the original post origionally
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den/southern illinoi
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Posted: 20 Nov 2009 at 6:06pm |
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The old forum had two ways of displaying the topics. The expanded way went by the latest topic would be on the top and you could work your way down the list which would stay in the order that they were entered. The other way was the collapsed display which worked basically like the new forum. The last entered reply would bring that topic to the top of the list. I do not like the current way it works as I liked to be able to get on and see the newest topics that were entered since I last checked in. Another dislike to the new forum is that items for sale or wanted to buy seem to get lost so easily. But I was thinking that a person could enter a for sale or wanted to buy and just keep bumping it to the top by replying every once in a while. One last statement...while there are things that I do not like about the new forum...it's still the best site on the internet and I thank Darin for keeping it going. Den
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Dave H
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Posted: 20 Nov 2009 at 6:35pm |
to me it is simple. The active posts are kept up front. So if I go to the last post and do a reply it will show up as first so all can see the new action.
Man I am hapy with that. The current stuff is u front.
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Dusty MI
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Posted: 20 Nov 2009 at 6:54pm |
I like the new way. I just read the new posts. I don't have to sift threw the ones I've already read.
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Gerald J.
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Posted: 20 Nov 2009 at 7:06pm |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2009 at 8:00pm |
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Gerald J.
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Posted: 20 Nov 2009 at 10:03pm |
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Mostly just brighter orange, tad larger and thicker stroke type face.
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John (C-IL)
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Posted: 20 Nov 2009 at 11:22pm |
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Ken(Bell.Wa)
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Posted: 21 Nov 2009 at 1:18am |
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I agree with you Joe, there is no order to things now, I would like to see what everyone has on there mind and be able to search in a orderly fashon, I don't spend as much time here as I once did, ( I just can't get past the way it is set up ) New is not always improved, just my thoughts Thanks Ken.
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Bob D. (La)
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Posted: 21 Nov 2009 at 4:00am |
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When you find yourself in a hole,PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL!!!
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realolman
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Posted: 21 Nov 2009 at 4:33am |
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I think just click new posts, and you will see everything you haven't seen before. If you show up fairly regularly, the list won't be too long. I like it.
Edited by realolman - 21 Nov 2009 at 4:34am
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Joe(TX)
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Posted: 21 Nov 2009 at 7:16am |
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Kipn
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Posted: 21 Nov 2009 at 8:08am |
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It will list the post in order of replys, newest reply at the top. If you're signed in, it will also show how many replys have been posted since you last read them with the bold face font. Probably should have a for sale section so they don't get lost in one day. All forums that I've been on, use this last post-first listed design.
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Rfdeere
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Posted: 21 Nov 2009 at 9:19am |
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 21 Nov 2009 at 9:36am |
Each time i go on here i find something new that I had not found before , from the spell check that I finally learned how to use to the little arrow on the lower right that brings me back to top of page that I just found this AM.
The for sale would be the one I see that is missing but wonder if a person put the ( $ ) sign into prefix of post if that would help to make it stand out.
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Gerald J.
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Posted: 21 Nov 2009 at 9:50am |
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To save the annoyance of going back to the top of the page, right click on the topic you go to and select "open in a new page" or "open in a new Tab". Then when you close the page or tab you go right back where you did not actually leave.
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Dick L
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Posted: 21 Nov 2009 at 9:54am |
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I both like and dislike the way it opperates.
The part that I dislike is when someone is looking for help when the site is busy. The question can be on page three or beyond in a very short time. Makes it hard to find the ideas expressed.
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Rfdeere
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Posted: 21 Nov 2009 at 3:43pm |
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Gerald J. , That's just as annoying as it going to the top of the page.
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DaveCinIN
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Posted: 21 Nov 2009 at 3:58pm |
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When I click on a topic then hit the back button, it always goes back to where I left off on the list. That is how it has always been for me.
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Joe(TX)
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Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 6:40am |
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Back on top to prove a point
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realolman
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Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 3:08pm |
How would you do it?
I signed in. It recognizes me every time I come here... I don't have to sign in again.
When I hit "new posts", it shows me all of the threads with new posts since the last time I've been here.... this site is reletively busy. I was surprised. I show up about twice a day and there's usually 2-3 pages of threads w new posts.
I think it's fine... pretty much like most of the other forums I've ever seen.
I could never figure out what was going on with the old site.
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Royal SW Ia
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Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 5:23pm |
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I have always disliked the new forum because I cannot just look through the latest posts until I come to the ones I have already seen. Quite frankly I have lose interest since this forum changed to the new format. Just my 2 cents worth. Royal
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Justin Widlund (IA)
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Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 7:00pm |
I have to agree with Joe, Dick L and Royal. The organization is lacking bigtime because the order is always resorted due to # of posts per thread. Thus, it is harder to look up older topics. On the old forum you could always guess about what page a certain thread may be located on. The prefixes to designate questions, for sale, wanted, and the like were great on the old forum.
What has happened with the show registry link? Has that been replaced with something on the new format?
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barky
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Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 8:47pm |
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I liked the old format, have a feeling we have lost some of the old timers.
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BackhoeBob
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Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 9:43pm |
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I would also like to thank Darrin. I have already learned more than I would have ever learned any other way on this site. But I also agree with others and don't like the way the posts come up. I personally don't like it and don't come on here near as much as in the past. I know that nobody cares if I'm on here or not but I enjoyed the site much more when the posts were arranged the old way. Now when I get the time to get on here, it seems I'm always looking at the same old posts. As a point, I saw the pictures of the combine/pick up accident and was telling a friend, he wanted the pictures.....well, can't find them....waaayyy gone ! I guess I just don't have time to make this new site work for me. And I also would agree that several feel the same way. I used to see some names on here every day and now almost never see them. Please know,I'm not bashing,still a great site. Just doesn't work for me as well as the old site.
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GBACBFan
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Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 9:51pm |
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Bob, just go to the upper middle/right word search, click it and type in 'combine accident'. The post is right there to click on to see in total. If you play with it a bit, you're really gonna like it.
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Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 10:09pm |
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Joe(TX)
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Posted: 24 Nov 2009 at 6:19am |
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