peter replied to the topic Tweaks and Refinements to the Forums Home Page in the forum LM Announcements
@release Wait, I just spent time testing a “mark as read” plugin that I’m hesitant to keep on the site due to it being really outdated and potentially causing scripting and security conflicts, but it struck me, why do you think you need this? You’re not the only person whose asked for it, but after I was testing it, it struck me why anyone would…Read More
peter posted in the group Early Adopters
I’ve gotten feedback from several members that all four of the read / unread systems we’ve used in the forums either haven’t worked properly for at least some users or it simply wasn’t intuitive enough. After making some posts about it, I haven’t received any feedback from anyone saying they liked it, so I took it that it was best to look for…Read More
19 CommentsSeeing your comment made my day! Thanks for sharing your candid feedback.
@patrickwichrowski made an excellent observation — that the contrast between the two images isn’t ideal and I think he’s right. So, I’m going to be replacing those with something that has more contrast. If you can think of any sites where you’ve seen images to represent…Read More
On the lighter side, I did realize that when I tagged Release in the poll that I probably unintentionally killed any possibility to see anyone who was going to vote “it’s alright” or “I don’t really like it” from voting as they’re like — um, no, Peter can see my vote and he’ll tag me next! Sorry folks, I’ll try to wait a bit longer next time.…Read More
I liked the system with the blue stripe for unread posts. It made it very obvious what was read and unread. Is that the one people found unintuitive? Being slightly colour blind I can’t really distringuish between the green and the gray of the current system. Maybe I just got used to it but I really liked the system the old forum had of having a…Read More
@blackjackschellac It make take several days, but the plugin allows me to upload my own graphic, so in the next several days I’ll replace it and I’m very interested in hearing or seeing screenshots of forums where you think the icons they use are highly intuitive.
I am not part of many forums, so I can’t really suggest any graphics unfortunatly. I am part of this forum and cakewalk’s and visit other site’s when searching for specific help. But I suggest keeping it simple. The most important thing is visibility. The Cakewalk forum has a simple dot in front of the title when unread that disappears when read.…Read More
Yes, when it is small details are difficult to see at a glance which is what we want for this. I have done some looking on the internet and from what I saw, I believe you could use the activity icon you already have. 3 dots in it when it is unread and a checkmark when it is read. I also realised, from some of the comments I saw, is that we must be…Read More
I’m pretty sure it.was either the thread for people to report fixes or a thread in the Earky Adopters Group. I realize that sometimes the issues are that folks don’t understand how to use something. I wish I remembered which one had the stripes so I could note it. I take it you like that better than the one we’re using now?
The current system is the first one where I’ve had positive feedback. But if MOST people agree they want a prior system — and because I’ve installed, I think, a total of 4 different systems, I can’t recall which one had the blue bars, but I’d replace this one if a bunch of members can agree to it. Feel free to do a poll just like I did below –…Read More
@peter I am not against the current system. Just used different icons for read/unread to help us poor color challenged folk.
@doug You must have missed the discussion, but I’m going to create new icons that are specifically considering those who are color blind. I have a long history of managing / leading digital marketing, including corporate websites at three major global brands. While it was EXTREMELY unpopular among the next level up (I’ll try not get sued), I…Read More
@peter I did not miss the discussion on accomodating colour blind people. Brian tagged me and asked if I did not see the exclaimation marks showing read and unread messages. I responded saying I saw the exclaimation marks but not the difference between green and gray. Then I was confused by your statement about the forum being functionally…Read More
@peter, I have responded to your DM with more discussion on this topic.
@doug By functionally complete I only meant that I was finished adding new features for version one. I definitely 100% support anything I can do (within the constraints of my budget) to make the site more accessible. There’s no end date for that. That is about human beings. No, I absolutely planned on getting this fixed as soon as it was pointed…Read More
peter posted a new activity comment
@Release There’s no question that the forums your talking about use forums that have that kind of functionality off the shelf in the platform for that functionality and the one I’m using doesn’t (unsurprisingly, I wish it did). So I have to go and look to see if there’s a developer who wrote the scripts or plugins that provide similar…Read More
peter posted a new activity comment
@release As far as adding functionality, it’s about the scripts and plugins that exist and how up to date they are. The reality of the situation is that all those other forums are for profit businesses that bring in 6 figures or better. I know Mike Greene and what he uses, which like BandLab is a SaaS and, no doubt, a for profit a SaaS is going…Read More
peter posted a new activity comment
@release Can you post a couple of links to forums that do what you’re describing to that exact point who you feel get it right so I can better understand what you mean. While forum software is pretty cut and dry, I can always see if there’s anything and put the question to the team that developed it to see if there’s any customization I can do…Read More
peter posted in the group Early Adopters
A shout out to everyone who recently joined LinkedMusicians! I just saw @release, @mustakatu, @ralfrobert, @deeringamps in my feed. I realize that there’s a lot here. The Early Adopters Group is where we discuss things about the site, share our thoughts, ask questions. It’s meant to be the main meeting place for everyone before the site…Read More
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