808Beachbum Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 Unlike the others (General, Guest, Equipment, etc.), it does not show the last post info in right side column. Raybestos 1 Quote
WRXB215 Posted June 3 Report Posted June 3 In Technical Discussion you can vote on answers. After that, you can sort by vote or by date. Quote
amaff Posted June 3 Report Posted June 3 You can sort it by date (just under the 1st post), but it really does make trying to follow a discussion damn near impossible if you don't immediately realize that you're in "that" forum. Quote
WRYS709 Posted June 3 Report Posted June 3 It makes me reticent to respond to a problem there I'm not here to win a popularity contest! ... like Randy! Quote
WRXB215 Posted June 3 Report Posted June 3 It's not about popularity, it's about technical correctness. It's the same way with Stackoverflow. Answers are "peer reviewed" and the OP can get a better idea of which answers to trust. WRXR255 and WRUU653 2 Quote
SteveShannon Posted June 3 Report Posted June 3 37 minutes ago, WRXB215 said: It's not about popularity, it's about technical correctness. It's the same way with Stackoverflow. Answers are "peer reviewed" and the OP can get a better idea of which answers to trust. This! The answer voted highest will be the first one a person sees after reading the question. WRXR255, WRUU653 and GreggInFL 3 Quote
808Beachbum Posted June 8 Author Report Posted June 8 WTF does voting have to do with how the Technical Discussion forum is presented? When I click into a subforum that I follow, I want to be able to see which topics/threads have been updated since my last visit. It is simple to look down the right hand column to see if a specific FORUM has been updated on the main page, but when you click into the main page of the TECHNICAL subforum, you have no way of discerning whether 2, or 2 dozen, threads have been updated without opening each thread. Sorry, I do not have instant recall of how many "votes" or "answers" were tallied at my last visit. None of the above responses make sense. WRYS709 1 Quote
WRXR255 Posted June 8 Report Posted June 8 3 minutes ago, 808Beachbum said: WTF does voting have to do with how the Technical Discussion forum is presented? When I click into a subforum that I follow, I want to be able to see which topics/threads have been updated since my last visit. It is simple to look down the right hand column to see if a specific FORUM has been updated on the main page, but when you click into the main page of the TECHNICAL subforum, you have no way of discerning whether 2, or 2 dozen, threads have been updated without opening each thread. Sorry, I do not have instant recall of how many "votes" or "answers" were tallied at my last visit. None of the above responses make sense. A reply above did make sense. See this on the first post of the thread when you open the topic: That is how you do it. Quote
808Beachbum Posted June 8 Author Report Posted June 8 Well, I guess for whatever reason you have a different display than I do... Quote
WRXR255 Posted June 8 Report Posted June 8 8 minutes ago, 808Beachbum said: Well, I guess for whatever reason you have a different display than I do... No, the forum is like that for everyone, where your at right there in your screenshot. When you open one of the topics then you can choose by date. Quote
808Beachbum Posted June 8 Author Report Posted June 8 2 minutes ago, WRXR255 said: No, the forum is like that for everyone, where your at right there in your screenshot. When you open one of the topics then you can choose by date. RIGHT! So I have to open EVERY topic to see which topics have been updated...UNLIKE any of the other forums on this site, and 99% of forums on dozens of other sites that I follow more or less regularly. Quote
WRXR255 Posted June 8 Report Posted June 8 5 minutes ago, 808Beachbum said: RIGHT! So I have to open EVERY topic to see which topics have been updated...UNLIKE any of the other forums on this site, and 99% of forums on dozens of other sites that I follow more or less regularly. Yes you do have to do every one. I know its a chore to actually have to click the topic, and in this case, click one more button and scroll, but everyone else who participates here manages that extra button without over exerting themselves as far as I know. Quote
WRUU653 Posted June 9 Report Posted June 9 8 hours ago, 808Beachbum said: RIGHT! So I have to open EVERY topic to see which topics have been updated...UNLIKE any of the other forums on this site, and 99% of forums on dozens of other sites that I follow more or less regularly. or you can just select unread content and see what has been updated that you haven't read. SteveShannon 1 Quote
WRYS709 Posted June 9 Report Posted June 9 I used to enjoy responding to requests for technical information for which I had some connection or past experience. But given the format here, not so much. I am not really looking for a "work around" to being able to do what @808Beachbum sees as a problem (and I do, too). I just want to read updated comments in those threads where I am quoted or I have a separate interest. Some of us are much too busy, trying to make sure we have turned on Roger Beeps on all our newly acquired radios... Quote
SteveShannon Posted June 9 Report Posted June 9 9 hours ago, WRUU653 said: or you can just select unread content and see what has been updated that you haven't read. That’s what I do, simply click on either the bell to see the notifications or click on Unread Content. I only see what’s new. WRUU653 1 Quote
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