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Discussion in 'Forum and Website' started by RaceRay, Dec 27, 2013.

  1. RaceRay

    RaceRay Administrator Staff Member SimAxe Beta Tester

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    Today i fixed some minor issues like:

    - no more "jumping" of the forum after a page reload - I bet you noticed it as much unconscious as you do not notice that it is fixed now:) A annoying but small error..

    - Pimped our G+ profile and did a small button on the right sidebar. So people can follow us on G+
    We have to do more there: https://plus.google.com/106703439710567488357/auto

    - Cleaned up the right sidebar; changed order of some widgets and reduced them

    - Tuned the XSimulator youtube profile and deleted old videos (all videos):
    http://www.youtube.com/user/xsimulator

    If you like to deliver us with some SimTools Video tutorials or other motion simulator related content on our youtube account, lifetime premium supporter status will be yours;)
    You are wondering what that is? Take pot luck. Its coming and will brings our most dedicated members great benefits at the forum.

    So what else has been done?

    - New rating mod has been installed a hour ago and brings hopefully a better "signal to noise" ratio for user activity and more quality content. Thanks to our members who made it possible and donate for it.
    http://xenforo.com/community/resources/post-ratings-taking-likes-to-the-next-level.410/

    Something else i installed a few weeks ago:

    If you have a G+ profile you can fill out your user profile here and post your G+ link like:

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    When the post is indexed by Google, your Avatar and your name will occur beside the Google result and will mark the article as your work. Its vey useful to get more attraction to search results and to increase your reputation - and for honoring you as a specialist in a specific topic.
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    value1 Nerd SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    How I hated this. Most of the time I opened the wrong line because I was clicking too quick and the google-thingy moved the line underneath up.
    Thank you so much for fixing!
  3. RaceRay

    RaceRay Administrator Staff Member SimAxe Beta Tester

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    Thanks...good to see that i am not the only one who clicked often on the wrong items:thumbs:grin
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    prilad Well-Known Member SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer

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    Good work, Rene, thanks.
    One more things (IMHO) may be useful - list of last posted replies and threads. Like "most liked" or "viewed". Is it possible?
    Reason - After showing "new posts" it becomes difficult to find it in the list of forum
  5. RaceRay

    RaceRay Administrator Staff Member SimAxe Beta Tester

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    Hey mate,

    do you mean something like this?
    recentposts.PNG
    I agree its a little bit hidden.
    Maybe "recent" is not a obvious name?

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  6. prilad

    prilad Well-Known Member SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer

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    Forgive me for my carelessness, buddy :blush
  7. RaceRay

    RaceRay Administrator Staff Member SimAxe Beta Tester

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    Hey, no sweat!
    had the same problem one day:)
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    Thanks from me too! And I thought it was just my slow browser!
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    Looking rather sweet thanks for all the extras's too.
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    GREAT Forum - GREAT Site Layout!
    Thank you

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  11. RaceRay

    RaceRay Administrator Staff Member SimAxe Beta Tester

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    Thank you very much Tom:cheers
  12. speedy

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    Rene ... Please, I'ld like a new link "Favorite Threads /Favorite Forums " for my "abdo_tahan" user name favorites [ also all members should ] ... to be added next in line with "watched threads, recent posts, ... ,atc".

    to find them again easily in the future ... the " watched threads " lists the new posts only ... If possible ... thanks in advance ...
  13. RaceRay

    RaceRay Administrator Staff Member SimAxe Beta Tester

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    I cant see any difference between a "watched" forum and a "favorite" forum. For example when i choose to have a favorite forum i will also watch it and want to receive updates, right? So please explain me your request for my understanding. Currently there is no favorite function except the "watched" one but if its reasonable i consider to integrate it.
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    Yes please ... the case is ... when I hit the watched threads link above ... it gives me that : " there is no watched thread that are UNREAD" ... where is that choice filter comes from ... How to disable it ? ... I want to update my thread for example going straight to it ... spending time to maneuver with slow internet connection is frustrating ... there is a link to the unread/new posts and is working fine ... is it a trick ... a link for the "UNREAD Watched Threads" named for something else .:grin

    Sorry my dear I found the answer ... My English some times goes down .
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  15. RaceRay

    RaceRay Administrator Staff Member SimAxe Beta Tester

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    Perfect Abdo_tahan.

    I will change the color of the link so that it is more clear that it is a link. Thanks for pointing me to that issue:)
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    Hi Rene ...

    When you reply to a thread ... it is automatically added to the watched threads ...

    The watched threads will become huge after a while ... Unorganized ...

    Maybe it will be very helpful if it has a classification like the main forum ... and the adding option is to be my choice from the start ... by putting the add check box next to the post reply below ... So it cannot be watched without reply ... If checked then will be asked where in the watched list part it will go ...

    long story I'm sorry ...:D ... I've stopped using the watched threads option since it became like the Recycle bin ... and never used the watched forums option " How/where to ?" please advice .
  17. RaceRay

    RaceRay Administrator Staff Member SimAxe Beta Tester

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    Hi buddy,

    is it possible that you do not use the email notification feature for new posts in your watched threads or posts?

    I also do not use the buttons watched forums and watched threads
    because i am notified via mail when there is a new posts in my "watched" threads and i get the direct link and an excerpt of the post which is very helpful for telling me if the post is interesting for me or not. So i have no need to open the watched ones manually from the website.

    If you dont get any email notification you should definitely try them out. You can enable them in your account options.

    In the option you can define to automatically watch forums when you reply to them.
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    Thanks Rene ... I know it takes a lot of efforts to adjust something and keep the whole thing running smoothly as it is ...
    But actually some times I forget over time and need to go back to make sure of it or adding a link to what already there ... but takes some time to find what I need ... so the watched thread is good and kind of filtering of what is the interesting things to me ... just have to be classified ... and as above ... Please if possible . :(
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    Hola, quería comentar que no me deja descargar ningún plugin, me pone, Descarga no disponible y no se a que se debe, por favor me podeis informar.
    Gracias.