Day 1: Frequently Asked Questions and Update

[RAD]

Menu bar

The top of the page menu bar (home,parts ,forums,etc) are obscured by the page when you click on it.
for example if Im in Odayowners.com/ask an oday owner and I want to go to ask all sailors I click on forums and the menu drops down but its hidden behind the page.
Seems that if you start at the home page you have access to the dropdown

 

[n624ma]

Forum Choices

Phil, I looked, but I can't figue out how to have the new site just let me see the latest messages from the individual forums I am interested in. The old site had a page to checkoff the ones I wanted but if it exists here I can't locate it.

 

[Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi]

Re: checking thumbnails

What happened to Custom Forum settings?

 

[LRlovetotravel]

Re: check

Beautiful boat!

 

[Rich Stidger]

Please enlighten us

I just figured out that I can show a variety of post from different period. I chose the last ten days to see how that works out.

So, Rick, how do you get posts for longer periods? Inquiring minds want to know.....

 

[Ctskip]

Site-zens

What ever happened to the rating system?

 

[Phil Herring]

It had no fans and some complaints

It's still here but removed from the posts.

Reputation, in theory, can help us keep a more civil board. When someone gives a good answer give them a positive reputation hit. When someone flames a newbie make it negative. Over time we'll be able to see who's really contributing and who's just here to stir the pot and run.

On the admin control panel I can see who does what and I haven't seen any abuse yet.

BTW, the function is ignored if it's coming from the War Room. Nobody has a clean reputation there.

 

[Jim]

Phil, how do the post position themself in the list?

They don't seem to move up when updated like them did before.

 

[Phil Herring]

Re: Phil, how do the post position themself in the list?

I'm pretty sure they list the same way: in order of last activity, most recent at the top.

Let me know if you're seeing something else.

 

[liam wald]

Great new site

The new site is very good. I believe that it could be improved with a "key word" search field in addition to the chronological search fields.
Thanks, Liam.

 

[Gregg9020]

Re: Phil, how do the post position themself in the list?

Have you noticed that the activity has slowed since the birth of the new site? I am not seeing the number of posts that I saw a couple of months ago. have you guys thought about changing it to an easier site to navigate?

I just thought that I would let you know. I have been pretty active, but the site has been used less since the upgrade.

I welcome your thoughts.

Gregg
Passing Wind

 

[Phil Herring]

Hi Gregg,

Your post got me wondering about activity so I ran some counts from several 7 day time periods:

Posts Time Period
1,513 - 7 days ending 11/14/08

1,119 - 7 days ending 9/14/08 (new site launched 9/24)

1,194 - 7 days ending 11/14/07 (one year ago)

1,367 - 7 days ending 11/14/04 (last election cycle)

In addition to that, I just finished writing a component to link to the owner photo albums (in the user profiles). Since 9/24, less than two months, we users have uploaded 1,581 photos to their albums!

So, arguably, activity is up. Keep in mind though that posting volume is always down from November - January.

Now, regarding navigation... everyone navigates the site in their own way so "easier to navigate" is a relative concept. If you can define some specifics of what that means to you I am more than willing to make the changes.

BTW, would you like those numbers removed from the end of your user name??