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PWinFL
Florida
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 Posted - 10/10/2009 : 06:15:51 AM
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I've noticed now whenever I initially enter this forum, it appears in the 'string' format. Personally, I'd rather have it in the 'indexed' format, but that's a personal decision. Granted it's not too difficult to switch it back to the original format, but would be nice if the user had the option of which format to open in. There are already lots of cookies used by this site, adding the format preference or "last format used" to the cookie shouldn't be that difficult.
Never drive any faster than your guardian angel can fly.
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vince
Kansas
324 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2009 : 5:56:57 PM
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Originally posted by CopperheadVA
I'm with Joan - the forum set-up on Notary Rotary is just about perfect for me. The only features missing are spell check and edit options. I solved the spell check issue for myself by installing iespell.
CopperheadVA
Have not tried it yet, but apparently the new version of the Firefox browser has a spell checker built in. I may have to try it. |
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CopperheadVA
Virginia
420 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2009 : 1:15:48 PM
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I'm with Joan - the forum set-up on Notary Rotary is just about perfect for me. The only features missing are spell check and edit options. I solved the spell check issue for myself by installing iespell.
I agree with the others that the "Active Topics" feature on 123Notary is great - I use it all the time! However, so much of the time there are no active topics!
CopperheadVA
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Lee-AR
Arkansas
678 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2009 : 1:10:31 PM
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I'm with Vince. I LOVE the Active Topics feature!
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joanbergst
California
360 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2009 : 8:54:33 PM
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The best format for me is notaryrotary.com. You can search by message number and it's the one most notaries are use to using.
Jeremy, if I were you I would do a message board very similar to theirs.
Joan Bergstrom
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Cell: 951-522-4919
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vince
Kansas
324 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 08:07:44 AM
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I prefer to use the "Active Topics" feature and appreciate the ability to reset that feature to a different time and date. Either the string or the index format is fine with me so long as there is a way to know which posts have been added since the last visit.
The "active topics" takes you to the index default mode. If the default was changed, hopefully there would be a way to view which posts had not been viewed before in some way (ie: changing color or font or some such method).
One problem with the string mode is that folks tend to want to ask the same frequently asked questions as the one asked yesterday, and every week since the forum was first started. While it may be good that the posts are made for some purposes, it drives folks away that are looking for “fresh” information. Even with this index mode, you'll still see entries from new folks that just want the basics: how do i take over other notary’s workload, how do i do a notary, what do i charge for doing one how do i collect my $35 from sox and so on . At some point, most seasoned notaries see all those frequently asked questions as clogging up a potentially good forum and will more frequently visit one that limits or points new notaries to a different area for reviewing the same old, but educationally sound, stuff. |
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gjk-fl
Florida
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Posted - 09/24/2009 : 07:43:31 AM
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I prefer this forum format to Notary Rotary's. I get lost on their forum, but then again, it doesn't take much for me to get lost.
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PWinFL
Florida
469 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 06:38:20 AM
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Originally posted by jbelmont
Read verses unread - Using the roll-over feature, you will not know which responses you read yet. If you click on the post even in index, it will not let you know if you read it before.
Granted, when viewing a post in detail, you can't tell, but with the indexed method the icon indicates whether or not there are new posts in a forum and which topic (thread).
Never drive any faster than your guardian angel can fly.
I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Florida,
and I may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.
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Renee
Michigan
549 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 01:30:19 AM
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I don't think I really have a preference, it's 6 of one, half-dozen of the other. The index is visually more pleasing, but the topic headings are so subjective that they're kind of meaningless and mostly disregarded. If the headings were more concise and there were LESS of them, perhaps people would actually pay attention.
I always use the "Active" filter to see all the new posts, and that's a feature I love. |
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jbelmont
California
3106 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 01:05:24 AM
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This is interesting. Carmen assured me that everybody would love the string format, while all three responses so far have not been crazy about it. Maybe the people using our forum regularly like index and that is why they come?
Read verses unread - Using the roll-over feature, you will not know which responses you read yet. If you click on the post even in index, it will not let you know if you read it before.
In any case, we will keep BOTH formats, its just a question of which should be the default. If string is the default in the future, you can click on INDEX FORMAT or active topics and still get index. I prefer index too, but string is more popular in the world these days.
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PWinFL
Florida
469 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2009 : 4:54:07 PM
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I forgot to add, there is no indication in the string format, which posts have been read and which are still unread.
Never drive any faster than your guardian angel can fly.
I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Florida,
and I may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.
Visit us online at http://www.PAWnotary.com |
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PWinFL
Florida
469 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2009 : 3:21:18 PM
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As it stands, I like the index format better. However, if the string format allowed threads to be collapsed, I would probably prefer it. Right now, to move from one thread to another, on the string format, you have to scroll and scroll and scroll some more.
Never drive any faster than your guardian angel can fly.
I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Florida,
and I may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.
Visit us online at http://www.PAWnotary.com |
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LindaH
Florida
1754 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2009 : 1:34:51 PM
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My personal opinion - I prefer the Index format. I could probably get used to the string format providing the posts remain in order. Hope the string format doesn't work like GMN - I like reading posts in order, like following a continuous discussion - GMN strings are all over the place.
Linda
www.notarydepot.com/notary/lindah
http://www.notary.net/websites/LindaHubbell
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jbelmont
California
3106 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2009 : 1:28:12 PM
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Hi Everyone,
123notary tied up its programmers for months creating the programming for the new STRING format which is somewhat similar to how Notary Rotary organizes its forum content. The old way we had was the index format with the various sections of the forum ( free for all, ask carmen, etc. ). Which format do you like better?
Which format should we use for the default? Index, or String? Progrramming says it will be hard to customize, so we need to decide.
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