Hey Everybody!!! Forum Software Upgrade in the Works

Oh, cool. Thanks! I didn't realize those were links...just thought they indicated unread posts.

Actually, whenever I click on a thread I end up at the first new post.

Then again, the only way I ever access the forum is (now) http://dance-forums.com/find-new/threads, which lists new threads. So maybe that extends the "magic" of the blue dot to the whole thread title.

In the old forum software, under the date of the thread, you had the numbers of days since the last post was written. It was easier to visualize how old is the thread.

Yep. And ( I think this is related.) when you clicked into a forum, you could go directly to the latest post in the latest thread in that forum, without having to click on the forum header and select a thread first. I hope that makes sense.

For example, if I was interested in happy and/or random thoughts, I could click directly there and reply without having to go to the Dancers Anonymous index first.

The way thing are now is requiring extra clicks. Not a biggie, IMO. It's just a matter of re-learning the muscle memory required to navigate the site.

Ha. I specified my gender but not my avatar.

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That happens for me too most of the time, I haven't been paying attention to when it does and doesn't, but I will from here on out.

I also have to say I LOVE the way this new software handles attachments versus the last, keeps me from losing my place when I accidentally close the image.

Agreed, mindputtee. The whole new software thing is definitely growing on me...there's only a few things that seem missing, and I don't even know what they are yet exactly.

The new way of uploading avatars is pretty darn awesome. I don't have to edit the image to make sure it's exactly the right number of pixels...just upload an image and drag it to fit!

Much better, thank you. The limited amount of white that we have now is also better than what it started with, though the all tan look was better still.

How do I get to my photos? How do I get to others' photos?

Click on your avatar, the Profile Page...this will lead you to a screen where you can see both recent postings and recent activity.

This is not how it is working for me -- Watched Threads are only those I have manually subscribed to.

That's how the old system was set up, though.

I see the spammers are having an easier time of it at the moment...

I'm fine with the current functionality -- I don't need to officially "watch" threads I post to -- the notifications for those threads are working fine. With this software, one doesn't need to watch them to get notifications after posting.

Actually, technically not "notifications" but "alerts". They work fine and I don't want threads I've posted to to display under the Watched listing.