Suggestion for Replies.
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Suggestion for Replies.
I am still new to this site; the forums are pretty interesting and the layout quite pleasant. I just tried to use the suggestions page for this suggestion but some "http error" kept on showing up. So here I go..
On thing I'd like changed quickly is the Reply format - it's difficult to tell how replies are related to specific messages, especially questions. Replies to a particular question may come several posts after "sub replies", which may not be directly related to the original question, have been posted. It could be embarassing when one gives a good reply to the wrong question to the wrong person - I saw it yesterday in one of the sections. Many other forums solve this by indenting all replies under the original question, and indenting replies to replies under the replies, and so forth. We could do same. However, if the "Replies" column is made clickable, all replies to specific questions can be accessed via the Replies column. Replies to a reply or consequent/resulting replies can be handled similarly. Do I make any sense??? Any comments/suggestions?
On thing I'd like changed quickly is the Reply format - it's difficult to tell how replies are related to specific messages, especially questions. Replies to a particular question may come several posts after "sub replies", which may not be directly related to the original question, have been posted. It could be embarassing when one gives a good reply to the wrong question to the wrong person - I saw it yesterday in one of the sections. Many other forums solve this by indenting all replies under the original question, and indenting replies to replies under the replies, and so forth. We could do same. However, if the "Replies" column is made clickable, all replies to specific questions can be accessed via the Replies column. Replies to a reply or consequent/resulting replies can be handled similarly. Do I make any sense??? Any comments/suggestions?
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Wow, you lost me there but the way to reply to any individual post inside a thread is to use the "Quote" button which is right above the "Post Reply" button (if you are quoting the last post) or at the bottom of the post you want to quote. Once you click this it will place the quotes of the post you are going to reply to above your text that you type. I hope this made sense and I will move this to the Suggestion Forum at this point.
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Re: Suggestion for Replies.
Originally posted by Darkmann
I am still new to this site; the forums are pretty interesting and the layout quite pleasant. I just tried to use the suggestions page for this suggestion but some "http error" kept on showing up. So here I go..
On thing I'd like changed quickly is the Reply format - it's difficult to tell how replies are related to specific messages, especially questions. Replies to a particular question may come several posts after "sub replies", which may not be directly related to the original question, have been posted. It could be embarassing when one gives a good reply to the wrong question to the wrong person - I saw it yesterday in one of the sections. Many other forums solve this by indenting all replies under the original question, and indenting replies to replies under the replies, and so forth. We could do same. However, if the "Replies" column is made clickable, all replies to specific questions can be accessed via the Replies column. Replies to a reply or consequent/resulting replies can be handled similarly. Do I make any sense??? Any comments/suggestions?
I am still new to this site; the forums are pretty interesting and the layout quite pleasant. I just tried to use the suggestions page for this suggestion but some "http error" kept on showing up. So here I go..
On thing I'd like changed quickly is the Reply format - it's difficult to tell how replies are related to specific messages, especially questions. Replies to a particular question may come several posts after "sub replies", which may not be directly related to the original question, have been posted. It could be embarassing when one gives a good reply to the wrong question to the wrong person - I saw it yesterday in one of the sections. Many other forums solve this by indenting all replies under the original question, and indenting replies to replies under the replies, and so forth. We could do same. However, if the "Replies" column is made clickable, all replies to specific questions can be accessed via the Replies column. Replies to a reply or consequent/resulting replies can be handled similarly. Do I make any sense??? Any comments/suggestions?
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Originally posted by Vic55
Wow, you lost me there but the way to reply to any individual post inside a thread is to use the "Quote" button which is right above the "Post Reply" button (if you are quoting the last post) or at the bottom of the post you want to quote. Once you click this it will place the quotes of the post you are going to reply to above your text that you type. I hope this made sense and I will move this to the Suggestion Forum at this point.
Wow, you lost me there but the way to reply to any individual post inside a thread is to use the "Quote" button which is right above the "Post Reply" button (if you are quoting the last post) or at the bottom of the post you want to quote. Once you click this it will place the quotes of the post you are going to reply to above your text that you type. I hope this made sense and I will move this to the Suggestion Forum at this point.
