1. jannert

    jannert Retired Mod Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    Mar 7, 2013
    Messages:
    17,674
    Likes Received:
    19,889
    Location:
    Scotland

    Question [Solved] Where has the New Members tag gone?

    Discussion in 'Support & Feedback' started by jannert, Jun 25, 2015.

    I just tried to direct a new member (who is posting work to be critiqued the first day ...not on the Workshop but in another thread) to the New Members Thread—which should be listed under Members, I reckon. (That's certainly where I would have looked for it, if I were just joining up.) Nope. It's gone. If it's hidden away under Rules instead, it's well hidden.

    Any clues?

    ..........
    Oh, just found it. Way down the list under "Information."

    Obviously folks are missing it. Any reason it couldn't be listed under Members, or crosstagged TO Members ...or best yet, have its own tag which is immediately visible to anybody joining the forum?
     
  2. Komposten

    Komposten Insanitary pile of rotten fruit Contributor

    Joined:
    Oct 18, 2012
    Messages:
    3,016
    Likes Received:
    2,193
    Location:
    Sweden
    I think it used to be located to the left of "Blogs", but was moved to Information (for reasons I do not know). Anyway, all new members receive an automatic welcome PM containing links to the New Member Guide as well as other relevant information.
     
    GingerCoffee likes this.
  3. jannert

    jannert Retired Mod Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    Mar 7, 2013
    Messages:
    17,674
    Likes Received:
    19,889
    Location:
    Scotland
    Oh, fair enough. I guess some people will still not either read the rules, or understand the bit about posting their own work for critique. They might think that only counts in the Workshop, and so they post their work for critique elsewhere (only a couple of paragraphs ...I should just shut up!) ...as this person I responded to to seems to have done. Sorry if I inadvertently created bother.
     
    Last edited: Jun 25, 2015
  4. Wreybies

    Wreybies Thrice Retired Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    May 1, 2008
    Messages:
    23,826
    Likes Received:
    20,815
    Location:
    El Tembloroso Caribe
    Also, if you want to give a link to it in a post or PM, you can type [n][/n]

    But it has to by just like that, no errors.

    Like, you can type:

    There's some good information in the [n][/n].

    and what will pop up in your post is:

    There's some good information in the New Member Quick Start.
     
  5. GingerCoffee

    GingerCoffee Web Surfer Girl Contributor

    Joined:
    Mar 3, 2013
    Messages:
    18,385
    Likes Received:
    7,080
    Location:
    Ralph's side of the island.
    New Member Quick Start

    Cool! I like it.
     
    Wreybies likes this.
  6. Wreybies

    Wreybies Thrice Retired Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    May 1, 2008
    Messages:
    23,826
    Likes Received:
    20,815
    Location:
    El Tembloroso Caribe
    There's one for the Forum rules as well: [r][/r]

    Again, since it's a BBCode tag, no errors allowed or it will either not function, or create random craziness in your post. :confuzled:
     
  7. GingerCoffee

    GingerCoffee Web Surfer Girl Contributor

    Joined:
    Mar 3, 2013
    Messages:
    18,385
    Likes Received:
    7,080
    Location:
    Ralph's side of the island.
    It works with spaces in between.

    Code:
    [r] [/r]
    Forum Rules

    Code:
    [r]  [/r]
    Forum Rules

    Or a dash:
    Code:
    [r]-[/r]
    Forum Rules
     
  8. Wreybies

    Wreybies Thrice Retired Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    May 1, 2008
    Messages:
    23,826
    Likes Received:
    20,815
    Location:
    El Tembloroso Caribe
    Yeah. I created them so that anything in between the opening and closing tag is ignored and replaced with a standardized text. The idea being to make the typing minimal. Fail to add one of the closing tags or type it wrong and create a "broken tag" and the software attempts to rectify by auto-including a functional tag at the end of whatever other text you type, not unlike when great gobs of text get included in a quote or a link when you only meant to include a small portion. The unforgiving exactitude demanded by BBCode tags and the imperative of them being paired up is something that often causes members frustration in most forums. It was easier just to say "make it this way without fail". ;)
     
  9. GingerCoffee

    GingerCoffee Web Surfer Girl Contributor

    Joined:
    Mar 3, 2013
    Messages:
    18,385
    Likes Received:
    7,080
    Location:
    Ralph's side of the island.
    Oh, yes, I have created that error more than a few times. :p
     
  10. Komposten

    Komposten Insanitary pile of rotten fruit Contributor

    Joined:
    Oct 18, 2012
    Messages:
    3,016
    Likes Received:
    2,193
    Location:
    Sweden
    You're already advertising our new fancy BBCodes? :p
     
  11. Wreybies

    Wreybies Thrice Retired Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    May 1, 2008
    Messages:
    23,826
    Likes Received:
    20,815
    Location:
    El Tembloroso Caribe
    Yep. :) I'm still determined to find an easier way. I would still love it to be as simple as the texted code for smilies. MUCH less chance for wonkiness. ;)
     
  12. Wreybies

    Wreybies Thrice Retired Supporter Contributor

    Joined:
    May 1, 2008
    Messages:
    23,826
    Likes Received:
    20,815
    Location:
    El Tembloroso Caribe
    It happens to all of us at one point or another. I've seen members complain that the quote function seems to broken because my post is all messed up, and I'm like, nope, there's an unpaired opening tag of some flavor somewhere in there that you're missing and no matter how many times you erase the extraneous other tags the software creates, the same problem will come right back each time you edit. :bigmad: It's happened to me. :whistle: It's a real thing. :ohno::-D

    ETA: Long ago in a galaxy far, far away I worked as the Customer Service Director for a large furniture company in Central Florida. We used a piece of software called Profit Systems for everything from sales to ordering to repairs to bookkeeping. It was the worst piece of shit ever to call a silicon chip home. It was written by some tech-savvy fellahs (who I got to meet in Colorado) who couldn't be paid to care that their end users did not have I.T. degrees. The software was heavily dependent on the end user entering rather exacting strings of text in order to make things happen. Mess up the string by just a character and the sales order would just sit there, never ordering, never sending to the factory, never even telling you that it was still pending and had never sent, nothing. Customers pissed to high heaven. I became adept at spotting the errors. ;)
     

Share This Page

  1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
    Dismiss Notice