Board software - Q&A for the new stuff

-jk said:
Typed but unposted messages are saved. I think it keeps those drafts for 24 hours before purging them.
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But you can just highlight the whole thing, including any embedded quote, and delete it. I have a lot of practice doing this, which I'm sure improves the experience of everyone else on the site.
 
-jk said:
Typed but unposted messages are saved. I think it keeps those drafts for 24 hours before purging them.

-jk
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There is actually a positive action that I've found will purge an unposted message. In the posting window, click on "Drafts" (upper-right, next to "Preview"), then "Delete Draft". The next time you come back to that thread, your posting area is cleared (at least, that's what happens to me).

Edited to add: I tried Phredd3's suggestion previously, but upon exit and re-entry to the thread I still saw my unposted message. The specific delete action is the only thing I found to remove that unwanted text for good.
 
75Crazie said:
I tried Phredd3's suggestion previously, but upon exit and re-entry to the thread I still saw my unposted message. The specific delete action is the only thing I found to remove that unwanted text for good.
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Maybe that's a platform issue? It works reliably every time for me, so long as I delete everything (the name of the people you quote aren't highlighted, but still get deleted when all the quote text goes away). I'm on a desktop computer using Firefox, though, and I suspect that's not exactly the norm.
 
@-jk Any answer to my question about spork conversion? I see some profiles now have "known member" or other designations. Are we starting from scratch, or will spork counts somehow convery?
 
BandAlum83 said:
@-jk Any answer to my question about spork conversion? I see some profiles now have "known member" or other designations. Are we starting from scratch, or will spork counts somehow convery?
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No, sporks went away with the old software. They didn't carry forward. Sorry!

-jk
 
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15 said:
Good question tho - what makes a "known member?"
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IYKYK.

I was actually wondering the same thing. I like the non-hierarchical nature of DBR (though some argue otherwise), but I miss having sporks or some other way to know who has been around a while and who is new - newbies are always welcome and strongly encouraged and often bring an incredible fresh new perspective, but years of meaningful posting should also be recognized, because more often than not, the trouble makers are the newbies.
 
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15 said:
Good question tho - what makes a "known member?"
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CrazyNotCrazie said:
IYKYK.

I was actually wondering the same thing. I like the non-hierarchical nature of DBR (though some argue otherwise), but I miss having sporks or some other way to know who has been around a while and who is new - newbies are always welcome and strongly encouraged and often bring an incredible fresh new perspective, but years of meaningful posting should also be recognized, because more often than not, the trouble makers are the newbies.
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Someone suggested that a "well-known member" was someone who either followed/friended a lot of others or was followed/friended by a lot of others. That makes the most sense.

Clicking on a member's name or avatar will give you a glance at quite a bit of information. You can see when that member joined, how many posts he or she has made, and the last time he or she was active on DBR. I've seen true newcomers (recent join date, low number of posts) and lurkers (early join date, low number of posts) in addition to the regulars.

Then there's a Reaction Score, which seems to be an indeterminate translation of the previous spork system. My guess is that the more sporks you had, the higher your initial Reaction Score. Every "like" or similarly positive emoji you receive will add 1 point to your Reaction Score, and you can see a list of who's given you the most recent reactions on your Reactions Received page under your account. (Finding it is a little easier on a desktop than a phone.)

There's also Points, a number that's separate from the Reaction Score, and it appears to be meaningless. The number corresponds to the number of trophies that the new system attached to your profile. Maybe it measures posting milestones?
 
brevity said:
Then there's a Reaction Score, which seems to be an indeterminate translation of the previous spork system. My guess is that the more sporks you had, the higher your initial Reaction Score. Every "like" or similarly positive emoji you receive will add 1 point to your Reaction Score, and you can see a list of who's given you the most recent reactions on your Reactions Received page under your account. (Finding it is a little easier on a desktop than a phone.)
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Looks like there are six grades of "like". Does each cause the same bump to a reaction score? If so, it seems pretty meaningless as well.
 
brevity said:
Someone suggested that a "well-known member" was someone who either followed/friended a lot of others or was followed/friended by a lot of others. That makes the most sense.
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It would make sense, but it can't be right. I started off this new board as being "well known", and I don't have friends. (Introverts unite!)
Per the thread killer thread in the OTB, Devildeac with all of his posts should be "well known", yet he's a "new member" here.
 
brevity said:
Someone suggested that a "well-known member" was someone who either followed/friended a lot of others or was followed/friended by a lot of others. That makes the most sense.
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CameronBornAndBred said:
It would make sense, but it can't be right. I started off this new board as being "well known", and I don't have friends. (Introverts unite!)
Per the thread killer thread in the OTB, Devildeac with all of his posts should be "well known", yet he's a "new member" here.
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I hate to be the one to tell you this, but in DBR terms, you are an extrovert:

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My guess is that devildeac, who is similarly popular with the follows/friends, would be well-known once he posts on the new forum.
 
Can someone please tell me how to quote from multiple messages when one or more of the messages appear on a previous page of a thread? I tried both Quote and Reply, but the message on the previous page doesn't carry over into my post. Thanks!
 
NYBri said:
That's a great tip! Thx.
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Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15 said:
Good question tho - what makes a "known member?"
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Rich said:
Can someone please tell me how to quote from multiple messages when one or more of the messages appear on a previous page of a thread? I tried both Quote and Reply, but the message on the previous page doesn't carry over into my post. Thanks!
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The Quote button works. This message was composed by clicking the quote button on the prior page's message from @NYBri and this page's message from @Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15, then clicking the "Insert Quotes" button in the compose box. Then, for good measure, I separately hit "Reply" on your message. All three appeared in the compose box and I added this comment. I could also have just hit the "Quote" button on your message at the same time as the others, but I wanted to see if this method worked.

(The first two quoted messages were chosen for their brevity, not for their content.)
 
Phredd3 said:
The Quote button works. This message was composed by clicking the quote button on the prior page's message from @NYBri and this page's message from @Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15, then clicking the "Insert Quotes" button in the compose box. Then, for good measure, I separately hit "Reply" on your message. All three appeared in the compose box and I added this comment. I could also have just hit the "Quote" button on your message at the same time as the others, but I wanted to see if this method worked.

(The first two quoted messages were chosen for their brevity, not for their content.)
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I’m offended.
 
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