Closed Hate whats been done to general property chat.

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  1. weejimmy

    weejimmy Well-Known Member

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    Just my feedback but this new thing where theres nothing in general is terrible.
    I dont have time to look through the mass of subforums.
    I would always have a look in general. See whats going on and what everyones discussing at the time.
    Now i find myself just going off the forum as its to akward to find what people are chatting about.
    It was fine before.
    People post in general so everyone sees it. We have a chat. And then once topic has gone cold it gets filed away in the sub forums. Easy....

    Just my 2cents.
     
    weejimmy, 26th Aug, 2017
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  2. bamp

    bamp Well-Known Member

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    Just click the "New Posts" link, this is the only way i navigate other than when I search for a particular topic
     
    bamp, 26th Aug, 2017
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    I use recent posts as default - sees what's being talked about plus any old topics being discussed - ie the 430 pages about the coming Brisbane Boom!
     
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  4. Ouga

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    I just use recent posts too.
    Does not matter which category the topic is listed under, it's all there
     
    Ouga, 26th Aug, 2017
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  5. Simon Hampel

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    New Posts shows all threads which have been updated since you last read them.

    Recent Posts shows all threads which have been updated in the past 24 hours.

    Most of the posts on the forum never went into General and so you were missing out on most of the discussion by only looking there anyway.

    In the next version of the forum software, these functions have been made easier to find/use.

    By default, New posts always appears as the first submenu option.

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    There is also a New posts button at the top right of the forum home page to make it even easier.

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    That Post thread button lets you start a new thread from anywhere - it pops up a window with a list of topics to choose from.
     
    Simon Hampel, 26th Aug, 2017
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  6. Greyghost

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    Click new posts and scroll mate....
     
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  7. Gockie

    Gockie Life is good ☺️ Premium Member

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    You would have missed most of the threads I started since I generally put them in the relevant subforums...
     
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  8. weejimmy

    weejimmy Well-Known Member

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    Im trying to use new posts search now.
    Still think pc wasn't broke though.
     
    weejimmy, 26th Aug, 2017
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  9. geoffw

    geoffw Moderator Staff Member

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    The converse is that people who wanted a particular topic either missed threads on that topic in General Property Chat, or would have to go wading through the many posts in GPC just to find a few that they were looking for.

    The majority of threads in GPC easily fitted into a forum. It made sense to bring like posts together.
     
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  10. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Founder Staff Member

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    I explained my reasoning about why it's important to move threads into topics in this thread: Howto - Where to post

    There's also another discussion here: Open - Moving threads
     
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  11. weejimmy

    weejimmy Well-Known Member

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    Im converted already.
    Its much better using the new posts search.
     
    weejimmy, 26th Aug, 2017
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  12. wylie

    wylie Moderator Staff Member

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    That didn't take long :D.

    I find it so much easier just using "new posts" than searching in different areas.
     
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  13. Gockie

    Gockie Life is good ☺️ Premium Member

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    My usage of Somersoft improved greatly when I discovered "new posts"!
     
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  14. geoffw

    geoffw Moderator Staff Member

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    So you spent a lot of time rereading all the old posts?
     
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  15. Gockie

    Gockie Life is good ☺️ Premium Member

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    I never realised there was the new posts option till after using SS for a long time...
     
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  16. wombat777

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    This is great but I like to read all the oldest posts.

    Can we have an "Old Posts" or "Unpopular Posts" link? :p:p

     
    wombat777, 26th Aug, 2017
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