I am not ignoring y'all. I am working on something for you, and then I will return to respond to your questions.
Community Feedback: New Forum Software Is Live!
We are excited to announce that we are live on our new forum platform!
It’s been a long time coming. Let’s face it. Sometimes older forum technology lags behind other parts of the internet. Although seeing the same format for a long time is comforting, the member experience shouldn’t include dealing with outdated, unsafe, slow software.
The transition to a new platform will never be 100% smooth but the days of dealing with out of date forum software are over. We have teams dedicated to building a world-class community for you. The development has been steady with regular software releases since May 2019. Asking members for feedback and coming up with ideas for improvement is what we want.
Speed and Reliability Are Key
No one should have to wait for information. This site has been built to be much faster and more reliable, period.
New Homepage Experience
Our algorithm will serve a personal customized feed based on your prior engagement with content on the site. If you’ve liked and or commented, or are following certain topics that are of interest to you, similar content will appear at the top of the homepage.
Search
We have introduced new search algorithms, powered by an industry-leading AI platform, to help you find information faster. We plan to roll out new features to continue improving search, and to power many additional areas of the forum.
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Due to the volume of content, our search platform may take some time to complete indexing over the first few days after migrating. During this process, you may see a limited number of posts until indexing has been completed. We appreciate your patience.
Finding Your Way Around
We have made the design clean and simple to use. Near the upper right-hand corner of the community, you will see navigation icons.
The first icon is for what’s new on the site.
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Clicking on it, by default, will take you to new unread posts. On that page, you can click on additional tabs as well, such as Popular, if you prefer to view active topics.
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Clicking the list icon next to “NEW” will bring you to the full forum listing.
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Clicking your avatar will give you a drop-down menu for all things related to your account.
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You can also navigate more by clicking the 3 vertical dots.
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Dark Mode
We have introduced Dark Mode. One of our favorite features allows you to access the site with a power-saving, and easier on the eyes dark mode. You can access it in the drop-down menu under the 3 vertical dots.
Save Bookmarks
Now you can save your favorite discussion threads and posts! Bookmarks are a handy way to remember and easily find great content or stuff you want to read later.
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We also wanted to make it easier for new users to understand the lingo of forums. We have cleaned up various language to more commonly recognized phrases including:
Please keep all feedback, questions, concerns, requests for help, etc. regarding the new platform right here in this Feedback thread. This will help us make sure not to miss a request for help and also let us pass along your thoughts to our Product team. The Admins and I will be here to help along the way taking note of your comments.
- Community Management Team
It’s been a long time coming. Let’s face it. Sometimes older forum technology lags behind other parts of the internet. Although seeing the same format for a long time is comforting, the member experience shouldn’t include dealing with outdated, unsafe, slow software.
The transition to a new platform will never be 100% smooth but the days of dealing with out of date forum software are over. We have teams dedicated to building a world-class community for you. The development has been steady with regular software releases since May 2019. Asking members for feedback and coming up with ideas for improvement is what we want.
Speed and Reliability Are Key
No one should have to wait for information. This site has been built to be much faster and more reliable, period.
New Homepage Experience
Our algorithm will serve a personal customized feed based on your prior engagement with content on the site. If you’ve liked and or commented, or are following certain topics that are of interest to you, similar content will appear at the top of the homepage.
Search
We have introduced new search algorithms, powered by an industry-leading AI platform, to help you find information faster. We plan to roll out new features to continue improving search, and to power many additional areas of the forum.
Due to the volume of content, our search platform may take some time to complete indexing over the first few days after migrating. During this process, you may see a limited number of posts until indexing has been completed. We appreciate your patience.
Finding Your Way Around
We have made the design clean and simple to use. Near the upper right-hand corner of the community, you will see navigation icons.
The first icon is for what’s new on the site.
Clicking on it, by default, will take you to new unread posts. On that page, you can click on additional tabs as well, such as Popular, if you prefer to view active topics.
Clicking the list icon next to “NEW” will bring you to the full forum listing.
Clicking your avatar will give you a drop-down menu for all things related to your account.
You can also navigate more by clicking the 3 vertical dots.
Dark Mode
We have introduced Dark Mode. One of our favorite features allows you to access the site with a power-saving, and easier on the eyes dark mode. You can access it in the drop-down menu under the 3 vertical dots.
Save Bookmarks
Now you can save your favorite discussion threads and posts! Bookmarks are a handy way to remember and easily find great content or stuff you want to read later.
We also wanted to make it easier for new users to understand the lingo of forums. We have cleaned up various language to more commonly recognized phrases including:
- Following - Thread subscriptions, and Watched are now known as Following
- Conversations - Private Messages or PMs are now conversations and can be accessed from the user avatar drop-down in the main navigation
- Showcase - Showcase is designed for users to "showcase" items/projects through the use of uploaded images, text descriptions and custom content categories. It’s a way to visually and textually provide detailed information on the content you wish to share. The showcase would be similar to a catalog, whereas the gallery would be like a photo album. It can be accessed from the drop-down menu with the 3 dots.
Please keep all feedback, questions, concerns, requests for help, etc. regarding the new platform right here in this Feedback thread. This will help us make sure not to miss a request for help and also let us pass along your thoughts to our Product team. The Admins and I will be here to help along the way taking note of your comments.
- Community Management Team
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Please see the following Showcase Tips.
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Miscellaneous Showcases Tips
Showcase Categories Journals Projects Workshops Showcase Sidebar Feature If you click to open a project, you will see additional projects in the sidebar. This feature will also display for Journals and Workshops. How To Follow Member Showcases To use the Follow feature within Showcase...
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For those of you who asked me how you could completely block the Off Topic Discussions, we have added a feature that will allow you to do this.
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How To Block Off Topic Discussions
If you prefer to no longer view Off Topic Discussions (Off Topic Coffee Lounge), you now have the option within your Preferences. From the navigation, near the upper right-hand corner, click on your avatar to open the drop-down menu and select Account Settings. Once you have clicked on Account...
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Something may not be right with the Joys of Rust Hunting thread below. On page 198, it jumps from 2014 to a post after conversion. Either we resurrected the wrong thread on rust hunting or it is missing about 7 or 8 years of history? I cannot find another rust hunting thread in my following list that I was following prior to conversion nor can I find another rust hunting thread with the search that sounds like the one I was following either. Is there a way to verify that it was converted correctly?
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The joys of rust hunting
Tool finds for the day (The stanley #2 story) So i spent all day yesterday (Saturday) in airports and on airplanes getting home from Seattle. We had plans to go to a large flee market that was a little over a 2 hour drive from home. I was pleased when my wife recommended we stay closer to home...
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I also went through all the threads started by DonW, and didn't see another thread that it swapped to either. It looks like it was a blog before the conversionSomething may not right right with the Joys of Rust Hunting thread below. On page 198, it jumps from 2014 to a post after conversion. Either we resurrected the wrong thread on rust hunting or it is missing about 7 or 8 years of history? I cannot find another rust hunting thread in my following list that I was following prior to conversion nor can I find another rust hunting thread with the search that sounds like the one I was following either. Is there a way to verify that it was converted correctly?
The joys of rust hunting
Tool finds for the day (The stanley #2 story) So i spent all day yesterday (Saturday) in airports and on airplanes getting home from Seattle. We had plans to go to a large flee market that was a little over a 2 hour drive from home. I was pleased when my wife recommended we stay closer to home...
When you click on the forum node, they are in order. Over on the side, you can see the date of the most recent post.
The current blog category (over time) will become our legacy (achieve) section. They will, of course, remain open to any new comments or questions.
New Blogs (Journals) should now be added in Showcase, within the Journal category.
Miscellaneous Showcases Tips
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Thanks for the reply Cricket!When you click on the forum node, they are in order. Over on the side, you can see the date of the most recent post.
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The current blog category (over time) will become our legacy (achieve) section. They will, of course, remain open to any new comments or questions.
New Blogs (Journals) should now be added in Showcase, within the Journal category.
Miscellaneous Showcases Tips
- Cricket
The most recent post doesn't address what I am looking for. I am looking for blogs that have a new chapter added. The list to the right just shows the latest activity.
That activity could be for:
- Comments on old chapters
- Comments on new chapters
- New chapters
- The new chapter already has comments from other members
- The original creator is comments on an old chapter
I guess if we get to where each chapter shows up on a new page that will be a good indicator. Ideally the blog list would only show new chapters and the comments would show when viewing that chapter.
Yes, Journals are the new Blogs.
I am still testing this. I commented on a project and automatically found it in my alerts, but for now, use the Follow option I mentioned in the Miscellaneous Showcases Tips.
Miscellaneous Showcases Tips
Showcase Categories Journals Projects Workshops Showcase Sidebar Feature If you click to open a project, you will see additional projects in the sidebar. This feature will also display for Journals and Workshops. How To Follow Member Showcases To use the Follow feature within Showcase...
www.lumberjocks.com
You are correct. I am working on that.
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