New Stuff!!!

[slick]

I have not had much time on Pet Talk at all because of work problems but I was just noticing one feature that I really like. When you hover the cursor over a thread, it gives you text preview of what the thread is all about. If it doesn't interest me, I move on and don't have to open it.

However doing this will cut down on the number of "views" that thread will have because you used to have to open it up to see the content which would add a count to the "views".

[Jessika]

Personally, I never look at how many views a thread has, and view count never mattered to me! What matters are the replies. So if threads are going to have a lower view-count well I don't see how that matters.

[Karen]

The view counts are currently only updated once an hour anyway. But I have always maintained that "views" matters more than posts, especially in threads like picture threads, or prayer request threads. People can view and enjoy a thread without having either anything new to say, the time or inclination to post. I read every prayer request thread, but don't often post if it's already got plenty of "prayers on the way" type responses, because I have sent my prayers by then, and don't feel posting so adds much. Likewise, if 10 people have already said "great pictures!" my saying it again isn't going to add much.

And Richard, that little traffic sign is the mechanism by which you - or someone else - can report an offensive post to the moderators - a.k.a. Paul and myself. Go ahead, you can click it, it won't hurt.

[slick]

Karen, to be quite honest, when it comes to the threads I start (and they are far and few between) I don't pay any attention to the replies or the views. They just don't matter to me. I was merely pointing that out for the benefit of those who count on the views for their threads.

...and now I just noticed the different sizes of fonts. It goes to size 7 now and we seem to have many more colours than before.

Before when I edited a post and wanted to add a smillie, it would end up at the end of the post and I would have to move it. Now, I just place the cursor where I want it to appear, click on it and VOILA!

KUDOS TO YOU AND PAUL FOR A GREAT JOB DONE! I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS!

I just love that "reason for editing" prompt. I could have alot of fun with that!!

[Karen]

Who's Online on the homepage is now in alphabetical order - with one exception. It lists you - the logged-in user - first, then puts everyone else in alphabetical order.

[ramanth]

Who's Online on the homepage is now in alphabetical order - with one exception. It lists you - the logged-in user - first, then puts everyone else in alphabetical order.

WOOHOO! Works for me!

Thanks Karen and Paul!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

I'm enjoying the new upgrade too! I love checking out all the new features. One I found as an example is at the top of each thread. I think it's called Forum tools? Anyway, if you click on that it gives you several different options - "mark this thread as read" is my favorite. I use that quite often and at first I only saw it on the main index page. Now I've found it on each...sub-index page I guess you'd call it.

One more question though...the smilies...are they in the same order they were before? Just curious because it seems I'm like tatsxxx11 and my hands just maneuver the mouse on autopilot and I'm always clicking on the wrong one. I seem to remember the regular smilie was first and wasn't the <eek> smilie bottom left? I thought maybe I'm just screwing up because they are on the right side now.

No big deal, and I'm not asking to have it changed because it is such a picky little thing, just curious.

I also noticed that it inserts the smilie wherever the cursor is as compared to at the bottom of the post and I love that feature!!!