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My Discussions returns & other stuff

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by smorty71

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OK, the My Discussions link is back.

We've also added acurate counts and pagination to the results pages you get when clicking on a member interest or technology.

Here is a link to a page that we will be a component of our upcoming "People" page. It shows all of the Interests and Technologies members have added to their profiles. You can add items to your own profile in bulk or simply check out which members have which interests.

http://tinyurl.com/7xhod

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by thechas

Thank you very much for returning the My Discussions link.

Looking at the sample "People" page, I have a couple of questions.

Is there a reason for the seemingly random order of the items on the list?

Did I miss it, or is bicycling not on the list?

Keep up the good work.

Chas

by house

Wow... that is one huge list of interests.

Thanks for the 'my discussions' link, although I seem to be the only one who could navigate without. ;)

I would prefer that the My Discussions link opened of within the tabs... but I also noticed that both urls are identical... so I guess that's too much to ask.

by hal 9000

Mice wearing out with all the clicking. :(

But I'll admit it is much easier now that the My Discussions is back as they are far easier to find. Although that list is more than a bit long how many days are we allowed to fill it in? :)

Col ]:)

by thechas

I just encountered a new issue.

Used to be when someone sent you a peer mail, the mail included the peers email address so you could replay to them if you so desired.

Now, the address in the peer mail is truncated.

This works "IF" you know who the peer is, or have a link to their profile.

However, if they have private messages turned off, you cannot reply to them.

Is there something that can be done to allow responses to private messages?

Even add a link to their profile in the email.

Or, add them to the my contacts list with a confirm or deny option.

Thanks,

Chas

by house

The disappearance of the email address is one of the pending issues that has been recognized.

There has also been mention of including the url for the member's profile within the peer mail option as well. What are your thoughts on that one?

by thechas

That sounds like it would work.

All I am looking for is a way to respond to peers who contact me.

Chas

by oz_media

I know exactly what you mean. I added a big disclaimer in my profile after getting a bunch of emails I couldn't reply to.

I even started a post about nameless people. One person THEN sent me a link to her profile so I could contact her, BUT THE PROFILE LINK WASN'T ACTIVE!!!

Don't people know how to send emal?

Doesn't EVERYONE use a signature with a reply address?

Why wouldn't they use it here IF they have CHOSEN to contact someone?

I also noticed a RUSH of email based on my profile's interests, people just send their questions by email (as some other forums prompt you to do by looking up peers with interest in a subject who are willing to help by email).

Yet this completely defeats the purpose of Tech Q&A (people have been calling your name there lately). I don't mind someone asking a follow up question based on a topic I have been helping with, but don't make peer mail your first shot.

I will soon remove the interests and eventually the contact link, just to stop peer mail from people I've never heard of and who don't provide contact info or even a profile. Most are BRAND new signups too.

Oh well, growing pains. I just wish the site performance wasn't so dodgy, one minute it works, then it doesn't, then it works, then it doesn't.

ALL other sites FLY for me, I have a 5 Meg sat. that works great! This one takes some REAL patience sometimes, today was just such a test.

Sorry to run off on you, I just wanted to mention the peer mail issue was bugging me too, ooops. :)

OM

by bfilmfan

That one is driving me nuts also. I'd like to help the people, but I can't figure out their email address and usually am in the something so I can't go dig it up off TR.

by thechas

Did we break the My Discussions link already?

It was there an hour or so ago.

Now it's gone again.

Chas

by hal 9000

Because some guy called The Chas contributes to far too many T Q&A's so the servers take a long time to refresh. :)

I'm betting that is the current problem has something to do with that problem.

It just couldn't be a bug from the new updates done on the site recently. :D

Welcome back Chas!

Col ]:)

by oz_media

Does that mean we can get our post back if we don't like it? Do we have to line up? I didn't get a receipt!

by oz_media

I have requested for people to send me their profile link so I can reply, they did and then there is no ACTIVE contact link in the profile!

GRRRR!!!

by oz_media

Do you mean that you can now reply to messages? Or is the users address forwarded with the message?

by hal 9000

You and The Chas are now the official TR Q & A section. :D

Good LUCK you're going to need it. :)

Col ]:)

by oz_media

Some guy, very polite and courteous I must add, just emailed me some lengthy question about his router at home and how he is having VPN issues.

WHY!!!!!!????????

Do people just pick the top 10 list and then peer mail people? Thinking I am the number 2 home support tech available on this site or something? If so I think I;ll slow down on TR and let someone else get flooded with people's issues. First they post in Discussions and then start sending peer mail? Tells me there is still a HUGE navigation issue that needs resolving, it's not clear where to get PC support. I will not be 'PC' myself too much longer I am sure.

The other issue was how the peer mail works, BIG issue! When you send someone peer mail, it lets the reply be sent directly disclosing your registered email address. Now if someone CHOOSES to send their address that's fine, but what if they don't? Why can't peer mail work as it used to and hide on both ends while just acting as the middle man. It's a value-added service of TR, I think they should accept the added bandwidth that goes along with allowing peer contacts. If you don't want to handle it, don't offer it and sufer any repercussions it may have on site popularity, or suck it up and provide the service.

I know I've complained that you can't reply, but I don't want my registerd address auomatically sent, why not just have me email address on the site in that case? Peer mail is SUPPOSED to be a two way exchange that conceals the sender address and acts as a middle man for peers to contact one another.

When I send peer mail, I would prefer people reply to another address though. It used to transfer THROUGH peer mail but now it just send out the email and the reply address is the persons registered address. Nope, no sir, don't like THAT one bit. Must remember not to peer mail anyone I guess. My TR registered address is not one I want direct peer contact through.

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