How do you like the new forum?!

[Admin]

What do you think of the new forum? Any questions or comments please let us know.

Thanks
Karen Gase -
Two Little Hands Productions - Marketing Director

[Rachel]

Not yet able to get color in my text when highlighting and then choosing a color from the drop down menu. I was able to add it to my signature by picking the color from the drop down and THEN typing the words I wanted in color.

[Admin]

I'll look into it...I can't get it to work either...

-k

[ST! LeeAnn]

I love this new forum!
I love the different options and that if you are not interested in a thread you do have to even see it.
Thanks for all the hard work that has made it possible. :)

[Kei_as_in_K]

I've always loved forums where I could click on the thread title and read all the posts made under it... gives me time for less clicking and more posting!

[strykersmommy]

I love it!...but I replyed to the post 'how did you discover ST" and it's showing up in 'what's you fav. volume"....

[ajberchielli]

So far so good. Question why can we not access these, why are they all turned off in this forum?:
vB code (http://70.86.26.3/forums/misc.php?do=bbcode) is Off
Smilies (http://70.86.26.3/forums/misc.php?do=showsmilies) are Off
[IMG] (http://70.86.26.3/forums/misc.php?do=bbcode#imgcode) code is Off
HTML code is Off

[PCmomma2twins]

This is a great switch. Just so you know - this is Lisa - kinda tired of johnsonwashington but I can't change my e-mail (too many people know it) so I'll just change my handle.

[Admin]

ok, try the smilies, vd codes (colors, etc.) now...:-)


-karen
:D

[ajberchielli]

ok, try the smilies, vd codes (colors, etc.) now...:-)

-karen
:D

thanks Karen but why are the IMG & html codes off in my signature???

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a381/ajberchielli/specialkids.gifhttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a381/ajberchielli/BETHANKFU.gif

[Admin]

we aren't going to allow html codes as they can sometimes be used maliciously...you should be able to upload an avatar..and pictures in your signature...are you unable to?

Thanks

k

[krley2000]

Ok, If I'm in hybrid mode I can see how to post/replay to a message. But I cannot see how to do it in thread mode. What am I missing??

So far, I find this a little harder to follow, but I'm one of those crazy ones that get every email!! And read them all!! I'm sure I'll get used to it soon.

Also, just to be picky, I think the hugging smiley is really cute, but it's very distracting to me to have all that motion next to where I'm trying to type.

:Hug
Had to do it,
Kim

[Christene]

just saying hi
love the new boards :)

can non-moderators have an avatar? i couldn't get it to work

[ajberchielli]

we aren't going to allow html codes as they can sometimes be used maliciously...you should be able to upload an avatar..and pictures in your signature...are you unable to?

Thanks

k

I am not able to upload img to my siggy...on the bottom screen it says IMG is off. As for the avatar it would not allow me to acess that either.

[emschwar]

can non-moderators have an avatar? i couldn't get it to work
I was wondering the same thing.

[Admin]

hi all, I'm working on the avatars feature...hang in there!

Thanks!

Karen

[taylorcamel]

When you visit the new store it asks you to log in or create an account. I am a returning customer but it didn't recognise my log in. Do I need to make a new account because it is a different site?
Jennifer

[emschwar]

When I get the subscription emails for the forum, the link it provides doesn't work (at least for me).

Here's the one I just got - http://82.165.239.121/forums/showthread.php?t=23&goto=newpost

and the message I get when I try to load it:

The page cannot be found
The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
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Please try the following:

Make sure that the Web site address displayed in the address bar of your browser is spelled and formatted correctly.
If you reached this page by clicking a link, contact the Web site administrator to alert them that the link is incorrectly formatted.
Click the Back button to try another link.
HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found.
Internet Information Services (IIS)

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Technical Information (for support personnel)

Go to Microsoft Product Support Services and perform a title search for the words HTTP and 404.
Open IIS Help, which is accessible in IIS Manager (inetmgr), and search for topics titled Web Site Setup, Common Administrative Tasks, and About Custom Error Messages.

[lovemy6sweeties]

I love that you can have a picture by your name too :) Is there a way to post a pic in the body of your email or with a siggy?

[ajberchielli]

I think it might work in this forum as long as the IMG code is on. But here is what I have done on other message board forums. Upload your pics to a site like photobucket.com and from there each pic will have a IMG code...copy and paste the code into your message and your siggy...and your pic should appear, I hope...here I will try one.Yeah it worked:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a381/ajberchielli/firemanty.jpg

[Admin]

Img code in signatures is now turned on...

And I've added a few avatars...the first few are available after you post 1 time...the next few are available to the folks who post 25 times or more...and the next set for 50 or more posts...If anyone has some suggestions on avatars for 100 or more posts let me know!

[c01dunlap]

Okay, I feel like I'm missing something obvious here. When I post a reply to a thread, I get options for subscribing to the thread that includes something like "Instant email notification". When I subscribe to a forum, the only options are Daily & Weekly email notification (or none, which I'm not sure what subscribing does, then). I'm assuming that the Daily gives some sort of a digest (which I tend to hate). What am I missing? I feel like a goofball asking, but... help!

TIA for any guidance you can give!

[emschwar]

Okay, I feel like I'm missing something obvious here. When I post a reply to a thread, I get options for subscribing to the thread that includes something like "Instant email notification". When I subscribe to a forum, the only options are Daily & Weekly email notification (or none, which I'm not sure what subscribing does, then). I'm assuming that the Daily gives some sort of a digest (which I tend to hate). What am I missing? I feel like a goofball asking, but... help!

TIA for any guidance you can give!
The forum subscriptions give you a digest of sorts - new threads and threads that have new comments. It doesn't actually email you the comments, just links. Or at least that's how it works on another board I visit that's set up just like this one. :)

[sara]

Love the new forum. I'm looking forward to easier navigation and the personal touch. Thanks!

[sara]

Would it be possible to use our own avatars that we can either upload or host ourselves and then link to?

[Lisa]

Hi,
I just read at alexandleah that that group will be phased out in favor of this one. I'm not a computer person so it will take me a while to get used to the bells and whistles here, but that's ok.

My question is (until I started with some nasty morning sickness) the Wednesday night chats were a highlight of my week. Is there a way we will continue that on this forum or are there going to be no more chats - that would make me very sad!

Lisa

[musictchr1]

I think this'll be great once we get lots of people over here!!! Can't wait!

I'd love to be able to use a pic of DD as my avatar... could that be an option??

[Christene]

Lisa there is a chat room here
http://www.signingtime.com/activities/chat.html

when it first started only a few people could be in it at a time...not sure if that's fixed yet, but at some point it will be our new chat room

[Teresa Jo]

I love the new forum! I find it much more user friendly and easier to read that the Yahoo forum.

[Carol]

Like anything new it will take a bit of time to get used to it. Can you make it wider so that more responses fit on a page without scrolling?

[gottahavdietcoke]

I think this is pretty neat. I just don't know how long it will take me to figure out all of the frills :o. Sometimes takes me awhile. I tried to attach a picture to no avail.
Stacy

[c01dunlap]

The forum subscriptions give you a digest of sorts - new threads and threads that have new comments. It doesn't actually email you the comments, just links. Or at least that's how it works on another board I visit that's set up just like this one. :)

Emily,

Thanks!! I see how it works now. Yup, just a newbie learning the ropes again... BTW, Noah is a cutie, and quite the signer!

[andrealynnj]

Well, I adored the old group and read or skimmed all the emails from the every day (crazy, I know) and I will miss the ability to just flip through them all and mentally thread the comments together. But I see the advantages of the new forum and eventually I will figure it all out. I suppose I will learn some new things here too. For starts, what is an avatar? :o I will probably love this forum better than the old group eventually. Just give me a little time.

[andrealynnj]

Experimenting with the bells and whistles . . .

I tried to post a photo but it was too large (nearly twice the limit) Can anyone school me on how to shrink the size of my photo?

[strykersmommy]

I am loving it more and more every time I come. I was so prepared to hate it, but it's great!

[andrealynnj]

Among all the bells and whistles of this new forum, will we be able to track posts by certain posters no matter where they post? There are some people I have come to know from the old group and I would be interested in reading their posts on any subject even if it were a thread to which I didn't subscribe.

If such a search function doesn't exist, could you create it. I'm sure I am not the only one who has developed interests in the the thoughts and opinions of certain online friends. If nothing else, most of us will be interested in any comment Rachel has.

[andrealynnj]

Will the time still be dinner time on Wednesday? 7pm Mountain time is an akward time for me in California and probably too late for the New Yorkers. Could we perhaps set up two weekly chats, one a dinner time chat, and another at a totally different time of day on another day? Although I know we cannot expect the ST folks to staff both chats, we could probably manage to talk amongst ourselves for one of them.

[heather_212]

Hi All,

Well... I can't say that I love the new setup yet. I used to log onto the website and check messages there and I could tell where I last left off so it was easy to just read and answer the latest posts. I can see there would be some benefits to this new approach, and I'm hoping over time I'll love it, but now I'm just not there yet. I enjoyed getting messages and seeing where I last was. Although I've subscribed to certain forums here, I think the digests that come through are not that easy to read - they are just different than yahoo digests. I feel less involved this way and I feel like I'm going to miss something/messages along the way... But I'll give it my best shot! :-)

Heather

[lovemy6sweeties]

is that now that the ST! stuff is up at the top, every time Brady sees me on the board, he wants to watch ST! clips ;) Since we always used to come to the site to watch BST! clips before it came out, he knows the graphics, and he thinks I should not be reading and typing, but showing him clips and singing and signing with him :)

I love the board :) Trying to get to 25 messages to see the new avatars ;)

[Christene]

Among all the bells and whistles of this new forum, will we be able to track posts by certain posters no matter where they post?
you can

click on the username and then "View Public Profile"
on that page under the 'Forum Info' heading you will see 2 links...Find all posts by ___ and Find all threads started by ___

click on the one you want and you will see them

[jegesmaci]

I love the new forum idea. I think this is 10 times better than Yahoo. Easier reading and easier to keep track of posts.

Thanks for doing this Signing Time!

Adam
Dad to Megan who loves Signing Time

[Krista]

I love it! It's so much easier for me than the Yahoo group! I'm so glad you guys created this! :)

[dmmetler]

One of the forum-type groups I'm on has a feature where you can click a button and see what new threads have been started and have new posts since you've last been on. It's really nice, especially when there are a lot of different threads going to not have to click into each group. Any possibility of that here?

Similarly, you could also jump to new posts on thread, which was helpful when it was a really hot thread.

[radienerin]

Honestly this new forum is very confusing to me. I don't get the whole thing about joining threads! And how do you get an avatar? I think the yahoo board was eaiser. Is there still going to be the weekly signingtime chat on yahoo?

Tiffany :o

[Christene]

One of the forum-type groups I'm on has a feature where you can click a button and see what new threads have been started and have new posts since you've last been on. It's really nice, especially when there are a lot of different threads going to not have to click into each group. Any possibility of that here?

Similarly, you could also jump to new posts on thread, which was helpful when it was a really hot thread.
there is a "New Posts" link at the top in the red bar

there is also a "View First Unread" link (in orange) at the top when you are in a thread

[Rachel]

Don't you worry, the chats get me through the week! We will have our chat on yahoo this week and until further notice... or until we all get the boot and can never return LOL




My question is (until I started with some nasty morning sickness) the Wednesday night chats were a highlight of my week. Is there a way we will continue that on this forum or are there going to be no more chats - that would make me very sad!
Lisa

[andrealynnj]

Thank you! That way I will be able to keep up with the words and thoughts of my favorite posters from the old group.

With that, I could almost forgive you for the change. ::smile::

[andrealynnj]

you can

click on the username and then "View Public Profile"
on that page under the 'Forum Info' heading you will see 2 links...Find all posts by ___ and Find all threads started by ___

click on the one you want and you will see them


OK. My prior post entitled "Stalking . . ." should be here. I didn't realize how the quote function worked. Learning, learning . . .

[andrealynnj]

One of the forum-type groups I'm on has a feature where you can click a button and see what new threads have been started and have new posts since you've last been on. It's really nice, especially when there are a lot of different threads going to not have to click into each group. Any possibility of that here?

Similarly, you could also jump to new posts on thread, which was helpful when it was a really hot thread.


Yes this is exactly what I want! I will try the New Posts button and hope for the best..

[andrealynnj]

there is a "New Posts" link at the top in the red bar

there is also a "View First Unread" link (in orange) at the top when you are in a thread

The new post button is lovely. It appeals to my OCD need to see every post. But it would be even better if after you have that nice list of new posts, you could simply click through them. Perhaps add a button to the bottom where there are currently "Previous Thread" and "Next Thread" so there could also be a button "Next New Post"?

Possible? ;)

[bjcengh]

Experimenting with the bells and whistles . . .

I tried to post a photo but it was too large (nearly twice the limit) Can anyone school me on how to shrink the size of my photo?

What programs do you have to manipulate your photos and then I can help you from there...

[andrealynnj]

What programs do you have to manipulate your photos and then I can help you from there...

Errr. Microsoft Photo Editor ? At least that is what is on top of the screen when I open a photo . . .

[Katrina]

I've never been a huge fan of yahoo groups so this is perfect for me! I love being able to see all the responses to each thread at a glance :) I'm very glad to see the switch!

[andrealynnj]

I had an issue come up today of a post I wanted to make sure was read by anyone who could help. I put it in Special needs kids but I thought folks in a general audience might be able to voice an opinion or suggestion.

Is there a way to link a post to multiple threads but still have it be just one post so that the individual user, once they read it, their computer would mark it read? I don't want to paste it in numerous threads because that would be irritating for those who are reading through all the new posts to see my post again and again . . .

[andrealynnj]

I hit New Posts and it brings up a list, but then when I click on the supposed New Post, some are new, some aren't. For example, the post on the photo award keeps coming up at the top of my list. Then if I click on it, and look at the display from thread view, there are new posts in the thead but to get to them, I have to start at the first post and click on view unread button.

I feel like I may be doing something wrong or I have a software gremlin because none of the buttons seem to do the same thing each time I press them.

[andrealynnj]

It would also be nice to have travel buttons "Up thread" and "Down thread" so that you could move among the posts in the manner in which they are displayed in threaded mode.

[andrealynnj]

What programs do you have to manipulate your photos and then I can help you from there...


I am not sure how I did it, but I did shrink this one that was already fairly small to begin with. I will have to experiment more, but any help you can give me would be appreciated.

[flippet]

I'm SO EXCITED about this forum! AND that it's a vBulletin board--YAY! I find this to be one of the most user-friendly options out there. (Depending on how it's set up, of course.)

I'm so glad I read the ST newsletter--I wouldn't have known about this otherwise, because I gave up on the Yahoo list a while ago--I just didn't have the time to read every post, or scan for ones that interested me.

THANK YOU, Rachel and everyone at Two Little Hands!


(I will say that with all the avatar/smiley/image functions turned on, it can start to look a little wild and crazy, but it also makes it fun. If it ever gets to be too much, some boards I know turn it off for some forums, and on for others, depending on 'seriousness' of topic or other criteria.)

I'm looking forward to seeing old friends, and making new ones. YAAAAY!!!!! :D :D :D

[andrealynnj]

I LOVE this feature. I just got a highly useful message re my query on Zinc. I didn't know this feature existed and I adore it.

A first step towards actually PREFERING the new forum over the Yahoo group.

A step, I said!

[momgael]

I really like the new forum and actually (I hestitate to say it) prefer it to the Yahoo!

It is much easier for me to navigate and post replies, see what is new etc.

I will be able to be more involved. (which may or may not be a good thing :)

[carievercell]

I think eventually iwill get used to the new forum, but i am having a hard time understanding how everything works! I wish someone could come here and show me how to do everything! I realize i am not good on the computer, it does not come natural to me! I am not complaining, but i wish nothing had to change from how it was, i enjoyed it, and I have to actually make an effort to come here and look for stuff, and then on top of it i do not understand what to do! Ok, maybe i was complaining! Sorry. I will follow ST anywhere though!

[kimberly]

I love this! I always knew about the yahoo list but never joined, but with the forums right here at ST.com I had to visit and see what it was all about! I hope the new location brings even more people into the discussions.

[Mel W-K]

I am one of those people who love to read the posts, but really don't have time to go through them all and my inbox was getting crazy with all the posts-even though I was on the digest format. This forum set-up is great! Now I can follow a thread and see what everyone is saying instead of reading the same post over and over in other people's attachments just to get to the meat of the discussion!

I was one of the first members of the group and I remember when there were not enough people/posts to make a dent in my inbox. Now its completely crazy. :p Signing Time is awesome and I love how it brings everyone into the discussion. I love that Rachel takes the time to respond and make everyone feel welcome too! That's really the beauty of ST. Everyone feels like family.

[aligreat]

I have read the FAQ, but I still haven't found how to get the different topics into my own inbox. Is there a more basic sort of "how to get started" or "New Forum for Dummies" for those of us who know email basics but don't do much else online? (I hate to admit it, but I can't even send pictures over email. I have to ask my husband to do it for me...) Anyway, I'm sure it will be great once I figure it out. Thanks!!!

[MomofJBN]

I have read the FAQ, but I still haven't found how to get the different topics into my own inbox.
I'm not sure what you mean by getting the topics into your inbox. With the board format, typically you view the posts on-line. They don't show up in your e-mail. Each time you go to the forums and are logged in, you will see the posts marked as new since your last visit.

Others have asked about posts that they haven't read not being marked as new any more. If you have logged in and checked posts, then the board should be tracking the ones you have read. However, if you get distracted and leave for a while, once you come back you will find that the board thinks that everything has been read. This will also happen to posts in other forums, so if you read the new posts in the General area and go away, then later the posts in BST will also show as having been read.

HTH

[flippet]

I'm not sure what you mean by getting the topics into your inbox. With the board format, typically you view the posts on-line. They don't show up in your e-mail. Each time you go to the forums and are logged in, you will see the posts marked as new since your last visit.

Others have asked about posts that they haven't read not being marked as new any more. If you have logged in and checked posts, then the board should be tracking the ones you have read. However, if you get distracted and leave for a while, once you come back you will find that the board thinks that everything has been read. This will also happen to posts in other forums, so if you read the new posts in the General area and go away, then later the posts in BST will also show as having been read.

HTH


If you are 'subscribing' to threads, they won't be emailed to you--instead, you can go to your Control Panel page and see/manage them from there.

If you scroll up to the top if the page, you'll see the usual Signing Time bar--anything clicked there will take you out of the forums and to a Signing Time site page. Under that, you'll see a forum box with the "Welcome, [your username here]" on the right, and the name of the forum/thread you're in on the left--it's like a map of sorts, telling you where you are. Under all THAT, there's a red bar with white links, starting with "User CP"--click on that, and you're in your Control Panel page. This is your 'control center' if you want to subscribe to threads, change your avatar or signature, post or respond to private messages (a GREAT feature), etc. You can even make 'buddy' lists, or 'ignore' lists here. All the things you can do are listed down the left side of the User CP page.

I'm a lazy board user--I never subscribe to threads, or rate them or anything. I just go to whatever forum I want and read whatever thread looks interesting from there. But a very handy feature is the 'jump to first unread post' feature--if I'm returning to a forum, any thread with new posts will be in bold, and just to the left of the title will be a tiny box with a white "v" in it--click on that, and you jump to the first unread post since your last visit. It only 'works' on a 'per visit' basis, though---i.e., even if you didn't read all the 'new' posts on a visit, when you leave and come back, only the new since your LAST visit will show like that--it doesn't hold on to an unread post from two visits ago.