Where's my thread?

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

Thanks, 10 pages I never knew existed.

How did you set your location or edit your list of devices without using the control panel?

[Little.Egret]

Originally Posted by HarryT

How did you set your location or edit your list of devices without using the control panel?

I do it so rarely.

Tries it.

I clicked on my own name (on a post by me) and then /view public profile/ then /about me/ and then edited using the edit (pencil) click.

One good thing about this board (and Windows !!!) is that there are always multiple ways of doing something.

[HarryT]

Interesting - thanks. I didn't know there was any way to reach the profile editor other than the CP .

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

Thanks, 10 pages I never knew existed.

Ignorance is bliss

[Lynx-lynx]

Originally Posted by issybird

We knew there'd be some unhappiness and we're sorry, but this is part of a long-term cleanup from a high of 18 stickies!

The essential problem is that having too many stickies is akin to having no stickies at all. The bottom line is that if members are posting in a thread, it's going to remain quite high on the list in any case.

My comments are addressed generally - not directly to Issy .... (but, of course, include Issy )

First off, I want to applaud the existence of this thread . Too often in the past a change has been administered with no explanation or concomitant thread in the same sub forum for comment. Thank you to the mods who realised that communication is essential to the pleasant administration of a forum.

RE the Kobo Discounts thread, my reasons for it remaining stickied include:

• it still has 'live' coupons for open use in the first post, and other coupons are somewhat consistently posted, 50% codes for example.
• deals are still posted with regularity
• the browse factor - that is - the Discounts thread can be easily located in the stickies. Members who are not subscribers to the thread may choose to look in to see what's happening, and can readily find the thread. I do that with other 'stickied' threads that I do not want to subscribe to, but from time to time I do drop in and browse the deals and general chit chat (and I'm surely not alone in that!)
• members new to Kobo and/or new to the idea that there is a Kobo Discounts thread are easily able to find it amongst the 'stickies'.

Edit (again!)
As a by the way, I have no problems with the volume of 'stickied' threads, and wonder why the removal of two threads makes a difference?

[Phogg]

As long as the nonfiction sticky is there I am good.
Most other items of interest I can pick out by the thread title.

[Lynx-lynx]

Originally Posted by Phogg

As long as the nonfiction sticky is there I am good.
Most other items of interest I can pick out by the thread title.

Phogg, I feel the same way about the Kobo Discounts thread - if it's there I'm good .....

Well, except I quite liked all the stickied threads as they were.

[issybird]

The thread has been moved to the Feedback Forum, where members are welcome to continue to discuss the changes and make recommendations. All opinions are considered.

[BetterRed]

My tuppenceworth

If/when MR migrates to new forum manager software perhaps it will include a 'favourites' feature such as Invision has. Then the top of forum Stickies could be reduced to a few 'must read' threads.

I find mildly irritating that on some forums I have to scroll past the same screen fulls of 'obscure' stickies every time I visit the forum to get to the fresh threads. Yes, I know there are various buttons I can click, and MR wide options in New Posts. But I'm only active in a few forums so manual navigation works best for me, also I eschew the use of the mouse, especially on buttons the size of a flea's droppings.

BR

[Blossom]

This is why I use TapaTalk on my tablet and phone more than the actually site. It hides stickies so you can go straight to the regular threads. It's easily to toggle the stickies if needed. You just tap on stickies.

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[library addict]

I don't mind the Kobo Discounts: Coupon Codes + Discussion thread no longer having a sticky. But having 7 separate threads started today for individual countries plus one on the settlement money seems rather confusing when all of these deals could have gone in the Kobo Discounts: Coupon Codes + Discussion thread.

[Blossom]

I'm sorry. Unfortunately there is no rule against it. I will say cross posting is allowed in the Deals Forum.

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[Lynx-lynx]

Originally Posted by library addict

I don't mind the Kobo Discounts: Coupon Codes + Discussion thread no longer having a sticky. But having 7 separate threads started today for individual countries plus one on the settlement money seems rather confusing when all of these deals could have gone in the Kobo Discounts: Coupon Codes + Discussion thread.

Library addict all my posts in the Deals forum meet with the posting guidelines.

It was as a result of this thread that the great number of threads in the Deals forum were stickied: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ight=Lynx-lynx

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

My tuppenceworth

If/when MR migrates to new forum manager software perhaps it will include a 'favourites' feature such as Invision has. Then the top of forum Stickies could be reduced to a few 'must read' threads.

I find mildly irritating that on some forums I have to scroll past the same screen fulls of 'obscure' stickies every time I visit the forum to get to the fresh threads. Yes, I know there are various buttons I can click, and MR wide options in New Posts. But I'm only active in a few forums so manual navigation works best for me, also I eschew the use of the mouse, especially on buttons the size of a flea's droppings.

BR

I set the forums I am/am not interested in seeing new threads for, in my account settings. So the New Posts link does what I want it to do (and it can be bookmarked and/or keyworded).

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

I set the forums I am/am not interested in seeing new threads for, in my account settings. So the New Posts link does what I want it to do (and it can be bookmarked and/or keyworded).

Yes I saw that option when I 'signed' up - couldn't work it out then, nor now Another VB board I use has an Exclude button there, but no mention of 'ctrl' key - doesn't matter, I am accustomed to it as it is.

BR