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Forum Update re Changes
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Reported today:
Suggestion to make the Closing Date field visible to forum users in the hope that this can be used instead of posters having to enter the date twice, and potentially causing issues when there is a mismatch.
Also that the 'Game Over' sub-forum despription is: "Old competitions live here. If you want to discuss them this is the place."
This is obviously incompatible with the current functionality. - info added to issue of not being able to respond to expired competition posts.
Both from here - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6253369/but-you-cant#latest
Thanks to @duncanthedog and @thingamaBob
I think that makes our current list:General Functionality
Hover over doesn't work anymore
Users are unable to see if they have liked (Comp-limented) a post if more than a handful of people have done so
Comp-liments disappear from threads when moved into Game Over
Ability to see who has liked (Comp-limented) a post
Unable to mark a comp as both skipped and entered
Unable to filter/sort using skipped/entered markers
No expired thread facility
Posts not numbered - Will not be changed
Ability to see from forum view which threads you have posted on
No PM preview
Ability to delete/clear notifications
User online indicator
Ability to change number of threads and posts per page
Browser form filler function is suppressed - Workaround: Searches can be saved/bookmarked
Ability to type in a page number to skip to that page without editing URL
Daily digest emails
Ability to sort the forum alphabetically by title - Workaround: New advents board
Ability to keep a list of 'friends' or frequent contacts for PMs - Will not be changed
Easy to find list of board guides
Unable to deselect Skipped or Entered
Sort by date duplicates posts over several pages
PostingAllow functioning email links and weblinks to be copied - Will not be changed
Functioning email links and weblinks sometimes duplicate
Unable to reply to threads in Game Over
(Despite the sub-forum description encouraging users to discuss them there)
Ability to easily post a functioning email address - Will not be changed
HTML coding is lost when users edit posts
Additional post formatting options - colours, font size, underlining, expanded emojis
Make the post editing screen more user friendly
Min. characters in a post needs reducing - Will not be changed
Spam restrictions make it hard to post comps - Will be revised, but probably not soon
Make Closing Date field visible to forum users & used instead of posters entering the date twice
SearchSearch does not pick up last 24 hours of posts - Resolved
Search results default ordering is unclear - Resolved
Unable to order search results e.g. by date posted
Search Subcategories button is auto selected but not used in first search
Search does not work properly when search terms are put into multiple lines in the search form
Search results do not display the same data and functionality as the main forum. i.e. cannot see the entered/skipped markers
Emoticons appear huge and display HTML code in search results
Search subcategories is stuck on
Ability to search by skipped/entered markers
Forum displays a different total of search results than actual results that are returned
If you notice anything on our list which has been resolved but is not marked as such or anything that is missing, please let us know.
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Please don't shout at me for asking this (I am probably even asking in the wrong place). I have had no problems sorting the competition threads by end date and just changing the date. However just recently this has gone completely pear shaped and I can't find the original instructions on how to set this up again. I just seem to get posts going back to 2010 etc2
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LOL, I don't think anyone will be shouting at you, but if I'm wrong we'll gather 'the team' and shout back at them. It's fine to post here about MSE probs. You may get someone wiser than me offering a suggestion. Failing that, you might get more help if you started a thread about this on Compers Chat Corner too.
Blu XXXI am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apology
THIS IS ME!
When you talk down to others it says more about you than them.1 -
Thank you Blu2
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COME ON MSE TEAM, AT LEAST SORT OUT THE SEARCH FACILITY. IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY AS CAN'T SEARCH WITH ANY SENSE AT ALL. I'M SURE THIS IS WHAT IS STOPPING PEOPLE (INCLUDING ME) POSTING COMPS AS WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE DUPING OR NOT!
Sorry for shouting but you've had enough time now, this is THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTION that we need
#StaySafeWishing you a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year9 -
cornishpasty1 said:COME ON MSE TEAM, AT LEAST SORT OUT THE SEARCH FACILITY. IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY AS CAN'T SEARCH WITH ANY SENSE AT ALL. I'M SURE THIS IS WHAT IS STOPPING PEOPLE (INCLUDING ME) POSTING COMPS AS WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE DUPING OR NOT!
Sorry for shouting but you've had enough time now, this is THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTION that we needImposible to use it...It's a joke ! Very very well put cornishpasty1 Gooooooooooooooooood !
Thanks to those who help us to win !4 -
I agree, very well put cornishp.
I've been wondering, do MSE actually see any of our gripes here? I'm not sure they do. If they don't then should we try again to make them aware of how many of us feel that the forum is still 'not fit for purpose'?
Folks are still signing the petition, which shows that there is still a problem here. Feel free to sign it, if you haven't yet and want to:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6196788/petition-for-mse-re-the-forum-changes#latest
So should we try again with MSE?
What do others think?
Blu XXXI am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apology
THIS IS ME!
When you talk down to others it says more about you than them.1 -
As far as I am aware they have not fully restored any of the missing features from the old competitions time but on top of that force a system date to be entered when posting a competition (which was previously not wanted by users) that doesn't even show on the thread title and is therefore a total time waste for the standard user (may have something to due with to the sooo useless search function).
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Why did they it buy from Martin if they "don't have time" for it. What was the point? We've lost so many posters...
Thanks to those who help us to win !3 -
marialionza said:Why did they it buy from Martin if they "don't have time" for it. What was the point? We've lost so many posters...
Blu XXXI am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apology
THIS IS ME!
When you talk down to others it says more about you than them.2
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