❗️Important!: 1p Challenge Test Board. Info & feedback

MSE_Stephen

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82035792#Comment_82035792

HI @enthusiasticsaver

The idea is that you would just go back to your thread and click the circle to edit your opening post and simply add strikethrough to more boxes any time you like.

The posts below that anyone can post on to encourage you and that doesn't change the statusbar. All your progress tracking is in the opening post.

Essentially, this board has 3 extra pieces of functionality added to it -

One is simply to find any cell in the tables that have strikethrough text and colour them green so they're more noticeable.

Another is to look at any table in the opening post. Count up the sum total amount in all the cells, and then count up the sum total that have been struck out - and display those numbers with a status bar.

Finally, it figures out what cell should have an extra border to represent today.

Does that make sense?

enthusiasticsaver

Thank you and yes that does make sense and I have managed to go back in and edit the original post to bring the progress bar in line with my progress so far this year. I will encourage other regular users to give it a go.

enthusiasticsaver

One thing I think you would need to highlight is that savers need to use the strike to colour in the cells unless there is a way that could happen just by clicking in the box and maybe toggle on and off? .

MSE_Stephen

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82038436#Comment_82038436

Yes. I know it's an extra thing to understand.

I've given some general feedback to our provider that checkboxes would be really useful - not just for this use, but in all sorts of ways for our members to list things and keep track of things.

We'll have to see if they decide to add it as a feature 🙂

BeyondDirect981

Hey all, I think I understand how this new system would work. Since I don't login in a lot on the forum I do not have much feedback to add but I will happily adapt to the new system when in place.

enthusiasticsaver

I have been continuing to use the test board each month and it is very easy to get used to. I like the idea that everybody gets to update their own challenge thread and you can see at a glance what dates are ticked off.

enthusiasticsaver

@MSE_Stephen I have been using the test thread and perhaps you can let me know if you will be setting up this challenge for 2027 by the end of the year and if you need any input from me?

I would like to prepare regular challengers for the fact next year it will be run differently as many are finishing or almost finished this years challenge. I usually start the new thread for the year mid December so will you be doing the new thread introducing the challenge or will I need to do it?

Queen_of_the_Hive

Hi both,

Can I please check - i've just set up draft board but struggling to highlight the whole month and strikethrough in one go. How do we do this please?

MSE_Stephen

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82150103#Comment_82150103

Hi @enthusiasticsaver

We're sooo close to being able to switch the forum to new formats for posting. This might mean we can change and improve this new system. So I'd like to hold off as much as possible before putting a new system in place. Especially if we can make it easier than it currently is.

MSE_Stephen

Hi,

I'm not sure if this gif makes any clearer. You should be able to highlight multiple cells across adjacent rows. Then you have to scroll up to the top and select strikethrough, then to the bottom to post.

As with my post just above, I'm really hoping we can find a way to make this easier.