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    #5972
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,761 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121293470#Comment_121293470

    While I do agree with you as the community here cares about the future of this site. Best of luck getting the community to stump up the funds needed to keep the lights on though.



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    #5973
    Breezy_
    Registered Users Posts: 3,557 ✭✭✭Breezy_


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121294831#Comment_121294831

    Their was a time.

    I could never understand what use to go on in this forum.



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    #5974
    thesandeman
    Registered Users Posts: 9,958 ✭✭✭thesandeman


    I wonder what's going to happen when the ⌚ changes 🤔.



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    #5975
    Breezy_
    Registered Users Posts: 3,557 ✭✭✭Breezy_


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121296483#Comment_121296483

    You should be wondering about other things



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    #5976
    thesandeman
    Registered Users Posts: 9,958 ✭✭✭thesandeman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121296522#Comment_121296522

    Any suggestions?



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    #5977
    JayRoc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,579 ✭✭✭JayRoc


    This isn't worthy of its own thread, but as a matter of interest has anyone "reverse engineered" what's causing so many new posters to choose Feedback for their first, non-feedback related queries?


    Is Google sending them here? There seems to be loads every week.



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    #5978
    GBX
    Registered Users Posts: 11,917 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    I'd hazard a guess that anyone who signs up uses the "Talk to Boards" link and just goes from their. The categories and sub categories are not exactly foolproof and a bit cumbersome for some. Easier to post it in the help section.



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    #5979
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,855 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121313836#Comment_121313836

    I queried that ages ago - until they've verified their email address (which a lot seem strangely reluctant to do), that's one of the only forums they have access to to post in. Or it's one of the first ones that appears on their home page. Or something along those lines.

    Basically until they have verified themselves they have very restricted posting rights.



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    #5980
    GBX
    Registered Users Posts: 11,917 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    That makes sense.

    How do the spam bots bypass this though. I've seen multiple posts with random gibberish of people selling their wares.



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    #5981
    Glaceon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,018 ✭✭✭Glaceon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121313836#Comment_121313836

    When you click the New Discussion button on mobile, the Talk To forums are first in the list. I’d imagine that this contributes to it, especially for new users who never used a forum before.



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    #5982
    expectationlost
    Registered Users Posts: 11,769 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    search is still crap!



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    #5983
    expectationlost
    Registered Users Posts: 11,769 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    why aren't the wrong posts to feedback forum cleared out? you instituted the post requirement rule, clear out the off topic posts then...



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    #5984
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,837 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121328352#Comment_121328352

    Fair point and good question.



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    #5985
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,032 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    @Shield does the vast majority of the housekeeping in the Feedback forum - a thankless job.

    Not your ornery onager



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    #5986
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,096 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121313836#Comment_121313836

    It's a combination of two things.

    The first and most central one is that the mobile new thread dialogue is fundamentally flawed. It presents the Talk To stuff with Help & Feedback at the top, and the reset of the categories can't be seen. Last time I checked there wasn't even a visible scroll bar to imply that there was more below. This simply funnels all the new mobile users into dumping random stuff in Help & Feedback. I've complained about this multiple times, but nothing has been done.

    And this is combined with the fact a lot of them simply can't read or think about what they're doing. You can see how many have failed to also read the welcome email, or the popup about confirming their email address, or the forum title, forum charter, other thread titles etc. The announcement in Feedback about not posting random crap there literally takes up half the screen on mobile, and still doesn't get read.

    The end result is the continual flood of junk that we're seeing.

    The indirect result of new users not getting a response to the misplaced threads, is that they don't stick around and become regular users, something the site really can't afford to have happen.



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    #5987
    TheAnalyst_
    Registered Users Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭TheAnalyst_


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    One of your category mods called me a retard in a thread days ago. I was given 30 day ban for responding and now cannot even start a thread about this in feedback. How can I be banned from highlighting this type of abuse becaause of their actions.


    @unkel



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    #5988
    Boards.ie: Mike
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 973 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mike


    Hi there,

    The best way to resolve this is to post here: https://www.boards.ie/categories/dispute-resolution, or alternatively contact a site admin. Feel free to PM to discuss further.

    Mike,



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    #5989
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,855 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Had the page format on mobile gone rogue for anyone else?

    I'm not sure if it's the site or my phone - but my money would be on the site as nothing else seems to have changed on the phone. The page doesn't adjust to the screen properly

    It's a bit too big for the screen, and when I try to shrink it, this happens....

    Screenshot_20231106_160530_Chrome.jpg




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    #5990
    Damien360
    Registered Users Posts: 6,329 ✭✭✭Damien360


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121333058#Comment_121333058

    Are you using chrome on android ? Had the same but it's the zoom function in chrome for me. Click 3 dots on top right and about half way down is zoom.



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    #5991
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,032 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121330301#Comment_121330301

    Quoting myself here - I praised only one mod.

    I should also have credited @Spear for that work.

    Not your ornery onager



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    #5992
    expectationlost
    Registered Users Posts: 11,769 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    Why close threads and reward the trolls/self-indulgents flooding them? Wouldn't it be better to facilitating the people who want to post in a reasonable way and deleting the posts and thread banning of the trolls/self-indulgent?



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    #5993
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,179 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121294121#Comment_121294121

    You presume that a test site exists.



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    #5994
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,855 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    The sudden scrolling upwards on mobile after 15-30 seconds of reading a thread is still happening.

    Am I the only one being absolutely driven mad by this???

    I must have reported it about 20 times now, there's the occasional "oh it's with Vanilla and being investigated" reply, and yet it's still happening.

    If I prepare a template and post every time it happens to me, and clog this thread up completely, would that prompt some actual action on it?



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    #5995
    Breezy_
    Registered Users Posts: 3,557 ✭✭✭Breezy_


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121383858#Comment_121383858

    Feedback has been pointless for at least 8 years at this stage.



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    #5996
    Boards.ie: Mike
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 973 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mike


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121383858#Comment_121383858

    Hi there,

    I can understand your frustrations and I appreciate that it greatly affects your user experience on mobile. I have re-opened this ticket with Vanilla as I have had some additional information that may help them to resolve the issue.

    Thank you for your patience.



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    #5997
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,113 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    No biggie, but the notification symbol is not being cleared after I click on Mark All Read.

    (Laptop, Windows)



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    #5998
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Sudden scrolling isn’t only a Boards issue. I use iOS phone so don’t know behaviour on Android, but iOS has a built in very irritating auto-scrolling parameter on other sites.



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    #5999
    smuggler.ie
    Registered Users Posts: 4,085 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121393729#Comment_121393729

    Where? i have not come across, not on desk anyway

    Post edited by Boards.ie: Paul on
    history of boards 2021




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    #6000
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,113 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    The notifications system on mobile, at least, is now not working at all. Old notifications fail to clear, and new ones not happening.



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    #6001
    Boards.ie: Mike
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 973 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mike


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121429932#Comment_121429932

    Hey there,

    This issue has been flagged and is being worked on.

    Thanks for highlighting.



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