[BETA TEST] Test Posting Thread

[stubbo-admin]

If you want to test out the new posting/formatting features the site offers, add them here.

Things to try:

• Text Formatting
• Quoting
• Links to Youtube video (these will be auto added from the URL on post save)
• Links to X/Twitter Posts (these will be auto added from the URL on post save) 
• Posting Images
• Reply Notifications
• Post 'Likes'
• Reply Icons
• Reply Editing

Let us know if anything doesn't work or if there is feedback.

This thread will get deleted when we go live.

[Holeinonegolfer]

I always read the newspapers thread. Be a shame they stopped. 

[stubbo-admin]

I can probably get you the views associated to your threads, as well as the number of site visitors on those days (so you can get a feeling for views versus audience).

We're also starting to think about how can we invigorate audience and participation. Whether it's editorial/comment, match reports, article type content, Community video content (if anyone wants to stick their head above the parapet) etc. somehow we could really do with growing the community and it's participation beyond just organic thread creation.

But as you say, it all takes time and commitment.

If you (or anyone) has ideas for what you might like to see, let us know, as well as thoughts on how to bring in a wider audience...more views, more opinions all will create a richer and engaging WHO experience for all.

[Alan]

You could just add a 'Read' number directly underneath the current 'Replies' total, so it wouldn't take up much real estate.
I'll hold my hand up here and say that I have a reason for asking for this. I'm not concerned with the number of replies on the newspaper thread, but if it's not getting many reads then it's not worth my while continuing with it, as it takes a fair amount of time each day.

[stubbo-admin]

A lot of forums display the number of times that a thread/post has been read.
Any chance?

It's definitely possible but the number very quickly becomes somewhat meaningless so we hid it to free up clutter/screen real estate.  I mean if a thread has 20 posts, but 135 views...and another has 200 posts and 13500 views...does it help or guide? 

The threads are only truly as 'alive' as the number of contributors...at the moment we have approximately 50-60 truly 'active' contributors, which is the number we could really do with trying to raise somehow.

A greater number of viewpoints would make for an increasingly engaging, vibrant and interesting forum (so if you're reading this and not really posting much ...get more involved and give us your opinions). 

When i'm back from Hols in conjunction with Wils I'll try and get up a site-level 'stats' page for those who are interested...number posts per day, views per day, threads per day and visitors per day with rolling averages or some such. 

If there's a groundswell of opinion that views would be useful, I'll look to add it back in, but am concerned. Most will see it as clutter lacking in value/usefulness.

[Toast]

Understand the need for ads, they much less intrusive on here than on KUMB,that place is unusable now.

Absolute shit show.

Really like the new layout here though.

[Alan]

A lot of forums display the number of times that a thread/post has been read.
Any chance?

[wils]

Yes, it has for me but it might spurious?

I'll double check the settings and switch it off if so. 

[Far Cough UKunt]

Stubbo, I realise we have to allow ads to monetise the whole site but just recently, there are ads that show up within a thread, which can be confusing, is that necessary or something you can turn off?

Have you seen that recently? I thought I switched that off a while ago.

Yes, it has for me but it might spurious?

[wils]

Stubbo, I realise we have to allow ads to monetise the whole site but just recently, there are ads that show up within a thread, which can be confusing, is that necessary or something you can turn off?

Have you seen that recently? I thought I switched that off a while ago.

[Far Cough UKunt]

Stubbo, I realise we have to allow ads to monetise the whole site but just recently, there are ads that show up within a thread, which can be confusing, is that necessary or something you can turn off?

[Crassus]

Stubbo
Thanks mate, appreciated
Thought I'd try a test run

[Bungo]

OK so on UTC it would seem? Well, it's a change...

[Bungo]

So, the most important thing to check. Will the clock reflect the time that this is posted?

[Holeinonegolfer]

• you
• cunts

still having issues with some of the formatting
will this work?
or this?

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https://radio.garden/search
 

[oioi]

IMG_2477.jpeg (45.63 KiB) Viewed 611 times

Got it. Cheers!

[stubbo-admin]

@oioi

What's the source of the pics you want to post? Are they from the web?

If they are online photos (e.g. a Web URL to them) then the image button in the editor will work.

If they're your personal photos (?!) then they need to be less than 500kb in size...in which case add them as an attachment (at the base of the post editor) and choose inline.

[oioi]

'If it shows pink or hardcore, it's deleted.'






Just a little test for the mods 

In all seriousness, excellent work fellas

 

 

How did you post those pics? I'm having no success.

[BRANDED]

Excellent work. Well done all involved.

[Headtheball]

Classic Testing...123.
 

[MaryMillingtonsGhost]

'If it shows pink or hardcore, it's deleted.'






Just a little test for the mods 

In all seriousness, excellent work fellas

[Don Ravioli]

Working good for me.
Thanks everyone that put all the work in and cheers stubbo for sorting out for me today. 
appreciate it. 

[stubbo-admin]

How do you edit or delete a post?

Edit should be within the post-level menu (if on mobile, the three dots) or if on desktop it's the pencil icon.

Delete I think is setup as a Mod permission currently.

[oioi]

How do you edit or delete a post?

[Trilby55]

Should you adjust the clock so that it’s wrong ?

[PabloEscobar]

Site working well. Thanks for sorting it.