Post Here about the New Version (Xenforo) of the FOG

[peter halle]

This is a post for Seth:

What are you trying to do and perhaps I can help.

Peter

 

[Econoline]

it had to do with attaching photos to a direct message. Seth said there was an icon, bottom left of the reply. I posted a screenshot showing that there was no icon, bottom left.

 

[peter halle]

it had to do with attaching photos to a direct message. Seth said there was an icon, bottom left of the reply. I posted a screenshot showing that there was no icon, bottom left.

That is not enabled. Same as in the previous software.

Peter

 

[Econoline]

That is not enabled. Same as in the previous software.

Peter

Ok, what is the reasoning for having it disabled?

 

[peter halle]

Ok, what is the reasoning for having it disabled?

My recollection is that the original thought process way back when was that people come to the forum to share, learn, teach, and discuss. Sharing of images in public (once that ability was introduced) was to be part of all that. The sharing of images privately could, and can still, be accomplished in numerous ways outside of the forum. Additionally, whereas the admins and moderators don't have permissions to read or moderate what is said in the private messages, having the ability to attach images of any type of content is just another risk to the friendly, open, sharing culture that has enabled this forum to survive when so many others similar have disappeared.

Peter

 

[Econoline]

My recollection is that the original thought process way back when was that people come to the forum to share, learn, teach, and discuss. Sharing of images in public (once that ability was introduced) was to be part of all that. The sharing of images privately could, and can still, be accomplished in numerous ways outside of the forum. Additionally, whereas the admins and moderators don't have permissions to read or moderate what is said in the private messages, having the ability to attach images of any type of content is just another risk to the friendly, open, sharing culture that has enabled this forum to survive when so many others similar have disappeared.

Peter

Understood.

 

[mino]

One more request/suggest post from me:

On the old forum, the Classifieds ads were not shown in the "New posts" stream by default. IMO this is a desirable configuration as the section can potentially flood the "New posts" stream and has a pretty specific audience anyway.

Thus I have three items to that topic:

A request to mimic former forum behaviour.
If at all possible, please exclude the "Off Topic" forums from the "New posts" notification stream by default.

A proposal for a marking the US/NA-specific forums explicitly to avoid confusion.
IMO the "Classifieds", the "Dealers Area", "Ask Festool" and possibly even the "Festool Announcements" forums should be moved there for a start as these are US/Canada-specific and it can get confusing at times for non-US members. Not sure how .. maybe changing "Festool" to "Festool USA" in the "Ask Festool" forum, adding "North America only" suffix to Classifieds and Dealers forum name etc.

Either way, I believe the fact FUSA graciously hosts this forum warrants the having their "own" section for US/NA-specific topics and Classifieds are inherently US-specific just from the American English name ... yeah, it took me a little to figure why "so much secrecy on a tool forum, Classifying things and what not .. Heh."

A wishlist item to allow "unsubscribing" from individual forums to not show up on user's "New posts" stream.


Thanks!