ability to reply directly to posts
is it just me?
the old forum had a reply option, but the new forum just has a new comment form.
Shouldn't I be able to direct a comment specifically to reply to something someone said instead of just posting a comment?
I have seen some comments that seemed to be directed like that. they use an @ tag. Is that some secret that you have to pick up? That should be right there with those other options below the post.
thank you
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@name is a common internet feature that some found supported in the forum software so others of us followed suit. If you enter @ and start typing a person's forum name, a drop-down list of names and avatars will appear. The other way to specify that your comment is a replay is to use the quote function.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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@M J Smith
so is this where I put it?
I would think it would be outside of the comment area
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It can be anywhere in your post … but you need to select it from the dropdown menu for the system to recognize it as a reference to a person. i.e. @Larry Craig
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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your name wasn't in the dropdown @MJ. Smith
The old forum had a reply option.
I think they need it again
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your name wasn't in the dropdown @MJ. Smith
That's strange - I see it
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good. I'm happy for you
now it showed up
call me crazy, but it wasn't there before
anyway, the bigger point is that there used to be the option to reply to somebody
people shouldn't have to learn about this through posting a lot and asking how to do it
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people shouldn't have to learn about this through posting a lot and asking how to do it
Have you seen the guide that is linked to at the top of the English forum?
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yes, I read it now.
The point is that the old forum had a reply option. this just has a post option.
The old forum didn't require reading a manual on how things worked. This one does.
If I want to include somebody in the discussion, the @ thing is useful. For ordinary replies, it shouldn't be necessary.
oh, almost forgot @Graham Criddle
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In this forum you would use the quote button. It also gives context to your reply and the forum treats it like a mention with the @ but without the hassle.
Have joy in the Lord!
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@Larry Craig I'm trying out the sub-quote:
The old forum didn't require reading a manual on how things worked. This one does.
A bit chunky design, seems.
For ordinary replies, it shouldn't be necessary
"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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