What do you think of web forums instead of newsgroups?

Many thanks for making forums available. Forums are my preference.

And may a suggest a darker green for those links that are light green? Tough to make them out but could be my aging eyes.

Please change your style sheet(s) such that visited links are a different color than unvisited links. In fact, it would be nice if you changed the link colors on hover as well (to help minimize finger errors).

 

Superb suggestion!

Thanks. Occasionally I get a little wood on the ball.

I notice that you've done this with the main thread links in the forum categories. So either you responded to my request or it was like that before and I just didn't notice. If the former than thankyou for your prompt attention. If the later then no matter, it's not a demand but I'm glad it's done.

Anyway, could you now please do the same thing with the "Last Post" links? That way the user's browser keeps track and gives him/her a quick visual clue of which posts are new and which have already been read. I know you have an "Unread Post" function on your main page and I applaud that effort but I personally find it a little awkward and prefer just to browse the categories the way I've become used to in other forums. I'm sure there must be some others out there who feel the same way. Visual clues in the links themselves would be very helpful.

Actually I take that back. Now I'm noticing that the thread links revert to the "unread" color every time somebody adds a new post. That kind of defeats the purpose. Alternate colors are only helpful if you can see if it's a thread that you've previously read. The "last post" links should change color when somebody adds a post. This should work with a simple change to the style sheet(s) since each new post should have an unique link.

For me, the forum approach is far better.  Just don't make me add my picture.

Joan - find a picture of something other than yourself to include as a picture.  I have this picture I found somewhere of a snake coming out of a computer in front of a pastor.  I thought it was very fitting a number of years ago - as one considers the content and the availability of the Internet.  I am reminded of the temptation that it presents to each of us.  Perhaps you can find a picture or symbol that you might like posting - even though it is not a picture of you.

Blessings,

Floyd

I never said it was not me - just that Joan did not need to use  her picture.  If you assumed that this wasn't my picture, then I will just leave you with that assumption. [:)]

Yep, it's broken again all right.  Disappointing.  Hope it can get fixed soon, as without it, the forum is quite unworkable.

I like it myself. But I never got into the newsgroups as much as some other Logos users. I hated it when the Southwest Conference bit the dust. But now--go Big XII!

I hated it when the Southwest Conference bit the dust. But now--go Big XII!

I'm a Big 10 guy myself.  Raised in Indiana so it's IU in basketball and Purdue [PU [:)]]in football.

We decided to go with the main topic link going to the start of the thread and the Latest Post date link going to, well, the latest post.

Don't mean to be switching this around all the time, but we needed an easy way for new viewer of a thread to see the starting post and for those who have followed a thread for days (like this one) to be able to quickly catch up on the most recent comments.

If there were a simple way to link to a viewer's first unread post, we would probably try to link there, but recording the last post each viewer has read and adjusting links on the fly to display that isn't supported in this forum software. The reasoning behind that is that displaying different links to each viewer makes it hard to cache pages and greatly decreases performance.

So try the link that is on the Latest Post date and you should be able to reach the recent comments in one click once again.

A Penn State man myself.. go Lions

You are? Good, maybe you can solve a life long mystery for me. What on earth is a "Nittany Lion"? Is it more like an "African Lion", a "Mountain Lion" or a "Dandelion"? I know it's nothing like a "Detroit Lion" because once in a while they will win a game but I'm still confused.

maybe you can solve a life long mystery for me. What on earth is a "Nittany Lion"?

 The Lion itself is a mountain lion/cougar; which live in the area.  The name "Nittany" comes from the Indian tribe that lived in the valley where the campus now resides.  In the area, there is a "Mount Nittany" as well.

I should also mention that in Pennsylvania, it is quite common to name rivers, streets, and even cities after Indian tribes or using Indian names.  So outside of the area, I am not surprised most folks do not understand the Native American naming tradition, but in PA, it is quite natural.

Out here in Seattle, we do the same thing... lots of long, and sometimes hard to say, Indian names.

I think it's like that everywhere, isn't it? It certainly is in Canada, especially on the west coast where the native cultural history is so rich.

I can understand the complaints about white civilization that native people have but I wish they make an effort recognize the tributes that European culture gives to their history, particularly in the area of sport franchise names. Naming a team like (for instance) "The Braves" after a native tradition is not a slight, it's a compliment (Although I have to confess that I hate that "tomahawk chop" chant that the fans do. I think it's very insulting).

Thanks for sharing that. Another piece of trivia that I can  pedantically flaunt when engaging in gridiron chatter.

 

I'm interested in your feedback on our new web forums.

My comment?  It's about time.  I've been using forums for years and prefer them over usenet style newsgroups.  For one thing, if I post a question/comment here, I have an option to receive an e-mail notice when there's a response to my post.  That saves tons of my time.

As a sign of the times, AT&T just informed me that as of mid-July they are dropping their support of usenet newsgroups.  Ah well.....

Gerry