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Topic: Here are some forum features that I discovered after spending some time here. - page 2. (Read 283 times)

legendary
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I don't know if anyone uses this, but here it goes!



Basically, the button redirects you to the last page of the thread, which, for some, is not considered good practice because it skips the original post, and you end up reading only the last replies. I've been using this a lot especially to those threads whose last reply are from those interesting forum members(which is personal).
legendary
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Merit: 2014
Most of the points you've mentioned and presented here were already familiar to me.

  • Quick edit button: Nothing new - unfortunately, I've had to use it several times. But for correcting minor things, it's certainly a great help!  Roll Eyes
  • Hide Button: I also find this button useful since there are some boards I'm really not interested in - especially for the local boards which I cannot understand.
  • Forum stats: The statistics were actually new to me; I guess I never scrolled that far on the board's main page to come across these statistics Cheesy
  • Hide Avatars and Signature: Familiar, but I don’t use it. I like a bit of variety with different avatars.
  • Watchlist: Very useful, especially in threads you visit regularly. "Show new replies to your posts." gets really cluttered when you post frequently.


I'm looking forward to other responses - especially of "old" members!
full member
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I want to share some forum features that have not been easily seen. Even users who have been here for a while may not know about them.

1. Quick Edit Button: Recently, I was reading my reply after posting it and while reading I found the button seems like this , I was seeing that button first time, I clicked and then understood that this is for quickly edit our reply, then I shared it with a local board member which is a newbie here, Then a reply popped up of @libert19 which is here for years and said "Lol, I have been here for years yet learned about it from your post  Cheesy", That's where I got the idea of sharing it on global board so other users also can save time.

2. Hide Button: This feature I discovered on first day of my registration on this forum, but on a recent thread by @blue Snow,
I have seen many people who have been here for many years also find out about it now. This button is available on the homepage to hide the boards that you do not want to view or read. It also hides the avatar that we see at the top of forum. However, it does not hide the avatar permanently after updating the avatar. reappears. Like this:

         

3. Forum Stats: You will see many interesting statistics about the forum at the bottom of the home page, it will become more interesting after clicking on the "More Stats" hyperlink.



4. Hide Avatars and Signature: If you don’t know how to hide other members’ Avatars or Signatures, or if you’ve installed a third-party extension specifically for this purpose, you can do so in settings, There are a lot of different settings available, some of which may be new to you if you’re not reading the setting page carefully.



5. Watchlist: If you don’t want to see a lot of Unwanted Threads in the "Show new replies to your posts." section, Which are listed there when we respond to threads and other users write a reply on that thread so we can know what are more replies from other members. you can edit that watchlist for a clean view.

           

Do you learned something new?
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