Well it didn't. So ask pogge how she got te email econ beside her handle.
1. I'm a he.
2. At the moment you have an email icon beside your little happy face. I wonder if that's actually for a private message. The only email address the system has for me is my personal addy (i.e. not my pogge addy) and if the system is publishing that then we have a problem. I haven't told it to publish that address. If you can see an email address for me, please confirm so I can yell at somebody.
ETA:
When I click on that mail icon, it takes me to a screen that would allow me to compose an email message to you. It would send that message on my private address. It does not show me your address, just your user name. So until I actually send you something I don't think you get my address. Until you reply, I don't get yours. (I didn't actually send you a message so don't go check your inbox.)
Yes, I gather that's if you want to link your personal email to your
online presence. To PM someone within this site, you need to go to Your
Menu and click on My Inbox, then you type in or select the poster who
you want to contact.
Well it didn't. So ask pogge how she got te email econ beside her handle.
When I click on that mail icon, it takes me to a screen that would allow me to compose an email message to you. It would send that message on my private address. It does not show me your address, just your user name. So until I actually send you something I don't think you get my address. Until you reply, I don't get yours. (I didn't actually send you a message so don't go check your inbox.)
Yeah, I believe that just takes you to the private message screen.
M. Spector, I totally agree with you about the happy face telling people who is online, who isn't, and when they last visited. I've seen that on other forums and I find it downright creepy and stalkerish. On some forums I've been on in the past, they even tell you who is looking at the thread you're looking at right at that moment - it lists the names!
I'll ask the tech people if we can ditch that feature.
Nope, sorry. "Admin" on this site means you are the site administrator, so that won't be possible. If you'd like to choose another name, I'll be happy to change it to that.
I notice that, in all my posts, the lines of text are compacted to
the same width as the 'post new comment' box. And also some odd breaks
in the text, moving one part of a sentence down to the next line, like
some kind of bad poetry. Will also mention this in my feedback. Could
be that I'm using Netscape as a browser. Will try in IE.
Is God calling the new babble an Intelligent design?
Give it some time. I think the new format will have much more capabilities
than the old babble. There is a lot to work out, by the sounds of it. It
will take some time.
In 1978, I was editor of a newspaper. One day, the publisher took me out to lunch and when we returned, my beautiful electric typewriter was gone, replaced by a computer. I gasped in horror and demanded, to no avail, that he give my typewriter back.
Since then, I've been through many many changes, as you can imagine, dragged kicking and screaming each time. I could never believe that these changes were going to improve anything.
Sometimes, they didn't -- most often, they did and I would reluctantly admit that I had been wrong.
I still resist change -- I resisted this one when I was still at rabble! -- but I've become a lot more patient, waiting for the improvements to kick in. I'm pretty sure it won't be very long until everyone is taking the new babble for granted and it will seem as if it's always been like this.
Well it didn't. So ask pogge how she got te email econ beside her handle.
1. I'm a he.
2. At the moment you have an email icon beside your little happy face. I wonder if that's actually for a private message. The only email address the system has for me is my personal addy (i.e. not my pogge addy) and if the system is publishing that then we have a problem. I haven't told it to publish that address. If you can see an email address for me, please confirm so I can yell at somebody.
ETA:
When I click on that mail icon, it takes me to a screen that would allow me to compose an email message to you. It would send that message on my private address. It does not show me your address, just your user name. So until I actually send you something I don't think you get my address. Until you reply, I don't get yours. (I didn't actually send you a message so don't go check your inbox.)
I sent you a message - a sorry one. I don't see a econ beside my name, and only have seen the little envelope beside your name, she said to he.
kids live and play together, let's let them learn together too!
What I would like is a place one who is a babbler could go with easy to understand directions about how to access the features on babble - we could call it babble self-help.
kids live and play together, let's let them learn together too!
Hmm, when I click on jan's and slumberjack's envelopes it will send them a message from my private email, not as part of the forum pm system. But how do you enable the envelope, of for that matter disable it.
___________________________________________________________
"watching the tide roll away"
Things are looking up. I actually found something that is an improvement over the old babble!
On the Active Topics page, the links to thread titles change colour if I have accessed them recently. This allows me to easily pick out the threads that I have been following and ignore the rest.
The names of the forums also change colour if I've recently clicked on the link, but the change is so subtle (light grey v. dark grey?) it's not much use.
At the right, near the top is a box entitled "Your Menu." First link is "My inbox." That takes you into the private messaging system. Click on the Compose tab to create a new message.
Actually, "My inbox" will only show up in the "Your menu" box [make up your minds, guys - is it My or Your?] if you have previously indicated that you want to receive PM's.
If you don't have "My inbox" showing, you will have to go to "My Account" (which appears in the extreme upper right of the page); click on the Edit tab and then scroll down to where you are asked if you want to receive PM's. Click the box to check it and then scroll down the page to click on the submit button.
A weird thing about the Your Menu box: I clicked on the "Create Content" line and the box instantly disappeared. I discovered later it had dropped down to the bottom of the page!
You have no little envelope icon on my screen next to your name pogge, but jan does and slumberjack is the only other one in thread who does too.
___________________________________________________________
"watching the tide roll away"
ok, I think this is what going on with little envelopes and not. I don't see a little envelope beside my stupid monkey picture cause I am the user and thus will not be writing myself (but maybe I want to ), but others see it. We need to get hold of that tech manual to help our babble cause - plackard time.
Our kids live together and play together in their communities, let's have them learn together too!
I've become a lot more patient, waiting for the improvements to kick in. I'm pretty sure it won't be very long until everyone is taking the new babble for granted and it will seem as if it's always been like this.
Meanwhile, would you deny us the small pleasure of complaining? Spoilsport!
M. Spector wrote:
Will we see babblers subpoenaing babble records to establish alibis?
Brilliant idea. If my nephew is going to do a break-and-enter, I will cover for him by logging on in his name to prove he was home in front of his computer at the time.
Michelle wrote:
I'll ask the tech people if we can ditch that feature.
My nephew will be so disappointed. (P.S. I don't have a nephew.)
1. I'm a he.
2. At the moment you have an email icon beside your little happy face. I wonder if that's actually for a private message. The only email address the system has for me is my personal addy (i.e. not my pogge addy) and if the system is publishing that then we have a problem. I haven't told it to publish that address. If you can see an email address for me, please confirm so I can yell at somebody.
ETA:
When I click on that mail icon, it takes me to a screen that would allow me to compose an email message to you. It would send that message on my private address. It does not show me your address, just your user name. So until I actually send you something I don't think you get my address. Until you reply, I don't get yours. (I didn't actually send you a message so don't go check your inbox.)
Yes, I gather that's if you want to link your personal email to your
online presence. To PM someone within this site, you need to go to Your
Menu and click on My Inbox, then you type in or select the poster who
you want to contact.
Yeah, I believe that just takes you to the private message screen.
Oh my god this is making me frigging insane. Why the hell aren't the quote boxes working for me??????????????????????????????
Test
ARGH ARGH ARGH.
Test
M. Spector, I totally agree with you about the happy face telling people who is online, who isn't, and when they last visited. I've seen that on other forums and I find it downright creepy and stalkerish. On some forums I've been on in the past, they even tell you who is looking at the thread you're looking at right at that moment - it lists the names!
I'll ask the tech people if we can ditch that feature.
Testing still.
Been there, looked at that. That's a different screen.
God, I miss old Babble.
Okay Michelle. How about...Um......Spectrum?
Thanks,
I have no idea why your quoting function doesn't work. Did you break the new babble?
This makes me SO SAD. Okay, maybe it'll work this time? Maybe?
ARGH ARGH!
I'm with Boom Boom. This is progress?
Aha! Okay, it's because I'm at a moderator level, so I have to toggle something to make it work. Finally!
Test. Heybopareebob Beeboparuba!
Well let's see about posting images.
Ok, now let's see about posting links...
Ok, everything works for me.
LOL. Let's try posting some figures:
Babble is still causing sidescroll on my main computer, but not on my laptop. What the hell?
I hate this new babble. There's really nothing I like about it at all.
Don't lose faith Boom Boom. The universe is unfolding as it should. It'll all work out.
Will I ever be able to a) view the emoticons? b) open a new thread?
Will I ever be able to a) view the emoticons? b) open a new thread?
Is God calling the new babble an Intelligent design?
If so, then it's proof he/she/it doesn't exist.
A new theology: God as sock puppet.
I notice that, in all my posts, the lines of text are compacted to
the same width as the 'post new comment' box. And also some odd breaks
in the text, moving one part of a sentence down to the next line, like
some kind of bad poetry. Will also mention this in my feedback. Could
be that I'm using Netscape as a browser. Will try in IE.
Give it some time. I think the new format will have much more capabilities
than the old babble. There is a lot to work out, by the sounds of it. It
will take some time.
In 1978, I was editor of a newspaper. One day, the publisher took me out to lunch and when we returned, my beautiful electric typewriter was gone, replaced by a computer. I gasped in horror and demanded, to no avail, that he give my typewriter back.
Since then, I've been through many many changes, as you can imagine, dragged kicking and screaming each time. I could never believe that these changes were going to improve anything.
Sometimes, they didn't -- most often, they did and I would reluctantly admit that I had been wrong.
I still resist change -- I resisted this one when I was still at rabble!
-- but I've become a lot more patient, waiting for the improvements to kick in. I'm pretty sure it won't be very long until everyone is taking the new babble for granted and it will seem as if it's always been like this.
I sent you a message - a sorry one. I don't see a econ beside my name, and only have seen the little envelope beside your name, she said to he.
kids live and play together, let's let them learn together too!
What I would like is a place one who is a babbler could go with easy to understand directions about how to access the features on babble - we could call it babble self-help.
kids live and play together, let's let them learn together too!
We'll see. Old babble was easier to use, and had better looking emoticons. Just sayin'.
Received and replied to.
I don't see the icon beside my own name. And I haven't noticed one associated with anyone else but you. I guess we're special.
You have no little envelope icon on my screen next to your name pogge, but jan does and slumberjack is the only other one in thread who does too.
___________________________________________________________
"watching the tide roll away"
Sharon, I want my manual typewrite back. I'm not unreasonable; I know I can't find good scribes anymore.
How about now? If the answer is yes, I know what it is.
The answer is no envelope, do I have one beside my name on your screen?
___________________________________________________________
"watching the tide roll away"
No. I have no other ideas to try right now. Curious. Especially when there's already a separate private messaging system.
Hmm, when I click on jan's and slumberjack's envelopes it will send them a message from my private email, not as part of the forum pm system. But how do you enable the envelope, of for that matter disable it.
___________________________________________________________
"watching the tide roll away"
How the hell do you send a pm?
I agree Boom Boom. I see no advantages at all.
Things are looking up. I actually found something that is an improvement over the old babble!
On the Active Topics page, the links to thread titles change colour if I have accessed them recently. This allows me to easily pick out the threads that I have been following and ignore the rest.
The names of the forums also change colour if I've recently clicked on the link, but the change is so subtle (light grey v. dark grey?) it's not much use.
But we have to be grateful for the little things!
At the right, near the top is a box entitled "Your Menu." First link is "My inbox." That takes you into the private messaging system. Click on the Compose tab to create a new message.
Actually, "My inbox" will only show up in the "Your menu" box [make up your minds, guys - is it My or Your?] if you have previously indicated that you want to receive PM's.
If you don't have "My inbox" showing, you will have to go to "My Account" (which appears in the extreme upper right of the page); click on the Edit tab and then scroll down to where you are asked if you want to receive PM's. Click the box to check it and then scroll down the page to click on the submit button.
A weird thing about the Your Menu box: I clicked on the "Create Content" line and the box instantly disappeared. I discovered later it had dropped down to the bottom of the page!
ok, I think this is what going on with little envelopes and not. I don't see a little envelope beside my stupid monkey picture cause I am the user and thus will not be writing myself (but maybe I want to
), but others see it. We need to get hold of that tech manual to help our babble cause - plackard time.
Our kids live together and play together in their communities, let's have them learn together too!
Meanwhile, would you deny us the small pleasure of complaining? Spoilsport!
Brilliant idea. If my nephew is going to do a break-and-enter, I will cover for him by logging on in his name to prove he was home in front of his computer at the time.
My nephew will be so disappointed. (P.S. I don't have a nephew.)
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