Lori posted:Yep, sorry: emergency maintenance, and I forgot to tell you about it.
The start of Masterchef was delayed because of the astronaut thing, so all went ok!
Wait...astronaut thing? 
NM. I found it. 
Ohhh, got all excited there. Saw there was new replies and thought there might be an answer to the First Unread Post conundrum
Rexi posted:Ohhh, got all excited there. Saw there was new replies and thought there might be an answer to the First Unread Post conundrum
We are working on it, Rexi! 
Cheers Lori
Rexi posted:Ohhh, got all excited there. Saw there was new replies and thought there might be an answer to the First Unread Post conundrum
Whilst this issue is being sorted out I have a temporary solution. When you see the blue bell by a PM signifying a new unread reply before clicking on the blue bell right click on it and copy the link (the wording varies by browser - copy link location in Firefox, create shortcut in IE I think). Then create a bookmark/favourite with that link in your browser. Alternatively create a shortcut on the screen (I'm using a computer) with that link. This works for me.
Since I posted this, Brian Lenz from Social Strata has posted to say that a fix for this issue should be released by the end of this week
OMG El! That's a fix!!?? I need a degree to understand it!
I don't get PM's, it's just in the main threads that it doesn't work for me.
good to know they are on the case though
I take it the backroom boys and gals are working on all aspects of this, not just the PMs/Dialogs?
refreshing takes you back to a post PRIOR to the last one you read.
After posting a comment, the 'back' button takes you to the bottom of the page you were on when you compiled your post, or the top for some, or sometimes somewhere in the middle-ish!
Yep, all aspects.
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:I take it the backroom boys and gals are working on all aspects of this, not just the PMs/Dialogs?
refreshing takes you back to a post PRIOR to the last one you read.
After posting a comment, the 'back' button takes you to the bottom of the page you were on when you compiled your post, or the top for some, or sometimes somewhere in the middle-ish!
Possibly the refreshing has been sorted.
It's still a mess.
And as for reading on my iphone.... 
Nope, quotetastic mania on some threads means that it becomes ridiculous. For example, quote upon quote results in ONE letter per line:
h
e
l
l
o
So I won't be using my phone again any time soon.
Cosmo, looking at this post I see what you mean and it's like that on my computer screen.
https://www.gagajoyjoy.com/topi...8#471368445565833038
El Loro posted:Cosmo, looking at this post I see what you mean and it's like that on my computer screen.
https://www.gagajoyjoy.com/topi...8#471368445565833038
Haha! Yes, that one's mental but to be fair by then we were all just larking about in the thread. I wasn't referring to anything specific - just a general observation really (it does it on my lappy too btw) and is something I had noticed on quite a few occasions. Perhaps it's just me and my lack of patience? 
I do find it irritating. The multi quote has taken the mantle of the simplest and quickest form of replying. It feels like we're being held hostage to it...which is unfair on us (especially the HL thread FM's âĨ - we LIKE replying to each other); I'm not anti multi quoting - I'm anti one letter per line in a quote.
Thanks for responding El Loro. I appreciate you taking the time especially as this issue is not down to you.
Lori posted:Rexi posted:Ohhh, got all excited there. Saw there was new replies and thought there might be an answer to the First Unread Post conundrum
We are working on it, Rexi!
Knock on wood, this has been sorted.
Yep, I tried it out before I posted.
But but, it still doesn't work in a normal thread on the forum. If I click First Unread Post it takes me to any old random place 
I'm using Safari on an ipad4
Rexi posted:But but, it still doesn't work in a normal thread on the forum. If I click First Unread Post it takes me to any old random place
I'm using Safari on an ipad4
Weird. It's working consistently for me, on both my iPad (Safari) and the laptop.
Rexi, can you tell me what version of the OS you have? (Settings>General>About)
How about anyone else? Is the First Unread Post working for you?
Lori posted:Rexi posted:But but, it still doesn't work in a normal thread on the forum. If I click First Unread Post it takes me to any old random place
I'm using Safari on an ipad4
Weird. It's working consistently for me, on both my iPad (Safari) and the laptop.
Rexi, can you tell me what version of the OS you have? (Settings>General>About)
9.2
(Good job you told me where to look 
)
Weird. I'm on our testing envrionment, using the same version you are, and it still works.
Now can you go to Settings>Safari and tell me what you have for the following setting: Block Cookies
Lori posted:How about anyone else? Is the First Unread Post working for you?
Windows 7, IE 11, on a PC
Lori posted:Now can you go to Settings>Safari and tell me what you have for the following setting: Block Cookies
Allow For Websites I Visit
Thanks for this Lori, I appreciate it
Rexi, I'm not sure if anything will happen on this for a while, since our office is closed tomorrow through New Year's, but let me just show you what I took from the work ticket we're working from. This is how the "Last Post" link is supposed to work:
1. Display the first unread post, if there are new posts since your last visit. This will show as "First Unread Post".
2. Display the last post, if there was at least one reply, and there are no new posts since your last visit. This will show as "Last Post".
Can you try a few threads, and confirm that it is not working that way for you?
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:Lori posted:How about anyone else? Is the First Unread Post working for you?
Also seems OK for me when I use Chrome on the PC.
And Chrome on the Android tablet.
Thanks Lori
I will do extensive testing over the Christmas period and report back!
Happy Christmas to you and all our US chums ... hope you all have a lovely holiday 
Thank you, and the same to you!
A very merry Christmas Lori , and all in Seattle 
But ...psst....i still can't get my external smileys to work ...see...>>>>[url=http://yoursmiles.org/t-nytree.php?page=14][img]http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/nytree/t79210.gif[/img][/url]
Baz posted:A very merry Christmas Lori , and all in Seattle
But ...psst....i still can't get my external smileys to work ...see...>>>>[url=http://yoursmiles.org/t-nytree.php?page=14][img]http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/nytree/t79210.gif[/img][/url]
Baz, when you go to that site and are at the collection of smileys there are three radio buttons above the grid of smileys - make sure you select the one that says 'URL' then select the smiley you want - its URL will now be in the box above the radio buttons. Highlight and copy it. Come back to GaGa and open a reply box, click the insert/edtt icon and paste the URL into the SOURCE box - you can ignore the rest of the boxes - click post reply..........et voila!
This tested on the pc, I'm off to test it on the tablet now, but I'm pretty sure it's the same.
See my snowman above - see what#s written above it? That's the format you should be looking for - only the number will change for each different smiley,
