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08-22-2004, 10:21 PM
With the upgrade to the USCHO.com Fan Forum, there are bound to be some questions. Here in the Announcements forum we will store answers to those common questions. There will also be a thread in the USCHO Cafe for discussion of issues, but since answers posted there could get swamped by the discussion, we will store them here as well.
Be sure to visit your User Control Panel after you log in and go through all of the options, there may be some new ones to set.
Here are some of the most common questions and answers
Q: What is Linear View? A: This is something asked for by many people before, the ability to display posts within a thread in a different order than the Forums default. It can now be set by each registered user in the User CP. The available options are "Linear - Oldest" (display from oldest post to newest) and "Linear - Newest" (display from newest to oldest; the default on the old Forums). All users default to this, but it can be changed by any user in the User CP. How to change it: Go to your User CP, choose "Edit Options" on the left, then look under "Thread Display Options" - use the dropdown menu next to "Thread Display Mode".
Q: What is Threaded/Hybrid View and why can't we use it? A: This is the ability to view posts within a thread, threaded themselves based on subject and reply time; or to view the thread with the Threaded View at the top above the regular Linear View. Unfortunately either option requires a lot more work by the server for each page access and after testing we decided it was best to disable it.
Q: What is Quick Reply? A: Quick Reply is a speedier way of replying to a post. Click the Quick Reply icon right next to the "Quote" icon at the end of any post, type your response and submit - no need to wait for the normal Reply page to come up. Options in Quick Reply are limited but you can always choose to go to the advanced reply page if you need to.
Q: How can I turn off viewing of Signatures? A: Go to your User CP, choose "Edit Options" on the left, then look under "Thread Display Options" - uncheck "Signatures".
Be sure to visit your User Control Panel after you log in and go through all of the options, there may be some new ones to set.
Here are some of the most common questions and answers
Q: What is Linear View? A: This is something asked for by many people before, the ability to display posts within a thread in a different order than the Forums default. It can now be set by each registered user in the User CP. The available options are "Linear - Oldest" (display from oldest post to newest) and "Linear - Newest" (display from newest to oldest; the default on the old Forums). All users default to this, but it can be changed by any user in the User CP. How to change it: Go to your User CP, choose "Edit Options" on the left, then look under "Thread Display Options" - use the dropdown menu next to "Thread Display Mode".
Q: What is Threaded/Hybrid View and why can't we use it? A: This is the ability to view posts within a thread, threaded themselves based on subject and reply time; or to view the thread with the Threaded View at the top above the regular Linear View. Unfortunately either option requires a lot more work by the server for each page access and after testing we decided it was best to disable it.
Q: What is Quick Reply? A: Quick Reply is a speedier way of replying to a post. Click the Quick Reply icon right next to the "Quote" icon at the end of any post, type your response and submit - no need to wait for the normal Reply page to come up. Options in Quick Reply are limited but you can always choose to go to the advanced reply page if you need to.
Q: How can I turn off viewing of Signatures? A: Go to your User CP, choose "Edit Options" on the left, then look under "Thread Display Options" - uncheck "Signatures".