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Hi Ann

Preston Patrick, near Heversham


sylvia

I noticed that too Sylvia. Wish they would reinstate it as it used to work. I used look down the board & when I reached a post with a 'no new posts' knew I had seen all the rest before.

It also makes the 'no of views' a nonsense as I frequently look at a thread I have been following (but not necessarily posted in) and then think - shucks I have read all this before!

Whereabouts in Westmorland is the photo taken Sylvia

It now appears that all icons show as open for threads on which postings have been made "today"


but all threads with dates before "today" show as closed envelopes, indicating read by me ..................... regardless of whether I myself have read them



Not quite what used to happen, and not what we were asking for!



sylvia

Hi Huia

The originator of a thread and in some cases posters on a thread can tick that a question has been answered. However, it isn't working properly because only the originator of the thread should be able to say whether or not their question has been answered. Mainly on Finding Ancestors, Genealogy Chat and Finding Living Relatives boards.

A bit of a waste of time in my opinion because all the originator needs to do is edit their original post and add sorted.

What is this green tick that people talk about? I havent seen it at all. Is that because I am on IE7? I cant see emoticons either, but that doesnt worry me.

Huia.

If it is a case of having our little envelope reinstated and losing the tick to say a question has been answered then our little envelope wins hands down. However, if it means losing a different new feature, why not ask us which we would prefer. This could be done very easily by sticking a thread at the top of this board asking for opinion.

To make it easier for you to read through you could ask that responses be either yes to reinstatement on little envelope or no to reinstatement of little envelope. You could add that any post that do not have the one word answer will be discarded.

To ensure that the majority of members using the boards see the proposal, then sticky a thread on all boards directing to the question. I have not said announcements because not many people look at them.

Still the problem of the icon for new message on the day's posts. I cant remember who was the last poster on every thread I have visited. Please reinstate the no-new-message icon on the day's posts as well as previous days.

Huia.

please please let it be changed back to the "old" system of "new" and "no new" icons

I still don't like the present use of icons. When I opened and looked at a thread the new message icon would disappear and as a forgetful person I would then be aware of which threads I had looked at.

Surely the date and position on the board does the job the icons are now being used for. I thought this was a glich that would be rectified but it now appears to be a permanent retrograde step.

Please can the previous situation be reinstated.

I think GR are putting the no new messages icon on any from previous days, but not on the current days threads. Well, the threads are moving rather quickly now we have the new avatars, it has encouraged people to chat a lot.

Huia.

This is still not corrected............
I did write to them and got what appears to be an automated response telling me -

Inevitably, we do receive a lot of feedback and suggestions from our members but please be assured that your email will be individually read by our Management team and that ALL member feedback is taken into account when deciding on future website development.

Future website development? I just want it put back the way it was - new posts icon changes back to no new posts icon after you have read it!

Mine have now gone back to showing only New Post


Most annoying!

Just checked and mine are sadly still the same. Fingers crossed that it will improve if yours have.

You are correct, Ann!

I have 'no new posts' icon showing on My Threads.

I haven't checked on any other borards yet.



THANK YOU, GR




sylvia

Am I imagining it or is this now partly working? I seem to have a 'no new posts icon' where nothing has been pasted since yesterday

I too would like that icon reinstated. It was just so useful

These are my sentiments too. I have been wasting time looking at threads only to find that there are no new postings on them. Please can GR switch the icons on to work again?

Huia.

I have contacted GR too about this too.

and again



It was so much easier to tell whether new posts had been made when the icon changed from new post to no new posts.



Much easier than trying to remember the name of the person who made the most recent post!



Please, please GR, change back to having the New Post icon change to No New Post icon.



sylvia

Thirded