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View Poll Results: Do you use the "Welcome " screen? | |||
Yes, I always use it. | 22 | 73.33% | |
Yes, but only sometimes use it... I know everything and don't need a little screen to tell me! | 4 | 13.33% | |
No, but I'll give it shot now that I know about it. | 4 | 13.33% | |
Voters: 30. You may not vote on this poll |
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December 20th, 2008, 01:37 AM | #1 |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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Everyone use the "welcome" screen?
Does everyone use the "welcome" screen located on the top right hand of the page when you log in?
I find it an excellent way to see what topics or threads have been added since my last visit. If you don't use it, I highly recommend you do as it's a great feature to keep you informed on what's happened since the last time you logged on. Alex, I know this may not be correct forum for a site related item, but my main goal is to help all the forum members perhaps stay in touch a bit better with each other if they are not aware of this great feature. Please consider leaving it here as this is the most trafficked of all the forums. |
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December 20th, 2008, 02:07 AM | #2 |
ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 7
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I find it very useful! I do like seeing how many unread posts there are, and it's nice to be able to bring all the threads with unread posts up just by clicking that "unread posts" link. Someone who registers on the site today may have a couple thousand unread posts, so I added that link right in that same box to mark all posts as read right away, if they choose. Posts that someone hasn't seen only stay unread for 30 days; after 30 days every post is considered "read".
Also, when that list of threads with unread posts come up, that green arrow to the left of each thread title is a direct link to where you last were in that thread; it will take you to your first unread post: With most browsers you can right click on that arrow, and open it up in a new tab. What I typically do is quickly open up every unread thread in a new tab each, then go to each tab to read 'em all...
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December 20th, 2008, 02:26 AM | #3 |
ninjette.org sage
Name: Andy
Location: Sheboygan, WI
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 1988 Honda Hawk NT650, 1989 Honda Hawk NT650, 1997 GSXR750 Track Bike Posts: 890
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I always use it to check for PM's and my Unread Posts.
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December 20th, 2008, 07:56 AM | #4 |
WORKDADDY
Name: Dave
Location: slc utah
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 ninja 2fitty Posts: 112
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First thing after I log in is hit the unread posts hyperlink... I say it is a great way to follow up on a previous thread of interest... Good idea
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December 20th, 2008, 09:41 AM | #5 |
Master of the ZZR
Name: Brian
Location: Hamilton
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Kawasaki 250 ZZR Posts: 56
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I live off the unread posts link :P
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December 20th, 2008, 10:01 AM | #6 |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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Great... I wasn't sure how many was aware of this feature.
On other boards that use the same forum format, this feature is not enabled and this is the first time I've seen it used. I find it a very useful, invaluable tool and wasn't sure how many others noticed it too. Good job, Alex. The details here amaze me at times. |
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December 20th, 2008, 11:56 PM | #7 | |
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Name: Nick
Location: Occoquan, VA
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R Posts: 518
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I was keeping up with all new posts at one time, but now that I have 1008 unread posts I dont really have the time to read them all. It is a great feature though.
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December 21st, 2008, 12:24 AM | #8 | |
ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 7
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It depends on what thread you're going into. If there are quite a few pictures in the thread, it may seem like it's taking awhile because it's loading every one of the pictures before it finishes putting you right at the first unread post. The same thing is actually happening if you just click the thread itself and scroll down yourself, it just doesn't seem as noticeable because the pics are coming in below while you are still scrolling.
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December 21st, 2008, 01:13 AM | #9 |
Akai Suisei - 赤い彗星
Name: Joseph
Location: socal
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 Kurosaki 250, 09 Honda 600RawrRawr Posts: 540
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Nope.
I just bookmark the site on the forum index. Then I hit the new posts button alot to see what's up. |
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December 21st, 2008, 02:44 PM | #10 |
IC2(SW)
Name: Kerry
Location: Pensacola
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: A lot.
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Nice! 4 unread posts Mine used to be like that, I don't know what happened...... Don't think I'll ever catch up now
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December 21st, 2008, 05:21 PM | #11 |
That's me!
Name: TJ
Location: Ames, IA
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r (Tis blue), 2008 CBR600RR Posts: 454
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December 21st, 2008, 05:25 PM | #12 |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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December 21st, 2008, 06:25 PM | #13 |
IC2(SW)
Name: Kerry
Location: Pensacola
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: A lot.
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Wife has some reading to do.... LOL!
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December 21st, 2008, 07:17 PM | #14 |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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One thing I've noticed about the unread posts number... it's about twice the number of the actual posts. Don't know why that is... Alex?
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December 21st, 2008, 07:19 PM | #15 |
ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 7
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I've never seen that. Are you sure you're not confusing threads and posts? You can have 10 unread posts show up on that counter, click on it, and have only 2 threads show up. That's because there may be 6 posts in one thread and 4 posts in the other thread that have been entered since you last visited either.
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December 21st, 2008, 07:21 PM | #16 | |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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December 22nd, 2008, 02:58 AM | #17 |
That's me!
Name: TJ
Location: Ames, IA
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r (Tis blue), 2008 CBR600RR Posts: 454
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Yeah it used to read between none and maybe 20 unread posts. Then one day it was like WHAM 600-something. Everyday it goes up by about 50 or so. |
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December 22nd, 2008, 11:57 AM | #18 |
ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 7
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December 22nd, 2008, 12:01 PM | #19 | |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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December 22nd, 2008, 01:50 PM | #20 | |
That's me!
Name: TJ
Location: Ames, IA
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r (Tis blue), 2008 CBR600RR Posts: 454
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December 22nd, 2008, 02:23 PM | #21 |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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December 22nd, 2008, 03:01 PM | #22 |
That's me!
Name: TJ
Location: Ames, IA
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r (Tis blue), 2008 CBR600RR Posts: 454
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How do you get such a high post count like that?
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December 22nd, 2008, 03:02 PM | #23 |
That's me!
Name: TJ
Location: Ames, IA
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r (Tis blue), 2008 CBR600RR Posts: 454
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Seriously? It's rather impressive.
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December 22nd, 2008, 03:02 PM | #24 |
That's me!
Name: TJ
Location: Ames, IA
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r (Tis blue), 2008 CBR600RR Posts: 454
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You'd literally have to post at every opportunitey!
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December 22nd, 2008, 03:03 PM | #25 |
That's me!
Name: TJ
Location: Ames, IA
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r (Tis blue), 2008 CBR600RR Posts: 454
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Sorry in that last post I misspelled opportunity!
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December 22nd, 2008, 03:13 PM | #26 |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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lol... only 500 more to go.
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December 22nd, 2008, 03:21 PM | #27 |
ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 7
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And so the post-whoring begins...
It's almost as if people aren't aware their accounts are locked at 1000 posts to let the rest of the group catch-up!
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December 22nd, 2008, 03:52 PM | #28 |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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December 22nd, 2008, 04:59 PM | #29 |
That's me!
Name: TJ
Location: Ames, IA
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r (Tis blue), 2008 CBR600RR Posts: 454
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Heyyyyy! What gives?
Is someone trying to make me feel like I'm imagining things?? |
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December 22nd, 2008, 05:01 PM | #30 |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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December 22nd, 2008, 05:36 PM | #31 |
ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 7
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Didn't see anything weird on this end, and it seems to still be working OK. That's what it would look like if you hit the read hyperlink right below, any chance that's what happened? I guess I could try and move that link elsewhere, but if I move it too far away people might not know that the functionality is so related... You can also always use the "view new posts" pull-down menu, and view the new posts from the last day, 2 days, week, etc.; it doesn't matter if you've personally marked them read or not.
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December 22nd, 2008, 10:09 PM | #32 |
ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 7
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Vex -
I moved it one line away: If that were the cause, this would make it less likely for the next time.
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December 23rd, 2008, 12:31 AM | #33 |
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Name: Nick
Location: Occoquan, VA
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R Posts: 518
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Figured it out.. see, Kelly's bike is taken apart to much to ride. ..and for Alex, well, he doesnt really even own a 250. Availability to ride a 250 = less posts! |
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December 23rd, 2008, 12:36 AM | #34 |
ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
Blog Entries: 7
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That's my side of the argument! Whenever I'm talking about the ninjette with Ann I always say "your bike" and more often than not she calls it my bike due to the low amount of Annie-specific miles on it...
But you're right, it's officially my wife's bike.
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December 23rd, 2008, 12:49 AM | #35 | |
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Name: Nick
Location: Occoquan, VA
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R Posts: 518
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June 22nd, 2011, 11:25 PM | #36 |
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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June 23rd, 2011, 12:15 AM | #37 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Rick
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much.
MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14
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That is the first place I go to. I know I have been away a while and have some catching up to do when I see:
"Welcome Snake. You Have 580 Unread Posts" |
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June 23rd, 2011, 04:18 AM | #38 |
Ninja chick
Name: Allyson
Location: Athens, GA
Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 Posts: A lot.
Blog Entries: 4
MOTM - Dec '13, Feb '15
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I use it and love it. I'm on other forums that don't have the "view new posts" feature nor the check that takes you to where you left off inside a thread, and it really makes it difficult to keep up with new material. Features like these really make it easier to navigate particularly large threads. Alex, you rock! Anyone told you that lately?
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June 23rd, 2011, 04:40 AM | #39 |
ninjette.org sage
Name: Luke
Location: Sevierville, TN
Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 06 Buell Uly, 05 VStar 1100 Posts: 577
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Ally, if its a motorcycle forum, most do. All the ones I've been on have. It might say, Show New Posts, or something like that, but it should be there.
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June 23rd, 2011, 05:40 AM | #40 |
Ninja chick
Name: Allyson
Location: Athens, GA
Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 Posts: A lot.
Blog Entries: 4
MOTM - Dec '13, Feb '15
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I wasn't referring to motorcycle forums, but thanks! This is the only motorcycle forum I actively visit.
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