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Re: More time to edit a post.
#133038 03/25/06 04:21 PM
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I think I prefer it the way it is. Teaches discipline. Kinda like sitting on that email that was written in a fit of anger as a “reply” to a bonehead that just pissed you off.

Strangely enough, screwing off at this sight has taught me how to better respond to my direct reports at the day job.

I’d vote to leave well enough alone. But then again, I don’t really care one way or the other. If anything, making it easier to post a link would be nice for us ADD guys.


Re: More time to edit a post.
#133039 03/25/06 06:26 PM
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I forgot to mention one thing about this forum which I love and would hate to see change. When you login to any forum, there are indicators denoting new threads and new posts. On this forum, we have numbers showing how many of each. On other forums there are check marks, or the thread is highlighted in bold, or whatever.

On this forum, those indicators do not disappear UNTIL you refresh the Main Index page. On most of the other forums I frequent, these indicators seem to disappear after a certain length of time (which seems to be about a half hour), regardless of whether I've read the posts or not. I'm often called away from the computer for one reason or another, or it takes me longer than a half hour to compose, insert pics and/or links in, and edit (so I don't make to large a horse's posterior of myself), a post. The result is, there are no more indicators of which threads have new posts, and which posts in the thread are new. I have to check dates and time, which lengthens the process even more. I HATE THAT! .

So, I sincerely hope that, whatever changes are implemented, if any, the indicators of new threads and posts remain as they are now, unchanged, until the Main Index page is refreshed.


Jack

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Re: More time to edit a post.
#133040 03/25/06 06:29 PM
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Absolutely, Jack. I think the difference is that at most other forums, people don't read every single thread; they pick and choose. At least in my case, I do try to read all of the threads. Except the political ones.


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Re: More time to edit a post.
#133041 03/25/06 06:43 PM
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I wouldn't want any drastic changes made to the forum. I like it pretty much the way it is. The only reason I suggested more time to edit is I use Microsoft word for my spell check and even at that I still mess up at times with the wrong words here and there. If it were a choice of either we change all the features or none I would rather it didn't become a different format.



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Re: More time to edit a post.
#133042 03/25/06 06:59 PM
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I added the iSpell to my browser so hopefully my spelling should improve.

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#133043 03/25/06 07:54 PM
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I bring up Outlook Express and use the spellchecker there.


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Re: More time to edit a post.
#133044 03/25/06 08:46 PM
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I'll use google for the occasional word I am not sure of spelling on.



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Re: More time to edit a post.
#133045 03/26/06 12:54 AM
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I did the archaic thing and bought a dictionary. Small paperback edition I can keep right next to the desk.


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Re: More time to edit a post.
#133046 03/26/06 01:22 AM
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Re: More time to edit a post.
#133047 03/26/06 01:23 AM
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In reply to:

I bring up Outlook Express and use the spellchecker there.


I jsut try to spell good from the get gow.

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