Are You Getting What you Want or Need From This Forum

I only joined a couple of weeks ago and am enjoying it. I do spend a lot of time on Facebook as well, but that's very different as it's not anonymous.
 

I like it b/c of the age of members. I like replying to Threads as well as be an OP to a Thread. Have been in some VERY interesting discussions on here. LOL Basically, first thing in the morning I will check out Facebook and this forum. I will also check out my iPhone e-mail for new replies. This is the only forum I'm involved it, for now.

I do see some members getting frustrated with the number of Views compared to Replies, but I just take it that some members just like to LOOK more than reply to Threads.
 
AprilT said:
I have been a bit of an outsider my entire life, even when the popular crowd, tries to recruit me to their dark side, not my thing. I rarely let other people's crap hinder my joining in on forums if I have something I want to contribute that is. If I develop a true friendship with someone, that would be very welcomed, but, I learned a long time ago not to worry about whether or not most people will like me, its not likely that most will, I'm an acquired taste, so as long as I'm true to me, whatever happens happens. This is a nifty little community, not everything is perfectly suited to me, but, I give and take from it what I can and then go about my business. If the forum offers nothing I need, I don't keep going back to it.

And I'm trying to get what you mean by you still say hello to people in real life; did others say they don't?
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I like your take on forums and as far as what I mean about saying high to people in real life , it means just that I communicate with people not just on forums
 
Re:Are You Getting What you Want or Need From This Forum.

No forum on the internet will ever give me what I want or need.
I get all the info I need on the internet in places that I can trust.
 
pchrise said:
I like your take on forums and as far as what I mean about saying high to people in real life , it means just that I communicate with people not just on forums
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Oh good, I think most of us communicate with people not just on forums, but, sometimes there are days when some people are homebound and the internet is the only substantial means of conversing with people for that particular day at least other than phone communications with friends and family sometimes. Some days, that's good enough. :)
 
Butterfly said:
As a technical point, I wish new messages were posted at the top of the forum page, instead of having to go through the old stuff to get to the new message.
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Butterfly, if I understand what you mean correctly, you can click on "New Posts" at the top of the forum page to see all the most recent posts. Then, if you click the little icon next to the member's name who posted last on that thread, you can read the newest post without even reading through the whole thread. I circled what I mean, hope this helps. :) It's how I check the forum every day for the newest posts.

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I like this forum because there are posts that bring a smile (and I love to laugh), and some that are entertaining too. I like that I can learn things and read other senior's opinions on everyday life and other more serious issues.

I've been here since the forum was young, and agreed to volunteer and help with moderation almost two years after I joined. The forum has always been friendly and spam-free, and the folks here very knowledgeable and caring, nice to chitchat with and share either personal problems or ask advice.

I talk to many people in real life, but it's cool to have a place online to visit with fellow seniors. This is the only senior forum that I belong to, nice to talk to people my own age.
 
Butterfly said:
As a technical point, I wish new messages were posted at the top of the forum page, instead of having to go through the old stuff to get to the new message.
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SeaBreeze said:
Butterfly, if I understand what you mean correctly, you can click on "New Posts" at the top of the forum page to see all the most recent posts. Then, if you click the little icon next to the member's name who posted last on that thread, you can read the newest post without even reading through the whole thread. I circled what I mean, hope this helps. :) It's how I check the forum every day for the newest posts.
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And if that isn't sufficient she can always go toL

Settings, then click on....
General settings scroll down to...
Thread display options and pick..... display newest first.
 
Thanks April! You can also click on "What's New" to see the latest posts, album photos, comments, etc.
 
I do what you do, but just figured if she wanted the thread to have all the postings through out to be formulated that way, there's that, but like you, I just rather click at the top for new post or what's new, which the later gives every individual new posting.
 
I would like to see a Diaries Section on the forum.

A diary is a long thread where one member posts comments about anything, like what unusual thing they did today, or a problem that came up, or a memory that popped up, etc. Other members are encouraged to chime in---with suggestions, or maybe a solution to a problem, or relate a similar thought or interest.

I'm sure there are many members on here have things to say, or do interesting things, that others would like to hear about.

I've seen this on a few forums, and those are the threads that keep on going. You tend to get to know each other better that way.
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I have come to think of alot of people on this forum as friends! I am also able to state some things and ask for help because if I don't want anyone to know who I am and where I live I can remain annomyous. There is no judgmental call that is personal, for the most part. And there is no talk around town if I state something someone doesn't like. I try to read most post, and post whenever I have any experience with what is being posted.I am stuck at home alot so it is also a lifeline to reach out and converse with others.
 
I was on a baby boomer forum called Eons from 2006(?) until it went out of business in 2011(?). It just stopped working one day with no warning. I've lost touch with many friends I made there, but some of us found each other on Facebook. It's nice to belong to a forum where we're all boomers.

Many people say your online friends can't be real friends but I very strongly disagree. I've met a lot of people whom I've met first online, and there are some that I've never met but we've known each other online for up to 12 years (expats). I'd certainly consider them my real friends.
 
Melody1948 said:
One thing I have always had a problem with on all forums is "having to drudge through all the games to find a topic" in the new posts. I don't have anything against the games and once in a while I play a couple, but if I am looking for some good posts and have to search through 10 - 20 game posts, I get "bugged"......:playful: (don't anybody hit me, he/she asked and I answered truthfully)
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Just added something, hope you find it useful. Click Setting at the top right corner, then General Settings on the left, find Exclude Forums In New Posts, input 21 to filter out the "Games" forum.

NancyNGA said:
I would like to see a Diaries Section on the forum.

A diary is a long thread where one member posts comments about anything, like what unusual thing they did today, or a problem that came up, or a memory that popped up, etc. Other members are encouraged to chime in---with suggestions, or maybe a solution to a problem, or relate a similar thought or interest.

I'm sure there are many members on here have things to say, or do interesting things, that others would like to hear about.

I've seen this on a few forums, and those are the threads that keep on going. You tend to get to know each other better that way.
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Thanks for your suggestions, the diary forum has been added.

If you want to see any changes on this forum, please feel free to let us know. You can PM SeaBreeze or me, or use the "Contact Us" link at the bottom, or post in "Forum Support & Suggestions"
 
Message boards are just another form of entertainment to me. I mainly look at a few in the morning and at night. But I can live without them. When I go out of town, I rarely take a look. As far as this board is concerned, I'm fine with it as is.
 
I did it and it worked fine Rkunsaw. Don't forget to click "Save Changes" after you enter the number 21.

Click on Settings at top of forum page, click on General Setting on the left side of the page. Then go to Exclude Forums in New Posts, and type in the number 21 in that box.

To finish, be sure to click "Save Changes".
 
Matrix said:
Just added something, hope you find it useful. Click Setting at the top right corner, then General Settings on the left, find Exclude Forums In New Posts, input 21 to filter out the "Games" forum.


Thanks for your suggestions, the diary forum has been added.

If you want to see any changes on this forum, please feel free to let us know. You can PM SeaBreeze or me, or use the "Contact Us" link at the bottom, or post in "Forum Support & Suggestions"
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Thank you Matrix, that is going to be the answer for me. Wow, I am happy to see you added that. You just made my day....

Melody
 
SeaBreeze said:
I did it and it worked fine Rkunsaw. Don't forget to click "Save Changes" after you enter the number 21.

Click on Settings at top of forum page, click on General Setting on the left side of the page. Then go to Exclude Forums in New Posts, and type in the number 21 in that box.

To finish, be sure to click "Save Changes".
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I did all of that. 3 times.
 
rkunsaw said:
I tried 3 times to exclude games but it hasn't worked.
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It may not work immediately after you made the change due to the search cache (for forum performance), but it shouldn't last more than a minute. Maybe caused by your browser cache? I'm not sure, give it some time and it should work.
 
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