How can the forum be improved?

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Re: How can the forum be improved?

Post by Mike Rometer » Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:27 am

The problem with using the back button at the bottom is that it doesn't remove the thread from the list. The top header doesn't need to be in view all the time, but return as soon as the scroll-up is started, saving the long run to the top. I find it works exceeding well on short wide screens (tablet). Another option is a 'back to top' button.
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Re: How can the forum be improved?

Post by TahoeSteam » Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:05 am

Dhutch wrote: I struggle to see how you could use in inappropriately but will aim to check myself should it look like that is going to happen.

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I think he was referring to it being a swear word, one of the worst in fact
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Re: How can the forum be improved?

Post by Dhutch » Mon Jan 18, 2016 3:02 pm

TahoeSteam wrote: I think he was referring to it being a swear word, one of the worst in fact
What, like 'coal' 'wood' 'electric' 'gasoil' or the more hardcore stuff like 'car' ' train' 'computer' /

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Re: How can the forum be improved?

Post by TahoeSteam » Tue Jan 19, 2016 6:58 pm

like computer, telephone, cell phone, and (gasp!) hard drive
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Re: How can the forum be improved?

Post by Maltelec » Tue Nov 15, 2016 11:16 pm

Only the liquid ignited without an igntion source causes me concern.

All the other items; 'coal' 'wood' 'electric' 'gasoil' 'car' 'train' 'computer' 'telephone' 'cell phone' 'hard drive' all require an ignition source to ignight and burn. In the case of some cell phones, the ignition source is built-in.
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Re: How can the forum be improved?

Post by TahoeSteam » Wed Nov 16, 2016 4:04 am

Maltelec wrote:. In the case of some cell phones, the ignition source is built-in.
HAHAHAHAHA!
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Re: How can the forum be improved?

Post by Mike Cole » Wed Nov 16, 2016 6:47 pm

As my spelling is awful a built in speel checker would be good
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Re: How can the forum be improved?

Post by DetroiTug » Wed Nov 16, 2016 10:31 pm

a built in speel checker would be good

If you use Firefox from Mozilla which is free, it has a built in spell checker.

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Re: How can the forum be improved?

Post by Mike Rometer » Thu Nov 17, 2016 1:23 am

I'm currently accessing the Forum from a tablet and the suggestions I made earlier would be a real boon. Trying to scroll back up to the top is a right PITA, especially in the longer threads.
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Re: How can the forum be improved?

Post by Maltelec » Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:12 pm

When I get chance over Christmas I will have a look into this.
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