Moving threads - a small request

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• Small request regarding quoting posts in the screenshots thread

  I have a small request for all of you who regularly reply to posts in the screenshots thread - when you quote someone, could you please ensure that the link that shows up in the quoted post is to the full image, and not the thumbnail? It defaults to the thumbnail, and that's very annoying, as you then have to hunt through the previous posts until you find the one that's being referenced, which is sometimes pages back.
  Thanks!
  Last edited by CosineQuaNon (2010-06-17 00:16:15)

  rb wrote:
  CosineQuaNon wrote:There are still people using ImageShack! I don't understand what's so difficult about using omploader or imgur instead, particularly when there's a command line tool for omploading.
  May I ask what's wrong with Imageshack? (an honest question!)
  The links to the images are longer, and there isn't an officially sanctioned command line upload tool.
  However, what gets to me the most is when people use the "forum code" provided by ImageShack. When you click on the thumbnail, instead of taking you directly to the image, you go to an intermediate page, from which you have to click again to get to the image itself. Here is a perfect example.
  Edit: arinlares fixed his post (thanks!), so here are some other examples:
  These are from ImageBam:
  http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php? … 60#p785560
  http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php? … 86#p785586
  This from deviantART: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php? … 14#p785414 (deviantART is a little more understable, since he's linking to his personal page, but since he's got a link to it in his sig, that seems a little redundant).
  As you can see, the same sort of issue.
  Last edited by w1ntermute (2010-07-04 07:01:54)

• Moving threads, Pros vs Cons

  Pros
  It may be more convenient to the user (IF they can figure out they have a PM, and IF they can relocate the thread)
  Cons
  Jive thread movement BUGS and caching "issues"
  Jive incorrectly implements thread moving: good forum software leaves a link in place of the former thread that redirects to the correct forum. This ensures that the user can find their original post, and also makes it clear and obvious to the user that they are switching forums (instead of being magically switched to another forum without even noticing).  Even better, it could be done so only the OP can see that shortcut link, if done correctly.  i.e. The Jive design team is being lead with the IT equivalent of Forrest Gump.
  User confusion (not just of the OP, but of those who were attempting to assist them in the original forum)
  It is more impolite and condescending to forcibly move their post, than simply directing them to the correct forum and asking them to copy and paste their post--OR asking them if they'd like the thread moved, before it is moved
  In the off chance that a user finds someone who CAN help them in the wrong forum, it prevents them from continuing their interaction with that user
  They aren't going to learn how to navigate to the correct forum if they're always moved to it
  It wastes more time for moderators and will burn them out (theoretically), who should be doing worried about other issues, and should have a life
  A simple and polite "here is the correct forum to ask your question" can be done by ANY helpful and knowledgeable user, not just mods
  It obscures the fact that there is a website navigation learning curve problem for new users, by making it impossible to count the number of off topic posts placed here
  Mods may not even know which forum to move a thread to, or could make a mistake and move it to the wrong forum
  Notifying the user in this Jiveware is problematic because PMs are not very noticable even to forum "veterans", rendering that method of notifying users worthless
  How many more @#$% reasons do we need to provide?
  Obey the forum thought police.  Violators will be locked, deleted and banned.

  My suggestion (copied from my original thread on Moving Threads):
  Rick,
  for my part, it's not the moving of the thread, it's the unintended consequences of moving the thread that prompted me to start this topic.  Moving the threads, without somehow informing the viewer that they are going to a different area of the forum causes confusion.  And for posting my concern about the confusion, many questionable things have been said about me, by folks who really have no idea who I am or how long I have been around.  Trust me, that was, to say the least, highly frustrating.
  In thinking more about this, it might be better to leave the topic header, but in the ONLY REPLY to the message would a post stating the particular thread has been moved to the correct forum. ... please click the following link to continue with this topic.  Let me give an example:
  Topic header:  Acrobat activation isn't working
  OP:  I keep trying to activate Acrobat and it won't work.  What can I do?
  FIRST REPLY:  This question has been posted in the Forum Comments area.  To assist the OP, we have moved the topic to the Acrobat Forum, where they are likely to get answers appropriate to their initial query.  Please use the following link to access this  topic:  insert-link-here.
  moderator:  COPY the topic to the Acrobat Forum, but leave a read-only version of the original topic where it was originally posted (ie: Forum Comments) with a slight change to the topic header so as not to confuse the database (such as: Acrobat activation isn't working - thread moved).
  Doing something along these lines would allow you to move threads, as needed, but reduce the confusion that DOES result.

• Moved Thread Re-Directs

  I'm not familiar with the nitty-gritty of FluxBB but when I moderated a vBulletin forum when we were moving threads one of the options was to leave a re-direct in the original sub-forum so that users wouldn't be confused as to what happened to their thread.  vBulletin offered two kinds of re-directs.  A permanent one which would always show in the forum and gradually move its way down as new posts were made, and an expiring one which would disappear after a set amount of days.  If it is possible to leave re-directs with FluxBB what would you guys think about doing so?  When threads get TGN'd or binned for deletion it may not be obvious to a new user to check those two sub-forums when their thread vanishes in a puff of thin air.
  Last edited by headkase (2012-10-04 19:22:53)

  karol wrote:Why aren't they subscribed to their threads?
  They can always find the threads they started from their profile (at the bottom of 'Essentials' tab, it's called 'Show all topics').
  I can't speak for anyone else but that is not obvious to myself.  I just looked in the upper-right and seen "Topics" with a "Posted" link which brings me to threads I have posted in.  Not obvious.  Also, if I was just reading a thread and going back to read it later - without having posted in it - then the possibility for confusion is also there.
  I'm not saying that the functionality you described doesn't already provide the feature, just saying that it may not be obvious to a new user - or in my case an older user.

• Where to find moved threads?

  Hello,
  look at the posting Select statement inside a select statement is not working as thought it would.
  Initially posted in the (wrong) forum space Forms
  I told the OP that it is the wrong forum and later reminded him. He then hold me that he already moved it to the correct space PL/SQL
  Interesting, because I cannot see the thread in the SQL space Content Tab (my default). It is only visible in Overview.
  Yet in the Forms space I can see it in Content but not in Overview.
  The breadcrumb on top of the thread page says that it is in SQL and PLSQL - Discussions.
  Just as every sane user would expect, isn't it?
  Regards
  Marcus

  Aren't discussions moved because they were posted in the wrong forum space to begin with? What is the point of moving an item if it still shows up in the wrong forum? A note that the discussion was moved because it was posted in the wrong forum does not eliminate the problem or make a difference. How does moving a discussion from one forum space to another affect the communication counter? Personally I prefer not to be bothered about discussions that belong to a different forum space.
  I don't know how much effort it takes for a moderator to create the notifications about moving a post, whether it must be done manually or whether the software takes care of it, I hope the later, but it is certainly the fault of the discussion owner and not the moderator or any other user.  I think it is fair enough to expect from the discussion owner to search for the moved item themselves, either in their own account activity or elsewhere, instead of keeping the moderator busy or bother anyone else with information.
  My experience so far is that when I respond to a discussion while it is being moved, the content is still attached or updated properly, unlike the previous forum software, which resulted in an error. If a discussion was moved and I don't see it in the forum anymore, no big deal, because I can still find it in my own activity view if necessary. If a discussion was moved and I did not bother to respond, well, thanks and who cares.

• A very small request . . .

  As I understand it, many people requested that the Lightroom Library be renamed "Catalog". If this is true, shouldn't the Library Panel, as well as the module itself, also be changed to "Catalog" for the sake of consistency?
  I admit this is a very small issue, but one that I am surprised Adobe didn't catch.

  Actually part of the change was driven by the fact that the multiple use of the word "Library" was confusing. We had tried to resolve some of that in 1.0 by referring to the "database" but that was more about the technology than what it was for and it didn't convey as much of the sense that catalogs were something you could switch between, import from, or generate via export.
  It's possible that we missed some places that need naming clean ups, but the module name at least wasn't one of them.
  Mark

• Thread pool small example needed

  Hi friends,
  Can you please give a small example program for thread pool to understand?

  >
  Can you please give a small example program for thread pool to understand?>I don't know (whether you would understand an example - simple or otherwise).
  But why don't you help dispel the impression that you are just another lazy student, by making a start on some code, then asking a specific question, when you get stuck?

• Moving songpositionline in small increments? how to?

  Hi
  I`d like to be in the matrix window playing MIDI info direct into the score.
  But how to move the song position line in smaller increments than a bar.
  preferable moving in correspondance with the Grid value/zoom
  yours
  Bo

  Hi sampleconstruct...
  thanks for reply,
  What I was looking for was the keycommand Quote>forward/rewind by format value...
  but it seems to stimulate my thoughts to put the question froward
  thanks again for your time
  yours
  Bo

• Threads versus Running Requests

  Hi guys.  I adminster a mix of MX6, MX7 and version 8 ColdFusion servers.  I know that version 8 has some nice monitoring options included which will allow an admin to see how many CF threads are currently in use, etc.  But I have a need to monitor the number of threads being used concurrently on some of our MX7 servers.  I don't need to do this in real time, however, so I was thinking about setting up some of the CF/jrun performance counters.  I see that there's a counter called "Running Requests" and I'm wondering if this is the same as concurrent threads.  Does anyone know?  I'm aware of a few of the 3rd party CF monitoring tools out there, but I'm trying to avoid spending the money if possible.  Thanks.

  Thanks for the reply rajeshkc.  I'm not real familiar with profilers, as my CF developers handle the majority of the CF setup and much of the CF-specific administration, but I'll look into this as an option.  With that said, however, is it safe to assume that the "running requests" counter is not equivalent to concurrent threads?

• MOVED: GOP / UEFI BIOS request for 970 gaming 4G

  This topic has been moved to GAMING Graphics Cards.
  https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=183746.0

  >because you are using old mainboard known to have compatibility issues with latest video cards
  Where can I read about such issues?
  If the board it "known to have", then it should be somewhere. I was unable to find that.
  >its not video card problem for sure, if you doubt in your video card you can test it in another computer
  And this problem is present in google: "geforce 970 black screen boot". Many issues.
  >you have to contact Asrock for assitance
  I've asked them and they said that I should contact videocard manufacturer.

• Moving video from small dvd discs into macbook

  I have a Sony Handycam with the small non-standard discs. There is no firewire port on the handycam so I cannot transfer my video to my Mac. (only a/v and USB) No one can seem to help me. Help!

  u can't insert small CD's into the mac optical drive. It only takes regular size CD's as you may know.
  Your option - get an external CD/DVD rom - connect via USB port - and off you go. My external DVD ROM takes the smaller size cd's and works great.
  Hope this helps

• MOVED: 890FXA-GD65 Small Issues

  This topic has been moved to Overclockers & Modding Corner.
  https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=145934.0

  Okay, I can confirm that after resetting BIOS defaults, Speccy is fine in getting CPU temperature and Windows Indexing isn't having an error now at all. So it does seem like the OCing is causing the issue. Game-o-meter couldn't find any performance stuff even without OC.
  This is CPU-Z before the OC:
  http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1663308
  Just OC'd again and the same error is happening. This picture is Windows Indexing: http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/6453/errorcz.png
  Speccy once again can't get the temperature.
  CPU-Z came up with this now:
  http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1663327
  There were no BIOS updates or any of the sort, too. By the CC, I'm using V18.0

• A small request -- radeon 5470 + hybridgraphics + skyrim = possible?

  I kinda wanna know if there is someone out there gaming in archlinux on a hybrid graphics mobility radeon hd 5470 setup? with gaming i mean games like skyrim. If so, how did you manage to set it up? The open source driver only gives like 4fps in games. And is catalyst + hybrid graphics even possible?

  It has been suggested this be moved to Multimedia and Games. 
  Fim, I leave it to you.  Leave a post here or send me a PM if you want it moved.

• Application server thread blocking on request

  Hi,
  The request to application server blocks as shown below in log:
  <ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default' has been busy for "962" seconds working on the request>
  Can static members declared in the java classes for log4j logger cause such problem? What is best way to use Loggers in java classes?
  Usage of member variable in a class in my application:
  private static ApLogger apLogger = Logger
  .getLogger(CurrentClassName.class.getName());
  Let me know your suggestions.
  Thanks.

  Can static members declared in the java classes for log4j logger cause such problem?Do you have any reason to think so?
  Is it entirely impossible that a request takes 15 minutes to fulfil? Is it inconceivable that you have a deadlock somewhere else in your application?
  What is best way to use Loggers in java classes?
  Usage of member variable in a class in my application:
  private static ApLogger apLogger = Logger
  .getLogger(CurrentClassName.class.getName());Pretty much as you have. Even if these things weren't static you'd probably get a shared instance anyway.

• MOVED: GOP/UEFI bios request for MSI Gaming N770 TF 2GD5/OC

  This topic has been moved to GAMING Graphics Cards.
  https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=182093.0

  Thank you, I believe it worked, however now I have another issue.
  Now that I got the card flashed and good to go, now when i set windows 8 mode, my computer boots to the EFI Shell, I check bios and i have no idea how to disable or stop it from happening.. Any ideas?