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Some years ago on the previous vBulletin system, the forum staff took the decision that any posting that was made on the Quizzes and Games forum would no longer be counted towards the forum members "official" posting count. Has that same decision now been used on this new system?
 
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Some years ago on the previous vBulletin system, the forum staff took the decision that any posting that was made on the Quizzes and Games forum would no longer be counted towards the forum members "official" posting count. Has that same decision now been used on this new system?
Yes.
 

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So we are able to tag a user @Mojo in threads but they don't seem to get a notification that they've been tagged? As seen in the "Door out of use at Watford Junction" thread. I tagged @causton but he didn't get a notification.

Am I missing the point of these "tags"?
 

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Another gripe about the forum software - when there's a transitory failure of my email server, the forum software de-verifies me, which is bad enough, but once the issue is resolved there is seemingly no way to send a re-verification email without first changing my email to something else, then back again.
 

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Dunno if this has been asked, but is there a way to allow me to customise my profile colours? I quite liked that on the old version.

Also, I quite liked seeing who viewed it as well...
 

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Now that we are on Xenforo, is there any chance of bringing back the 'Double Post Prevention System'?

I hope not - in its previous form, it was a menace, often combining unrelated replies into a single message.

Seconded, I prefer the current behaviour. Modern screens are much higher resolution than when double-post prevention was needed, and having two 'boxes' for two messages is no longer a waste of valuable space.
 

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Image caching seems to be a bit of an issue, which I have mostly noticed on the Guess The Station thread. Opening the first picture attachment is fine, but click on another and the previous picture loads until it is replaced by the newly selected one. This can be confusing (especially as some pictures can look similar) and now on my break at work, where we have 30Mbps synchronous on our connection, there is a delay in the image being replaced. At home where our internet can be a little flaky at times, it can take even longer. Is there any way this cache can be changed so that the previous image doesn't display when another one is selected?

So we are able to tag a user @Mojo in threads but they don't seem to get a notification that they've been tagged? As seen in the "Door out of use at Watford Junction" thread. I tagged @causton but he didn't get a notification.

Am I missing the point of these "tags"?

I spoke briefly with ainsworth74 about this and I'm led to believe no notification is normal. I agree it would be useful if it did notify though
 

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When is Tapatalk Support being restored ?
When practical. We are intending to restore it at some stage in the future but we have things that are considered to be a higher priority considering the ease of use of the Forum now on mobile.
 

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When practical. We are intending to restore it at some stage in the future but we have things that are considered to be a higher priority considering the ease of use of the Forum now on mobile.
Not that it counts for much, but I agree with this decision. I was initially quite put out that Tapatalk support was removed, but having used the mobile interface for a while I definitely won't be switching back.
 

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Now the decision has been taken to not allow postings on the Quizzes and Games forum to count towards any forum members "official" post count, will the postings made by forum members on the General Discussion forum be the next to follow down this same avenue?
If it's open to discussion, I'd say no. The Quizzes and Games sub-forum is a a little different to others in that those who participate will likely post quite frequently as they make guesses. General Discussion is more like a 'normal' forum in that it is discussion based.
 

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Now the decision has been taken to not allow postings on the Quizzes and Games forum to count towards any forum members "official" post count, will the postings made by forum members on the General Discussion forum be the next to follow down this same avenue?

I don't think this has anything to do with the forum upgrade. Why are you so obsessed with post counts!?
 

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I don't think this has anything to do with the forum upgrade. Why are you so obsessed with post counts!?

I most strongly object to the sarcasticly-phrased use of the word "obsessed" in your posting above. I have now been a website member for a good number of years since 2011, including the time when the original forum decision was taken with regards to postings on the Quizzes and Games forum, but there have been many forum members who have joined the website since that decision was taken who were not aware of the implications inherent in the said decision. Post counts as such mean naught to me in the enjoyment of this website, but unjustified sarcasm most certainly does so.

Howsoever, if the askance of a question that could have been changed by the forum upgrade by a possible difference is to be construed as an obsession by a member of the moderation staff, then so be it, as I am naught but a mere mortal of a forum member.
 

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...but there have been many forum members who have joined the website since that decision was taken who were not aware of the implications inherent in the said decision...
What do you see as the 'implications of that decision'?
 

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What do you see as the 'implications of that decision'?

Perhaps you are unaware of the fact that over the last few years, new contestants on the Quizzes and Games forum have asked me why postings on that forum were not added to their total. Being somewhat of a kindly disposed elder person, I always told them of the historical reason why this was so. Perhaps there is no fool like an old fool.
 

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Perhaps you are unaware of the fact that over the last few years, new contestants on the Quizzes and Games forum have asked me why postings on that forum were not added to their total.
I see, thanks. I was wondering if there was some other unintended consequence.
 

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When practical. We are intending to restore it at some stage in the future but we have things that are considered to be a higher priority considering the ease of use of the Forum now on mobile.

Ok, that’s a shame. And a backwards step for the forum.
 

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Ok, that’s a shame. And a backwards step for the forum.
I take a contrary view: when the forum was on vBulletin you needed Tapatalk for a useable mobile UX. XenForo is as easy to use on mobile as it is on desktop so I actually prefer the consistent UI and UX between platforms.
 

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I take a contrary view: when the forum was on vBulletin you needed Tapatalk for a useable mobile UX. XenForo is as easy to use on mobile as it is on desktop so I actually prefer the consistent UI and UX between platforms.

That kind of misses the point. It’s not about either/or, it’s about offering choice - the best of both worlds. The point of Tapatalk is that it allows you to manage multiple forums in one place, and not have to go to separate websites for different forums, which is now the case with this one. Hey ho, I’ll be using it a lot less now unfortunately.
 

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The point of Tapatalk is that it allows you to manage multiple forums in one place, and not have to go to separate websites for different forums, which is now the case with this one.
That's one way to look at it, but to my way of thinking Tapatalk was/is a cludge to get around the fact that mobile UX leaves a lot to be desired with a lot of older forum platforms rather than aggregation of distinct fora. You're perfectly happy (one presumes) to go to different websites to view your forums when using a desktop platform after all.

One Tapatalk feature that is missing is the ability to tie into the notification system on the mobile device.
 

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That's one way to look at it, but to my way of thinking Tapatalk was/is a cludge to get around the fact that mobile UX leaves a lot to be desired with a lot of older forum platforms rather than aggregation of distinct fora. You're perfectly happy (one presumes) to go to different websites to view your forums when using a desktop platform after all.

Desktop, what’s that ?! I’ll pop back in a few weeks and ask if we’re up and running then. Ciao.
 

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I take a contrary view: when the forum was on vBulletin you needed Tapatalk for a useable mobile UX. XenForo is as easy to use on mobile as it is on desktop so I actually prefer the consistent UI and UX between platforms.
The view on a mobile is much better. But as a visually impaired person the ability to have white text on a dark background that Tapatalk can provide is much better for me and the font is larger. I appreciate I am in a minority but thought I would make the point that this is why I would like Tapatalk support back on the forum. I will patiently wait with fingers crossed.
 

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I appreciate I am in a minority but thought I would make the point that this is why I would like Tapatalk support back on the forum. I will patiently wait with fingers crossed.
That doesn't make it any less valid a point. But you do raise an important point - I may have missed it but do we have a high-contrast theme available for the forum?
 

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That doesn't make it any less valid a point. But you do raise an important point - I may have missed it but do we have a high-contrast theme available for the forum?

I believe "more themes for Xenforo" is on The List.
 

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Yes we are planning on putting out some extra themes as and when we can.
 

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The view on a mobile is much better. But as a visually impaired person the ability to have white text on a dark background that Tapatalk can provide is much better for me and the font is larger. I appreciate I am in a minority but thought I would make the point that this is why I would like Tapatalk support back on the forum. I will patiently wait with fingers crossed.

Any decent phone should be able to display the site with white text on a dark background.

On android, go to the accessibly menu and then turn on colour inversion, and in the chrome browser go to settings, accessibility and set the text scaling percentage.
 

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Any decent phone should be able to display the site with white text on a dark background.

On android, go to the accessibly menu and then turn on colour inversion, and in the chrome browser go to settings, accessibility and set the text scaling percentage.


Using standard phone options inverts everything which does not provide a clear view for everything. A dedicated theme or other app that picks and chooses colours or what to invert is better
 
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