BYC Help! WHAT HAPPENED to POSTING???

[cowcreekgeek]

alright, let's see if I can reply here. Because if I try to reply with a quote, well I get some advertising and a list of new posts and no edit box. Weird. And I am in firefox.

Gypsi

I had difficulty w/ quoting the other day, and the multi-quote wouldn't function, but it appears to have been quickly corrected (and, I've no idea of the cause, but I suspect it was a problem w/ java on my system -- since updating, I've had no further issues ~'-)

 

[sumi]

I don't have problems with this issue, though I thought I did... I just had such dense moment I had to share. In my defence, it's still early in the morning here...
I went into my profile to check on the threads I posted in and saw one had loads of replies since mine, so I clicked it and started reading. I noticed the posts only had the red flag and the ovations thumbs-up displayed? I thought maybe the page didn't load properly, I check the bottom of the window, no errors. I thought maybe I should log out and reload the site anyway, see if that helps. O.K. read the rest of the replies first, saw it turned into a bit of a drama, still not connecting the dots (me), keep reading, got to the last post (moderator) and saw: the thread's locked...

You'd think I'd have figured that out by now! There are no reply options on locked threads!

 

[kstaven]

got to the last post (moderator) and saw: the thread's locked...

You'd think I'd have figured that out by now! There are no reply options on locked threads!

You would be amazed at how many people have had the same experience as yourself.

 

[sumi]

I'm glad to hear that! I felt so stupid...

 

[cowcreekgeek]

the thread's locked...

You'd think I'd have figured that out by now! There are no reply options on locked threads!

Rather than merely removing the buttons from posts w/in locked threads, which has confused many of us momentarily, it'd help if the buttons were replaced by one which indicated that no replies could be made (maybe a button labeled 'Locked' that would pop up an explanation ~'-)

 

[sumi]

I think it's O.K. the way they are. I mean the lack of "reply" buttons and options are pretty clear already. We easily confused people should pay more attention!

 

[cowcreekgeek]

I think it's O.K. the way they are. I mean the lack of "reply" buttons and options are pretty clear already. We easily confused people should pay more attention!

If clearly defined is > reasonably obvious, then additional information = better overall user experience ~'-)

 

[kstaven]

It does say locked on the page of a locked thread. There is a lock icon which appears beside a locked thread title in the index.

 

[cowcreekgeek]

It does say locked on the page of a locked thread. There is a lock icon which appears beside a locked thread title in the index.

For our campus directory, I had a few semesters that were error-free. I added blocks for individual letters to forms that the Doctors filled out, which forced them to print their names, in the own hand. Thankfully, I had the forms filed ... two complaints, from those that mispelled their own names.

So, I'm far from surprised how often folks fail to realize a thread is locked. I'd figure it out, eventually, I think -- in re a thread on top of the emergencies? I did my typically thorough research, so as to provide my typically exhausting response. Another user posted a response for my own, lettin' me know the thread was quite a few years old (the bird was most probably long since gone, but w/ old age as the cause of death ~'-)

Replacing the 'Reply' button w/ 'Locked' should be a very simple thing to do. As for my blunder? Guess I'll just have to remember to check the dates ...