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Submitted by donsak (Donald Sak) on Sat, 04/30/2022 - 14:11
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There isn't a thread to post website issues so I am placing it here. When I see the list of topics it will show a number with NEW attached. I click on it and it takes me to that thread. Once there I am finding many posts that are not really posts and have no replies. There are many posts that say this topic has been moved. The website needs to be monitored for this and cleaned up to make it more user friendly. I am trying to use LOBO-Live as much as possible but it is difficult.
Hi Don.
Submitted by webmaster on
Hi Don.
Thanks for the heads-up. I'll investigate and see what can be done.
Regards,
DJ Molny, LOBO Webmaster
OK, I think the problem is
Submitted by webmaster on
OK, I think the problem is fixed. Please let me know if it recurs, or if you see any additional issues!
For anyone interested in the details:
Thanks. I hope all Lancair
Submitted by donsak on
Thanks. I hope all Lancair people will become more involved using LOBO Live.
Thanks DJ and thank you, Don,
Submitted by Sgainza on
Thanks DJ and thank you, Don, for pointing that out I was going to do the same, as those irrelevant posts were clogging up the threads just as traffic has increased on this site. I am happy to see more posts and hope we can all make LOBOLive useful and engaging!
I also am hoping that the use
Submitted by tomthibault on
I also am hoping that the use of the forum can be made better and appreciate the recent cleanup. There appears to be an issue still related to finding new posts in order to read them and having the top level forum list update to reflect that all have been read.
Specifically, I tried to read everything marked new and then refreshed the forum list. The word "new" still, sometimes, appeared there. Sometimes it updates to fewer new items but still more than zero.
A closer look might explain some of this. The forum list says there are x number of topics on the lower level page but when I go there, there are sometimes more or fewer actually listed:
Events Claims 14 but only 9 visible.
Insurance Claims 3 but there are 4 visible. The newest has 8 replies
Training Claims 8 but there are only 6 visible.
Airframe Claims 9 but there are only 8 visible.
235/320/360 Claims 13 but there are only 12 visible.
IV Series Claims 11 but there are only 8 visible.
Evolution Claims 13 but there are only 6 visible.
No where do I see a "next" button to move on to a different page on those that have the above mismatch. Events, Training, IV Series, and Evolution all show "new" topics on the top page but I can't seem to get to those.
All in all though we are getting closer and closer to having a well oiled machine!
Thx for all the help DJ
Hi Tom, and thanks for that
Submitted by webmaster on
Hi Tom, and thanks for that info.
That may be another side effect of the forum module mistaking subscriptions for posts. I'll talk to the LOBO brass and see where this falls on the priority scale.
Regards,
DJ
Tom
Submitted by Sgainza on
Tom
Thanks for finding these anomalies. I may be guilty of some of the discrepancies, at least in the Events heading. It takes a bit of noticing to put your new topic under the proper category and a lot of "Event" postings early on were really posts on other subjects because "Events" was the top choice. I moved some users' posts to Training or Insurance...maybe doing that didn't reset a counter of some sort on the site. I know just enough to make a mess on here. Adding the "General" category has helped and as folks get more familiar with the system, they are selecting an appropriate category for their new topic.....
We have a way to go and your feedback is much appreciated.
The list of topics keeps
Submitted by donsak on
The list of topics keeps showing some of them as having new posts days after I have read them. I refreshed the page, closed it, opened it again with the same issue.
Maybe there should be a "Site
Submitted by donsak on
Maybe there should be a "Site Feedback" thread to post issues
Hi Don.
Submitted by webmaster on
Hi Don.
After some research, I've found that the problem with "New" icons is yet another manifestation of the system treating forum subscriptions as if they were forum posts (see above).
I was unable to devote any time to the LOBO site over the past few weeks due to a major software release for another customer. However, LOBO issues are now back on the front burner and I hope to deal with this one problem -- and its many side effects -- shortly.
We'll see if a separate category for website / forum issues is warranted based on future traffic. In the meantime, feel free to post here if you think something is of general interest, or you contact me directly via email at dj [at] lancairowners.com, or use the site's Contact page.
Regards,
DJ Molny, LOBO Webmaster
Thanks. I hope the forum
Submitted by donsak on
Thanks. I hope the forum becomes easier to use.
For the past week the LOBO
Submitted by donsak on
For the past week the LOBO Live has shown me 1 new post in the Engine thread and 5 new posts in the Evolution thread. I’ve read each one, closed the page, closed the website, shut down and logged in again. I still have the same showings.
Hi Don.
Submitted by webmaster on
Hi Don.
After evaluating several approaches to fixing the problem, I finally hit on a simple solution and put it in place a few days ago. The forum subscriptions that used to show up as "ant" topics, or "moved to another group" are no longer visible. And the system now displays the correct number of unread items in each topic, if any.
-- DJ
DJ, any way we can add the
Submitted by irishpilot on
DJ, any way we can add the Tapatalk script into the website hosting code? I've helped a few other forums add the capability and it makes the site much more accessable for those using mobile platforms.
Ryan
Hi Ryan.
Submitted by webmaster on
Hi Ryan.
I did some research but didn't find any info about how Tapatalk integrates with existing web sites. If you don't mind, please contact me via email -- dj [at] lancairowners.com -- so I can learn about your experience with it.
Thanks,
DJ
DJ, will do.
Submitted by irishpilot on
DJ, will do.
I receive email notices of
Submitted by donsak on
I receive email notices of new posts.
when I go to the LOBO Live website the main forum page there is no notation of a new post. I look at the listings of the recent times of posts and when I click on that thread it shows a new post. It should show the new post on the main forum page listing. I have refreshed my browser without success.