What would you like to see on the FreeOnes Board?

[The Identifier]

Now that is truly useful information. Is this widely known and I'm just clueless? Regardless, the board just become better for me.

You're not clueless. I am just smarter than the average bear.

Just kidding. I wouldn't say it is common knowledge, just an observation of mine from looking at lots and lots of URLs.

So in an ideal world, you and select others might still prefer it if it was the default but you are better off for knowing how to do it if that's what you want to do. I'm not sure that it actually is something that can be changed, anyway.

And going forward, when you are saving links - it's not as if you have to manually type /latest on the end each time... because you can get it pre-filled by clicking the date of the post like I mentioned earlier. Not only will it take you straight to the latest post but it will give you the address you need to copy and paste.

Of course, if you already have a bunch of links saved - which it sounds like you do, it will probably be easier to just update them manually by typing it on the end, but I'm just saying.

When people hover their mouse cursors over the title of threads to click on them, (or tap if you are on a smart phone) the default is /unread on the end.

The other thing to say is that supposing you ever go to the first post of the thread by accident, you can click the "jump to new" button at the top right. It might not take you to the very latest post, but it won't be far off. A "new" post is considered anything within the last 30 days which you haven't yet read (I think)

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By the way, I muted you as a test and I didn't see a notification of your reply come up in my alerts - which would be the expected functionality. But I realized afterwards, that's not what you meant - you mean watched threads as in the actual page of threads that you are subscribed to. Well, that's just the way it works unfortunately.

So unless you are going to use your notifications (top right) as a means of getting up-to-date with threads, then you are always liable to come across something by a ignored member. At least it tells you the last post is by 'ignored member' so chances are it is all the activity there has been unless someone has posted before it since your last login.

So maybe just get in the habit of skipping over any such threads which say that. If you happen to have missed someone's post before it, you'll see it the next time when you visit it when you can see that the most recent poster is someone who isn't on your muted list.

 

[gmase]

Logging in through the main site should get you in to both the site and the forum.

Maybe there is a flaw with the auth.freeones.com/login page specifically. If anyone else has this problem, shout.

The forum gives you the option to 'log in using MyFreeOnes' so I would assume it is supposed to log you into both and is not just a means of logging you into the forum and the forum alone.

I don't know how it was designed, so can't be sure what the intentions were.

But as the saying goes in the web development trade... "it's not a bug. It's a feature!"

I have the same issue going from the forum to the main site. Could be an issue with being incognito or private browsing?

 

[gmase]

I don't quite understand this one personally, so it will require some more explanation/examples. But what I will say for now is that if you click on the date above the username of the person who is the latest to post a message in that thread, it will take you to it regardless of whether you have ever looked at the thread before or not.

Whereas if you just click on the title, it will take you to the first post.

I know you are saying you want it as the default setting, but why is it needed when the current system allows you to do whatever you want to do? ...whether it is go straight to the first post or the latest post.

I don’t get the most recent option on all searches. I just searched for Lena Paul and the most recent post was not listed. Same goes for a ‘fixes merges’ search.

 

[The Identifier]

I have the same issue going from the forum to the main site. Could be an issue with being incognito or private browsing?

It won't be anything to do with private browsing and will just be a case of it not working. We will have to speak to some technical peeps about it. 🛠️

In the meantime, if you wanna be logged into both at the same time... log out of your forum account and then log in again through freeones.com as you should then find that you are logged into both there and the forum when you navigate to it.

I don’t get the most recent option on all searches. I just searched for Lena Paul and the most recent post was not listed. Same goes for a ‘fixes merges’ search.

This is different because when you are performing a search, the list of results you get are in relation to posts containing the phrase you have typed. So you get taken straight to the individual post which contains the keyword(s) and you therefore shouldn't expect to be taken anywhere other than straight to what you're trying to find.

You know... because the search results you get are a list of individual posts. And if you have searched using the "search titles only" checkbox then you are only gonna get results for the first post of a thread which will therefore take you straight to it when you click it / tap it.

 

[gmase]

You know... because the search results you get are a list of individual posts. And if you have searched using the "search titles only" checkbox then you are only gonna get results for the first post of a thread which will therefore take you straight to it when you click it / tap it.

You explain how it works, which is fine. The question is ‘What would you like to see?’. It may not be possible, but the question was asked.

 

[The Identifier]

That's the name of the thread but you said you couldn't see it, not that you'd like to see it. So I was just telling you how it is cos it sounded like you were expecting to see it based on what I said.

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Next suggestion please!

 

[Torre82]

1. Not the Board so much as the users of it. Back in the day, this used to be a funner forum. More personality and verve. Now it's all rehashed mommie dearest pics and single-minded perversion.

I used to second this notion, but I find that the kiddos (20-30 years old are kiddos, cuz I'm old and youre older heh) simply dont deal with message boards unless it is reddit.

So when I hit up general chat, instead of wishing they were there, I just volunteer the 'modern' things. Post a joke, post a meme response and try to make the board more active by virtue of promoting conversations with.. I guess.. activity?

I scroll down on the main page and see 12 members and 713 'guests' and I know they're probably typing one-handed, but let us suppose that 25% of them are only in 'first gear' and read something funny or interesting and might put that dick back in 'neutral' if they had the inclination.

For that, I think.. it is absolutely fair to 'hijack' a thread that only has boring-assed photos and 'OMFG IM DIAMONDS FOR HER' type replies. Post something interesting. Do something different. Tell a story.

Just my .19 cents. We could all be posting more, right?

 

[maildude99]

That's the name of the thread but you said you couldn't see it, not that you'd like to see it. So I was just telling you how it is cos it sounded like you were expecting to see it based on what I said.

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[The Identifier]

• gmase quoted something I said, stating that he couldn't do it
• I told him that it wasn't possible, nor was I saying it was possible
• he said OK but it was only a "suggestion"
• but it wasn't a suggestion - if you read what he actually said

What's not to understand?

Anyway, let's not get hung up on daft stuff like this and get back on track.

This is people's chance to put some decent ideas on the table, so don't waste the opportunity!

No suggestions for a few days now - so are we to assume that apart from what has already been mentioned - everything is perfect and can in no way be improved? I don't think so; although we are obviously flattered if you do think that.

 

[maildude99]

What's not to understand?

Anyway, let's not get hung up on daft stuff like this and get back on track.

We love ya, ID...you big, stuffed, fuzzy teddy bear you!!!

 

[tvstrip]

Here's a big one - Q&As or other opportunities to interact and ask questions with OCSMs.
I know there was an issue with conduct & abuse before, but I think with the proper safeguards it can be done.
You have an amazing and unique resource in the OCSMs - why not use them to their full potential?

 

[gmase]

How about the ability to pin threads to the top of the subscribed threads list? To be specific, these are the threads I watch and have new posts. Some of my frequent threads get buried, so it would helpful to have them at the top.

 

[The Identifier]

How about the ability to pin threads to the top of the subscribed threads list? To be specific, these are the threads I watch and have new posts. Some of my frequent threads get buried, so it would helpful to have them at the top.

It's a shame that we lost the ability to organize the threads we were subscribed to into folders. It is not a feature of the XenForo forum software and as a result, all the subscribed (watched) threads all became one when the move happened a few years ago... meaning they all go within the same "watched threads" pot and all my previously neatly arranged threads into folders were lost. This enabled you to check whatever you were interested in at the time and check the rest of the stuff later because it would still be unread.

So as much as I'd like to see this return myself, unfortunately I don't think it is possible. Some guy built a custom add-on a few years ago which did pretty much the same thing only on this platform but sadly it wasn't maintained and has now been deleted so nobody can make use of it. I can't find anything similar, either. If anyone else can, "lettuce know".

This probably won't satisfy you as someone who would like to go straight to the latest post in threads, but on a semi-related note... I'd just like to bring attention to the bookmarks option which a lot of people probably aren't aware of.

This works better for individual posts than threads, because it will always link to the specific post that you bookmark.

 

[Steve-FreeOnes]

Thanks to everyone who has contributed suggestions so far, myself and @The Identifier (who is an admin now btw) will be discussing them sometime this week.

 

[DrakeM]

I'd like some notification and explanation when posts vanish. Case in point, overnight my post count when down by six. I don't know what threads, I don't know if I violated a rule, I don't know anything about why they went away. Seems like common sense to let people know if they've done something wrong so they don't do it again.

 

[The Identifier]

I'd like some notification and explanation when posts vanish. Case in point, overnight my post count when down by six. I don't know what threads, I don't know if I violated a rule, I don't know anything about why they went away. Seems like common sense to let people know if they've done something wrong so they don't do it again.

If you do anything wrong, you'll be told about it.

But posts can disappear for any number of reasons. Dead links, DMCA takedown requests, people referencing other posts which have since been deleted, threads being archived, links to websites which weren't banned at the time but are now - and all kinds of stuff. It is impractical to notify everyone about the reason each individual post has been removed.

So no need to worry about it. People's posts will naturally fall by the wayside over the years, that's just the way it is.

 

[gmase]

I'd like some notification and explanation when posts vanish. Case in point, overnight my post count when down by six. I don't know what threads, I don't know if I violated a rule, I don't know anything about why they went away. Seems like common sense to let people know if they've done something wrong so they don't do it again.

Post more to make up for it!

Thanks to everyone who has contributed suggestions so far, myself and @The Identifier (who is an admin now btw) will be discussing them sometime this week.

A well-deserved promotion! Congrats @The Identifier.

 

[Torre82]

I'd like some notification and explanation when posts vanish. Case in point, overnight my post count when down by six. I don't know what threads, I don't know if I violated a rule, I don't know anything about why they went away. Seems like common sense to let people know if they've done something wrong so they don't do it again.

It isnt often (because we have millions of threads) but often enough so that when we get a "Oh hey can you delete my post" on something, for example..

alright, lets run with this:
https://www.freeones.com/forums/thr...lla-azul-milla-d-milla-y-mylen-branna.879446/
1000(+) replies, 275k views and started in 2016.

An easy thing to do, (Because we're just saving ppl useless clicks and someone.. EVENTUALLY.. will report it..) is to go to page one, open links in a new tab and delete the posts that link to dead sites (tumblr, etc) and carry on about our day. We cant go to each person (assuming they are still around) and tell them WHY their link from 2016 is gone. Repeat until you lose the will to live and then go check the post approval queue to see Russian spammers mucking up the joint and posting advertisements.

If you could see how 'swiss cheese' each thread is after we get rid of spam and dead links, it would be frustrating to you. Methinks.

Assume that it is gone for a good reason, tho. We cull dead links, check old messages and try to 'tidy' the place up a bit.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. If I had a dollar for every 'New Babe Added to FreeOnes', I wouldnt have to do contractor work QUITE so often.

 

[DrakeM]

It isnt often (because we have millions of threads) but often enough so that when we get a "Oh hey can you delete my post" on something, for example..

alright, lets run with this:
https://www.freeones.com/forums/thr...lla-azul-milla-d-milla-y-mylen-branna.879446/
1000(+) replies, 275k views and started in 2016.

An easy thing to do, (Because we're just saving ppl useless clicks and someone.. EVENTUALLY.. will report it..) is to go to page one, open links in a new tab and delete the posts that link to dead sites (tumblr, etc) and carry on about our day. We cant go to each person (assuming they are still around) and tell them WHY their link from 2016 is gone. Repeat until you lose the will to live and then go check the post approval queue to see Russian spammers mucking up the joint and posting advertisements.

If you could see how 'swiss cheese' each thread is after we get rid of spam and dead links, it would be frustrating to you. Methinks.

Assume that it is gone for a good reason, tho. We cull dead links, check old messages and try to 'tidy' the place up a bit.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. If I had a dollar for every 'New Babe Added to FreeOnes', I wouldnt have to do contractor work QUITE so often.

Okay guys, thanks. So long as you give us a whack if we do something wrong, I'm good with the explanation.

 

[mentator75]

Here's something that I miss from the earlier version of the board
When searching, limiting the MAXIMUM number of posts in the thread results (for some bizarre reason, you can only input a MINIMUM)