Stosh Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 (edited) I have noticed that on a lot of posts people have typed @Stosh and I am assuming they want it to send a notification to that person that they were "tagged" in a post. Well, that doesn't work just putting an @ in front of the name. If one really wants it to work, the need to either use the pull-down menu option or type it in HTML code (member='Stosh') but use brackets [ ] instead of parentheses, Otherwise on the menu bar just to the left of the Font box is a blue square icon. Click on that and the pull-down menu will give you a number of choices to create links. Go to member and select that. It will ask for a name, type it in and voila, you have a link. If one does it correctly, go into "Edit" and it will display in HTML code correctly. The name should show in blue (a link) when it is saved to the forum. A message will automatically go out notifying that person they were named in a comment on the forum. They can click on that message and it will take them directly to that post they were referred to in. That post will appear between the message icon and your name at the top of the screen. It changes color when a notification comes in. @Stosh I sent it to myself and I did not get a notification. Maybe there's something more wrong than just linking it when it comes to notifications. @qwazse Did it work for your notifications? Edited November 11, 2017 by Stosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsBrian Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 (edited) @name has always worked when I have been notified Recent update maybe? Edited November 11, 2017 by ItsBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stosh Posted November 11, 2017 Author Share Posted November 11, 2017 (edited) It hasn't been working. I have seen @Stosh in posts, but I got no notification of the tag. @ItsBrian This should turn blue and you should get a notification. I clicked on the blue ItsBrian above and it took me to your profile page, so the link works, just wonder about the notification process. If not I'll whine to the Moderators. Edited November 11, 2017 by Stosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsBrian Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I don’t get a notification though. The @ just worked on Oct. 27, so that’s odd. I think they did maintenance a few days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stosh Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 (edited) I guess I wouldn't call it maintenance...... I did notice more speed in the searches, but I guess I'd rather get the heads-up notices. Edited November 12, 2017 by Stosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJCubScouter Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 If not I'll whine to the Moderators. You may consider the moderators whined-to. I have noticed one other strange thing in the past few days, but it did not affect the functioning of the forum. This does. They may be related. I will make inquiries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back Pack Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I’ve just started to use @. I noticed it worked for a while then not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stosh Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Thanks for looking into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwazse Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 (edited) The reference to me did not show up on my notification bar, but still linked to my profile. So, it's doing one half of its job, but not the other. P.S. - I'm in an internet-free home for the extended weekend, so I can only check this stuff as long as a barista is pouring coffee. P.P.S. - Although there's lots of flotsam and jetsam on the Treasure Coast, folks have cleaned up after Irma here nicely. Thanks for doing your part, Stosh! Edited November 12, 2017 by qwazse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stosh Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 The reference to me did not show up on my notification bar, but still linked to my profile. So, it's doing one half of its job, but not the other. P.S. - I'm in an internet-free home for the extended weekend, so I can only check this stuff as long as a barista is pouring coffee. P.P.S. - Although there's lots of flotsam and jetsam on the Treasure Coast, folks have cleaned up after Irma here nicely. Thanks for doing your part, Stosh! LOL!! I flew into Orlando to do a 2 week deployment on Irma with the Mrs. and the first thing they asked us to do was drive an Emergency Relief Vehicle (ERV) to the Wildfires in California. ROAD TRIP! When we got to Sacramento I asked if I should return to Orlando or say with the wildfires. I spent two weeks in Sacramento on the fires and then drove an ERV back home to Wisconsin. ROAD TRIP! I know there were thousands of ARC people down there helping the Floridians out, but after doing 4 weeks in Houston with Harvey then 4 weeks with Irma and California. it's good to be back home. Not really "fun", but very rewarding putting my Scout skills and Christian mission into places needing it the most. The worst part of it all was we had packed shorts and t-shirts for Florida and ended up freezing our butts off the rest of the time out on deployment. It takes on a whole new meaning to "Be Prepared". By the time we got back to Wisconsin, there was nothing left in my suitcase. I was wearing everything! A whole new concept for layering for warmth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwazse Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 LOL!! I flew into Orlando to do a 2 week deployment on Irma with the Mrs. and the first thing they asked us to do was drive an Emergency Relief Vehicle (ERV) to the Wildfires in California. ROAD TRIP! When we got to Sacramento I asked if I should return to Orlando or say with the wildfires. I spent two weeks in Sacramento on the fires and then drove an ERV back home to Wisconsin. ROAD TRIP! I know there were thousands of ARC people down there helping the Floridians out, but after doing 4 weeks in Houston with Harvey then 4 weeks with Irma and California. it's good to be back home. Not really "fun", but very rewarding putting my Scout skills and Christian mission into places needing it the most. The worst part of it all was we had packed shorts and t-shirts for Florida and ended up freezing our butts off the rest of the time out on deployment. It takes on a whole new meaning to "Be Prepared". By the time we got back to Wisconsin, there was nothing left in my suitcase. I was wearing everything! A whole new concept for layering for warmth. If it's any consolation, friends of ours completed their IRV training and flew into Houston with the assignment to transport one to Sacramento (their first love), but they had also just completed whatever training was needed for running a shelter, and got reassigned to close one in the ensuing three weeks. Last Sunday's dinner with them was all after-action review. The wife said the past couple of years living on the North Side of Pittsburgh prepared her well for interacting with clients already displaced for seven weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stosh Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 If it's any consolation, friends of ours completed their IRV training and flew into Houston with the assignment to transport one to Sacramento (their first love), but they had also just completed whatever training was needed for running a shelter, and got reassigned to close one in the ensuing three weeks. Last Sunday's dinner with them was all after-action review. The wife said the past couple of years living on the North Side of Pittsburgh prepared her well for interacting with clients already displaced for seven weeks! I am GAPed (Group Activity Position) in everything from feeding, sheltering, bulk delivery, chaplaincy, client case work, and a dozen other areas. I probably met your friends and didn't know it. I was the ERV Yard Dog, keeping the vehicles up and running throughout the deployment. It's a small world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJCubScouter Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I have been informed that the forum software is in the process of being upgraded and that this issue (as well as others that may show themselves over the next few weeks) most likely results from that. Please fasten your seatbelts and keep your arms and legs inside the forum at all times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stosh Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Is this "BSA Speak" for don't hold your breath unless wearing goggles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJCubScouter Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 This isn’t the BSA. That’s all I have on the subject. I do not run the software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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