Benji
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That might be a good idea for anyone who loses track of the days.
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22 minutes ago, daydreambeliever said:
Thanks @Benji
It's v. confusing with the delay.
Believe me when I say this: I get it. Even though the UK was behind for the best part of 30+ years, I never got used to the day it aired here vs. the day the episode was labelled. It doesn’t help when threads move about and you can’t track date order.
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1 hour ago, daydreambeliever said:
Not sure here is the right place to ask but... I'm wanting to read the discussion for tonight's Aus episode (the one with the memorial). Help? I can't find it in the Aus or UK posts.
I think you want Wednesday 19th, which is in the Aus discussion thread.
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7 hours ago, daydreambeliever said:
Short for username
I thought it was you who had made the logo, not @benjy as they are the same except the one letter difference (and you posting about it helped as well!)
I get it now. Just think that I’m Mark Brennan and @benjy is Billy Kennedy. Also, I’m the Sunset Beach fan!
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7 hours ago, daydreambeliever said:
Agreed and was slightly confused before I saw the un
‘Un’? Now I’m confused @daydreambeliever.
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That’s so cool @benjy. Awesome job.
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53 minutes ago, Skylover said:
And who'd have thought you'd end up so gobby?
It’s the quiet ones you have to watch out for. Or so the cliché goes.
53 minutes ago, Skylover said:I just realised I can no longer use the laughing crying iPhone face
I really liked that one. Now looks like this:
Which isn’t so bad, I guess. I’m getting used to them.
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6 hours ago, wizardt™ said:
and we Grand Masters' orthodoxies need challenging sometimes
(Android changed it to 'orthodontics' three times without my input - does iPhone do this @Benji?)
No. It recognised the word ‘orthodoxy’ and did not autocorrect, so therefore iPhone is the “Grand Master” of smartphones.
Guess I will have to get used to Android’s blob emojis now.
@Starmaker73 Just remember that us “Grand Masters” all started from the same place as yourself. It took me so long to find my voice and to step into threads and post.
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23 minutes ago, Clare said:
I've tried clicking on Grand Master and Recent Badges and I can't see the explanation. Where do I need to click instead please?
If you click on the ‘badges earned’ it will take you to a list of all the badges. The top will tell you your percentage. You can also access it by clicking on the icon in your avatar that appears when you post.
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2 minutes ago, Skylover said:
No trip to Barbados??
Talk about aiming high! I was thinking a selection of Belgian chocolates, but a fully paid for trip to Barbados would also do I suppose.
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2 minutes ago, Skylover said:
Thanks. So what does Grand Master mean and what's the significance of 14/14? And what's the top 1% you're talking about, I can't see anything about that?
If you click on the ‘recent badges’ on your profile it will take you to a list of all your badges earned and where you rank. There appears to be 14 posting levels to achieve, and the Grand Master is the highest level (until Sal invents some new ones
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12 minutes ago, Skylover said:
What is this and how do you see it please?
If you click your profile name and scroll down, you should see it towards the bottom. It will tell you your ranking. I’m 100% sure you are a Grand Master. The icon also displays on your avatar, too (we’re the ones with the crown
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ETA: I see the emojis display in an Android style now. @wizardt™ will be pleased. Bye-bye iPhone style emojis.
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I like the idea of merging the Off Topic subsections, as some of them do seem a little unloved these days. It might also help flag up new threads in areas one might miss when separated as they are. I wonder if it could work having a ‘General Chat’ and ‘Entertainment’ subsections as those seem to have the most traffic?
With regards to ‘polls’: was that originally created so NChat wasn’t overrun with polls? If merging them together again created more participation with polls then it could be a good idea.
I’ve seen the ‘achievements/rankings’ feature on other boards, and it’s nice to see that including this hasn’t reset everything like it did on another board. I see I’m in the top 1% which is cool, but I wonder what the next stage is for us Grand Masters? I also wonder if this is what all those billionaires and trillionaires ponder being part of the 1% club.
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1 hour ago, Skylover said:
Someone mentioned in Spoilers you can change the view of the thread to 'portrait' so it removes the pictures etc in the top right hand corner? Could anyone advise how you do this, please?
If you’re using your smartphone then you’re likely to already be viewing the board in ‘portrait’ as that’s the natural way. On mobile devices the board doesn’t have the right hand column that the desktop version has.
1 hour ago, Tracy C said:If you turn your device portrait style it looks as before. Its only on landscape mode do you see the new version.
Actually, if I turn my mobile to landscape I see the same layout as I do in portrait, it’s just wider.
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1 hour ago, JoeyBoy said:
I agree with this one. It doesn't show when a post was made so it's quite hard to know where I am in a thread. I end up re-reading a lot of stuff.
If you click on the thread title itself, it should take you to where you last were in the thread. This means you will jump straight into new posts without the hassle of scrolling back and re-reading old stuff.
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47 minutes ago, Hawker said:
And yes, @Benji the functionality has been in for a few versions now - so a couple of years. There was a screen resolution where the button didn't show in the editor (due to space constraints) but I fixed that a few months ago.
Thanks for the clarification. Guess I haven’t been paying attention, or maybe I saw it and didn’t know what it did. Now I do, and it’s very easy to use.
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6 hours ago, wizardt™ said:
but you can highlight the spoilery text and then use the button with the eye icon to put a spoiler box on.
Was that there before? I so did not know you could do that! Much easier (on a mobile device) than typing.
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22 minutes ago, Tracy C said:
That is how they are meant to look.
They are meant to be yellow, and not with serrated edges as per Rick’s screen shot. His are white (except for the cat emojis which are black). And the emojis Hawker posted are standard iPhone ones which have a smoother appearance compared to the old board ones that you posted above (that have the serrated edges).
I haven’t used desktop to view this site for years and had forgotten what it looks likes. That screen shot is like a vintage time capsule for me.
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If it helps, this is what I’m seeing a lot of:
NeighboursFans needs your help
in Forum News
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Done.
I was disappointed to read that Sal isn’t better, yet, but I’m also happy to hear she is making some improvement, even if it is slow going. I really hope she continues to make progress over the coming year(s).