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  1. JoJo, We cannot replicate this kind of display problem. When we go into a topic that has many replies, we see each reply below the prior replies all in chronological order as they should be, and all of the replies are immediately below the first posting (technically speaking, the first posting in a forum is called the topic posting). Can you confirm that you actually are inside the topic within a forum, as opposed to some sort of summary mode?
  2. JoJo, Thanks again for your feedback. We are aware of the text edit icon tools are synch'd incorrectly. For a temporary solution, hover your mouse over the 4th through 7th icons and the mouse-over tips will correctly indicate their function. We are checking into the other issues you identify. All of our members are benefiting by your feedback. Thank you.
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  4. JoJo, We definitely understand about the dismay of finding things dramatically different. We are proud of you for pushing forward. Had we been able to avoid it, please know that we absolutely would have gone down that path -- it just wasn't an option for consideration. Thank you for doing the slugging. Hang in there. We believe that we are taking CL in a good direction, but the final judgment comes not from us, but rather our members. Keep the feedback coming in. We are here trying to help our community.
  5. Chris, Thanks also. As mentioned in a different reply, we never expected to hear kudos. My heart can slow down now, but just a bit.
  6. Thanks super duper mucho, guys. We never in our wildest expectations could have hoped for kudos. This has been a difficult morning, but we are slugging through.
  7. The main method to manage your ignored members is by clicking on your Display Name, which is located in the far upper right of the display, and then selecting the "Ignored Users" option. Once that window opens, then type in the Display Name of the person you wish to ignore. Note that as you start typing that the software begins narrowing down the options and you can either complete typing the Display Name or just click on it when it becomes visible. There are three categories of content that you can ignore for each ignored member. One is their posts (that is the most common). You may also ignore their signature block and/or any private messages. To remove someone from your ignore list, go back to the same window described in paragraph one above. All of your ignored members are listed toward the bottom of that window. To the right of each ignored member is a "gear icon". Select that pull down gear icon, and you will find the options for modifying or removing the ignore status. There is no limit on the number of members that you have on your ignore list, and each of those ignored members can be configured differently. One last comment is that you can also use a "shortcut" to the ignore list if you hover your mouse over the member name or their avatar. This shortcut works in most of the windows used throughout the application, but not all of them. One important area where the hover mode shortcut doesn't work is inside the profile windows for a member.
  8. Reputation only shows as green (or red) on the activity stream display when the reputation value for a post is non-zero. Given that only a small percentage of posts have a reputation vote associated with them, most are zero values and display in monochrome. I believe that answers your original question/comment. Screen captures are operating system specific. Since one is not needed, I won't bore you with the details at this time.
  9. From Admin_01, with apologies: Be advised that I have "split out" four posts from this thread and moved them to another forum (the Problems, Feedback and Suggestions forum). The general gist of those four posts is about issues related to the reputation functionality of this website. That kind of technical talk began with a side comment in a post by Chica de Chiriqui. Here is the post that began the sidebar conversation, with the relevant text bolded and highlighted: I felt compelled to address this matter because it sounded like it could be a software fault in this website. The technical talk that resulted from that comment is clearly not related to the topic nor this forum. And so the splitting out. This is just one example of why we have a Rule (#14) about staying on-topic. I am not accusing Chica de Chiriqui of dastardly deeds; this was just an innocent comment that kind of exploded on its own. For the curious, if you wish to view this sidebar topic, please click here: http://www.chiriqui.life/topic/463-reputation-issues-in-a-long-thread/.
  10. I need to be precise in my wording. Please do not be offended. First of all, I have no clue what you refer to by the terms "home page" or "main page". Registered members who are logged in are provided an option to "raise" (green) or "lower" (red) the reputation (that is the specific terminology used by our software application developers) of the poster (the originator) with respect to that post, with two exceptions. The first exception is that an originator is not permitted to vote on their own reputation. That scenario results in neither the green nor the red voting buttons (icons) appearing. The second exception is that there is a daily limit of 25 green votes and a separate daily limit of 25 red votes for each member. For example, if a member is aggressively using their green votes on one particular day, when they get to the 25 limit, then the green (or red, or both) icons disappear until the next day. The 25 limit is configurable; I chose that number to provide a moderate amount of "throttling down" to guard against potential abuse. Once a vote has been recorded, then the icon that was used disappears because they are allowed to raise or lower reputation only once per post. The unused icon remains visible because the "voter/reader" can change their mind and reverse their earlier vote back to neutral, or go even further to the opposite vote. Try it. In the interest of full disclosure, the rightmost of the three icons is a running total of all votes for that post. That means that everyone can see the net sum of all votes for that post, but they can affect a change by only one number in either direction. If there are no votes, the that icon is zero and white colored. If the net is positive, the the net sum shows with a green icon, etc. No one is permitted to see who voted; they only see the net arithmetic sum. If your experience with reputation votes and icons differs from the above description, then please provide me with screen captures.
  11. Please clarify what you are referring to by "...the green indicator...".
  12. Good suggestion, and there is a forum for exactly what you are wanting to do. Within the third major category of forums is one labeled Donations / Fundraising. Registered members are invited to use that forum to help Marion, and others based on their specific needs. Note the description field for that forum, which is excerpted here: "We suggest that postings be specific as to who is the intended recipient (by name and a general location of their residence), why they need help (e.g., accident, health crises, earthquake, flood, etc), what kind of help is needed (e.g., food, clothing, money, furniture, etc.), how and where to deliver the donations/funds, and who to contact in case of questions."
  13. That is what the "Quote" at the bottom of each block is about. There also is a "quote" option from a formatting perspective. When typing text, you can select a block of it, and then click on the " icon in the formatting bar.
  14. Thanks for providing an alternative link. You are correct that this website blocks certain "high risk" protocols and codes; high risk refers to the ability of crackers* to pry open a website and do bad things. We prefer to keep our member's data safe. Twin Wolf, you clearly are very good with Internet, computers, and software things, etc. Glad that you are here helping everyone. Thank you. ___________ *Contemporary terminology would have been the word "hacker" instead of "cracker" in this context. Hackers in times past were the good guys creating things and keeping people safe. But the terminology has shifted with the times due to bad press. I am from the old school (and obviously showing my age).
  15. TwoSailors, Assuming that we the management team (actually that means just my wife and myself) here at Chiriqui.Life are correctly understanding your posting, then yes, you have our approval and blessing to approach businesses anywhere in the Chiriqui Province about encouraging them to register and take advantage of this free website. Our recommendation for commercial registrants is that they not focus on the bulletin board forums, but rather on the blog channel. They can couple their blog postings with the calendar for specific events that are associated with dates. The blog approach gives the blog owner more control over their content (and a bit fewer restrictions) but with all of the same notifications about new content that members see from other channels on this website. The final decision whether to use a blog or the forums is theirs, with the constraint that they would not be allowed to post in both a blog and the forums (that is called spamming). For the calendar events, rather than retyping all of the same information, just put a placeholder calendar entry for the specific dates and times, and a link to the blog posting. It really is a slick way to market their business. Take a look at the blog for the Boquete Art Café as an example. They post on their blog, and the calendar for their special events. Here is the link to their blog: http://www.chiriqui.life/blogs/blog/16-boquete-art-café/. Let us know if anyone needs assistance. Thanks for this wonderful idea. We appreciate all of your help.
  16. Thanks for the feedback. Glad that things are working as you need them to. And thanks for using and promoting this website. We definitely appreciate you and the others who are making this a success.
  17. FYI, registration is not required to view the content posted on this website. We are averaging about 30% of our readers are "guest" status. Guests have no posting privileges.
  18. Bonnie, Some people have asked for a means to provide feedback about events and/or ask questions about information that has been disseminated via News Boquete. That simply is not doable via the listserver technology used for News Boquete. We admit that it doesn't happen often, but it does happen. Not only does having a copy of News Boquete emails on CL provide the feedback mechanism, but it also is a publicly accessible archive of those emails. Anyone can go back and check on something that previously had been read but deleted from their inbox. It is a bit more work for Penny in her administrator role as NewsLady., but she does it without complaint. And what would we all do without Penny? She is such a gem for her contributions to our community. P.S., Are you aware that you can "ignore" postings (and/or private messages and/or signatures) by specified members of your choosing? If you would like more information, please ask a question in our Questions and Answers forum.
  19. The PanamaLinks "database" compiled by Bill Hazel has now been uploaded as a PDF file into the "Downloads" channel of this website. After doing this and noodling the end result, we are not really convinced that there is added value. The two sides of the coin: Bill's information is in a spreadsheet format and stored on Google. It is readily accessible, and probably more easily accessible directly from Google. Further, if he were to update that information, then it would not be necessary to propagate those updates to other copies. On the other hand, there may be an issue for some in that they may not have a spreadsheet application that can present the information, whereas a PDF document is generally universally accessible by any device worldwide. And so I leave everyone with a question: Should CL continue to have Bill's information on this website (in PDF format), or should we just keep pointing everyone to Google? Responses to the above question would be preferred within this topic, but you may also send an email to support@chiriqui.life if you choose. And should Bill Hazel respond with his thoughts, his perspective would be given priority.
  20. Keith, I see that you are in a reflective mood today. I wish I had the luxury of doing that once in a while, but CL keeps us hopping. Specifically to your question: We here at CL (my wife and I) spent the month of September sequestered in a faraway place crafting the various governance documents for what was to become CL, and doing a lot of planning, design, configuration work, etc. Your question is one that we asked ourselves many times, not only during the time away, but weekly since the birth of CL. We actually put our answer to your question on CL for everyone to see. Note the date of that entry. Here is an extract of the relevant section of our "Welcome Aboard" post, our answer to your question long before you asked it: If anyone believes that we need to modify those words, please reply, either publicly or via private message. If anyone wishes to see the entire post, here is the link:
  21. TwoSailors, A great question. The software used on this website (not that anyone other than myself really cares, but it is by Invision Power Services) provides for two "levels" of notifications to registered members. Both levels are turned on by the same button, specifically one that says "Follow this". See the below screen capture of the "Follow this" button. This particular screen capture indicates that one member is following that topic (see the number 1 in that image). There are two levels because the "Follow this" button can be used either on an entire forum, or on a specific topic within a forum. The button looks the same in both cases. The "Follow this" button is located on the right side at the top of a forum, or on the right side at the top of a topic. You get to decide whether you follow an entire forum, or just a specific topic within a forum. There is no limit to the number of forums or topics that a member can follow. When you click on the "Follow this" button, you are given several choices as to how you wish to be notified. The default option is an immediate email to the email address used for your account. I leave to you the exercise of reviewing all of the notification options, and then decide for yourself what works best. When you are following a forum or a topic, then the "Follow this" button changes to read "Following", and it typically displays the number of members who are following the forum or the topic (just in case you might be interested in knowing that information). If you click on the number following, then you get to see who else is following, unless they have blocked such disclosure. The "Follow this" button is not available for an entire category; again only two levels: forums or topics. If you wish to follow all of the forums in a category, simply go through each forum and click on the "Follow this" button. How does one manage their "Follow this" notifications? If you click on your Display Name (in the far upper right of the screen), a drop down menu will present itself. Select the "Notifications Settings" option, and then select the option that works best for you. Finally, if you no longer wish to follow either a forum or a topic, then go back to that specific button (which now reads "Following"), and select the "Unfollow" option. I am not aware of an option to globally remove all of the "Follow this" selections.
  22. Muchas gracias. The little kid in me wanted to say "aw shuckins" but my wife said not to do that. So you don't see that prior sentence. Pleased to see your use of CL and appreciate that. Please keep it going, and spread the word.
  23. Fran, you truly are gifted in many ways.
  24. Thanks. And we agree that rereading the Governance Documents periodically would benefit some members. Let us know when we wonder (wander?) from our stated goals. Que tengas un buen día, Bud
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