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Territory Rig
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Re: AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION FOR A FORUM ?

Post by Territory Rig » Sun Feb 10, 2019 11:01 am

Hello. I’m a newbie. I don’t use Facebook or any other social media. I enjoyed the printed magazine but noticed it’s steady decline. So on searching the website for info on magazine I found this forum and joined. But I find it very confusing. So many topics and subtopics. I can’t work out where I am. I thought I posted something, but now can’t find it. I know some of you say you’ve been contributing for 10 years, so you know what you’re doing. But I’m lost.
Is there a general area for discussion or is it all separated into topics?
A new forum? Not Facebook pls.
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Post by Collyn » Sun Feb 10, 2019 11:53 am

Me too – its like navigating a maze semi-blindfolded!

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Re: AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION FOR A FORUM ?

Post by Lance » Sun Feb 10, 2019 4:20 pm

Collyn wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 10, 2019 11:53 am
 Me too – its like navigating a maze semi-blindfolded!

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Gosh, I wonder why that is…………….. :roll:
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Re: Forum navigation

Post by Frank & Brenda » Sun Feb 10, 2019 6:43 pm

G’day and welcome to the forum
The easiest way that I have found to see all new posts is to use the quick links drop down at the top right of the screen
Choose “new posts”
Save that into my favorites on the computer or front page on the tablet and use that link to open the forum
When I click on the link it takes me directly to the new posts that have been made since my last visit
Using that drop down you can then go start your searches for other things or the “board index” on the left hand side
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Re: Forum navigation

Post by Lance » Sun Feb 10, 2019 7:20 pm

Gooday TR, good to have you with us.

I use the same principal as Frank to open CandM, except I have “Unread Posts‘ saved in my favorites.

Click that and it opens all posts that I have not read. I then flick through the topics shown and decide which I need to open.
When I’ve done my reading I just select ‘Mark all read‘ and I’m set for my next login.

Enjoy your time here and ask a question if ya get stuck. 8-)
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Re: Forum navigation

Post by jock » Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:24 am

Hello T.R…..Your original post is in this section under the sub section titled “From the C&M team”

If you’re as “Techno disadvantaged” as I am, I would ignore all the advice which relates to “drop down boxes”..”links” etc. etc. and simply go to the Board Index and read each topic heading…..they all have a brief description in faded print. I look at the displayed dates at each topic to decide on looking at new posts.

I have been a member of this Forum for over 10 years and, despite many suggestions and advice from my fellow members over the years, I have only just managed to work out how to post pictures with my posts.

Look forward to hearing more from you.

Jock :)
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Re: AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION FOR A FORUM ?

Post by rat3het » Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:40 am

Territory Rig wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 10, 2019 11:01 am
 Hello. I’m a newbie. I don’t use Facebook or any other social media. I enjoyed the printed magazine but noticed it’s steady decline. So on searching the website for info on magazine I found this forum and joined. But I find it very confusing. So many topics and subtopics. I can’t work out where I am. I thought I posted something, but now can’t find it. I know some of you say you’ve been contributing for 10 years, so you know what you’re doing. But I’m lost.
Is there a general area for discussion or is it all separated into topics?
A new forum? Not Facebook pls.
To find your posts

go to the quick links button

then your posts
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Re: Forum navigation

Post by dieseltojo » Mon Feb 11, 2019 5:20 pm

Hi Territory Rig and welcome to the maze of a different forum style.

Some good points made and the “search your posts” under “our Profile” is a good start.
Here is a pic from your profile. Not a bad idea to at least put in a state as well.

If you click on uses post it will show all your posts to date. :)
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Territory Rig
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Re: Forum navigation

Post by Territory Rig » Thu Feb 21, 2019 5:13 pm

Thank you very much to everyone. I will have a more detailed look around now. Thanks for the photo of my post, but I’m not sure why. Have I forgotten to do something? I’m in Darwin, hence the Territory Rig username. I’m now looking at Options below, what is BBCode, and parse URLs? Flash is off, url is on, OMGoodness. I notice my post is now in another subtopic “Forum Navigation”. I really just wanted to express my disappointment at the cessation of the magazine. Is there another magazine out there someone can recommend? I like the RV Daily Magazine from Pat Callanan’s stable (its digital), but would much prefer a printed mag.
Again, thank you.
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Re: Forum navigation

Post by Archer63 » Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:48 pm

There’s always Caravan World… but even that has changed a bit lately with different editors coming in with their own ideas about what the mag should be about.

Digital RV magazine is a good read and I look forward to each new monthly edition.
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