User guide to the new forums

Discussion in 'Customer Service' started by Huss, May 2, 2012.

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  1. Huss

    Huss Member

    Aug 1, 1995
    New York, NY
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Please enjoy this handy PDF reference guide to the new forums. Please note a few things...
    • All functionality you love is here, it just may have a different name and location
      • My BigSoccer is now Watched Threads
      • Forum Jump is now Quick Nav (blue arrows on top right and bottom right of page)
      • Etc.
    • Not all the migration is done (old threads)
    • Not all the features are turned on
    • Mobile integration is coming
    • The style will be tweaked
    Thanks for your patience, understanding, and eventual enthusiasm.
     
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  2. MetroChile

    MetroChile Member+

    Jan 13, 2001
    NJ; Valpo.
    Club:
    Santiago Wanderers
    Nat'l Team:
    Chile
    I had "My BigSoccer" saved as a favorite on my browser: I would click on that and then threads that I was subscribed to with new replies would show up on that page (the one with the newest reply would be at the top and so on). Now, how do I get to that again?

    In addition, I loved to be able to go to the last post by clicking on a little arrow that would take me there. Now, I just see the thread title and options to go to its different pages.

    The new update seems really confusing.
     
  3. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    MY Bigsoccer used to list forums you were following, not just threads. It made it easy to jump between disconnected areas of the site (I had Referee, Scotland, Blackburn Rovers, and MLS forums for example). Is that functionality returning or will it only display threads now?
     
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  4. Father Ted

    Father Ted BigSoccer Supporter

    Manchester United, Galway United, New York Red Bulls
    Nov 2, 2001
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    Well done Huss, it will be great when it's all done.
     
  5. Kermmy803

    Kermmy803 Member

    Jul 10, 2002
    Denton County, TX
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    +1

    This is my preferred way to enjoy BigSoccer.

    Please bring back our subscribed forums.

    Thanks!

    :(
     
  6. maturin

    maturin Member

    Jun 8, 2004
    Watched Threads is not My BigSoccer. My BigSoccer let me see the forums I care about on one page, easily accessible from my bookmarks toolbar.

    I follow forums much more than individual threads. Can we have that back?

    Otherwise, looking good!
     
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  7. Huss

    Huss Member

    Aug 1, 1995
    New York, NY
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    We will get a good version of My BigSoccer back, using the old URLs my.bigsoccer and bigsoccer/my, don't worry. Need a little time.
     
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  8. MetroChile

    MetroChile Member+

    Jan 13, 2001
    NJ; Valpo.
    Club:
    Santiago Wanderers
    Nat'l Team:
    Chile
    So, in other words, the features/interface I am talking about will be back eventually? You just need some time?

    Thanks in advance for your reply and interest
     
  9. mike4066

    mike4066 Member+

    Jun 30, 2007
    Chula Vista, CA
    Club:
    Fulham FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Anyway to include a change font feature? Under preferences maybe?
     
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  10. TheEuroStick

    TheEuroStick Member+

    Aug 8, 2011
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Bosnia-Herzegovina
    Why did we go with blue just, instead of yellow and gray?
     
  11. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm guessing the moderation tools and the moderator forums are still being worked on?
     
  12. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    I guess there must be a lot of useful stuff under the hood. Because this shit forum design is totally amateur-hour.
     
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  13. SiberianThunderT

    Sep 21, 2008
    DC
    Club:
    Saint Louis Athletica
    Nat'l Team:
    Spain
    That's good to hear. I really liked how easy it was to jump to forums/threads I used often.

    One other issue: I can't seem to find anywhere in "preferences" that lets me say how many posts I see on a given page of a thread (and other similar options) - I had mine set at 20 per page, but now I'm back to the default 10. Is that feature gone now, or just somewhere I haven't found yet?
     
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  14. el-choul

    el-choul Member+

    Apr 17, 2006
    DC
    Is there a subscribe to thread option somewhere?
     
  15. RapidStorm

    RapidStorm Member+

    Jan 30, 2005
    Denver, CO
    My complaints:
    1) I don't need to be alerted every single freaking time someone replies to a thread. I like to know that a thread has been updated since the last time I was there, but not an instance-by-instance account. Is there no way to adjust this?
    2) I set up a panic button, yet see it nowhere.
    3) My ignore list has been cleared.
    4) Where's the trolling smiley face? I mean, if you're going to go to all this effort...
    5) In 20 years, when I'm in a padded room, I know this will be the color scheme for the interiors of my ward.
     
  16. Dr. Boots

    Dr. Boots Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 15, 2002
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    I was wondering the same thing.....I have no modding ability at this time. I am guessing you are in the same boat?
     
  17. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, literally ... I typed that and went straight to my home forum, and the mod options were there.

    I'm just that good, I guess. :D
     
  18. Winds350

    Winds350 Member

    Sep 10, 2005
    So where did the EXTREMELY useful list of all forums on the left go? The only thing I can see is the blue arrow thingy which is pretty useless, given it's tiny window size and the amount of mouse scrolling it takes to get to any other forum. In the old style, I could just hit home, or at most home and page down, and click on the forum I wanted, pretty much at any time. Is something like that coming back?? Soon, maybe??
     
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  19. Deep Wilcox

    Deep Wilcox BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 5, 2007
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I like the size 1 font. Good eye exercise, and ALERT...ALERT!!!!
     
  20. Art Vandaley

    Art Vandaley Member

    Feb 22, 2006
    New Hampshire
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Mine are not active either.
     
  21. Art Vandaley

    Art Vandaley Member

    Feb 22, 2006
    New Hampshire
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    When I tried to "unstick" a thead, it said "server error".
     
  22. Val1

    Val1 Member+

    Arsenal
    Mar 12, 2004
    MD's Eastern Shore
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Yes. Click on the alerts button at the top right. When the drop down pane opens, you will see "Alert Preferences" and you can turn off that feature.
     
  23. Val1

    Val1 Member+

    Arsenal
    Mar 12, 2004
    MD's Eastern Shore
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Hmm, I'm getting 25 posts per page and I didn't change anything.

    Maybe because I'm a "Well Known" member:p
     
  24. Riz

    Riz Member+

    Nov 18, 2004
    R-ville, Murrlin
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Same here.
     
  25. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    https://www.bigsoccer.com/community/account/alert-preferences
     

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