Site Updates and Issues Discussions #7 DT note: 122 - Page 72

Can we also put in suggestions here?

Now that we have something along the lines of usernames and handles, can we also have something along the lines of user flairs (like in Reddit).

I know we already have siggies but they are universal for the profile across forums.

Flairs could be optional + forum specific.

Like a user could have : "Anti Love Lapata" as a flair in BB forum and "SRK lover" in BWF

(Sorry for the silly examples, creativity is running low atp)

I have noticed that when someone posts a mature post, the timestamp from the post below is cut off. Why is that?

Also while typing in the reply box today, I was having problems. It would just stop typing every few seconds and I had to click the reply box again. Only happened on one page so maybe it's fixed now. Not sure.

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

Regarding Polls -

1. Could the Poll-maker be allowed to see results without having to cast a vote themselves?

2. Could the Poll-maker also be allowed to edit the Poll choices?

Thank you!

Originally posted by: vijay

Point 1 is done. Do check. Now Poll - maker can see the results without casting their votes.

Thanks so much for doing this so promptly!

I will check as soon as I have an opportunity to create a new poll.

Or if someone else is opening a poll, perhaps they can check and confirm?

I just got a notification that "vijay created a topic in your favourite forum. All things Korean"

I never got such notifications whenever someone created a topic even 1 or 2 months ago in "Mahabharat Katha" or "Zee Bangla" which are also on my Favorites - Forums tab.

I didn't get notifications of the topics that I myself created in The Writers' Club over the past few weeks.

I hope there is no glitch of notifications not working for specific private forums.

If followed forum new topic notifications are a new feature, I find it very useful. Surely it will stimulate activity in private forums.

Originally posted by: BrhannadaArmour

Whenever vijay takes the time to write a detailed explanation like this, it should be copied to the Help section. There could also be a pinned topic for FAQ in the Rules/Announcements forum, just for these explanations.

If these posts are only buried within this topic, they'll be forgotten and vijay will have to repeat or rewrite them.

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/suggestions-comments/1440561/faqs-related-to-the-forum

Hello! There's a show named Saubhagyabati Bhava: Niyam aur Sarte Lagu. It started its journey on 26th September, 2023 on Star Bharat. It's the season 2 of Saubhagyabati Bhava which was telecasted on 2011. There is no forum of this show. I searched for its forum on IF quite a few times but I couldn't find one. Can you look into the matter? I don't know where I can talk about this issue. So, I am talking about it here.

Originally posted by: Shirsha

Hello! There's a show named Saubhagyabati Bhava: Niyam aur Sarte Lagu. It started its journey on 26th September, 2023 on Star Bharat. It's the season 2 of Saubhagyabati Bhava which was telecasted on 2011. There is no forum of this show. I searched for its forum on IF quite a few times but I couldn't find one. Can you look into the matter? I don't know where I can talk about this issue. So, I am talking about it here.

Please check, it's a discussion forum for now.

https://www.indiaforums.com/show/saubhagyavati-bhava-2_7085/discussion

Originally posted by: devashree_h

Please check, it's a discussion forum for now.

https://www.indiaforums.com/show/saubhagyavati-bhava-2_7085/discussion

Okay

Thank you

Originally posted by: vijay

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