Difference between Forum Sites

blissonwheels · Senior Member

Difference between Forum Sites

brickies · Guru

It is a short cut to the forum , But by not going in via the website page you miss a lot of of get story about Grey nomad news and story you don't want to miss .

Delta18 · Guru

If you come in via the General Forum way you will only see posts in that forum....if however you enter via View Active Topics you will see posts from ALL forums.

brickies · Guru

Yes but if yo come in via the web page you see all Cindy news story which are always worth a read

blissonwheels · Senior Member

Gooday,
Thank you for the explanations but I still do not understand why there are 2 Forums and some subjects appear on one and not on the other.
Apologies for being so dumb.
Cheers,
Bliss On Wheels.

Happywanderer · The Master

There is only one forum. This one.

Baz421 · Guru

The Grey Nomads is the web site, and within the website you can click on many things, and when you are posting this is the forum.

If you wan to see what's for sale you click on classifieds and for sale.

Hope this helps.

-- Edited by Baz421 on Monday 21st of March 2016 08:53:31 PM

JeffRae · Guru

Link to Grey Nomads Forum http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/

Link to Grey Nomads Website http://www.thegreynomads.com.au/

Nomad_Nev · Veteran Member

And if you use this link you will still get to the normal forum, but it will show you all the most recently created posts sorted by age, so you dont need to look throguh all the different sections, it is just one list of most recent posts:

thegreynomads.activeboard.com/p/recent/

GerryP · Veteran Member

Thanks Nev,

As a newbie to this particular forum, I find it quite "different" to other forums I am on and am still trying to work out the shortcuts. The recent posts tip is appreciated.

The only thing that bugs me now is that whenever I click on any topic, it always takes me to the start (unless I change my settings to 'Newest First', but then the thread is upside down). Every other forum I'm on always takes you directly to the first previously unread post. Even threads I'm subscribed to take me back to the start when I'm notified of activity.

Is there an answer to this, or is it just an idiosyncrasy of this board?

Great board by the way... smile

-- Edited by GerryP on Monday 28th of March 2016 11:13:09 AM

-- Edited by GerryP on Monday 28th of March 2016 11:13:37 AM

Nomad_Nev · Veteran Member

I know what you mean, a link - when looking at the list of updated threads - to the most recent post (that you have not read) in a thread, rather than the first or last,

I haven't found an option for that, but following this thread to see if anyone else perhaps knows a way

GerryP · Veteran Member

Thanks for that...

Incidentally, can anyone tell me what the "Permalink" link does next to the Reply and Quote buttons?

Google ain't much help cry

blissonwheels · Senior Member

Gooday,

Think I can help you on this one, if you open a post, (subject), and scroll to the bottom of the page you will se a little box with the options listed, Newest First or Oldest First, click on that and change to oldest first.

Like you I am still trying to navigate many aspects of this forum, despite all the explanations offered I am still not sure why we have two different ways to read the Forum, and they are not identical when you do go to them both.

Also wondering is there a setting somewhere hidden on this Forum where you can put your signature so you do not have to type it each time you make a post or a reply.

Thank you in Advance.

Cheers,

Bliss on Wheels.

blissonwheels · Senior Member

Gooday,
Another question???
How the Hell do you attach a photo to a post please!!???????, to a message when you are starting a topic, or replying to one????
Cheers,
Bliss on Wheels.

-- Edited by blissonwheels on Monday 28th of March 2016 05:14:15 PM

-- Edited by blissonwheels on Monday 28th of March 2016 05:15:51 PM

rockylizard · Guru

blissonwheels wrote:
Gooday,
Another question???
How the Hell do you attach a photo to a post please!!???????, to a message when you are starting a topic, or replying to one????
Cheers,
Bliss on Wheels.

Gday...

Regarding setting an avatar, signature and/or various other settings, click on your 'member name' eg 'blissonwheels' either near the top of each page, or on your name in a post/reply you have made.

You will see this 'menu' on the left hand side -

GN Forum.JPG

Click on each of the 'menu items' to see what you can do within them - eg Edit Profile to update your profile - or Settings to choose the various settings you would prefer.

I assume you have been into those menus to have uploaded your avatar. confuse

If you look at the bottom left corner, under the 'white box' where you type, you will see this -

GN Forum File.JPG

To attach a photo simply click on the button Attach File(s) and it will allow you to browse your computer (or access where you have your photos stored) ... follow any instructions.

You can insert the photo into the body of your post by clicking on the Insert button ... if you don't want it to appear in the body of the post, don't click on anything and it will appear as a clickable thumbnail at the bottom of your post AFTER you click on Submit Post.

Hope that helps a little bit. As a wise old lady told me when Windows first came in, you will find that everything you need to know will be on the screen SOMEWHERE - just click on things and see what they take you to. Eventually you will find what you need to know to do the things you want/need. Experimentation is king

Cheers - John

-- Edited by rockylizard on Monday 28th of March 2016 07:27:42 PM

blissonwheels · Senior Member

Thank you sincerely 'Rock Lizard,' you have been a great help with that information, will try to work my way through it.
Cheers,
Bliss on Wheels

GerryP · Veteran Member

GerryP wrote:

Thanks for that...

Incidentally, can anyone tell me what the "Permalink" link does next to the Reply and Quote buttons?

Google ain't much help

Anyone have any clues on my earlier query?

rockylizard · Guru

GerryP wrote:
GerryP wrote:
Thanks for that...

Incidentally, can anyone tell me what the "Permalink" link does next to the Reply and Quote buttons?

Google ain't much help
Anyone have any clues on my earlier query?

Gday...

You stirred my curiosity - hadn't thought about it before ... this is what Google provided -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permalink

Dunno if it helps - but it is something hmm

Cheers - John

-- Edited by rockylizard on Monday 28th of March 2016 09:25:30 PM

GerryP · Veteran Member

Yes, I did see that as well John, and I kinda get what they're saying, but I guess I'm a bit slow as I'm having trouble relating that to how such a link would work on this board.

I have clicked it, but did not notice anything happening...

PeterD · Guru

blissonwheels wrote:
Thank you for the explanations but I still do not understand why there are 2 Forums and some subjects appear on one and not on the other.

There are actually 20 forums listed when you click on the "Forums" on the Grey Nomads site. The site is set up this way so you can post your question in the best forum to get the appropriate replies. You can also look through a particular forum to get the info without having to go through everything (that's the theory and it works well in the newsgroups that are more disciplined than this one.)

Many of us concentrate on a few forums. If you post your questions in inappropriate forums we do not see them. You should select the most appropriate forum. I note that some single travellers post questions in the Solo Grey Nomads forum that technical people can answer for you. I only see these occasionally.

One of the ways of seeing new postings that has not been mentioned is the use of the Email Digest of New Topics. Go to "User Details" at the top of the page. Then click on "Settings" on the LHS. Then go to "Email Digest of New Topics" and set up how often you would like the digest to be emailed to you. Complete the changes you make by clicking on "Save Changes" at the bottom of the page. Give it a try to see if it is useful to you.

-- Edited by PeterD on Monday 28th of March 2016 11:48:15 PM

-- Edited by PeterD on Monday 28th of March 2016 11:49:00 PM

03_Troopy · Guru

Permalink is for when you want to link to a specific post in a topic, and have it come up as the first post when someone clicks the link.

1. click the permalink button

2. copy the browser bar information

3. paste the browser bar information in you post as a link eg. http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t61847919/difference-between-forum-sites/?sort=firstEntry&page=1#comment-61894137

when someone clicks on your link they will be taken to the post you directed them to.

GerryP · Veteran Member

03_Troopy wrote:
Permalink is for when you want to link to a specific post in a topic, and have it come up as the first post when someone clicks the link.
1. click the permalink button
2. copy the browser bar information
3. paste the browser bar information in you post as a link eg. http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t61847919/difference-between-forum-sites/?sort=firstEntry&page=1#comment-61894137
when someone clicks on your link they will be taken to the post you directed them to.

Ahhhh, many thanks Troopy. smile

That makes sense. Maybe that should be noted somewhere in the Introduction pages on how to use this site?