Q: Could This (new discussion format) Be Any Worse?

ChitlinsCC wrote:

 

Ronda

 

Seems like BrowserBookmarks (I still use MacSpeak all the time) is the only solution for now.

 

BookmarkFoldering is also helpful to me.

I have always used bookmark folders to get around on Apple Support Communities (and on Apple Discussions prior to ASC).

If the site software changes, my old bookmarks often work, and if they don't, it's usually a simple matter to change them (once you figure out the new URL).

I view & reply here on my Kindle & when typing the delay used to be terrible (possibly due to auto save) but now it's instant as for the new messages I've found a workaround so that's now ok & I'll take on-board your suggestion to open posts in a new tab/page.

Hi CCC,

Re your neat idea for a 'Base Camp':

You wrote

(This my workaround - CCC)

No worries, my friend. I am (slowly) catching up on adding acknowledgements to the User Tip .

Regards,

Ian.

It seems that this technical support site, which has always had - as part of the ToU - the rule that your posts should be technical support questions/answers, has changed (or is changing) somewhat. What does "following people to get answers" do? Nothing. I don't do social networking sites or chats; I do not want to follow or be followed, liked, or friended. I simply want to be able to navigate to a question I can help with as efficiently and quickly as possible. I am not here to engage in chats or off topic remarks which make it too frustrating to weed through to try to answer someone's real question.

And, this is Apple's site - I will not make changes or workarounds or install add-ons. If this is how the owner of the site wants it, and it is no longer easily navigable by the senior helpers - let someone else meet new people and answer questions.

And I'm out of here as it is already getting off topic.

babowa wrote:

. I have cut my participation (browsing/answering questions) by 99% and am currently in a waiting pattern to see if changes will be made

SAME HERE, DITTO.

ASC is currently a GIANT GAPING WOUND, a  Titanic epic-level train wreck.   Just a NIGHTMARE of counter-intuitive FUNCTION-LOSS.

If they dont want people helping people, they could NOT have done a better job in doing that .

Like yourself, I have been slamming this board helping people....... for FREE and writing user tips

NOW, its hard to even find the USER TIPS

thanks for the giant SLAP to the face and double slap.

PlotinusVeritas wrote:

 

babowa wrote:

I have cut my participation (browsing/answering questions) by 99% and am currently in a waiting pattern to see if changes will be made

 

 

SAME HERE, DITTO.

 

 

ASC is currently a GIANT GAPING WOUND, a  Titanic epic-level train wreck.   Just a NIGHTMARE of counter-intuitive FUNCTION-LOSS.

 

 

 

If they dont want people helping people, they could NOT have done a better job in doing that .

I agree 100% !

Hi PV,

NOW, its hard to even find the USER TIPS

Try this. Go to the home page of a forum using the recommended URL (not the current default URL)

https://discussions.apple.com/community/using_apple_support_communities/content? filterID=contentstatus%5Bpublished%5D~objecttype~objecttype%5Bthread%5D

Top hit of the day is my User Tip .

Getting the best out of the 'New-Look' forums (2014)

Regards,

Ian.

Please remove us from your mailing list.  Thanks.

On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:15 PM, Apple Support Communities Updates <

babowa wrote:

 

It seems that this technical support site, which has always had - as part of the ToU - the rule that your posts should be technical support questions/answers, has changed (or is changing) somewhat. What does "following people to get answers" do? Nothing.

Well, since you're "out of here," you may not see this, but following someone's posts can teach you a lot. When I first came here, I latched onto a guy who really knew a lot about what I was trying to learn about, and, gradually, I absorbed much of it and began to be able to answer questions on my own. So "following people to get answers" (and one person, in particular) taught me much of what I know. It didn't do "Nothing" for me.

notcloudy wrote:

 

Why get used to a bad design?

Since you're new here, you may not want to bother. I have invested a lot of time and effort here, and I will attempt to jump through the new set of hoops Apple has set up for us. (But some of us old dogs are having a harder and harder time making those leaps and learning the new tricks.)

Corgigirl12 wrote:

 

Please remove us from your mailing list.  Thanks.

 

 

On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:15 PM, Apple Support Communities Updates <

If you are referring to an email notification from Apple, no user here has the capability - you will need to unsubscribe or "unfollow". There used to be an excellent user tip for the last iteration; however, I cannot find it and it would probably be outdated at the moment anyway. Try to go to your page (Content) and click on all content and then following > open each listing and click on 'following' which should (hopefully) take you off the list of email notifications.

@ Ronda:

Glad that worked for you; for me, I've always looked at subject lines/topics and started reading from there (and also not only learned a lot, but learned who appeared to be experienced/knew what they were talking about and who wasn't).

I know where they are, YOU know where they are

That was not the point,  which you dont get.

first time users WILL NOT find them easily.          Lets make that clear, since you missed the point 100%

Actually have been in here before - just not posted anything.   As most of the Apple has been easy to use - or the answers actually showed up in Apple support.

It is frustrating with any software when screens are changed away from a very useful format to something that makes it harder to use.

Apple should be reading complaints on this screen - and its app store - and respond to them.

>>  The best that Apple Discussions ever was was two changes ago. The previous iteration was tolerable even though it was confusing for newbies.  <<

I no longer have the ability to quote someone text. I now resort to using the arrows as shown above.

Hi Ziatron,

This is how I do it.

Quote from the Original Poster, when copied and pasted into a reply, has a blue background:

I've been participating in the Apple support forums for a good many years.

Quote from a reply (not the Original Poster) appears as white background:

I no longer have the ability to quote someone text. I now resort to using the arrows as shown above.

After pasting into a new reply, select again and press command i (italic)

I no longer have the ability to quote someone text. I now resort to using the arrows as shown above.

Italic will distinguish the quote from your reply.

Regards,

Ian.