Eric Posted June 28, 2021 Report Posted June 28, 2021 Alright, so I'm sure many of you have noticed some changes. For a few brief moments, everyone had little badges next to their avatar/photo but I've disabled the feature for now. The new version of the forum software introduced a new Points/Rank/Achievement/Badge system that's more complex than the previous system that gave points/ranks entirely based on the number of posts you've created. When I get some extra time, I plan to take a closer look, so some of those badges may return later(?) If anyone specifically dislikes any of the new features, this is the place to discuss it! 6 Quote
Lion EA Posted June 28, 2021 Report Posted June 28, 2021 Thank you, Eric, for taking such good care of us! 1 Quote
mircpa Posted June 28, 2021 Report Posted June 28, 2021 @Eric How do I contribute ? I believe we all should chip in whatever we can. Eric is providing such a wonderful service to our community Thanks Eric Quote
Lion EA Posted June 28, 2021 Report Posted June 28, 2021 Go up to the top right and click on the three lines. A drop-down list will include Donate; click on Donate. And, thanks MIR for the reminder for us to support Eric's efforts to keep this board fine tuned for our benefit. 2 Quote
jklcpa Posted June 28, 2021 Report Posted June 28, 2021 1 hour ago, mircpa said: @Eric How do I contribute ? I believe we all should chip in whatever we can. Eric is providing such a wonderful service to our community Thanks Eric Where to find "donate" depends on the platform you are using to view the forum. If using the desktop version, there is a clickable "Donate" in the blue banner at the top of the home page. Mobile versions use the hamburger at the top right as Lion described. 2 Quote
Lion EA Posted June 28, 2021 Report Posted June 28, 2021 My Windows 10 desktop uses the three lines/menu icon (hamburger?) at the top right. I use Chrome, if that makes a difference. Quote
Eric Posted June 29, 2021 Author Report Posted June 29, 2021 1 hour ago, mircpa said: @Eric How do I contribute ? I believe we all should chip in whatever we can. Eric is providing such a wonderful service to our community Thanks Eric It looks like you figured it out. Thank you. And thank you to the rest as well! 1 Quote
JohnH Posted June 29, 2021 Report Posted June 29, 2021 My Mac has a blue stripe at the top with the words " Browse Activity Leaderboard. Donate". and then a search box at the far right. Quote
jklcpa Posted June 29, 2021 Report Posted June 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Lion EA said: My Windows 10 desktop uses the three lines/menu icon (hamburger?) at the top right. I use Chrome, if that makes a difference. Can't explain that. I have Win 10 and this site looks identical on both Firefox and Chrome. Quote
Lion EA Posted June 29, 2021 Report Posted June 29, 2021 Just went on this forum in IE and the same triple lines in the top right have the Donate link. Quote
jklcpa Posted June 29, 2021 Report Posted June 29, 2021 23 minutes ago, Lion EA said: Just went on this forum in IE and the same triple lines in the top right have the Donate link. That's interesting! You've had problems with this site's appearance and postings before that no one else had and that seemed specific to your machine. These are questions that I can't answer that Eric would have to address. Perhaps there are settings in our individual browsers that the site uses to format its appearance on our individual machines. 1 Quote
Lion EA Posted June 29, 2021 Report Posted June 29, 2021 I have a new desktop this year, after the previous formatting that didn't include the green Donors labels. Quote
TexTaxToo Posted June 29, 2021 Report Posted June 29, 2021 12 hours ago, JohnH said: My Mac has a blue stripe at the top with the words " Browse Activity Leaderboard. Donate". and then a search box at the far right. In Windows, I normally see what JohnH and jklcpa describe, but when I reduce the width of the browser window below a certain point, the top area and blue stripe completely changes, and I see the hamburger as Lion EA describes. It also changes based on your magnification level (when use use Ctrl+ and Ctrl- to change magnification). 2 1 Quote
Eric Posted June 29, 2021 Author Report Posted June 29, 2021 The site is responsive, so depending on magnification and screen width (or browser window width if not full screen), the design of the site adjusts to accommodate whatever you've got going on. From a significantly magnified desktop monitor, to a small laptop, to a tablet, down to a phone in portrait orientation. It will not adjust to accommodate Internet Explorer, however. The browser's been discontinued everyone should be switching to Edge. 2 2 Quote
Lion EA Posted June 29, 2021 Report Posted June 29, 2021 That explains it. I have three monitors. One of the three is horizontal and has my email open on the right half and Chrome on the left half. I have Chrome set up to open with six tabs, one of which is my message boards with ATX as the default. (My other two monitors are vertical with one defaulting to tax prep data entry and the other to tax prep government forms, so I can mix and match or open a worksheet for a form or...) I also have Edge, but had not opened this community in Edge, so couldn't check it as quickly as IE. I kept IE around because I had to use it for most IRS things until more recently. A couple of computers ago, I used Firefox for everything not IRS, but don't FireFox it on this computer. I like the FireFox logo! My old Windows 7 laptop with a large, horizontal screen uses IE. This community appears identical on that old laptop and on this newish desktop. 1 Quote
Possi Posted June 29, 2021 Report Posted June 29, 2021 @Eric, you take such good care of us. No complaints, for Heaven's sake! We you ! 6 Quote
Catherine Posted June 29, 2021 Report Posted June 29, 2021 Yes - I second what Possi says! We love you @Eric and really, really, REALLY appreciate everything you do for us!!! 1 Quote
Abby Normal Posted June 29, 2021 Report Posted June 29, 2021 I don't see a shield but I do consider my two profanity warnings a badge of honor. Oh, and thanks, Eric! It seems I only cuss every 4 years, so look out 2022! 1 6 Quote
Christian Posted June 30, 2021 Report Posted June 30, 2021 Needless to say I have never seen a hamburger on this site. Quote
jklcpa Posted June 30, 2021 Report Posted June 30, 2021 4 hours ago, Abby Normal said: I don't see a shield Right now there's a little shield in a small blue circle at the 2 o'clock position on the edge of Eric's and my avatars. I wasn't on here enough to see if there were more shields immediately after the upgrade that Eric may have disabled, but I believe that is what he was referring to. Quote
Abby Normal Posted June 30, 2021 Report Posted June 30, 2021 Yes, I saw yours and Eric's shields. Will all the shielded folks be in a group called something like Knights of the Computer Table? 3 7 Quote
jklcpa Posted June 30, 2021 Report Posted June 30, 2021 22 minutes ago, Abby Normal said: Yes, I saw yours and Eric's shields. Will all the shielded folks be in a group called something like Knights of the Computer Table? Maybe so. I have been on a personal crusade this past week. 2 5 Quote
Catherine Posted June 30, 2021 Report Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) So now I have to post just to see if I have a shield... Pout; no shield. Edited June 30, 2021 by Catherine to report on lack of shield 2 4 Quote
Margaret CPA in OH Posted June 30, 2021 Report Posted June 30, 2021 Don't feel too terrible, Catherine. You are in great company, those of us, The Unshielded. We have nothing to hide, probably, maybe. 2 1 Quote
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