a way to see Topics with no replies

[Katrina]

If this already exsists just tell me about it. But personally if you have missed a day and an area has more than one Topic, it can be easy to miss people's topics and I bet none of us want people to have to go without any replies.

[Zookeeper]

This has happend to me before on a day the site was buzy.I can see why this happens sometimes.
I hope now one has had it happen to much.


I was wondering how you get into see what one has posted them self, I was in it once I thought but can't find it again,I thought it was under my profile some where.If you or anyone would refresh me on this. This would help to if someone did respond & you missed it.
Thanks.Take care,
Zookeeper Kim

[Dixiefireball]

Just an idea but this is what i do i click on the topic then go down and look at the repleys if they are none there or if i havnet repley i will click on it and then repley if i feel like i can.
good luck i hope this helps but to tell you the truth i'm not sure if it does or not.

[Katrina]

(((dixiefireball))) I no that is a way to do it. But I think most people go to the lightbalbs of new posts, active topics and most recent visitors. We assume that if the light balb is on that it is about the one showing there, even though there may be others.

I wasn't saying this happened to me, but I have noticed that if there is more than one new topic in an area it is a lot less likely you get many posts.


(((Zookeeper))) If I understand your question correctly you want to know how to view your own recent posts and if someone responded. Click on your name, (if your signed in it should be at the top) and then above your profile click view recents posts, from there you can click on whatever subject you want to view possilbe replies in. I hope that is what you wanted to know, I wasn't sure.

Thanks guys for replying. I don't know if it is a good idea or not, but I think it would appreciate it. hi

[vm]

I click on "Today's Active Topics" and it lists all topics posted on for that day.

[Dixiefireball]

Kim I believe that would be the best way to do it. wink

[ICNDonna]

I also use the "Today's active topics" feature --- and it shows more than just one day.

Donna

[Katrina]

At this moment the last thing listed on active topics was from 11-03-2003 01:10 PM . It is 11-4-03-at 6:05. , That isn't much more than one day worth, and thats all it takes to be gone. Maybe I wasn't understood but I use it, "Today's Active Topics" feature. I still see people not getting replies, by the time I see it, I look at when they posted it, and feel it is way gone. Even if you don't miss a day here, you can miss things just because there is so much to look at. Yet If we are trying to take care of each other, I think we should do what we can to prevent people from ending up with no replies, when they really need them. Once a topic isn't active anymore, (listed into Today's Active Topics) it is unlikely it will get replies. Sometimes just saying I hope you get an answer to an unactive topic, gets it a lot more replies. I know people use that, and think people would also use a thing saying "still in need of replies", for the topics that haven't gotten one yet.

I just think it would help us help us help each other.

I also think it might be nice to keep something listed there until it has 2 or 3 replies.


Some topics are difficult for people to respond to because it is out of their area of knowledge, to have a place like that would hlep people get the help they need.

[ICNJess]

Hi Katrina--

I think you have a good idea, but at the same time, board moderators are supposed to keep track of the boards to make sure that there aren't any posts that go unanswered. I agree, some posts get left in the dust, and that's something that's going to happen on a message board of this size.

I usually just go into topics that I can be useful in, and try to see if there are any posts that I can help out in. Maybe ya'll can figure out a way to fix this problem.

Hugs,
Jess

[Dixiefireball]

I agree Jess.