Has TP display changed or have I got some settings wrong?

[sleepyhead]

I know I am new, so don't know if my opinion counts much, But I very much liked the views and posts information. I think that was useful in a lot of ways. I do not often reply, but I like to see that others have.

[Onlyme]

I can see the post count and views information is very useful to the mods but not so for the original poster. It is not nice to see that 20 people have read your post but not replied.

I think the board can't fit all tastes but it does its best.

[Grannie G]

It is not nice to see that 20 people have read your post but not replied.

This is a difficult one.

Very often I think people don`t reply because they don`t really know what to say.
It is obvious they are interested because they read so many posts , but either don`t want to repeat what others have said, don`t want to post platitudes or just feel the query is out of their experience.

[Saffie]

Hello Lemony - Yes i can second Sylvia's comment. I often read posts but think that others will know more about something than I will, though if I notice that no one has replied at all, i will try to post something even if just a message of support.

[BeckyJan]

I agree with Sylvia but there are times also when I (and I am sure others) are emotionally 'tongue tied' because of their own circumstances and/or the Thread touches a nerve.

[Onlyme]

or just feel the query is out of their experience.

That is how I feel with some posts. I just can't say anything constructive but that doesn't mean I really wish I could. Some yhreads are very specialised and only with a bit of luck is anyone around that can offer first hand advice.

I think I am a thread killer. I post and everyone else clears off.

[Izzy]

I think I am a thread killer. I post and everyone else clears off.

I'm sure that's not true Lemony!!! x

By the way I have a mac and don't have the green tick for spell check.

[Saffie]

Got to prove that wrong Lemony!

i have the ABC and tick but having followed all the instructions can't find the button to press to accquire the actual spellcheck. It seems to be all amendments or something.

[Skye]

It is not nice to see that 20 people have read your post but not replied.

What Sylvia said is right, Lemony. I often read a post but have no relevant experience to offer. If it's a new poster, I at least try to post a welcome, but if there are a number of helpful replies, I don't do anything.

Don't forget too that it is the number of views that is recorded, not the number of viewers. If it's a long, very active post, people will read whenever there is a new post, but won't reply every time, so the same person may have viewed a thread dozens of times, but only posted a few.

Speaking for myself, I'm always pleased people have read what I have to say, even if they don't feel they can contribute.

[Jancis]

No spell check icon on my Mac using Firefox or Safari.

Without wishing to be hyper critical I tend to agree with John that the developers cannot be testing across the platforms and with different browsers.

[jenniferpa]

The spelling thing is non-fixable I think - it's just a mac/pc inconsistency that has always existed. I remember it being raised a few years ago. As for the other issues - embarrassingly this mostly down to the moderating team - we generally do the testing and while we find most of the bugs, we don't always find all. So sorry

P.S. As to the different platforms/browsers. While there are two main platforms (Mac and PC) and 4 browsers (safari, firefox, internet explorer, chrome) the versions of the underlying software (Mac OSX and windows) are also relevant - I've never been very good at statistics but I think the possible permutations may well be in the hundreds if not more.

[Jancis]

No need to apologise Jennifer, why should the mods have to do the testing? That's so unfair! Web developers are supposed to do this - it's their job!!! It's a bit trial and error then, but perhaps the developers are volunteering too

[Grannie G]

I use a Mac , my browser is Safari and the spell check was always there.

[jenniferpa]

Well aren't you special Sylvia?

I have spell check in that it underlines the word if it is "faulty" (and sometimes that seems to be every word, honestly), but I don't have that box that Sue shows on her screen shot.

Let me go off and check safari.

P.S. No - don't see it on Safari either.

PPS Jancis - I don't want to mislead you - they do do an awful lot of testing before we get to play with it, but the reality is that we (the mods) are on the website and using it far more that any developer is likely to be, so we are (or should be) more aware if things aren't as they were.

[Grannie G]

No I don`t have the ABC tick box. I had it on my lap top. I just have a spell check Jennifer and I don`t know how I got it.
I`ll be embarrassed if you wish.