[RESOLVED] No more "Post ####"

[David H. Lipman]

Before we could reference a specific post number in a given thread.

 

We could write "Please see Post #5" or even link to Post #5

But now, the threads have no post number.  Therefore one can not reference a post made a week ago in a long thread.

Those threads that did have a link such as link to Post #5  are now BROKEN.  All the past threads that were well choreographed through such actions have been emasculated.

Edited May 12, 2016 by celee

[AdvancedSetup]

Thanks for the report David. Will check around or report to IPS and see what we can do to get it back.

 

[AdvancedSetup]

Feature was a hack of sorts on 3.x and is not officially supported on 4.x but they do have a workaround or hack if you will for it. I will speak with the other team members and see if I can get it installed tomorrow.

Thanks again David

 

[David H. Lipman]

I wanted to revive the issue of not having a specific "Post #" to reference in a long thread.

Right now it is relative time and the time is misleading if not just plain false.

For example I see ===>

When I mouse over it I see:  03/30/2016 08:51 AM

But when I look at the PC Clock it is 1045 hrs. That is NOT 1 hour ago

It needs to be a Post Number ( Post ### ) and preferably a  Right Justified  field item.

 

 

[Khadijah]

you can see that above in the adress url of your browser like yours is #comment-1030127       as I can see 

 

 

[David H. Lipman]

Something like...

https://forums.malwarebytes.org/topic/181033-post-numbers-revisted/#comment-1030129

is just a URL.  I am referring to the label to a URL.  Such as if I write  "Please see Post #6" the reader can physically find Post #6 in the thread as well as click on  Post #6 to take them directly there.  In fact you may call that an explicit reference.  While a relative time is an implicit reference relative to the POV of the reader and that is a poor way to do it.  It is a regression in capability not a progression in capability.

[Khadijah]

For what I ve red on the IPS support there is need of sort of a plug in in order to get the post count set in the forum, I  don't know

if they have that plugin, it's  free

 

https://invisionpower.com/files/file/7644-mtm-ye-olde-post-count-of-yesteryear/

 

 

[John L. Galt]

3 hours ago, David H. Lipman said:

I am referring to the label to a URL.  Such as if I write  "Please see Post #6" the reader can physically find Post #6 in the thread as well as click on  Post #6 to take them directly there.  In fact you may call that an explicit reference.  While a relative time is an implicit reference relative to the POV of the reader and that is a poor way to do it.  It is a regression in capability not a progression in capability.

Agreed.  Post number gives an alternate method to finding the post.  It should be added back.

[daledoc1]

5 hours ago, David H. Lipman said:

I wanted to revive the issue of not having a specific "Post #" to reference in a long thread.

Right now it is relative time and the time is misleading if not just plain false.

For example I see ===>

When I mouse over it I see:  03/30/2016 08:51 AM

But when I look at the PC Clock it is 1045 hrs. That is NOT 1 hour ago

It needs to be a Post Number ( Post ### ) and preferably a  Right Justified  field item.

 

 

Yes, please.

Agree with restoring this feature, if possible. 

We all understand how to cop/paste the URL.

But, as David pointed out, the post number is a clearer, more stable means of "labeling" and then referring to a previous post.

Thanks,

[yardbird]

That's what I said March 18th. but, I was on the wrong topic?  

 

[Khadijah]

Oh true @yardbird you mentioned it before.  Hope they will bring back the post count, seems possible, if they wish to do. 

[David H. Lipman]

I created [IN PROGRESS] No more "Post ####"   on 3/15 but it was subsequently closed on 3/16 so I created this "revisited" follow-up.

[yardbird]

    copy that, & Ron answered if IP4 does not have it? there will be a work around...... so to say.. I missed that post on 3/15

[Khadijah]

It is possible to get it back so i found on the support of IPS  as I posted before 

[Khadijah]

It is possible to get it back so i found on the support of IPS  as I posted before 

[yardbird]

2 minutes ago, Khadijah said:

It is possible to get it back so i found on the support of IPS  as I posted before 

  Well the senior staff is aware of it again + Ron, so after the priorities are worked out. we will see numbers on the posts

[celee]

Hi everyone,

Just a quick update, as mentioned in the 4.1.9 update post, returning the post number is on our to-do list. We're working with IPS to install the plug in that will bring back post numbers.

Thanks in advance for your patience.

-Cecile

[yardbird]

@celee   Thanks for the update !!!!!!

[Firefox]

On ‎3‎/‎30‎/‎2016 at 5:59 PM, celee said:

Hi everyone,

Just a quick update, as mentioned in the 4.1.9 update post, returning the post number is on our to-do list. We're working with IPS to install the plug in that will bring back post numbers.

Thanks in advance for your patience.

Any status of this plug in?

[David H. Lipman]

Has this been fixed and is now identified as ID ## ?

Edited May 10, 2016 by David H. Lipman

[AlexSmith]

The plugin appears to have been installed and is functioning fine so far.

[David H. Lipman]

Yes...

T h a n k   Y o u    !

Edited May 9, 2016 by David H. Lipman

[daledoc1]

4 hours ago, David H. Lipman said:

Yes...

T h a n k   Y o u    !

+1

 

[Firefox]

Thanks, but why make the number a hyperlink if its not clickable? I know you can click on the symbol next to it, but the number showing like a link is misleading...

Just sayin...

[David H. Lipman]

It is indeed clickable in Firefox, Firefox.  And now, we can easily choose "Copy Link Location"  and use it as a reference such as  Post ID #21 so you can reference as a label [ ID #21 ] as well as a link.

 

Edited May 10, 2016 by David H. Lipman