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[Ivan Inkling] It does for me !

Ivan Inkling — 5/23/2013 7:39:35 AM

[Jorj X Mckie] I'll put my vote in to keep it the way it is. It's one mouse click to remove th...

Jorj X Mckie — 5/23/2013 12:10:30 AM

I'll put my vote in to keep it the way it is. It's one mouse click to remove the bookmark if you are on your bookmark page. It's just not worth the effort to rewrite code to avoid one click.

[Dale Baker] Posting on a board and wanting to follow it daily are two very different things ...

Dale Baker — 5/22/2013 10:55:31 PM

Posting on a board and wanting to follow it daily are two very different things sometimes. The net effect of knowing this policy will be not posting on boards where we might have dropped a thought while visiting, because we don't want to have to go back and unbookmark it later. Bad addition by Brad. How hard can it ...

[FUBHO] I don't understand why someone would be posting on a board they don't read or ar...

FUBHO — 5/22/2013 10:41:36 PM

I don't understand why someone would be posting on a board they don't read or are not interested in.

[SI Ron (Hall Monitor)] No, Brad set it up like that a long time ago.

SI Ron (Hall Monitor) — 5/22/2013 10:15:05 PM

[Paul Kern] Is there a preference I can use to cancel it.

Paul Kern — 5/22/2013 10:04:15 PM

[SI Ron (Hall Monitor)] It only gets added once you post a message. Try it out. Read a board and see if...

SI Ron (Hall Monitor) — 5/22/2013 9:14:53 PM

It only gets added once you post a message. Try it out. Read a board and see if its Subjectmarked. It will not do that.

[Ivan Inkling] I believe Paul Kern is saying that the board gets subject marked just by being v...

Ivan Inkling — 5/22/2013 9:12:12 PM

I believe Paul Kern is saying that the board gets subject marked just by being visited. Posting a message is not required for the subject mark to trigger.

[SI Ron (Hall Monitor)] That was a feature that was implemented I would say a year ago, maybe longer. I...

SI Ron (Hall Monitor) — 5/22/2013 8:47:55 PM

That was a feature that was implemented I would say a year ago, maybe longer. If you post a message, it will Subjectmark it.

[Paul Kern] Why, if I visit a board that have not book markled is it suddenly book marked. ...

Paul Kern — 5/22/2013 7:33:50 PM

Why, if I visit a board that have not book markled is it suddenly book marked. if I wanted to bookmark that board, I would. I don't need or want SI to make that decision for me.

[Ian@SI] EDIT: And this time, it worked correctly. I'd really like to show you the link...

Ian@SI — 5/16/2013 12:39:00 AM

EDIT: And this time, it worked correctly. I'd really like to show you the link, but every time I try to post it, your code changes it. Here's another try. bloodhorse.com

[SI Dmitry (code monkey)] Dear Lan, Relative URLs will always resolve to the local domain (SI); this is s...

SI Dmitry (code monkey) — 5/15/2013 8:32:56 PM

Dear Lan, Relative URLs will always resolve to the local domain (SI); this is simply how html works, and this appears to be what you pasted: [_url=/horse-racing/articles/78272/preakness-first-then-magic]Preakness First, then Magic[/_url]Orb is perfectly suited for the Belmont Stakes. The second URL takes one exactl...

[Ian@SI] EDIT: DIma, There's another problem. The Bloodhorse link doesn't go to the ...

Ian@SI — 5/15/2013 5:37:30 PM

EDIT: DIma, There's another problem. The Bloodhorse link doesn't go to the desired article but only to the Bloodhorse web site. Essentially, SI is throwing away all useful information. Dima, The abbreviated URL function seems to be broken. Preakness First, then Magic should go to Bloodhorse.com that...

[Neeka] Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 The first is a blue The second is a brown The last is...

Neeka — 5/12/2013 2:15:16 PM

Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 The first is a blue The second is a brown The last is a gold It's a FF issue!

[SI Dmitry (code monkey)] Dear Ox, I believe one may already do this, if you add the individual to your P...

SI Dmitry (code monkey) — 5/7/2013 6:37:29 PM

Dear Ox, I believe one may already do this, if you add the individual to your PeopleMarks, and then select "Advanced Search". Regards, @Dima

[The Ox] Thanks!!

The Ox — 5/7/2013 6:11:05 PM

[SI Ron (Hall Monitor)] You can, with this: siliconinvestor.com Make sure you have the person PeopleMar...

SI Ron (Hall Monitor) — 5/7/2013 5:49:32 PM

You can, with this: siliconinvestor.com Make sure you have the person PeopleMarked, select his name and topic, then enter your keywords in and search away. [graphic]

[The Ox] Hi Dm, I was wondering if you had considered a function which would allow us to ...

The Ox — 5/7/2013 5:33:33 PM

Hi Dm, I was wondering if you had considered a function which would allow us to search an individual's posts like we can do within a thread. Similar to what we can do at a thread's header, my thought was it would be nice to click on someone's profile and then be able to search all of their posts for a stock symbol or ...

[deeno] working fine. Thanks.

deeno — 5/7/2013 10:54:49 AM

[SI Dmitry (code monkey)] Dear deeno, The issue has been resolved. The issue had nothing to do with the...

SI Dmitry (code monkey) — 5/6/2013 8:15:40 PM

Dear deeno, The issue has been resolved. The issue had nothing to do with the particular the poster; rather it was related to the special handling that message board has, where replies are in the format "Re: .", and the content of that specific message's title. There are only two boards on SI ...

[SI Dmitry (code monkey)] Well I'll be darned. I've duplicated your issue. If I try to respond to this s...

SI Dmitry (code monkey) — 5/6/2013 7:33:26 PM

Well I'll be darned. I've duplicated your issue. If I try to respond to this same poster, same thing. I will check into this... very interesting! Regards, @Dima

[deeno] well thats interesting. It seems that the only time it hangs is when I try to r...

deeno — 5/6/2013 7:30:30 PM

well thats interesting. It seems that the only time it hangs is when I try to respond to a particular poster. would it be as a result of being on ignore? the poster is DaveinPa. all other people and threads work fine.

[deeno] "It sounds like perhaps you have javascript turned off in IE" O, ok but..........

deeno — 5/6/2013 7:24:41 PM

"It sounds like perhaps you have javascript turned off in IE" O, ok but....................... " browsers.about.com[graphic]" that link says ' How to Disable JavaScript In IE9 ' do you want me to do the opposite? "Just a guess; this has not been reported by anyone else" Funny then they both stopped working at ...

[SI Dmitry (code monkey)] Dear deeno, It sounds like perhaps you have javascript turned off in IE. Just ...

SI Dmitry (code monkey) — 5/6/2013 2:53:28 PM

Dear deeno, It sounds like perhaps you have javascript turned off in IE. Just a guess; this has not been reported by anyone else. You can follow this procedure to check: browsers.about.com Regards, @Dima

[deeno] the last few days I get this below when trying to respond to a post. it never l...

deeno — 5/6/2013 1:05:03 PM

the last few days I get this below when trying to respond to a post. it never loads. If I click the open post it works fine. Happens both at work or home. just use IE. BIU Loading... Helpful HintsSpam-free Boards: Please do not post the same or similar message on more than TWO boards. Noobs: To discourage sp...

[pcyhuang] Suggesting a New "Delete" Button ...

pcyhuang — 5/3/2013 8:46:13 PM

Suggesting a New "Delete" Button Just in case a poster wishes to delete a previously posted message, may I suggest that a new "delete" button be added as a new feature?

[IngotWeTrust] Thank you, Sr. K. That confirms, I am NOT in preview mode. Hope this is help...

IngotWeTrust — 5/2/2013 9:51:27 PM

Thank you, Sr. K. That confirms, I am NOT in preview mode. Hope this is helpful to Dmitry.

[Sr K] When you Reply to prepare a post, below the big white box there is a line like t...

Sr K — 5/2/2013 9:12:02 PM

When you Reply to prepare a post, below the big white box there is a line like this Preview/Spellcheck If there is a checkmark, you are in Preview mode. If it doesn't have a checkmark, you aren't. On touch devices, touch the box to toggle, and if you are on a regular PC, move your cursor over the box and tap or c...

[IngotWeTrust] Hello, again. I don't know how to toggle Preview into "on position." I seldom ...

IngotWeTrust — 5/2/2013 6:24:33 PM

Hello, again. I don't know how to toggle Preview into "on position." I seldom preview what I write, so if I were to guess if I was in Preview mode or not, I'd have to say, no, sir, I 99% believe I was not in preview mode. I'm not now, and I've colored "PREVIEW" as a gold color in this reply. Thanks for replying. I ...

[clean86] From Safari: The first is blue The second is red Yep. Its a Firefox issue.

clean86 — 5/2/2013 6:11:03 PM

[SmoothSail] Worked for me - I use IE.

SmoothSail — 5/2/2013 6:06:37 PM

[SI Dmitry (code monkey)] From FF The first is blue The second is red Yep. Its a Firefox issue.

SI Dmitry (code monkey) — 5/2/2013 5:52:08 PM

[Sr K] From iPad Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 The first is a blue The second is a brown ...

Sr K — 5/2/2013 5:47:09 PM

From iPad Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 The first is a blue The second is a brown The last is a gold

[FUBHO] Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 The first is a blue The second is a brown The last is...

FUBHO — 5/2/2013 5:38:28 PM

Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 The first is a blue The second is a brown The last is a gold

[SI Dmitry (code monkey)] Interesting. Viewing the source, it looks like our editor, when in FF, drops th...

SI Dmitry (code monkey) — 5/2/2013 5:37:00 PM

Interesting. Viewing the source, it looks like our editor, when in FF, drops the "#" character from in front of the colors, which causes them not to render. From IE: <_span style='color: #0000ff;'>Color 1

<_span style='color: #996600;'>Color 2

<_span style='color: #cccc00;'>Color 3

[Ian@SI] Edit 3: There's definitely a problem here Edit 2: Lets try typing after first...

Ian@SI — 5/2/2013 5:34:34 PM

Edit 3: There's definitely a problem here Edit 2: Lets try typing after first selecting the colour BLUE then typing this sentence which shows up in BLUE as I type. EDIT 1; Maybe a problem here. Colours were fine when I entered this data but disappeared in preview mode. I'll try posting without doing a preview. ...

[SI Ron (Hall Monitor)] test 1 test 2 test 3

SI Ron (Hall Monitor) — 5/2/2013 5:25:33 PM

[SI Ron (Hall Monitor)] Color 1 Color 2 Color 3

SI Ron (Hall Monitor) — 5/2/2013 5:24:47 PM

[SmoothSail] Not here or here or here

SmoothSail — 5/2/2013 5:23:27 PM

[SI Dmitry (code monkey)] Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 No problem here. Not sure what is happening to you. ...

SI Dmitry (code monkey) — 5/2/2013 5:21:43 PM

Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 No problem here. Not sure what is happening to you. Anyone else? Do you have preview on or off?

[IngotWeTrust] Hello, Dmitry, Thank you for your reply. Let me try to duplicate your results. ...

IngotWeTrust — 5/2/2013 5:18:21 PM

Hello, Dmitry, Thank you for your reply. Let me try to duplicate your results. Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 The first is a blue The second is a brown The last is a gold Is that what you see when I hit submit? Because, I do not. Perhaps this response will help you isolate the "user" experience instead of the programm...

[SI Dmitry (code monkey)] Dear IngotWeTrust, I'm not sure what you are describing. [graphic]Message 2887...

SI Dmitry (code monkey) — 5/2/2013 2:16:10 PM

Dear IngotWeTrust, I'm not sure what you are describing. [graphic]Message 28871141 Coloring text works fine for me. Regards, @Dima

[ralfph] OT - subjects - why not program in a colour for Off Topic subjects ? When OT app...

ralfph — 4/30/2013 2:57:19 PM

OT - subjects - why not program in a colour for Off Topic subjects ? When OT appears at the beginning of the subject the colour of the font would change - just for OT stuff . Could be a lighter shade , or the same colour but a different part of the spectrum ???

[Sr K] Thanks for changing the symbol to Remove, to remove a SubjectMark. For those d...

Sr K — 4/24/2013 9:17:33 PM

Thanks for changing the symbol to Remove, to remove a SubjectMark. For those devices and users who can't see the Preview/Spellcheck checkbox and Submit button, while preparing a post, you could place a duplicate Preview/Spellcheck Submit line above the BIU section of the format bar or below the last Helpful Hint....

[IngotWeTrust] Mr. Code monkey. Why has the color palette texting feature been turned off betw...

IngotWeTrust — 4/24/2013 5:13:40 PM

Mr. Code monkey. Why has the color palette texting feature been turned off between texting creation, and testing posting? I use it. ALways have liked it. Makes it easiest to respond to multiple people in the same reply without wasting bandwidth. When I see my submitted posting in public frame, the colors are remov...

[Biomaven] How about some attention to the "quote" feature in posting? I use it frequentl...

Biomaven — 4/23/2013 1:47:58 PM

How about some attention to the "quote" feature in posting? I use it frequently, and results can be pretty random. Sometimes line spacing in the quoted extract is respected, other times all line breaks are completely removed. Sometimes formatting is maintained, sometimes it isn't. Sometimes links are maintained, some...

[ACAN] SI Dimtry nicely done with options and time of last posting to individual thread...

ACAN — 4/22/2013 12:58:49 AM

SI Dimtry nicely done with options and time of last posting to individual threads!

[Metacomet] I share your pain This one is recommended feedly.com I have installed it but...

Metacomet — 4/21/2013 10:02:41 AM

I share your pain This one is recommended feedly.com I have installed it but can't bring myself to actually use it as long as Google Reader is still working

[Lane3] Unfortunate timing, the appearance of that RSS button. Click on it and up pops ...

Lane3 — 4/21/2013 9:35:18 AM

Unfortunate timing, the appearance of that RSS button. Click on it and up pops an invitation to add an SI thread to the soon to be extinct Google Reader... Salt, meet wound. OT. If anyone has found a good replacement for Google Reader, I'd sure like to know. I've been fooling with The Old Reader. It will do in a ...

[pcyhuang] Sr K: "New Options Listed" ...

pcyhuang — 4/21/2013 8:53:11 AM

Sr K: "New Options Listed" To see what I mean by "new options", please see the following link: siliconinvestor.com Example of the new options are listed under the section on "subjects with no new messages". pcyhuang