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Hi! I noticed that too. You can no longer make a post and have it automatically also become a calendar entry. If you want both a post and a calendar entry, you have to do them separately. Sorry about that.

The plugins that we used to show join date next to posts (it's not part of the core features) were recently updated to work with this newest version of the boards. So, I installed the update and it's back!

I don't think we can fix that. I can't change the text shortcut for that icon to what was used on the old boards, since that text was longer than is permitted on the new boards. Never mind. I was able to change the shortcut text to the old text. What I don't know is whether that will actually fix old posts. I don't have an example thread to test. Do you happen to know what post you were looking at?

I was hoping you would (unfortunately because of the delete) RE-ask them in the right place so there could be a question from a member and a response by moderation - to help make it obvious that the channel was open for normal questions. You apparently have re-asked the questions, but in random places around the boards, which is off topic for the threads and less helpful in setting the pattern. Could you ask them in the proper forum please?

On-topic posting in threads helps everybody. It's why it's part of moderation guidelines to bump things along in that direction. In particular, posting the questions in the right place in terms of moderation helps moderators find them so they can be answered, and also helps others find the content in case they are interested as well. Here's a good place for those questions: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/forum/94-moderation-frequently-asked-questions/ This thread doesn't seem like the place to go into it.

Not when you keep asking them in the wrong place.

That's funny. Actual mods are role specific - e.g. cgcmodX - and you can't ignore them. There are some specific limited cases where I've granted TO REGULAR MEMBERS some extra permissions that are NOT moderation for the general forums, but are purpose specific. Those specialized groups don't have the power to remove posts from general boards, or warn users, or any of that, but they do have specific power to do certain things in sub-sections of the site. One example is the guys who run the VCC. Another example is when you and I were messing around with other ways to support your comic grading tournament, I actually created a group to give you control of a sub forum dedicated to that. I think as a result of that YOU currently can't be ignored because of those limited "mod-like" powers. You secret mod, you. I think I can fix that.

The black circle with the X in it to the upper right of the note when you click on it.

Have you played around with the "add note" function that lets you specify an area of the photo and then add a note about htat area? Kind of interesting. See the demo notes I added here - hover over the image to see them: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/gallery/image/707-3-tales-from-the-tomb-1-jan-1973-g/

The win here would be that there is less stuff at the top of CG before hitting active posts. The LOSE here is possibly less visibility that there are new posts in those subforums. By having them in CG, people who visit CG get some exposure to the fact that there are posts there.

I'm not sure if a format change would help or hurt, but as a somewhat related experiment, I created "For Sale Galleries" category in the galleries area. It strikes me as an interesting and compact way to present a "store front" of things for sale. For a sense of what a full album looks like, see what's happening in the Member's Themed Albums area here: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/gallery/category/4-members-themed-albums/ Here are some advantages it could offer: Easy automatic thumbnail view of everything At-a-glance preview of some of the things for sale on the album list page An ability to setup the album in advance of the event by setting the album to private (just for you) and setting it public at the event start An easy ability for people to comment and post I'll Take It on each picture individually. An easy ability to tag individual books with a SOLD tag as they sell I could create a VCC-specific gallery category.

Yes, they are queued for approval so that we can make sure to only include frequently asked question in the resource, as opposed to inquiries that are too specific. It looks like your posts were deleted, though. I think that's because someone who normally handles "Ask CGC" (as opposed to ask moderation) saw those questions in an approval queue and removed them as inappropriate for "Ask CGC". I'm following up, but for the moment your questions are gone. Sorry about that. Normally they would have sat there in an unapproved state until I could review (or another admin) and decide whether to approve and answer them, or remove them.

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You cannot see new signups that have made zero posts, but I can.

MAybe propose allowing those things in the guidelines discussion thread. If everyone seems to like it, I'll amend the guidelines to make that clear.

Should we move the How to Pack Your Books and the N00B Guide to the new Newbie Questions board just to cut down on things we have to scroll past to get to new threads?

It's probably due to the caches having to refill on the new servers at the database, application, and CDN levels, but we'll keep an eye on it.

I do have to admit, though, there was a certain interesting kind of style to image-only posts. Maybe we should have a pictures-only discussion board, heh heh.

Sorry for the inconvenience, all. We've filed a ticket with the boards host. I don't believe a server move should mean that users have to clear cookies, etc. to get back to business as usual. We will be addressing this with the boards host.

Hello, This forum is a good place for new members to ask any kind of newbie questions you'd like, but there are a few simple things to know to get the best value out of this area. People with Questions If you have a question, you should do a few things: Review the popular questions, and search this forum before posting a question. Many of the basic questions may already have been answered, so it is ALWAYS good forum etiquette to try to find existing answers first. People do get tired of answering the same questions over and over again, so a new question that's already been answered may not get much of a response. Highlight the EXISTING QUESTIONS that were helpful to you. If you find an interesting question with a great answer that taught you something important, then GO TO THE TOP of the post, look to the LEFT of the thread title, find the up-carrot icon and click it to up-vote the whole question. If you found it helpful, then there's a GREAT chance that other people will as well. This will help them find it. State your question briefly and clearly in the title. It's very helpful to those answering questions AND to other newbies with the same question to be able to read the actual question you have right there in the title. This helps generate better answers, and helps future newbies to find that same information without have to ask again. Try to ask GENERAL questions that would be helpful to many people. The general idea is to ask how-to kinds of questions that could be helpful to anyone and that will teach you to "fish" for yourself instead of just handing you a fish. i.e. "How do I find the value of a comic book?" is better than "How much money is an Action Comics #1 worth?" Highlight the answers that helped you the most by up-voting and marking the best answers. When you get answers, you can do two things to help highlight the helpful answers. Any answer that was helpful, you can click the up-arrow to the left of the post to add an "up-vote" to the answer. This helps push that answer to the top so it can be quickly discovered by anyone reading the thread in the future. It's also a "thank you" to helpful responders. A STRONGER form of this is to click that check-mark icon on the left of the post. If you are the person who asked the question originally, you can set a particular answer as the BEST answer to your question. And that really makes it easy for future readers to get a great answer right away. It also moves that answer to the top of the responses so it's read first. Please do this. It helps other people know if a question received an answer that solved the issue. This allows the experienced collectors to move on and focus time on the questions WITHOUT a best answer People Reading / Answering Questions If you are either reading or answering questions, you can also help highlight the best questions and answers to make the board more valuable and cut down on repeat questions and answers. Answer questions with good context / general information. Often people with newbie questions won't know quite what to ask or where to begin. So it's super-helpful to offer a bit more background rather than just answer their specific question. Highlight the questions that seem the most helpful to many users by up-voting. When you find a question that seems general enough to be of good use to many people, or uncovers an important area of collecting that people just plain should know about, then at the TOP on the LEFT of the thread, you can find an up-carrot looking icon that allows you to up-vote the whole question. This will help highlight the great questions for other people. Highlight the most informative answers by up-voting. On any answer that was helpful, you can click the up-arrow to the left of the post to add an "up-vote" to the answer. This helps push that answer to the top so it can be quickly discovered by anyone reading the thread in the future. It's also a "thank you" to helpful responders.

What kinds of questions should I ask here? And if I'm answering questions, what are the best ways to do that? Are there any guidelines for doing these things in the proper way?

Please see this announcement for a fix: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/announcement/17-fix-for-posting-problems/

I'm wondering if we should just set a standard of making posts about stolen comics in the marketplace forums in the for sale section. It might better assure that those who are buying that type of comics keep their eyes open for the stolen goods. I'm guessing that has better results then just notifying everyone in general. What do you think?

We've been getting about 1k signups per month for a few months. I think many of these folks are newbs who never quite find the place/time to join the conversation. I figured it might be because they are intimidated asking really inexperienced questions when so much of the content around here is more expert. So I figured I'd make a place for people to feel comfortable asking those questions, KNOWING (as I do) that everyone would be helpful and friendly to the new members. Right?