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I had gotten the pop-up poll several times but only answered it once. If anyone takes any poll more than once, this is already a skewed poll (and the poll sponsor obviously *wants* to skew the poll a certain way if they allow this to happen, plus not everyone got the poll, which I think is curious). I honestly can't remember where it popped up. I haven't been getting it for a while now.

I still think this forum is going to make a profound change of some sort in the future, hence the poll questions about "experts" answering questions directly themselves. I think this is why the admins haven't fixed any of the ongoing problems with the icons and dates and reply names, etc. Contrary to what some participants have expresed to me, it wouldn't be expensive to have experts respond (contract work, not full time), plus it relieves them of the moderating/editing/censoring headache that eats up tech staffs' time and energy. And honestly, the inter-participant pettiness and sniping that happens on OPs threads degrades this forum and is bad for their brand. I wouldn't blame APFM if they did change to a more restricted format.

If they do eventually fix the icon and other problems, then I may think differently. They've not even posted an update, unless I've missed that somewhere...
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Has anyone else had the Pop up when they are on the forum? The one with the aide and client. Its annoying. Sort of got used to the blue guy but still wish I could get rid of him. He is really in the way when I use my cell phone.
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AC,

We occasionally see duplicate or triplicate posts.

This is most likely because these questions are not being placed into the rotation schedule. I will purposely bump up posts that I wish to see more often.

New posters become frustrated when they don’t see their questions and post them again.

Please take note of this. People will leave the forum if they aren’t able to get responses to their posts.

Thanks,

NHWM

I have reported all of my posts to alert your attention. I would appreciate your feedback on my posts.
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AC, I am joining NHWM in asking this site to be more transparent in its moderation.

My reference is Bogleheads.org, a site that is moderated by volunteers.

When/if they censor/delete/close a thread, a reason is provided.
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AC,

I have another question for you. How are the questions and discussions rotated?

So many times I see interesting questions and discussions that are posted.

Shortly afterwards, they seem to get lost in the shuffle because the same questions are shown over and over again.

I don’t feel it is because they don’t have many responses. These are questions and discussions that have received responses and are worthy of being shown.

They aren’t controversial topics that you don’t seem to favor. They are useful discussions and questions. The OP was actively posting on them as well.

When I happen to be able to find these lost questions, you have already closed them. Yet, other questions have remained open for years and years without any OP present.
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AC,

This forum has tremendous value. It greatly helped me as a caregiver for my mother.

Please update us on the ‘fixes’ to the site. I find it very frustrating that I can’t edit posts in the ‘questions’ section or see who is posting. It makes it harder to follow conversations if we can’t see names of posters.

Also, posters are saying that entire posts have been deleted. Can you explain why this is happening?

Thanks,

NHWM
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cw,

It is taking a long time to load. The little circle spins and spins until the survey pops up.
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My inability to see the survey could have something to do with my browser security settings and/or my ad blocker, I do notice the profile page takes a long time to load.
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Peace,

Now watch! It will come up every time you log into profile.
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Just tried again and poll came up.
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Poll didn’t show when I logged in a few minutes ago either.
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The poll comes up for me every time profile is hit. It’s a super quick poll. I don’t feel like taking it over and over again through. I have taken it several times already.
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Way, you have every right to be frustrated with your husband and your FIL. I so wish they could see your point of view.
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No poll for me.
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No poll

Ariadnee
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Way, we are NOT tired of your vents/rants and I for one don't feel pity for you. You are strong, smart and resourceful.

Please let us know what happened!
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@ MD1748.

Quite honestly . At the end of my rope with FIL , just not in the mood to fill out a poll. I wish my circumstances were very different and didn’t feel the need to come here for pity from strangers . Therefore, I wouldn’t be here to fill out a poll. It’s pathetic that this selfish abusive man is upending my and DH lives this bad . Yesterday was a new escalation that I haven’t even written about on my FIL thread . By now I’m sure people don’t even want to read that thread and I don’t blame them . There is no new advice anyone can give me . It doesn’t have to be this way . I wish DH would grow a backbone or give up POA .
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Placing the poll on the profile page is a weird choice, I almost never go there because everything I follow and all my messages are available in my feed.
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Any poll that doesn't pop automatically, but rather needs the user to check her/his profile is not useful.

Any poll that allows users to take it more than once is going to be pretty skewed.

The other forum I belong to (which is run ENTIRELY by volunteers, no paid staff, no advertising and impeccably moderated) does not have these issues.

The poor quality of tech on this site is frustrating and off-putting.
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I agree with you CTTN55. And I still don't see the poll after logging in today 🤷🏻‍♀️
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There is an X at the top right corner that I click to get rid of the poll each time it pops up . I haven’t and will not be taking the poll.
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Any poll that isn't designed to block a user from taking it more than once isn't a useful poll. My city and school system run polls where people can answer it multiple times. Is it that complicated to make it so that each responder can only fill it out once?
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Every time I click on my profile, the poll pops up. I've taken it three times so far.
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MD,

Yes, very annoying!!!
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MD,

I can’t remember. All I know is that it was bugging me. Sort of the way a telephone solicitor bugs me or spam texts do. 😝 LOL

I think AC should focus on their glitches first, then take their polls.
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Well yeah but its not.
But I don't want to fill out a poll anyway, that's for the people still doing active caregiving.
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It’s a poll that pops up, saying it’s a two minute poll. It’s just a few questions about what we want to see on the forum, advice from experts and so on.

I think it popped up in my newsfeed. Can’t remember now. It shows up immediately after logging into the website.
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No poll for me either. And I never heard back from anyone running this site for help editing after posting. I submitted my inquiry using private message instead of the main forum, and still no response.
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I can't find the poll.
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Thank you, AC!
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