Today AgingCare has released a new version of the Caregiver Forum. In addition to stylistic changes to make the forum match the rest of the site, there are two new features we are excited to share with you!
1) New Menu: You will now be able to navigate through questions and discussions by topic via the menu along the left-hand side of the Forum’s home page (https://agingcare.com/caregiver-forum).
2) Edit Tool: Most importantly, we have released a new tool that will allow you to edit your newly posted questions, discussions and answers. Upon submitting a new piece of content, you will have 30 minutes to proofread what you have written and make edits to all fields in your post. After this 30-minute period, the editing ability will expire in order to minimize confusion for other users who are trying to search the forum and share information.
We hope you are pleased with these updates and additions. The forum may now look different, but it functions largely in the same way. If you find any glitches or experience significant challenges while using the site, please feel free to report your findings on this discussion.
The posts are back, reading like a book now, I like this better!
So relieved!
It may have had to do with the change back today, latest post is now the last page of a book, as it should be. Proof, they are working on the site issues.
Whatever happened last night or yesterday is in the past, imo, in this case.
Or, if the default feature is set to the most popular answers, lol lol lol, any new, recent posts would not ever be seen at all! (Because, how can they be 'popular' if never seen, and no one ever clicked 'like this'.) If that is what is happening?
Isn't that Newton's law, or something? Every action has an opposite reaction?
Sorry, can no longer look these things up, but that was in my head, Newton's law.
Feel free to correct me.
Cwillie,
You are already ok. Taking on so much responsibility for reporting website changes will add a whole lot of stress to you. Take some time off, think of something else for 12-24 hours, then come back after caring for self-and your Mom. I am sure AC and everyone else on here appreciates your efforts.
Deep breath, take a break. Me and my cat are still here, a bit confused too, but more patient now. My mood could change, however, any minute, with the full moon or another website glitch......
We have just released a fix to the forum. Answers and comments are back to being sorted the “old” way—from oldest to newest. Hopefully this will help you follow these threads more easily.
In regards to other suggestions and difficulties that have been shared on this and other posts, please be patient. We are working to address these issues and release additional fixes as quickly as we can.
As always, we appreciate your feedback and willingness to help one another!
-AgingCareEditor
Thanks AC!
To many posting on AC, this forum is a lifeline to information needed now, before learning the new formats and technologies. Some are like me, and cannot learn technology , have to be brought along, step-by-step. If it weren't for helps, my husband helping, and Glad teaching me to change my avatar, I could no longer use the forum-and also, it would not be as fun!!! Many people have asked me, lol, how to change their Avatar to a cat! Brave souls! Then, you and others helped them out.
Without all of us, the forum would not be complete, imo.
Thanks for understanding, Cwillie!
Too bad we can't change the font to our favorite font. I notice with the font that is being used, numbers show up weird looking, like the numerical 1 shows up like half of it is missing.
And the old way, when you clicked a link in your News Feed it did not take you to page 1 of a discussion, it took you to somewhere that was at least close to where the current posts were. AC is working on it. It will come back.
The font works ok for me, But what the AC objective is, I think, is to make the thread you are reading not adjustable to zoom. That way the advertising is always showing on the thread and we are more likely to read it. I would like to downsize the font, especially when on my tablet, but....
one 1111 Lllll LLLLL. I iiiiIIIII
Testing.
Numbers better now.
It's getting better all the time!
Maybe I just have too much time on my hands.😉
If the poster types it out that way, it should appear that way once posted.
Why does technology mess with the proper execution of the english language?
It makes the writer appear ignorant.
Here it is, thank you edit.
Here’s why: Back when we used typewriters, every character was given the exact same amount of space on the page. That meant the letter i was given the same amount of space as the letter m, even though it clearly didn’t need it. This is called monospaced typesetting and it’s, well, spacey. We needed that extra space between sentences to make it easier to see the beginning of new sentences.
Send you can also check the Chicago Manual of Style.
Aw, heck, I can't keep that up, modern "english" just doesn't come natural to me ;)
ME knows you luv luv luv technology, butt if you luv me, u shall tolerate me?
Juz calls me Dina.
The rogue use of a full stop after the second sentence in the following example (from a sign on a building) has changed the meaning of the message, and instead of conveying a kind thank you has concluded it with a rather rude directive: “Thank you! Your donation just helped someone. Get a job.” I am sure that causing offence was not the intention of the writer!
At one time at my office we put out an advertisement for new hires, asked for a cover letter. It was ok to cover letter via email. Some of the cover letters looked like they were written in code because not all the words were spelled out. I would need a Sky King decoder ring to figure them out. Those cover letters and resumes went into the round file. If we couldn't figure the sentences out, how would our clients read them?
As for the one space between sentences. I usually go into EDIT my own postings and add extra spaces. It does take extra time. Otherwise, I get eye strain from reading what feels like run-on sentences.