# Problem children / punch list for fixes / TIPS AND TRICKS **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044 "2020-06-22T01:21:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Kimera757](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimera757/32/3765_2.png) [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/324 "2020-06-25T16:59:37Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > Did it have a paragraph break? Yes. I had no idea this was an issue. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/325 "2020-06-26T02:41:11Z")
So, when you want to reply to a post, you click the reply button to get a box to compose your post in. And then when you’re done you click a different reply button…does this feel confusing to anyone else? Can the second “reply” label be renamed submit instead? It’s similarly weird when you want to start a new thread. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/326 "2020-06-26T12:41:54Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > So, when you want to reply to a post, you click the reply button to get a box to compose your post in. And then when you’re done you click a different reply button…does this feel confusing to anyone else? Can the second “reply” label be renamed submit instead? > > It’s similarly weird when you want to start a new thread Yes. Two buttons serving two different functions in the same process should not be labeled the same. I like your suggestion for “Submit” on the final “Reply” button. Also, there are two different kinds of Reply buttons that can appear simultaneously on the page: the Reply button that replies to a post, and the one that replies to the thread. In my perfect design world, they would have two different labels: maybe “Reply to Post” and “Reply to Thread”. I know that triples the character count so is maybe problematic in that way, but as they stand it’s not really intuitive that they serve pretty different functions. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/327 "2020-06-26T15:14:27Z")
I agree wholeheartedly with the previous post! (This issue reminds me a little of the old Tapatalk prompt I got bugged with about once a week: “Tapatalk is a feature that blah blah!” One of the button choices to respond was “OK.” I’d sometimes click that, thinking it meant “OK, that’s nice, let me proceed with my life now, bye.” But noooo…it meant “OK, that’s great, let’s install this bad boy!”) ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/328 "2020-06-26T16:25:30Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > Also, there are two different kinds of Reply buttons that can appear simultaneously on the page: the Reply button that replies to a post, and the one that replies to the thread. > > In my perfect design world, they would have two different labels: maybe “Reply to Post” and “Reply to Thread”. I know that triples the character count so is maybe problematic in that way, but as they stand it’s not really intuitive that they serve pretty different functions. We tried that on another D-board. At that time, a little over a year ago, it couldn’t be done, at least not without changing the software. Think of the Reply to Thread button as a Reply to Post button for the OP. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/329 "2020-06-26T17:46:19Z")
Minor question, can the bot handle anything besides “Roll 2d6”? it failed at “Roll d20” ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/330 "2020-06-26T17:51:21Z")
You need the 1 before d20. Also, I’m not sure if D-bot will do more than one roll per post (or per PM). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/331 "2020-06-26T17:56:11Z")
Thank you, I play with that ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/332 "2020-06-26T18:08:07Z")
I confirmed, It only gives you back the first Roll but can handle 5d20 or 1d67 or 2d12 as examples. It also doesn’t take Roll 1d45 + 3d20 or Roll 1d45 & 3d20 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/333 "2020-06-26T18:09:34Z")
On the vBulletin board, I had a bookmark to a page showing all of my subscribed threads, which included any I’d posted to and others I subscribed to without posting. What is the equivalent here? ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/334 "2020-06-26T18:17:22Z")
I think the closest thing is “Unread” in the hamburger menu. It lists threads you are tracking (which normally includes any thread you posted to), but only if they have new posts. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/335 "2020-06-27T11:34:35Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > On the vBulletin board, I had a bookmark to a page showing all of my subscribed threads, which included any I’d posted to and others I subscribed to without posting. What is the equivalent here? Watched. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/336 "2020-06-27T13:52:14Z")
Thanks. I’ve been looking around for a couple of minutes but could not find a “watched” page. Where is it? ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/337 "2020-06-27T14:10:26Z")
You will automatically get notifications (on your avatar) for topics that are marked as ‘watching’. To see a list of watched topics, the only way is to do an advanced search: Search icon \> options \> Only return topics/posts… I’m watching Alternatively you can bookmark the search in you browser, so you can get there quickly: [https://boards.straightdope.com/search?expanded=true&q=in%3Awatching%20order%3Alatest](https://boards.straightdope.com/search?expanded=true&q=in%3Awatching%20order%3Alatest) (That’s what I’ve done.) You can also bookmark topics (button at the bottom of the page, or press b), and you can easily see a list of bookmarks if you click on your avatar and go to the bookmarks tab. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/338 "2020-06-27T14:17:18Z")
Thank you. The bookmark is more like my old one, although the avatar thing is probably what I should play with. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/339 "2020-06-28T10:21:43Z")
Click on the round avatar on the far right side of the page. Look at the top of the little window. There’s three icons there. Little bell – notifications Bookmark – bookmarks Envelops – messages Hope this helps. Jenny ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/340 "2020-06-28T15:18:49Z")
Having trouble quoting only part of a poster’s post. Also can’t view posting histories. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/341 "2020-06-28T15:21:53Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Having trouble Use your mouse to select the part to be quoted. A grey rectangle will form below the selection. Click it, and the quote will form automatically in your reply box. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/342 "2020-06-28T15:30:41Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Also can’t view posting histories. To see your own posting history, go to Activity on your profile. To see someone else’s posting history, click on their avatar to get their details, then click on their name. You’ll get to their profile, and you can see their summary and activity. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/343 "2020-06-28T16:06:01Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > A grey rectangle will form below the selection. Or above it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044.md?page=18)