# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/142 "2020-06-22T12:14:58Z")
Apparently they don’t if the like functionality is globally disabled. We are all becoming “Members” (TL2) simply by making a post. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/143 "2020-06-22T12:22:06Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > f there’s no quick fix for the Trump Clusterfuck thread being locked, then someone should start a new continuation thread, if someone hasn’t already. (Something like the New Unimproved Workplace Rants thread, which is a continuation of an earlier thread.) > > It goes without saying that @ThelmaLou is nominated to do the honors! Looks like I got here too late to do that. Took a xanax last night and slept past my usual 4:30 AM. I pass the baton. May that thread go down in flames by the end of 2020 (or sooner would be okay, too). ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Dinsdale1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale1)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/144 "2020-06-22T12:36:01Z")
Sorry I’m so inept, but I can’t figure out how to do ANYTHING. I finally got in by signing up as a new user - Dinsdale1 instead of Dinsdale. I thought I had changed my email, but I never got an email to my new email (and i forget how to access the old one.) Now that I’m in here, I can’t figure out how to send private messages, When I open a thread, I can’t figure out how to go to the end of a thread. Instead, it starts at post #1, and I have to scroll down thru however many pages/posts. I’ve spent - I don’t want to exaggerate - at least 30 minutes (likely more) just trying to get to this point, and I’m nearing my frustration limit. Any idea what I’m doing wrong, and how I might readily get to some point where I can at least limp along? ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Dinsdale1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale1)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/145 "2020-06-22T12:44:29Z")
Damn - I just found that tutorial. Do I really have to read through that and take all those steps just to get to something approximating the old boards? Because if so, that might just be enough to drive me away after 2 decades. Again, I apologize for being so inept. And likely a tad cranky this a.m. and my blasted work computer too a freaking solid HOUR to let me sign in today! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/146 "2020-06-22T12:58:54Z")
I’d check your junk mail. All the mail from Straight Dope is going into my junk folder. To send a message click on someone’s name, then “message”. To go to the end of the thread - click or drag the scrollbar on the right of the posts. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/147 "2020-06-22T13:04:43Z")
Ignore list won’t work. I select a user and a timeframe and I get an error message saying “Please select a timeframe” no matter which one I select. ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/148 "2020-06-22T13:05:11Z")
Password setting is a little confusing. When I attempted to log on with my previous password, it was declined. I hit the “password reset” and typed in **my old password** and it **was accepted**. Then I went to my profile page and found the message from TubaDiva about the “acceptable password” rules. My old password didn’t satisfy all of them, **but still let me in**. So I changed it again, but you might want to decide exactly what the password standards are & make the instructions match them. My heartfelt thanks to TubaDiva and all the mods and admins for shepherding through this change. I sure hope it helps! ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/149 "2020-06-22T13:18:24Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Please send me links. Those threads will have to be re-opened by a moderator. > > Better yet, please report them to a moderator and have them reopen them for you. > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Looks like I got here too late to do that. Took a xanax last night and slept past my usual 4:30 AM. I pass the baton. May that thread go down in flames by the end of 2020 (or sooner would be okay, too). Not sure what the best way is to report a closed thread, but, at a glance, [this one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070) and [this one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897) have lock icons. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/150 "2020-06-22T13:35:39Z")
Not a big deal - but links used to open in a new tab/window, but no longer do (and I liked it). Not a big deal to center click to make it happen, but another reflex/instinct to retrain (and I’m old, damn it). ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/151 "2020-06-22T13:39:19Z")
Ignoring people via clicking on the user works. Just not when I try to enter a user on my Preferences. Hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/152 "2020-06-22T13:48:00Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > Removing “likes” undermines gamificaiton, which is an integral part of Discourse. [The number and frequency of likes you get and receive is a factor in your “trust level”.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/5) Well, they appear to be gone. 🤷‍♂️ I liked having them around, but I understand that’s been s minority view around here. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/153 "2020-06-22T13:48:06Z")
Okay, here is the problem I couldn’t post during the Weird 50 Character event: On Firefox/Android, highlighting a word in the first (possibly more) line pops up an unmovable menu that makes it impossible to access the formatting bar. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/KPtIn5O.png?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/ClGRSGS) ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/154 "2020-06-22T13:51:01Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > > [@bordelond](#): > > > > There’s no popularly contest because collecting likes doesn’t do anything on those boards. There’s no benefit to racking up likes, > > Except play a factor in your “trust level”. TPTB may have to tweak their gamification if likes are disabled. Otherwise, nobody will reach TL2 or higher. On Discourse, yes. On some other boards, likes aren’t used that way. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/155 "2020-06-22T13:51:31Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > Removing “likes” undermines gamificaiton, which is an integral part of Discourse. [The number and frequency of likes you get and receive is a factor in your “trust level”.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-here-now-what-basic-tutorial/911081/5) But that requires one to actually care about their trust level. ---
**Author:** ![Greathouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greathouse/32/2992_2.png) [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/156 "2020-06-22T13:52:17Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Not a big deal - but links used to open in a new tab/window, but no longer do (and I liked it). Not a big deal to center click to make it happen, but another reflex/instinct to retrain (and I’m old, damn it). There is a check mark in your preferences to open external links in a new tab. ---
**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 22, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/157 "2020-06-22T13:57:40Z")
Missing Polls is the biggest issue I’ve noticed so far. ---
**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 22, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/158 "2020-06-22T14:04:29Z")
The new table feature is great. Big improvement over the old board. > [@A Poll on Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-on-biden/851946/160): > > Race/Topic Poll Results Spread [Michigan: Trump vs. Biden](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/mi/michigan_trump_vs_biden-6761.html)[Trafalgar Group (R)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F4fied1xg_S7mIBdgHQHC1t98cYys2ez/view)[Biden 46, Trump 45](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/mi/michigan_trump_vs_biden-6761.html) Biden +1 [Minnesota: Trump vs. Biden](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/mn/minnesota_trump_vs_biden-6966.html)[Gravis](https://www.gravismarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Minnesota-June-19-2020.pdf)[Biden 58, Trump 42](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/mn/minnesota_trump_vs_biden-6966.html) Biden +16 [North Carolina: Trump vs. Biden](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/nc/north_carolina_trump_vs_biden-6744.html)[Gravis](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2020/North_Carolina_OAN_Gravis_June_2020.pdf)[Trump 46, Biden 43](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/nc/north_carolina_trump_vs_biden-6744.html) Trump +3 [New Hampshire: Trump vs. Biden](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/nh/new_hampshire_trump_vs_biden-6779.html)[St. Anselm](https://www.anselm.edu/sites/default/files/Documents/NHIOP/Polls/June%202020%20Survey.pdf)[Biden 49, Trump 42](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/nh/new_hampshire_trump_vs_biden-6779.html) Biden +7 A real Table feature, sweet! But why is the link displaying the post I’m linking too? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/159 "2020-06-22T14:08:32Z")
It looks like all of the forums were moved out of the “main” folder and into their own categories, which I’m sure is important for organization but actually ends up making the front page uglier. ☹ Here’s what it looked like before, with one of the more minimal themes: [homepage hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB](https://ibb.co/bKSMBnH) Nice and clean, with the most recent topics for each category. Now the front page is cluttered with icons and the sidebar the most recent topics across all boards. Is there any way for me to get back to something like the image linked above? Once the board is back to its normal hum, an unfiltered “most recent posts” sidebar is going to be 75% thread games. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/160 "2020-06-22T14:17:22Z")
I logged in with a password last night, and I’ve been logged in ever since. So maybe that’s the way to do it. But also maybe you don’t get given a choice? I don’t remember seeing one – though you can log out on purpose. > [@puzzlegal](#): > > still allows posters to fi typos Was that on purpose? ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044/161 "2020-06-22T14:22:14Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > It looks like all of the forums were moved out of the “main” folder and into their own categories, which I’m sure is important for organization but actually ends up making the front page uglier. ☹ I disagree, I think this makes the front page look better. I want my list of ~~forums~~ categories! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-children-punch-list-for-fixes-tips-and-tricks/911044.md?page=9)