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[Shinanigans]

Hey GON team! Just had a small request/feedback to make for the news system.

One thing I think which could really contribute to better use of the news system would be the ability to find where I've made comments. I comment on some news articles but after that I often forget about it. On the old forum system, my posts were easy to find as they were tied into the posts system. In short, being unable to quickly find where I've initiated conversation doesn't really aid in promoting conversation in the first place.

I added a poll to see if it's just me Cheers!

[Disco LT]

I vote yes - once you comment there is no notification system to advise that anyone has replied and once it drops off the front page well it might as well have never existed. Mind you they still haven't added a much screamed for edit button, so don't hold your breath on improvements

[Mekon]

Where's the "put news comments back into forum threads" option?

[Ashigaru]

Where's the "put news comments back into forum threads" option?

Snap! +1

[Chucky]

Where's the "put news comments back into forum threads" option?

I would vote for that

[Shinanigans]

Yeah, that would totally be the best option, but I think I recall reading someone saying that's not going to happen.

[Chucky]

but I think I recall reading someone saying that's not going to happen.

Indeed, I vaguely (although I could be wrong) remember Tim saying it can't be done with these forums

[Disco LT]

but I think I recall reading someone saying that's not going to happen.

Indeed, I vaguely (although I could be wrong) remember Tim saying it can't be done with these forums

Oh so it's actually a technical limitation of the new layout.. I've thought all along that a new system was just put in and they refused to admit it was **** and fix it like everyone wants

[Makena]

They've made a design choice, which is to keep it the way it is now, which has a much easier to manage news system (From what I recall from what has been said).

They are separate, so suggestions for how to improve are useful, saying "put it back" or "it's ****" isn't, as they've stated more than once, that's not going to happen.

That said however, I'd also like an easier way to see when someone has replied to a story I've commented on.

[Mearehear]

Yes, let's start this conversation again!

But yes, tracking comments in news somehow would be good, or I have no idea if someone has replied to something I have said or not.

[Chucky]

Oh so it's actually a technical limitation of the new layout..

Actually turns out I was wrong ....again

Anyway the last reference I can find on the issue is this post: viewtopic.php?p=2617648#p2617648

[Disco LT]

Oh so it's actually a technical limitation of the new layout..

Actually turns out I was wrong ....again

Anyway the last reference I can find on the issue is this post: viewtopic.php?p=2617648#p2617648

Haha all good

[Shinanigans]

Ah damn, there was already a thread on it... i had a look for the mega-thread but couldn't find that either

Well, yeah, anyway, aside from setting up the old system, the idea here was to meet some middle ground and get some self-search functionality into the new system, is all

[akira675]

An "ego search", like the forums has but for news comments, would blow my mind.

[exe3]

Rofl after all this time people still prefer the old system of having the comments in the forums. Not gonna be changed sadly.