Forum Activity for @strumelia

the couple things i need from your end to be ready to move

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I agree with SE.
It's SUPER important that the Groups default layout be logical and semi-familiar to ning veterans. The BASIC group layout should not have to be laboriously tweaked using code by every person who comes from ning.

Many of my longtime most active and important groups were actually created by members who are long gone from my network. It makes zero sense to have them showing on the group page anymore. Plus, because of group creators later leaving my network, as of the past 3 yrs I am the only person creating new groups (after considering suggestions from members) so again- I don't need the omnipresent ME showing on the group main page. l o l

Groups should (by default) NOT be showcasing who created the group or that person's profile info at all. Each Group main page needs to appear autonomous (stand alone). Right now the top of the group page has a big banner featuring simply the name of the member who created it. But it doesn't even explain they crteated it- it just looks like you are on that member's profile page. Can we get them OFF of there so they do not hover, GOD-like, over each group?

Here is my own view of what each Group main page should have.
Note that many of these things are ALREADY in place:

--Group title.
--Group avatar image (that the admin can change) (note: not the profile avatar of the person who created group) Our ning archives contain those GROUP avatar images.
--Text box for additional group info and media the admins may want to add
--group's discussion forum showing latest active at top
--group's Comment Wall listing latest at top. (Comment module BELOW discussion module)
--A list of group members to the side (a small module with grid of tiny avatars if possible, hovering will reveal member name)
--also a list of Group 'Pages' links, perhaps to the side as well (i'm assuming we already have a way of not allowing members to just create their own group pages willy-nilly, right?)

important --> The discussion and the comments modules should have either scrolling and/or pagination so they do not become miiiiles long.

Thanks so much!

updated by @strumelia: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Happy Holidays to the JR Team!

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Brian, Douglas, Paul, Michael....

Just want to give a big THANK YOU for all your hard work, and for your patience with all the endless ning-related issues.

Do take a couple days off to kick back and enjoy your holiday- you guys really deserve a breather.
Best wishes to you all- stay warm and cozy!


updated by @strumelia: 07/09/16 09:21:02AM

module search on my blogs not working right

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Yes well we all need different layouts, I might find that side column very useful on my site, not sure, might not want it either- it'll be great to have the new Site Builder so we can try out the layouts easily!

You have a million patterned backgrounds everywhere- very pretty but I get vertigo looking at your site. You might want to put a warning for epileptics on your main page- just don't make it a flashing popup... lololol just TEASING you, man.
updated by @strumelia: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

module search on my blogs not working right

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Yes I responded before i saw Brian's post or your post actually...sorry.
updated by @strumelia: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

module search on my blogs not working right

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oops sorry, didn't know SE was responding with the same info.

P.S. too funny to see the style differences in our two sites.... lol


updated by @strumelia: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

module search on my blogs not working right

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Yep that's a good one that we all love. It really gets members' participation up, especially new members who are welcomed in by others in their profile page comment area. They often don't know how to respond back to those who left a nice comment on their page, they are just learning how to use the site. A "comment back" link works wonders. But SE you might want to post that suggestion as a new separate thread since it's a different subject altogether than your thread title.

Brian:
See screenshot from my ning profile page comment wall. It takes me directly to a text box on their profile paghe comment wall so I can just start tyoing a response on their page instead of on my own. Handy because most members set their settings to get notified if anyone leaves a new comment on their comment wall. But you can't get notified about comments left on other people's walls.


updated by @strumelia: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Tabs no longer visible in ACP Mode

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My system is not having the tab problem, just so you know.
updated by @strumelia: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Warning!- avoid importing your 'suspended' Ning members!

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Well that's good. Then no one in the future will have to type/search/delete several hundred members one by one like I did last night... =8-o Still, I can't imagine why anyone would even want or need the option.

I don't know how you guys manage to fine-tune such settings like this- it's quite impressive.
updated by @strumelia: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Two things I would like for member profile pages

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Well, and all my futzing about helped me learn about how to make changes to the profile sidebar...so it's all good!
updated by @strumelia: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM

Warning!- avoid importing your 'suspended' Ning members!

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I would remove the option altogether to avoid what happened to me. Unless there is some blocking function like Ning had in place where it serves a purpose, there is no reason to purposely bring in a list of left or spam members and make them into regular members. And some folks won't see all the settings options in the importer, I imagine.
updated by @strumelia: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM