@Ian_Chimp your knowledge of coding is very impressive but you have shared so many tips and suggestions I can’t keep track of it all. Part of what is messing me up here is the way this message board combines both bulletin board code and HTML. Pick one or the other and I know what I am doing. Going to play around with this some more this weekend to see if I can post one of those slick looking reviews in the My Reviews thread.
Yeah, it’s mainly Markdown, but you can use a few bits of HTML and BBCode too if you’re feeling adventurous. Not everything is supported, but there’s enough of the basics to add a bit of flavour to your posts when you need it.
The main tip is that markdown and HTML don’t like to touch each other, but if you leave a bit of breathing space you can often mix both into the same post.
I know I have seen the answer to this somewhere else but if I see a really nicely formatted post, how can I view the source code for it? If I can do that, I could just copy and paste the post then change the content. Unfortunately the search function leaves much to be desired for this type of inquiry.
LOL… no worries. Once I get this all figured out I will have some slick reviews. It’s just frustrating for me because I used to do this stuff for a living but this message board works very differently than what I know. Totally respect @Ian_Chimp 's patience at pointing out the info I requested was already posted to the same damn thread I asked in. Feeling 'tupid right now.
Sorry, only just seen your post, you may have already got there?
If not, just pick the right duck… once you’ve picked your duck, give it a little stroke (or a second click) to see what happens. The right duck will take you somewhere exciting where you just need to add your name… happy hunting!
Hi all,
I’m not sure if this is the right place to post, but I have seen answers to LH questions answered here, so I’ll try…
I have noticed recently a lot of new forum members joining and rather than them having their own “user name”, they seem to have “userxxxx” where the x’s are an incremental number.
Out of curiosity, is this something new LH have implemented, by giving new members an automatic tag, rather than allowing them to create their own?
Just wondering, nothing more
Hi @Latino_Caliente , I was hoping someone who might know would answer. I don’t… but I’ll take a guess.
They definitely can still create their own user name as we’ve had some new members recently with their own names rather than the generic “user…” join. However, it does seem like a new default has been added that if people don’t choose a user name they get allocated a “user” one, as I agree with you, there’s a lot recently!
I’m sure it’s not @Lovehoney_Brenna 's preference, as I’ve seen her advise new people wanting to be testers to change their user name to something more recognisable so they stand out. It is very hard to remember who’s posted what on the forum when the user names are so generic.
Thank you for replying @Peitho
My thoughts exactly. I suspect now that new members are now given a default “user” name without a prompt to create their own?
I know this forum is anonymous, but our own user names are a tad more friendly and personal.
Let’s see if any further explanations from LH appear
Hey @Latino_Caliente - the forum software requires that a “suggested” username be provided, this is a fully editable field, however some choose not to change it. We use the “user” input for anonymity, hope this clears things up
Not everything is supported, but there’s enough of the basics to add a bit of flavour to your posts when you need it.
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