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There were 15 replies in this topic that have been split off because they went off-topic. Those replies are now to be found at:

Please keep all replies on-topic. This thread is about completion of the Ruta Sur.

The preceding postings were split out of a thread in the topical forums that discusses the completion of the Ruta Sur. The reason for splitting these replies out is that they went off-topic -- interesting to some, but definitely off-topic.

I'm guessing that the problem did not occur prior to our recent software upgrade.

Can I ask that you clear you browser cache because that has worked with other similar reports.

Let me know if you do clear cache and the results.

In any case, I've added this to my list.

Thanks for this information. Those reading this might be interested to know that a side effect of all of the data going from your computer to Microsoft can substantially slow down your computer. And if you share your bandwidth with someone else in your home (e.g., a WiFi access point, etc.) then all users will have less bandwidth for their activities as well.

34 minutes ago, JudyS said:

How come one can say **** on ning but not on CL?  Are we getting prissy?

We do not set the rules for any other website. We are only responsible for Chiriqui.Life.

Please refer to our Terms and Rules, specifically Rule #9.

Glad that we were able to help.

That would be up to the people scheduling those events. Hans Lebuser recently joined CL, and so you might send him a private message requesting calendarizing the BJBF activities.

Hans' display name is "Ollie74".

If assistance is needed, we are here to help.

Will take this under advisement. Does she come with your recommendation?

Our current 'think' is that she may not meet any of our minimum qualifications!

Sincerest thanks to all for the good wishes and compliments on our nascent voyage together. This is a work in progress.

1 hour ago, JudyS said:

I just checked the Notification settings, and I see only two options, to be notified of the reputation by pop-up or by email.  I see no option to avoid seeing it altogether.  The reputation pop-up is an annoying feature, but since now I know what it is, I will just ignore it.  There was a book called "What You Think of Me is None of My Business."  That's what I think of the reputation thing.

Judy,

If you scroll further down while in the notification settings area, you will see additional options. To my way of thinking, waaaaaay too many options, but that is a different conversation.

There are three general "groupings" of the notification settings. The last option in the General group (the second or middle group) is about reputation notifications. Turn both of the options OFF, and then be sure to Save those settings by clicking on the button at the bottom of the options list. By "both of the options" I refer to the two columns: notification list and the email notification buttons.

Let us know how that works for you.

P.S., I did read the book by Terry Cole-Whitaker that you refer to, but it was several decades ago.

Great question, Chris.

The software that runs our website has two "rating" tools that are available to registered members. One of those is the "rate" a topic and the other is to "give reputation" to specific posts that a member makes. You are asking about the second tool. Foremost, you do not have a bad reputation, either on this website or in real life. We know you and you are a good guy. People still to this day admire the stained glass window of our home.

When a registered member (guests are not permitted to give reputation) reads one of your posts (be it a topic starter or a post as a reply within a topic thread) and they either really like it or dislike it, they can click a button to give you either "positive reputation" or to "ding you for negative reputation". For more details, please see http://www.chiriqui.life/topic/463-reputation-issues-in-a-long-thread/#comment-1611 for more information about reputations.

It appears that your notification settings (part of the profile settings for your account) are configured such that you get a notification when you are given some reputation. You may change that notification setting to your preference. Most people like to know when they get some reputation, but you get to decide for you.

If this doesn't fully address your question, please ask for clarification in a reply to this posting. That is our job.

Regretfully not.

Al,

You get the honor of being the first member to utilize the polling functionality of this website. Congratulations.

To Bonnie, JoJo, and Dottie,

Thank you for your words of support. This was a difficult upgrade, for both myself and the members. The general consensus is that we are going in a good direction. There is more work to be done, and with your feedback and involvement we will get there.

First off, I apologize because this is going to be a long response.

Several embedded questions and issues here.

If a member opts to "ignore" another member's postings, there is no reverse "ignore" that is automatically turned on. To "ignore" is a unidirectional tool.

Yes, it is the software that we run that lists the photos in the activity stream, providing that the photos (or postings) meet the criteria that one sets in their filter options.

I am having some difficulty with the definition of the term "personal photos". Most photos, unless they have been plagiarized (either with or without credit/permission) from other sources, are in fact "personal photos". If they are plagiarized, then there might be issues with copyright violations, which would then raise the issue of violating some of our Terms and Rules. That does not appear to be the situation here.

I believe the reference to "personal photos" here is to the 15 photos that were posted earlier today in a gallery dedicated to Hil (at his request and in compliance with our Terms and Rules), and then further subordinated in an album that had been created by the originator. It is my understanding that those photos were all taken on a comarca in the Tolé area. These are not "personal photos" in the sense of someone's birthday or anniversary photos in one's living room or backyard. Given that Tolé is part of the Chiriqui Province, it appears that the photos are about life in Chiriqui, which is what this website is about.

Going further, I have received some favorable feedback via private message and email that some members have appreciated that the photos were posted, but that they were wanting more information about when the photos were taken and some basic title or annotation so that viewers would know more about what they were looking at. That request for annotation had already been sent to Hal by me via private message, prior to my seeing this Q&A post. It is Hal's choice to annotate or not. As I mentioned to Hal in that private message, I don't understand why those members did not ask Hal directly either by private message or posting a reply to his photos. Maybe they are shy, or did not want to appear critical of someone.

This website is not wanting to censor, restrict, or otherwise limit what people post as long as our Terms and Rules are complied with.

In summary, I can only conclude the photos appear to be in full compliance with our Terms and Rules. If I have missed something here, please let me know.

Not sure where to go now. Are we talking about asking for a change in our Terms and Rules?

Feedback solicited

9 hours ago, Brundageba said:

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Bud might want to make sure that link there stays where people can find it.....

Not sure what you are asking me to do. Postings in CL are not removed, which means this information remains available for a very long time. What am I not understanding here?

Twin Wolf,

More on the Gravatar problem. I went into your profile (as an administrator) and simply reapplied your Gravatar email address, and it worked fine. I did not remove the old image; I simply reapplied the same email address in your profile

Methinks we have a fix. If you concur, then I will put up an announcement to that effect. I have no idea how many members use Gravatars.

P.S., my avatars as Admin_01 and Bud and Moderator_01 are Gravatars,. They are functioning perfectly now that I have re-linked them. If you check out the Gravatar for Moderator_01 you will see what I look like.

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For those reading this and not knowing what the heck we are talking about, a Gravatar is a "Globally Recognized Avatar". An avatar is a small digital image that is used to visually represent a person or entity, and each one is linked with an email address. Gravatars are a no cost method to manage an avatar globally. Gravatars are a service provided by WordPress (of blog fame). A more detailed description is available at https://en.gravatar.com/ and at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravatar. Avatars have an interesting basis in Hinduism, but I leave further details to your own research.

Twin Wolf, and other members with Gravatars who are having a similar problem,

I have just now created a new gravatar for one of the moderator accounts (not currently in use, but available for testing purposes), and it worked perfectly, other than my picture for the Gravatar doesn't do me justice ().

Can I ask that you remove the existing image, and then re-enter your gravatar email address, and provide feedback.

55 minutes ago, JoJo said:

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The other thing I noticed is that now the original post doesn't contain all the replies in once place. Each reply seems to be separate and using up space on the page.

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JoJo,

We cannot replicate this kind of display problem. When we go into a topic that has many replies, we see each reply below the prior replies all in chronological order as they should be, and all of the replies are immediately below the first posting (technically speaking, the first posting in a forum is called the topic posting).

Can you confirm that you actually are inside the topic within a forum, as opposed to some sort of summary mode?

JoJo,

Thanks again for your feedback. We are aware of the text edit icon tools are synch'd incorrectly. For a temporary solution, hover your mouse over the 4th through 7th icons and the mouse-over tips will correctly indicate their function.

We are checking into the other issues you identify. All of our members are benefiting by your feedback.

Thank you.

Noted. Will provide feedback as soon as something is resolved.

JoJo,

We definitely understand about the dismay of finding things dramatically different. We are proud of you for pushing forward. Had we been able to avoid it, please know that we absolutely would have gone down that path -- it just wasn't an option for consideration.

Thank you for doing the slugging. Hang in there. We believe that we are taking CL in a good direction, but the final judgment comes not from us, but rather our members. Keep the feedback coming in. We are here trying to help our community.

Chris,

Thanks also. As mentioned in a different reply, we never expected to hear kudos.

My heart can slow down now, but just a bit.

Thanks super duper mucho, guys. We never in our wildest expectations could have hoped for kudos.

This has been a difficult morning, but we are slugging through.

The main method to manage your ignored members is by clicking on your Display Name, which is located in the far upper right of the display, and then selecting the "Ignored Users" option. Once that window opens, then type in the Display Name of the person you wish to ignore. Note that as you start typing that the software begins narrowing down the options and you can either complete typing the Display Name or just click on it when it becomes visible.

There are three categories of content that you can ignore for each ignored member. One is their posts (that is the most common). You may also ignore their signature block and/or any private messages.

To remove someone from your ignore list, go back to the same window described in paragraph one above. All of your ignored members are listed toward the bottom of that window. To the right of each ignored member is a "gear icon". Select that pull down gear icon, and you will find the options for modifying or removing the ignore status.

There is no limit on the number of members that you have on your ignore list, and each of those ignored members can be configured differently.

One last comment is that you can also use a "shortcut" to the ignore list if you hover your mouse over the member name or their avatar. This shortcut works in most of the windows used throughout the application, but not all of them. One important area where the hover mode shortcut doesn't work is inside the profile windows for a member.