Couple of quick usability tips:
- If you drop in a link but it looks weird
This is a onebox, it’s where a link turns into a curated mini-preview of the site:
If a link you are posting oneboxes badly (by which I mean the page shows, for example, just an image from that site or looks wrong in some other way) you have the option to post a screengrab if it’s helpful or summarises the link, and then the link below.
To prevent ANY link oneboxing just put something before it on the same link, for example “Link” or another short description, so long as it’s on the same line it won’t try anything smart. Example using the same link as above:
Link: https://www.becomealivinggod.com/
On some occasions it will also have the name of the link, as with the link for this thread: Some Member Resources & Tips
- Handling PMs
Some people asked me if it’s possible to delete PMs, the answer is no, but you can mass dump them in Archive to keep your Inbox nice and empty, which gives a great feeling of inner peace.
Just click the menu icon (above Topic) to the top left of where the message titles are, it will open checkboxes, select all, and dum them into Archive - messages that are replied to later will pop back into your Inbox, but it clear the clutter.
You may have to run this a few times if you have vast numbers of messages, it seems the system will only move so many at once.
- Dark skin for the forum
This forum has an optional dark theme, which can be more restful for long reading sessions, you will need to be logged in to set it, information and a preview here:
PM me with usability questions or anything technical, if I can’t help I can find the information for you.