http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ WordPress.com Forums User Favorites: teck07 en Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:42:02 +0000 http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/it-would-be-cool-vigilence-theme#post-336656 Tue, 05 May 2009 21:50:31 +0000 panaghiotisadam 336656@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Appearance &gt; Widgets: add Text widget, click Edit, write content, save changes. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/it-would-be-cool-vigilence-theme#post-336651 Tue, 05 May 2009 21:45:26 +0000 ladiestea 336651@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>I don't know where to write the text widgets. Just forget it, I can't do it. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/it-would-be-cool-vigilence-theme#post-322903 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:53:00 +0000 panaghiotisadam 322903@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>The content of widgets such as your Recent Posts is <em>unordered lists</em> of links. So if you write your text widgets with the code for an unordered list, you'll get the same appearance. E.g:<br /> <pre><code>&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;FIRST_LINK_HERE&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;SECOND_LINK_HERE&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;THIRD_LINK_HERE&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</code></pre> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/it-would-be-cool-vigilence-theme#post-322890 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:19:27 +0000 thesacredpath 322890@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>You need to send this into support. Typically they are very reluctant to make changes to themes and prefer for the most part to leave them as the theme author designed them, but I would pass it by them anyway.</p> <p><a href="http://support.wordpress.com/contact/" rel="nofollow">http://support.wordpress.com/contact/</a> </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/it-would-be-cool-vigilence-theme#post-322887 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:12:35 +0000 azcactus 322887@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>It would be cool in the Vigilence theme if when you used the text boxes to add your own html etc, if the css file was altered so that the font size would be the same as all your other widget boxes, and the chevrons on the left hand side would appear as well so that everything was uniform. See here: <a href="http://scottsdalerealestatenews.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://scottsdalerealestatenews.wordpress.com</a> . The first two boxes in my right hand navigation are "text" widgets. I had to manually alter the text size to match the theme, but have no idea how to have the same chevrons as the rest of the widget boxes when you scroll over the links ( and even when your not scrolling for that matter).</p> <p>Also the tags look ridiculous at the top of each blog post. Maybe they could go somewhere else by default?</p> <p>The last thing is the "H" Tags are very large by default for the title of each page and blog post so it drops down to an additional line (doesn't look good in my opinion) if you want to use anywhere near the 60 characters that Google allows.</p> <p>My .02</p> <p>Thank you. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/modsstaff-and-forum-police#post-302632 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:18:13 +0000 pinnythewu 302632@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>touche </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302449 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:06:03 +0000 panaghiotisadam 302449@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Jennifer, I don't think bazaarofdreams had you in mind: <em>I</em> am to blame for that.</p> <p>And of course I agree with teck that there's no reason why we cannot all get along fine. (As far as I am concerned, I hope tsp and bazaarofdreams will realize that concern over how to deal with a problem is neither an insult nor "policing" - or at least was not meant as such.) </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302435 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:55:03 +0000 hanni 302435@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Moved for you Jennifer :) </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302430 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:52:03 +0000 justjennifer 302430@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>It was never my intention to police anyone. I always suggest and start those suggestions with the word "please". The online knitting chats I ran for four years for the KnitList taught me one very important lesson, we're guests here in someone else's house. Act in a polite and friendly manner or be prepared to meet the bouncer. :)</p> <p><strong>As the OP, can I request this thread to be moved to Off-Topic.</strong> </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302387 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:46:25 +0000 teck07 302387@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Than you tess, for sharing your opinion. :-) </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302378 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:21:25 +0000 aw1923 302378@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>I understand tellyworth, I dont expect everything to be all perfect and dandy, if using the modlook tag for wp.org people is annoying then I will stop and let someone else answer those questions.<br /> Now lets show them how its done and hug it out virtual style<br /> *hugging?...Im waiting* LOL </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302377 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:58:50 +0000 tellyworth 302377@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>@aw1923, it's not that we can't do anything to reduce the .org questions - we can and are doing that gradually. But there will always be some. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302370 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:39:13 +0000 1tess 302370@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>from a person not used to playing with the big kids:<br /> astonishment is right.<br /> I agree with teck07 "Wow can't we all get get along. :-)"<br /> Negative comments about each other volunteers really are not useful—perhaps are even hurtful. This has been, and I hope, and will continue to be, a helpful. friendly forum.</p> <p>Call me naive, but don't call me late for dinner. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302239 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:20:51 +0000 aw1923 302239@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>LOL....thats soooo true </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302238 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:17:12 +0000 raincoaster 302238@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>No, we can't. It's the internet! </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302236 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:14:21 +0000 teck07 302236@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Wow can't we all get get along. :-) </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302216 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:45:52 +0000 raincoaster 302216@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Okay, people, just one comment:</p> <p>How about a WRONG FORUM tag? </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302188 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:54:43 +0000 aw1923 302188@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>whoa! looks like I have been missing a lot since my hiatus from forum volunteering. I get what Tellyworth is saying but when I come back to volunteer Im still standing by my personal policy to use the modlook tag not only for spam but also for wp.org users.<br /> Tellyworthy said that theres nothing that can be done about the .ORG users if I read comments correctly, so I just want to say that I like the idea of that, is my site working site I have tried to direct those that didn't provide a url. I think that was reasonable and from now on we should use that. Though Im still using the modlook tag for wp.org users because I believe that this can be adverted I mean dont other forums do this?!?! Other then that, you guys should stop the name calling and hug it out virtual style.<br /> But, Im kind of out of the loop with there being some new guy around helping with the CSS questions and everyone is getting to the questions before I get a chance...I just wanted to mention that :( </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302115 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:14:22 +0000 panaghiotisadam 302115@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>@tsp: I can't begin to describe my astonishment.</p> <p>"Pissy attitude"? At the same moment I reported those cases here, I wrote to you, saying simply and directly "I thought we had agreed not to reply without a link to the blog in question", and then "we'll miss you if you [leave the forum]". Does that seem pissy to you, especially <em>towards you</em> (a person I have repeatedly praised, and a person I admire for both his expertise and his good will)?</p> <p>"Want to play pretend moderator"? I thought we were discussing what the best policies to follow are. In this thread devblog linked to his suggestion that some members should be promoted to moderators, which happened to include me in its extremely short list of possible candidates. This "pretend moderator" avoided even thanking devblog for the honor, so as not to draw attention to that: first out of modesty, second because I don't agree with the idea.</p> <p>"Who are you to question what they [staff] do?" Like I said, I'm a member interested in what the best policies to follow are. And since the forum is mostly run by us volunteers, I think we have every right to question anything anyone does. My apologies for not worshipping staff (the venerated "gods", as devblog sarcastically says above): <em>we</em> do most of the job here, so <em>we should</em> have a say on how to do it.</p> <p>(And I wonder: is Vivian also guilty of the charges of would-be-moderator and who-is-she?)</p> <p>"Did it ever once occur to you that automattic staff has access to the wordpress.COM accounts, which means they can check to see if someone has a blog here?"</p> <p>Do you <em>really</em> think I am so stupid? Of course I know staff has access to the accounts (and have explained it to visitors when I had to). You're just missing the point, which isn't merely the org problem: how many times have you or Vivian or raincoaster written things in the vein of "we need to see the blog in order to find out what's wrong" or "we need to see which theme you're using in order to give an answer that applies "? I thought it was best to inform <em>all</em> new visitors of the general need for the blog link (even when a particular question can be answered without that), so that things will run more efficiently if they visit again with other questions. (Let me also note that when i see a no-blog-link post, the first thing I do is copy the nick and try it as the blog name - while some other volunteers won't do that: this way I have found many of the blogs staff has direct access to - but again I tell them about the link first.)</p> <p>If we all agree on what's best, I'll gladly follow. If we don't, I'll do as I think and you'll do as you think. If I'm wrong re the blog link or anything else, you can tell me (like tellyworth soberly does) without having me stand on trial with expressions such as "who are you" (which I would have never expected from you). </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302110 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:55:49 +0000 bazaarofdreams 302110@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>I've continued the tangent elsewhere justjennifer and tsp. I just had to say something but it was too lengthy and off topic. <a href="http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/modsstaff-and-forum-police?replies=1" rel="nofollow">http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/modsstaff-and-forum-police?replies=1</a> </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/modsstaff-and-forum-police#post-302109 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:51:04 +0000 bazaarofdreams 302109@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>In a recent thread that went off topic <a href="http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff?replies=33" rel="nofollow">http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff?replies=33</a> the question came up about volunteers "policing" other volunteers, particularly those who have been around for a while. </p> <p>This is something that has been on my mind for some time and the main reason I don't bother to answer many queries in this forum any more. I spent quite a number of years in the area of senior tech support so do know a thing or two on this topic. And generally I've got a pretty thick skin if someone gets their back up about something. All us old Usenet users do.It's when the shots start coming from behind you that you start to feel it just ain't worth it, especially when you too are a volunteer.</p> <p>Clearly volunteers, even the ones who like to adopt the police uniform once in a while, are generous, knowledgeable and caring people. They give a great deal of their time and expertise to mentor others. And this deserves recognition. And I do recognize it.</p> <p>What started that thread was a discussion of use of modlook tag but what drifted it off topic was a building over-reaction to staff not doing what some thought they should (they likely have policies to follow which we are not privy to), with the resulting frustration and volunteers rapping staff and other volunteers on these issues, essentially playing cop.</p> <p>Tellyworth made a very apt reply in the above-mentioned thread:<code>But the purpose of the forum is to answer questions, not to punish people for asking the wrong ones.</code></p> <p>I would add to that not to punish people for answering the wrong ones either. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302099 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:31:28 +0000 justjennifer 302099@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <blockquote><p>Remember, these forum threads are searched from support.wordpress.com and google. Having a quick answer above the fold in a prominent and recent thread will help cut down on future repeats of the same question, because it improves the quality and usefulness of search results.</p></blockquote> <p>People are people. They'll ask even if it was asked 5 minutes earlier and they have the answer right under their nose. And with all due respect, there are also people here new to the Internet, let alone new to blogging.</p> <p>Everyone answers questions in whatever way suits them best. There's no imperative here, except one's own imperative to do so. I've taken the stance of simply backing out of threads where I don't feel I can contribute. There's always another thread with a question where I can help.</p> <p>The addition of the drop down "which COM blog" menu to the New Topic form I think is the first "useful roadblock", to quote mark, I've seen here in the forum in the 2+ years I've been hanging out here and it <strong>is</strong> helpful. Certainly better than where we were a week ago. I do agree that an additional tweak or two to the New Topic form will assist ORG users even more to get to the correct forum.</p> <p>And this thread has gone off on a tangent I never intended. Chill please people. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302080 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:26:34 +0000 tellyworth 302080@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>There are also common questions that get asked here, where the answer is short and applies both to com and org. The answer of mine <a href="http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/my-website-fonts-has-become-bold?replies=2">linked above</a> is one of those. In those cases I think the best thing to do is simply answer the question. (As it happens, in that case the user does have a WordPress.com blog. But that doesn't really matter).</p> <p>Forcing the user to jump through hoops first in a simple case like that doesn't benefit anyone. Remember, these forum threads are searched from support.wordpress.com and google. Having a quick answer above the fold in a prominent and recent thread will help cut down on future repeats of the same question, because it improves the quality and usefulness of search results.</p> <p>I know it's frustrating when people don't follow the conventions. But the purpose of the forum is to answer questions, not to punish people for asking the wrong ones. We're making some changes to help cut down on the inappropriate questions. Give it time, we'll gradually improve those changes as we see the effect of each one. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff/page/2#post-302077 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:16:03 +0000 thesacredpath 302077@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>@ panaghiotisadam, did it ever once occur to you that automattic staff has access to the wordpress.COM accounts, which means they can check to see if someone has a blog here? That does not of course insure that the person is asking about the .COM blog, but they have far more information than volunteers here in the forum, and who are you to question what they do? </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff#post-302065 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:46:36 +0000 thesacredpath 302065@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>You know panaghiotisadam, I really don't need your pissy attitude. You want to play pretend moderator in the forums, then go right ahead, but you won't be playing it with me again. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff#post-302059 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:07:18 +0000 tellyworth 302059@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>@ panaghiotisadam: what did I do that I'm not supposed to do? </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff#post-302049 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:22:59 +0000 devblog 302049@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <blockquote><p> We know that wordpress.org users post to the forum and no matter what we do they will continue. There is no way it can be stopped but we will try to put useful roadblocks in the way. </p></blockquote> <p>will they really continue?</p> <p>This is the last time I link to this post. I probably would have taken the hint for being 'ignored' so many times, but who knows if that was really intentional.</p> <p>If the option to chose a blog from the dropdown list is mandatory then having an option that'd read:</p> <p>"my blog is self-hosted"</p> <p>Would be really good because if a user chose it, then instead of posting the question, the user would be redirected to a page explaining the difference between .com and .org and proceed from there. Here's the original post:</p> <p><a href="http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wpcom-not-wporg-part-2/page/4?replies=124#post-300650" rel="nofollow">http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/wpcom-not-wporg-part-2/page/4?replies=124#post-300650</a></p> <p>Yes, it is a suggestion, but you (wp staff) would surely know it would help a big deal minimizing the .org users posting here to almost none.</p> <p>I'm done with this kinda threads. I'll just limit meself to the CSS forum from now on.</p> <p>You guys are the gods here and won't hear mere volunteers with possible good suggestions if you just don't want to.</p> <p>Peace. </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff#post-301976 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:44:11 +0000 panaghiotisadam 301976@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>And tsp!</p> <p><a href="http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/when-i-upload-a-pdf-it-is-not-viewable?replies=3" rel="nofollow">http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/when-i-upload-a-pdf-it-is-not-viewable?replies=3</a> </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff#post-301974 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:42:33 +0000 panaghiotisadam 301974@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>Jesus! after Jane, now tellyworth is doing it too:</p> <p><a href="http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/my-website-fonts-has-become-bold?replies=2" rel="nofollow">http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/my-website-fonts-has-become-bold?replies=2</a> </p> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/a-question-for-modsstaff#post-301928 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:56:35 +0000 mark 301928@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ <p>We know that wordpress.org users post to the forum and no matter what we do they will continue. There is no way it can be stopped but we will try to put useful roadblocks in the way.<br /> If we want people to use tags to see what issues have been answered then having big tags of wp.org or wordpress.org has 2 effects:<br /> - it leads people to think this is the right place for a wordpress.org question<br /> - it hides other tags which are of actual use which leads to more questions here</p> <p>It's not a slap in the face - it's trying to be practical. In the end the tags here are for people here to find help, not to signal about an issue that we know exists and are trying to combat. </p>