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General Category => General Announcements => Topic started by: Landlubber on June 14, 2010, 11:58:24 PM

Title: Reply button missing in sections
Post by: Landlubber on June 14, 2010, 11:58:24 PM

I was trying to respond to Mike V's R65 restoration in the technical section and noticed that there is no reply button there...is there a reason or has it been lost in space?

Ta, John

Title: Re: Reply button missing in sections
Post by: Melena on June 15, 2010, 12:15:27 AM

That seems to happen now and again.  I'll bet if you close out and go back in it might show up.  Justin?  Do you know what happens?

Title: Re: Reply button missing in sections
Post by: msbuck on June 15, 2010, 12:33:38 PM

I notice it's that way in other threads within that section.  I believe that section was set-up as a reference, not as a discussion, so maybe only a moderator can post there.  I think some of those were moved into the Technical FAQ from other sections.  I bet Rob can tell us.

Title: Re: Reply button missing in sections
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on June 15, 2010, 04:24:38 PM

http://www.bmwr65.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1247032895

Well, I see the Reply button and I see a reply composition box at the bottom of the thread.

The thread IS NOT locked.

I don't know if I can see these things because I am a moderator.  Please look again and report back.

Thank you.

Title: Re: Reply button missing in sections
Post by: msbuck on June 15, 2010, 05:38:13 PM

Nope, it's not there.  I think it's because you're a moderator.  

---edit---
If you notice, Rob, you and Mike V (the originator of the thread) are the only ones that have posted.  There's a brand new thread there as well about battery life - can't post to it either.

Title: Re: Reply button missing in sections
Post by: montmil on June 15, 2010, 06:00:17 PM

Noticed that rob650 just posted a battery question in the FAQ's section. No reply button so he's not likely to get a response.

Landlubber John, did you try to post in the Tech/FAQ's section or the BMW Technical Q&A section?

Monte

Title: Re: Reply button missing in sections
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on June 15, 2010, 08:21:40 PM

I'm going to move rob650's thread to the Tech section (thanks Bob R.).*

Justin would have to be the one to answer the question about replying in the FAQ section.

It could be Mike V. and I posted in that thread before I moved it to the FAQ section.


*edit:  O.K. - who moved it?  

Title: Re: Reply button missing in sections
Post by: montmil on June 16, 2010, 05:32:07 AM

Quote

*edit:  O.K. - who moved it?  

I sent rob650 a PM advising he repost his battery question to the Tech Q&A section.

Monte

Title: Re: Reply button missing in sections
Post by: Justin B. on June 17, 2010, 01:16:52 PM

Anyone can create an article in the FAQ section but only creator, admin, or mod can reply to anything.  I didn't envision an FAQ being open for discussion but rather a factual document for reference purposes.

Title: Re: Reply button missing in sections
Post by: nhmaf on June 17, 2010, 01:46:59 PM

This is how the FAQ section is setup on a number of other forums I visit - the FAQs is for 1-way transfer of info/answers, primarily, and not ongoing dialog.

Maybe we need to put something to that effect in the FAQs ?!?

Title: Re: Reply button missing in sections
Post by: Justin B. on June 21, 2010, 08:46:29 AM

I figured it would be kind of self-explanatory...

Title: Re: Reply button missing in sections
Post by: Landlubber on June 21, 2010, 08:44:34 PM

....OK, I see now that the FAQ section is a compilation of things and not another open section, "we do not know , what we do not know"....thanks fellas......I will try my best not to be so dumb in future, but I doubt it.......after all, I am only a bike rider.....

Title: Re: Reply button missing in sections
Post by: Justin B. on June 21, 2010, 09:40:42 PM

Heh, yeah, I've heard about you bikers...  [smiley=ROTFLMAO.gif]