New to the KiasuParents forum? Tips and Tricks!

[sharonkhoo]

@thebottomsupblog said in New to the KiasuParents forum? Tips and Tricks!:

We just received a user question on how to edit posts:

Simply click on the three dots at the bottom right of your post, to reveal the menu. You may not be able to see all of the options shown in this screencap, but you can definitely edit or delete your post.

Whenever I try that, I get a message that I can only edit a post within 5 seconds of posting. That effectively means that I’ve never been able to.

[thebottomsupblog]

@slmkhoo Thanks for letting us know!

Edited to Add: Yes, indeed the current setting for non-admin users is 5 seconds.

Please give us some time to improve this

[sharonkhoo]

@thebottomsupblog Thanks! Maybe give us at least 12 to 24 hrs? Sometimes, I only realise I made an error much later, definitely not within a few seconds or even minutes.
On the old board, the poster could edit without any time limits.

[thebottomsupblog]

@slmkhoo yes it’s been changed to 24 hours!

[sharonkhoo]

@slmkhoo said in New to the KiasuParents forum? Tips and Tricks!:

@thebottomsupblog Thanks! Maybe give us at least 12 to 24 hrs? Sometimes, I only realise I made an error much later, definitely not within a few seconds or even minutes.
On the old board, the poster could edit without any time limits.

Thanks!

[sharonkhoo]

@thebottomsupblog Are you the new official guru/moderator? Hope to see KSP revive!

I have a request about arrangement of posts - I like that the original post is pinned at the beginning, but could it be marked out in some way? Like a different colour, with a label saying “original post”? It’s a bit confusing that the first post is at the top, then the rest are in reverse order (with latest first).

[thebottomsupblog]

@slmkhoo Haha yes I’m helping to get rid of spam, make gradual improvements, and build community here again!

I think your view settings are for newest to oldest. The default setting is from oldest to newest. It makes sense for the original post to be coloured differently; let me bring that request to the tech team.

[sharonkhoo]

@thebottomsupblog said in New to the KiasuParents forum? Tips and Tricks!:

@slmkhoo
I think your view settings are for newest to oldest. The default setting is from oldest to newest.

I didn’t realise this! I don’t recall changing it. I’ve set it to “oldest to newest” now - I think I’ll find this more intuitive.

[thebottomsupblog]

Another user question

What’s the difference between Unread Posts and Recent Posts (on the top left of the page, below the search bar)?

Recent Posts → shows the latest activity across the forum.

Unread → shows threads you’ve opened before, which now have new replies you haven’t seen yet.

So if you never opened a thread, it won’t appear in Unread — only ones you’ve already looked at and “need” to catch up on.

Also, if you’re currently reading a thread and you click on “Recent Posts” or “Unread,” you’ll be exiting the thread. We had one user who got confused because she thought she could access the newest post in the thread by clicking “Recent Posts,” but it’s not thread-specific. (If this has been an issue for you, do share it with us too!)

[thebottomsupblog]

@slmkhoo Regarding the post colour: For every thread, the original poster’s messages will all be in a light blue background (not just the first post), whereas the rest will have a white background, like this:

If you (or other users) have any feedback or suggestions for improvement on this, do let us know!