topic Re: jaread in Community Site Feedback

jaread

jab1 — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 12:21:39 GMT

Is Jack on an extended holiday?

The site is ridiculously slow - has been for weeks!

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MisterW — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 12:42:18 GMT

Is Jack on an extended holiday?

Very. He left for new challenges late last year

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jab1 — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 12:48:22 GMT

@MisterW Thanks for that information - I wasn't aware!

Is anyone taking up his post, or are we scuppered?

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Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 13:37:45 GMT

@MisterW Nor was I. I don't recall him saying anything, not that he had to, but there is something about this that smells bad to me.

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JonoH — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:04:40 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

I don't recall him saying anything, not that he had to, but there is something about this that smells bad to me.

He posted in the Mod's area and the Superuser area to advise that he was leaving and he gave us plenty of notice.

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jab1 — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:12:24 GMT

@JonoH Thanks for that. Any replacement intended/arranged?

As a point of interest, notifications seem to have gone awol.

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JonoH — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:18:32 GMT

I think there's some confusion around what Jack actually did, Jack was one of our development team but wasn't specifically tasked with these boards, he was however interested in the community, and took a keen interest in it, often in his own time.

We absolutely will be hiring a new developer, but it will be up to them to decide if they'd like to spend time on these boards, and even if they want to let themselves be known.

It might feel like a loss but only because we were spoiled by Jack.

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Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:42:02 GMT

I wish I knew @jaread83 was going I like to have said a goodbye to him. @JonoH if your or indeed anyone else is in contact with him will you please pass on my thanks and best wishes for his new opportunity.

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JonoH — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:37:48 GMT

Absolutely, although I believe you can still tag @jaread83 who knows he might even check it.

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jab1 — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:38:07 GMT

Mine too, please.

@Anonymous - Are your notifications working - if you have them set?

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JonoH — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:38:36 GMT

I'm getting notifications for this post.

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Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:40:38 GMT

Me too @jab1 all works for me.

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jab1 — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:44:30 GMT

@Anonymous, @JonoH - got notification of that last post, but not for any of the previous ones?

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Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:53:50 GMT

What notifications are you referring to @jab1? I get an email when someone mentions me but not when that mention is part of a citation (i.e. quote). If it's topic subscriptions you are referring to then I can't say as I've not subscribed to this thread, but I will now for testing purposes.

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jab1 — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:00:25 GMT

I am referring to notifications to replies to subscribed threads, Mook. I have my preferences set to auto-subscribe, so I should have received notifications for all reples to this thread, but I only seem to be getting them when I am tagged within a reply.

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Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:05:22 GMT

Well I can confirm that these are working for me at least, as I've just had an email notifying me of your post. Try unsubscribing then subscribing to see if that kicks it back into life. What about other threads you're subscribe to do they work?

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jab1 — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:14:05 GMT

I don't have email notifications set, @Anonymous, as I don't need or want them. I just rely on the notification feed on the site. Have unsubscribed and re-subscribed as you advised, so we shall see.

My few other subscribed threads are currently quiet, so I don't know about them.

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Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:15:10 GMT

Ah! You mean the toaster popup thingy at the bottom of the screen. So the question now is does it work when I post this?

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jab1 — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:18:53 GMT

In a word, @Anonymous - No.- although I did get a a notification when I left the previous post I was looking at, and therefore refreshed the site.

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Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:22:35 GMT

Well I have to say it must be specific for you at the moment, as I got two toaster popups one to say I'd been mentioned and the other to say you'd posted. Maybe best to start a new thread in Community Feedback as you might not be the only one.