Potential redesign ideas for v5

[BLEmom]

I have no idea if it’s possible but I use the forum mostly on my phone. I would love if the users info showed their name and location.  Otherwise if I need to figure it out I have to click their profile, scroll all down to that info, then go back and edit the post to include name.
The location, when available, just helps in understanding a post sometimes, especially for those outside of the US. Cultures etc being different….

Lots of members have quotes that are auto included on their posts and those show up. Can name and location be added somehow to show up even when on a mobile phone?

 

[carlos]

7 hours ago, BLEmom said:

I would love if the users info showed their name and location.

 

That's a good suggestion. I have the impression it's not difficult to configure that.

[BlaqueCalalilly]

On 4/4/2025 at 2:59 PM, Sheep said:

 

That's not practical. What if you edit a post three days after you post it? But meanwhile someone quotes your post (your original post), and comments on what you wrote the first time? We would lose all sense of continuity.

Actually you can a similar thing on Facebook...where you can edit a comment forever and  there is an edit history that stays with the comment....to me that is quite practical 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ 

 

[BlaqueCalalilly]

On 4/4/2025 at 6:44 PM, carlos said:

 

The same thing applies to deleting posts. If posts could be freely deleted or modified, the flow of the discussion would be affected.

That's why it's important to think twice before clicking "Send".

I was actually referring to deleting a post that (or rather deleting a topic) that I would have made...( Instead of having to ask the mods to remove a comment 😕) Not in mid flow of a conversation...unless someone hasn't commented on that particular post...🤷‍♀️

[Brother_Bliss]

Unfortunately, social media introduced this idea of deleting posts. On social media, where the posted content revolves around "Me", this makes sense. But on forums like ours, the posted content revolves around the *topic* and the community as a whole. 

 

We have had people that contributed thousands of posts, and then suddenly wanted to rage-quit the community and demand all their posts be taken down. Sorry, that's not happening. The discussions/conversations would make little sense if that were possible. 

 

You have a 15 minute edit window. After that, we are usually happy to accept reasonable requests to Edit a post, such as to remove names, delete a selfie or photo of someone else who didn't like that you uploaded their pic, and more.