Missing forum?

[Michelle]

I replied to a three-year-old post tonight, but I don't see it updated in the forum directory. Can anyone tell me what subforum I should be looking in?

Here's a direct link to the thread in question: (edit- the direct link doesn't work. I'm guessing this is from an old forum? I found it using Search "fish keychain".)

[magintern]

It looks like it's in the Members and Magazines section: https://forum.woodcarvingillustrated...-and-magazines

[Michelle]

Yes, that's where I see the main heading, but under which forum?

[Michelle]

I'm wondering if it's in a hidden forum, but then I shouldn't have been able to find it with a search. I can't find it under any of the current forums in M & M....you can tell just by looking at the "latest post" dates.

[magintern]

Have you tried scrolling down on the Members and Magazines page? There are topics in there as well for me.

[Michelle]

That's odd...didn't know to click there. How do things get posted on that page and how do we know when there's an updated thread?

[magintern]

That is...an excellent question. I'm poking around there now, lemme see if I can figure this out.

[magintern]

Okay, so, the conclusion I'm coming to is that I'm really not sure how things got there, or how to put new things there. All the topics in that category should behave as normal, but I don't know how to make new ones. Though I'm not sure that's really a problem, because anything one might want to put in the main Members and Magazines category could probably just go in one of the subcategories anyway.

[Nomad]

Neat! Makes a great little key chain.

[Michelle]

Okay, so, the conclusion I'm coming to is that I'm really not sure how things got there, or how to put new things there. All the topics in that category should behave as normal, but I don't know how to make new ones. Though I'm not sure that's really a problem, because anything one might want to put in the main Members and Magazines category could probably just go in one of the subcategories anyway.

Topics in that area aren't even visible (since it doesn't update on the forum pages) unless you know to click on the Magazine and Members heading, which isn't intuitive. I've been searching through those posts, and most seem related to old forum issues anyway. Wouldn't be all that hard (just time consuming) to move pertinent post and the ArticleBot posts to a current sub forum that can be viewed, shown updated, and posted on as usual.

[Nomad]

Topics in that area aren't even visible (since it doesn't update on the forum pages) unless you know to click on the Magazine and Members heading, which isn't intuitive. I've been searching through those posts, and most seem related to old forum issues anyway. Wouldn't be all that hard (just time consuming) to move pertinent post and the ArticleBot posts to a current sub forum that can be viewed, shown updated, and posted on as usual.

I see what you are saying Michelle. There is something hinky about the way that's set up.

[magintern]

Topics in that area aren't even visible (since it doesn't update on the forum pages) unless you know to click on the Magazine and Members heading, which isn't intuitive. I've been searching through those posts, and most seem related to old forum issues anyway. Wouldn't be all that hard (just time consuming) to move pertinent post and the ArticleBot posts to a current sub forum that can be viewed, shown updated, and posted on as usual.

Makes sense. I was thinking they would all have to be categorized, which would take impossible amounts of time, but it shouldn't be too hard to move them all to a regular channel. I'll see what I can do.

[Michelle]

I see what you are saying Michelle. There is something hinky about the way that's set up.

It's not easy to explain since it's so confusing and makes little sense, so I'm glad you guys get me.

[magintern]

Makes sense. I was thinking they would all have to be categorized, which would take impossible amounts of time, but it shouldn't be too hard to move them all to a regular channel. I'll see what I can do.

Unfortunately, this seems like it's going to be more of a thing than I thought it would. I'm asking vBulletin about it; hopefully I can get this done in the next couple days. Thanks again for bringing it to my attention.

[Nomad]

Neat! Makes a great little key chain.

How did this comment get in this thread? I made the comment in Michelle's fish carving thread.