Dgrin NEWB question

Vince · July 21, 2005

Hi all,
I was wondering if I'm missing something here. I find that the threading/messaging on this site is not convenient. i.e. I have to open up all the messages to see if anyone has answered my particular question or post. I am used to the DPRVIEW.com format where there are multiple threads and I can see when someone is writing a msg specifically for me. Can I do that here? So, if i post a msg, and don't come back for a while, and if there are 12 pages and 100's of posts/replies, i'll have to sift through all the responses?

Thanks for any guidance.:dunno

cheers.

Nikolai · July 21, 2005

Vince,

Vince wrote:

Hi all,
I was wondering if I'm missing something here. I find that the threading/messaging on this site is not convenient. i.e. I have to open up all the messages to see if anyone has answered my particular question or post. I am used to the DPRVIEW.com format where there are multiple threads and I can see when someone is writing a msg specifically for me. Can I do that here? So, if i post a msg, and don't come back for a while, and if there are 12 pages and 100's of posts/replies, i'll have to sift through all the responses?

Thanks for any guidance.

cheers.

Welcome to dgrin!

This question has been asked probaly gazillion of times before (mostly by dpreview members, who all seem to love this feature, present company included:-).
Unfortunately, it looks like VBulletin (the engine that is used to run these froums) does not have this feature...

There are few workarounds.. None is as convenient as what we long for, but they work.. I think the closest one is to subscribe to each thread you participate in, but do not ask for emails. This way you can see all those threads in a separate list.

HTH

Cheers!

Vince · July 21, 2005

Thanks for welcoming me to dgrin, nik. i appreciate it. nice to see a fellow STF here as well.

heheeheh. I can imagine that this question has being asked a bazillion times. lol. thanks for taking the time to reply to me. i guess i should've tried the search engine

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hope to see you around.

cheers

Andy · July 21, 2005

hi vince

try what a lot of us do. under usercp, tick subscribe to all threads you post in, with *no* email notification... then, you simply have to click on "quick links" and select "subscribed threads" and you'll see a listing of all threads you participate in, and can readily tell which have new stuff, or not. also, do pay attention to all the user-settings available, there are different modes you can view threads, just play around a bit. finally, after a while you get used to it and realize that dgrin is well worth it

cheers and welcome again. oh i'm moving this thread to "dgrin support" where it belongs

Vince · August 1, 2005

andy wrote:

hi vince

try what a lot of us do. under usercp, tick subscribe to all threads you post in, with *no* email notification... then, you simply have to click on "quick links" and select "subscribed threads" and you'll see a listing of all threads you participate in, and can readily tell which have new stuff, or not. also, do pay attention to all the user-settings available, there are different modes you can view threads, just play around a bit. finally, after a while you get used to it and realize that dgrin is well worth it

cheers and welcome again. oh i'm moving this thread to "dgrin support" where it belongs

Thanks for the friendly advice, Andy. Always appreciate you taking the time to explain things. Will give your suggestions a try.

Cheers!

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