Special link to easily welcome new members

MediaHound · 09-10-2010, 01:20 PM

One of the cool things we have here on Bananas.org is the "Welcome" system for new members (learn more about it here).

We just made this page that really helps do that a bit more easily, please have a look and bookmark it: http://www.bananas.org/welcome_new.php

It shows you the threads from the Member Introductions forum where you did not yet click "Welcome" yet.

Some tips:
- Hold your mouse over the thread title to see the first few words of the thread.
- Hold your mouse over the Welcome button to see the username of the thread starter.
- Clicking the thread title will open the thread in a new page.
- Click a few and refresh the page to again show only those that you didn't yet click, and keep making the list smaller and smaller.

It's not as personal but helps you not skip welcoming new members as often. Please let me know what you guys/gals think.

saltydad · 09-10-2010, 01:24 PM

I like it! The only drawback is that anyone who posts in the Intro thread is listed, and indeed has the popup boxes come up to welcome them, when indeed they may be already members. Thanks for the updates and notifications, Jarred.

MediaHound · 09-10-2010, 01:36 PM

Yea, the other change that is now in place is there's a pop to remind you to welcome the new member if you view a welcome thread.
That pop only appears if you forgot to click the welcome button for the new member. I guess we could reword it to make it easier to read?

justjoan · 09-10-2010, 03:34 PM

Ok I must be doing something wrong as my Welcome from 2009 is there and keeps popping up, help! When I have gone in to read a post it asks me to Welcome that person, Like the message from Patty about her trip???

sunfish · 09-10-2010, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justjoan

Ok I must be doing something wrong as my Welcome from 2009 is there and keeps popping up, help! When I have gone in to read a post it asks me to Welcome that person, Like the message from Patty about her trip???

Same here

Richard · 09-10-2010, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MediaHound

Yea, the other change that is now in place is there's a pop to remind you to welcome the new member if you view a welcome thread.
That pop only appears if you forgot to click the welcome button for the new member. I guess we could reword it to make it easier to read?

When I joined the site a few years ago, I went back and welcomed everyone that has a "welcome" thread, and also folks that joined up to about last spring. It took awhile:

Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,241 Times

So I like this new feature. But like others have mentioned, the "feature" does not seem to be aware of whom I have and have not welcomed -- which I understand might be a difficult thing to track. In the meantime, I am having to answer two dialog boxes for about every thread I visit. So its kind of "two steps forward and one step back".

cactus6103 · 09-11-2010, 05:57 AM

This must be why I'm getting all these emails saying so and so has welcomed you to the forum but I don't see the reply in the welcome section. I've been here a long time!

Red

MediaHound · 09-11-2010, 06:50 AM

Thanks guys, will check that out.. we might need to optimize the query a bit more.
Keep the feedback coming.

CookieCows · 09-11-2010, 06:54 AM

Sounds like it has pros and cons but the idea of it is awesome.

Richard: what you did by going back and clicking on welcome, to past newcomers was such a kind thing to do!

Deb

MediaHound · 09-11-2010, 07:51 AM

I did just now split the "Member Introductions, Social Announcements, and Good Wishes" forum into two:
"Member Introductions"
and
"Social Announcements and Good Wishes"

And I then moved the appropriate announcement and wishes threads into the new forum. This will prevent people from being "Welcomed" when they were just making an announcement or whatnot. The change was a couple days overdue, thanks for your patience.

I will continue to find why you guys say you seem to see your threads.
Another issue is ghost threads are in need of cleaning from the db, and some other small bugs.. working on those things also...

LilRaverBoi · 09-11-2010, 11:17 AM

Any particular reason it has unwelcomed people I have already clicked 'welcome' on? There are many listed in my list where I have already welcomed and posted in their welcome thread, but it currently shows that I have not welcomed them.

harveyc · 09-11-2010, 02:54 PM

Are you sure these are ones where you've clicked on the "welcome" button? If you've only posted in the thread to verbally welcome them, they'll still show up on the list for you.

MediaHound · 09-11-2010, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LilRaverBoi

Any particular reason it has unwelcomed people I have already clicked 'welcome' on? There are many listed in my list where I have already welcomed and posted in their welcome thread, but it currently shows that I have not welcomed them.

Sounds strange, could you PM me the exact threads so I can take a look and investigate why it would do such a thing? It seems not possible but it could be a bug or mismatch in the database somewhere.

LilRaverBoi · 09-12-2010, 12:00 PM

I went to the link at the top of here (the one where it lists all the names in a column and has the welcome button. Of the first 6 I clicked on, 4 of them have not been welcomed by me (so it says) but I'm absolutely 100% positive that I welcomed these individuals. Basically, when I post in an intro thread, I always welcome them at that time. I'm not sure how many of these there are, but I feel if 67% of the top of the list does this, that it's fair to say about that many of them all the way down since I joined will do it as well. That's a pretty massive glitch.

Here are some links:
i need help with musa basjoo
Another Banana girl on a board
A gardener from Belgium
Newbie!

MediaHound · 09-13-2010, 06:53 AM

I see no such glitch.
Looks like you either didn't click welcome on those, or you removed them if you did. But if you would like, you may.

LilRaverBoi · 09-13-2010, 09:14 PM

Absolutely not....when I post in an intro thread, I first click 'welcome' THEN post (and I never remove welcomes). So if I posted in there, and it was an intro thread, I welcomed the member....period.

Also, this thread appears with no 'welcome' button....and no edit button, quick reply button, etc. Apparently there are glitches that are not known about.

harveyc · 09-14-2010, 02:11 AM

Sometimes when I click on a button the result doesn't appear immediately on my screen and I usually figure that's a graphics memory problem on my end or something. This happens often when I'm browsing the org on my cell phone.

Bryan, in the example you've shown above there shouldn't be a welcome button displayed for that person as you already welcomed her on 9/23/2009. Once you've welcomed someone, the button goes away. Is this one that was showing up on the new tool for you to welcome again? I haven't found any glitches in the new tool and wonder if some of the prior welcomes you've made just didn't register in the database at the time you clicked on the button.

The quick reply icon is showing up for me on my computer for BananaNut's intro post.

MediaHound · 09-14-2010, 10:28 AM

Hi guys, as I said 09-11-2010, 08:51 AM, there are other small bugs.. and they relate to no welcome button appearing on the thread itself on 3 or so threads, that being one of them. As for Welcomes magically disappearing, that I never noticed. Anyway, no worries, will get it all sorted. Fixing the one thing that is known may magically fix the other mysterious thing.

09-10-2010, 01:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-Man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: Davie, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,249 BananaBucks : 1,719,231 Feedback: 66 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,793 Times Was Thanked 4,996 Times in 1,339 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,059 Times	Special link to easily welcome new members One of the cool things we have here on Bananas.org is the "Welcome" system for new members (learn more about it here). We just made this page that really helps do that a bit more easily, please have a look and bookmark it: http://www.bananas.org/welcome_new.php It shows you the threads from the Member Introductions forum where you did not yet click "Welcome" yet. Some tips: - Hold your mouse over the thread title to see the first few words of the thread. - Hold your mouse over the Welcome button to see the username of the thread starter. - Clicking the thread title will open the thread in a new page. - Click a few and refresh the page to again show only those that you didn't yet click, and keep making the list smaller and smaller. It's not as personal but helps you not skip welcoming new members as often. Please let me know what you guys/gals think. __________________ Apologies in advance if I am slow to reply to your PM. I suggest posting in the forums for support if you need something urgent. Last edited by MediaHound : 09-11-2010 at 04:31 PM.

09-10-2010, 01:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
saltydad saltydad's Photo Gallery Location: Silver Spring, Maryland USA Find me on the map! Zone: 7a Name: Howard Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,552 BananaBucks : 128,708 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 14,712 Times Was Thanked 4,660 Times in 1,777 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 824 Times	Re: Special link to easily welcome new members I like it! The only drawback is that anyone who posts in the Intro thread is listed, and indeed has the popup boxes come up to welcome them, when indeed they may be already members. Thanks for the updates and notifications, Jarred. __________________ Men In Nursing- "A Few Good Men" "Gardening is the purest of human pleasures." - Francis Bacon "If by a liberal, they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind; someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions; someone who cares about the welfare of the people, their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, their civil liberties; someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicion that grips us; that is what they meant by a liberal, I am proud to be a liberal." John F. Kennedy, September, 1960 http://flickr.com/photos/saltydad/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/saltydad http://s751.photobucket.com/albums/xx151/saltydad/

09-10-2010, 01:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-Man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: Davie, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,249 BananaBucks : 1,719,231 Feedback: 66 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,793 Times Was Thanked 4,996 Times in 1,339 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,059 Times	Re: Special link to easily welcome new members Yea, the other change that is now in place is there's a pop to remind you to welcome the new member if you view a welcome thread. That pop only appears if you forgot to click the welcome button for the new member. I guess we could reword it to make it easier to read? __________________ Apologies in advance if I am slow to reply to your PM. I suggest posting in the forums for support if you need something urgent.

09-10-2010, 03:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
justjoan justjoan Location: suburb of Minneapolis Mn Find me on the map! Zone: 4A Name: Joan Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 338 BananaBucks : 7,754 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 106 Times Was Thanked 313 Times in 180 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 179 Times	Re: Special link to easily welcome new members Ok I must be doing something wrong as my Welcome from 2009 is there and keeps popping up, help! When I have gone in to read a post it asks me to Welcome that person, Like the message from Patty about her trip??? __________________ Friends are the siblings God never gave you

09-11-2010, 05:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
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09-11-2010, 06:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-Man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: Davie, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,249 BananaBucks : 1,719,231 Feedback: 66 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,793 Times Was Thanked 4,996 Times in 1,339 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,059 Times	Re: Special link to easily welcome new members Thanks guys, will check that out.. we might need to optimize the query a bit more. Keep the feedback coming. __________________ Apologies in advance if I am slow to reply to your PM. I suggest posting in the forums for support if you need something urgent.

09-11-2010, 06:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
CookieCows Member CookieCows's Photo Gallery Location: Kentucky Find me on the map! Zone: 6-7 Name: Deb Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,182 BananaBucks : 65,959 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,347 Times Was Thanked 696 Times in 393 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 159 Times	Re: Special link to easily welcome new members Sounds like it has pros and cons but the idea of it is awesome. Richard: what you did by going back and clicking on welcome, to past newcomers was such a kind thing to do! Deb __________________

09-11-2010, 07:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-Man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: Davie, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,249 BananaBucks : 1,719,231 Feedback: 66 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,793 Times Was Thanked 4,996 Times in 1,339 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,059 Times	Re: Special link to easily welcome new members I did just now split the "Member Introductions, Social Announcements, and Good Wishes" forum into two: "Member Introductions" and "Social Announcements and Good Wishes" And I then moved the appropriate announcement and wishes threads into the new forum. This will prevent people from being "Welcomed" when they were just making an announcement or whatnot. The change was a couple days overdue, thanks for your patience. I will continue to find why you guys say you seem to see your threads. Another issue is ghost threads are in need of cleaning from the db, and some other small bugs.. working on those things also... __________________ Apologies in advance if I am slow to reply to your PM. I suggest posting in the forums for support if you need something urgent.

09-11-2010, 11:17 AM	#11 (permalink)
LilRaverBoi Nanner Time! LilRaverBoi's Photo Gallery Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Bryan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,935 BananaBucks : 94,526 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 534 Times Was Thanked 2,238 Times in 1,242 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 855 Times	Re: Special link to easily welcome new members Any particular reason it has unwelcomed people I have already clicked 'welcome' on? There are many listed in my list where I have already welcomed and posted in their welcome thread, but it currently shows that I have not welcomed them. __________________ BANANA RAVE! Feel the beat from start to stop, dancin' and movin' from bottom to top! lilraverboi@genxglow.com RIP Tog Tan. We love you and will always remember you! I'm Bryan with a Y! There is no 'I' in BRYAN!

09-11-2010, 02:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
harveyc Been nuts, gone bananas harveyc's Photo Gallery Location: Isleton, Calif Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Harvey Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5,116 BananaBucks : 198,584 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6,020 Times Was Thanked 4,451 Times in 1,893 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,785 Times	Re: Special link to easily welcome new members Are you sure these are ones where you've clicked on the "welcome" button? If you've only posted in the thread to verbally welcome them, they'll still show up on the list for you. __________________

09-12-2010, 12:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
LilRaverBoi Nanner Time! LilRaverBoi's Photo Gallery Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Bryan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,935 BananaBucks : 94,526 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 534 Times Was Thanked 2,238 Times in 1,242 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 855 Times	Re: Special link to easily welcome new members I went to the link at the top of here (the one where it lists all the names in a column and has the welcome button. Of the first 6 I clicked on, 4 of them have not been welcomed by me (so it says) but I'm absolutely 100% positive that I welcomed these individuals. Basically, when I post in an intro thread, I always welcome them at that time. I'm not sure how many of these there are, but I feel if 67% of the top of the list does this, that it's fair to say about that many of them all the way down since I joined will do it as well. That's a pretty massive glitch. Here are some links: i need help with musa basjoo Another Banana girl on a board A gardener from Belgium Newbie! __________________ BANANA RAVE! Feel the beat from start to stop, dancin' and movin' from bottom to top! lilraverboi@genxglow.com RIP Tog Tan. We love you and will always remember you! I'm Bryan with a Y! There is no 'I' in BRYAN!

09-13-2010, 06:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-Man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: Davie, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,249 BananaBucks : 1,719,231 Feedback: 66 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,793 Times Was Thanked 4,996 Times in 1,339 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,059 Times	Re: Special link to easily welcome new members I see no such glitch. Looks like you either didn't click welcome on those, or you removed them if you did. But if you would like, you may. __________________ Apologies in advance if I am slow to reply to your PM. I suggest posting in the forums for support if you need something urgent.

09-13-2010, 09:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
LilRaverBoi Nanner Time! LilRaverBoi's Photo Gallery Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Bryan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,935 BananaBucks : 94,526 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 534 Times Was Thanked 2,238 Times in 1,242 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 855 Times	Re: Special link to easily welcome new members Absolutely not....when I post in an intro thread, I first click 'welcome' THEN post (and I never remove welcomes). So if I posted in there, and it was an intro thread, I welcomed the member....period. Also, this thread appears with no 'welcome' button....and no edit button, quick reply button, etc. Apparently there are glitches that are not known about. __________________ BANANA RAVE! Feel the beat from start to stop, dancin' and movin' from bottom to top! lilraverboi@genxglow.com RIP Tog Tan. We love you and will always remember you! I'm Bryan with a Y! There is no 'I' in BRYAN! Last edited by LilRaverBoi : 09-13-2010 at 09:23 PM.

09-14-2010, 02:11 AM	#17 (permalink)
harveyc Been nuts, gone bananas harveyc's Photo Gallery Location: Isleton, Calif Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Harvey Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5,116 BananaBucks : 198,584 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6,020 Times Was Thanked 4,451 Times in 1,893 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,785 Times	Re: Special link to easily welcome new members Sometimes when I click on a button the result doesn't appear immediately on my screen and I usually figure that's a graphics memory problem on my end or something. This happens often when I'm browsing the org on my cell phone. Bryan, in the example you've shown above there shouldn't be a welcome button displayed for that person as you already welcomed her on 9/23/2009. Once you've welcomed someone, the button goes away. Is this one that was showing up on the new tool for you to welcome again? I haven't found any glitches in the new tool and wonder if some of the prior welcomes you've made just didn't register in the database at the time you clicked on the button. The quick reply icon is showing up for me on my computer for BananaNut's intro post. __________________

09-14-2010, 10:28 AM	#18 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-Man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: Davie, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,249 BananaBucks : 1,719,231 Feedback: 66 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,793 Times Was Thanked 4,996 Times in 1,339 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,059 Times	Re: Special link to easily welcome new members Hi guys, as I said 09-11-2010, 08:51 AM, there are other small bugs.. and they relate to no welcome button appearing on the thread itself on 3 or so threads, that being one of them. As for Welcomes magically disappearing, that I never noticed. Anyway, no worries, will get it all sorted. Fixing the one thing that is known may magically fix the other mysterious thing. __________________ Apologies in advance if I am slow to reply to your PM. I suggest posting in the forums for support if you need something urgent.

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