It looks like andreas posting is in triplicate - I am sure the bureaucrats are very happy - on the homepage
Not sure why...? Is there really 3 unique posts IDs that are the same or is there a bug in the hoempage display logic that is repeating the items listed?
Here's the screenshot of the sidebar widget "Related conversations":
The question turn-key export of data for XML-enabled class currently has 2 answers, 0 comments for the post and 1 comment for an answer. I think it would be more informative to display one of these metrics in the widget:
Groups are renamed "Forums". They are segregated and have their own sets of tags. If I'm viewing "Ensemble" and I click "Create a Post", it is posted in that forum. I must tag the post with one or more tags from that forum, "Business Service", "Production", "DTD", etc. Tags can be assigned to multiple forums. I am never prompted to choose a "group"/forum. It's based on the context I was viewing.
We can change to this mode of UI in the Create New Post that I think makes the tag usage easier. There's help text under the window in this screen shot and it will contain instructions on the use of tagging, the benefits and also a link to a standing post to request new tags. I think this method of operation will allow us to add many more tags without making them burdensome to navigate.
Thoughts?
Not quite sure how to connect groups to tags in this UI but that might be the next step.
Here's the scenario. I write a post, click the Publish button to post it, but overlook the fact that because I didn't add a tag I'm still on the same page. The pink area highlighting what I forgot to fill in is out of sight at the bottom of the page. I carelessly navigate away (e.g. back button, or DC app tabs). There's no warning, and I've lost what I wrote.
How about a default tag for each community? If I'm in the Developer Community Feedback I shouldn't have to also pick a related topic of Developer Community.
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This latest update was a huge stride in making the community usable. I think you fixed almost all of the major usage gripes I had and it's looking great!
In the recent march 15 update, there are multiple references to "groups". However in the menus, it still references "Communities" (Connect->Communities)
Shouldn't we update the menus to standardize on the word group(since that seems to be the popular/de facto term)?
Also I was forced to choose a related topic. There is no topic like: "misc", "other", "feedback", "site ui", etc. so I choose online learning
When adding a new post, you now need to provide one or more tags to categorize the content appropriately. After selecting the tag, please remember to click the Add button to fully select the tag.
When you click on the My Content icon in the navigation bar you see a page with tabs, two of which are "My Content" and the other is "My Collaborations". The formatting of this content is not very good and is inconsistent between the two.
We will soon be implementing a filter that will remove Developer Community feedback from the home page. Please keep the suggestions and comments coming.
You can still access the feedback from the "Browse by Group" section on the home page by clicking on the Developer Community Feedback link.
With this release we've done a few things with subscriptions
1. Exposed personalization settings so you can control how and when you receive the email subscription notifications. See the image below
2. The ability to selectively subscribe to email notification for content by Tag. At the top of the "Browse by Tag" page there is a new link to Subscribe with Email.
Since the March 15 update, Related Topic is now a mandatory field. My first post since the update was to this Developer Community Feedback group, and I found it hard to choose an appropriate Related Topic. I ended up picking "Online Learning" for that post, and will use the same for this one too.
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