question about SMF - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 20, 2011, 11:55:46 am
content: How can i set a SMF so that by default members get notifications by email when a topic is replied to ?

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 20, 2011, 12:50:21 pm
content: Quote from: Simon on October 20, 2011, 11:55:46 amYou cant! Not while each member is able to set their own preferences.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 20, 2011, 12:56:03 pm
content: Well you can do it on phpBB although it means opening a php file and altering the code, it has to be there somewhere, it's a case of finding a file and the string of text. it can be decisive in getting a new forum off the ground

author: PeterG
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 20, 2011, 01:02:33 pm
content: I dont use SMF but there will definitely be a file to set the default manually, just a matter of time and a good editor...Regards

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 20, 2011, 01:12:56 pm
content: No idea, but maybe worth asking on the SMF support forum, as someone has likely done it or knows?Maybe even a plugin?Dave.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 20, 2011, 02:08:23 pm
content: yea looks like I'll have to go there and ask, thought maybe you knew. for the moment I'll set it manually for new users.

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 20, 2011, 02:14:56 pm
content: Quote from: Simon on October 20, 2011, 11:55:46 amIf you ever do this to me I will hate you. The fundamental principle of user interface design is you allow your users to have control over what happens to them. Spamming people's inboxes as a default setting will annoy them and make them cancel their account.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 20, 2011, 02:53:25 pm
content: however it will get the forum moving in the beginning, when people discover their email settings they can do what they want with them

author: SgtRock
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 24, 2011, 02:06:45 am
content: Dear Simon:--Good point. I did not think you could answer that one, but you did.They say an ill workman never had good tools." Jonathan SwiftBest RegardsClear Ether

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 24, 2011, 06:01:42 am
content: It is a small forum for the use of people in my local area so will not have a lot of traffic. It replaces one the council runs that is due to close due to funding cuts, apparently a poor designed website and accompanying forum was costing them £ 10'000 a year to run. When I expressed my dismay an said how simple it was to start again they sort of dared me to so I did and made them a new forum. The last forum was not exactly successful and i rarely visited it as there was no setting for emails notifications and i just kept forgetting to go back. Category indexes had topics on them ranging from yesterday to 2 years ago ! Hopefully the new one is more successful

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 24, 2011, 06:18:47 am
content: Quote from: Simon on October 24, 2011, 06:01:42 amSounds a lot like the new Altium forum!So many people on the forum were complaining about how crap it was (and were leaving because of it), so I set up a new one for everyone to use. Order of magnitude better, it actually worked, cost nothing, was fully debugged, and only took 30 minutes or so to setup.Altium of course, instead of saying thanks or wishing me good luck, slapped me with a cease-and-desist for using the trademarked name Altium in the URL.DickheadsDave.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 24, 2011, 06:43:55 am
content: yea I had the same issue when I setup a forum for Rotaract so that went deadthe users of the old local forum are quite happy with the new one. the council can't complain and if they do I'll tell them to go swivel and remind them of their dear prime ministers desire that we have a Big Society (BS aka bull shit) where the gov let the people run the services for free as they have lost all the money we gave them to run them.How they have been spending £10'000 a year on the website and forum eludes me from a logical point of view but then knowing how government bodies can spend money like liquor it is no surprise. A uni student could have done a better job for pocket money and had something to put on his/her CV. no doubt though they employed a company who charged them an arm and a leg for a poor quality website.So if you live in the east northants area of the UK, or border with it, or used to live there or have any interest, feel free to join us:www.east-northants.co.uk

author: slipjointed
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2011, 06:47:15 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on October 24, 2011, 06:18:47 amI'm constantly amazed at how people that can somehow manage to run a successful business, can also simultaneously manage to be complete and utter morons.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 24, 2011, 06:48:16 am
content: likewise, i can say the same for my employers

author: slipjointed
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2011, 06:48:58 am
content: Quote from: Simon on October 24, 2011, 06:48:16 amidiot savant?

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 24, 2011, 06:49:52 am
content: shooting ourselves in the feet is a phrase commonly heard in my work place