rising_star Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Really appreciate having those extra subforums. I really look to TGC as a place not only for applicants but also as a gathering place for graduate students as well. Those new subforums definitely confirm this for sure! That was definitely our aim in creating the new subforums. We'd love to have more people stick around, rather than disappearing once they arrive at their programs in the fall. Same here, definitely sticking with this forum through my program! I agree - the new subforums are great. I am looking forward to using TGC all through my grad program! Strangefox is not going anywhere Awesome. I'm glad to hear it. Feel free to start new topics related to the Grad School Life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newms Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 That was definitely our aim in creating the new subforums. We'd love to have more people stick around, rather than disappearing once they arrive at their programs in the fall I definitely plan to be around too as well and I do appreciate the new subforums. I am wondering if it would be a good idea to have another subforum under 'Grad School Life' related to non-grad school stuff, ie stuff related to the 'life' part of the work/life balance. A forum to talk about things like socialising in grad school, or even about raising kids while in grad school, or building and maintaining relationships while in grad school. Or should those topics be discussed in the Lobby or maybe the Officially Grads subforum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJingly Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I definitely plan to be around too as well and I do appreciate the new subforums. I am wondering if it would be a good idea to have another subforum under 'Grad School Life' related to non-grad school stuff, ie stuff related to the 'life' part of the work/life balance. A forum to talk about things like socialising in grad school, or even about raising kids while in grad school, or building and maintaining relationships while in grad school. Or should those topics be discussed in the Lobby or maybe the Officially Grads subforum? This has nothing to do with your post (even though I agree with it), but I LOVE that picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I definitely plan to be around too as well and I do appreciate the new subforums. I am wondering if it would be a good idea to have another subforum under 'Grad School Life' related to non-grad school stuff, ie stuff related to the 'life' part of the work/life balance. A forum to talk about things like socialising in grad school, or even about raising kids while in grad school, or building and maintaining relationships while in grad school. Or should those topics be discussed in the Lobby or maybe the Officially Grads subforum? Officially Grads would be the place for those discussions, if you want to focus them on people already in or about to be in graduate school. The Lobby is for more general inquiries that apply to people regardless of their educational status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangefox Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I would like to ask - why when you look at a list of titles of threads some of them have those blue dots on the left and some have stars and some don't have anything and applear on the white background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I'm not positive but here's what I've figured out. Blue dot - Thread with new posts since you last read it Blue star - Thread with new posts since you've last read it AND that you've posted in Those with nothing - No new posts since you last read it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eigen Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 See, I have no dots or stars- just folders. A blue folder for new posts (but that you haven't posted in) and a blue folder with a document in front if there are new posts and you've posted in it... A light gray folder with the same document/no document system if there are no new posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangefox Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 See, I have no dots or stars- just folders. A blue folder for new posts (but that you haven't posted in) and a blue folder with a document in front if there are new posts and you've posted in it... A light gray folder with the same document/no document system if there are no new posts. Folders?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eigen Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 (edited) , and or . And clicking on the folder takes you to the most recent post, as opposed to clicking the title of the thread. Edited July 27, 2011 by Eigen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Eigen, I think it might be a display thing on your end. All three of the symbols in your post are what I see as a dot, a star, and a gray star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eigen Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I saw those for a few days- but then it reverted back to this, although I'm not sure how or why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangefox Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I saw those for a few days- but then it reverted back to this, although I'm not sure how or why. Weird... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eigen Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Hmm, so if I open it in IE, I go back to seeing the dots/stars... But in Firefox, I see the folders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argonaute Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I'm using Chrome and I am seeing those blue folders, no dots, no stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eigen Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Ok, so today the folders are gone and the dots and stars are back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runonsentence Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 (edited) I still see folders, stars, and faded/grey stars. Using Chrome for Mac. Edited July 28, 2011 by runonsentence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eigen Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 So now I'm getting a message that I've "reached my quota of positive votes for the day", when I think I've used 2 or 3? Is this new? I don't remember running into it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Eigen, the quota has always been there. I can't remember what the number is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runonsentence Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I also ran into the quota yesterday after only 2 or 3 ups, FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argonaute Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Ok, so today the folders are gone and the dots and stars are back. I guess the display depends on the browser. Using Chrome, I still see those blue and faded folders; using IE those dots and stars appear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylogician Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I guess the display depends on the browser. Using Chrome, I still see those blue and faded folders; using IE those dots and stars appear. I always use firefox on the same computer and I see both, at different times. I haven't been able to detect a pattern for when the display changes yet, though. Seems completely random. Right now it's stars and circles but this morning it was folders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshirt Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Out of context, we all sound nuts. "Right now it's stars and circles but this morning it was folders." Hehe FWIW, I *thought* it was a browser thing but now both Safari & Chrome for Mac are using dots and stars instead of folders, which I used to see in Chrome only... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangefox Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 So now I'm getting a message that I've "reached my quota of positive votes for the day", when I think I've used 2 or 3? Is this new? I don't remember running into it before. Yep, the quota has always been there but it seemed to me it was more than 3 (I thought 5)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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