Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum request: signatures

2016-10-09 Thread greatgnu
Unfortunately I can just read in French and understand some 60 %, but I can  
absolutely not write in French, which is unfortunate, for I have been  
planning to learn it for a long time now but never actually started, because  
lazy/busy :-/


I think we could add to the list I translated - think for instance of the  
"GRUB passwd question" which alone has been asked around here like 46 times  
in the last 2 years..
There are other common qstns, one just needs to think about it. Another one,  
off the top of my head is the "ATI slow furnace related questions".

ciao


Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum request: signatures

2016-10-08 Thread greatgnu

Translation was submitted -> https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/new-user-q

Everyone is invited to add/remove/modify/suggest/
If there are any errors please correct them. I think we should add to the  
list of common new user questions. I plan to, in the next days. You are  
invited to do so as well.




Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum request: signatures

2016-10-06 Thread greatgnu
> > after a 1OO i enter clandistinity ;-)...or deep meditation..or hop into  
my igloo for the winter


I am planning on a gentle warm cave, all tranquillity and recollection ^^ 


Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum request: signatures

2016-10-05 Thread greatgnu

> added 100 pages

aha, that's why I see mangy dawgs everywhere.. ^^

Sasaki: I didn't. Yet. You re free to contribute, of course.

https://trisquel.info/es/wiki/preguntas-frecuentes-en-el-foro-e-irc-pp-ff

we might add  few things too.

cheers


Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum request: signatures

2016-10-05 Thread fredo
Ok, I guess I won't be able to work as hard as you did, but I'll help as much  
as I can.


I'll begin to check by myself were to begin.  See you soon on the wiki ;-)

@others : Anyhting about how the mailing list works ?


Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum request: signatures

2016-10-05 Thread fredo

I can help traducing this page from spanish to french/english.

Do you have a link plz ? Did you begin the english page ?

By the way, i'd like to know how the forum works, I'd like to build such a  
mailing-list bound forum on another website.


Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum request: signatures

2016-10-04 Thread greatgnu

Sure, Bannanna Magique ^^
..but I am talking about a single page that gathers all the most common  
stuff/issues/qstns and is then linked to the new user once he asks a common  
new user question. I think I'll translate the aforementioned Spanish page in  
Eng, it won't hurt.




Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum request: signatures

2016-10-04 Thread dguthrie
the forum software could have more functionality regardless of whether it  
uses javascript


Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum request: signatures

2016-10-03 Thread greatgnu

I get your point, hack
>frequently asked subjects

In the Spanish forum, which I invaded a long time ago with my  
pseudospanishblabla, we have a "frequently asked questions" page which we  
link when a newcomer asks for something obvious. Maybe we could just make one  
like that in Eng so as not to repeat always the same on those few same  
topics, like for instance, "is Debian libre, Is Firefox Libre, How to view  
flash content etc etc"




Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum request: signatures

2016-10-03 Thread mcz
The forum software works, but my main concern (apart threads being locked  
after some time) is the access to knowledge.
It's all wiki-focused, which is both good and bad. I never ever think of  
looking for something in there. I just use the search feature. So I thought a  
few links in the signature, even linking to the wiki, would make a more  
visible help for some frequently asked subjects.
But to get there, I need to spend (waste?) time learning about mailing lists,  
which I don't care about. It's the first time in my life I've seen such a  
basic feature missing. It's only one small feature, but those little things  
add up over time.


So it works, but it's more like "if it ain't broken, don't fix it" kind of  
thing. Well, Trisquel is a bit like that as well (Abrowser has a weird  
diagonal since the update, and vimfx doesn't work anymore, and so on),  
because it takes a lot of time, which Ruben doesn't have.
I understand, but it's frustrating, specially as the flagship for  
free-software. Hence me calling the forum software archaic, and trisquel  
being ok, but often late on security, and sometimes lacking the polish needed  
to not get in the user's way.
But to be fair, it's an overall frustration with some GNU/Linux programs that  
are unreliable (I'm speaking of my love/hate relationship with Jitsi), but  
thankfully, most programs are both awesome, and nearly rock solid.


But again, I know it's hard work and that it demands a lot of time.

Anyway, all this is in reaction of someone downvoting my pretty neutral first  
thread (and changed his/her mind on the way, which means ther is hope).
But no worries with the downvote thing, I'm just saying that it's a lazy and  
unclear way to communicate. And it's exactly what you're saying, it's  
supposed to signal spam etc.

Hell, even I overuse it to upvote feature sometimes.


Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum request: signatures

2016-10-02 Thread greatgnu
> this forum's software is horribly archaic in terms of even basic  
functionalities.



Site works great for me without javascript, hence 10/10, all the  
functionality I need :)
Just saying, I didn't down-vote you, in fact I'll up-vote right now since  
your post is neither spam nor offtopic/offensive/stupid/whatever





Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum request: signatures

2016-10-01 Thread mcz
That means reading and answering to the forum posts by email? Would my  
signature appear if I don't answer from email?


Re: [Trisquel-users] Forum request: signatures

2016-09-30 Thread calmstorm

it sounds like a good idea.


[Trisquel-users] Forum request: signatures

2016-09-30 Thread mcz
Since sticky threads are possible but not really used, I wanted to put some  
URLs as my signature with a couple of tutorials.


I personally see no downside to such a feature.