[WEBSITE v2] MusicBee website and forum redesign

[hiccup]

Or, considering it may be a sensitive matter to merge or weed-out existing threads from different members, create a spanking new one, and populate it by copying the most relevant and still actual tutorials on how to post a screenshot from existing posts.

And then ask AvikB to create a link to that new post in the 'Start new topic' panel.

[AvikB]

Or, considering it may be a sensitive matter to merge or weed-out existing threads from different members, create a spanking new one, and populate it by copying the most relevant and still actual tutorials on how to post a screenshot from existing posts. And then ask AvikB to create a link to that new post in the 'Start new topic' panel.

I will leave this to you guys. Send me a pm when it is done. I will push an quick update regarding this. 

[hiccup]

I will leave this to you guys. Send me a pm when it is done. I will push an quick update regarding this. 

It will be up to Steven and psychoadept if they want to proceed with this.
Thank you for considering and your willingness to implement it.

[hiccup]

nice

Either you are the most harmless spambot I ever encountered, or you chose to express your appreciation at an odd location and with as least typing effort as possible. Either way, you seem to be...

nice

Ah, I was too mellow and not very sharp when I wrote that.
It's a spammer, the alias itself is the spam.
Feel free to delete/block etc., including my responses to this sapbot.

edit:
it now seems it wasn't a spampost

[phred]

Nice catch hiccup. I have deleted the offending post and the first of your two posts.

[AvikB]

ok, i have added this on my test system, although i am not sure about the wording of this.






I am sure there are better way of wording this to grab new user attention

[hiccup]

That's looking good already.

Some alternative and additional suggestion:

If you need help on how to add images to your post, read this: [LINK]
Always use the Preview button to check the result before posting.

[phred]

I don't know how much room there is, but how about something like:

A screenshot is worth a thousand words. Help us see what you're seeing by posting a screenshot.
Here's how: [LINK]
And please PREVIEW the result before posting.

[AvikB]

here is how it will look:



Let me know how does look?

[hiccup]

I don't know how much room there is, but how about something like:

A screenshot is worth a thousand words. Help us see what you're seeing by posting a screenshot.
Here's how: [LINK]
And please PREVIEW the result before posting.

I'm not sure about this one.
While it might make sense in some cases to motivate a user to add a screenshot to a post, for most boards and new posts it isn't relevant or appropriate.
It might trigger many new posts needlessly dressed-up with images that don't really add any value.

Or worse, quite a few (new) members already seem to believe it's not necessary to write coherent sentences or explanations, thinking we are all mind readers here.
If they are stimulated to post screenshots, there is a good chance they won't bother to even explain what we should look for at all.

So I stick to my original suggestion.
Make it clear that IF a member wants to add a screenshot and doesn't know how to, point him to the tutorials.

[Freddy Barker]

I don't know how much room there is, but how about something like:

A screenshot is worth a thousand words. Help us see what you're seeing by posting a screenshot.
Here's how: [LINK]
And please PREVIEW the result before posting.

In a similar fashion, but also in an attempt to cut down on too many similar post from new users, how about displaying a clear and concise, step by step installation guide with pictures? (or via a link).
With so many options MB can appear a bit of a minefield when initially installed.
Frèddy

[phred]

In a similar fashion, but also in an attempt to cut down on too many similar post from new users, how about displaying a clear and concise, step by step guide with pictures? (or via a link).

@Freddy - take a look at the screenshot(s) AvikB has posted. This is going to be a brief statement that points the user to a newly-merged forum topic on how to post screenshots. This would not be the place for a clear and concise step-by-step. That's that the link is for.

[phred]

I can't say I disagree with hiccup's statements. The last thing we need is screenshots that aren't relevant to the issue being posted.

I'd like to hear Steven's take on the verbiage.

[Steven]

I would prefer to encourage people to post screenshots without having to be asked as I often spend a lot of time trying to figure out what someone means or might have left out.
So why dont we go with phred's suggestion for now and if it doesnt work out we can revert to hiccup's wording

[hiccup]

hiccup's proposal v.0.95 beta:


If you are posting a question or a bug report, please consider adding a explanatory screenshot to your post.
It could be very helpful in solving your issue or answering your question.

If you need help on how to add images to your post, read this: [LINK]

Always use the Preview button to check the result before posting.