anthonywatkins
Community TA 
Your humanity is never on trial, no matter where you are, no matter what you have done.
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Post by anthonywatkins on Aug 18, 2023 4:33:18 GMT -5
Wow! They say you cant teach an old dog new tricks. Maybe "they" are on to something. I am struggling it took a looong time to register, then it didnt like me once I was in, told to go register or sign in to make this thread. it told my sign in was invalid, told me oi was already signed in, told me to go register again, but then told me my email was already taken, then it let me in and let me make this thread...
Maybe its gonna be ok, but I'm struggling. i hope it isnt this hard for most folks, i know one of the key philosophies of ModPo is the poetry might be difficult, but we try to make the physical access easy to keep the students from getting discouraged. of course, you could drive me away with a stick, but a new student might give up.
also, was looking for the CTA section, i dont see it.
Thanks, I am assuming there are either bugs yet to be worked out or i am just not very savvy these days.
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Post by afilreis on Aug 23, 2023 7:02:33 GMT -5
Wow! They say you cant teach an old dog new tricks. Maybe "they" are on to something. I am struggling it took a looong time to register, then it didnt like me once I was in, told to go register or sign in to make this thread. it told my sign in was invalid, told me oi was already signed in, told me to go register again, but then told me my email was already taken, then it let me in and let me make this thread... Maybe its gonna be ok, but I'm struggling. i hope it isnt this hard for most folks, i know one of the key philosophies of ModPo is the poetry might be difficult, but we try to make the physical access easy to keep the students from getting discouraged. of course, you could drive me away with a stick, but a new student might give up. also, was looking for the CTA section, i dont see it. Thanks, I am assuming there are either bugs yet to be worked out or i am just not very savvy these days.
Hi, Anthony. Keep trying. You'll get used to it. I find this discussion forum set-up to be much easier to use than the forums in Coursera! - Al
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Post by Emily W on Aug 23, 2023 8:37:57 GMT -5
I feel a little lost already!  but great to see everybody in a new place!! |
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anthonywatkins
Community TA
Your humanity is never on trial, no matter where you are, no matter what you have done.
Posts: 102
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Post by anthonywatkins on Aug 24, 2023 6:44:58 GMT -5
Al, "keep Trying" you know i will, i may grumble a bit now and then, but im not going nowhere! and my grammar aint getting no better, either:)
Emily W! So good to "see you" again, by the way, my in person location is now Tallahassee, FL, not Palm beach County, so if you ever come back to Florida, i hope you check out our little paradise and Ill buy you another cup of coffee!
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Post by afilreis on Aug 24, 2023 6:49:14 GMT -5
Al, "keep Trying" you know i will, i may grumble a bit now and then, but im not going nowhere! and my grammar aint getting no better, either:) Emily W! So good to "see you" again, by the way, my in person location is now Tallahassee, FL, not Palm beach County, so if you ever come back to Florida, i hope you check out our little paradise and Ill buy you another cup of coffee!
Keep working at this new staff-only forum, Anthony! In the end I think you'll find it easier to use and definitely more robust than the Coursera forums--for our purposes as a staff team. - Al
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anthonywatkins
Community TA
Your humanity is never on trial, no matter where you are, no matter what you have done.
Posts: 102
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Post by anthonywatkins on Aug 24, 2023 7:10:30 GMT -5
any idea where i find settings? i see the settings gear but it seems to only be for the settings within a specific thread, i would like to default follow all the CTA threads
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Lou N
Community TA
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Post by Lou N on Aug 25, 2023 6:34:40 GMT -5
any idea where i find settings? i see the settings gear but it seems to only be for the settings within a specific thread, i would like to default follow all the CTA threads Hi Anthony, I sympathize with yr frustration, finding one’s way around a new site can be challenging. I’m using my phone at the moment to access the CTA forum, but in response to your query, what you need to do is get to a page where you can edit your Notifications. This is what I found: - Log in to modpo.freeforums.net - Go to Profile - Under “Edit Profile and settings” you will see a little box showing Avatar and a little up-down arrow symbol - Click the little arrow symbol to open a scroll-down menu - Scroll down to Notifications, then click it - This opens a page with a long list of types of notifications - Under New Post I selected Daily, and I am now getting a detailed daily notification when someone posts in a thread on this platform. - I hope this helps! Lou |
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anthonywatkins
Community TA
Your humanity is never on trial, no matter where you are, no matter what you have done.
Posts: 102
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Post by anthonywatkins on Aug 25, 2023 7:06:37 GMT -5
i seemed to have sorted it out and am getting email notifications! still struggling, but looks like i might yet get the hang of this new place.
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Post by rihamelashry on Aug 26, 2023 7:16:12 GMT -5
Hi Anthony,
I am also struggling with this new website and thanks for putting this thread up.
Thanks Lou for the notification advice; I followed your tips and hope I'll get them.
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Post by Zach Carduner on Aug 26, 2023 15:37:57 GMT -5
Hi all—just a note that if you're a Community TA then your main concern with these forums is going to be the CTA forum, here. If you're unable to access that link then you're probably not logged in! (Or, your account is new and hasn't been given CTA status yet.) |
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anthonywatkins
Community TA
Your humanity is never on trial, no matter where you are, no matter what you have done.
Posts: 102
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Post by anthonywatkins on Aug 27, 2023 2:56:23 GMT -5
Zach, thanks, I think the overall learning curve for this new site is a bit much for some of us, but thanks to you and Al, we are getting there, bit by bit, or as one of my favorite non ModPo poets says, "light by light"...
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anthonywatkins
Community TA
Your humanity is never on trial, no matter where you are, no matter what you have done.
Posts: 102
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Post by anthonywatkins on Aug 27, 2023 2:59:54 GMT -5
Riham! So glad you are here! I am sure you will catch on a lot faster than i will...
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Post by christids on Aug 29, 2023 13:57:28 GMT -5
any idea where i find settings? i see the settings gear but it seems to only be for the settings within a specific thread, i would like to default follow all the CTA threads Hi Anthony, I sympathize with yr frustration, finding one’s way around a new site can be challenging. I’m using my phone at the moment to access the CTA forum, but in response to your query, what you need to do is get to a page where you can edit your Notifications. This is what I found: - Log in to modpo.freeforums.net - Go to Profile - Under “Edit Profile and settings” you will see a little box showing Avatar and a little up-down arrow symbol - Click the little arrow symbol to open a scroll-down menu - Scroll down to Notifications, then click it - This opens a page with a long list of types of notifications - Under New Post I selected Daily, and I am now getting a detailed daily notification when someone posts in a thread on this platform. - I hope this helps! Lou |
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Post by christids on Aug 29, 2023 13:59:40 GMT -5
Just by way of a test to see if this post shows as a reply, thanks for the info on editing Notifications which was useful.
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Post by christids on Aug 29, 2023 14:01:40 GMT -5
Just by way of a test to see if this post shows as a reply, thanks for the info on editing Notifications which was useful.
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but great to see everybody in a new place!!
