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Post by chang on Dec 21, 2020 21:58:41 GMT
I haven't received much feedback on the site layout and features. I attempted more or less to copy the old pre-2010 M* format. Is anything missing?
Any desire for a "T/A Thread"? A "Balanced & Allocation Funds" board? Any other "Fund Families" boards?
I just realized that I forgot the "Income and Dividend" board ... I will correct that. No wonder ElLobo hasn't joined...
I hope the quick scroll arrows and collapsible category bars are useful, I think they are helpful.
Let me know what can be improved! As promised, all good suggestions get a call-out in the "News" scroll!
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Post by rhythmmethod on Dec 22, 2020 0:31:00 GMT
My enlisted perspective is to let the site populate more. As/if conversations become more specific it might prove efficient to create a few more task specific threads; T/A, Balanced/AA, Div. Income, etc. The site has a good vibe, look and navigation. - well done -
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Post by anitya on Dec 22, 2020 0:50:10 GMT
I think folks are trying to get used to the layout before venturing to make suggestions or give feedback. A lot of good Boards are included in General here.
Under the current layout, Yes to "T/A Thread" in General and "Balanced & Allocation Funds" in Investment Products. I have not figured out T/A but a lot of respectable investors do.
Quick scroll arrows and collapsible category bars are useful.
Edit:
While I was formulating my post, RM posted a reply. My post is not meant to contradict RM.
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Post by rhythmmethod on Dec 22, 2020 3:06:34 GMT
Edit: While I was formulating my post, RM posted a reply. My post is not meant to contradict RM. We’re cool, anitya, but if you get your name on the leader board we’re gonna have problems.😂 |
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Post by Norbert on Dec 22, 2020 7:19:59 GMT
It was a good idea to add the T/A forum.
Personally, I see no reason to include an ETF forum. They're just funds like the others, except can be traded mid day. Some are active and some are index driven.
Don't know that specific fund families are needed (less is more), but why not?
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Post by chang on Dec 22, 2020 7:33:40 GMT
It was a good idea to add the T/A forum. Personally, I see no reason to include an ETF forum. They're just funds like the others, except can be traded mid day. Some are active and some are index driven. Don't know that specific fund families are needed (less is more), but why not? I wouldn't mind learning some T/A. I'm not sure whether I believe it is really actionable, or even real, but I would like to understand better what people are talking about when they talk T/A. ETFs are surprisingly popular, and there are some subtleties. I recently learned ETFs have a structural feature that allows them to distribute smaller CGs than essentially equivalent OEFs (I forget the details). If the board doesn't get used, it can be closed down. (M* had an "Invest Like Buffett" board that never really took off, for example.) Fund families - any suggestions? M* had an "Oakmark Funds" board, but that kind of fizzled as well. I didn't want to add extra boards just for the sake of it. BTW: In ProBoards lingo, " Forum" is the entire site; " Category" is the top level ("General", "Investment Products", etc.); " Boards" are the pages within the categories ("Off-Topic", "Market Insights", etc.); " Threads" are the conversations; and " Posts" are, well, posts. |
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Post by Chahta on Dec 23, 2020 1:06:51 GMT
ETFs do not need to sell/buy stocks or bonds to fund purchases or sales of ETF shares. ETFs have special rules to operate that OEFs don’t.
I only own 1 managed equity fund and the rest are ETFs in my port. But then again ETFs are mostly passively managed and don’t have many transactions to generate CGs. I only received CGs from bond funds this year.
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Post by chang on Dec 25, 2020 1:19:39 GMT
The "T/A Thread" is actually set up now as a Board, meaning that you can create new threads on the board (just like "Off-Topic").
The old "T/A Thread" in M* was actually a single Thread located within the "Fidelity Family" board.
Do members want T/A to a a Board or a single Thread? If the latter, then I can alter it to be like the BSW thread, which is a single thread (sitting within its own board). If the former, then I will leave it alone.
On a single thread the you see everything bam-bam-bam, but it's harder to hold parallel conversations about multiple subjects.
Up to you, guys. T/A Board or Thread? If no response, then I'll leave it as is.
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Post by Chahta on Jan 5, 2021 12:24:32 GMT
One thing that might be handy is the page tabs at the bottom AND top. You get to the bottom of a page you are not sure there is a second page unless you scroll back to the top.
A good thing now is the $ I see as an open page in my browser representing Big Bang.
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Post by chang on Jan 5, 2021 12:36:13 GMT
One thing that might be handy is the page tabs at the bottom AND top. You get to the bottom of a page you are not sure there is a second page unless you scroll back to the top. A good thing now is the $ I see as an open page in my browser representing Big Bang. That is a great suggestion -- unfortunately I see no way to insert that. That's not a basic ProBoards feature and I can't find a plug-in for it. If you always want to see the latest post, the best I can see is to click the last page (at the top of the thread) and then use the quick-scroll buttons to jump to the bottom of the last page. |
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Post by chang on Jan 5, 2021 21:58:57 GMT
Actually you can see the page numbers under the Thread titles when you are inside the Category. (So if you click the BSW Category, you can actually see the page numbers of the BSW thread before you even click on the thread.) SO... you can click directly on the last page of a Thread from within the Category and go straight to the last page. Then scroll down. The whole process doesn’t take more than 1-2 seconds.
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Post by yogibearbull on Jan 5, 2021 22:11:54 GMT
On a page, up/down arrows on right move to top/bottom.
In Recent Threads view, clicking on the timestamp in the right column gets to the most recent post [last on the thread]. Clicking on the page # in the first column gets to the right page [last page is also shown].
I prefer to use Recent Posts view.
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Post by BearMkt on Jan 5, 2021 23:22:22 GMT
Pudman and Intruder seem to be missing.
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Post by anitya on Jan 6, 2021 0:04:33 GMT
On a page, up/down arrows on right move to top/bottom. In Recent Threads view, clicking on the timestamp in the right column gets to the most recent post [last on the thread]. Clicking on the page # in the first column gets to the right page [last page is also shown]. I prefer to use Recent Posts view. I use Recent Posts view too. I noticed that occasionally that view does not seem to pick up some posts - likely it has to do with my behavior, and I have to nail it down to why. I notice it when I read somebody's reply without having read the original post. |
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Post by yogibearbull on Jan 6, 2021 1:08:20 GMT
On a page, up/down arrows on right move to top/bottom. In Recent Threads view, clicking on the timestamp in the right column gets to the most recent post [last on the thread]. Clicking on the page # in the first column gets to the right page [last page is also shown]. I prefer to use Recent Posts view. I use Recent Posts view too. I noticed that occasionally that view does not seem to pick up some posts - likely it has to do with my behavior, and I have to nail it down to why. I notice it when I read somebody's reply without having read the original post. Recent Posts view shouldn't miss any new posts. In a chain of quotes-replies, this site by default keeps only 2 prior responses. So, sometimes you have to go back to original thread to figure out some context. That 2 prior post limitation applies there too but you can scroll to see other responses. |
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Post by chang on Jan 6, 2021 1:49:53 GMT
On a page, up/down arrows on right move to top/bottom. In Recent Threads view, clicking on the timestamp in the right column gets to the most recent post [last on the thread]. Clicking on the page # in the first column gets to the right page [last page is also shown].is something I did not know. How would anybody know that the time-stamp is a link? Good find, yogibearbull! You might want (if you are so inclined) to collect these nuggets in a new "ProBoards Tips & Tricks" thread. You have found some very good ones. (Note that the big scroll buttons on the lower right of the screen are not part of the ProBoards platform. The are "plug-ins", which is like apps on a phone -- they are software written by third parties which can be installed on the platform. ProBoards offers admins a small library of plug-ins. I have installed a small number of these, which you may have noticed: the scroll buttons, the quick "search" box, colored time-stamps, a window for editing posts without a "last edit" note, a "forum age" tracker on the main page, and a few others.) |
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Post by chang on Jan 6, 2021 1:53:19 GMT
In a chain of quotes-replies, this site by default keeps only 2 prior responses. So, sometimes you have to go back to original thread to figure out some context. That 2 prior post limitation applies there too but you can scroll to see other responses. Correct, and this cannot be changed. What is annoying is that is poster B quotes poster A, and poster C wants to respond to B's post only (without A's post), he cannot quote only B without A. One can only delete A's text, but not the fact that B quoted A (exactly as in this post). No biggie, just a bug. |
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Post by anitya on Jan 6, 2021 2:15:00 GMT
I use Recent Posts view too. I noticed that occasionally that view does not seem to pick up some posts - likely it has to do with my behavior, and I have to nail it down to why. I notice it when I read somebody's reply without having read the original post. Recent Posts view shouldn't miss any new posts. In a chain of quotes-replies, this site by default keeps only 2 prior responses. So, sometimes you have to go back to original thread to figure out some context. That 2 prior post limitation applies there too but you can scroll to see other responses. It is not the chain of quotes issue. For example, when I read Chang's post big-bang-investors.proboards.com/post/675, I knew I missed the post from wannabechef chang referenced but did not quote. I went down the View to find that wannabechef post and it was not there. So, I went into the relevant thread to read that post but when I come back into Recent Post view I have to scroll a bit to get to the location I last left off. Like I said it may be unique to my behavior. I shall let you know if I figure it out. No biggie; I will continue using the Recent Posts view. |
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Post by chang on Jan 6, 2021 2:22:13 GMT
It is not the chain of quotes issue. For example, when I read Chang's post big-bang-investors.proboards.com/post/675, I knew I missed the post from wannabechef chang referenced but did not quote. I went down the View to find that wannabechef post and it was not there. So, I went into the relevant thread to read that post but when I come back into Recent Post view I have to scroll a bit to get to the location I last left off. Like I said it may be unique to my behavior. I shall let you know if I figure it out. No biggie; I will continue using the Recent Posts view. I can see both posts (mine and wannabe's) in the Recent Posts list. (Note that "Recent Posts" displays new-to-old, not old-to-new.) By the way, I see you still put extra carriage returns in your posts (I deleted them in the quote above). I think that's why you sometimes have extra white space. Just tap the "Delete" key a few times after your final word. I do that as a matter of habit. |
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Post by yogibearbull on Jan 6, 2021 2:25:00 GMT
On a page, up/down arrows on right move to top/bottom. In Recent Threads view, clicking on the timestamp in the right column gets to the most recent post [last on the thread]. Clicking on the page # in the first column gets to the right page [last page is also shown].is something I did not know. How would anybody know that the time-stamp is a link? Good find, yogibearbull ! You might want (if you are so inclined) to collect these nuggets in a new "ProBoards Tips & Tricks" thread. You have found some very good ones. (Note that the big scroll buttons on the lower right of the screen are not part of the ProBoards platform. The are "plug-ins", which is like apps on a phone -- they are software written by third parties which can be installed on the platform. ProBoards offers admins a small library of plug-ins. I have installed a small number of these, which you may have noticed: the scroll buttons, the quick "search" box, colored time-stamps, a window for editing posts without a "last edit" note, a "forum age" tracker on the main page, and a few others.) Thanks. BTW, I found a Plug-in to put page-navigation also at the bottom. www.proboards.com/library/plugins/item/212 |
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Post by chang on Jan 6, 2021 2:36:03 GMT
Awesome, I missed that! It's very subtle, I doubt people will notice it ... but it's just been added! |
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Post by chang on Jan 6, 2021 4:16:57 GMT
Another tip I just noticed: if you hover your mouse over "Big Bang! Investors" on the far left of the bar below the Navigation Bar (the one that looks like "Big Bang! Investors ᐳ Off-Topic ᐳ Anything missing here?" if you are reading this), it will drop down to offer you quick links to several Categories, and then to the Boards contained within.
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Post by galeno on Jan 10, 2021 19:34:42 GMT
I think admin (chang) has done a SPLENDID job with this board. Thank you!
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Post by chang on Jan 10, 2021 22:00:54 GMT
Great to hear galeno. Spread the news ... word-of-mouth invites will help us grow and get more people with good ideas. |
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Post by BearMkt on Jan 15, 2021 16:06:58 GMT
I haven't received much feedback on the site layout and features. I attempted more or less to copy the old pre-2010 M* format. Is anything missing? Any desire for a "T/A Thread"? A "Balanced & Allocation Funds" board? Any other "Fund Families" boards? I just realized that I forgot the "Income and Dividend" board ... I will correct that. No wonder ElLobo hasn't joined... I hope the quick scroll arrows and collapsible category bars are useful, I think they are helpful. Let me know what can be improved! As promised, all good suggestions get a call-out in the "News" scroll! I deleted a new thread I created, at least that's what I intended to do. My initial post/question was deleted but not the thread (Economic Policy Question). So there is one answer remaining but the initial post is deleted. |
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Post by chang on Jan 15, 2021 21:13:17 GMT
I deleted a new thread I created, at least that's what I intended to do. My initial post/question was deleted but not the thread (Economic Policy Question). So there is one answer remaining but the initial post is deleted. When you delete your post, it does not affect other posts/replies even if you are the OP. I do not want to delete Chahta 's reply without his permission — Chahta can you please have a look here: big-bang-investors.proboards.com/thread/121/new-economic-policy-question |
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Post by Chahta on Jan 15, 2021 23:01:13 GMT
Are you kidding? What I said was so profound it was........... never mind.
I am OK with you deleting it. Pretty hard to have a 2 person conversation with myself. Hey BearMkt, what did I miss?
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Post by BearMkt on Jan 17, 2021 12:41:07 GMT
Are you kidding? What I said was so profound it was........... never mind. I am OK with you deleting it. Pretty hard to have a 2 person conversation with myself. Hey BearMkt, what did I miss? You didn't miss anything and I appreciate your response. I didn't really like my post and thought I'd see what would happen if I deleted it. No worries. I'll keep posting here and really do like it better than M*. I hope a few of the other posters will come over like Pudman, and Intruder. |
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Post by Chahta on Jan 17, 2021 13:49:07 GMT
I messaged Intruder but never heard back from him. Maybe you can try. They must be feeling a little lonely there.
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