Briefing on Forum Features for New Users

[Jim Logajan]

Flyers Forum has the following features that may not be evident to new and casual users:

1. Two-way blocking of annoying members. You click/tap on the "Ignore" button of target member's profile. This is the advertised functionality:
   • Last Poster update: The last post in forum and thread views will update to the next non-ignored user
   • Blocked users can't see the blocker's profile
   • Permissions for who can see global ignored user's content: "User is global ignored" noticed will show above
   • Permissions for who can use 2-Way Ignore/Block
   • Conversations will act as sent but will never reach the blocker's inbox
   • Compatible with (ignored users won't appear in):
     • Last Poster Info: In Threads / Forums
     • Quoted content
     • Search
     • Watched Content
     • News Feed
     • Conversation system
     • Alerts system
     • Reactions system
     • New Posts / New Threads Widgets
     • "Who's Online" Page + Widget
     • XF Resource Manager
     • XF Media Gallery
     • Our (AJAX) Advanced Forum Stats add-on
   • Individual User Options:
     • 1. "Remove ignored content" (Default: Enabled)
       • If checked, the content from users that you ignore will be completely removed.
       • If un-checked, the content from users that you ignore will be hidden with a message indicating the user is ignored and an option to show the content.
     • 2. "Enable 2-way ignore" (Default: Enabled)
       • If checked, the users that you ignore won't be able to see your content at all. (Note: User must have permission to use 2-way ignore to see this option)
2. When you start a new thread you have the option of hiding all the posts in that thread from guests and search engines. Beware though that this is a thin veneer of anonymous posting.
3. An opt-in member map. If you fill in the location field in your profile you have the option of also having a marker display at that location on the Member Map (see under the Member menu.) Hopefully handy for seeing which members are nearby.
4. Single or recurring events can be added to the calendar by creating a thread and then using the More Options menu (displayed as three dots to upper right of the first thread post; looks like "...") to navigate to the Calendar Menu. So calendar events are always tied to a thread.

Most of the other features are standard fare you may have seen on other forums. There are a few minor features that I haven't mentioned yet but these are a start.