Why is this announcement shown all the time?

Akira · 27 October 2012, 02:44

In 10+ years being here, this never happened before.
This announcement remain on the top of my "view new posts" link unless I actually go and click it:
http://eab.abime.net/announcement.php?f=&a=13

Honestly , it's not as globally important to behave that way.
Has something changed on EAB or is there a mistake in the way this announcement has been posted?

T_hairy_bootson · 27 October 2012, 03:08

Once I clicked it and read it, it went away.

Other forums I visit have the same thing. There is usually an x in the top right hand corner you can press to make it go away without reading the full post.

I dont think anybody on EAB ever bothered to use it before.

lilalurl · 27 October 2012, 08:51

I think I saw such announcement one time or two on EAB, probably when there were server issue earlier this year IIRC.

But I think they went away by themselves.

Anyway, I guess the other mods/GMs will be able to give advice to Frode about this.

Akira · 27 October 2012, 12:00

But i never seen this before, ever.
I agree it is useful in global EAB cases, like if there's a massive update or a pre-programmed downtime, but not for FS-UAE updates.

FOL · 27 October 2012, 12:03

Never come across this before.
Browser specific?

FrodeSolheim · 27 October 2012, 18:34

Hi, I put the announcement in support.FS-UAE because I posted the FS-UAE 2.0 announcement in the news forum, and thought it would be useful to display temporarily to users only browsing support.FS-UAE, without creating duplicate threads.

It is only meant to display at the top of the support.FS-UAE forum. If it triggers some weird behavior or is annoying, I can certainly remove the announcement...

EDIT: Removed the announcement, in case it is has unintentional behavior - created a 2.0 support thread instead.

Graham Humphrey · 27 October 2012, 21:57

I have posted an announcement in the Looking For a Game Name forum in the past, I don't suppose anybody can remember this sort of thing happening then? (Given nobody ever mentioned it probably not

)

Maybe it's a glitch in the software or something.

Akira · 28 October 2012, 03:28

Announcements are cool and always happened in each section, but this is the first time I see it as an announcement that stays on all my "view new posts" clicks until I actually read it. Not even Global Announcements appeared like that before. Definitely NOT a browser issue.

Either something is wrong with the new FS-UAE forum or something had been clicked that shouldn't!

27 October 2012, 02:44	#1
Akira Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: # Posts: 12,584	Why is this announcement shown all the time? In 10+ years being here, this never happened before. This announcement remain on the top of my "view new posts" link unless I actually go and click it: http://eab.abime.net/announcement.php?f=&a=13 Honestly , it's not as globally important to behave that way. Has something changed on EAB or is there a mistake in the way this announcement has been posted?

27 October 2012, 08:51	#3
lilalurl T32 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Age: 33 Posts: 2,124	I think I saw such announcement one time or two on EAB, probably when there were server issue earlier this year IIRC. But I think they went away by themselves. Anyway, I guess the other mods/GMs will be able to give advice to Frode about this. __________________ "Dancing plants are immortal" (s2325) "I don't want my drumsticks and dragon steaks to vanish" (Thorham)

27 October 2012, 18:34	#6
FrodeSolheim FS-UAE Developer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Førde, Norway Age: 32 Posts: 1,510	Hi, I put the announcement in support.FS-UAE because I posted the FS-UAE 2.0 announcement in the news forum, and thought it would be useful to display temporarily to users only browsing support.FS-UAE, without creating duplicate threads. It is only meant to display at the top of the support.FS-UAE forum. If it triggers some weird behavior or is annoying, I can certainly remove the announcement... EDIT: Removed the announcement, in case it is has unintentional behavior - created a 2.0 support thread instead. Last edited by FrodeSolheim; 27 October 2012 at 19:09.

27 October 2012, 21:57	#7
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 26 Posts: 9,675	I have posted an announcement in the Looking For a Game Name forum in the past, I don't suppose anybody can remember this sort of thing happening then? (Given nobody ever mentioned it probably not ) Maybe it's a glitch in the software or something. __________________ The EAB/Lemon Amiga Super League \| Round 6 - Arcade Pool \| Round 7 voting Lemon Amiga is now on YouTube and Facebook!

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27 October 2012, 12:00	#4
Akira Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: # Posts: 12,584	But i never seen this before, ever. I agree it is useful in global EAB cases, like if there's a massive update or a pre-programmed downtime, but not for FS-UAE updates.

28 October 2012, 03:28	#8
Akira Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: # Posts: 12,584	Announcements are cool and always happened in each section, but this is the first time I see it as an announcement that stays on all my "view new posts" clicks until I actually read it. Not even Global Announcements appeared like that before. Definitely NOT a browser issue. Either something is wrong with the new FS-UAE forum or something had been clicked that shouldn't!

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