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intuitive useability issue.
intuitive useability issue.
i notice that with the discussion forums there is a useability issue. If you take a look at this page
https://landing.athabascau.ca/pg/groups/54443
and see the LATEST DICUSSION BOX
if you click on the "new discussion post" the expectatin, I think, is that that will open up a posting window so that you can add a "new discussion post." But it doesn't. Instead it takes you to the landing page? that seems totally counterintuitive and even confusing. WHen I click on that I'm taken away from the posting page, away from the group, and not only do i have to go back but then I have to start searching for how to post in the discussion group.
is this a configuratin setting or something. can this be changed?
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- Jon Dron February 10, 2011 - 10:09am
That is indeed unexpected! The usual behaviour would be what you suggest. I've not been able to duplicate this myself - please would you try once more to see what happens? My suspicion is that it might have something to do with timeouts - might there have been a longish time between getting to that page and posting?
Jon
- Caroline Park February 10, 2011 - 10:26am
I had that happen when I was trying to post in a discussion within a group a week or so ago. Right back to the Landing page. Annoying but I never got around to reporting it. Bad.
I do not beilieve it was time outs and it happened repeatedly that morning. I have not experienced it since but then I don't think I have tried it again since.
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