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10 Jul 14
10 Jul 14
Originally posted by ChessPraxisFAQ: "In order to create links you should enter the following codes when writing your message/post:
You can't link to a uid by a number.
Is this a triumph over the number of the beast? 😕 I liked being a number. 🙁
Link to a User's profile: @username (Replace spaces with hyphens)..."
Appears to accept all lower case when upper case is involved. @chesspraxis
10 Jul 14
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyYeah but it used to work with the [uid][/uid] thingy. 😕
FAQ: "In order to create links you should enter the following codes when writing your message/post:
Link to a User's profile: @username (Replace spaces with hyphens)..."
Appears to accept all lower case when upper case is involved. @chesspraxis
And there is no longer a number visible in the whizbang gizmo. 😕
10 Jul 14
Originally posted by ChessPraxisMaybe it was an operational efficiency change during the recent brief outage. No uid identity for the software to assign, track and display now that the member's nickname characters are used. The incremental savings in code, space and processing nano seconds times daily member activity volumes must be significant. Eric would know; I'm just guessing in layman terms.
Yeah but it used to work with the [uid][/uid] thingy. 😕
And there is no longer a number visible in the whizbang gizmo. 😕
10 Jul 14
Originally posted by ChessPraxisI posted about this in the Help froum and Russ replied gracefully:
I think an improved whizbang gizmo is called for. Revamp it plz. 😕
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11 Jul 14
Originally posted by ChessPraxisI liked the fact that I had a 5-digit number.
You can't link to a uid by a number.
Is this a triumph over the number of the beast? 😕 I liked being a number. 🙁
I liked the fact that all the numbers were sequential, meaning you could get an idea of longevity by the number.
“I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own.” -- No. 6, The Prisoner, "Arrival"
