http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/Channel8/images/feedimage.pnghttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/New features again for the forumshttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/en-usThu, 15 May 2008 13:16:27 GMTThu, 15 May 2008 13:16:27 GMTEvNet (EvNet, Version=1.0.3163.4106, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null)I'm more in favor of one language; so that content gets published in that one language and all can enjoy that. But that's my opinion. <br /><br />When posting in more languages you might see that there are other interesting videos (or other content) available but you can't watch or read them because of the language barrier. I feel a little bit locked out by that and that's why I don't like it much.<br /><br />I know that there might be people around that don't understand English, but it's anyway hard to learn and compete in the IT world without the knowledge of the English language... at least the basics to follow discussions or to read technical articles is needed... but again: that's my opinion.http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=6031Thu, 15 May 2008 13:16:27 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=60310http://channel8.msdn.com/6031/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I'm more in favor of one language; so that content gets published in that one language and all can enjoy that. But that's my opinion. When posting in more languages you might see that there are other interesting videos (or other content) available but you can't watch or read them because of the&#8230;littleguru0http://channel8.msdn.com/6031/Trackback.aspxYeah, we are missing the image on this one, but we'll get that fixed soon... we were working through some bugs around moving to IIS 7 for another site and I haven't been able to properly test our C8 changes so that I can deploy a few fixes here.http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=6025Thu, 15 May 2008 08:48:23 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=60250http://channel8.msdn.com/6025/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Yeah, we are missing the image on this one, but we'll get that fixed soon... we were working through some bugs around moving to IIS 7 for another site and I haven't been able to properly test our C8 changes so that I can deploy a few fixes here.Duncan0http://channel8.msdn.com/6025/Trackback.aspxWhen you say you are against localized versions of websites, I'm not sure what you mean. <br /><br />You get less content? Because people are allowed to post in more than one language? <br /><br />I'm confused...http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=6024Thu, 15 May 2008 08:47:04 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=60240http://channel8.msdn.com/6024/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0When you say you are against localized versions of websites, I'm not sure what you mean. You get less content? Because people are allowed to post in more than one language? I'm confused...Duncan0http://channel8.msdn.com/6024/Trackback.aspx<p>What about that image are you commenting on? The fact that the text is in a different language?<br /><br />That isn't a new feature, someone just posted&nbsp;content in Japanese, which we always supported.... although, we have greatly increased the amount of the site UI that will display in Japanese for users who have their browser set to use that language.<br /><br /><br /></p>http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=6023Thu, 15 May 2008 08:42:14 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=60230http://channel8.msdn.com/6023/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0What about that image are you commenting on? The fact that the text is in a different language?That isn't a new feature, someone just posted&nbsp;content in Japanese, which we always supported.... although, we have greatly increased the amount of the site UI that will display in Japanese for users&#8230;Duncan0http://channel8.msdn.com/6023/Trackback.aspxOh that's handy, it just needs a nice icon to point out what it is otherwise it may go unnoticed!http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5998Wed, 14 May 2008 15:38:17 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59980http://channel8.msdn.com/5998/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Oh that's handy, it just needs a nice icon to point out what it is otherwise it may go unnoticed!Dyonas0http://channel8.msdn.com/5998/Trackback.aspx<p>Good job! Channel&nbsp; 8 is certainly a lot more stable at the moment, for which I am infinitely&nbsp;grateful.</p> <blockquote> <p>"[...] take you to the first unread post when clicking into the thread [...]"</p></blockquote> <p><em>That</em> is awesome.</p>http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5990Wed, 14 May 2008 12:30:48 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59900http://channel8.msdn.com/5990/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Good job! Channel&nbsp; 8 is certainly a lot more stable at the moment, for which I am infinitely&nbsp;grateful. "[...] take you to the first unread post when clicking into the thread [...]" That is awesome.Cupiditas0http://channel8.msdn.com/5990/Trackback.aspxIndeed. That's also why I'm against localized versions of websites... you get less content... in this case here you even see that there is more content but you aren't able to understand it... sad thing.http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5980Wed, 14 May 2008 06:54:47 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59800http://channel8.msdn.com/5980/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Indeed. That's also why I'm against localized versions of websites... you get less content... in this case here you even see that there is more content but you aren't able to understand it... sad thing.littleguru0http://channel8.msdn.com/5980/Trackback.aspxYaY! Yes!<br /><br /><img src="http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/App_Themes/Channel8/images/DreamSparkBanner.png" /><br />http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5979Wed, 14 May 2008 03:39:16 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59790http://channel8.msdn.com/5979/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0YaY! Yes!chakkaradeep0http://channel8.msdn.com/5979/Trackback.aspx... and again editing is broken...&nbsp; :(<br /><br />But on the bright side (why I tried to edit):&nbsp; the blank space on the editor toolbar (between redo and insert hyperlink) is an "insert image by URL" button, see:<br /><br /><img src="http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/App_Themes/Channel8/images/avatars/large/default.jpg" /><br />http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5977Wed, 14 May 2008 03:12:25 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59770http://channel8.msdn.com/5977/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0... and again editing is broken...&nbsp; :(But on the bright side (why I tried to edit):&nbsp; the blank space on the editor toolbar (between redo and insert hyperlink) is an "insert image by URL" button, see:Jonathon0http://channel8.msdn.com/5977/Trackback.aspxWhy are the plus and minus signs not centered in the circle for replies?&nbsp; It looks kinda funny as-is.&nbsp; Not a big deal, though...&nbsp; looks like a good update (and looking forward to seeing all this in C9V4!).<br />http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5976Wed, 14 May 2008 03:07:16 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59760http://channel8.msdn.com/5976/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Why are the plus and minus signs not centered in the circle for replies?&nbsp; It looks kinda funny as-is.&nbsp; Not a big deal, though...&nbsp; looks like a good update (and looking forward to seeing all this in C9V4!).Jonathon0http://channel8.msdn.com/5976/Trackback.aspxI know what you mean and that's what confused me.&nbsp; It's a bit of a shame because some of it looks quite interesting but I have no idea what they're saying.http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5971Wed, 14 May 2008 01:23:38 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59710http://channel8.msdn.com/5971/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I know what you mean and that's what confused me.&nbsp; It's a bit of a shame because some of it looks quite interesting but I have no idea what they're saying.Dyonas0http://channel8.msdn.com/5971/Trackback.aspxThere is a localized japanese version of Channel 8 avaiable. That's also what came with the last update... probably the japanese dudes are now posting more stuff and that's what showing up in the "active media". although i find it a little bit confusing because people who don't understand japanese get them too... doesn't make much sense to them, does it?http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5961Tue, 13 May 2008 21:03:25 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59610http://channel8.msdn.com/5961/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0There is a localized japanese version of Channel 8 avaiable. That's also what came with the last update... probably the japanese dudes are now posting more stuff and that's what showing up in the "active media". although i find it a little bit confusing because people who don't understand japanese&#8230;littleguru0http://channel8.msdn.com/5961/Trackback.aspxAh I see that's where the confusion is from.&nbsp; I thought it was similar to the "Active Forum Threads" links and part of Channel 8 only so I couldn't understand why it was showing up.http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5951Tue, 13 May 2008 14:06:14 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59510http://channel8.msdn.com/5951/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Ah I see that's where the confusion is from.&nbsp; I thought it was similar to the "Active Forum Threads" links and part of Channel 8 only so I couldn't understand why it was showing up.Dyonas0http://channel8.msdn.com/5951/Trackback.aspxSeems like these are japanese videos... Channel 8 is for all countries; and that's why some countries decide to upload videos in their own language.http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5948Tue, 13 May 2008 07:14:13 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59480http://channel8.msdn.com/5948/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Seems like these are japanese videos... Channel 8 is for all countries; and that's why some countries decide to upload videos in their own language.littleguru0http://channel8.msdn.com/5948/Trackback.aspxI can repro too.<br /><br />So do they show up as a load of crap if you don't have the language pack installed?http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5928Mon, 12 May 2008 22:11:17 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59280http://channel8.msdn.com/5928/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I can repro too.So do they show up as a load of crap if you don't have the language pack installed?GoddersUK0http://channel8.msdn.com/5928/Trackback.aspxOh good, I thought it might have been my medication making my eyes go funny.http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5923Mon, 12 May 2008 20:52:09 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59230http://channel8.msdn.com/5923/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Oh good, I thought it might have been my medication making my eyes go funny.Dyonas0http://channel8.msdn.com/5923/Trackback.aspxI am also getting it in IE 7 as well as Firefox 2.0.0.14<br />http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5922Mon, 12 May 2008 20:35:53 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59220http://channel8.msdn.com/5922/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I am also getting it in IE 7 as well as Firefox 2.0.0.14chakkaradeep0http://channel8.msdn.com/5922/Trackback.aspxIs this also one of the new features?&nbsp; o_O&nbsp; I got this in IE8 Beta while emulating IE7 but also in Firefox 2.0.0.14<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/681/errorbh7.jpg" />http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5920Mon, 12 May 2008 19:58:38 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59200http://channel8.msdn.com/5920/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Is this also one of the new features?&nbsp; o_O&nbsp; I got this in IE8 Beta while emulating IE7 but also in Firefox 2.0.0.14Dyonas0http://channel8.msdn.com/5920/Trackback.aspxI love it!<br />Finally, I can see what I've read :)http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5904Mon, 12 May 2008 13:21:18 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=59040http://channel8.msdn.com/5904/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I love it!Finally, I can see what I've read :)Lloyd_Humph0http://channel8.msdn.com/5904/Trackback.aspxCool - that sounds better ;)<br />http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5888Mon, 12 May 2008 05:49:59 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=58880http://channel8.msdn.com/5888/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Cool - that sounds better ;)chakkaradeep0http://channel8.msdn.com/5888/Trackback.aspxInstead of having a link to the last item, what would be more effective, would be to take you to the first unread post when clicking into the thread.&nbsp; The last post in a thread often times isn't the last post you haven't read.&nbsp; This was a feature we were going to add when we implemented read/unread, but ran out of time to get to it.&nbsp; We will get to it.http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5887Mon, 12 May 2008 05:42:49 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=58870http://channel8.msdn.com/5887/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Instead of having a link to the last item, what would be more effective, would be to take you to the first unread post when clicking into the thread.&nbsp; The last post in a thread often times isn't the last post you haven't read.&nbsp; This was a feature we were going to add when we implemented&#8230;HumanCompiler0http://channel8.msdn.com/5887/Trackback.aspxIn the meantime, you could also just double check the title before you post.&nbsp; ;)http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5886Mon, 12 May 2008 05:40:42 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=58860http://channel8.msdn.com/5886/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0In the meantime, you could also just double check the title before you post.&nbsp; ;)HumanCompiler0http://channel8.msdn.com/5886/Trackback.aspxThe new features are good. I would like to know whether it is possible to directly go to the last post in a particular thread from the forum. Its like, if someone has replied to a thread, which is say 10th reply, when I log in, that thread will be showing as a new post, and it should allow me to directly go to that 10th post instead of how it is now - opening the thread, then traversing to the last page<br />http://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=5858Sun, 11 May 2008 19:22:48 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Forums/StudentUnion/5856-New-features-again-for-the-forums/?CommentID=58580http://channel8.msdn.com/5858/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0The new features are good. I would like to know whether it is possible to directly go to the last post in a particular thread from the forum. Its like, if someone has replied to a thread, which is say 10th reply, when I log in, that thread will be showing as a new post, and it should allow me to&#8230;chakkaradeep0http://channel8.msdn.com/5858/Trackback.aspx