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Jack said:
Hi everyone, this is just a test to improve user experience. We’ve added a sidebar to the thread view to enhance content discoverability. We’ll keep it active for a few days and review the feedback. If it doesn’t work well for you, we can easily remove it. :LOL:
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Is there any settings to remove?
 
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Jack said:
Hi everyone, this is just a test to improve user experience. We’ve added a sidebar to the thread view to enhance content discoverability. We’ll keep it active for a few days and review the feedback. If it doesn’t work well for you, we can easily remove it. :LOL:
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My feedback is crucial; the change is unacceptable, and you must remove it! :LOL:
 
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I liked the sidebar for the two mins I saw it, but this is a pretty big screen running at hires so might look different on a lappy for example?

(Gaslighting is the manipulation of someone into questioning their perception of reality. The term derives from the 1944 film Gaslight and became popular in the mid-2010s)
 
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rashmi said:
I'm seeing the previous interface design now; no sidebar! ☺️
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So I guess it was very short lived, and we're now back to Abby Normal? :)

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Is it something to consider for Question topics, that when it's been answered to the OP's liking that the approved answer can be highlighted and the thread closed, to not get off topic with possible multiple other replies that can then become confusing?

I know in some of the other threads I'm the king of derailing a topic, as at times some of us have our opinions we like to share. Not sure what can be done to help keep things on track and not stifle an engaging forum without driving the Mods nuts in trying to keep things on the topic subject?

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Jonny Quest said:
Is it something to consider for Question topics, that when it's been answered to the OP's liking that the approved answer can be highlighted and the thread closed, to not get off topic with possible multiple other replies that can the become confusing?

I know in some of the other threads I'm the king of derailing a topic, as at times some of us have our opinions we like to share. Not sure what can be done to help keep things on track and not stifle an engaging forum without driving the Mods nuts in trying to keep things on the topic subject?
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@Jack, you already implemented the OpenAI api. Maybe feed it a few posts so it can establish the context of the topic (first one will be the most cruicial). Then scan every post again and add some light banners saying “Risk of Off-Topic Discussion”. This will help the mods too. Maybe you can add an alert too, before the post has been saved. It will take less than an hour to implement (most likely).
 
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Trident said:
@Jack, you already implemented the OpenAI api. Maybe feed it a few posts so it can establish the context of the topic (first one will be the most cruicial). Then scan every post again and add some light banners saying “Risk of Off-Topic Discussion”. This will help the mods too. Maybe you can add an alert too, before the post has been saved. It will take less than an hour to implement (most likely).
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It would kind of be like bowling guard rails, to help keep us/me from throwing a lot of gutter balls 😅 😅

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Jonny Quest said:
Is it something to consider for Question topics, that when it's been answered to the OP's liking that the approved answer can be highlighted and the thread closed, to not get off topic with possible multiple other replies that can then become confusing?
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In general, if one thread becomes closed (for some reason) then there are always a few people what disagree for whatever reason(s).

Closing certain topics, removing posts or parts of comments, all that has nothing to do with too strictly moderation. If all moderators would always being quiet in the background and only acting after request/reports then sooner or later the most topics ending out of control or even worse personal attacks continues until someone hit the report...
 
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silversurfer said:
In general, if one thread becomes closed (for some reason) then there are always a few people what disagree for whatever reason(s).

Closing certain topics, removing posts or parts of comments, all that has nothing to do with too strictly moderation. If all moderators would always being quiet in the background and only acting after request/reports then sooner or later the most topics ending out of control or even worse personal attacks continues until someone hit the report...
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I agree, you would probably get to much grief if you did to much besides reminding us, that it may not worth it and leave, or quit being a Mod altogether.

That as long as some of the members help to remind each other of when things are going off the rails, is probably the better way to go, or Report as you mentioned :)
 
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FWIW I was sorta locked out of MT for about 36 hours. Jack replied to my email and said it was something on MT's end and was fixed, but I was still "locked out." Actually, I could login, although 2fa was a bit of a sticky wicket, and when I did get 2fa to finally login me in -- the login dropped out when I clicked first link in MT. :sick: I'm solidly logged in now on a "special machine" -- so the failures are not exactly pin-pointed yet. Might be somehow related to 2fa and its default 30-day switch. Not sure, or Jack & the MT team fixed the problem. I'll update if I can ID the specific problem.
 
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