Utilizing Thread Tools on V Bulletin Forums for Easy Thread Management

[Studiot]

Several other V bulletin forums I know have a

'Thread Tools' option at the head of a thread.

I can't see this function here, but would like to monitor some threads (add a subscription) where I do not have anything to add.

 

[Doc Al]

The 'thread tools' option is supported here.

 

[Studiot]

Thanks Doc

Seems a pity the only way I can monitor a thread where I might learn something is to add something fatuous to that thread.

 

[Doc Al]

The thread tools option is available here on PF.

 

[Redbelly98]

I think I see the problem.

 

[Doc Al]

Genius!

 

[Studiot]

But I am not seeing this - I did when I first joined but tools have disappeared?
I can't see any settings the the user CP for this.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

But I am not seeing this - I did when I first joined but tools have disappeared?
I can't see any settings the the user CP for this.

For some reason you are missing the header of the post. What version of IE is that?

 

[Studiot]

It's pretty well up to date.

 

[Studiot]

And yet the tools function is available on my screen on this thread?

 

[Moonbear]

But I am not seeing this - I did when I first joined but tools have disappeared?
I can't see any settings the the user CP for this.

That thread seems to be starting on post #6. I think it's a glitch with the display of that thread (was it by any chance started during our downtime the past couple of days), not with the thread tools.

 

[Studiot]

No I can see all the posts, I just have my preferences set to last - first.

 

[Studiot]

I think I have finally understood, so for the benefit of others

The thread tools option only appears in the bar of post#1 (the original post) in a thread.

Although it is possible to live with this, other V-Bulletin based forums allow it more generally and this facility is very useful.

Moreover thanks to all those who tried to help: it is clear that this fact is not well known even amongst more senior members (no criticism intended) so I would invite the moderators/ administrators to consider the situation.

 

[lisab]

No I can see all the posts, I just have my preferences set to last - first.

That's how I have mine set too, and the thread tools are every n*16 +1 posts. So scroll down a bit and they'll be there.

 

[Andre]

Posted about that too, some time ago.

 

[Studiot]

Here is a screenshot from another forum (an elecronics one with a similar mission statement to PF, hosted by University of Toronto).

The Thread Tools option is in a bar immediately above the first or last post depending upon display order. It is always there by popular request on this forum.