JohnD

We are nearing release of our most recent version of the DrumScorps App and would like to have some assistance in doing final "beta" testing. I'd like to have 10-12 people use the new version, exercise it for a week or so, and provide feedback. Both Apple iOS and Android users are needed. Please use the form on the page below to submit your information and we'll contact you with more information. THANKS!! Register to be a DrumScorps Beta Tester

Sorry for the delay - I've been out of town on business and swamped, so haven't had a chance to spend any time on this. The issue was resolved with a bit of PFM -john

It actually had more to do with restoring the news feed functionality, after resolving a problem, which caused things to backup a bit. Everything should be back to normal now. Also know that news articles are posted in batches at times during the season, so there may be several that hit the forum at the same time. The lower activity on the forum during the off-season only exaggerates the condition. As activity in other threads increase, these topics will be moved down the list.

I've removed the link to an image of a personal email that was shared without the author's permission - something that is contrary to the Community Guidelines. Carry on - but only if you have something constructive to offer. Don't make me come back in here. It won't be pretty. Have a nice day. -john

Yep - one of the more significant changes in the new version is the ability to automatically 'wrap' a pasted URL with the appropriate viewer/player for a number of different content types, including YouTube video and Twitter tweets. It makes it quite easy to include 'external' content in your post(s) by simply pasting the URL into the post editor.

I believe I have it fixed now. Chalk it up to 'Security tuning' Simply paste the URL for the tweet into the Post editor ... and the system will automatically embed the tweet in the post. Easy-peasy (now that it works properly)

No luck in the community support forums - so have opened a ticket. Stay tuned.

i can recreate the problem in Chrome on my desktop under macOS 10.12 and Safari under iOS 10.2. I've researched the issue in the Invision forums / knowledgebase and can't find an answer ... so have posted in their support forum. Let's see what they come-up with. If nothing in the next couple of days, I'll open a ticket with Invision. For now - let's stay away from attempting to embed Tweets. Thanks!

Have a look at my new post about Notifications ... it should provide some assistance.

With the new upgrade, I thought I'd expand on the Notifications feature just a little bit. Notifications allow you to be alerted to various events in the Forum with either a pop-up notice (if enabled for on your browser) and/or an Email sent to your registered email address. Properly configured, they can be a great tool for keeping up-to-date with forum activity. Control of which events trigger a Notification and how to deliver it is defined for each user via their Account Settings --> Overview :: Other Settings --> Notification Settings. On this page you can define the rules by which Notifications will be sent to you. I believe the options provide a great deal of flexibility in defining which events generate a Notification and how it is delivered. Permission to display Pop-up Notifications is requested in the browser the first time you log-in to the site and may be enabled/disabled in the browser at a later time. Each browser has a slightly different process for managing these permissions, so search Google for specific directions (search: disable browser notification [my particular browser] ). Safari's Preferences provides a "Notifications" tab, Chrome includes the "Notifications" option in the information provided via the View Site Information pop-up (illustrated below). Disabling Notifications in the browser will disable **ALL** pop-up Notifications from the site. Chrome Site Information pop-up and Notifications permission for the site.

Hmmmm .... I've fixed the problem. You won't be bothered by that pesky (and unintended) button any longer.

Hmmm - maybe we *will* see the number of Guests ....

It took a little digging, but I was able to find how the new version implemented this feature and set it up. I don't believe the new 'widget' will report the number of "Guests" in the topic, mainly because of the way Guests are handled in the new system. -john

I've been looking at the range of individuals' Profile content for the last few days and also find it an unwanted annoyance when the content is lengthly. Rather than limit what Members can include in their Profile, I've removed the content from the 'author panel' in the Post. All of the Profile information is available in the Member Profile, which is accessible by simply clicking on the Member's name. I'm also looking at the content of some signatures, which are sometimes excessive. While you can select an option to suppress display of these signatures, I suspect most people don't mind seeing signatures (and actually find useful information within) - but don't like seeing those that run-on and contain large images. We may put some limitations on what may be posted in a signature in the future.

The 'first unread post' feature appears to work for me - but, if intermittent, may be related to the fact that all of the indexes have not yet been rebuilt by the upgrade process. The upgrade is a major undertaking for the database, given the size ... so I'll ask for your patience while we let that process finish. If the issue persists after all of the updates are complete, I'll look into it further. Also - be sure you're clicking on the blue dot at the far left of the thread title. That's the 'take me to the first unread post' link. As for the "Titles", they are alive and well ... just hidden in the mobile interface, to conserve screen real-estate. Have a look in a desktop browser and you'll see them.

The 'first unread post' feature appears to work for me - but, if intermittent, may be related to the fact that all of the indexes have not yet been rebuilt by the upgrade process. The upgrade is a major undertaking for the database, given the size ... so I'll ask for your patience while we let that process finish. If the issue persists after all of the updates are complete, I'll look into it further. As for the "Titles", they are alive and well ... just hidden in the mobile interface, to conserve screen real-estate. Have a look in a desktop browser and you'll see them.

It doesn't appear to be a way to do that, on a per-user basis. I am going to spend a little time looking at what should be included or not and then changing what is displayed there globally. I'll make you down for "would rather not have all that stuff there".

Drew is correct - the grey text bar is a 'header title' for the items below it and not intended to be 'functional'. You can set the option for viewing Signatures under your own Account Settings --> Signature --> View Signature

It appears that BBCode is going the way of the Dodo, as Invision has been trying to move everything towards HTML. They say they've spent a lot of time working on the 'Editor Experience' and from what I've seen, they have. The content parser will continue (for some unspecified amount of time) to render BBCode, if it is embedded in the content - but the Editor produces HTML format tags - not BBCode. While I don't have the details on the internal workings of the conversion/upgrade process ... I suspect one of the things it is doing is replacing BBCode tags in a given post with their HTML equivalents, to ensure future compatibility. NOTE: This post includes HTML tags inserted by using the format buttons above ... and manually-entered BBCode (italics format)

I have restored the Off-Topic forums - which are now visible to ALL signed-in DCP Members (Guests do not have access). This version does not provide the method we previously used to grant access, so our alternatives are to provide for all Members or remove the Off-Topic forums. The Off-Topic forums were moved to an area that required access permission - which was (generally) granted by simply making a request for it. This restriction was put in place when the OT forums were in danger of being eliminated all-together due to the level of rancorous 'back-and-forth' that took place. We'll see how opening them back up for the general membership goes and hopefully will not have to revisit this decision. Please use the "Report Post" link to bring questionable content to our attention.

After much too long, I have updated the DCP Forums to the most recent version of the Invision Community Suite. This package provides the software and database foundation for the DCP Forums community. The update offers a number of new features, which we'll work thru together. Please know that our first priority is ensuring that the forums can be securely and reliably delivered and maintained - so there may be some features that are available in the package that we have chosen over the years to not implement. I don't expect that we'll be changing our position on those things going forward. NOTE: It is going to take a number of days for all of the content to be updated. This means that you may not see things like quoted text properly highlighted or other post features not fully implemented. This is a perfectly normal condition that will correct itself incrementally over the new few days and weeks. The sheer size of our database (over 2.6 MILLION posts in the database in-total) requires that the update is handled in smaller chunks and over time. We'll be keeping an eye on progress, don't worry. It would not be unusual for content to be cached by your browser - both on your desktop and mobile devices. If things look strange, our first recommendation is to clear your browser's cache and reload the page. A couple of refreshes of a page can cure a lot of 'problems'. Access via your mobile devices should be significantly better - so take a moment to access the site via your phone and/or tablet. I am aware of the issue with the advert image sizes and will be working on a resolution. Obviously, we need the adverts to help offset the cost of providing the site - so we'll have to find a way to make them work better on the mobile platforms in all sizes. Drop a note here if you find a glaring issue. I'll ask that you're patient as we get the final tweaks in-place and iron out any 'bugs' along the way. Thank you for your on-going support. -john and the DCP Admin Team

For what its worth: The feature was removed from the system by the software developer/publisher a few years ago. We can moan and groan all we want - but Invision says it is not coming back. Time to move along ....

Just back from the stadium. FANTASTIC end to a great season. Congratulations to all of the performers and thank you for your hard work and dedication. Special congratulations to the Bluecoats on their first World Class Championship!!

BRAVO Pacific Crest!!! Great run!