Recent changes to allnurses

thanks! for some reason the magnifying glass icon doesn't show up for a few seconds after the page loads. guess I should be more patient.

That was one of the things that got me too.

Having been with AN for several years, I've seen multiple changes. Yes, they take some getting used to. However, I've found that within a few days (sometimes less, sometimes more, depending on the extent of the change) that it's like second nature. Heck, I couldn't even tell you what the forum looked like when I first joined anymore- although I do know that "likes" weren't a part of it, and I think that's one of the best changes I've seen. As with everything else out there, technology evolves, sites grow. I can't even imagine how the servers from 2, 5, 10, years ago could handle the volume and wealth of information provided here!

Question about private messages (this may be irrelevant to the changes):

I like the new layout so far, and it has allowed me to see a few private messages that I didn't notice before. I replied to them, one with a long reply that took a while to write, and neither of them are showing the replies. I am wondering if it just takes a while for the replies to show up?

Are you talking about private messages that you send to a member? Or, are you talking about posting on the public boards? If the latter, where are you posting? Some forums are moderated and take a while for staff to approve for public viewing although we try and approve asap.

That was one of the things that got me too.

Having been with AN for several years, I've seen multiple changes. Yes, they take some getting used to. However, I've found that within a few days (sometimes less, sometimes more, depending on the extent of the change) that it's like second nature. Heck, I couldn't even tell you what the forum looked like when I first joined anymore- although I do know that "likes" weren't a part of it, and I think that's one of the best changes I've seen. As with everything else out there, technology evolves, sites grow. I can't even imagine how the servers from 2, 5, 10, years ago could handle the volume and wealth of information provided here!

The "likes" used to be called "kudos" and the unique way AN displays them vs Facebook is one of my favorite things about this site. The first big change a couple of years ago was to this whiter, brighter look that (ahem) some of us may have been a little too crusty about have made the more recent changes a breeze! Now I have a hard time remembering exactly what was worth the slight hissy some people had over the darn thing!

Yes, private messages to a member. I wrote the reply and clicked send, then went to view the conversation and my reply is not there. I also clicked on the "sent messages" tab and it only showed one message that I sent several months ago. I'm hoping I don't have to re-type the messages.

Edit: I checked my inbox and I received a reply from one of my messages, so I assume it did go through lol. It's still not showing up in the conversation or in my sent messages box though, weird. oh well :)

Try now. :)

You should be able to send a message and have it saved in your sent folder now.

Great. Glad it's all fixed. :)

What do the little colored dots next to user names mean?

If you are on a regular computer (I am not sure if it works in the mobile version or not) and you put your mouse over that dot, a little pop-up will appear and tell you what it means - there are bronze, silver, gold, and platinum levels for number of posts. Hovering over the dot tells you how many posts that user has made. For example, I put my mouse over your dot and saw that you have made 431 posts. :)