Status Update

[GimmeClassics]

Quick general forum question:

Is it possible to add a link in your Status Update message on the main website ?

~ GC

[Adultery]

Quick answer: Nope.

[GimmeClassics]

Thank you...for now

[CharlesLam]

i take it not everyone can change their status anymore?  i cant find a way to update my status...

[Draco1962]

Click on the dropdown arrow next to your name in the upper-right corner of the forum header, then click Profile. Change your status by typing in the field with the text "What's on your mind..."

[CharlesLam]

yeah nowhere to be found.  

Edited September 22, 2016 by CharlesLam
picture didnt upload....??

[Draco1962]

45 minutes ago, CharlesLam said:

yeah nowhere to be found.  

You really can't see what was described? I'll wait 6 months for a reply...

[CharlesLam]

i never did find it then or now.  but *shrugs* i got lazy with this post and had other things more relevant to do (like configuring gameex to work on my media center).  

[Draco1962]

The field referenced is definitely missing. May be only available to certain member levels. Will need to check with Tom if that is the case. 

The pic was a definite help. Thanks!

[tthurman]

As it stands currently, I don't see what benefit having them is anyway.  The status updates used to appear on the right-hand side along with birthdays and calendars, but with the new board version it brought new features, some that started being used for ways to bypass the forums for support.  It has been disabled for some time now, and even though I just updated my status, nobody would know unless they visited my profile.

[Draco1962]

I think that it may have been disabled for those without moderator access or above. I do recall us discussing this when some new users were using it as a means of contacting staff directly for support instead of addressing issues in the forums.

[stigzler]

I miss the status updates. I used to love spreading my misery and frustrations to ever bugger else via them. I'm kind like that.

I say bring back the status updates. In all seriousness, if people got into the habit of using them, it'd be dead interesting. One saying "Setting up PCSXR2" another saying "Designing new theme", another "getting lightguns working on cab." Damn.... I have been tooo long in this confounded hobby.

[hansolo77]

For me, assume my Status is "Reading the Forums and Updating the High Score Tables"...  if you wanna know what I'm playing, the signature does that.