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Author Topic: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!  (Read 1738366 times)

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9440 on: April 26, 2023, 11:58:24 PM »
I think his question is whether there is a way to only get notifications when someone directly responds you YOUR post, not to the thread where you posted. Meaning, can you get an alert when someone quotes you in their posts.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9441 on: April 27, 2023, 10:37:12 AM »
@coffeebean

Profiles>Mentions shows all the time you have been mentioned.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9442 on: April 27, 2023, 10:41:21 AM »
@coffeebean

Profiles>Mentions shows all the time you have been mentioned.
Only if the mention tag is used
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9443 on: April 27, 2023, 11:44:17 AM »
At the top of the page click "Show new replies to your posts."
Yes, you'll be bombarded with all the threads you ever posted in.


pros: Is there a way to stop getting them to show up without muting the thread?
What's wrong with ignoring the thread?

Tapatalk is officially supposed to allow such functionality. Don't use it.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9444 on: April 27, 2023, 09:19:42 PM »
I think his question is whether there is a way to only get notifications when someone directly responds you YOUR post, not to the thread where you posted. Meaning, can you get an alert when someone quotes you in their posts.
Correct, this should have been introduced before the like feature.

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Re: Minyan in Banff summer 2023
« Reply #9445 on: April 28, 2023, 03:17:55 PM »
We have 6 already for minyan August 7 to August 17, with a sefer torah.

Canmore,  not in Banff.

Anyone with a family of at least 4?

Let's do it.

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Re: Minyan in Banff summer 2023
« Reply #9446 on: May 02, 2023, 05:08:25 PM »
We have 6 already for minyan August 7 to August 17, with a sefer torah.

Canmore,  not in Banff.

Anyone with a family of at least 4?

Let's do it.
  3 more joined we have 9

I think it's safe to say that we are good to go

Space is limited, please confirm asap by messaging me or update here if you want to come on these days


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Re: Minyan in Banff summer 2023
« Reply #9447 on: May 04, 2023, 07:20:05 PM »
Update!!!

We have over a minyan confirmed b"h

Apartments, villas and resorts are VERY limited for the dates and space in the minyan is also limited to 20 people maximum.

If you want to join August 7 to 17 please let me know asap, information is in go daven, see:
https://www.godaven.com/shul-details/24036/banff-summer-minyan,-august-7-to-17

Although it says Banff, it's Canmore

Thanks!!

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Re: Minyan in Banff summer 2023
« Reply #9448 on: May 04, 2023, 11:25:55 PM »
Update!!!

We have over a minyan confirmed b"h

Apartments, villas and resorts are VERY limited for the dates and space in the minyan is also limited to 20 people maximum.

If you want to join August 7 to 17 please let me know asap, information is in go daven, see:
https://www.godaven.com/shul-details/24036/banff-summer-minyan,-august-7-to-17

Although it says Banff, it's Canmore

Thanks!!

The godaven page seems to be showing the minyan isn’t confirmed yet
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Re: Minyan in Banff summer 2023
« Reply #9449 on: May 04, 2023, 11:26:49 PM »
The godaven page seems to be showing the minyan isn’t confirmed yet
I know, I emailed the admin to update it

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9450 on: May 05, 2023, 07:43:23 PM »
I'm assuming there's some kind of initial anti-spam period? Joined the other day and only have 1 private message available and always have spam/captcha stuff on every post.

I didn't see anything in the rules or wiki about this.

Could someone help point me/link me to this policy or let me know when it would convert to a normal account?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9451 on: May 25, 2023, 11:44:44 AM »
How can I check new replies to my posts? (not replies to threads that I posted in 3 years ago)

Any way to do this? Can we add a "Show your quoted posts still unread" or something like that?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9452 on: May 25, 2023, 11:51:18 AM »
Any way to do this? Can we add a "Show your quoted posts still unread" or something like that?
I would love a setting limiting the "replies to your posts" to a certain amount of time back.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9453 on: May 25, 2023, 12:00:10 PM »
I would love a setting limiting the "replies to your posts" to a certain amount of time back.
Or a setting to ignore the thread in the replies, but not in the general unread threads.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9454 on: May 25, 2023, 12:37:23 PM »
I'm assuming there's some kind of initial anti-spam period? Joined the other day and only have 1 private message available and always have spam/captcha stuff on every post.

I didn't see anything in the rules or wiki about this.

Could someone help point me/link me to this policy or let me know when it would convert to a normal account?

IIRC you will receive a more generous PM allowance once you've posted a bit more.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9455 on: May 25, 2023, 01:15:34 PM »
IIRC you will receive a more generous PM allowance once you've posted a bit more.
25 posts IIRC

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Sapphire Preferred authorized user
« Reply #9456 on: June 01, 2023, 06:49:00 AM »
Hi all, if my son is an authorized user on my Sapphire preferred card, can he use his card to rent a car? And will they provide insurance for the rental or is that only for the primary cardholder?
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Re: Sapphire Preferred authorized user
« Reply #9457 on: June 01, 2023, 09:10:10 AM »
Sure
They will.
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Sapphire Preferred authorized user
« Reply #9458 on: June 01, 2023, 10:58:13 AM »
Sure
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I love how @Dan still takes the time to patiently answer n00b questions.  :)

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #9459 on: June 01, 2023, 04:07:42 PM »
Thanks! I'm honored that Dan himself answered me.