Some questions

[ksantina]

Salam

I am using this forum since a couple of days and wanted to know how can we be alerted when we receive new messages (PMs & replies to threads).

I'm someone who likes a lot using smileys but I notice there is a little choice on my right, couldn't you add some more please?

Having said that I'm really curious to see if the smiley () is used by Algerians?! This is typically Saoudian for me!

[Al-khiyal]

w/salam

It can't be a Saudi - it's smiling

I'll consult an expert about your other questions, I think that there is a settings feature that takes care of them but I am not certain of that.

We'll see what can be done about increasing the smiley options too!

[ksantina]

Salam

Okay, great! It'll be a real mess if I post many messages and then spend time to search for them.

The smiley is definitely not Algerian! Men's Shamagh Scarves aren't worn in Algeria.

[Al-khiyal]

We'll find an appropriate one somewhere, eh?

[ksantina]

Salam,

Nice smiley! but I fear I don't have such a sense of patriotism..

Another question:

Why are there a lots of underlined words within the texts leading to other links (dictionary..). This is really annoying.

[ksantina]

Another point:

Could we be automatically subscribed to the threads we participate in? It will save us time.

[Al-khiyal]

w/salam

If you go to your 'user-control panel' you'll find that you can activate a number of 'personal preferences' settings, including the options to be notified by e-mail about any private messages received (You don't have to touch that one, it's been done for you ), as well as e-mail notification about replies to threads that you've opted to be subscribed to. So, if you want 'e-mail alerts' either for a thread you're particularly interested in, or one that you've posted to and would like to track replies to, just use your settings to subscribe to those threads.

There is no automatic notification system, as previous feedback has shown that most people prefer to 'opt in' to an alert system instead of receiving e-mails every time a thread gets a post.

As for the 'underlined words' - those are random 'internally generated external advertisements' (not to be confused with the dark green words, which are links to sources), which play a part in helping the site to pay for its own upkeep. If you keep your cursor away from them, they won't intrude on your browsing. Some people click on them, some don't, some hate them passionately, some just ignore them. You'll find that they don't stay around forever on any post - sometimes 'new' intrusions take their place.