Arheel's Uncle request for NEW FORUM THREAD-POST MERGING WORK AREA - TESTING OUT HERE
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Arheel's Uncle
Senior Reporter
Thank you for making this new category.
This thread worked out very well on a few threads that I worked on and allowed the related stray posts to be merged easily after moving each into this category.
You can view the Ashley Fricke twelve posts thread that I'd merged HERE IN NNNF
I think there were around 5 or 6 different but related threads, to be merged.
It did fix the 'older story buried deep in thread' problem, whatever is moved here is new, this category should always end up empty after merging is completed and thread is moved back to the right category. There was other problems that made it impossible to merge posts, but it's too much to explain how/why.
Now, it's a fast and simple process to move posts here, merge posts then move.
YAHOO
This thread worked out very well on a few threads that I worked on and allowed the related stray posts to be merged easily after moving each into this category.
You can view the Ashley Fricke twelve posts thread that I'd merged HERE IN NNNF
I think there were around 5 or 6 different but related threads, to be merged.
It did fix the 'older story buried deep in thread' problem, whatever is moved here is new, this category should always end up empty after merging is completed and thread is moved back to the right category. There was other problems that made it impossible to merge posts, but it's too much to explain how/why.
Now, it's a fast and simple process to move posts here, merge posts then move.
YAHOO
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Whitebear2
Whitebear backup 2
Well, GREAT!!! - (I'd forgotten about this project)
I still would need to practice merging and/or rearranging posts and threads
as I had never spent enough time figuring it out and practicing on it.
I still would need to practice merging and/or rearranging posts and threads
as I had never spent enough time figuring it out and practicing on it.
Arheel's Uncle
Senior Reporter
Next time I find some posts that are needing merging, I'll move them, then show you the steps.
I could easily do a few fake test posts to 'merge' here for learning purposes.
Now, it's very easy to do the merge - using Moderator privileges.
I could easily do a few fake test posts to 'merge' here for learning purposes.
Now, it's very easy to do the merge - using Moderator privileges.
Arheel's Uncle
Senior Reporter
So...if you open the main category ---->
Each post has an 'edit' box to tick.
Tick each of the 3 boxes, at bottom of screen, choose 'Merge posts' then click GO.
A drop down will open where you can choose which of the 3 posts (#1 in this case) to merge into to be the title of the newly merged thread.
Click the one slated to be the thread title, then click 'Merge' .
After the 3 are merged, then you tick the edit box of the completed Merge TITLE, choose 'Move Thread' back to the category it should be in, or, was in before moving here.
For learning purpose, move merged thread to TNB 'FOLLOW UP'
After moving the merged thread, then this working category will be empty, except for this thread ZZZZ - work area for MERGING THREADS
.
Next time I find a group of separate posts or threads to be merged, we can do this again.
It is now too easy.
However, merged posts/threads cannot be easily UNDONE. There is a way, but it is somewhat complicated.
WOW, 581 Views ???
ZZZZ - work area for MERGING THREADS
You will see this OP thread and the 3 test posts named 1, 2, and 3.Each post has an 'edit' box to tick.
Tick each of the 3 boxes, at bottom of screen, choose 'Merge posts' then click GO.
A drop down will open where you can choose which of the 3 posts (#1 in this case) to merge into to be the title of the newly merged thread.
Click the one slated to be the thread title, then click 'Merge' .
After the 3 are merged, then you tick the edit box of the completed Merge TITLE, choose 'Move Thread' back to the category it should be in, or, was in before moving here.
For learning purpose, move merged thread to TNB 'FOLLOW UP'
After moving the merged thread, then this working category will be empty, except for this thread ZZZZ - work area for MERGING THREADS
.
Next time I find a group of separate posts or threads to be merged, we can do this again.
It is now too easy.
However, merged posts/threads cannot be easily UNDONE. There is a way, but it is somewhat complicated.
WOW, 581 Views ???
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