Hey friends,
Fourteen of you PMed me last night. I was going through these PMs, replying to all, and after I replied to ONE my mailbox showed up as empty! All I did was hit "reply," replied to a comment in my Inbox, then went back to the Inbox and all was gone! This did NOT happen in Reddit!
Furthermore, it seems like once they're gone...they're gone. Anybody know what I did wrong or how to prevent this?
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Atko ago
Interesting. This is the first time someone mentioned this behavior. Nothing should disappear from inbox unless you delete things. Are you using an older browser or browser addons/plugins? Is your connection stable?
xanaxinator ago
OK, here's the latest: if I go down the list and simply hit "submit reply" the system lets me reply and does not remove anything. If I, say, hit the "context" button and go off of this page, and then come back via clicking on the now-not-red "envelope icon" I am shown an empty Inbox.
Hope that helps.
Atko ago
Oh I see. Inbox is divided into 3 different areas: private messages, post replies and comment replies&username mentions.
After visiting the inbox area which had unread messages, unread status is removed. The next time you visit inbox, you are taken to private messages (default) which you probably have 0. You can use the blue buttons above to visit comment and post replies again. I hope this helps.
xanaxinator ago
It DOES help...a lot! Thanks Atko! Are you the "go-to" guy for this type of thing? To be honest, I have found NO issues with Voat that I would like changed. I love it! You guys did a wonderful job.
Atko ago
I'm glad it worked out. I think I can answer almost all questions you may have about Voat. As for the inbox - I think there is nothing wrong with the way you used it, it is just not the way I imagined people would be using it when I developed it. I think you've shown that our design needs improvement because it is not crystal clear/logical on first use. /u/puttitout is working on rewriting the way inbox functions to allow for more different types of notifications. After this is completed, I think we'll also be able to lay it out in a better way.
xanaxinator ago
I just think that there should be a number that decrements under "Comment Replies" when you read messages, that's all.
It's a tiny change...but seeing that 0 over there makes people assume (and I'm a Linux guy) that there are, indeed, ZERO comments to look at. Clicking on the envelope confirms this.
It's a niggling concern that does NOT need to be changed, really. I work with UIs for a living, though, and like you I try to make them as coherent as possible for as many people as possible. This is just a tiny thing that can be changed in your next rev...if you feel as though that is necessary, of course.
Not like it's going to stop ME from using Voat!
Atko ago
I gave it a try. This should now be working but I did not get a chance to test it yet :)
xanaxinator ago
It works! It works!
Wow, great job. I once submitted something like this to Reddit over 10x and they didn't even read it. You guys rock.
Atko ago
Awesome, thanks for testing it :) The buttons themselves and entire inbox needs a bit of restructuring and redesigning to make things easier to follow and read but we'll get there :)
xanaxinator ago
All I would do is include a way to delete comments (yeah, I like the idea of archiving them also but I always delete the annoying ones that I have no intention of answering)...and I think that you guys have the UI damn near perfect. What version are you on anyhow? I'm curious to grok the sourcecode over at GitHub.
And...if you're looking for a Linux guru to answer anything...well, you know where I'm at! I'll do my best for you...free of charge and with absolutely no obligations. I'd love to be a part of the community that is responsible for making Voat better...though you guys have certainly covered your bases!
xanaxinator ago
I think that you guys are doing a great job! It's obvious that you care about your UX...and it really shows--both in your design and in your actions. THIS is what makes a site great...not just shoving a UI down someone's throat and saying, in essence, "take it or leave it motherfuckers!"
Keep it up! You have ONE convert here (me) and certainly a lot more. Thank you.
xanaxinator ago
Just confirmed.
I replied to you, then chose "context," then attempted to return to the Inbox via the envelope icon...all comments were gone. If somebody replies to a post or to a comment that I've made (thereby sending their comment into MY Inbox) they all come back. Is there another way for me to do this or is this a code issue? What's your opinion?
Seriously, I really must thank you for your expert-level help. I really appreciate you taking time out of your day to help me.