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==The | ==The problems== | ||
Forum notifications appear on /message/index.php is annoying and confusing. | Forum notifications appear on /message/index.php which is annoying and confusing. There two closely related problems: | ||
* Each forum post notification consumes a lot of screen real estate. See the below screenshot for an example. | |||
* Forum notifications appear to be coming from the author of the forum post and so are displayed among personal messages. For example if two users, Mary and John, are having a conversation via personal messages and Mary posts in a forum, John's notification of that post will appear among their personal messages as if it were a personal message from Mary. | |||
[[Image:Forumnotificationsinmessaging.gif]] | |||
==Possible solutions== | ==Possible solutions== | ||
* Reduce the real estate consumed by forum notifications and visually differentiate them from personal messages. | |||
* Differentiate messages and notifications. | * Differentiate messages and notifications. | ||
* Try to avoid putting forum notifications through the messaging system. | * Try to avoid putting forum notifications through the messaging system. | ||
* Are there any other alternatives? | * Are there any other alternatives? |
Revision as of 02:32, 11 October 2010
WARNING: Under construction RIGHT NOW!
The problems
Forum notifications appear on /message/index.php which is annoying and confusing. There two closely related problems:
- Each forum post notification consumes a lot of screen real estate. See the below screenshot for an example.
- Forum notifications appear to be coming from the author of the forum post and so are displayed among personal messages. For example if two users, Mary and John, are having a conversation via personal messages and Mary posts in a forum, John's notification of that post will appear among their personal messages as if it were a personal message from Mary.
Possible solutions
- Reduce the real estate consumed by forum notifications and visually differentiate them from personal messages.
- Differentiate messages and notifications.
- Try to avoid putting forum notifications through the messaging system.
- Are there any other alternatives?