Answerathon is now live!
Hi everyone,
Thank you to everyone who signed up to join us in the answerathon!
The answerathon is now live for you to participate in - please make sure to read the entire post to ensure you have all of the necessary information before participating
Reminders:
You can find the needs reply queue here or go into the individual subcommunities and find the needs reply in the drop down option
Reply to as many posts as you can but make sure that these responses are supportive, meaningful, and effective - please read the post about effective responding here
The minimum number of posts for participation has been changed to 5 posts
Everyone who participated (responded to 5 posts) will receive 100 cheers as a thank you, and the 3 top contributors will get 500, 250, and 100 additional cheers
Important notes:
Please use this dashboard to link all of the posts you respond to as this is the only way for us to track participation - you can find your name and insert links every time you make a post
Please do not edit any one elses section on the dashboard and if you think you have made a mistake, please inform me so I can help
I understand some people may struggle with inserting links to the dashboard, so if this is the case, please either send myself (for adults) or @CheeryMango (for teens) a message and we will do our best to support you
I would like to take a moment to remind everyone that this event is not just about making the NR queue lower, it is about making sure that people feel heard, supported and listened to in the forums - please make sure that responses reflect that goal and are meaningul!
The answerathon will be ending Friday 19th at 12pm (EST)
Tagging contributors: @amiablePeace77 @ASPIRINGCOUNSELOR @Avaria @Beck1 @bellaluv @blissart @CamiCAT @Cheerylavenda @ChocolateMint13 @ClassyChicken23 @CocoaCassie @compassionateOak202 @DonaldDraper @enbyNova @faithfuleyes101 @Fearlessocean2254 @Forcefultree9600 @Foreigner419 @FrenchMarbles @GermanZebraCupcake @gratefuleden @Hainsgrave @Heathermarie95 @Iasan @Interstellarbangtan @Jaeteuk @Jewels012222 @kingtmarish @LavenderHere @livingzedge @MercedesK @Mia574 @MistyMagic @Mya000 @onwardforevernmore @piplup123 @P1965 @purplelady568 @SamGreenwood @SadSinbad @SneakySnakeBoi @Sooty41 @SoulPitStop @Sparklingseashells @Sunisshiningandsoareyou @SunShineAlwaysGrateful @swanlistens27 @thisisanthony @tidyHickory3283 @Uniquegrace8272 @VioletVeritas @Waterfallsofnature36 @wisewold0711 @wonderfulRainbow817 @WorkingitThrough2 @zaatarHoney
@bookworm274 Got it. Thank you for the detailed explanation!
@bookworm274 The dash seems to be 'read only' Unable to edit
@DonaldDraper
Hi - yes, this has been fixed now!
@bookworm274 PS when I clicked on the dashboard it says "read only" and I am not able to edit it.
@purplelady568
Hi, all fixed now!
@bookworm274 Hi bookworm! I think you missed a hyperlink. <3
@Avaria
Hi, yes, just noticed I missed the effective posts hyperlink - all fixed!
@bookworm274 Good job! Can't wait to start working on answerathon!
@bookworm274
I have limited technology skills....i'm lucky that i can use the kettle. Your system of recording totally confuses me. Therefore i can't use it. I have replied to two folk already and that is all that matters. I'm sorry that i can't get to grips with the technology. I will continue to reply and do my very best to help folk this week. I'm just sorry that i can't conform to your system. Maybe consider those of us with zero tech ability. I will reply to as many as i can and people to people interaction is all that matters to me.
@sooty41
Sorry i've read it again and i don't even know what a link is !
May i just continue replying, responding and being a listening ear....in my own way ?
Thank you
@sooty41
Hi, as said in the post, I am aware that some people may struggle to use the dashboard and I have written that you can message me (if you are an adults) or CheeryMango (if you are a teen) so that we can help out.
There aren't many ways to keep track of other people's posts, and this is what we have done for previous answerathons which is why we're doing it again. If you have any other ideas then please do let me know.
If you would like to just respond to people and not keep track that is completely fine, and we support that. However, if we aren't shown links to posts then we will be unable to distribute cheers for the answerathon. Let me know if you have any other questions
@bookworm274
Thank you for the explanation. I am happiest just replying to folk and helping in whatever way i can.
@sooty41
That's great, I'm sure people appreciate your support in the forums!
@bookworm274I seem to be finding a lot of posts removed that all look the same? And not very many posts that actually need a reply? What am I doing wrong please?
Are most of the posts replied to already?
I can edit the dash but it is showing my *** account and name which is annoying, can the setting be changed to anonymous pleases with no need to sign in to fill it in.
@CocoaCassie
Hi, could you explain what you mean a bit more in terms of the posts?
In terms of the dash, it is set so that those who access it via the link on here can edit it, so I don't think it should be showing your name?
@bookworm274 Currently everything I can see in the needs reply is not accessible. I had posts of mine appear like this before. When making a new thread, sometimes there's a glitch where the thrrad never gets fully made, but the title still shows in the list. I think it's related to posts with images, often changing the image allows the thread to be created.
As a forum moderator, I am unable to delete these.
@AffyAvo
Yes, that sometimes happen, I think they eventually get deleted from the queue but I'll tag @CheeryMango to see if they have any more information on it
Posting here so I don’t lose this thread🤟🏽💕♥️🎼🎵🎶
@bookworm274
Thank you so much!! Looking forward to this!
@swanlistens27 Thanks for helping out and being part of the answerthon!
@bookworm274
My phone is not working properly to post the link each and everytime. I might end up editing someone else entry. So can i send my link to anyone who will just upload it for me ?
@uniqueGrace8272 you can send a message to @cheeryMango and they can help you, if needed.
I know that I have accidentally pressed the wrong thing before, or made a ton of typos when trying to write or edit posts on my phone!
Thanks for being willing to help clear the needs reply list during answerthon!
@purplelady568
Thank you for helping
@bookworm274
when I click on needs reply on any community it has nothing and there’s only 5 checkins in the general needs reply queue, and when I click them they say it’s been removed?
@SneakySnakeBoi All of the real threads have been responded to (unless there are some I cannot see like teen only zone). The threads that remain have been partially deleted yet stick in the list for some reason. They eventually get fully deleted.
@SneakySnakeBoi I am also stuck on that kind of list too. I cannot seem to load more Needs Reply threads and only shows up the repeating 2 threads that are already deleted.
@compassionateOak202 - I think that is because we have answered alllll of the Needs Reply threads! Isn't that great news?!?! :)
@purplelady568 if that is so then you guys are really fast haha 😆
