"Group Rules" popup?

[Aerulan]

Did a setting get changed to always show the group rules popup to all members instead of just new ones who haven't posted before?
Because I'm seeing it on every comment box and I'm wondering if it's a deliberate change or a rather obnoxious bug.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Yes, we added that intentionally due to a very large number of posts over the past few weeks/months which ignore the group rules.

It's unfortunate that everyone who posts correctly and doesn't need reminders has to see the popup, but we thought it was necessary.

[Aerulan]

Fair enough, if it helps then it'll be worth the irritation and I'll get used to it eventually. Thanks Lobstergirl.

And at least with it being deliberate I won't have the hassle of reporting it as a bug over in the feedback group so staff can say they'll "look into it" and then never actually do anything about it.

[SamSpayedPI]

I think it's a good idea. The only problems are that 1. it pops up on every reply comment, not just on the new threads, and 2. it sometimes (not always) blocks the comment box so it covers the "edit" button.

[MJ]

Maybe put a note on the bottom of the pop up to say 'we did it on purpose cause people keep getting shit wrong'... Or perhaps the more PC version of that.

Might make people think harder about what they are listing, rather than just flicking off 'that irritating pop up' and carrying on as per normal...?

[Justanotherbiblophile]

The problem is that it covers content.

https://i.imgur.com/8qxZSQa.png

And covers links (edit this message), so I can't even edit my prior reply to include information - like I can't seem to make it go away. :P

And when I do the edit box it doesn't pop up, it appears.

(edit, edit, edit)

[Kris]

Justanotherbiblophile wrote: "And covers links (edit this message), so I can't even edit my prior reply to include information - like I can't seem to make it go away. :P"

Try refreshing the webpage (F5 key).

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

I made a comment which addressed the concerns in #4-5 but it somehow got deleted. I think there was another comment after mine which also got deleted.

[Amanda]

Lobstergirl wrote: "I made a comment which addressed the concerns in #4-5 but it somehow got deleted. I think there was another comment after mine which also got deleted."

I did see the comments you are talking about, and a couple of my comments have disappeared as well, one wasnt even in this group, wonder whats going on with goodreads?!

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

I wondered if it could be a sitewide bug.

[Justanotherbiblophile]

I thought I'd tried refreshing, but not via keyboard shortcuts.

And, the popup isn't showing up on this new comment submission (did someone turn it off?).

Another thought, can you put a link in the pop-up? With the "how to use this site / read this first" link?

Update:
Pop-up showed up for a reply on another person's thread. And it went away with a clickable refresh (I don't have function keys/keyboard shortcuts).

[Kris]

Unfortuately, you can't put quick links in the Group Rules popup.