Wasteful click?

[broni]

In topic view there is "Show moderation tool" link:



I really see no reason why that section is not simply expanded by default:



What does it really do?
Saving a space of one tiny line?

[Michael]

I agree. I like the direction IPS has gone with rolling up seldom used areas to save space, but they didn't really save a lot of space here.

[Aisha]

Doesn't that part automatically come out when you click a check mark box?

[broni]

Hmmm...email notification came right aligned again.
They still must be messing with it :)

[Mark]

Doesn't that part automatically come out when you click a check mark box?

Yup :)

[broni]

What checkmark box?

[• Jay •]

Doesn't that part automatically come out when you click a check mark box?

That's not very helpful if you want to use the Topic Moderation options.

[broni]

I still have no idea what checkmark box you guys are talking about.

[Michael]

The check box in the upper right corner of each post where you have moderation privileges, so you can select that post for post moderation.

[broni]

Well the hidden section includes also topic moderation, so it's not only about post(s).

[Feld0]

Never really thought of it, but that is indeed a wasteful click. As moderators will be the only people to ever see that area anyway, I don't see the harm in making it "expanded" by default. It doesn't take up any more space that way than it does "rolled up". I personally find myself using the topic moderation options far more often than the post moderation ones.

[broni]

I personally find myself using the topic moderation options far more often than the post moderation ones.

Same here.

[Rhett]

I happen to like it being hidden... guess you can look at it both ways.

[• Jay •]

I happen to like it being hidden... guess you can look at it both ways.

What purpose does it serve?

Isn't the focus functionality? Topic descriptions were removed because it was viewed they took up space and provided no useful function. Where's the functionality?

[Mike54]

The simple answers? There is no purpose and there is functionality.

This seems to be yet another of the "I re-coded it because I can" changes foisted upon the customers. But for every customer who voices their dissatisfaction about purposeless changes, we have Brandon to remind us we are wrong.

[jackflash]

As a functional tool set, I agree that it should be expanded too.

[bfarber]

The simple answers? There is no purpose and there is functionality.

This seems to be yet another of the "I re-coded it because I can" changes foisted upon the customers. But for every customer who voices their dissatisfaction about purposeless changes, we have Brandon to remind us we are wrong.

Pardon me? I'm afraid you must be mistaking me for someone else, because I don't tell people their opinions are wrong.

I've explained our reasoning (and in some cases, my personal viewpoint) regarding feature changes or removal, but I can't recall telling someone "you're wrong because you think x and we/I don't".

And for what it's worth, I've had no involvement with the change being discussed in this topic, and have no viewpoint on it. In fact, I somewhat agree with some of the points users have brought up here.

[broni]

In fact I fixed it myself: http://www.smartestcomputing.us.com/topic/48312-32x-how-to-unhide-topic-moderation-bar/

[Feld0]

In fact I fixed it myself:

http://www.smartestc...moderation-bar/

Thanks for the edit, broni! I applied it to a new skin I'm making, and it works wonderfully.

By the way, you may also want to consider making a similar change to the forum view, though I find the tools there are used far less often than the topic moderation ones.

[broni]

Done. Same link.

This time it was easy. It took me a while last night to figure out what controls the damn thing :)