New Forum Guide - Syntax and Features

[Siyanati-dalaran (Siyanati)]

Please remove the Leroy Jenkins video. It includes curse words that are inappropriate. I would name it but shadow cursing is a bannable offense and others have been banned for simply using the letter and not then entire word as this video does.

Fair enough, I swap it for a cinematic. I forgot about some of the language in it.

[Mirasol-mannoroth (Mirasol)]

I am only green here… still unmarked on Overwatch (and I tested it since launch of these forums). Not too big of a deal, I am highly respected there.

Why don’t we have a normal quote button? I have to highlight, quote, then post. But yeah, I know., I have been pushing for you to get green there too, finally. If they can do it on EU and here, they can do it on OW.

[Siyanati-dalaran (Siyanati)]

Why don’t we have a normal quote button?

Probably because in the Old Overwatch forums, people love pressing the “Quote” button on Jeff Kaplan’s book-length posts on how Overwatch Devs balance the game… and only type “Hi Jeff”

[Brax-blades-edge (Brax)]

Is the 18px font size for regular post text intended? It seems truly outrageously big on my monitor, unpleasantly so, and also has the downside of limiting how much I can see at once, so you’re always scrolling.

[Siyanati-dalaran (Siyanati)]

Is the 18px font size for regular post text intended? It seems truly outrageously big on my monitor, unpleasantly so, and also has the downside of limiting how much I can see at once, so you’re always scrolling.

As far as I know yes. What monitor to do use?

[Sorelai-wyrmrest-accord (Sorelai)]

I am only green here… still unmarked on Overwatch (and I tested it since launch of these forums). Not too big of a deal, I am highly respected there.

Why don’t we have a normal quote button? I have to highlight, quote, then post. But yeah, I know., I have been pushing for you to get green there too, finally. If they can do it on EU and here, they can do it on OW.

You can click Reply and then Quote in the editor. It is on the left side of the controls.

[Siyanati-dalaran (Siyanati)]

Is it sad that I just noticed that… checking Overwatch forums… OMG that is there too… well I learned something new.

[Turbocharged-area-52 (Turbocharged)]

Is there a way to have newer posts show up first instead of oldest posts first?

[Brax-blades-edge (Brax)]

A 27" 1440p monitor. My normal forum browsing window is either the left or right half of that, so 1280x1440.

I’ve tried using scaling below 100% to fix it but it just squishes the whole page towards the center, keeping the same low density in a smaller and smaller size.

[Siyanati-dalaran (Siyanati)]

Is there a way to have newer posts show up first instead of oldest posts first?

On any forum, click on the “Latest” tab. The new tab shows posts that you as a user have not read yet (and is kinda pointless considering the high post frequency of the forums).

[Dawnsong-tichondrius (Dawnsong)]

Wiki Posts

Trust level 3 users can change their post to become a Wiki Post. This means once activated as a Wiki anyone can edit it. This can be helpful in making community strategy guides. Simply click the wrench icon on your own post and select the link to turn on the Wiki Post.

Wait, there’s a Blizz Wiki?

[Turbocharged-area-52 (Turbocharged)]

Oh, I meant a post within a topic.

When I open a topic, the posts are oldest first. Would like to have them sorted newest first, if that makes sense.

[Siyanati-dalaran (Siyanati)]

Yep, try editing this reply. I have turned it into a Wiki for demo purposes.

Haha awesome - Dawnsong

Neat.

oh boy, i hope people use this wisely! ~NB

Testing Date January 10, 2019

Test

[Siyanati-dalaran (Siyanati)]

so how to we know the trust level ?

There is a backdoor trick (which is now working) simply type in the url replacing CharacterName and Realm with yours. Make sure your realm is not capitalized.

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/u/CharacterName-realm.json

Simply see if in the last paragraph you see trust_level_1, trust_level_2, or trust_level_3 in the garble of text.

[Bluspacecow-muradin (Bluspacecow)]

This method here appears to work -

Requirments for trust level 1 and how do I see it?

Here’s how. Click a toons name on their post If you want to check your own go to the avatar at top right This should take you to a page like this - https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/u/toonname-realmname eg Add .json on to the end eg Load that page. After “groups” search for “trust_level” The last “trust-level” is your effective trust level Mine is Trust Level 3. Bornakk is Trust Level 4

You need to use charactername-realmname for the JSON file.

[Shariadore-frostmourne (Shariadore)]

New forums are looking good. Cant wait to get started.

[Bluspacecow-muradin (Bluspacecow)]

Anyway of changing the viewing font and size ?

[Siyanati-dalaran (Siyanati)]

Anyway of changing the viewing font and size ?

Not at this time.

[Wyomee-hellscream (Wyomee)]

Works for me- thanks.
Looks like I am level 1

[Oranash-spirestone]

thanks for the information