New web platform

Posted by AaronClausen

 10 Apr 2020

Hi everyone - the web platform has been upgraded across all NatureMapr projects - you may need to reset your bookmark. A new smartphone Android app is available and an updated iPhone app is ready for download from the App Stores. Meanwhile, as we expect some issues with the new website, please let us know by submitting a Technical Support request (under About).

128 comments

Mike wrote:
   10 Apr 2020
The top row on my iPad is working again so I can use Species, Location, etc. but the Quick Search doesn't work.
Kurt wrote:
   10 Apr 2020
Hi, I noticed when reporting location on the map there seems to be still a different colour overlay which makes it difficult to see details on the map. I’m using iPad. Kurt
LisaH wrote:
   10 Apr 2020
Hi - thanks for all your hard work on this. I agree with Kurt - I found the colour overlay difficult to negotiate. Also, when I posted a caterpillar, there were three 'required' fields - size, what the insect was associated with, and any other insects it was interacting with. When I'm out walking, I have no idea of what the plants are, only that this looks like an interesting creature. I got through by writing nil. I'm not sure how to submit a support request?
   10 Apr 2020
How do you submit a support request?
AlisonMilton wrote:
   10 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, thanks for all the work you guys do. I haven't had a good look at the new site yet as I was waiting till the changeover was complete to add any new sightings. However, the links to the Top Contributors and the Top Moderators don't work.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   10 Apr 2020
Just checking the admin side of things. While I don't often flag sightings I note that I can no longer view the sightings that I have flagged as 'Like'.
SRoss wrote:
   10 Apr 2020
I can't see the 'bar' that allowed selection of plants etc and the subsets. I used that for browsing.
ibaird wrote:
   10 Apr 2020
System seems much slower to respond. As a moths moderator I no longer seem to receive any alerts. Under the modified system yesterday I did receive alerts in the new format, but I no longer do.(12.01 pm Friday 10/4). I do receive messages. There are several unidentified moths in on the Únidentified' page, but I have to go there to deal with them.
ibaird wrote:
   10 Apr 2020
Hovering with my cursor over the énvelope' icon tells me I have '3 alerts' and '3 messages', but a subsequent click of the mouse cursor only reveals a window with the messages, I can't seem to access the 3 moderator alerts - unless there's a trick to it (12:18 pm Friday 10/4).
AlisonMilton wrote:
   10 Apr 2020
Hi, I find it very annoying that for insects the plant it was feeding on and interaction with other insects are now both required fields. For a large percentage of my sightings the insects are either on the ground or the walls of my house, and I rarely know the name of the plants when they are on a plant or grass. It is even rarer that there is any interaction with other insects. Also badly worded for a compulsory field. It doesn't say Was there any interaction with other insects and if so, what? Is this just for web notifications. Looking at some other sightings these fields don't seem to have been completed when reporting via Mobile app (seems 99% of sightings are by Mobile). My system is also running much slower but I thought it was just my computer.
Mike wrote:
   10 Apr 2020
I had many alerts dating back a long time so I cleared them. Now I have '2 alerts' but when I try to see them I get a Moderator alerts page telling me I have no alerts.
Bron wrote:
   10 Apr 2020
Thanks for your work Aaron, Like others I'm finding everything is slower, although that might be because over Easter people will be using computers more?? and like Alison I mostly don't know the plant the animal is on, so the content of these boxes will seldom be informative but slow the process further.
SilkeSma wrote:
   10 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, thanks for all your work. I think the list of sightings for Mt Ainslie isn't in chronological order anymore but seems to be semi-alphabetical. I found it more convenient to see the latest sightings at the top of the list after putting Mt Ainslie in the "quick search" field.
   10 Apr 2020
Support request: attempt to finalise 'add sighting' from Win 10, Chrome results in being being diverted to login page. Sighting (Diuris) not added. (Thanks for your patience)
   10 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron. Super fast! How do you define images now? After identifying a spider (Nephila plumipes) the main heading says Unidentified Insect. Also the Confirm option didn’t come up initially, only Suggest. Using Safari on iPad. I note that the heading is OK now.
AaronClausen wrote:
   10 Apr 2020
Hi All, these are all great feedback items. We worked through a lot of issues today and will continue to address your feedback tomorrow. More to come...
RodDeb wrote:
   10 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, thanks for all the effort you are putting in love how good the images look now. Agree with those above on the map colour overlay and having to put the extra info in for insects for reasons like those above. I find it more difficult to read the location lists and is it possible to put them in alphabetical order as it would make it easier to find a particular location when looking for it. Thanks again for all you are doing all your efforts are appreciated.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Kurt, We've removed the colour overlay on the reporting map now so it's easier to see. You can also now only click within the project's boundaries on the map. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Matt, the report form lives in the About menu here: https://canberra.naturemapr.org/About/TechnicalContact
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi LisaH, the map is resolved and also we've just fixed that mandatory field bug on some fields on the Add Sighting page. Thanks Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Alison, we've now fixed the Top Contributor and Top Moderator links on the home page. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi SRoss, The old list of categories (with icons) on the home page had to be removed for performance reasons. This has now moved to the Species dropdown menu or Quick Search. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi ibaird, how is the system speed today? We sped it up yesterday so hopefully you should notice it. We also made a number of fixes to when alerts are sent and received. Are you getting them now? Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi ibaird, you need to select which type of alerts you want to click on. E.g. inside the dropdown it will say something like "3 moderator alerts", then you need to click on the "3 moderator alerts" to see those alerts. Due to the system generating so many alerts now (hundreds of thousands), we have had to split them up into more granular pages like that in order to be manageable. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Alison, the compulsory fields on insects was just a bug that is now resolved. Also system performance has been sped up. How is it today?
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Bron, hopefully you're all sorted today. Both resolved. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi SilkeSma (hope you're well!), that has now been resolved. Location sighting list pages now sort by latest sightings first. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi SthTallagandaSurvey, this is because you need to login again to the new website. But the new website will now remember your session, so you should only have to login once and you'll be good to go from here on. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi RodDeb, all sorted. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Paul! Thanks for the feedback re: speed. The site should be a lot faster in general, but we had some tuning to do yesterday. Define Images isn't built yet (but we will work out a new feature for this soon). Re: heading we are aware of this bug and it will be resolved soon. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Mike, I know about that bug too. This is due to some alerts being related to old categories that may have since been deleted. We'll resolve ASAP. Cheers Aaron.
Bron wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron Thanks for your reply - and for lots of improvements across the site. Thanks, it's very impressive. Is it planned to put a formal taxonomic base like in Atlas of Living Australia so that unusual sightings can be placed more easily. Please refer me to whoever works on this if it's not an appropriate place to ask. Cheers Bron
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Bron,

Later this year we plan to do quite a bit of work standardising the taxonomy across naturemapr projects and potentially looking at some increased integration to help support that.

Cheers

Aaron.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Thanks Aaron, you've been very busy. Much faster now. Significant and unidentified sightings still missing from personal profiles, but you know about that already.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, another bug. I tried this just as a test. I was able to over-ride and confirm a sighting for which I am not a Moderator. At least I presume this is a bug.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Thanks Alison, can you please provide the link to the sighting. Cheers Aaron.
Christine wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, good work so far, but I guess still a few things to iron out. A couple of things I have noticed, though some probably repeats. 1. No option to view my flagged sightings. 2. Under My Profile only identified (confirmed) sightings appear. 3. Significant sightings and Unidentified sightings are still there if you click the link, but number shows as 0. Thanks for all your hard work :)
AlisonMilton wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, I tested it on this one as I knew it to be correct. https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Sightings/4256211 I remember when I was programming that most testers only test what they expect to work. They rarely try to 'break it'.
Bron wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Thanks Aaron I look forward to the taxononic improvements in an already very useful site.
Cheers
Bron
Christine wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Also, on the front page the timing looks correct, but from within a record comments I have just posted come up as "10 hrs ago"
YumiCallaway wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, just noticed that any sighting that at least one person has already "liked" comes up as yellow even though I haven't seen it before, and if I press it, I "unlike" it. Also, it appears that I can see private notes. Eg. 3397661, 4235648 & 4236575
natureguy wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
The timeline function also appears to not working.
Bron wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron Christine noticed that Aradellus cygnalis (a true bug) is now listed as a grasshopper.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, another problem sorry. I received emails regarding comments on my sightings, but I didn't receive an email about the sightings being confirmed. This is one example. https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Sightings/4256205#Comments
AlisonMilton wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Comments just posted are still being reported as 10 hours ago.
CathB wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
I just noticed that plant and animal sizes now have mysterious numbers such as 2 or 33. What do these mean? Also noticed that sensitive species are appearing in Nearby Sightings.
CathB wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
On the Upload successful screen, there is no longer an option to view your sighting. I always used this to check that all was ok before going on to upload another one.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi All, Please keep 'em coming. These are really helping us tighten everything up.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Christine, counts on your profile page are now showing for significant and unidentified sightings. Also ALL sightings now show up in the list of results, including unidentified sightings. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Yumi, thanks heaps. The like button bug is now resolved and private notes are now suppressed correctly. Cheers Aaron.
WHall wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
I cannot get to directly to my page with all my posted images, neither to another persons page. Can't say I am impressed with the so called improvements.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, following on from CathB's comment, when viewing a sighting, the info displayed in the Size field and the Gender field now show numbers that I suspect are the field number rather than the content of the field. It was correct earlier so not sure what has happened.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Aaron, me again. Just a minor point but my counts are still not 'ticking over' on reaching the half centenary. My Profile page says 5084 sightings, but on the Top contributors page it says 5037 sightings. Noticed this is true for at least one other contributor (didn't check more than one). RodDeb has 4213 on their profile page but only 4201 on the Top Contributor page. One for the back burner. You have far more important bugs to fix first. Thanks
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi WHall, this is your profile page (list of your sightings): https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Authors/20565

Can you see it OK?

Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Christine and Alison, the comment dates are now showing correctly (10 hrs fixed). Cheers Aaron.
WHall wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Thanks Aaron, address changed in the update, no information given prior to upgrade that this would happen.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi WHall, just about every page in the website has moved. You'll need to update any old bookmarks etc.
jgl wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi, cannot add a new taxon (in Flies) - "Confirm" button toggles and sticks, doing nothing, with no action recorded on refresh - cheers.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi natureguy, timeline is now up and running. Check this one out! https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Sightings/Timeline/8168
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron
Just with the moderator alerts all the suggestions were showing as unidentified and now they are showing as "username suggested blank" with no link to the sighting. Also, now after you confirm sightings the name at the top remains as '(TBC)' until you refresh the page. Thanks for all the hard work.
Ryu
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi Cath, Alison. The values on the sighting detail page now display correctly. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Hi jgl,

Which page were you on? If you could please share a link I'll check it out.

Cheers

Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Thanks Ryu. We know about these bugs. We should have both resolved very soon. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   11 Apr 2020
Quite a few things to still get to tomorrow, but another good productive day tightening things up. We're getting there. Please keep feedback coming.
   12 Apr 2020
Profile page used to show the number of comments, confirmations, suggestions, as well as the date joined and the moderator authorisations a profile was responsible for.
   12 Apr 2020
When I submitted a new sighting, the confirmation page didn't include a link to the new sighting, which it did previously. Also, when I went to edit the sighting, an error occurred.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, thanks for your ongoing work. Another issue: sightings only show the number range and not the exact number. Thanks
AlisonMilton wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Aaron, I get a Stack error (NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.) when trying to edit a sighting. Thanks
AlisonMilton wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, a positive for a change. I like the new personal location timeline, but just realised it only shows unidentified sightings. Is that how it is meant to work?
AlisonMilton wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Aaron, another one. All my recent sightings now say they been reported via the Mobile app. I always use the web site. I don't even have a mobile phone. Thanks
owenh wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Greetings Aaron, 'Add a Sighting' not accepting Coordinates - Easting/Northing/UTM zone co-ords. Thanks for all.
AaronClausen wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Hi Ryu,

The heading at the top of the sighting details page now refreshes whenever you suggest/confirm/undo an ID. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Hi Matt, I've just added all the moderator activity counts and the date joined back to the Author profile pages. More work to do after we fix a few other things soon. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Hi Alison,

We've removed the "Reported via" info now. It's not really relevant these days, as we capture the make and model of the device anyway (E.g. iPhone, Android, Sony Camera etc).

Cheers

Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Hi Alison, Exact abundance amounts are now being displayed correctly. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Hi All,
Working on Edit Sighting page bugs and also manual entry of coordinates this afternoon.
More to come.
Cheers
Aaron.
   12 Apr 2020
Thanks Aaron, just need the counts against the categories on the profile page, they were good.
   12 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron,
Not sure this is related, but since the update, I get a red insecure site warning if I try to go to Budawang Coast via the Favorites Bar and it won't load. Also have to log in each time.

There a few orchids around - hope you can get out for a look.
WattaWanderer wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Thanks for all your work Aaron.

I am getting an internal server error when I try to edit a sighting. (Not sure if this has been reported yet.).

Top snippet of error message:
An unhandled exception occurred while processing the request.
NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
NatureMapr.Web.Pages.EditSightingModel.PrepareForm() in Edit.cshtml.cs, line 272

Please let me know if you need any more specific info from the error log.
WattaWanderer wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Also, not sure if this is really considered a bug, but certainly looks a little unusual -
When I am logged in, I am still presented with options to "Register" or "Login" in the top menu.
Typically these would not be shown to a logged in user?

Cheers!
AaronClausen wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Hi Nick, that's unusual. Can you please send me the exact URL that you have in your bookmarks and I'll check it out. Yeah I got out today for a nice walk, was some great stuff around! Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Hi WattaWanderer, that is really unusual! Can you please send me a screenshot to info at naturemapr (.org). It suggests that you're not logged in. But I'd love to have a look. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Hi Alison,
The edit sighting is now working. Can you please let me know how you go.
Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   12 Apr 2020
Hi WattaWanderer, thanks heaps for sending the screenshot. Issue found and completely resolved. Cheers Aaron.
Bron wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron I'm having an error message An unhandled exception occurred while processing the request.
ApiException: The HTTP status code of the response was not expected (400).

Status: 400
Response:
"Sighting is outside project boundaries!"

NatureMapr.Client.NatureMaprClient.UploadSightingAsync(NewSightingDto sighting, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in NatureMaprClient.cs, line 23821

Stack Query Cookies Headers Routing
etc Do you need more info that this? Cheers Bron
   13 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron,
The URL is:
https://atlas-budawangcoast.naturemapr.org/
and I get the following message:
Your connection is not private
Attackers might be trying to steal your information from atlas-budawangcoast.naturemapr.org (for example, passwords, messages, or credit cards). Learn more
NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID

Help improve Chrome security by sending URLs of some pages you visit, limited system information, and some page content to Google. Privacy policy
AlisonMilton wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, still can't edit. I can get into the sighting but get the following when trying to update. An unhandled exception occurred while processing the request.
ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 's')
System.DateTime.Parse(string s)

Also, the message at the bottom now says Report this sighting instead of Update, plus there is no Cancel if you change your mind-not sure if there was one before. Again, not sure if this was the case before but I don't see the comments or my suggestion on species. I also got the same error as Nicholas above last time I tried to add a new sighting. Haven't tried this morning yet. Thanks. Glad you got a chance to get out for a while.
Bron wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, Further to my last message - the problem is I didn't have GPS available in sightings, so add coordinates. The program now doesn't accept them, reverting instead to the suggested coordinates. This might have initiated the "Sighting is outside project boundaries!" response.
Christine wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, my edit sighting function is also not working. It takes me into the sighting, but minus a lot of the information, eg location, and at the bottom is the "report sighting" button so I am afraid to edit and click "report sighting" in case all of the existing information (ie the comments and id suggestions and confirmation) is lost. So similar to Alison's but I do not get an Unhandled exception error.
michaelb wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron. On the Edit sighting page, it would be useful to change the words "report sighting" to "update sighting", to give users more clarity.
Hi Christine. You will only get an Unhandled exception error by clicking on the button.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, could you please put the Moderator info at the bottom of the profile page again - unless there has been a majority who say they prefer it at the top. Thanks
AaronClausen wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
That's done now Michael B, Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Hi Nick, that's the (very) old web address for when we first launched the Budawang Coast project which is no longer supported. Like over a year ago we renamed it to just https://budawangcoast.naturemapr.org/ so you can just update your bookmarks :) Cheers Aaron.
LyndalT wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Hi, I am finding it harder to place things on the map now it is a drawing rather than a satellite image. My regular site is 7 acres and I need the land marks of the satellite view to place sightings more accurately
JaneR wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Some info inaccessible.
When I use My Map (after Log In to website) it gives the number of sightings but number of species, but there are no species names: instead each species is given as 'Undefined'.
AaronClausen wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Hi LyndalT, you can toggle between map and satellite view (top left of the map) on the Add Sighting page. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Hi JaneR, The list of species below the map search will be fixed in the coming days. We know about this issue, but have a fair bit of work required to get it resolved. Cheers Aaron.
   13 Apr 2020
Hi again Aaron,

I have the same issue on my MacAir i.e. an insecure site (impersonation) warning and the page won't open. These two machines are not synched.

Nick
natureguy wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Peoples names also do not appear on comments written before the system update. It just appears as "*blank* wrote:".
AlisonMilton wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, There seems to be a problem with comments. I'm not seeing the full comment history on my profile page. The first message seems to be missing, plus I noticed that every time I clicked on View message the comment then appeared to be deleted i.e. it is no longer in the list of comments. Thanks
AlisonMilton wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Another wish list for another time. I'd like to be able to see at least the printed location for unconfirmed sightings. It appears when hovering over the sighting on the latest sightings page but is not listed when viewing the actual sighting. I'm interested in where species are found even if they can't be viewed on a map due to sensitivity. Thanks
AlisonMilton wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Aaron, trying to look up recently reported grasses to compared with photos I took I ended up on this page. Clicked on Grasses and was taken to daisies. Clicked on Plants and got an error message. Tested a couple of other Timeline pages. Clicking on the Genus always gives an error. Clicking on the Species either leads to an error or back to the same Plant - Daisies - even though the Species was a Tawny Frogmouth. This page also gave odd results. https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Sightings/Timeline/4253574 Thanks
AlisonMilton wrote:
   13 Apr 2020
Would be good if the map zoomed in a little more - not vital given everything else you need to tackle first. Thanks
JackieMiles wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Hi guys, OK I did the control F5 thing and now the Edit button is back. Thanks for the tip, but the news that one needed to do that could have been disseminated a bit earlier maybe. And Google Earth is back, hooray. Starting to be a slightly happier camper. Jackie
Bron wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron,
Adding coordinates is still not working - as I enter each one it disappears, reverting to the greyed-out example in the boxes, then goes to the error message. Cheers Bron
AaronClausen wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Hi Bron, sorry about the delay on this, we're about halfway through, but it's a semi complex part of the platform and we just need a bit more time.. Hopefully by end of today, tomorrow worst case. Cheers Aaron.
Bron wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Thanks Aaron - as a non programmer I really appreciate what you're doing and will exercise the patience we're all developing in our quiet new lives :) (Except yours - you're working very hard!) Cheers Bron
Marthijn wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron,
I have all alerts enabled, but I am not getting notified when a sighting identification is confirmed. Thanks, Marthijn
Illilanga wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Hey Aaron, I am sad without my "flagged" sightings. ;) I use it as a reference or to mark sightings I need to go back to as a moderator. No rush... we all have plenty of time. :) Keep up the great work.
Illilanga wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
And some positive feedback... Thanks for splitting the messages from the moderator notifications. Excellent. Also the speed is great on my end and the photos look fab.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron, possibly another glitch. MichaelB has edited three of my sightings to put them in the correct categories even though I did select the right ones. This sighting I identified as a Cabbage White butterfly, not sure what it ended up in for Michael to have to amend. https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Sightings/4256204#Comments Also, some of the information I added for this sighting is gone. I entered the plant it was on and that there was interaction with aphids on the caterpillar. Thanks
AaronClausen wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
We really love positive feedback. Oh yeah!!!
   14 Apr 2020
I went to suggest a species on another person's sighting but nothing happened when I pressed the button?
   14 Apr 2020
Also, you probably know about this, but just noticed that the CNM homepage no longer has the categories icons below the images of featured sightings and latest sightings, which was really useful.
natureguy wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
I am also not getting the alerts when a person/moderator comments on a bird sighting (normally get an alert). Also still not receiving personal alerts either as several of my sightings were confirmed and I was never notified.
AaronClausen wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Hi coordinate friends (Owen, Bron, Jackie), you should now be able to enter manual coordinates when reporting or editing a sighting. PLEASE NOTE: Make sure you do a full browser refresh before trying. I.e. Control-F5 (Command R on Mac). And please let me know how it goes. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Hi Matt, the category icons on the home page were removed deliberately for performance reasons. This has been replaced by quick search and/or using the species dropdown. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
I will reinstate the My Flagged Sightings shortly...
owenh wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Hey Aaron, Fantastic stuff! Just tried a dummy run and confirm can now manually enter coords and system accepts same. A big thanks to you and the team for all the work and especially your patience!
AaronClausen wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
We always love positive news Owen! Thanks so much
AaronClausen wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Hi Matt, have you definitely control refreshed your browser? If you can reproduce the problem can you please send me the sighting and your steps to reproduce. Cheers Aaron
AaronClausen wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Hi Marthijn, so are these your own uploaded sightings and you don't receive an alert whenever a moderator confirms one of your sightings? Cheers Aaron
Bron wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Hi Hard-working fantastic Aaron +++! The coordinates work, and so can I! Thanks again. Go to bed!! zzzz
AaronClausen wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Yay thanks for letting us know Bron! Flagged sightings page will be ready shortly.
RodDeb wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Hi Aaron - Superman, Wow thanks for the all the hard work you have been doing, amazing. Sorry but just a few probs still not getting email alerts for sighting confirmations. In the “Location Information” is it possible please to put the “Polygons” and the “Places” in alphabetical order as it is very difficult to pick out just one location where there are many listed for a species. Another minor point our counts are not 'ticking over’. Our Profile page says has 4233 on our profile page but only 4201 on the Top Contributor page. No hurry, thanks again for all you are doing and listening and being everyone’s number one problem solver. cheers Deb and Rod
AaronClausen wrote:
   14 Apr 2020
Hi Flagged Sighting friends (Alison, Christine, Illilanga), you will now notice a new "my flagged sightings" option in the dropdown menu underneath your username. Cheers Aaron.
AaronClausen wrote:
   15 Apr 2020
Hi legends. We are now closing this thread. Thanks so much for all the useful feedback.

Please log any remaining issues as a formal support ticket using the link above in About > Technical Support
LyndalT wrote:
   30 May 2020
Hi, most of my uploads during May are not appearing on the site even though it says the upload has been successful at the time. I have had only one that has actually succeeded and it was an .MP3. I am uploading from a PC to the website, not through an app. I have tried uploading some of them three times! I submitted a request for tech support last week but haven't had a response.

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