This new forum format is frustrating..

tonyg · Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:11 pm

Trying to view 2015 reports in Ks...follow procedure, and nothing comes up..Grrrrrr

Archer · Mon Feb 15, 2016 12:23 am

Here is a direct link, https://www.purplemartin.org/research/s ... =2015&S=KS
In the future you need to hit all 4 buttons.
1)select year
2)hit the change season button
3)select state
4)hit view reports, that should do it.

tonyg · Mon Feb 15, 2016 3:23 am

Archer wrote:Here is a direct link, https://www.purplemartin.org/research/s ... =2015&S=KS
In the future you need to hit all 4 buttons.
1)select year
2)hit the change season button
3)select state
4)hit view reports, that should do it.

That's exactly what I did!!!

taxidermy lady · Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:47 am

The only thing I can do is look at dots! It's not very user friendly! SORRY!!!

Louise Chambers · Mon Feb 15, 2016 9:56 am

Take a minute to view the how-to video on the main PMCA page (scroll down for video) https://www.purplemartin.org/

If you are having viewing problems, let us know - are you using smartphone, tablet, ipad? Seems to work fine on computers and ipads, our staff at Erie office has no problems with phone viewing. We've made several tweaks and will keep trying to make it work for everyone.

Emil Pampell-Tx · Mon Feb 15, 2016 10:41 am

I think that only about 30% of the people are actually reporting. This year we have about 45 for Texas, last year we had about 170 at this time for Texas. I doubt that they are that late this year.

Shelley L · Mon Feb 15, 2016 11:29 am

Emil Pampell-Tx wrote:I think that only about 30% of the people are actually reporting. This year we have about 45 for Texas, last year we had about 170 at this time for Texas. I doubt that they are that late this year.

Agreed. I saw on Facebook a local (Richardson, TX) got his first PM yesterday, but couldn't report it. Said the new format doesn't like Windows 10.

With that said, I use my iPad and iPhone just fine. I haven't been a landlord for 5 years now, so I wasn't used to the old format. As a "newbie," I'm having no troubles with the scout reports, setting up my nest check log, buying items, or posting here. Just need to remember the logins aren't the same.

Shel

P.S. I am putting up a new deluxe gourd rack this year, so I'm back in the landlord biz.

taxidermy lady · Mon Feb 15, 2016 12:38 pm

That video won't play. I am using an iPad. I push on the red arrow and copy comes up. Would it be because my iPad is about 4 yrs. old? IDK

Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:09 pm

Sharon, try playing it in youtube, does that work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01ggU3CRCfA

John & Linda - KY · Mon Feb 15, 2016 5:59 pm

Louise, Forum Administrator, etc. -- If you want the information you'd better make the entering of reports easier quickly! -- John

taxidermy lady · Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:31 pm

Yes I can watch it on you tube! I went to 2015 Il. Scout reports and I can see them. Thanks! Next will be scout report next year!!!

maybe by then it will get easier for all!

Patrick W. Dusek · Tue Feb 16, 2016 12:04 am

Yes please help this web site so more people will enter their scouts!!!!!I agree Emil and John.....

tonyg · Tue Feb 16, 2016 3:28 am

After "playing" around with it, I was finally able to pull up the years I wanted to look at...what's funny is, i followed the same procedure i did the night before when nothing came up!!! Maybe there was a glitch!!

DornCounty · Tue Feb 16, 2016 9:59 am

new format works fine for me on all platforms. In fact I like it better than the previous version.

Chuck4 · Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:34 am

Yes, I actually like the look and feel of the new format more than the previous one. In the meantime, I am now in "eyes to the sky" mode looking for that first Purple Martin to arrive here at my site!

Jose Rodriguez · Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:30 am

I also like the new look. Navigating is no problem. My only problem is I have no Martins to report!

Emil Pampell-Tx · Tue Feb 16, 2016 12:57 pm

Dorn, Chuck4, and Jose...you guys most likely are very computer savvy, you are good at it. But some of us are older (I am 83 and did not grow up with a computer in my lap), and many of us older people have no good way to learn. Our children and grandchildren do not live with us so we have nobody to help us with the very simple questions. I still think that the program should be more user friendly for posting scout arrivals so that people will use it, although some of you have mastered it! And for me learning, I would rather work outside in our yard than to work on learning how to use a computer, but I still give it a try.

pmartinlover2 · Tue Feb 16, 2016 1:41 pm

What's up Jose? I've been waiting for your report. Finally looked up when your martins came last year and they are 5 days late according to the scout report. Maybe the warm weather later this week will bring them in----certainly hope so! Good luck!
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Jody

taxidermy lady · Tue Feb 16, 2016 1:50 pm

Hay I am only 54 and I suck at computers that's why I do Taxidermy!!!

It's all Greek to me! Sorry! I think it's fantastic our seniors have Internet and try to stay in tune with our changing world.

Jose Rodriguez · Tue Feb 16, 2016 6:39 pm

Jody! What's happening! Yes my Martins are late! I have gone to desperate measures. I am playing the Dawn Song, Chatter, etc etc. I hope this is not the year they skip me!

Emil, I did not mean to come across like a computer geek. Just wanted to acknowledge to the team at PMCA that everything seams to be working fine at my end. I am using a Mac computer with Safari browser. I too do not like change, but I'm sure it was for the better. Good luck everyone!