Jackie and I will be putting together a 'what's new / FAQ' for users on the board but wanted to point out a few here
- you can visit other user's profiles and leave a public message. This message appears in the recent activity feed in the right hand side of the boards
- if you are directing a post or comment to a specific user or in reply to a user's discussion, you can tag that user. @jackie_d will get a notification since I've just mentioned her..
- user can set up their sort preferences - either 'most recent activity' or 'original post date' in the right rail of the board pages. (it's not 100% at the moment)
- users can designate a post as a question and solicit answers from members. The post creator can select the best response as the official answer - good answers that are selected earn users points
- users can now 'thumbs up' discussions / posts, as designated by the heart icon / love it. writing discussions or posts and having it 'loved' a lot earns you points..
- bookmark your favorite content and you'll get a notification when there are new posts
- you will always get a notification when new posts are created in discussions you've participated in