No New Topic button in a forum I need to post in

[SIedDriver]

I need to post in this forum:

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/tag/flybywire-simulation

But when I go there, there is no New Topic Button available.

Can a mod fix this for me?

Cheers

[Hester40MT]

It looks like you are doing a directory listing from a tag. Some tags will take you to an area that only 3RDP Developers can post in.

Pick a subcategory in 3RDP that is not #third-party-addon-discussion:product-announcements

Use a subcategory in #third-party-addon-discussion:aircraft

[SIedDriver]

Thanks for your help.

It looks like you are doing a directory listing from a tag

Who knows. I hate the way these forums work.

I have a fault to report on the A320 FlyByWire (FBW). I search the forums for that and it takes me to a place I cannot post. How utterly useless and unhelpful.

I still don’t see how I ever find the correct place to post. This hasn’t happened to me before - not being able to post.

[Hester40MT]

If you are reporting a bug, you need to contact that developer directly as the forum isn’t support for 3RDP Developers.

https://docs.flybywiresim.com/fbw-a32nx/support/

[SIedDriver]

OK Ta

Cheers

[hobanagerik]

I could post from this page:

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/tags/c/third-party-addon-discussion/aircraft/217/flybywire-simulation

[N316TS]

I think I know what happened. When you went to search, you may have accidentally searched by tag instead of topics/posts, which would have led you to that search result:

Your mouse or finger may have accidentally nudged the drop-down away from this:

With that said, yes, if you want to report a bug, the best place to do it is on the developer’s support channels. People are allowed to discuss third-party bugs and workarounds in the forums, but third parties are not allowed to provide technical support here.

[SIedDriver]

@hobanagerik

I could post from this page:

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/tags/c/third-party-addon-discussion/aircraft/217/flybywire-simulation

Thanks so much. Yes that works.

[SIedDriver]

@N316TS

I think I know what happened. When you went to search, you may have accidentally searched by tag instead of topics/posts, which would have led you to that search result:

Thanks for that. I’ve used computers and forums since the '80s, but I must say I find these forums most unhelpful in many ways. No threading for a start. Really? Just a mess of messages which you pretty much have to read in a chronological linear manner, with little flow based on conversation. And many other weaknesses.

These things shouldn’t be difficult.

[N316TS]

I’m sorry to hear that. The forums are not written by Microsoft; it is a commercial off-the-shelf product. I will add the tag #forum-feedback to your post, but unless the team were to decide to switch forum software, I’m afraid there isn’t much that can be done about that.

[SIedDriver]

Thanks for at least trying.

I use these type of forums for other products too, not just Microsoft, and they are among the worst I’ve ever experienced.

And I am very much not computer illiterate.

They are not all bad. For instance, it’s very easy to post picture content. But it’s almost impossible to follow a specific thread of conversation, which is mostly what I want to do.