Should there be clearer or more prominant instructions on how to use the message center and/or subscribe to threads? I have seen several messages from people who don't even know what the message center does-- and that seems to mean that they don't know what subscribing to a thread does either.
Simon: You are my beautiful sister. River: I threw up on your bed. Simon: Yep. Definitely my sister.
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Sophia Brooks - Aug 24, 2003 9:40:37 am PDT #4759 of 10000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Connie Neil - Aug 24, 2003 9:53:03 am PDT #4760 of 10000
brillig
Things like Bureacracy, though, and the other things on the right side aren't included in the Read New. Though I can see the advantage to not having to dig tnrough all the admin posts during tense times when you're just trying to follow Bitches.
Jessica - Aug 24, 2003 10:03:19 am PDT #4761 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Things like Bureacracy, though, and the other things on the right side aren't included in the Read New.
They are if you're subscribed to them.
Katie M - Aug 24, 2003 10:06:02 am PDT #4762 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Yeah, I use Read New and the side threads show up fine.
Connie Neil - Aug 24, 2003 10:07:11 am PDT #4763 of 10000
brillig
Oh!
Never mind, then.
P.M. Marc - Aug 24, 2003 10:20:13 am PDT #4764 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
(I still hate read new, and you can't make me use it. Neener.)
DX, about to attempt my first real archive.
Noumenon - Aug 24, 2003 10:26:05 am PDT #4765 of 10000
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
I like how you can put [link] in your Links folder and have one-click or keystroke access to what's new.
DCJensen - Aug 24, 2003 12:10:09 pm PDT #4766 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
Is it possible to have read new end on a static page that says "You have no more new messages in your subscribed forums"?
That way, a Buffista does not get dumped into the message center at the end, adding to the hits.
Cashmere - Aug 24, 2003 1:08:53 pm PDT #4767 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I hate "read new", but I'm trying for the board's sake.
Also, I tend to threadsuck on a slow Saturday or Sunday afternoon--then I save the board and catch up at my convenience. How much of a strain does the thread suck put on the server and should I stop?
Cindy - Aug 24, 2003 1:23:12 pm PDT #4768 of 10000
Nobody
Is it possible to have read new end on a static page that says "You have no more new messages in your subscribed forums"?
I wouldn't think so, or even if it did, it might not be correct. In other words, between the time you've loaded the page, and the time you've read it, there may be more new pages.
That way, a Buffista does not get dumped into the message center at the end, adding to the hits.
If possible (some day, in the future, assuming we're going to keep up our mySQL conserving ways), it would be nice if, when there are no more new, "read new" took you to the main page rather than the message center, when there are no more new pages to read. At least, it would be nice for me, because I've unsubbed from a lot of threads that I still like, because using "read new" works better for me when I'm only subscribed to my "always want to read" pages.