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Re: Web Interface suggestion regarding threads
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Thu, 20 Jan 2000 00:45:54 GMT
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Personally, I find that using a USENET client (like Outlook Express, even)
for Lugnet is far quicker and easier.  Collapsable and expandable threads
and all the other organization perks are built in that way.

--


Paul Davidson

Shiri <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FoLxqC.1DL@lugnet.com...
> Hi Todd, Suz and everyone else,
> 
> I have a suggestion for the web interface. I've noticed lately that some
> people are annoyed by threads that (In their opinion) don't fit in the • group.
> I've also noticed that when I come to a large, active group (say .general
> or .castle) after even a day that I haven't read it, and I can't seem to • pick
> up reading where I left it.
> 
> My suggestion, in a nutshell, is this:
> Enable a "hide this thread" button, that will cause all the posts in the
> thread and any future replies of it to "disappear". The "hiding" threads'
> names will be written on the side somewhere (to the right of the posts in • the
> group, for example). If you want to see it again, all you have to do is • click
> on it (it's a link (?)) and the group page refreshes itself with the • thread
> reappearing.
> 
> I don't know how easy/possible/hard/impossible that is, but I think it • would
> be nice...
> Just my 2c...
> 
> -Shiri



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  Re: Web Interface suggestion regarding threads
 
(...) Yeah, but its a major pain when the threads jump groups. I used to read using Netscape Messenger, but it was too annoying, so I switched to the web interface. The only problem I have now is figuring out where I was when I read on different (...) (27 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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Hi Todd, Suz and everyone else, I have a suggestion for the web interface. I've noticed lately that some people are annoyed by threads that (In their opinion) don't fit in the group. I've also noticed that when I come to a large, active group (say (...) (27 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)

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