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Re: Web Interface suggestion regarding threads
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 20 Jan 2000 00:57:45 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Paul Davidson writes:
> 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.
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 computers. :)
Jeff
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> 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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| (...) read (...) Yeah, lucky for me, I only have one computer on the net ;-) (we have two other computers but we all want to work on this one ;-) But I still have problems whenever my Explorer breaks down (1) and I use Netscape instead - then I (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Yeah - I have a 15 year timeout on links, basically just so that I know what I've read! It's annoying when I switch between Linux and Win95 though, if my win partition wasn't drive-spaced then I'd try linking my linux history file, cookie file (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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