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Re: Web Interface suggestion regarding threads
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
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


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 (...) (24 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 (...) (24 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 (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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