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Re: Web interface "ignore user"
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lugnet.admin.general
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Wed, 18 Oct 2000 14:13:10 GMT
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Personally, I would love to see an "ignore user" function.
In lugnet.admin.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Ran Talbott writes:
> > On Sat, 7 Oct 2000 20:11:41, Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote:
> >
> > > but there would be a lot of code touching and retesting underneath, and the
> > > whole thing would be relatively expensive from a development point of view
> > > compared to its payback.
> >
> > Unless there's evidence of a lot of demand, my response in your
> > position would be "Use a newsreader for reading, and use the web
> > interface for searching". Far from ideal, yes, but:
> >
> > a. It's available now,
> > b. It allows people who want the feature to tailor it to their
> > tastes*, and
> > c. It doesn't distract you from the vitally-important task of
> > packing our Auczilla booty ;-)
> >
> > Ran
> >
> > * To take an extreme example, some newsreaders will allow you to
> > killfile an entire thread if the object of your disaffection posts to
> > it. Or you can say "xxx is an obnoxious blowhard, but really knows
> > about motors, so I won't killfile him in .robotics". Modern
> > killfiles are a many-spoked wheel that you don't want to reinvent
> > without a *very* good reason.
>
> Your points are valid. Mostly I was asking to see if it was easy.
>
> However I would posit that the functionality of being able to filter, sort,
> omit and in general slice and dice content as you like is very powerful and
> does fit the charter. Putting that general functionality in allows
> easy "ignore user".
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> Putting "ignore user" in as a custom thing seems ill advised, better to solve
> the general problem. (said without deep knowledge of LUGNET code internal
> structure, but with some understanding of LUGNET design based on what Todd has
> told me and what is in the plan, and with an understanding of how one
> architects software most effectively, which, after all, is my vocation)
>
> ++Lar
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| (...) Your points are valid. Mostly I was asking to see if it was easy. However I would posit that the functionality of being able to filter, sort, omit and in general slice and dice content as you like is very powerful and does fit the charter. (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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