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(...) Agreed. Most of my pages contain a "header" and "footer" which are separate pages. Similarly, many include a separate "menu" page. I would probably want to index the contents of those pages with the page they are included in, but not on their (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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While we're at it, how 'bout a more-powerful search feature? Maybe to let one search for a particular phrase (i.e., "dismal failure" as opposed to all posts with "dismal" and "failure" in them), date range searching, wildcards, etc. James Wilson (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) In general, I think this is a good idea, however, it would be nice to be able to exclude pages from a search (for example, perhaps I want you to come through a particular page before seeing others, or perhaps I'm linking to a page externally). (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Seconded! I love FTX, and this would make using it a whole lot easier. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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I'm certain this has been mentioned before, because I've mentioned it. But I don't see a post where it has been formally suggested. It is extremely easy for LUGNET members to create beautiful and useful FTX webpages. It is almost impossible to find (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, David Eaton wrote: (snip) PLEASE do not discuss **any** of these suggestions in this thread. Start a new thread or find the relevant older post and hang stuff there. (one post per suggestion is best, as it keeps things (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) I think the implication is that these would be two seperate things? Hence, the Top Stories on the main page (and potentially the news sidebar) would be the "general public" stories, but there would be a seperate area for your own personal top (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) I agree. But I think that admins should be obligated to explain a rejection, but at their own discretion. I think preference should be given to explaining a descision rather than not, but of course, that isn't always possible. Legoswami (PS (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Why? If a reasonable explanation can be given, a explanation should be given. This is not the military (I get enough of that at work) and user donations drive this site. Therefore I think that if a user request is rejected, a reason for the (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) np... I've been complaining about not having one of these for a while, someone told me to put up or shut up! (...) Can't speak to that, or my morals... It's a great morale boost though, for me, anyway, though, see above. (...) That depends. I (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Ooo. Excellent suggestion. Steve (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Thanks, Lar. This is a great moral boost. Will there be any explanations when an item is rejected? -Duane (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) admin.suggestions? (...) No problem, happy to help. I will search for more as time permits. Janey "Red Brick" (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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Oh, sorry. I missed one. I absolutey HATE having to confirm my posts when using NNTP... Rob (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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I see one you guys missed (I think): Posting Mechanics - Fix FTX link mechanics for NNTP subscribers. When people don't put a space between the picture link (*.jpg) and the website link (*.html), NNTP subscribers who click on that link get an error (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) where to post comments, etc. Now, comments: - "Ensure that admin@LUG.. goes to all admins": That seems to be in place, but assuming it works like the db@lugnet address, I'm guessing it doesn't work. I'd suggest you send a test email to that (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(URL) give it a boo. If your favorite suggestion didn't make the list, or if you think a different post explains the suggestion better than the one I chose, or if you know more about the status than I did, send me a mail to my LUGNET ID, and I'll (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions) !
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I get my lugnet news through email for the few groups I'm interested in. Thing is, FTX tends to mangle links slightly. Would it be possible to run messages through an HTML filter before sending them out? For those that prefer speed over beauty, it (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Yes, this is exactly what I was thinking about. I think it'd be a lot simpler than having the entire newsgroup moved, and yet retain the function you want-- namely, to have people looking for space be able to see mecha as well since they're so (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Another possibility is leaving it where it is, but providing a link on the .space page (similar to SciBrick@ and StarWars@). ROSCO (21 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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