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(...) -snip- (...) "At their own discretion" ... wouldn't that also mean that Admins shouldn't be obligated? I'm a bit confused. Perhaps a good compromise would be, Admins are obligated to give a reason, but that reason need not be detailed. A (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Just one question - there's a couple there with (??) after the status, can you give more info what that means? Maybe a better way would just be to leave them at "Open" until the status is not in question? ROSCO (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) I never noticed that there was a copyright notice before. I would suggest that the copyright text be made into a link that describes the copyright policy. (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Was this an official post from an admin? It seems to be - and corrections are requested to be sent to an official lugnet id - but wasn't posted from a lugnet id... Cheers Richie Dulin (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Just to expound on this one, some other things that have been brought up in the past for suggestions to 'advanced search': - Search *only* the heads of threads - Search by post author (name, member id, and/or email address) - Search post (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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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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