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Re: New Threads on Lugnet
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
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Fri, 13 Jun 2003 16:41:44 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Suzanne D. Rich wrote:
> In lugnet.space, Paul Hartzog wrote:
> > I'm posting this in ascii so everyone can see it well.
> > In many of the newsgroups posting is so rapid that it
> > is very difficult going back through all the posts looking
> > for the start of various threads.
> >
> > It would be nice if there was a way for the home page
> > of any newsgroup to show ONLY the first post in a thread
> > instead of all the recent posts. This could be configured
> > by the lugnet moderator for that group or perhaps by personal
> > preference.
> >
> > If anyone else thinks this is a good idea,
> > please let Todd reply and let Todd know what you think.
> >
> > thx much
> > -paul hartzog
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> I think this is a great idea, and would certainly enhance usability. Ideally,
> this'd be done automatically. Todd would be the one to impliment such a script.
Would this work only for the anchor points of threads (where they actually
started) or would it be possible to also identify other "sub anchors" like when
the topic/subject changed, or when a thread shifted to a different primary
posting group? (presumably both a bit harder to implement)
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> Let's think up additional possibilities.
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> For instance, it'd be cool if there were a site-wide index of threads. ..each
> thread could contain keywords with associated percentages, for optimal searching
> or catagorizing. ..maybe the keywords could be entered by a curator, or by users
> when they highlight/spotlight the article.
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> I can imagine the wealth of past-posted information and good thorough
> discussions floating to the surface for a whole new resource, of sorts.
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> Sometimes things that sound outrageous or difficult to implement really aren't,
> and vis versa. So, please, imagine and describe what seems natural to see or do
> - without worrying about how it'd get done.
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> [moving to admin.suggestions]
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> Oh, BTW, For people viewing LUGNET through the web interface, how do you like
> the right-column display of recently active threads? I made that up as a way to
> "see" or "overhear" simultaneous conversation. But the information is only
> temporary, I know. ...I'm just curious if anyone's using it.
I use it a lot. I think it's definitely worth the space it takes. How much of a
performance hit is it?
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