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Subject: 
Pruned Trees, Dots, and Threads (was: Re: New Skip Filter)
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
Date: 
Sun, 9 May 2004 10:43:51 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Duane Hess wrote:
   Is there any way to incorporate an “Ignore Thread” or “Prune Tree” skip filter setting into the web interface? There are occasionally threads(1) which start out innocent enough but invariably degenerate into a convoluted tree that overshadows and buries any content worth reading. Usually, I just disappear for a couple of days and everything has moved to another group or (blessedly) died altogether by the time I return.

In tandem with this is a problem I’ve been having with large threads that I *do* want to read. When I click on “dots” I get the thread tree, but I can’t see where I just came from! Is it possible to record the source-post of the request for “dots” and replace it with a star, as it does in the inline version of the thread tree?

Alternately, perhaps the cutoff for size of a thread for suppression of the dots to occur can be either set by the user or raised as a whole? I know bandwidth is an issue for the servers, but I do rather like that “dots” display and it becomes utterly useless once it’s suppressed because of the above problem with orienting oneself.

   (1) Examples of felonious assult upon a deceased equine : http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=47149 http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=47365

Hey, what with all the zombie movies out right now, can you ever be sure it’s really dead...?

all best

LFB



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Is there any way to incorporate an "Ignore Thread" or "Prune Tree" skip filter setting into the web interface? There are occasionally threads(1) which start out innocent enough but invariably degenerate into a convoluted tree that overshadows and (...) (20 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)

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