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Re: The future of LDraw?
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lugnet.cad
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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:59:58 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Steve Bliss wrote:
> Err, how am I supposed to remember which "dozens of threads" I visited
> yesterday? Most "forum" software seems pretty aggressive about not showing
> visited/unvisited links.
The ones I typically visit (ClassicSpace.com, CrownVic.net, and etc.) all
visually show threads with new responses in another color. Some even show you
how many new replies there have been since I last visited. It's easy to see
what to click on. Of course, you have to be logged in for the forum to do this
for you. Otherwise, you're just another "guest" so it won't know what you've
read in the past.
> I don't spend a lot of time in forums, but the only useful one I've found is at
> forum.nasaspaceflight.com -- it has an "unread topics" page, so it really is
> easy to find active discussions which have messages I haven't seen.
True, I like that forum too and only read it when I'm logged in to the site. I
can't log in here because I never got a membership. There were so many
complaints about how hard it was to get one, I never bothered.
> > There are pros and cons to each approach, but the linear layout dominates
> > today's web pages.
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> Good thing LUGNET message pages have those "linear" links at the bottom of each
> page, so readers can see threads the way they want. Now, if only there were
> sticky settings, so members can set their view permanently.
Another feature which would require you to be logged in. Lots of more modern
forums have settings you can use to customize how you view their site.
Jeff (hitting Preview, then Post, then waiting for the email...)
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| (...) Err, how am I supposed to remember which "dozens of threads" I visited yesterday? Most "forum" software seems pretty aggressive about not showing visited/unvisited links. I don't spend a lot of time in forums, but the only useful one I've (...) (15 years ago, 17-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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