Re: Reply to thread issues
Not worth typing was a reaction on:
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My standard technique is to reply as soon as I find a post I want to respond to, otherwise the impulse may be lost.
I have it quite often, I read through a thread, think about making a reply but continuing reading through I refrain since my opinion was already written by many before, or the issue is already solved. My post wouldn't add anything to the discussion and would be "worthless". Sometimes I already start writing and when I am about to submit the post I read it all over again and conclude that it's not worth submitting.
So my reaction was not meant to state that your posts are worthless.
Re: Reply to thread issues
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Originally Posted by screwtype
You mean, are there other boards which take you straight back to your original position in the thread rather than to your new post? Sure there are, I use such boards all the time.
Also when your original read position wasn't the bottom of a thread? Linear mode? Examples please?
It may be that this board should do it, but that some switch has to be pulled, or maybe I can flag the developpers about this, or maybe it can be modded by the hack community. And maybe the new version (still not gold) supports it.
Re: Reply to thread issues
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Originally Posted by TosaInu
Also when your original read position wasn't the bottom of a thread?
Certainly. Two of the most popular forums on the net, delphiforums.com and about.com, both use technology that takes you back to your previous position in the thread, ie the post you were replying to, after you make a post.
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Originally Posted by TosaInu
Linear mode?
Sorry, I don't know what you mean by that.
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Originally Posted by TosaInu
It may be that this board should do it, but that some switch has to be pulled, or maybe I can flag the developpers about this, or maybe it can be modded by the hack community. And maybe the new version (still not gold) supports it.
I hope so! That would be really cool. Thanks for your interest Tosa.
Re: Reply to thread issues
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You are entitled to your opinion Mongoose. But then it wasn't you whose posts were referred to as "irritating" and "not worth typing". Perhaps you'd feel a little differently if it was.
True. But the content of the post wasn't irritating, it was they way that it was posted in 5 different posts in a row. ~:grouphug:
Back on topic:
At least it's not as bad as Totalwar.com. Every time you post it takes you out of the thread :dizzy2: Hopefuly the new version of the board will improve it though....
Re: Reply to thread issues
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Originally Posted by screwtype
Sorry, I don't know what you mean by that.
Display modes, there are 3.
-Linear is the default mode, because something has to be default and that's the mode org users are used too.
-Threaded mode.
-Hybrid mode.
You can find it in your usercp, but also above any forum.
Re: Reply to thread issues
Oh well then, the answer to your question is yes, the "return-to-position" feature I described is available in "Linear" mode ~:)
Re: Reply to thread issues
I asked about this in the official forum and it's not a feature in vbulletin. They are working on a new version, chances that this will be made are slim (as the update is mostly 'engine' based). The official spokesman isn't a coder himself, but it seems this board 'knows' more than it shows. Perhaps a hack can be easily made. For now I can just suggest another little trick: each post has a top link that will hurl you back to the top of a thread, then you can hit another link: view first unread. This isn't failproof, but it can help in some cases.
Re: Reply to thread issues
Thanks for the info Tosa.
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Originally Posted by TosaInu
Perhaps a hack can be easily made
I hope so. I've found it to be a very useful feature.
Re: Reply to thread issues
Gotta agree with DJ.
Multiposting & needlessly adding in your opinion on an issue without checking if it has been resolved or done to death in the rest of the thread are both poor netiquette.
There are forums where a double post automatically attracts permanent warning points even if you really have genuine reasons for the double post.
Re: Reply to thread issues
Yeah but I didn't do that hoom. I posted a personal reply to everyone who tried to help me out, and contrary to what some people have said, I was addressing different issues in each post.
Re: Reply to thread issues
You know that a new paragraph can signify a new idea/issue? Plus, you can put multiple quotes in each post, so there is no need for triple posting.
