Very convincing. Makes me completely want to put myself under government control. Please take me to where you can make me unconscious and naked.

Riley ,'Help'


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Laura - Apr 13, 2003 5:27:16 pm PDT #3804 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.

I would probably use the filter, but I could also see where I might want to view an individual post after reading responses to the post. I could deal with unblocking and blocking, but one click would be handy.


Laura - Apr 13, 2003 5:31:16 pm PDT #3805 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.

My only suggestion RL is to threadsuck and search on a key word you remember.


Jessica - Apr 13, 2003 5:52:09 pm PDT #3806 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

The functionality that would be most convenient for me is:

  • one click in-thread to block a user

  • one click in-thread to reveal a single post of a blocked user

  • a section in the "set profile" page where you can take people off your MARCIE list.


Noumenon - Apr 13, 2003 5:53:39 pm PDT #3807 of 10000
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti

I think it's good that PaulJ is bringing up the suggestions I snuck into Marcie because they were new and haven't had a complete vetting, except by ita. She's so responsible, I almost feel like I'm making more work for her when I suggest things because she always has to make sure it won't cause a catastrophe. Really appreciate it. And all the while accomplishing things like the feature requirements for our host and the password resetting. She's a pillar.


PaulJ - Apr 13, 2003 6:29:17 pm PDT #3808 of 10000

Personally, I'm not in favour of an additional warning everytime you block an user, but only because that's More Work for me (yes, I'm lazy).

I think that the possible problems caused by the lack of that warning could be reduced with a appropiately helpful link text: how about "Block user", instead of just "Block" in the link? Would that be too long? One click blocking/unblocking would also make it easier for anyone who has made a mistake to unmake it.


Gandalfe - Apr 13, 2003 8:14:25 pm PDT #3809 of 10000
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

The functionality that would be most convenient for me is:

# one click in-thread to block a user

# one click in-thread to reveal a single post of a blocked user

# a section in the "set profile" page where you can take people off your MARCIE list.

I'd like to see the User Block/Unblock link in the User Profile page, as well, if it's not significantly more coding.


DXMachina - Apr 13, 2003 8:22:34 pm PDT #3810 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

My bookmarks are frelled, too. In fact, a couple are blank.


Hil R. - Apr 13, 2003 8:24:36 pm PDT #3811 of 10000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I've now got three bookmarks that are things I actually marked, and two that are blank. I think I had about 8 posts marked. But, I don't really mind, since I can't remember what they were. The only things I remember marking are the things that are still there.


askye - Apr 13, 2003 8:24:43 pm PDT #3812 of 10000
Thrive to spite them

I lost all but 2 bookmarks in the crash, I know one was the last thing I bookmarked but I have no idea if the other was the second to last thing I bookmarked.


§ ita § - Apr 13, 2003 8:28:05 pm PDT #3813 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

There will be bookmarks that don't work, if they link to anything in the archived Natters. The rest -- I don't know. There is the theoretical option of restoring what I had by April 4th, but there might be integrity issues.

PaulJ -- note to remember -- Jon has done all the interface changes. Like ALL. I've not decided on a bit of visible HTML -- so he'll be an integral part of any modification.