It's way more efficient, database-wise, to do it by number, so that's what the current spec says.
t edit Except that Robin didn't change her username. She re-registered under the new name. Obviously, you'd have to re-Marcie a user if they did that.
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Jon B. - Apr 02, 2004 12:29:05 pm PST #6963 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Liese S. - Apr 02, 2004 12:30:03 pm PST #6964 of 10000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
It would go by number. So you'd be fine in that situation. But if scrappy then reregistered as The Scrap Is Back as an entirely new id, you'd have to nix that id as well. Although hopefully, we wouldn't be having that sort of problem without dealing with it in other ways as well.
DXMachina - Apr 02, 2004 12:30:37 pm PST #6965 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Say if I MARCIE scrappy, and she changed her name to Robin (like THAT would ever happen), would it affect my filter? Or does it go by number?
It would go by number. When Perkins changed to Lee, she had ita change the name associated with the user number, so if you'd MARCIE'd Perkins, Lee would be ignored, too. However, when scrappy changed her name, she created a new ID, so if you had scrappy on your MARCIE list, you'd have to add Robin to it as well.
Allyson - Apr 02, 2004 12:38:57 pm PST #6966 of 10000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
okey doke, thanks!
Jon B. - Apr 02, 2004 5:02:07 pm PST #6967 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
OK, for the MARCIE filter, I had spec'ed out a revised editprofile page, but not the showthread page. At the time, Paul told me he didn't need the latter because the changes were pretty clear from the convo here. However, since it's been awhile, I whipped something up and emailed sample html for both pages over to Rob.
Michele T. - Apr 02, 2004 6:54:30 pm PST #6968 of 10000
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
OK. If usability's a concern, I can give it the ol' hairy eyeball over the weekend.
(By the way, OmniGraffle RAWKS for sitemapping.)
Liese S. - Apr 02, 2004 7:14:11 pm PST #6969 of 10000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
(Incidentally, I would be happy if Michele gave it the once over. She's the usability queen.)
Connie Neil - Apr 02, 2004 7:23:22 pm PST #6970 of 10000
brillig
Just a curiousity, but why are there three rows of white-fonted asterisks after the "Read New/Message Center" etc. links after the last post? I happened to hit my mouse button while headed for Read New in a thread and spotted them. They're here, too, and I'm just curious.
If they're part of the secret world domination plan, then just forget I asked and don't send the Ninja Robot Zombies to my house.
esse - Apr 02, 2004 7:34:15 pm PST #6971 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
I think they're used to format the page correctly. I do know they're hidden, normally.
Liese S. - Apr 02, 2004 7:35:03 pm PST #6972 of 10000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Buffistas: dominating the world through asterisks.
It's for spacing. For the pretty.