When it gets to a certain hour, I just don't look at the relevant thread. Though I get a decent gauge of what kind of ep it is by how fast the new messages mount up. Or does this have to do with people clicking on Read New instead of just Message Center?
You know what they say about payback? Well I'm the bitch.
Fred ,'Life of the Party'
Buffistas Building a Better Board
Do you have problems, concerns or recommendations about the technical side of the Phoenix? Air them here. Compliments also welcome.
Connie Neil - Oct 18, 2002 5:38:23 pm PDT #798 of 10000
brillig
Jon B. - Oct 18, 2002 5:53:57 pm PDT #799 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
does this have to do with people clicking on Read New instead of just Message Center?
That's exactly it, Connie.
I get the impression that this feature is a "nice-to-have" but there are other v2.0 features that most folks would want more.
§ ita § - Oct 18, 2002 6:56:00 pm PDT #800 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Could someone explain to me what the feature is exactly? Am I interpreting the need for 4 different message centre profiles for your average west coast poster who watches everything? I really don't see how (as a user) that would make my life any easier. I just went and unchecked two threads from my profile that I will recheck at 9pm Pacific, and I keep clicking Read New just like before.
P.M. Marc - Oct 18, 2002 7:03:49 pm PDT #801 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
The more I think about it, the more insanely complex it sounds, and therefore, falls under the category of featurebloat.
Noumenon - Oct 18, 2002 7:09:01 pm PDT #802 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
The profile is easy to update. Maybe it would be even easier if the list of threads was separated into NAFDA and non-NAFDA.
Jon B. - Oct 18, 2002 7:12:52 pm PDT #803 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Alibelle just posted the following in Natter:
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(There was this time I was pinned down by this guy that played left tackle for varsity... Well, at least he used to before he was a vampire...) Anyway, he had this really, really thick neck, and all I had was a little, little Exact-O knife... You're not
Buffy, 'The Harvest'
This little upper right quote is missing a little piece. Who do I tell?
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That quote is 254 characters long. Methinks the field in the database has a 255 maximum size? The quote needs to be shortened or removed.
§ ita § - Oct 18, 2002 7:16:30 pm PDT #804 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
No ... it doesn't have a limit. There are longer quotes in there. I fixed it.
Jon B. - Oct 18, 2002 7:19:04 pm PDT #805 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Damn! I was so sure.....
Maybe whoever gave the source to you was using software that had a field size limit? Maybe?
§ ita § - Oct 18, 2002 7:26:06 pm PDT #806 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
254 is very seductive, isn't it? I think that quote came from John. Want we should blame it on him?
Jon B. - Oct 18, 2002 7:29:24 pm PDT #807 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Oh, yes, absolutely.