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.
I want to torture you. I used to love it, and it's been a long time. I mean, the last time I tortured someone, they didn't even have chainsaws.
Angel ,'Chosen'
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§ ita § - Oct 18, 2002 6:56:00 pm PDT #800 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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.
Cindy - Oct 18, 2002 7:33:19 pm PDT #808 of 10000
Nobody
I don't really get the "read new" feature. From when I've tried it, I assume it's taking me to the most active thread of all those to which I've subscribed (um...almost all - I like keeping my options open).
I just go to whichever thread is catching my eye. Clicking on a thread takes me to the new posts anyhow. Am I missing something about "read new"? Why for all the subscribing and un?
Noumenon - Oct 18, 2002 7:35:40 pm PDT #809 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
Read New saves you a click. Instead of seeing a message in Firefly, then clicking on the Firefly thread, you click Read New and it takes you to a message. It's more useful when things are slow in Natter or after you've caught up. I have Read New bookmarked so I can see what's new with a couple keystrokes.