Emily mentioned something in Boxed Set that had me wondering -- would it be useful to display the thread slug inthread under the title (except not on the first page, because that has all the details)?
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§ ita § - Apr 15, 2005 5:43:07 pm PDT #9786 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Laura - Apr 15, 2005 5:53:28 pm PDT #9787 of 10000
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Hmmm, I always open to my message center so I see the thread slugs regularly enough. Others may have a different habit.
Gandalfe - Apr 15, 2005 6:11:58 pm PDT #9788 of 10000
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
ita: Yes. I'm a "read New" kind of guy, so it'd be nice to always have that info at my fingertips.
Liese S. - Apr 15, 2005 10:26:30 pm PDT #9789 of 10000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Huh. Weird. Just the slug, not the previously-objected-to first page info, huh?
DXMachina - Apr 16, 2005 2:47:31 am PDT #9790 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I'd rather see the first page info, since that's where the thread rules reside. Perhaps if we used a smaller font than the current first page font it wouldn't be quite so objectionable.
§ ita § - Apr 16, 2005 5:40:12 am PDT #9791 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'd rather see the first page info, since that's where the thread rules reside
Then we need to revise all the first page info. To make it shorter, and to make sure the rules are there. Because for Boxed Set, it was the slug that answered Emily's question, not the first page info.
Deena - Apr 16, 2005 6:12:01 am PDT #9792 of 10000
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
I'd like to be able to see the slug and the first page info on each page, though smaller, especially on threads like F2F, where there's particularly important information on the first page.
§ ita § - Apr 16, 2005 6:13:32 am PDT #9793 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'd like to be able to see the slug and the first page info on each page
There shouldn't be anything in the slug that's not in the header.
Liese S. - Apr 16, 2005 6:16:18 am PDT #9794 of 10000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Although we could certainly try to be less witty and more informative in the header.
Deena - Apr 16, 2005 10:40:13 am PDT #9795 of 10000
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
I was confused. I'm just going to go around saying, 'What ita said."