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07/09/2003 07:31:51 PM · #1 |
A lovely site addition would be the ability for individuals to 'hide' certain forum threads from view. As the number of people on this site continues to grow, so does the number of uninteresting forum topics and discussions. It's very difficult to sort through what I consider to be worthwhile reading and the rest of the 'stuff' that is appearing here regularly :)
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07/09/2003 07:38:57 PM · #2 |
Or maybe on a less extreme note, the ability to hide certain forum groups in the same way we are able to hide the 'rant' group...
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07/09/2003 07:40:34 PM · #3 |
| I agree. I would only add a feature to ignore/hide individuals as well. |
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07/09/2003 07:41:08 PM · #4 |
I agree with you on this one. I'd like to see a "hide this thread" check box. I'd like to make some threads disapear outside of the Rant forums.
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07/09/2003 07:49:34 PM · #5 |
So many people think because we are a "community" we need to hear about everything.. I would like people to stick to photography, or put unrelated threads in the rant forum.
Good idea, Setz, but it may be burdonsome to do that...
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07/09/2003 08:02:59 PM · #6 |
I second that if it's possible. Hiding individual threads would be much more useful than hiding a category of forum posts.
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07/09/2003 08:08:08 PM · #7 |
I just think it would simply allow me to pay better attention to the threads that interest me while ignoring those that do not... It would also allow me to participate in those threads more actively since I would not have to go back and hunt for them regularly...
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07/09/2003 08:16:10 PM · #8 |
| Don't take this the wrong way and I'm sure people are trying to help out DPC Prints but threads announcing print sales kind of put me off. There should be a seperate DPC Prints forum that I can block just like the rant forum. |
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07/09/2003 08:21:16 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by jimmyn4:
Don't take this the wrong way and I'm sure people are trying to help out DPC Prints but threads announcing print sales kind of put me off. There should be a seperate DPC Prints forum that I can block just like the rant forum. |
I think that's an excellen idea as well... there is currently not a forum that really fits that other than 'general discussion'.
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07/09/2003 09:47:34 PM · #10 |
Or, what if there was a way to "tag" threads that you wanted to follow. That way, when you logged in, they would be at the top, and you could ignore the others if you wanted.
Of course, I have zero/zip/nada/zilch knowledge or practice coding such things, and this may be as difficult, or more so than the way you have suggested.
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07/09/2003 09:57:53 PM · #11 |
I wholeheartedly agree that having the ability to tag threads for "follow"/"ignore" would be a most welcome change. The code shouldn't be very difficult (or "burdensome") either for either/both features (since they're roughly identical).
On a related note, it would be really nice if we had a "ignore forum sigs" option in our preferences; some sigs are getting really obnoxious. |
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07/09/2003 10:13:54 PM · #12 |
I agree with all three suggestions made in this thread, i.e. ability to ignore:
. certain forum threads
. posts by certain individuals
. certain forum signatures; i actually don't like most of them but some are really obnoxious.
Would also like to see a feature of being able to mark certain posts, or even threads, 'useful' or 'technical'. If then one could do a search of everything you marked technical, you will save lots of time searching for some important info.
Message edited by author 2003-07-09 22:16:08. |
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07/09/2003 10:16:28 PM · #13 |
Or you could use the search to find what you are looking for. The site is spidered about 2 times a week. I could probly get it done more often if it's necessary - then you could search by words. "I want the topic about IR and composition" "IR COMPOSITION" Oh look, there it is. :)
M
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07/09/2003 10:18:47 PM · #14 |
| Yeah, I suppose they could go whole hog and add a forum scoring/categorizing system so people (members only maybe) could assign some (quantified) qualifiers to threads/posts. Later, when search is added (one day yes?), and I look for "dodge burn" I'll get the higher scoring (hopefully) "how to" thread rather than the "edit my horse to death" thread. |
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07/10/2003 01:00:28 AM · #15 |
The ability to block certain forum threads would be a BIG plus. The idea of blocking sections like we can do with Rant won't work. Half of the ranters have just started ranting in other topic areas. I find I have been avoiding the site more and more due to the hostile, childish nature of the forums lately.
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07/10/2003 03:51:57 AM · #16 |
Of the suggestions above I'd be keenest to see a system that allowed me to tag threads of interest.
At the moment I either hope they are still in the top 30 (I'd like to be able to choose to see more on my home page) or I check the last 5 threads I posted on (though sometimes only 3 might show because I posted on a couple more than once). It's such a chore to go searching through all the forums for a thread once it's fallen off these two lists.
If I could see more than 30 on home page and tag threads of interest to me I'd not be so fussed about an "ignore" feature, though it could prove useful for threads I know I just have no interest in.
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07/10/2003 09:30:03 AM · #17 |
I like Karma's idea - it seems more positive.
Okay.. I don't know about coding, so I thought it might be burdensome to do.. but since you all don't think so, I trust ya :P
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07/10/2003 09:31:02 AM · #18 |
| Agreed that we can sorta follow this up on our profile page, but the 5 listed is not enough. |
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07/10/2003 09:37:51 AM · #19 |
| why not just change the way threads are shown to people. instead of showing the last post of each topic posted, why not just put the forum categories on the front page and let people navigate as they would wish. |
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07/10/2003 11:16:18 AM · #20 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
I just think it would simply allow me to pay better attention to the threads that interest me while ignoring those that do not... It would also allow me to participate in those threads more actively since I would not have to go back and hunt for them regularly... |
I agree with this totally. I have been avoiding the forums. Maybe what Karmat said would work too.
BTW everyone...is my sig. a bother to you?
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07/10/2003 11:21:02 AM · #21 |
im surprised people are avoiding the forums because of 'childishness' and 'hostility'.
the forums on this site are still about 1000% less nasty than the vast majority of other websites.
i welcome vibrant, vital and passionate discussion. people shouldnt be intimidated by the occasional twerp.
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07/10/2003 11:24:14 AM · #22 |
Originally posted by Sonifo:
BTW everyone...is my sig. a bother to you? |
I don't mind a 1 line sig. More than that and it starts to get cumbersome. |
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07/10/2003 01:26:30 PM · #23 |
I don't know how this would be done but it would good to be able to just
read the ones dealing with photography rather than dealing with somebody gave me a bad score.poor me
Sue |
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07/10/2003 02:53:22 PM · #24 |
Sonifo, the purple is annoying!
(JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!! Hope Zach is feeling better)
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my sig :-P
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07/10/2003 06:33:39 PM · #25 |
For me, I don't mind a debate or an intelligent discussion. What I find annoying is the use of the forums like a chatroom. I particularly don't care about every little thing, insignificant or not, that someone did today. Or post for no other reason than to post. I'm finding that more and more lately, as a result I come here maybe once a week now. But I'm sure that's meaningless.
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
im surprised people are avoiding the forums because of 'childishness' and 'hostility'.
the forums on this site are still about 1000% less nasty than the vast majority of other websites.
i welcome vibrant, vital and passionate discussion. people shouldnt be intimidated by the occasional twerp. |
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