danielcroft 2 #1 October 17, 2008 My suggestion is to *NOT* have threads automatically marked as read after a certain amount of time after I've been into a forum. My preferred method is for threads to be marked as read only when I've entered that thread. The problem I have is that when I am busy and I don't get to a forum for a while, there can be several hundred posts, many of which I'd like to read. I can't necessarily sit down for that amount of time and read them all in one shot. If I don't read them all at once, after a certain amount of time, every post is marked as read and then I lose track of where I was up to and miss stuff. In other boards, what normally happens is that, if I go into a forum, basically nothing happens. I have to visit a thread for that thread to be marked as read. Is there any chance we could get this setting changed? I honestly hope I'm missing a setting somewhere that I can change because that'd be a lot easier. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FlyingJ 0 #2 October 18, 2008 I know what you mean. For example: Open Bonfire. Read some threads but leave some others unopened and still marked as unread. Close browser. Later open new browser. When I go into Bonfire again the only posts/threads shown as new are those that have been posted since I closed the browser earlier. The ones that I previously left unread are now marked as read. Not the end of the world, but would be nice if I'm just missing something in my set-up to stop that from happening. That's definitely buggy. Sorry I haven't gotten to this, but I haven't actually seen it. Thanks for the bump! I went ahead and submitted it. I'll also think about the mark-as-read button a bit.Killing threads since 2004. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites danielcroft 2 #3 October 20, 2008 Exactly what I'm talking about, thanks for the example. I'm not about to fall on my sword but it is really annoying and kind of silly too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydiverek 63 #4 October 21, 2008 I wouldn't like that. About 50% of threads don't interest me (I judge them by the title), so I don't want these "boring" threads to remind me about their existance . The way it works now is great for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Baksteen 84 #5 October 21, 2008 A sort of checkbox in your user account then?"That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites danielcroft 2 #6 October 23, 2008 Most of the forums I've seen have a "mark all as read" button somewhere. For people who want everything cleared out, you can click a single button. For people who want to know where they're up to, we actually lose information the way it works right now and are irritated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites danielcroft 2 #7 February 20, 2009 Case in point (perhaps). Currently every post in this thread except mine are marked as new. WTF? Mine was the last post! I haven't been around much recently (busy at work) and there are around 13000 new threads in general. There may be something useful in there for me but I can't be bothered figuring it out because everything will be marked read before I get the chance to get through it, even if I skim the first few pages. I don't come here now because of this. I'd love to have the option for the forum not to arbitrarily mark stuff read that isn't and (apparently) mark things unread that are. Any of the board mods/admins like to comment to the effect that this isn't possible or isn't available so that I can STFU and stop complaining? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhreeZone 20 #8 February 20, 2009 There is a glitch that if you have not been in a forum for a very long time period it marks all the posts as unread again. It was reported a long time ago but this is a great time to bump it back up since the new site owners are trying to prioritize bug issues. QuoteAny of the board mods/admins like to comment to the effect that this isn't possible or isn't available so that I can STFU and stop complaining? The functionality does not currently exist in the software to do what you want. That's not to say it couldn't be developed at some point but right now it is not an option.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites danielcroft 2 #9 February 23, 2009 Ok, I guess that means I'll STFU. All we need is slightly newer forum software, you know, like something developed since the industrial revolution? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites j_ung 0 #10 February 24, 2009 Quote Ok, I guess that means I'll STFU. All we need is slightly newer forum software, you know, like something developed since the industrial revolution? Hey! This post WW2 tech, pal. 'Mercan ingenuity at its finest. Anyway, it looks as though this time I might be the bearer of bad news. You're right, tracking is for the session only and it's built in to the forum program itself. I'm checking on what it would take to change that, but initial word is that, given the obscene amount of traffic in our forums, it might just be not possible right now. Hang tight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites danielcroft 2 #11 February 25, 2009 Thanks very much for looking into this, I appreciate the effort and look forward to hearing the results. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites j_ung 0 #12 February 25, 2009 I've asked how mush, resource-wise, it would take to track for a month or even just a couple weeks, instead of indefinitely (which won't be possible, I'm afraid). Still holding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Bolas 5 #13 February 26, 2009 Quote There is a glitch that if you have not been in a forum for a very long time period it marks all the posts as unread again. It was reported a long time ago but this is a great time to bump it back up since the new site owners are trying to prioritize bug issues. I knda like that glitch. Had it happen to me in the Bonfire too. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites j_ung 0 #14 February 27, 2009 Interesting. Maybe I need to think a little harder on this before doing anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites danielcroft 2 #15 February 28, 2009 I didn't say I wanted that glitch fixed! What I am saying is that I've stopped reading any forum other than incidents because I can't keep track of threads properly unless I read every day. Love the forum but the software makes it unusable for me if I'm busy at work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites j_ung 0 #16 March 2, 2009 I see. But that doesn't necessarily mean we shouldn't change something there. Still waiting to hear from Gossamer on a few things. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites danielcroft 2 #17 March 2, 2009 Oh sure, if you have another issue that it makes sense to fix, go ahead. Sorry, didn't mean it that way at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. 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FlyingJ 0 #2 October 18, 2008 I know what you mean. For example: Open Bonfire. Read some threads but leave some others unopened and still marked as unread. Close browser. Later open new browser. When I go into Bonfire again the only posts/threads shown as new are those that have been posted since I closed the browser earlier. The ones that I previously left unread are now marked as read. Not the end of the world, but would be nice if I'm just missing something in my set-up to stop that from happening. That's definitely buggy. Sorry I haven't gotten to this, but I haven't actually seen it. Thanks for the bump! I went ahead and submitted it. I'll also think about the mark-as-read button a bit.Killing threads since 2004. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielcroft 2 #3 October 20, 2008 Exactly what I'm talking about, thanks for the example. I'm not about to fall on my sword but it is really annoying and kind of silly too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #4 October 21, 2008 I wouldn't like that. About 50% of threads don't interest me (I judge them by the title), so I don't want these "boring" threads to remind me about their existance . The way it works now is great for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #5 October 21, 2008 A sort of checkbox in your user account then?"That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielcroft 2 #6 October 23, 2008 Most of the forums I've seen have a "mark all as read" button somewhere. For people who want everything cleared out, you can click a single button. For people who want to know where they're up to, we actually lose information the way it works right now and are irritated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielcroft 2 #7 February 20, 2009 Case in point (perhaps). Currently every post in this thread except mine are marked as new. WTF? Mine was the last post! I haven't been around much recently (busy at work) and there are around 13000 new threads in general. There may be something useful in there for me but I can't be bothered figuring it out because everything will be marked read before I get the chance to get through it, even if I skim the first few pages. I don't come here now because of this. I'd love to have the option for the forum not to arbitrarily mark stuff read that isn't and (apparently) mark things unread that are. Any of the board mods/admins like to comment to the effect that this isn't possible or isn't available so that I can STFU and stop complaining? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #8 February 20, 2009 There is a glitch that if you have not been in a forum for a very long time period it marks all the posts as unread again. It was reported a long time ago but this is a great time to bump it back up since the new site owners are trying to prioritize bug issues. QuoteAny of the board mods/admins like to comment to the effect that this isn't possible or isn't available so that I can STFU and stop complaining? The functionality does not currently exist in the software to do what you want. That's not to say it couldn't be developed at some point but right now it is not an option.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielcroft 2 #9 February 23, 2009 Ok, I guess that means I'll STFU. All we need is slightly newer forum software, you know, like something developed since the industrial revolution? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j_ung 0 #10 February 24, 2009 Quote Ok, I guess that means I'll STFU. All we need is slightly newer forum software, you know, like something developed since the industrial revolution? Hey! This post WW2 tech, pal. 'Mercan ingenuity at its finest. Anyway, it looks as though this time I might be the bearer of bad news. You're right, tracking is for the session only and it's built in to the forum program itself. I'm checking on what it would take to change that, but initial word is that, given the obscene amount of traffic in our forums, it might just be not possible right now. Hang tight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielcroft 2 #11 February 25, 2009 Thanks very much for looking into this, I appreciate the effort and look forward to hearing the results. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j_ung 0 #12 February 25, 2009 I've asked how mush, resource-wise, it would take to track for a month or even just a couple weeks, instead of indefinitely (which won't be possible, I'm afraid). Still holding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #13 February 26, 2009 Quote There is a glitch that if you have not been in a forum for a very long time period it marks all the posts as unread again. It was reported a long time ago but this is a great time to bump it back up since the new site owners are trying to prioritize bug issues. I knda like that glitch. Had it happen to me in the Bonfire too. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j_ung 0 #14 February 27, 2009 Interesting. Maybe I need to think a little harder on this before doing anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielcroft 2 #15 February 28, 2009 I didn't say I wanted that glitch fixed! What I am saying is that I've stopped reading any forum other than incidents because I can't keep track of threads properly unless I read every day. Love the forum but the software makes it unusable for me if I'm busy at work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j_ung 0 #16 March 2, 2009 I see. But that doesn't necessarily mean we shouldn't change something there. Still waiting to hear from Gossamer on a few things. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielcroft 2 #17 March 2, 2009 Oh sure, if you have another issue that it makes sense to fix, go ahead. Sorry, didn't mean it that way at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
