Posted by IsoM on January 31, 2002, at 1:36:50
In reply to Re: giving it a try, posted by Dr. Bob on January 31, 2002, at 0:41:31
> > "...Aisles make the process more efficient, no matter what the goal is. Health food stores have aisles, too..."
Hoo. boy, Dr. Bob! You don't know health food stores - their aim is just like every other store - to make money. After all, I managed one for a time.
...................................> > "...how about a green icon saying 'Redirect' that stays & doesn't disappear on redirected posts? > > "...isn't it easier just to click on a link in the "redirect" post than to go to the other board and look for an icon?"
We don't have to look for an icon, it jumps out at the viewer. That's how I keep track of what posts I've read when I come back to Psycho-Babble each time. New messages have bright yellow icons saying 'New' beside them & I can scroll very quickly down the page & see them without even looking hard.
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> > "...Hmm, I think of it as something everyone's familiar with from email, but I think I'm wrong. Maybe I should add something to the FAQ about the > signs, previous posts, etc. Would anyone here like to volunteer to draft an explanation? Or knows of one online that I could just link to?"I don't mean to say I'm unfamiliar with forums, but I think a good idea would be the field (the message box) we type our reply in start empty & not contain the previous postings in it. Many people don't bother deleting the previous posts & therefore some new posts have as many as 4 or 5 previous posts all in their answer too.
If the message box started out empty, we could just copy & paste the comments we wanted to in it. Otherwise, I find myself scrolling down the other comments to find the fresh contents. Sound like a good idea? It would save space on the server or whatever it's stored on. And wouldn't need any drafting anything extra.
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