Posted by Dr. Bob on January 31, 2002, at 19:03:27
In reply to Another Idea? » Dr. Bob, posted by IsoM on January 31, 2002, at 1:36:50
> > > "...how about a green icon saying 'Redirect' that stays & doesn't disappear on redirected posts?
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> > "...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?"
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> We don't have to look for an icon, it jumps out at the viewer.True enough. There are also technical issues with another icon... The new-post ones are generated based on the current date and a cookie, I'm not sure how I'd get a redirect one in there...
> 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.
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> If the message box started out empty, we could just copy & paste the comments we wanted to in it. Sound like a good idea? It would save space on the server or whatever it's stored on.The original idea was to try to make it as easy for people as possible; I thought it would be easier to delete a copy of the previous post if you didn't want it than to copy and paste one if you did.
But now I have a better (IMO) idea: offer a button for each option, and have the default be no copy. It would, however, mean an extra step:
1. Select the option and click "post follow-up" (the new step).
2. Enter your message and click "submit".
3. Review your message and click "confirm".OK? And I think I could do it in a way that would save the space on the server, too...
Bob
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