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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 09:15 AM
Original message
Site feature suggestion
Option for the Ignore functionality to do the following: stop displaying the posts tree when an ignored person posts. Kinda like your private subthread deletor. Example:

Before:
+--Wassup by JohnDoe
+--Gee Whiz by Shmoe
+---In what respect, Charlie? by PinkPonies
| +---Cowabunga! by Shmoe
+---Evolution is only a theory by OMGWHATANASSHOLEIAM
| +---STFU by InvisibleUnicorn
| +---Oh, great, just great by TheLastAmigaUser
| +---Just typical from the far left to deny the 1st Amendment by OMGWHATANASSHOLEIAM
| +---Non sequitur as always by TheLastAmigaUser
| | +---And again is it proven that everybody except me sucks and I rock by OMGWHATANASSHOLEIAM
| +---Aw, crap, not this shit again by Shmoe
| +---Predictably, you resort to personal attacks, like all pro-evolution zealots by OMGWHATANASSHOLEIAM
| +---Why the fuck do you still post here? by Shmoe
+---ZedThePineapple will have words with you by LilyTomboy
+---Ooops! by Shmoe
+---Got ya by LilyTomboy
+---Oh, how precious, a Stalin lovers' lovefest by OMGWHATANASSHOLEIAM
+---You called? by ZedThePineapple
+---I plead the 5th by Shmoe

After:
+--Wassup by JohnDoe
+--Gee Whiz by Shmoe
+---In what respect, Charlie? by PinkPonies
| +---Cowabunga! by Shmoe
+---ZedThePineapple will have words with you by LilyTomboy
+---Ooops! by Shmoe
+---Got ya by LilyTomboy
+---You called? by ZedThePineapple
+---I plead the 5th by Shmoe
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 09:32 AM
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1. I learn things from sub-threads. Why would this matter to anyone but the Ignorer? nt
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 09:36 AM
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2. Well, you would only use that feature if you liked it.
Me, I'd like to have it available. DU has one of the best forum user interfaces I've ever seen, it'd add nicely to the feature set.
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 10:18 AM
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4. Okay, I get it now. And YES it does.
I wish there were more forums FORMATTED like DU. The formatting of the interface alone is kind of addictive. I also have not seen anything as graphically rich as the DU.
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ipfilter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 10:21 AM
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5. I like how DU shows which
post # a new post refers to. I find myself looking for this on other forums now.
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 10:34 AM
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6. Yes, and I also like "stepping back" from DU and watching the evolution of OPs from
a trans-forum perspective. Hence, I spend most of my time in Latest threads. It would be wonderful to have the opportunity to really research the development of discourse here.
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ipfilter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 10:46 AM
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8. The flat threading makes it harder to see new posts
Edited on Thu Dec-18-08 10:47 AM by nocaster
since they can end up all over the place. It would be nice if new posts were bold. Of course the site would have to keep track of the state of the posts that were previously read for each user and I'm sure that would be resource intensive. Slashdot.org uses a similar threading style. Overall it works well but it is hard to find newer posts unless they are replying to the OP.

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Zuiderelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 01:24 PM
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16. You can use the "Mark" feature after you've read the posts in a thread...
and then only the new ones will show a color icon. Like this, Post #15 is the only post made since I clicked the Mark button above:


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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 02:59 PM
Response to Reply #16
21. Hey, I didn't know that! Cool! -nt
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tbyg52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 07:35 PM
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23. >>anything as graphically rich as the DU.
And yet it can easily be turned off for dialuppers. Without graphics, this is the fastest-loading site on the net. I can hardly stand to use any other site. I'm spoiled.
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 10:10 AM
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3. Good suggestion. K&R n/t
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 10:37 AM
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7. haha nice
or, just nuke UNBELIEVABLYATTENTIONWHORINGFUCKWITs
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 11:13 AM
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9. Sometimes, when what you really want is unattainable, you gotta aim for the next best thing. -nt
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 11:29 AM
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10. Got A List, DS1?
I know i do! I always have a list of those that need to be nuke-proof.
GAC
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 01:04 PM
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11. Kicked and recommended.
:kick:

Great idea, great OPERATIONMINDCRIME IS A FUCKING TROLL, NUKE THE DOUCHEBAG ALREADY
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SidDithers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 01:06 PM
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12. OMGWHATANASSHOLEIAM...
:rofl: :applause: :rofl:

Sid
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Zuiderelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 01:17 PM
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14. That is so fucking brilliant, isn't it?
:rofl:
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 01:21 PM
Response to Reply #12
15. kick for wonderful usernames!
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arcadian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 01:41 PM
Response to Reply #12
19. Hmmmm...
That one is a real head scratcher.

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
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SidDithers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 01:45 PM
Response to Reply #19
20. Yeah, subtle as a brick, eh?....
giant kudos to CPD on that one :)

Sid
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 01:17 PM
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13. Nah. I like freerepublic's format better.
You know, a complete clusterfuck of a website.
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Gemini Cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 01:31 PM
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17. OMGWHATANASSHOLEIAM
:spray: You owe me a new keyboard.

The format doesn't bother me, but I can see where it might be a pain in the ass for others.
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 01:31 PM
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18. OMGWHATANASSHOLEIAM.....hmmm that name sounds familiar.
Edited on Thu Dec-18-08 01:33 PM by Guy Whitey Corngood
:rofl:
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 09:51 AM
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25. Any resemblances to real or actual freepers or trolls, active or tombstoned, are pure coincidence.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it. O8)
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-08 10:22 AM
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26. Of course.
;-)
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 03:07 PM
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22. K&R for the laugh.
OMGWHATANASSHOLEIAM

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 10:51 PM
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24. .
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