New Feature: Thread Subscription — Forum Archive

14 Mar 2004, 05:17

Hello NOOlers and NOOLerettes,

Well, due to insomnia, you have a new feature on NewOrderOnline. Asked by the Italian Mick, you can now subscribe to threads.

You must ask yourself, "what the hell does it do?", well it's quite simple, you will receive a notification by email each time somebody other than you post in that thread, just like the email notification.

However, I have enhanced both features, you will still receive a link, but the message as well, in HTML, formatted the right way... etc.

Of course you can't reply to it via email, but you can read it...

So basically, this allows you to follow a discussion without visiting the website, hence will diminue bandwidth for specific users, and will offer a new service.. this is the first draft of this service, but eventually it might send 1 email a day or 1 email a week instead of sending a mail at each and every reply.

What's the catch you might say?

There is one! If you screwed up and posted a message, it will be sent to those who subscribed before you could edit it, so be aware of that.

So, the feature works like:

Beside the Add Reply button of each thread you didn't start, you'll see the Subscribe button
You must be logged on to see the button (been lazy, I know)
In the Forum Menu, you can access the list of threads you have subscribed to and access them from there, and unsubscribe to them.

So far, there is no way to toggle HTML/Text e-mails, but I presume 99% of the people here can handle HTML email, but I will eventually add that option.

I hope everyone will enjoy this feature, now, if you find any problem with it, let me know...

:sleep:

Now I can go to sleep ;)

14 Mar 2004, 13:56

nice...but it seems weird that you can't subscribe to threads that you started...I'd think those would be the ones you'd especially want responses for.

--Sam

14 Mar 2004, 14:01

Originally posted by The Happy One nice...but it seems weird that you can't subscribe to threads that you started...I'd think those would be the ones you'd especially want responses for.--Sam

Well, you can ;) When you post your thread, you have the "notification" option, it's just the same....

You can't do it afterwards though, unless you edit the first post of your thread I guess...

14 Mar 2004, 14:12

why not add a subscribe to all button, then the lurkers would not even visit :evil4:

14 Mar 2004, 14:12

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: EXCELLENT! Thank you very much! :)

14 Mar 2004, 14:41

Well, you can ;) When you post your thread, you have the "notification" option, it's just the same....

You can't do it afterwards though, unless you edit the first post of your thread I guess...

Ah, that's right. Good enough for me...

--Sam

14 Mar 2004, 15:11

This is why this site is far apart from other imitation sites

Well done mate

Get some zzzzzzzzzzz

14 Mar 2004, 15:12

Do people really want hundreds of e-mails to tell them that Mike has posted saying Blue Monday is shit, or Greg Parkin's been taken up the arse again, and such like ?

When you subscribe to a thread you are powerless to prevent the arsehole minority clogging up the thread with random stuff, a bit like when you subscribe to Ceremony you get -1 posts.

14 Mar 2004, 15:40

Originally posted by Detweiler Do people really want hundreds of e-mails to tell them that Mike has posted saying Blue Monday is shit, or Greg Parkin's been taken up the arse again, and such like ?When you subscribe to a thread you are powerless to prevent the arsehole minority clogging up the thread with random stuff, a bit like when you subscribe to Ceremony you get -1 posts.

So what? you want a black list feature? :skeptic:

That exists on some system, you filter all posts from specific people, although replies to their post will be available.

14 Mar 2004, 15:41

Originally posted by Spotnick > Originally posted by Detweiler> Do people really want hundreds of e-mails to tell them that Mike has posted saying Blue Monday is shit, or Greg Parkin's been taken up the arse again, and such like ?> > When you subscribe to a thread you are powerless to prevent the arsehole minority clogging up the thread with random stuff, a bit like when you subscribe to Ceremony you get -1 posts.

So what? you want a black list feature? :skeptic:

That exists on some system, you filter all posts from specific people, although replies to their post will be available.

Not such a bad idea, if possible. That way, nobody would get to read my shite !

14 Mar 2004, 16:05

Originally posted by Detweiler Do people really want hundreds of e-mails to tell them that Mike has posted saying Blue Monday is shit, or Greg Parkin's been taken up the arse again, and such like ?

*It's an option. And you can also unsubscribe afterwards. Spotnick, while you're at it, another very useful option would be the one I saw on an Italian forum, the "send to mail" option. You can E Mail the message to yourself, so you can save it on your hard disk. Great to keep important messages. Many thanks for your hard work.

14 Mar 2004, 16:18

Originally posted by The Happy One > Well, you can ;) When you post your thread, you have the "notification" option, it's just the same....> > You can't do it afterwards though, unless you edit the first post of your thread I guess...Ah, that's right. Good enough for me...--Sam

That Molly picture is God awful Sam - get it changed! :thumbdown: I have certain video caps from a certain film of hers you may be interested in :laugh:

15 Mar 2004, 09:17

15 Mar 2004, 12:37

thats very cool

15 Mar 2004, 13:40

I wont use it but it is very cool agreed

16 Mar 2004, 03:45

That Molly picture is God awful Sam - get it changed! I have certain video caps from a certain film of hers you may be interested in

All right, Molly's gone. All hail Ducky!

--Sam

17 Mar 2004, 06:18

haven't subscribed to anything yet, but I might give it a try. Anyway, the e-mail notification seems to have gone funny. Just got one saying that Murv (currently in yellow) had replied to a thread: the complete message was in bright, eye-hurting YELLOW ! and I've had more like this: in bold, with bigger fonts, they're all different now :confused:

17 Mar 2004, 14:37

Originally posted by Geri haven't subscribed to anything yet, but I might give it a try. Anyway, the e-mail notification seems to have gone funny. Just got one saying that Murv (currently in yellow) had replied to a thread: the complete message was in bright, eye-hurting YELLOW ! and I've had more like this: in bold, with bigger fonts, they're all different now

He probably didn't include a END QUOTE to his nickname... (ie [ / yellow ] )