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  • 09-11-2010 2:39pm
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    Jagera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 910 ✭✭✭


    Just my 2c on the new(ish) Follow Thread function which recently replaced the standard vbulletin thread subscription.

    I find that the Follow Thread button & the little flashing orange "New Posts" button at the top right have made a great positive impact on keeping up with threads. Its easier & faster.

    I always though the standard subscription only worked for a limited number of threads, whereas this gives you a nice one-shot list of your subscribed followed threads.

    There is probably one minor limitation, if you subscribe to a busy thread, you will nearly always have the "New Posts" button flashing, but one can find bigger problems in life.
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    5starpool
    Subscribers Posts: 32,855 ✭✭✭✭5starpool


    Where is this flashing orange button you speak of? I subscribe to forums, not threads, in case that makes a difference.


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    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    5starpool wrote: »
    Where is this flashing orange button you speak of? I subscribe to forums, not threads, in case that makes a difference.
    Only in the beta menu I think and yeah it only applies to threads

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    5starpool
    Subscribers Posts: 32,855 ✭✭✭✭5starpool


    Sounds like it would be very annoying.


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    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    I'm only subscribed to one thread that doesn't update very frequently so I find it handy, you can disable it if you want anyway

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    Mimikyu
    Registered Users Posts: 18,919 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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    Jagera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 910 ✭✭✭Jagera


    ScienceNerd wrote: »
    Only in the beta menu I think and yeah it only applies to threads

    ah I didn't know it was only there for the beta menu


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    davearthurs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭davearthurs


    Anyone got a Url to the vbulletin follow script so I could apply it to my own forum?


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    5starpool
    Subscribers Posts: 32,855 ✭✭✭✭5starpool


    It was probably developed by Ross/Conor I'd say, so not available for public use as a normal vbulletin hack.


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    davearthurs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭davearthurs


    Ok thanks. Is the My Threads mod also custom?


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    [Deleted User]
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    I've actually found that those icons on the beta don't actually work as they should sometimes - I'd receive a mail, but it wouldn't flash or I'd read the mail it will stay flashing for a few minutes after.


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    Daemos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,645 ✭✭✭Daemos


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I've actually found that those icons on the beta don't actually work as they should sometimes - I'd receive a mail, but it wouldn't flash or I'd read the mail it will stay flashing for a few minutes after.
    It was like that for me for the past week or so too. Seems to be okay today though.


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    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,896 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    I think Ross/Conor switched that off during the week. It came back for me today too.


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    Conor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Conor


    davearthurs wrote: »
    Anyone got a Url to the vbulletin follow script so I could apply it to my own forum?

    As 5starpool mentioned, it was made by Ross specifically for Boards. Even if we released the code, it might not work on a stock vBulletin install since we've modified our copy quite a bit.
    davearthurs wrote: »
    Ok thanks. Is the My Threads mod also custom?

    The entire front page is outside of vBulletin, so yes. It's also a bit of a mess, so I don't know if you'd really want it! :D The front page has em... evolved... over a few years and is sorely in need of a cleanup. Ross did his best to get rid of the worst of the hairiness when he made the last set of changes but it still needs some love.
    Deleted User wrote: »
    I've actually found that those icons on the beta don't actually work as they should sometimes - I'd receive a mail, but it wouldn't flash or I'd read the mail it will stay flashing for a few
    minutes after.

    There'll always be a bit of lag, since the result of the call back to the site is cached pretty heavily.
    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    I think Ross/Conor switched that off during the week. It came back for me today too.

    Yeah, I switched it off for a while to reduce the amount of traffic back to the site. I turned it back on at the end of this week.


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