Tide Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Yes, I'm still tweaking settings. I'd like to make one more try at database-based thread read markings and see how it performs over the next day or two. What does this mean? Previously it was done with cookies, at 35 minutes your cookie session would expire and you would get new posts based on that. If you were too slow reading you would lose new posts. Cookie based tracking also only works per computer. We're going to try storing this information in the database, for 24 hours. Meaning, any thread that has a post in it from the last 24 hours will be a "new post". It will remember then each thread that you read, and at what time. Each time you go back to the thread, it will take you where you left off. DB thread marking persists to every computer you use. Why am I doing all this? Search Engine Optimization: Help Google, Yahoo, etc, better find Legacy Content, which will... Provide a better search tool for finding information on this site. Drive more members to the site. Some tips, if you use the New Posts link and read from there, look for The threads below have not been updated since your last visit but still contain unread posts. which will show you what new posts were just just since your last visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtmenace Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 :bump: for the LGT master! edit: 3:08 am...go to bed man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Tide, Sounds like a good idea. Hope it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubLo Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I was wondering what was going on because today, suddenly, things are weird. (1) as someone else posted, threads I started are no longer showing up under New Posts. They used to (2) I can no longer drag or paste a small gif into a post (3) inserting an image into a post used to preview/load the image automatically. Now, it just brackets the link. ________________________________________________ [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1980"]'05 BSM OBXT Row-your-own, W.I.P. :rolleyes:[/URL] [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1242"]'06 Shrek B # 64 - The car the wife loved to hate :( Sold...[/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I remember when there weren't many new posts at all, now I wake up and there's 12 pages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt_ltd Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 big brother is watching.. This Space For Rent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubLo Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 My own replies to threads are now problematic too. They don't show up under New Posts anymore like they did just yesterday or the day before. ________________________________________________ [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1980"]'05 BSM OBXT Row-your-own, W.I.P. :rolleyes:[/URL] [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=1242"]'06 Shrek B # 64 - The car the wife loved to hate :( Sold...[/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tide Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 Right, its not a new post. You already read it. They show up as new posts for everyone else. My own replies to threads are now problematic too. They don't show up under New Posts anymore like they did just yesterday or the day before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tide Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 This change has nothing to do with #2 or #3. I was wondering what was going on because today, suddenly, things are weird. (1) as someone else posted, threads I started are no longer showing up under New Posts. They used to (2) I can no longer drag or paste a small gif into a post (3) inserting an image into a post used to preview/load the image automatically. Now, it just brackets the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosco Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 liked the old way better Stay Stock Stay Happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim1969 Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 I've noticed it takes a while if I put in a new reply to show up. It's not instant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim1969 Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 actually, it doesn't show under new posts until someone else posts on the same thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 There's a ton of new posts and the board is laggy. Tide, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 It doesn't seem laggy to me. And I am deployed usign the Army's secure connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOXRPWR Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 Let's give Tide the time to experiment. Keep it the new way through July 4th or something like that. It will give all of us enough interaction to make a real determination if its better or worse. Honestly, I liked the old way too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tide Posted July 1, 2006 Author Share Posted July 1, 2006 Yes, there was a certain bliss in the cookie method. When your 30 minutes were up everything unread just went away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKEBRAVO Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 I've noticed it takes a while if I put in a new reply to show up. It's not instant. +1. Sometimes I wonder if I made a mistake posting the thread. If you can afford College, you probably don't need to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondas123 Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 Who moved my cheese? - The Mortgage Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tide Posted July 1, 2006 Author Share Posted July 1, 2006 Not related to this post, post lag is really just a general issue if the site is really busy. +1. Sometimes I wonder if I made a mistake posting the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tide Posted July 2, 2006 Author Share Posted July 2, 2006 I might have found a mod that will allow people to set in their UserCP which way to mark unread posts, so it would still keep DB markers but you can have it pretend to still act like the cookie. Will play with it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tide Posted July 2, 2006 Author Share Posted July 2, 2006 *update*. There is now an option in UserCP (Modify Option) called something like "Automatically mark unread threads". This will mark all unread threads in the same manner that the cookie previously worked as. So if you log off the site for 8 hours, when you log in, you'll only have 8 hours of unread posts, regardless if you actually had more. Please test it our for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosco Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 boy,was jedi right. if it ain't broke don't fix it. this really sucks now. you go to a new post look at it then want to go back to it after reading another and poof it's gone. maybe i don't know how to work this new way yet but the old way sure was easier to me. if you ask me this new way will cause even more post's because you can't find or go back to posts as easy as before. bosco Stay Stock Stay Happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D0WNxSH1FT Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 I was wondering why my User CP was showing threads that i had posted in like three days ago and no one touched, and then a thread that I posted in last didnt show up till someone else posted after me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legasee Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 boy,was jedi right. if it ain't broke don't fix it. this really sucks now. you go to a new post look at it then want to go back to it after reading another and poof it's gone. maybe i don't know how to work this new way yet but the old way sure was easier to me. if you ask me this new way will cause even more post's because you can't find or go back to posts as easy as before. bosco +1 bosco... here...now you can read your thread again p.s...I like the old way better...post and then it right up so you can always find it In Taiwan now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tide Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 Except that things were broken, the 'Go to newest unread post' was not functioning properly. This solution is the best fix for it and I know its not the same as it was (and that isn't possible), but it does allow people like myself who use multiple computers to better track read threads. You read a thread, you post in it, it's no longer a new thread to you. Your subscription is kept and you can find the thread again if you like in your UserCP. You will also see it again when it gets another post. Ultimately I need to make some changes to the site as we transition from a 'medium' forum (which we are now) to a 'large' forum (which we will be in 6-12 months). Improvements needed to be made to Search, to page rankings, and to read markings. I know this means some long time members will have to alter slightly how they find information here, but I've exhausted all I can think of for the past week to balance the two. Who moved my cheese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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