Super Long Threads
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:58 pm
A small change that shouldn't really affect anyone negatively, but will make another large group happy: I've moved the three really long threads on this site to a new area called Super Long Threads: http://www.railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=30
I've only added a small number of people that enjoy participating on those threads to that group, so everyone else won't be able to see those threads at all.
If you would like to add or remove this group from your subscriptions, please do so at this link: http://www.railroadfan.com/phpbb/ucp.php?i=167
Select the group you want to join, make sure "Join selected" is displayed, and hit submit, then confirm. You'll now be able to see that forum. If you'd like to be removed, select that group, select "Resign selected" and hit submit, then confirm. Any new threads that become very long and off the railroading subject will probably end up here.
I have been receiving a lot of feedback from those who were tired of this: "Oh look, there's a new post in the off subject area, I wonder if it's something cool"...they click on off subject, and see it's a word posted to the add a word game. Then they'll click "mark all threads as read."
Log in again later that day, same scenario, over and over. Some said they just ignore the whole "off subject chit chat" area because of this.
Since there isn't a modification available to the board to just let each user ignore a thread based on their choice, this is the only good way I found to hide it from most, and let those who want to keep posting on those threads to go ahead and do so. I've added just about everyone who has posted in the last month on the Corrupt a Wish, You just have to post 1 word, and Random Thoughts to this membership group. Any questions, please reply to this thread.
I've only added a small number of people that enjoy participating on those threads to that group, so everyone else won't be able to see those threads at all.
If you would like to add or remove this group from your subscriptions, please do so at this link: http://www.railroadfan.com/phpbb/ucp.php?i=167
Select the group you want to join, make sure "Join selected" is displayed, and hit submit, then confirm. You'll now be able to see that forum. If you'd like to be removed, select that group, select "Resign selected" and hit submit, then confirm. Any new threads that become very long and off the railroading subject will probably end up here.
I have been receiving a lot of feedback from those who were tired of this: "Oh look, there's a new post in the off subject area, I wonder if it's something cool"...they click on off subject, and see it's a word posted to the add a word game. Then they'll click "mark all threads as read."
Log in again later that day, same scenario, over and over. Some said they just ignore the whole "off subject chit chat" area because of this.
Since there isn't a modification available to the board to just let each user ignore a thread based on their choice, this is the only good way I found to hide it from most, and let those who want to keep posting on those threads to go ahead and do so. I've added just about everyone who has posted in the last month on the Corrupt a Wish, You just have to post 1 word, and Random Thoughts to this membership group. Any questions, please reply to this thread.
