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[tonmo]

.... do I detect a little waffling and off-topicness going on? Naughty naughty!

As ever, within reason some off-topic replies to threads are OK -- we can go off on tangents from time to time. What's not OK are seed threads (outside of Supporter's Forum) that have nothing to do with cephs. There are some exceptions to this, too, under The Octopus' Den (for community notes and significant current events in the news).

 

[Jean]

errrrr why do I keep getting logged off when I'm perusing new posts? or replying to threads I don't take That long to gather my thoughts....scattered as they may be!!!

J

 

[tonmo]

Hmm, haven't heard or experienced that one... might need to delete any tonmo.com cookies?

 

[Jean]

Hmm, haven't heard or experienced that one... might need to delete any tonmo.com cookies?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH its done it again.............will start checking cookies!

J

 

[msamaki]

errr...i can't access profiles anymore.

is it just me?

edit: never mind. minor glitch.

 

[Jean]

msamaki, I love that Douglas Adams quote in your sig!!!

J

 

[tonmo]

Unrelated to spiders... How come some threads show up as 'not updated since last visit but still containing unread posts' if they didn't resgister under this heading on your last visit?

Hmm... I haven't observed the latter part of your question myself. The idea is supposed to be that it retains posts not read within the past 10 days under that heading, and it would remain there until a) you have read it or b) 10 days passed. That list should only be populated when notes above that heading (new unread posts) were dismissed on your last visit. I'll keep an eye on it...

Has this gotten any better? Honestly I haven't much figured this out yet. I think, after a while, the unread posts go away even though I haven't read them within the past 10 days (I think).

I'm curious what others think? If you've noticed the difference, is it better or worse than before? I can change the setting so that the last-read logic is less "smart", i.e., it can go back to simply telling you what's new since you last logged in... and if you didn't read posts the last time you were here, tough luck, they're gone now. What's your preference?

 

[um...]

I prefer it the way it is right now.

 

[tonmo]

Minor upgrade required, standby...

 

[tonmo]

done. we're now running the very latest version, and I'm ready to start hacking back the Tank Owners database.

 

[DHyslop]

Yay! The database is within sight. For the record, I too like the new way the unread posts work, you can save some for later!

Dan

 

[Nancy]

The tank owners database is something I've really missed. I used to look up information on each person before replying on Ceph Care so that I'd know what size tank and other information. This helped in replying because I can't always remember who has what.

So happy to hear this, Tony!

Nancy

 

[tonmo]

The tank owners database is something I've really missed. I used to look up information on each person before replying on Ceph Care so that I'd know what size tank and other information. This helped in replying because I can't always remember who has what.

So happy to hear this, Tony!

Nancy

Cool. Note this is testing the limits of my technical ability, but I intend to bring it back up. Also note that there's about a 95% chance that the database will start from scratch (I won't be able to resurrect the old data).

 

[Melissa]

For the record, I too like the new way the unread posts work, you can save some for later!

Dan, I think this is my favorite aspect of the upgraded site. Nice job, Tony!

Melissa

 

[tonmo]

Ok -- unread post settings stay as-is! Thanks all -