Read post method

[russellw]

Here is your chance to have your say.

The question revolves around which way you want the 'read threads/posts' to work.

Option 1 is the old way where they are considered to be read after a certain time (7 days) or after you have spent a certain amount of time in a forum session. The plus side is it requires no action on your part while the down side is that you actually can't use the new posts button unless it is the first thing you do when visiting.


Option 2 is the new way where they are only considered to be read if you actually visit the thread or if you select 'mark all forums read' off the quick links menu. The plus side is that you actually don't miss new threads while the downside is that you have to actually manually mark all read ore they stay unread. This can also optionally be set to automatic or manual (it is currently auto).

There is some discussion on the issue in this THREAD for those unsure about what has changed.

Cheers
Russ

[redxm]

I like the old way better. Dont like visiting the forum and having 1500 unread posts

[Geez Louise]

Great idea putting up a poll Russ. Thanks

Cheers
Col

[MNM96]

Is there any movement on this yet Russ. I hate the way it is currently!

[redxm]

Originally Posted by MNM96

Is there any movement on this yet Russ. I hate the way it is currently!

+1 for me too. dont like it

[gcg2503]

Old way for the win!

[russellw]

Originally Posted by gcg2503

Old way for the win!

Originally Posted by MNM96

Is there any movement on this yet Russ. I hate the way it is currently!

Originally Posted by redxm

+1 for me too. dont like it

.. and there-in is the problem. The voting was hardly conclusive given the number of votes. Ideally it could be coded (it no doubt can) so that you can choose your own method which is what I am currently looking at.

Cheers
Russ

[redxm]

3 against none is a pretty clear win from where I sit.....................

[russellw]

Originally Posted by redxm

3 against none is a pretty clear win from where I sit.....................

.. but 15 against 10 (the poll result) isn't.

[05_ENFORCER]

choose your own method, great idea Russ.

[StrikeTwiceXR6]

Originally Posted by redxm

I like the old way better. Dont like visiting the forum and having 1500 unread posts

100% agree! I didn't know of the poll above. I mean this in a friendly way, but maybe a greater cross-section of the forum community would have been more aware of the above poll if it was something that came up on the screen when logging in and asked to vote, kind of like the "site outage" notifications. Please don't take this as an anger filled response :-)

[Polyal]

Thought something odd was going on..+1 for sounding like an oldy and not wanting change

[Raptor]

+1 for the old way.

Poll closed too quickly :-(

[russellw]

Ok - I have reopened the poll for another 10 mdays and will add it to the force read threads lit.

Cheers
Russ

[Professor Farnsworth]

Ater getting used to it, I prefer the new way. You never miss a reply this way. Ultimately coding the option into vbulletin would be a winner if feasible.

[CAT600]

The old way is great Russ, I login to mostly the same pages and scan through the list of threads... once ive done that the next time I refresh that subforum I will only see whats been added to so-to-speak and helps me keep on top of "hot topics"

Just my 2c

Cheers for the continued effort streamlining things mate!

Daniel

[Full Noise]

I’d be interested in how the new way works. Perhaps if it was trailed for a week or two to see what people think.

Either way, I’m happy.

[Professor Farnsworth]

It's been the new way for two weeks or so from memory

[MNM96]

Originally Posted by russellw

Ok - I have reopened the poll for another 10 mdays and will add it to the force read threads lit.

Cheers
Russ

Can we turn it back to the normal way until we decide to turn it back to the normal way please!

[Excouncil]

new way for me , I just found it to be intuitive , it is what I expected it would work like .

But given the way the poll is going ,

can I have the choice ?
is that too much of an ask ?

[BLU-220]

i like the old way russ.

[zoesgift]

old way plz im hopeless enough as it is!

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by CAT600

The old way is great Russ, I login to mostly the same pages and scan through the list of threads... once ive done that the next time I refresh that subforum I will only see whats been added to so-to-speak and helps me keep on top of "hot topics"

Just my 2c

Cheers for the continued effort streamlining things mate!

Daniel

Thats my angle too.

[Mr G8]

Glad this poll was taken again, as i do too, like most of us here, like the old way we read the threads on AFF

[hagarone]

I'm a creature of habits Russ l like the old ways..

[2000auwagon]

wish we could have best of both worlds, then all will be happy, as for me old way works fine.

[martinijosh]

It's fine how it is, we just need the "who quoted me" plugin

[The Monty]

I like the old way too, the new way is just 2 extra clicks per visit, marking the forums as read. Ill still come here either way, lol.

[rancidpunx]

Old way for me.

[comagutsa]

i like the new way cause while looking at the forum i often get called away or on phone and when i come back i can still see what was there. where as the old way it would be all gone and i dont have time to search through old threads to find it

lazy people cant even do 2 click at the end of their session so they start with new posts next time they log in