Christmas Gift #3 - For Rob
staff_Jim
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Posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 08:08 PM UTC
I have the "HIDE USER" function working but I still need to add a "Clean Hidden Users" function to restore your settings to default (no users selected). So don't run around testing it on people or you may not see them for a while.
Obviously it goes without saying that you should use this feature wisely or not at all. Personally there is no one I am going to run out and add.
Also it should go without saying that staff members who actively moderate forums should not be adding anyone as then they don't see those posts.
Thanks,
Jim
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 11:57 PM UTC
:-) :-) :-) :-) I just notice that feature this morning when I came on...... :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
Restraint of pen and tongue still works for me....... :-) :-) :-) :-)
and can honestly say, that there are NO members that I could personally think of using it on...... :-) :-) :-) :-)
Character is what you do when no one is looking.
Few things are harder to put up with than a good example.- Mark Twain
Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one less scoundrel in the world.--Thomas Carlyle
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 12:40 AM UTC
hmm, sounds interesting and good !!!!]
Thanks again Jim
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Alabama, United States
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 03:07 AM UTC
See me? Feel me? Touch me? Heal me? Ignore me?
Knock Knock Knock?...is this thing working? anyone there? Goose? Jimbrae? Babva? Matt? Staphjim? Tunaboy? Joe GB? Dave GOM? Carl? Pedro? Cliff? Animal? Gunnie? Sherman2? Steve? O'Malley? Crgstrz? Andy? JhnyGrogs? Rob?..."Tommy can you hear me?"
Hmmmm....well...i guess what they say is true....good fences make good neighbors...and this will be one them thar high wooden ones...dang...merry christmas to all...and what a great feature...i guess it works...so, Merry Chri"click"
Wisconsin, United States
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 03:39 AM UTC
Jim
I will admit I am not the brightest bulb in the socket, but is this function, (once activated), simply to eliminate "seeing" a particular member's thread posts? If so, has there been a demand for this type of function as I'm assuming it took some development time on your part to put in place? Just curious.
Steve
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 04:13 AM UTC
Why'd you have to go and do this for Jim? Now I have one less thing to complain about.
You are right, as an armor forum moderator, I do have to keep both eyes open to moderate when necessary. But the armor forum has oodles (more than most) of moderators.
It's the sci-fi and buy/sell/trade forum where there's basically me that I keep the eyes on full time.
staff_Jim
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 04:31 AM UTC
Steve,
I think this basically comes down to a few situations where because of personalities or whatever it is better for everyone that they have the ability to not see that persons posts. I have never had that problem here but it is yet another reason not to be a troll on this site. Thankfully we have been troll-less (IMHO) for quite a while. But my standards for someone being a troll might be higher than others.
Rob,
I was actually thinking after I posted that, that it would be easy to get around the moderator thing. I will just use the existing check to see if user is mod and then do a different query which shows all posts. So for forums where you are a moderator you will see ALL posts but where you are not users can be hidden.
Thanks,
Jim
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 04:41 AM UTC
Jim, If I were to use this function to ward off the bothersome rantings of a certain oaf (Not that I have anyone specific in mind...
)' Would I then miss any THREADS to which said oaf had posted? Or simply the Oaf's replies in that thread? Would I be able to tell that the aforementioned oaf had replied, or would he, not being in my sight, snuffeth?
The origin of Murphy's Law : "In the beginning there was nothing- which exploded"
"No sense being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway."
"Why, They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..."
(purported last words of Gen John B. Sedgwick, ca.1864)
California, United States
Joined: December 01, 2001
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 05:00 AM UTC
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See me? Feel me? Touch me? Heal me? Ignore me?
Knock Knock Knock?...is this thing working? anyone there? Goose? Jimbrae? Babva? Matt? Staphjim? Tunaboy? Joe GB? Dave GOM? Carl? Pedro? Cliff? Animal? Gunnie? Sherman2? Steve? O'Malley? Crgstrz? Andy? JhnyGrogs? Rob?..."Tommy can you hear me?"
Hmmmm....well...i guess there really IS a Santa...dang...merry christmas to all...and what a great feature...i guess it works...so, Merry Chri"click"
Kev - you would NOT make my list - but I do find the new function intriguing...
May Santa be so kind to you all too!
Gunnie
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 05:22 AM UTC
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What ever happened to self control? If members have a problem with another (over his or her) posts.... then just don't read them. Is it really that hard to do that?
I thought people could voice an opinion... even if that opinion differs from others.
Imho... this feature makes no sense at all.
i agree, is there any real need for this function?
i would have thought ignoring some one was pretty easy already, without the site doing it for you
regards
joe
"The machine gun is a much overrated weapon" Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig,Somme,July 1,1916
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staff_Jim
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 05:36 AM UTC
It's actually a pretty common function for newer message boards and obviously started from use on chat systems.
Personally I don't find the feature offensive in the least. If someone wants to put my comments in the ignore bin then so-be-it. Their loss as far as I am concerned.
And as Robert has already hinted (or gleaned) this feature is not going to remove "quoted" remarks from that user so the topics started and quoted replies will still be shown on various pages. Just the actual post by that person will not be visable.
Jim
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 05:43 AM UTC
Personally I think it is a good idea. As the site gets bigger and there is going to be more need for moderators - it's a nice 'self -moderate' function, Logan's Dad hit the nail on the head...Jim
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 09:12 AM UTC
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Logan's Dad hit the nail on the head
That's because he worked as a carpenter for a few years after his honorable discharge from the Navy. He held a few odd jobs here and there, never really amounting to anything. Then one day his wife said HEY!, time to quit this migrant lifestyle of ours....lets move and startover. So they did, had a child, named him...er...larry?...lanney?...lennie?...well thats not important. The thing is, he knows how to properly hold a hammer and has never hit his thumb. (:-)
and for the record, in case you did'nt know it, I'm not for this new fea"click"
staff_Jim
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 09:48 AM UTC
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Logan's Dad hit the nail on the head
That's because he worked as a carpenter for a few years after his honorable discharge from the Navy. He held a few odd jobs here and there, never really amounting to anything. Then one day his wife said HEY!, time to quit this migrant lifestyle of ours....lets move and startover. So they did, had a child, named him...er...larry?...lanney?...lennie?...well thats not important. The thing is, he knows how to properly hold a hammer and has never hit his thumb. (:-)
and for the record, in case you did'nt know it, I'm not for this new fea"click"
LOL (to the first part)...
And for the last part...I better not catch ya using it then.
hehe
Jim
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 09:53 AM UTC
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after his honorable discharge from the Navy
Actually, make that Marines & you are scarily correct...
Kglack, You are in Rare form today...get into the eggnog a bit early, did you?
The origin of Murphy's Law : "In the beginning there was nothing- which exploded"
"No sense being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway."
"Why, They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..."
(purported last words of Gen John B. Sedgwick, ca.1864)
Grumpyoldman
Consigliere Florida, United States
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 09:54 AM UTC
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That's because he worked as a carpenter for a few years after his honorable discharge from the Navy.
Now that's interesting........ do Marines get discharged from the Marines or Navy.........
Not a joke...... or bustin chops.... just wondering......??????
Character is what you do when no one is looking.
Few things are harder to put up with than a good example.- Mark Twain
Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one less scoundrel in the world.--Thomas Carlyle
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 10:11 AM UTC
From Grumpy??? NOT a joke? I feel faint!!!
Well Dave, My discharge Reads "Gen Charles Krulak, USMC, Commanding.", so I'm thinking the Corps. And remember, we're thew MEN's 'department(of the Navy)'
:-)
Semper & all that...
The origin of Murphy's Law : "In the beginning there was nothing- which exploded"
"No sense being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway."
"Why, They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..."
(purported last words of Gen John B. Sedgwick, ca.1864)
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 12:56 PM UTC
Hey Jim,
Why not make it so that everyone is hidden by default so that the user can then un-hide those people that they wish to talk to? This would be a great savings in bandwith and the user would save a lot of time too when visiting Armorama.
Paul.
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staff_Jim
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Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 01:15 PM UTC
Lol...I see you found something clever to say.
Jim
