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Saturday, January 31, 2004 at 10:31 PM SV, Something to think about while brainstorming alternatives to the sub-category idea: The main drawback to this layout as it relates to a long string vs. categorized format is that with the long string there isn't any kind of organization. This tends to encourage me (at least) to ignore things down the list as they have a connotation of seeming old and outdated. Only the top posts seem to be alive. If there is another paradigm that works to organize things a little more hopefully someone will suggest it or maybe we can invent something. I completely understand and agree to an extent with your feelings about the categorized format forcing you to go multiple places just to see what's currently happening. However with more code (I empathize with all of the hard work that has gone into this so far) we could select an option to show fresh posts, I think it is commonly referred to as "subscribing" to threads and options to show only fresh posts. There could also be an option to show this long string format or a categorized alternative format. I think a lot of other forums use a generic layout then customize that. You appear to have built this from the ground up. Not that there is anything wrong with that :-) You've done a good job with this -you're the best! BTW- If I am not mistaken, I thnk this new layout does in fact move all threads with new posts to the top each time you log back in. If this is so maybe I just need to get used to this. Eventually the threads that have not recently had a new post will drop away. This aspect means different dialogues on topics will often be overlooked and destined to be repeated. Just more to think about. | |