"Old Fashioned" threads

[Primula]

I was wondering what the RSS feed thing is Earrame referred to on the Pony at Decipher, but Decipher won't let me respond... - whatever it is, is it compatible with phpbb, and secure? We'll find out...

Unfortunately, it could take a loooong time for us to reconfigure the threads code to resemble webbbs (what the "old boards" were) - we couldn't use the old software because it was full of security holes. I'm sorry that what we could install doesn't allow for subject only at this point, but we'll put it on the list to see if it can be changed or not.

We do want to be working that direction, to make it "better" that way, but it'll take patience - it's quite hard to change anything in the code without breaking something else when you do.

[Linaewen]

I was wondering what the RSS feed thing is Earrame referred to on the Pony at Decipher, but Decipher won't let me respond... - whatever it is, is it compatible with phpbb, and secure? We'll find out...

Unfortunately, it could take a loooong time for us to reconfigure the threads code to resemble webbbs (what the "old boards" were) - we couldn't use the old software because it was full of security holes. I'm sorry that what we could install doesn't allow for subject only at this point, but we'll put it on the list to see if it can be changed or not.

We do want to be working that direction, to make it "better" that way, but it'll take patience - it's quite hard to change anything in the code without breaking something else when you do.

Interestingly enough, I find myself comfortable now with the phpbb, and quickly switched back to it from the threaded view. Maybe because that view wasn't quite the same as what I had been used to, but I don't mind this view now. I find it quicker and easier to see at a glance what everyone has said on the topic, and yet I still have the option of replying to an individual comment without having to quote it. I think I will switch back and forth to the threaded view and see if it grows on me, but for now I'm sticking to the "old new-fashioned" way, hehe!

Thanks for what you HAVE accomplished, even just having a smaller group of dedicated folk in a place that won't disappear on us when we need it most is a real blessing. I can be contentedly patient for even more blessings in the future.

[Queen of Gondor]

Prim, thanks so much for all you've done already, and if you can ever get it to be the same as before, that would be awesome. But, I have to agree with Lin. I tried the threaded view and also found myself switching right back.

Thanks again, Prim!

~Queenie~

[Ladyhawk Baggins]

used to it all over again. It brings back one of the things I really liked: at a quick glance I can see who's been in today, regardless of whether or not we're here at the same time. Thanks for the feature, Prim!

[admin]

...now that the threads are shown in the same order as they were on the old Decipher boards.

[Linaewen]

I've actually made the switch back to threaded, as I was finding it hard to figure out who was replying to whom -- which is easy to do when viewing it in threaded format. Now it will be even easier! Thanks for your hard work to make our days fun!

[Ashlyn]

[sarahstitcher]

does that mean it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick?
Or you're giving it a poke to see what it does?

I like being able to toggle back and forth too, I like the thread view for the whole forum (looks and acts most like the old old boards) and the flat view for actually reading the whole thing.

[Ashlyn]

does that mean it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick?
Or you're giving it a poke to see what it does?

Yep!

*What is it?*

*I don't know*

*What does it do?*

*I don't know that either!*

*Well, poke it and see what it does.*

*I'm not poking it ... ... ... you poke it!*

*No way! I don't wanna get in trouble if it breaks!*

[Lithilien Quicksilver]

Well, I just want to say, Prim, that I am loving the threads! Feels so much more like home, and I can see at a glance who has been around.

[Ladyhawk Baggins]

[Rosie]

((((Threaded feature)))) A little taste of the good ol' days. I did notice that you can't just have a (NT) post though. Not enough space for a one-liner, and the software requires something to be posted in the topic. No biggie though, and it's great to have the option to switch back and forth. Still can't believe Decipher could never pull that off for us.

[sarahstitcher]

Especially when it comes to computers, I've learned to be careful what I poke! One time I accidentally poked something in Eudora and the three windows that were neatly tiled came undone and misbehaved until I could figure out how to undo and put them back.

[fellowshipfan]

I like them better because I can get an overview of everything that is being talked about. It does take more time to see everything because you have to click on each message if you want to read it, but it's easier to find stuff.