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One of the new features of this software version is the forum marking system...rather than working on a time-out basis like the previous version (where posts were marked read after 20 minutes, regardless if you read them or not), this current setting will keep them alive until you either a> read them or b> click the "mark all read" button at the bottom of the main page.

I'm going to run this for a few days to see what effects it has on server loads...no promises that it'll stay forever, it may drag the server pretty hard.

If it does however, a server upgrade will occur in Dec

 

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Hey woody,

Is there an option to turn the fxxxing word filter off, like there is for avatars and what not?

 

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not yet...working on that one....

It WAS selectable in the old software, and the hack for this version hasn't come out yet...I finally gave up waiting for it...but will reactivate the selectable curse filter ASAP

 

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Fxxx'n A man.

 

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woody said:

b> click the "mark all read" button at the bottom of the main page.

Click to expand...

For those frantically trying to reread the entire board, or trying to mark each individual forum as read:

 

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Hey I can see my curse words now.

 

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or, if you opt to only mark ONE specific forum as read, here is that selection....

 

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Seems to be working better today - my edit window was showing up gray last night. What ever you do man - don't turn on the "key word" advertising crap like Pirate did ... the links aren't even relevent

I'd rather send you money myself if it comes down to that

Tucker

 

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woody --

my 3.0.3 versions has the "mark forums read" button too --

www.pbsmiles.com --


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That did the trick for my CP subscribed threads as well thanks...


Duh...

 

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I think I prefer it as expiring after 20 minutes. I like being able to see what's new in the last day (not having to figure out what the last thing I bothered to read was).

 

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i agree with advent... any way to set it to the old way?

 

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it's one or the other....

the EASY way is to click the "mark all read" button prior to logging out at the end of the day. I'm VERY used to that since once I've scanned the forum, it's automatic.

The Mark-read system is much nicer for those who may log on at 8am, and not have time to hit all the threads of interest in 20 minutes...

 

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Is there any way to choose one or the other?

And what are people doing jumping onto a technical forum if they don't have 20 minutes to catch up?

 

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it's a admin-side setting....and one that 90% of the users were begging for when the forum switched from YaBBSE (which used the persistent mark read system) to vBulletin (which used the persistent mark read in 2.0.x, lost it in 3.0.x, and now has it back in 3.5.x)

Not selectable.

 

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I don't like it because I log on from multiple systems - really sucks to have to mark read 4-5 times a day

Just my $.02 -

Tucker

 

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Tried a NEW setting, see how this works now....

curious to server loads as well......

 

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did you do something to have the login info disappear after a while? Used to stay on forever, now I have to relog every so often....

I do like the permanent marking. Much better. Otherwise I can't remember what I looked at or not when I come back later.

 

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Forum marking? Can I just pee on it, like my dog used to do?

 

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login's should last "forever"...however there have been oddities with that for years....see the main FAQ for a couple tricks to staying logged in...