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Re: Forum threads and other test feedback

Posted By: Sean R. Durity
Date: Thursday, 26 September 2002, at 3:42 p.m.

In Response To: Forum threads and other test feedback (Pete Perez)

Thanks, Pete, for listening to the feedback and being willing to make
changes. I appreciate your efforts. My guess is that the message number
is the biggest problem because it interferes with the current way that
people use the e-mail part of the list (in their e-mail client of
choice). It is not a problem for me, because I don't use any threading
in my mail client (Evolution).

On Thu, 2002-09-26 at 15:00, Pete Perez wrote:
> Thanks to all contributors for the continued testing of this product. Here are
> some responses to recent feedback:
>
> Q: Why does each message have a new number? Does this mean it's starting a new
> thread?
>
> A: Yes and No. Every message posted to the forum is unique and is assigned
> it's own message number. When using the web interface, message numbers are
> hidden. When posting via email, the message numbers appear on the subject
> line. Message numbers are used to place messages in their proper place within
> a thread.
>
> When a message comes to the server via email, the message number on the
> subject line is the number of the message that the poster is replying to. The
> system removes the message number and places the message below the original
> message in the thread. Then a new message number is added to the subject line
> and the message goes out to all the forum subscribers.
>
> For example:
>
> John posts message 1.
>
> Mary replies to message 1. Her message is 2 and follows the message
> 1 thread.
>
> Harry replies to message 1. His message is 3 and follows the message
> 1 thread.
>
> Joe replies to message 2. His message is 4 and follows the message 2
> thread, which follows the message 1 thread.
>
> Here is how these messages would appear in the "threaded" display:
>
> -Message 1
> -Message 2
>
> -Message 4
> -Message 3
>
> Q: When I go to the web interface I don't see any threads. All the messages
> are in date order.
>
> A: When we brought the web forums online that was the default. Subsequently it
> has been changed to the threaded. The first time a user visits the forums, the
> default becomes their individual setting. Fortunately, it's easy to change and
> in fact, is very flexible. Here are the steps to change to a threaded display:
>
> 1. Click "Set Preferences"
> 2. Set "List Style" to "Threaded List"
> 3. Set "Sort Order" to "Mixed Order"
>
> These settings and other options are well documented on the "Set Preferences"
> page.
>
> Q: When I hit "reply" in my email client, the message is addressed to the
> sender and not to the forum. Can this be changed to go to the forum instead?
>
> A: It can easily be changed, but our goal was to make this behave as much like
> the original majordomo list as possible. In my testing, when I hit "reply" the
> message was addressed to the sender, and "reply all" went to the list. But
> then again, I tested on a test majordomo list and not the actual
> linux-informix list. I'll verify which way the original worked and also please
> send me your preferences if you have one.
>
> Q: Why don't I get a copy of my own posting?
>
> A: The original web forum product that this is based on was designed that way.
> I'm looking into the best way to change this behavior.
>
> Q: What does the date-time stamp mean when were're a world-wide organization
> in different time zones?
>
> A: The date and times are those of the server location on the US East Coast. I
> will modify the display to reflect that. I could change it to GMT, but that's
> less meaningful to most people. Again, send me your preferences if you have
> one.
>
> Q: Can we make this work more like a newsgroup where I can mark individual
> messages as "read" or "unread"? The "new" designation doesn't work for me
> because I can't set that by individual message.
>
> A: This enhancement is in the works. It looks doable, but I need to consider
> the impact on the system of storing individual subscriber preferences per
> message, per forum. So no promises yet!
>

Messages In This Thread

• Forum threads and other test feedback
  Pete Perez -- Thursday, 26 September 2002, at 3:00 p.m.
  • Re: Forum threads and other test feedback
    Sean R. Durity -- Thursday, 26 September 2002, at 3:42 p.m.
  • Correction
    Pete Perez -- Thursday, 26 September 2002, at 4:47 p.m.
    • RE: Correction
      Habichtsberg, R. -- Friday, 27 September 2002, at 12:32 a.m.
      • Re: RE: Correction
        Pete Perez -- Friday, 27 September 2002, at 11:52 a.m.
  • Re: Forum threads and other test feedback
    Pete Perez -- Friday, 4 October 2002, at 9:09 p.m.
  • Re: Forum threads and other test feedback
    Pete Perez -- Sunday, 6 October 2002, at 8:55 p.m.
    • Re: Forum threads and other test feedback
      Jonathan Leffler -- Tuesday, 8 October 2002, at 3:02 p.m.
      • Re: Forum threads and other test feedback
        Pete Perez -- Tuesday, 8 October 2002, at 3:10 p.m.
        • Re: Forum threads and other test feedback
          Pete Perez -- Tuesday, 8 October 2002, at 3:18 p.m.
          • Re: Forum threads and other test feedback
            Jonathan Leffler -- Tuesday, 8 October 2002, at 5:04 p.m.
            • Re: Forum threads and other test feedback
              Pete Perez -- Tuesday, 8 October 2002, at 6:11 p.m.

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