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Author Topic: Check-marked topics Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-17-2004 12:09 PM                        All right, I can't find where anyone else has asked, so I will: How come some of the topics are check-marked? I can't find any rhyme or reason for it. Hope it's not some evil terrorist coding system.  |  IP: Logged Gunnar Johansson Expert Film Handler Posts: 181 From: Gothenburg, Sweden Registered: Mar 2003 posted 03-17-2004 12:17 PM                        I was just about to ask the same question, but then I came up with a probable answer. It´s checkboxing the topics that you have contributed to, that is posted a reply in, or started (not sure about the last one. Now I just hope somebody can tell me if I´m right EDIT: The fact that this topic got checked, and a simple search for in what other topics I´ve contributed proves my point, I think. But it´s got to be pretty new, haven´t noticed before.  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Fuentes Mmmm, Dr. Pepper! Posts: 1168 From: Corpus Christi, TX United States Registered: Jan 2004 posted 03-17-2004 12:39 PM                     i think youre right, a check mark should appear on this topic for me now. Edit: Yup, there it is.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-17-2004 12:44 PM                        Ah. Yes. Cool!  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-17-2004 12:48 PM                  It is new and it's dumb. Just because someone posted in a thread before doesn't mean there is no reason to read new posts and contribute again. So, what is purpose of the check-mark? What's next, a little number in the icon to personally let you know how many times one has posted in that particular thread? >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged Kyle McEachern Expert Film Handler Posts: 165 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Feb 2004 posted 03-17-2004 12:59 PM                 quote: Just because someone posted in a thread before doesn't mean there is no reason to read new posts and contribute again. I'd expect that the intent is quite the opposite. You've posted in a particular topic, therefore proving that you have interest in it, and may want to keep up with other related questions or possible solutions/responsed posted by other forum mebers. So by simply looking for the checkmarks, you can quickly see which you need to catch up on, rather than having to search out familiar-looking titles. Conversely, if there aren't checkboxes, you haven't posted, and might not have read it, so if you're looking for NEW content, it's an easy distinction.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-17-2004 05:10 PM                     The checkboxes might help me in going back to fix an odd typographical error. The Edit feature is pretty handy.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-17-2004 08:53 PM                        Now if they'd just come up with some way to mark the threads that Phil has posted in. Maybe with a waving CAUTION flag, or something. (Actually my longtime wish has been for the starting date of the threads to appear.)  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-17-2004 09:40 PM                  I agree Mike! It's sooooooo hard for me to keep track of the threads I'm interested in vs. the ones I've posted in vs. the ones I didn't post in vs. the ones I'm not interested in, vs. the ones that have new content... OH Wait, ya can tell that by the color of the folder... >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged

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