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Post by maat on Oct 26, 2005 0:11:13 GMT
Is there any chance at all of having a section where the list of Threads can be listed alphabetically? I find it impossible, timewise, to go back over old threads to see what gems I missed before joining. The oldies, but goodies, might have a longer life if we could find them at a glance.
Also - it may cut down on the incidence of duplication of subjects. It can be embarrassing to start a new thread and find that it was covered some time ago.
Just a thought..
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Post by giovanni on Oct 27, 2005 5:40:15 GMT
Ah, the good common sense of mom Maat!
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Post by staffs on Oct 27, 2005 6:44:50 GMT
Maat,
this is not an option provided by the board software that i know of but if there is a thread that gets started again then let me know and admins can link them together.
Maybe when work is a little quieter this is something that can be aded to a website attched to the forum with a listings of topics and links.?
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Post by maat on Oct 27, 2005 23:47:30 GMT
That sounds an excellent idea. It shouldn't take all that long for someone with the know how. Shifting and auto sorting.
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Post by staffs on Oct 28, 2005 20:35:25 GMT
That sounds an excellent idea. It shouldn't take all that long for someone with the know how. Shifting and auto sorting. Why are you looking at me ? any volunteers ? They could go on a separate board with the appropriate link .
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Post by penfold on Oct 29, 2005 1:40:26 GMT
Ah - famous last words...it should only take a few minutes......
I'll try and take a look over the weekend, but time is, as ever, precious.....
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Post by staffs on Oct 29, 2005 8:37:45 GMT
Penfold,
i just knew you would return with a new vigour and vengance !!
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Post by Siontific on Oct 29, 2005 11:46:30 GMT
Will an Alphabetical Listing actually achieve anything?
You will still have to search for the topics. What about those topics starting "The" or "What" or "Where"? What are they about?
At least with a chronological listing, you know what is new. How would you find the new posts if everything was alphabetical?
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Post by staffs on Oct 29, 2005 12:24:30 GMT
Sciontific.If Penfold takes on a mission like this then i am sure he has a cunning plan ?
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Post by Siontific on Oct 29, 2005 12:39:18 GMT
OK, that's enough, I've had it with the "c".
My name is SIONTIFIC ..... not sciontific.
ahem, thank you Staffs !! :-)
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Post by phil on Oct 30, 2005 9:57:25 GMT
If you really want to be ambitious with this forum; what about a key-word search function to list all threads containing the word ........ (whatever you are looking for)?
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Post by staffs on Oct 30, 2005 10:18:43 GMT
Phil,there is already a search function for words or topics from the search button at the top of the main board.
You can narrow the search to each board and also number of days or by the poster.
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Post by Siontific on Oct 30, 2005 11:02:42 GMT
Flip, all this time and I've never seen the search function, Doh!
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Post by staffs on Oct 30, 2005 11:05:14 GMT
Flip, all this time and I've never seen the search function, Doh! Really ? Siontific....... That SEARCH with a C in it ;D ;D
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Post by penfold on Oct 30, 2005 13:40:31 GMT
Had a good look round and there doesn't appear to be any way to do the alphabetic sorting Maat suggested, sorry folks.
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Post by Siontific on Oct 30, 2005 13:52:53 GMT
Touché, Staffs .... or should I say sctaffs !! ;D
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Post by phil on Oct 30, 2005 18:59:26 GMT
Phil,there is already a search function for words or topics from the search button at the top of the main board. You can narrow the search to each board and also number of days or by the poster. Ooooooppsss! Thanks Lee! I knew you guys were good. I just didn't realise how good.
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