Subscribed Forums

**visualAd** · Jan 30th, 2004, 08:59 AM

What is the point of Subscribed Forums?

All they do is show up in the user CP. Could you introduce something like linuxquestions.org whereby you get the option of recieving daily or weekly e-mails with all the thread titles. Otherwise subscribed forums seem completely pointless.

**NoteMe** · Jan 30th, 2004, 09:18 AM

I still want a mail every time the Game section has a new thread created...it's not that many new threads every day...But I guess all this boils down to changing the underlaying code again. And it will not be done....

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**The Hobo** · Jan 30th, 2004, 12:10 PM

Originally posted by visualAd
What is the point of Subscribed Forums?

What is the point of Search?

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=275206
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=152743
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=232438
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=119389
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...threadid=53052

**visualAd** · Jan 30th, 2004, 02:14 PM

I know its not practical to send a e-mail fro each new thread. Which is why I suggested a summary e-mail.

Here's what I get every day from LXQ:

Code:

     This is the daily digest for the Linux - Networking forum at LinuxQuestions.org.

Can not connect to internet 
     http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=139352
(Started by kpowers74 - 4 replies) 

2 linux comp, direct connect? 
     http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=139455
(Started by e1000 - 2 replies) 

apache2 configuration 
     http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=139453
(Started by e1000 - 1 replies) 

trying to install drivers... 
     http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=138762
(Started by Hotfeet - 3 replies) 

NAT Port forwarding problems! 
     http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=137580
(Started by nidputerguy - 3 replies)

and so on.

So its only one e-mail per day with just the subjects and a link to the thread in.

**The Hobo** · Jan 30th, 2004, 02:33 PM

That's a pretty good idea, however, if you read some other Forum Feedback threads, you pretty much already know the administrative answer to this.

It'll have the words "underlying code" in it. I think Martin got to the point where he just copy and pastes the answer...either that or he's just really consistant.

**visualAd** · Jan 30th, 2004, 03:34 PM

Originally posted by The Hobo
That's a pretty good idea, however, if you read some other Forum Feedback threads, you pretty much already know the administrative answer to this.

It'll have the words "underlying code" in it. I think Martin got to the point where he just copy and pastes the answer...either that or he's just really consistant.

Why are all moderators afraid of modifying source code?

**MartinLiss** · Jan 30th, 2004, 03:53 PM

Jupitermedia runs a lot of forums and not just this one. The same people maintain all the forums. Not all of JM's forums are alike so they don't want to have to remember the hacks, etc. that they did at a particular forum.

**The Hobo** · Jan 30th, 2004, 04:14 PM

Originally posted by visualAd
Why are all moderators afraid of modifying source code?

Martin answered above, but their not afraid. It'd just take a lot of man hours (especially since they run many forums) to re-install all hacks and re-change all code everytime they update the forum software.

**manavo11** · Jan 30th, 2004, 04:52 PM

Or maybe it exists in version 3 that someday (?) we'll switch to?

**MartinLiss** · Jan 30th, 2004, 05:09 PM

Originally posted by manavo11
Or maybe it exists in version 3 that someday (?) we'll switch to?

Yes we are planning on switching to 3.0 but only if resource hogging problems can be solved.

**manavo11** · Jan 30th, 2004, 05:18 PM

Originally posted by MartinLiss
Yes we are planning on switching to 3.0 but only if resource hogging problems can be solved.

There are still problems?!? We have been saying for ages that we are going to switch to 3... Any idea how far we still are?

**MartinLiss** · Jan 30th, 2004, 06:42 PM

Originally posted by manavo11
There are still problems?!? We have been saying for ages that we are going to switch to 3... Any idea how far we still are?

No idea.

**The Hobo** · Jan 31st, 2004, 12:30 AM

Originally posted by manavo11
There are still problems?!? We have been saying for ages that we are going to switch to 3... Any idea how far we still are?

Well, if you check my thread in Chit Chat about seeing into the future, it looks like (from my futuristic screen shoot) that we still wont have v3.0 for vbForums in 2005.

**visualAd** · Jan 31st, 2004, 04:35 AM

I didn't know the same people maintained all the forums. I thought the moderators here at VBF maintained and tweaked all the software.

By the way - what are your other forums?

**MartinLiss** · Jan 31st, 2004, 01:34 PM

Click on the Corporate Info link at the bottom of the page.

**manavo11** · Jan 31st, 2004, 03:58 PM

Originally posted by The Hobo
Well, if you check my thread in Chit Chat about seeing into the future, it looks like (from my futuristic screen shoot) that we still wont have v3.0 for vbForums in 2005.

Well I certainly hope you are wrong

**brad jones** · Jan 31st, 2004, 11:39 PM

The CURRENT vBulletin release is 2.3.4. This forum is on the CURRENT release. Jupitermedia has the BETA running on one of their sites. The results are that the BETA software is currently not running efficiently enough to use elsewhere.

Until the BETA of 3.0 becomes a RELEASED product, at least have the curtesy to blame the company writing the software rather than us for the delays. The sys admins have done a number of updates to this forum over the last year to keep this forum on the current RELEASED version.

Once version 3.0 is released, then I'm happy to take any flack you want to give. Until then, be aware that the release of 3.0 is being delayed in order to make sure it is solid. I have to respect a software company that is willing to take such a stance.

Brad!

**The Hobo** · Jan 31st, 2004, 11:57 PM

Originally posted by brad jones
I have to respect a software company that is willing to take such a stance.

Indeed. I hope Microsoft is taking notes.

**manavo11** · Feb 3rd, 2004, 04:36 PM

I didn't realise that it wasn't released... I had seen it used in another site so I just assumed that it is ready...

**brad jones** · Feb 4th, 2004, 09:46 AM

Originally posted by manavo11
I didn't realise that it wasn't released... I had seen it used in another site so I just assumed that it is ready...

They have released betas. lots of betas.

Brad!

**manavo11** · Feb 4th, 2004, 10:34 AM

Originally posted by brad jones
They have released betas. lots of betas.

Brad!

So I guess we're all waiting for the final... Oh well, patience seems appropriate

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