(fixed) Why the 5 most recent posts were very useful
by Gonzo T. Clown · in Site Feedback · 05/09/2005 (8:51 pm) · 12 replies
When I come to the site, after checking out the DSOTD I move to the 'Unread Posts'. From there, using Firefox, I drag all the topics I want to review to the tab bar so that each topic is in it's own tab. Then I click 'Mark All Read'. If someone or a couple someones post in the minute or two that I'm selecting the topics, I can then look over into the last 5 posts and see if it's a topic I have already selected, or one I might like to view also. Then I click on 'Mark All' again. Then while I'm reading the topics, if someone posts again, I can just look to the 'Last 5' to see if this recent post is of interest to me. It really realy is a time saving and useful feature when used in this manner. Using these habits I can be assured that when I leave the GG site I have seen EVERYTHING that is of interest to me all the way up to the second I close the browser.
I for one would really like to see the Recent 5 put back. And it wouldn't bother me if it were on the left side now instead. :-)
I for one would really like to see the Recent 5 put back. And it wouldn't bother me if it were on the left side now instead. :-)
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#2
Oh an one problem I noticed is if you click on development community on the home page it takes you to the Torque store intsead.
05/09/2005 (11:03 pm)
Another vote for the return. The whole side bar was great it let you see at a glance all the current information. And the best part was being able to view the blogs without having to hit back after each one or open each of them in a new window to get around the backing up.Oh an one problem I noticed is if you click on development community on the home page it takes you to the Torque store intsead.
#3
05/10/2005 (12:15 am)
Agree with that. 
#4
05/10/2005 (1:37 am)
Agree too!
#5
05/10/2005 (2:43 am)
Agree too
#6
When I enter the GG site, I click on the read unread posts. Now, usually there's anywhere from 2 to 8 pages of unread posts depending on how long it's been since I've marked them all as read. As I'm reading through the various pages of unread posts, I keep an eye on the 5 most recent on the right. That way, if it takes me an hour to skim through all the unread posts to the time I mark them all as read, I would have not missed ANY new posts.
Nick
05/10/2005 (8:22 am)
My take on "Why the 5 most recent posts were very useful" is:When I enter the GG site, I click on the read unread posts. Now, usually there's anywhere from 2 to 8 pages of unread posts depending on how long it's been since I've marked them all as read. As I'm reading through the various pages of unread posts, I keep an eye on the 5 most recent on the right. That way, if it takes me an hour to skim through all the unread posts to the time I mark them all as read, I would have not missed ANY new posts.
Nick
#7
05/10/2005 (9:14 am)
The five most recent posts was always the first thing I looked at when I connect to the site. (Followed by the recent change list for the TGE, which also seems to have moved.)
#8
05/11/2005 (3:08 pm)
..and he said let there be forum posts in the community section. go check it out 
#9
05/11/2005 (3:09 pm)
Great job Rick! 
#11
05/11/2005 (11:48 pm)
Very Nice, Thank you.
#12
05/12/2005 (12:03 am)
You da man! 
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