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Old 11-04-2008, 07:39 AM
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We are working on the database timeouts. Unfortunately we will have to deal with them for a little while longer. Sorry about this guys but it involves changing out the core framework which ChefTalk runs off of. This is my main focus now and I hope to have it wrapped up by end of year.



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Took me by surprise at first but then I saw the announcement. I'm one that does get accustomed to things being a certain way yet the changes that have been made here over the last several months have been very easy to accept. It's nice to see a new format role out without many of the issues I've seen and experienced on other forums. Guess I can honesty say that's one of the things that makes CT such a great place to hang out!

Thanks Nicko, Jim and the rest of the CT Mods!
Agreed. I sure miss having the new post forum. I really enjoy getting to see the new posts all togather.

Thanks for the great website to see what other foodaholics are thinking up.
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Old 11-06-2008, 05:43 AM
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Nicko,
Beautiful new site!! I too miss the new post forum option. It was so much easier. Great job.
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Old 11-06-2008, 07:16 AM
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What do you guys mean you miss the new forum post option? Just go to Quick links.
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What do you guys mean you miss the new forum post option? Just go to Quick links.
Aha! I was wondering where the "mark forums read" thingy went. When I saw "Quick Links," I figured that meant links to related sites or something.
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Old 11-06-2008, 10:32 AM
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Do you want me to put a "Today's Post" link on the nav bar? Not a problem very easy.
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Old 11-06-2008, 12:52 PM
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there was a "Posts since last visit" option - that may be in reference?

the "Todays Posts" in QuickLinks does same - the notation 'not updated since last visit' is a good indicator.

what I'd like to see, it may involve more customization than is provided, but....

when reading new posts, if the Next Thread button would actually go there
since posts are by default shown in reverse chrono order, "next" to the software is "newer" but on the list it's next line down and it's older hence not next. not a really big issue because one could develop the habit of clicking on "last" instead of "next"
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the real kicker is if the "next" (or "last" - it's a definition problem) does not "cross sections" - so there's a lot of clicking back up, then next topic, first unread, etc.

what would be really neat is "Next post" click following the list of posts "as displayed" regardless of section.

one BB had an profile option to "skip to first unread" - dunno where; would need to look, and it could be whole different software.

and, coming from the (now obsolete) world of off-line readers, a feature sorely missed
is the "Hold Message" concept. sometimes one does not always have the time, or one wants to research the topic a bit before replying, but once read, you dang well better remember where / what it was because "re-finding" a post can be tedious. more than once I personally have simply "given up all hope" with the thought perhaps one day the topic will resurface . . . there's no message number to note (yes, I keep a note pad by the computer...) so it is a more complex "find the reference" than optimal. the off-line "Hold Message" function kept that message as "unread" until one intentionally removed the hold flag.
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Do you want me to put a "Today's Post" link on the nav bar? Not a problem very easy.
I visit many internet forums and I have never ever seen anything as nice as this come from a founder. Cheers to you Nicko. A "Todays Post" link would be great. Thanks. DT cypress.
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