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beatryder Veteran
Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 1138
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:25 am Post subject: TIP: Get notified of replys to threads without posting! |
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I recently encountered a n00b on the forums, he made me aware of an interesting problem.
How does one watch a topic for replies, without posting?
Well, there is a link at the bottom of each page of posts for any give thread/topic.
It's right near the bottom, below the "Post Reply" button and the "Page x of n" you will see "
Watch this topic for replies"
click on it, and then you will get notified of replies to that topic as if you had replied your self.
Update:
You have to be logged in to see this link _________________ Dont make it idiot proof, make it work.
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matc n00b
Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 29
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:12 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | Well, there is a link at the bottom of each page of posts for any give thread/topic.
It's right near the bottom, below the "Post Reply" button and the "Page x of n" you will see "
Watch this topic for replies" |
The link only appears, at least for me, when I'm logged in. I noticed this because I happened to be reading beatryder's post while not logged in. Naturally I looked for the link, but it didn't appear until I had logged in and refreshed this page.
It's a nice feature which I hadn't noticed before. Thanks for pointing it out. |
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nephros Advocate
Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 2139 Location: Graz, Austria (Europe - no kangaroos.)
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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matc wrote: | The link only appears, at least for me, when I'm logged in. I noticed this because I happened to be reading beatryder's post while not logged in. Naturally I looked for the link, but it didn't appear until I had logged in and refreshed this page. |
This must be a bug then. Everybody knows that Gentoo patched phpBB with the experimental phpsychic patch which allows web servers to read the email adresses and logins of those viewing the pages from their minds. _________________ Please put [SOLVED] in your topic if you are a moron. |
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matc n00b
Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 29
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Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:38 am Post subject: |
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Oh, right. I'd forgotten about that one.
Joking aside, is there a reason why the "Watch this topic for replies" link shouldn't always be there, just like the "Post Reply" button right above it? When clicked, it could prompt you to log in, just like the "Post Reply" button does. |
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nephros Advocate
Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 2139 Location: Graz, Austria (Europe - no kangaroos.)
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Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:18 am Post subject: |
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matc wrote: | Joking aside, is there a reason why the "Watch this topic for replies" link shouldn't always be there, just like the "Post Reply" button right above it? When clicked, it could prompt you to log in, just like the "Post Reply" button does. |
Good point.
Maybe ask in the Feedback Forums or upstream at phpBB about this. _________________ Please put [SOLVED] in your topic if you are a moron. |
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gen2doggy Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 31 Jul 2004 Posts: 75
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