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More Updates: Live Board
« on: February 22, 2006, 03:34:26 am »
In our attempt to add features that make this site more interactive, fun and useful we have added new functionality to the main board page. This home page of the forum is the center of activity and now is in constant communication with the server looking for the newest posts and updates. When it finds something new it immediately grabs it and puts it in the top slot (according to a predefined delay) eliminating the need to refresh the page. You can catch posts update live much like an instant message by watching the top of the forum index. Many of you have noticed that the posts shift down while perusing the page; this is a direct result of a post moving to the top slot while the rest shift down. The last post on the list goes into oblivion until someone decides to resurrect it.

Of course as a new feature it is not without problems, and we’re working on it. We’re also adding several new features; the first being a pause button, so that you can safely click a topic without a new update causing a shift.

We’ll keep you posted on other updates as they occur.

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Re: More Updates: Live Board
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2006, 11:33:01 am »
I like it!  It is cool that the new post come up automatically!  Thanks for working so hard to make this such a great website! :)

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Re: More Updates: Live Board
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2006, 08:56:41 am »
I think it's a cool feature, I have no idea how you did it, but it looks neat.  When the posts are flying it's kinda like a game to click on the post you meant to read though, cause they're moving around :)
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Re: More Updates: Live Board
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2006, 10:36:38 am »
I think it's cool... but it appears to have a "glitch" - it is just me, or is the board putting up multiples of the same post?

Keep up the hard work! ;D
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Re: More Updates: Live Board
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2006, 10:38:22 am »
I think it's cool... but it appears to have a "glitch" - it is just me, or is the board putting up multiples of the same post?

Keep up the hard work! ;D
-k.

I think this happens when you used the back button instead of clicking 'message board home'.  At least thats when I always see the double posts but if you refresh the page they go away.
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Re: More Updates: Live Board
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2006, 11:15:53 am »
Bear,
I see the board is coming up 100,000 posts, will it make it before your 1st birthday??
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