To replace them, the forums will now keep track of what threads you've read, and what posts were in them when you read them.
On the thread list page, threads you haven't read yet are the normal color. Threads you've read, but have new posts are green. Threads you've read, and have no new posts are blue. A green arrow button will show on all green threads that will take you right to the new posts in the thrad. Green and blue threads both will have a red X button that you can use to mark the thread as unread, like you've never viewed it in the first place. All threads will still have the tiny green button in the last post column, which will take you to the very last post in the thread.
Please let me know if you run into problems. Drysart fucked around with this message on 12-20-2004 at 11:15 PM.
What about those of us who have linked accounts? Will it track through linkage or just independantly based on 'who is logged in'?
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/dev/null came out of the closet to say:
I'm assuming this is an account level tracking, server based not cookie based?What about those of us who have linked accounts? Will it track through linkage or just independantly based on 'who is logged in'?
It's server-based, per account. Linked accounts are not considered.
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Callalron had this to say about Robocop:
You need to fix the fact that it "traps" the back button.
Yah, I just encountered that problem myself.
What ever shall I do now? 
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Callalron stopped beating up furries long enough to write:
You need to fix the fact that it "traps" the back button.
There is nothing he can do about that- when you hit back your browser loads it from cache for speed, which means it doesn't re-query the server to get what threads you've read.
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Callalron came out of the closet to say:
You need to fix the fact that it "traps" the back button.
That's fixed now.
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Alidane impressed everyone with:
...I want an OMFG tag.
pft, i want a 
tag.
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Drysart had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
That's fixed now.
Thank you.
EC is turning into a web-based rainbow.
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Mortious's account was hax0red to write:
EC is turning into a web-based rainbow.
My screen looks like a skittle, but it tastes like a windshield.
It is held in thought
only by the understanding
of the Wind.
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Mortious came out of the closet to say:
Could we have an option to turn them off per account, please?EC is turning into a web-based rainbow.
IT'S LIKE A KOALA BEAR CRAPPED A RAINBOW IN MY BRAIN
Yes, options to turn shit off will be coming soon.
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Drysart painfully thought these words up:
Yes, options to turn shit off will be coming soon.
Install that on my boss too, please.
It is held in thought
only by the understanding
of the Wind.
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Zaile Ghostmaker was listening to Cher while typing:
Install that on my boss too, please.
why are you turning your boss on in the first place? 
sigpic courtesy of This Guy, original modified by me
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
why are you turning your boss on in the first place?
He can't help having a hot ass.
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Drysart got all f'ed up on Angel Dust and wrote:
That's fixed now.
Damn, you're alright. I don't care what the others say about you behind your back.
I want my play doh preview text selector please.
Can we have the new WoW servers added please to the server select list? Or maybe make it so we don't have to choose a server? I hate saying I am on a certain server, when I'm not.
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`Doc said this about your mom:
Is this all stored serverside or clientside? If it's serverside, that's gonna be one omgbigass table. If it's clientside, that might make some seriously heavy files after a while. In either case, I hereby suggest that all entries more than 14 days old be purged, as they'd no longer be needed.
Serverside. He said so.
code:
USERID THREADID READTIME
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1976 8291049 12-16-2004 08:00:21
I'm pretty sure that would do it. Each line would be about 8 bytes. (2 2 byte doubles + 4 byte date). So for every 128 unique readers of a thread it would use a whole KB of disk space.
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Actually Drys probibly did it with the last post of the thread's postID rather than the read time, to avoid computational load, which would make it a 5 or 6 byte record rather than 8 bytes. Either way, not exactly huge. Blindy. fucked around with this message on 12-21-2004 at 12:41 PM.
Keep them large so people will recognize the change, then make them smaller after some time.
Other than that, I like it.
Thinking about your posts
(and billing you for it) since 2001
It's not something people hear about.
Think I'll leave it turned on.
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Skaw Model 2000 was programmed to say:
So does that mean the "Update last read time" button is now useless? If so, WHY IS IT STILL THERE?! HUH?!
I still click it out of habit to refresh the homepage.
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A sleep deprived Rabidbunnylover stammered:
Hmmm...seems to be a bug in the code for the first unread post arrow. It sent me to <URL for the first page of the "what makes you look at porn" thread>#post34, even though the first page only goes up to post 25 (for me at least, I forget if there's an option for that).
I think what he's trying to say is that if the first unread post in a thread is the first post on the second page, it takes you to the bottom of the first page instead.
i must say this is an awsome addition. thanks
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diadem impressed everyone with:
after getting used to it...i must say this is an awsome addition. thanks
Yes. The colors don't bother me as much right now.
