The iHub Wish List (IWISH)

[Old_Drummerman]

LOL! Good 'car' story. :)

And I like the suggestion in your 1st "on topic" paragraph to just expand on the current 'favorites' code.

Good idea, imo.

[gotmilk]

...not sure if this [post] mades sense

Sure it does.
But for it to make sense to Sheriff Matt & BobZ
... it has to first make cents :o)

I don't have BobZ on my iHub's Favorite People
and don't following the car boards Bob posts on,
but I have gotten the impression that Ford Mustangs
are the only type of high performance cars Bob races.

It was like finding out Santa Claus didn't really exist,
or that it was really Mom rather than an Easter Bunny
that left me that basket of chocolate eggs & wabbits,
as I remember that day too well... The weather was nice,
just right for driving my Corvette with top down looking for
those other American muscle cars... and then like an alien
space ship from planet Xero appeared. It was very small
and tiny looking. I wondered if there was enough room
up front to fit a lawn mower engine.

No deep rough engine noise did it make as this person
pulled up along side of me, and as I gave me Vet just
a little tiny gas to increase the low rev'n big V8 to rev
just a little more rpm'n, this person was busy high rev'n
that lawnmower engine working his gear box like crazy
while I left my Vet in third gear having lotta lotta torque
and needing really the German OuttaBond to reach
where I needed to really push the engine.

But not this guy, as I obtained power at a low rpm,
he needed to buzz that engine pass 3,000 before
he even thought about an upshift.

He did seem to be having more fun that me.

He probably thought I had an automatic, and only held
the steering wheel with left hand because I was left handed,
and only moved my right hand once every three minutes
to change the radio station.

The max speed limit was about 35, and I only shifted
into third to keep the blood circulating in my righ hand.

Then it happened.

He pointed to an area off the 35 mph road into what looked
like a maze of narrow short winding streets in a commercial
park that was closed this Saturday. So I followed him and
found that he blew my Vet doors off as he zipped away
and left my big heavy muscle car like a bull in a china shop.

Eventually I finally exited that maze and found him standing
next to his small car, smoking his second cigeratte as he
waited and waited for me to finally slowly drive out.

For sure his Lotus in early 1970s was not this one,
http://www.lotuscars.com
and for sure Bob & Matt deserve pay raises,
and Bob deserves a very nice bonus very soon,
nice enough for Bob to discover that there is more
to his racing than just big muscle cars.

This is too expensive and too "muscle"
http://www.xmwallpapers.com/wallpaper/cars/imagepages/image53.htm

but,
Performance is at the heart of the MINI Cooper S
and the John Cooper Works Package...
http://www.bmwworld.com/models/mini/works_kit.htm
and,
This looks too plain jane, and needs better steering.
Golf R32. Production now ceased 9th September 2003.
http://www.carpages.co.uk/volkswagen/volkswagen_rs32_27_10_02.asp?switched=on&echo=838346340
3.2-litre V6
240 bhp at 6,250 rpm
0-62 in 6.6 seconds
top speed of 153 mph
four-wheel drive
imposing 18-inch Aristo alloy wheels
Gearbox 6 spd manual

Both deliver more fun to drive around town.
Race track not needed to drive it hard,
especially the Mini Cooper S without after market stuff.

Hopefully someday while Bob takes his Mustang for bread
and eggs and milk a Mini Cooper S will buzz his muscle car
once the road become short narrow and low speed limits.
ok,
now on-topic
Message In Reply To:
... folders for PM's, why not [similar] for favorite boards.

Rather than move out some of the current Favorites code,
and move it some of the Folder's code and hide from
the Susie(s) their favorite boards, best to keep all favorites
listed in full view as now done, but have Bob simply expand
upon already existing favorites code by adding a little code
to the Tools Settings page that allows the favorite boards
to be listed in a manner that you posted as a suggestion.

The default is as done now, (with the Susie option)
those with new posts are seperated and placed at the top,
then boards without new posts follow,
both ordered alphabetically.

A new Premium feature allows one to group favorite boards
into catagories using the same code that groups them into
the catagory of having new unread posts, and not.

The simplest model still places all boards having unread posts
at the top of the favorites page, no matter if they were contained
in different catorgories.

Note: The premium member creates a catagory name
and then places desired favorite boards under it.
Could be fancy and userfriendly if the favorites list is displayed
after all catagories are created, and one could move board names
using the mouse in a click & drag motion.
(example, after a completed rearrange)
---------------------------------------- Favorites Page
BOARDS WITH UNREAD POSTS
jklajk (3)
oihjoie (22)
lsdlkjsa (1)
DOW & NASDAQ TRADING
.....
PENNIES OTC & PINK
......
MUSIC LISTENING
....
FUN & JOKES
....
--------------------------------------------------------
For myself I would select that boards with unread posts
remain under the catagory headings and simply bubble
to the top as done now. This fits in with your desire to only
see new posts first on your most important board types,
and this removes the above:
BOARDS WITH UNREAD POSTS
as the top of each catagory has as all boards with unread
placed at the top as done now, if selected as such,
and leaves the ability to not bubble an boards with unread
to the top, but simply have them sorted using other options.

Doug

[Old_Drummerman]

Susie.....Actually it was you that sparked the idea of multiple favorites lists.

I saw the post you made about having too many, and, having the same problem, I thought if they could do folders for PM's, why not something similar for favorite boards.

I tried the suggestion of sorting by new posts on my favorite posters list, which is just as long, and it helps somewhat, but makes it even harder to find a particular poster to see what he/she is up to.

Thanks for the suggestion.....maybe if I try it for a while I'll get used to it and find it more useful, but I generally look for certain boards/posters, especially if I'm in a trading mood, and work my way down to the lesser favorites as time permits, rather than who's got the most posts.

LOL, your post made sense.....not sure if this one does.

[Susie924]

OLd D
I don't know if this will help but I had the same problem with too many boards marked.

Someone told me to sort them by "new posts" which makes the ones that have posts go to the top of the list.

Normally if there are no posts to read I have no reason to look for that board unless I want to post to it.

Does that make sense????

[Old_Drummerman]

And as long as I'm dreaming here, how about the ability to have more than one 'favorite boards' list. Like, Favorites 1, Favorites 2, etc.

My list is a mile long...takes forever to find a particular board.

Might be handy to be able to create a separate favorites list for, say, Penny Stock Boards, one for Other Stock Boards, one for Fun Boards, one for Serious (??, lol) Boards, etc.

[Old_Drummerman]

When going through individual posts, searching for a particular one, I can do it pretty quickly by hitting "next".....until I have to move the mouse for a post that has a reply to it.

A post that has a reply to it has the 'next' button a line below where it is if there is no reply.

Looks like there is enough room for all to be on the same line. But if not, would it be possible to have the 'next' and 'previous' tabs stay on the same line instead of jumping around when there is a reply ?

Maybe put the 'next 100 and 'replies' on a different line ( if there is a reply)?

[Phil(Hot Rod Chevy)]

et,

why should I have to manually do it when Bob/Matt have all that horsepower idling?

Maybe I misread your post.


I wish either edit function is removed or some type of time stamp is provided on edits to posts...

I thought you primarily asked for a removal of the edit feature when you posted that.

How would a time stamp help save an edited post? And why would available horsepower be a consideration?

There is one possibility. Every time a post is edited, a new post could replace the old post. There could be note at the bottom of the edited post with a link to the original post.

I love the edit feature because it allows me to correct spelling errors I make when I fail to proofread a post thoroughly enough before posting it. But I realise some abuse the feature.

Have fun,
Phil

[extelecom]

Phill, Thanks, But why should I have to manually do it when Bob/Matt have all that horsepower idling?

[Phil(Hot Rod Chevy)]

et,

I wish either edit function is removed or some type of time stamp is provided on edits to posts...

Simply copy and paste the verbage you are responding to before you post it. (Like I just did)

That way, there will be a record of what you responded to, even if the poster later edits it.

It might also serve as a warning to the poster that you are providing a record of her/his posts before editing.

Just a thought.

Have fun,
Phil

Edit: Grub (Until Bob or Matt deletes it)

[extelecom]

I wish either edit function is removed or some type of time stamp is provided on edits to posts...

[Churak]

Is he allowed into Canada after that last unfortunate (for the sheep) incident with the sheep? I seem to remember Global doing a special on that.

[kirby49]

Well, I'm sure that Aspen is more expensive than Whistler, so cheap isn't the key, it quality. Maybe he should try Banff or Big White outside Kelowna.

[Churak]

That's a very good idea. If MATT were to get more money then he wouldn't have to go to cheap vacation resorts where he gets food poisoning and other diseases too horrible to mention. The good news is that a full recovery is expected.

[kirby49]

Sure, Matt deserves a raise as well. That was the only time when I was nervous when he changed things. He has to deal with all the crap and complaints constantly and even the good natured ribbings he endures could become a grind, but he treats it with aplomb. Besides, he'll need a little more money so he can have a good vacation.

[Bob Zumbrunnen]

Didn't realize how old your post was or I would've likely ignored it. <g>

I'm largely done with SI's database conversion and am currently in the process of writing a new front-end. When that's done, it'll be an all-new SI.

I'm taking a brief hiatus from that, though, to work on the Filing feature here. It's a big feature that's been in demand for a long time and I'd like to get it done so I can feel good about giving myself a pay raise. :)

Think Matt should get a raise, too?

[kirby49]

Wow, you must be really caught up to be answering that old post <G>. The present problems I was referring to have long past, but I was referring to the mid afternoon access problems that seemed to start after you installed the new server and now you must have corrected the problem as there's been no recent reports. I did mention that I was confident they would be fixed. Of course it was just after that when Matt left for his troubled times and wasn't mucking about with the code.

My bottom taskbar came back on schedule, I was just saying that I don't really need it anymore since the inception of Mark As Last Read. Love the message lists and your immediate improvements to them. Do they have a maximum number per file. SI's is 50 I think.

Since you're working here, you must be just about done changing the SI database. I understand that many of the features here will be available on SI, I'm wondering if IHub's ability do deal with multiple alias' will be available over there? Seems to be the point of many squabbles.

Normally I wouldn't kid Matt about his changes, as I find most useful, it was just his timing when stability should have been job one.LOL.

Regards

Bob

[Rick Faurot]

Interesting. A functioning search will be a welcome addition in whatever format you enable. Long term it would be a dream project for many of us with a long history on SI to be able to do a full db search. Maybe a db server with ten times as much memory? :) Or a Cray?

[Bob Zumbrunnen]

It's unlikely I'll make a whole-database search available in the near-term. The entire message table is full-text indexed (took about a week just for that process to finish) and it's slow as molasses. We're talking 30-60 seconds to complete searches and they clobber the server.

So I'll probably only make the most recent 2 million messages searchable initially. And try widening that window until I find the widest window that still allows acceptable (less than 10 seconds) performance.

[Bob Zumbrunnen]

It wouldn't have made any sense to turn the features back on *before* putting in the new webserver. They were removed because the old server couldn't handle the load. They were put back in the instant the new server was installed. All features should be functional that were previously disabled.

I'm seeing a bottom menu.

Matt turned off the registration briefly because he was getting flooded with registrations from a terminated/suspended member. I thought this was over a week ago and he's turned it on since.

So which "present problems" are you referring to? I'm aware of very few bugs, but tons of feature requests. I'm working on the message-filing one and won't be doing anything else until it's done.

[Hacktheripper]

To be able to set up group PM's ...

the ability to establish a "group" of individual alias' to send one PM that is ultimately distributed to the group.

[Hacktheripper]

require new members to complete all of the information when setting up alias'...

[Rick Faurot]

Wow, that sounds good. I have no grasp what you've been up to with migrating the database etc, but I gather it's been a huge project. Seeing some new gui will be exciting. Are you writing a new search engine as well, and if so, will it be able to access the entire database? That'd be cool.

[Bob Zumbrunnen]

To give a rough idea, I only recently started working on the interface itself. All that has been accomplished thus far is a nearly-complete homepage and the ability to log in and out.

Once I've got it browsing boards and reading messages, but not posting them, I'll give out the URL so we can start load-testing the database a bit and getting some feedback on the interface. This will be in weeks; not months.

[Rick Faurot]

OK, thanks.

[Bob Zumbrunnen]

It's in progress but too early to give an ETA on it yet.

[Rick Faurot]

Is the new interface imminent?

[Bob Zumbrunnen]

That problem likely won't be going away until the interface is re-done.

[Rick Faurot]

just got an error writing to database on SI for a long post.

[Rick Faurot]

I'd like to see a repair of the feature that blocks messages from ignored posters. It worked for about an hour when you first wrote it and then no longer.

Nice job on the folders feature, btw. Very useful.

[gotmilk]

#board-2065

[gotmilk]

#board-2065

[gotmilk]

#msg-1951083

[WTMHouston]

It is a subliminal suggestion that you are beginning to loose it.

[WinLoseOrDraw]

how come my mailbox counter says 17 messages but there are only 10 items in my inbox? it's been off - and increasingly off - for a while now.

[WTMHouston]

But I do not think I am from saxet -- at least not unless I am PUI.

[Churak]

Well...you ARE both in Texas...hmmmmm...

[WTMHouston]

Please don't confuse me with Derf.

[WTMHouston]

Another suggestion. AOL's IM function now contains a live alert that the person you are talking to via IM is typing a reply. It lets you know that the conversation is ongoing.

It would be neat when a compose window opens on IHub to have the post to which is applies show a "A Reply is Being Composed" message. The "A Reply is Being Composed" would toggle on only so long as the compose window was open. When the compose window closed -- either by submitting a post or by simply closing it, the "A Reply is Being Composed" would also toggle off.

[Churak]

DOH!! now I get it...thanks...BTW, you can't have that.

[WTMHouston]

The search this board option is ONLY on the IBox page, but not on every page on along with all of the other search options. Look at the top of the page you are looking at right now.

[Churak]

if you are in a board, go to the top of iBox for that board & there is a search box there just for that board???

[WTMHouston]

At the top of each page (window) are two boxes related to Search: one is for the search term the other is a drop down menu of what you want to search. The drop down menu currently contains 5 options: Subjects, Tickers, Members, Public Message, and My Private Message. I would like it to contain a sixth option: "This Board," which would apply to whatever board one was viewing at the time.

[Churak]

Huh?

[WTMHouston]

How about adding a "This Board" option on the Search drop down menu at the top of all pages. It is a real pain, sometimes, to have to go to the boards main page to search that thread.

[gotmilk]

"... return the bottom Task Bars!"

O,

The following:
Logout Home MailBox Boards Favorites Hot! Tools Other
is what i think is the Task Bar,
and for me it appears on all page bottoms.
I think BobZ did turn it back on a few days ago.
I don't remember doing any iHub Log Off/On recently.

doug

[The Original dpb5!]

I agree!

I think that the removal of the bottom Task Bar was/is a huge mistake!

I cannot imagine at all how the removal of the bottom Task Bar on all IHUB pages would have sped up delivery of IHUB pages.

YO BOB!
Please return the bottom Task Bars!

[kirby49]

You wanna do this or want me to?

Could we at least agree to wait until the present problems are eliminated? I seem to recall they began at the same time when Bob took away our bottom taskbar. Although it didn't affect me, I think he also turned off the membership registration. Now you want to mess with it. Perhaps after he installed the new server he turned these functions back on, when he should have done it before the transfer. I have confidence that they will be fixed. Less that other problems might crop up before that happens unless you lay off.<G>

[Mattu]

I've been wanting to do this since the days of IH_Code_Monkey_Gary. We need to add something to the user registration process.

1. E-mail checking - it checks if you are signing up but already have an account.
2. E-mail verification - send out an e-mail with a random number and asks you to click it.
3. A verified e-mails gets you to 3 posts/day.
4. A new account has 0 posts/day until e-mail verification is complete.

This will cut down on the invalid accounts and multiple aliases.

I want to go a step further. If someone signs up AGAIN with the same e-mail, don't tell them it's invalid, send them to the registration screen and fake it. Let them spend all day trying to figure out what is broke. <g>

You wanna do this or want me to?

[WTMHouston]

That's hitting below the belt.

Susie is too nice a lady to do that. Besides, you might enjoy it too much.

[Churak]

Respect has nothing to do with your lack of programming skills. I am sure you have other fine traits; like the ability to win a donut eating contest.