Selective boards reading...

Eurorunner

I like to scan all new boards threads - reading whats relevant to me. However, as boards becomes more and more popular - and more sections are opened within it, I find that it takes longer to trawl through - sometimes trawling through stuff that I wouldnt be remotely interested in.

Is it possible to change settings so that when I hit 'new posts', it just brings up posts from certain sections eg. if i had no interest in the 'archery' board, then no new posts from this section would be listed.

kinkstr

Thats a good idea, kind of like putting a forum on your ignore list so to speak. Im in the same situation, this site is getting so big lately a feature like this could be alot of help now and probably even more so in the future.

Imposter

You mean like a subbed list?

Just subscribe to forums.
Also this

kinkstr

Like that but not having to actually subscribe to a thread or forum, just be able to view "new posts" but only view threads from forums that he/she decided were of interest.

Imposter

kinkstr wrote:

..but only view threads from forums that he/she decided were of interest.

...by like, doing something that would let people know you're interested in them like, like subscribing to them!

Or maybe you should wait until vbulletin supports telepathy.

kinkstr

Imposter wrote:

...by like, doing something that would let people know you're interested in them like, like subscribing to them!

Or maybe you should wait until vbulletin supports telepathy.

telepathy would be handy

steveland?

kinkstr wrote:

Like that but not having to actually subscribe to a thread or forum, just be able to view "new posts" but only view threads from forums that he/she decided were of interest.

That's pretty much exactly what clicking "Subscribe to this forum" does....

Eurorunner

Correct me if i'm wrong imposter, but the current subscription feature just allows for the subscription to specific threads as opposed to sections?
Still have to read new posts to see whats going on..

If it would be possible to subscribe to the subsections from the user CP and then pull up a list of 'new posts' from these sections - I think this would be beneficial to a lot of boardsters.

However, I understand that boards.ie can only work within the limitations of the bulletin board software - so I'd imagine if its not a feature of the software, it cant be implemented....but if it is feasible, it would be very useful.

Imposter

ok, i'm not really understanding you.

You can subscribe to a thread or also to a forum. See the subbed list on the drop down bar up top. That has all your subbed forums. Threads in subbed forums and also individually subbed threads show up in the subbed pages I linked to earlier. You possibly also get an email if something changes in a subbed thread.

Eurorunner

Ok, i see the subbed threads but i'm not feeling all to clever here cos I don't seem to understand how to subscribe to a whole section/forum.

Do I add the name of the section/forum to the form shown in the screen snapshot attached?



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feylya

At the top of each forum, there is a forum tools option on the right of the page. Click that then click Subscribe to this forum.

WhiteWashMan

i think he wants to subscribe to a catagory?

at least, thats what im thinking when he says 'section'

Eurorunner

feylya wrote:

At the top of each forum, there is a forum tools option on the right of the page. Click that then click Subscribe to this forum.

The penny spun round a good while but has dropped now!
I've been on boards over 2 years and never noticed that 'forum tools' box.. Right, I can subscribe to all the relevant forums now!

Thanks for that folks.

Eurorunner

Well, I tried it out and it doesn't really work for me. I can see it being useful for someone with a specific interest in maybe a handful of forums - but for me, its a case of taking out a handful and scanning through the rest.
Its a shame vBulletin don't offer the possibility of gearing the 'new posts' feature around subscribed forums - pulling up a list of the new/updated threads for these forums only..

Crash

erm, regi or cloud or someone wrote a webpage that did exactly that i think...or you can just click the subbed thing over the new posts on the front page.

oscarBravo

Eurorunner wrote:

...no interest in the 'archery' board...

:eek: I'm sorry, I was following you up to this point, then you stopped making sense.

Eurorunner

crash_000 wrote:

erm, regi or cloud or someone wrote a webpage that did exactly that i think...or you can just click the subbed thing over the new posts on the front page.

Would be class if they have..

crash_000 wrote:

...or you can just click the subbed thing over the new posts on the front page.

If i click that it lists all the forums I have subbed - i would have to go through them all individually. Theres also a tab for subbed threads - but it just shows threads that I have replied to previously.

oscarBravo wrote:

I'm sorry, I was following you up to this point, then you stopped making sense.

I suppose it was far from the best example. Although I can't see myself getting into that (never say never, i suppose), I'd have someones eye out

ecksor

Did you look at http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/subbed.php that was linked to previously?

Eurorunner

ecksor wrote:

Did you look at http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/subbed.php that was linked to previously?

Apparently not! :rolleyes:

Thanks ecksor.