Admin type bug/suggestion

seamus · 24-05-2002 5:12pm #1

You know that menu at the bottom of the threads that gives us overlords^H^H^H^H^H^H mods (look mommy I can be beardy too

) the power to do fancy stuff with threads?

Well, what's the point of the 'go' button beside it? As soon as you choose an option in the menu, it automatically sends the request anyway. Basically every time I've locked a thread, I've clicked the 'go' button, and being on a quick connection here, the server obviously gets the request twice - the first time to lock the thread, the second to unlock it again, thus leaving threads unlocked which I thought I had locked. Yes I'm a fool.

Am I nitpicking or is this a genuine thing for consideration?

azezil · 24-05-2002 5:17pm

yes you're nitpicking

dahamsta · 24-05-2002 5:47pm

You know that menu at the bottom of the threads that gives us overlords^H^H^H^H^H^H mods (look mommy I can be beardy too ) the power to do fancy stuff with threads?

Hmmm yes?

Well, what's the point of the 'go' button beside it?

Backwards compatibility. For the neophobes using lynx.

As soon as you choose an option in the menu, it automatically sends the request anyway. Basically every time I've locked a thread, I've clicked the 'go' button, and being on a quick connection here, the server obviously gets the request twice - the first time to lock the thread, the second to unlock it again, thus leaving threads unlocked which I thought I had locked.

Don't click the 'go' button.

Yes I'm a fool.

Well, I'm sure you know best.

Am I nitpicking or is this a genuine thing for consideration?

Nitpicking. Bad, bad seamus. Go outside the door and think about what you've done.

adam

phaxx · 24-05-2002 5:48pm

It's there for older (and beardy) browsers who don't submit the form when something is selected. Not much use these days, but it means no lynx-using mod could do their job. Not that any of the mods use lynx anyway...