random thread link

WhiteWashMan · 03-03-2003 4:40pm #1

when you are doing up the new front page, can you add a link that will direct you to a completely random thread, and which changes every half an hour or so.

Bard · 03-03-2003 4:46pm

surely, technically, it could take you to a different thread every time you click it by generating a url with a random thread-ID between 1 and whatever the latest one is and then redirecting to it?

Always liked the Random Yahoo Link meself...

Nice idea, Eamo

ecksor · 03-03-2003 5:00pm

If this was done, the lower limit would not be 1.

Some condition making sure that it is a real active thread would probably work. (Otherwise, old threads about France winning the world cup or whatever would be frequently dragged up).

WhiteWashMan · 03-03-2003 5:03pm

ok, how about a random number between the last post, and whatever the last post of 2 days ago was?

WhiteWashMan · 03-03-2003 5:04pm

actually, if you stuck it in everyones subbed menu, it would be even better

you should also put any messages from the admins in the subbed menu too. that way, some of us would actually bother reading them

ecksor · 03-03-2003 5:05pm

Or, get this, how about some condition to make sure that it is a real active thread!?

!?!?!?!?!!?

regi · 03-03-2003 5:09pm

If user_ip = whitewashman's work_ip, then
wwm.redirect "screaming**********"

Victor · 03-03-2003 6:32pm

(max thread number - 1000) < random thread link number < max thread number

Bard · 04-03-2003 2:02am

Of course it also leaves you open to WWMan's wildfire random troll attacks...

WhiteWashMan · 04-03-2003 9:04am

can we see naked chicks?

superconor · 07-03-2003 11:59pm

you really are trying to take over my life!! "lets see howlong it takes to get a thread again!" comes to mind!

can we see naked chicks?

isnt that what we are all asking?

DeVore · 09-03-2003 1:03pm

I like the idea but I like Ecksors corrolary to it too.

DeV.

random thread link

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