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Free Talk Live => The Polling Pit => Topic started by: Alex Libman on April 01, 2011, 01:48:51 PM

Title: How do you usually enter this forum?
Post by: Alex Libman on April 01, 2011, 01:48:51 PM: I think the first one is the only sensible bookmark. Then, if I'm caught up with new replies, I click the second and see what other threads are active. That's been my habit on all SMF forums since the paleolithic era.

How do y'all do it?
Title: Re: How do you usually enter this forum?
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on April 01, 2011, 02:02:44 PM: It just so happens that if I choose "Open Location..." and type "b" into the field, bbs.freetalklive.com comes up in typeahead, and then I press return, so I never bookmarked it.

From there I typically go to "Show new replies to your posts," (if desired--or maybe I'll select a board and post, if I came to post a new topic) and when those run out, I'll "Show unread posts since last visit."
Title: Re: How do you usually enter this forum?
Post by: Alex Libman on April 01, 2011, 02:15:58 PM: The poll question does say "or whatever other shortcut mechanism you use" - I was specifically thinking of history auto-complete. If you enter from "bbs.freetalklive.com" then that should be a vote for "Root Index". Sorry if I didn't make it clear.
Title: Re: How do you usually enter this forum?
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on April 01, 2011, 02:18:35 PM: Well, I type one character (sometimes two--don't know why) but anyway, can't change it now.

Besides that, I don't decide which of the links you listed comes up...I just type the first character. I suppose if the heuristic in Safari changed, it would pull up some other page on the BBS (currently, it happens to bring up "bbs.freetalklive.com/" but I don't know why it doesn't bring up "http://bbs.freetalklive.com/unreadreplies/" which is the most common link I click on the site.)

Guess it's worth discussing why I do it. Apparently, because three (four?) keystrokes are easier than going to the bookmark menu. Cmd-l, b, return. Then I still have to click "Show new replies to your posts" if that's what I want to do. Whatever. Never put any thought into it. Links I may not remember are in my bookmarks.
Title: Re: How do you usually enter this forum?
Post by: Alex Libman on April 01, 2011, 02:23:07 PM: Poll reset.

I used to have a script that took me to the "Unread Replies" page if I typed "ftl" without arguments, or to search results if I typed something after it. Also "fsp", "nhu", "nhl", "fk", "sea", etc for other forums.

But "Unread Replies" is what makes the most sense I think.
Title: Re: How do you usually enter this forum?
Post by: The ghost of a ghost of a ghost on April 01, 2011, 03:40:24 PM: I'm such a loser that I leave it open in a tab and continually click unread posts over and over until something that strikes my fancy pops up.
Title: Re: How do you usually enter this forum?
Post by: libertylover on April 01, 2011, 03:46:49 PM: I enter this forum with a combination of anticipation and dread. :P
No bookmarks for me with this forum. I just roam around until something strikes my fancy. 8)
Title: Re: How do you usually enter this forum?
Post by: Laetitia on April 01, 2011, 08:40:17 PM: Either unread posts or updated, depending on which one I was on most recently.
I start typing "bbs.f...." and hit enter when it pops up in the window.
Title: Re: How do you usually enter this forum?
Post by: Alex Libman on April 01, 2011, 08:47:07 PM: Maybe this BBS needs a "random thread" feature (like Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random)). :lol: