Lack of interest AJAX Mark Forum As Read (Click/Double Forum Marker)

[GameR]

Some small thing, but i find it really good: AJAX mark readstatus of forum and threads. So click or double click on a form or thread mark it as :readed.

 

[Peggy]

Duplicate suggestion, merged

 

[Ryan Ashbrook]

This probably won't go down well but a small icon below the RSS icon which has a tooltip on hover "Mark this forum read" could be one solution?

Apologies for the rubbish tick icon, graphics aren't my strong point

Even something like this would suffice, just an easy way to mark a single forum as read from the main index.

Actually, I think I'll go apply this idea to my own forum.

 

[GameR]

i ask this feature also for threads. click on thread oder on forum to mark it as readed.

 

[Peggy]

I didn't even know this feature existed in other forum software... am I an idiot?

Don't feel bad. I didn't know either. Probably because I'm nosey and read everything.

 

[Spenser]

Would like to have this, too.

 

[dutchbb]

Not liked, two reasons:

- Most will never discover this, so why introduce sneaky features that only add clutter to the code and only a very small percentage will ever use? Cost-benefit ratio is bad.
- Why mark a forum read anyway? You read threads, not forums, and threads get marked read automatically. So what's the point?

 

[Paul B]

I use mark forum read all the time on my forum.
I would expect it to be standard code as it is on most (all?) other forum solutions.

I'm happy with the standard link though, that suits me fine.

 

[whynot]

Not at all, you demonstrate the primary reason we don't have it - double-click functionality is undiscoverable, and against the general web ui guidelines. In retrospect, I should not have introduced double-click behaviours into [the software I used to develop that you have all used] when I did.

You could introduce a single click.

 

[Forsaken]

Not liked, two reasons:

- Most will never discover this, so why introduce sneaky features that only add clutter to the code and only a very small percentage will ever use? Cost-benefit ratio is bad.
- Why mark a forum read anyway? You read threads, not forums, and threads get marked read automatically. So what's the point?

1. Many people mark forums as read, especially if they do nothing for them. For example, I ignore Test, Bug Reports, Resources, as I don't need to see them, and having them clutter my new posts means I have to spend extra time skipping them.
2. See #1. 

 

[dutchbb]

1. Many people mark forums as read, especially if they do nothing for them. For example, I ignore Test, Bug Reports, Resources, as I don't need to see them, and having them clutter my new posts means I have to spend extra time skipping them.
2. See #1.

1. My first point wasn't about that, it was about knowing about the double click functionality, which even Kier thinks it shouldn't be added.
2. If they really do not care about those forums, then why not add a 'exclude forums from What's New' functionality in the UCP. Seems much more effective to me.

 

[Forsaken]

1. My first point wasn't about that, it was about knowing about the double click functionality, which even Kier thinks it shouldn't be added.
2. If they really do not care about those forums, then why not add a 'exclude forums from What's New' functionality in the UCP. Seems much more effective to me.

1. I don't agree with double clicking either, but if there were a way to ignore from the the forum listing, I'd probably use it (Even if its an icon next to RSS to click).
2. Ignore/Filter system I suggested has that suggested as a feature. . 

 

[Onimua]

You could introduce a single click.

Gah, no. I didn't like that in IPB when I'd accidentally click a forum icon and the whole forum was marked read.

1. My first point wasn't about that, it was about knowing about the double click functionality, which even Kier thinks it shouldn't be added.
2. If they really do not care about those forums, then why not add a 'exclude forums from What's New' functionality in the UCP. Seems much more effective to me.

Perhaps hovering over the forum icon can switch it to the option to mark it read? However if the latter feature were added then it would be a great thing to have, providing that the administrator actually marks that forum as excluded on that page (unless it were user option to do so).

Generally as it is I have to mark the testing forum as read each time I go into What's New so I can go through threads with actual content (although lately even that is proving difficult with certain users, as even useless threads are showing up in otherwise useful forums).

 

[Trekkan]

I like the idea of either another icon or the hover menu over the forum icon. Either way, they'd be more noticeable than double clicking. I know that feature exists and yet, I never use it because it's not natural to double click anything on the web.

That being said, I'd also like to see the above mentioned "ignore" features put into place as well, I've suggested that myself and use a mod on my current forums for it.

 

[TrixieTang]

How about you click the forum marker once and then it asks you if you really want to mark that forum as read or not, that way no accidentally marking a forum as read and no extra icons cluttering up the index page.

 

[Jesepi]

I use it all the time, and really like having it available. Though it was by pure accident that I discovered it.

 

[Spenser]

Cost-benefit ratio is bad.

I really don't think so.
After all it is a very effective way to work through forums you don't read in whole.

 

[dutchbb]

I really don't think so.
After all it is a very effective way to work through forums you don't read in whole.

See my post #36 about the effectivity.

 

[Spenser]

See my post #36 about the effectivity.

I've already seen but don't share your opinion. I got used to using doubleclicks and found it to be very convenvient and effective.

 

[Digital Doctor]

one of my members coded a vb mod that let's members double click on a thread icon to mark an individual thread read, and for admins and mods it's part of the inline moderation system - which I actually like better. Very useful on forums with lots of active topics

Do you have some screengrabs of this ?
Especially the inline moderation system with the "Read" button ?
Should the button say "Skip" ?

In my most important forums I want to read almost every post, but some AJAX "Read / Skip" button, especially on the "New Threads" list would be great, as suggested here.

 

[dutchbb]

Threads are marked read once they're opened. And why mark them read when you haven't opened/read them?