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Zona
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
40426 Posts
March 16 2010 04:26 GMT
#1
It would be a nice to be able to preview PM's before one sends them.

Right now I actually post my PM text into a random thread reply box to preview and hope I don't accidentally press post by accident...
"If you try responding to those absurd posts every day, you become more damaged. So I pay no attention to them at all." Jung Myung Hoon (aka Fantasy), as translated by Kimoleon
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24708 Posts
March 16 2010 04:46 GMT
#2
You can do the same thing by editing an old post of yours, I believe.

It's the same problem with the blogs section right now :p
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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
March 16 2010 06:02 GMT
#3
lol I do the exact same thing currently. I think I've posted a whole PX entry in a random thread because of that, and had to ninja edit it out right away. Editing an old post is a good idea too.
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Qatol
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States3165 Posts
March 06 2011 08:28 GMT
#4
Sorry to bump an old thread like this, but it didn't seem to get much attention the first time and it is still a feature I would love to see implemented.

Pretty frequently I find that I have a long post using various TL tags (spoilers, quotes, colors, etc.) which I would like to have proofread by someone else before I post it, usually in connection to something on the mafia forum. Alternatively, I do a lot of proofreading for Ver and he uses a lot of the same tags in his analysis. We like to PM these posts around before actually posting them anywhere.

However, it is really easy to do something like miss a spoiler tag which totally messes up the formatting of the entire post. When you miss a tag in the wrong spot, sometimes it becomes hard to read the post at all or even figure out where the problem is, especially if you are just proofreading it for someone else. So I often find that I will copy my PM into a random thread and use the preview function there before sending it. But this seems like a pretty roundabout way of doing things.

I was wondering if TL could implement a feature where I could preview my PMs before I send them similar to the preview function we have for posts.
Uff Da
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
March 07 2011 01:04 GMT
#5
This would be awesome - especially for those that use BBcode in their PMs..

R1CH can you work your magic
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26781 Posts
March 10 2011 02:40 GMT
#6
Oh I've always just previewed PMs as posts...
But this would make things one step simpler.
Writerdamn, i was two days from retirement
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
April 14 2011 02:43 GMT
#7
Shameless bump.

This would be an amazing feature to add. I am trying to give advice to someone which requires me to quote and spoiler large sections of their posts. As above I normally practice in the thread but the number of times I have gotten close to posting a half done reply...

Please let me know whether this is being looked into.

"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
April 14 2011 04:31 GMT
#8
ah yes this would be nice
ShoCkeyy
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
7815 Posts
April 14 2011 05:07 GMT
#9
Hehe, if you check my earlier post, they're all PX Entries D:
Life?
tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19124 Posts
April 14 2011 14:57 GMT
#10
I was thinking about this the other day and got distracted....but yeah I'd like to see this too.
Liquipediaasante sana squash banana
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
April 15 2011 05:54 GMT
#11
Nothing shameless about your bump; this would be nice but i imagine some important things are going on TSL etc
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
April 27 2011 06:58 GMT
#12
Just keeping this suggestion alive.

Breathe little thread, breathe.
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
May 13 2011 04:34 GMT
#13
On April 27 2011 15:58 Probulous wrote:
Just keeping this suggestion alive.

Breathe little thread, breathe.


Ok you died little thread, but behold I can resurrect you!

Seriously, any movement on this?
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
June 07 2011 05:56 GMT
#14
Persistance works. I cite the following thread as proof

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=131500

It is therefore in this spirit that I humbly request a review of the above thread. I know it not a good idea to bump old threads, particularly ones that I have bumped regularly but this feature would really help me. There is nothing worse than having to edit out a PM from a thread where you accidently presssed Post instead of Preview.

Except a rectal examination...
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
June 07 2011 08:33 GMT
#15
With every bump comes my support of said bump

I like this idea more and more every day.
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
Wolf
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Korea (South)3290 Posts
June 08 2011 07:08 GMT
#16
I'm brave. When I send PMs, I just hope all the code is right. If it isn't, then I know they'll understand.
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bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
June 09 2011 07:37 GMT
#17
To brave for me Can't handle that pressure :p
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
June 15 2011 01:04 GMT
#18
Bump
To bump a thread on an internet forum is to post a reply to it purely in order to raise the thread's profile. This will typically return it to the top of the list of active threads. The term "to push-up" a thread is also used to describe this type of action. It has been suggested that "bump" is an acronym of "bring up my post", however this is almost certainly a backronym and the usage is entirely consistent with the verb "bump" which means "to knock to a new position.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bump_(Internet)


The more you know...

Me is to as R1CH is to
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-27 10:56:13
June 27 2011 10:55 GMT
#19
Hi Mr Wizard

I was really hoping you could add a preview function for when I send PMs. I normally write my posts in threads so I check the formatting but there have been times where I accidently posted to the thread.

I know you are busy but I would really appreciate this feature.

Cheers


PS I didn't want to a bump an old thread hence the message

Edit: Dammit
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
June 28 2011 04:53 GMT
#20
Either a cleverly executed post; or something really hilarious
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
July 05 2011 03:44 GMT
#21


+ Show Spoiler +
Apologies for the low content post but I am not sure what else to say
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
kwah
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada16 Posts
July 08 2011 18:50 GMT
#22
I'm not sure I've ever seen forum software where you CAN'T preview PM's before.
Zona
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
40426 Posts
July 09 2011 03:55 GMT
#23
Could we have the quick-formatting buttons like bold, italics, underline, etc. when composing PM's, too?
"If you try responding to those absurd posts every day, you become more damaged. So I pay no attention to them at all." Jung Myung Hoon (aka Fantasy), as translated by Kimoleon
Qatol
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States3165 Posts
July 10 2011 04:55 GMT
#24
On July 05 2011 12:44 Probulous wrote:


+ Show Spoiler +
Apologies for the low content post but I am not sure what else to say

Agreed! Thank you so much R1CH!
Uff Da
Mr. Wiggles
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada5894 Posts
July 10 2011 06:41 GMT
#25
On July 10 2011 13:55 Qatol wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 05 2011 12:44 Probulous wrote:


+ Show Spoiler +
Apologies for the low content post but I am not sure what else to say

Agreed! Thank you so much R1CH!


Yesssssss, thank you so very much!
you gotta dance
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
July 10 2011 20:37 GMT
#26
I support the good and honorable Probulous. May his sheep and Fosters be cold and bleeting.

In that order.
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
bkrow
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Australia8532 Posts
July 11 2011 01:05 GMT
#27
It's like all my dreams came true at once

Thanks R1CH!
In The Rear With The Gear .. *giggle* /////////// cobra-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!!!!
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
July 11 2011 06:14 GMT
#28
On July 09 2011 03:50 kwah wrote:
I'm not sure I've ever seen forum software where you CAN'T preview PM's before.


How in almighty R1CH's presence can THAT be your first post?

Great wizard, spare this young one. He knows not of what he speaks.

On a serious note, why would this be your first post? It is just... strange

[image loading]


On July 11 2011 05:37 Probe1 wrote:
I support the good and honorable Probulous. May his sheep and Fosters be cold and bleeting.

In that order.

+ Show Spoiler +
I am not really supposed to do this but because you asked....

[image loading]
Oh and no-one. I mean NO-ONE in Aus drinks Fosters. It is an export beer only. Strange but true. My personnel favourite is a James Squires Amber Ale, but there is plenty to choose from.

Beer that is...

Sheep as well if that is your bent

"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
MaxField
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2386 Posts
July 11 2011 06:36 GMT
#29
I just noticed that you could do this, Thanks a bunch, really makes it easier to PM!
"Zerg, so bad it loses to hydras" IdrA.
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