Sometimes when I frequent a massive thread like Random Pics or Small Vods something that bugs me is that the page always displays every single page when 90% of the time all you're interested in is the last page or so.

It might reduce the clutter and streamline the layout of TL if there was an abbreviation of the pages... Something like displaying pages 1-9,...,lastpage-2,lastpage-1,lastpage. Then the "..." can be clicked to display all the pages if necessary.

I know you coders have tons to do, just an idea.

Insane

United States4991 Posts

April 20 2010 23:59 GMT

There are only a very few threads this applies to. I doubt it'll get changed given the small audience.

meeple

Canada10211 Posts

April 21 2010 00:07 GMT

Most LR threads have 100 pages or so, but its understandable that this type of thing isn't very high up on the things of concern. I think sometimes people(myself included) underestimate the time and energy it takes to actually change something on the website... and I'm sure it comes from my ignorance of coding.

Insane

United States4991 Posts

April 21 2010 00:15 GMT

I don't think 100 pages or so is an issue. It's only when threads get like this that it's an issue: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=64016

Kenpachi

United States9908 Posts

April 21 2010 01:26 GMT

On April 21 2010 09:15 Insane wrote:
I don't think 100 pages or so is an issue. It's only when threads get like this that it's an issue: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=64016

wait a second just a while ago there were only 500 pages...
wtf

aeroH

United States1034 Posts

April 21 2010 02:29 GMT

^ yeah i could have sworn they were nowhere near 800

BrownBear

United States6894 Posts

April 21 2010 03:38 GMT

Is that thread officially the longest threat on TL? Cause it looks like it to me...

But even though something like meeple suggests probably won't be changed, it would be a nice feature to implement. Plus, it's not like it would take ages to code.

Kentor

United States5784 Posts

April 21 2010 09:12 GMT

i love how there's no ellipsis

Spazer

Canada8033 Posts

April 22 2010 05:07 GMT

Eh, I like the current layout, personally. If there's one thing that always bugged me about most forums, it's navigating to a specific page. Most of the time I can only skip 10 pages at a time or whatever, whereas on TL, I can instantly go to any page.

Anyway, if any thread gets too big, you could always just lock it and make a new one.

meeple

Canada10211 Posts

April 22 2010 06:36 GMT

#10

On April 22 2010 14:07 Spazer wrote:
Eh, I like the current layout, personally. If there's one thing that always bugged me about most forums, it's navigating to a specific page. Most of the time I can only skip 10 pages at a time or whatever, whereas on TL, I can instantly go to any page.

Anyway, if any thread gets too big, you could always just lock it and make a new one.

I'm not suggesting using the ten page at a time function, but more like spoilering the majority of the pages since you don't use them frequently. Most of the large threads will never be locked/remade since the information they contain wants to be all in one place, so thats not really a solution.

semantics

10040 Posts

April 22 2010 07:42 GMT

#11

On April 21 2010 11:29 aeroH wrote:
^ yeah i could have sworn they were nowhere near 800

the dota thread cycle goes like this
loop()
{
-a real question related to hon/dota
-spam
-trolling each other mostly about calling people crappy and shit
-image macro spam
-ze
-a question if we are spamming the thread
-jeejee asking for a name change to shinbi
}
repeat

if you take how many ze's there are in that thread and * by the number of pages/number of users who post there you probably get a number greater then all the threads in teamliquid, the goal is now 1000 and to break the form layout

+ Show Spoiler [image] +

Cauld

United States350 Posts

April 26 2010 00:08 GMT

#12

One feature that I've noticed on another forum I frequent that I think would be great here is a 'go to first unread post' button. On the other forum (forums.penny-arcade.com) there's a little page icon next to the thread. Clicking on it brings you to the first post in the thread you haven't read yet.

Maybe that feature exists here and I just haven't figured it out yet, but it would be nice to see here. I like to read new posts in threads, but somtimes its hard to remember where I was or what I haven't read yet... anyway it would be cool if someone added it.

JeeJee

Canada5652 Posts

April 27 2010 13:49 GMT

#13

@Cauld
that's a weird feature; i don't think it holds any value at all actually. usually in a large thread i can find where i was pretty quickly, just by clicking a random page and seeing whether I read it or not. if i haven't, i just go back some pages, and if i have, i know roughly how many pages ahead i was.

@semantics
there's usually also a random topic that goes on for a couple of pages like a real thread

we had some bd discussion, some headset/mics discussion, some gunz discussion, etc. That megathread is really a lot of threads combined with spam sprinkled in between

or maybe a lot of spam sprinkled with actual discussion in between
take your pick.

meeple

Canada10211 Posts

May 25 2010 16:50 GMT

#14

Was this implemented?? If so... thanks very much.... really condenses the layout of some threads

DivinO

United States4796 Posts

May 25 2010 18:18 GMT

#15

I think R1CH changed it. Thanks R1CH!

flamewheel

FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts

May 25 2010 19:09 GMT

#16

Oh hmm I like this change but now I can't randomly go to page 328.
I'd have to type it in :>

meeple

Canada10211 Posts

May 25 2010 20:49 GMT

#17

On May 26 2010 04:09 flamewheel91 wrote:
Oh hmm I like this change but now I can't randomly go to page 328.
I'd have to type it in :>

You can actually get there without typing it in... you just need to click on 300, then 310 when it appears, then 328

It takes a couple extra clicks but I think its rare enough that you only want to get to 328 and nothing else that the clutter it saves on the layout is way better.