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Discussion in 'Site News and Announcements' started by tcBob, Jul 29, 2010.

  1. Jul 29, 2010 at 10:05 AM
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    tcBob

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    So a few days ago we added thumbnail pictures to the front page.

    If you're not a fan of it, you can turn it off through:

    a) your Control Panel > Edit Options (at the very bottom of that page) or

    b) the quicker way, go to the front page and click the special camera icon that'll turn it off or on:

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    (the front page camera icon won't appear if you're using Internet Explorer 6)

    How it works: the system will look for pics in the first post of a thread. This includes attachments, embedded pics, youtube videos, and even links to some sites (like ebay and craigslist). If it doesn't find anything in the first post, then it looks in reverse order from the end of the thread up to a couple pages deep until it hits a picture. That's why sometimes the thumbnail appears to match a thread (like most of the b/s/t threads) and sometimes it's completely unrelated.

    I've been keeping track of how many members have explicitly turned it on vs. turned it off, and the results led to me keep the feature.

    Thanks to the mods, cmack, wolfpack_5150, mjp2 and flightcancled for their help with it. If you have questions about it feel free to ask.
     
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    tcBob, Jul 29, 2010
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  2. Jul 29, 2010 at 10:37 AM
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    KDogg311

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    nice feature!!! im part of a few other forums and honestly this is the best one! members features info ... everything! love TW =)
     
    KDogg311, Jul 29, 2010
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  3. Jul 29, 2010 at 10:45 AM
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    JDMcQ

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    *walks in circles muttering to self*
     
    JDMcQ, Jul 29, 2010
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  4. Jul 29, 2010 at 10:45 AM
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    ColtsTRD

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    Bob...your pretty much a BAMF!!!! This feature is cool as hell
     
    ColtsTRD, Jul 29, 2010
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  5. Jul 29, 2010 at 11:02 AM
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    08pretaco

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    i have to say that that is way bad ass and very cool!
     
    08pretaco, Jul 29, 2010
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  6. Jul 29, 2010 at 11:06 AM
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    I like it..good move.
     
    headhunter247, Jul 29, 2010
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  7. Jul 29, 2010 at 11:21 AM
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    chris4x4

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    chris4x4 With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. Moderator

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    Dont you do this anyway?
     
    chris4x4, Jul 29, 2010
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  8. Jul 29, 2010 at 11:33 AM
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    Drewboto

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    The first time I saw the feature, I thought "oh great, now there's another site that's going to take longer to load on my phone" but I haven't noticed any page download speed differences. Loads pretty smooth
     
    Drewboto, Jul 29, 2010
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  9. Jul 29, 2010 at 11:39 AM
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    w8n4mud

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    w8n4mud I'm back.

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    I love this feature. The hidden camera is the bomb. Now, if there's only a way to get to the last page of a thread from the home page. Hmmm.
     
    w8n4mud, Jul 29, 2010
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  10. Jul 29, 2010 at 11:41 AM
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    you can get to the last post of any thread on the home page by either clicking the box that the thread title is in (but not on the thread title itself), or click this icon [​IMG] next to the last poster's name under the Last Post column
     
    tcBob, Jul 29, 2010
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  11. Jul 29, 2010 at 11:48 AM
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    JDMcQ

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    yes
     
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  12. Jul 29, 2010 at 11:59 AM
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    I like the new feature as well. Not sure why anyone would turn it off (slow internetz maybe?). Anyway, I think this is the best run forum I have ever been on and I am a member on over 15 of them. The site is fast and not bogged down with ads. It seems to attract a good membership - funny, serious, helpful, emotional, etc.

    Good work, Bob...keep it up!
     
    Veccster, Jul 29, 2010
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  13. Jul 29, 2010 at 12:19 PM
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    That frustrated me as hell then I clicked on the area of the post and vuala! I do agree though this site has very friendly people willing to answer the silliest, firsthand off the top of the head knowledge, stupidest questions I have ever come up with lol
     
    08pretaco, Jul 29, 2010
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  14. Oct 31, 2010 at 7:44 AM
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    AFButters

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    AFButters Rigger, Please!!

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    So.. If you post a picture in the first post of a thread it will stay as the home page picture ... but if there is no pic in first post it will change with each new picture??
     
    AFButters, Oct 31, 2010
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  15. Oct 31, 2010 at 7:46 AM
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    JDMcQ

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    As I understand it, the latest picture posted will show.
     
    JDMcQ, Oct 31, 2010
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  16. Oct 31, 2010 at 7:47 AM
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    AFButters

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    AFButters Rigger, Please!!

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    This is only a Test

    [​IMG]
     
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  17. Oct 31, 2010 at 7:47 AM
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    AFButters

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    AFButters Rigger, Please!!

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    Test has Failed... Epic Fail.
     
    AFButters, Oct 31, 2010
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  18. Oct 31, 2010 at 7:48 AM
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    JDMcQ

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    As it was your test, does that mean that you fail?
     
    JDMcQ, Oct 31, 2010
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  19. Oct 31, 2010 at 7:51 AM
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    AFButters

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    AFButters Rigger, Please!!

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    uh.. no.. i dont think.. wait ill go conduct more test on my end...

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    The Results show No.. I do not fail, there is a minor flaw in the system.

    My Test suggest the newest pic in a thread should be the Home page thumbnail..
     
    AFButters, Oct 31, 2010
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