LeGo All American 3916 Posts user info edit post |
I would like to see crazy code updated to add the following feature.
I would like to be able to talk about another user in my post. I would like to link my comment to the users home page. I would like to do this by putting braces around there name. IE.
[LeGo] was helped by [scud] and [noen] on his last post.
The user names would then be linked to their profile page, so that people will be able to see who and what I am talking about. Without this they might be searching for days to get to a users profile page. There is no direct link to a profile page and I believe this would help.
Lets say I want to go to Kay_Yow's profile to see what she has been posting about. Well... hmmm how do I do that? I can go to here photo gallery but, can't find her most recent post's, or have the ability to IM her on the fly. So I guess this is two part, add the userid link and have a more efficient way to find another users profile.
LeGo 10/22/2001 11:49:03 AM |
FroshKiller All American 51908 Posts user info edit post |
It would basically HAVE to take the form of [user]FroshKiller[/user]. 10/22/2001 12:13:44 PM |
LeGo All American 3916 Posts user info edit post |
not a problem. I just think that it would be cool and very easy to implement. 10/22/2001 2:45:57 PM |
Solinari All American 16957 Posts user info edit post |
i think it would be used very rarely 10/22/2001 6:02:00 PM |
scud All American 10804 Posts user info edit post |
I'd definitely use that...seems that it would be really easy to implement as well. 10/22/2001 6:21:57 PM |
InsaneMan All American 22802 Posts user info edit post |
lego: http://www.thewolfweb.com/user_info.aspx?user=1165 10/22/2001 6:32:48 PM |
LeGo All American 3916 Posts user info edit post |
InsaneMan I am hoping that was a sarcastic example of how clunky it would be to use now. For example:
Me: http://www.thewolfweb.com/user_info.aspx?user=1165, scud: http://www.thewolfweb.com/user_info.aspx?user=1165, nads: http://www.thewolfweb.com/user_info.aspx?user=1165, timmy: http://www.thewolfweb.com/user_info.aspx?user=1165, jay: http://www.thewolfweb.com/user_info.aspx?user=1165, and bob:http://www.thewolfweb.com/user_info.aspx?user=1165 are going to the party. I called john: http://www.thewolfweb.com/user_info.aspx?user=1165, speedy: http://www.thewolfweb.com/user_info.aspx?user=1165, russ: http://www.thewolfweb.com/user_info.aspx?user=1165 and mary: http://www.thewolfweb.com/user_info.aspx?user=1165 but have not heard from them yet. Do note the clunkiness of this. Also note that they all go to my site becuase I couldn't find everyone elses profile (not to mention they were random and probably ficticous, they would be hard as hell to find). So your solution does not solve my problem. I want it easy [LeGo], but [url]LeGo[/url] is much easier than the alternative.
Need I mention it looks like ass... 10/22/2001 7:46:43 PM |
lesamuels All American 3381 Posts user info edit post |
however, if you are premium you could say something like lesamuels and irishsoul went to a BNL concert this past weekend. Granted this too can be a pain in the ass...but for us premies...we can do it if we really want.
[Edited on October 23, 2001 at 5:03 PM. Reason : ] 10/23/2001 5:02:54 PM |
lesamuels All American 3381 Posts user info edit post |
And I'm really not trying to be a pain in the ass...because it is a good idea...I'd use it 10/23/2001 5:04:52 PM |
mdozer73 All American 8005 Posts user info edit post |
i would use it too...
several times, i find myself not replying to the topic, but replying to a reply, as st00pid as that sounds. and most of the time, i used names 10/27/2001 8:33:59 AM |
evilbob All American 4807 Posts user info edit post |
one woudl think it would add to the database loopkup, which is always overhead you try to avoid. also, what if you misspell user name? 10/29/2001 10:53:55 AM |
LeGo All American 3916 Posts user info edit post |
if you mispelled user name you will then not link to anything. I am not sure how tww db's are setup but query for the name, if it exist return the userid number and create a link, if it does not exist fuck it, return nothing, just show the name. The user will be able to edit.
I think that this at most would be 10 lines of code run once when the user post the topic. As far as this being a great overhead, it really depends on how it is implemented and how tww db's are set up. I am sure though that the benifit will be great than the cost.
I am tired of reading threads and seeing "haha that's funny Karl" and then looking up to see who he is replying to. No Karl user name. So I just get left in the dark and I am sure others do also. With there being greater than 3900 users it is really hard to know everyone and to create post that only refer to a handful of people is not beneficial to the greater cause (that is tww in general). People don't want to join a chat room full of 10 people whom talk to one another that they don't know. Once you can link a profile to a name you then no more about the person, you can see there photos, there previous post, there profile, etc...
10/29/2001 11:54:26 AM |
LeGo All American 3916 Posts user info edit post |
I think this is a great idea btt...
10/31/2001 10:49:35 AM |
timswar All American 41050 Posts user info edit post |
i like the idea, so much that i requested it on the 28th without ever seeing your thread
Lego
that's what it would end up looking like, hopefully but [user]Lego[/user] would be a nice idea, wonder if it would be feasible 10/31/2001 10:54:37 AM |
LeGo All American 3916 Posts user info edit post |
naw it is an impractible request, not feasable at all. JK.
Hey I am not trying to bloat on this. I like tww lots. It is definitely serving its purpose. I just use another board that has this feature and I like it lots and feel that it greatly adds to the board. 10/31/2001 11:08:01 AM |
timswar All American 41050 Posts user info edit post |
livejournal?
my only thing about it is how much would that tax the server that jake uses, it can only take so much 10/31/2001 11:16:51 AM |
timswar All American 41050 Posts user info edit post |
(speaking of which i finally have the discs i need to reformat, but i'm out of town this weekend and still need to backup all my media files, which will take days) 10/31/2001 11:17:37 AM |
CrazyJ The Boss 2453 Posts user info edit post |
i am working on this feature, but i am gonna have to go back and relearn all my regular expression stuff! 10/31/2001 12:02:57 PM |
timswar All American 41050 Posts user info edit post |
really?
cool 10/31/2001 1:07:25 PM |
CrazyJ The Boss 2453 Posts user info edit post |
coming in the new version....
http://rdu25-31-080.nc.rr.com/help_crazycode.aspx 11/21/2001 9:17:21 PM |
timswar All American 41050 Posts user info edit post |
awesome 11/21/2001 9:48:17 PM |
LeGo All American 3916 Posts user info edit post |
yo thanks for implementing this. now if people would use it... 1/16/2002 4:05:18 PM |
FroshKiller All American 51908 Posts user info edit post |
I use it. I'd like to be able to alias it, though. Like, I want people to be able to say, "I saw [user=FroshKiller]Jonathan[/user] earlier." 1/16/2002 4:15:15 PM |
FroshKiller All American 51908 Posts user info edit post |
I like how it's been 15 years and Solinari was wrong as hell. I think about this thread every time I tag a user.
[Edited on December 23, 2016 at 2:15 PM. Reason : P.S. Implement the aliasing feature.] 12/23/2016 2:14:48 PM |
justinh524 Sprots Talk Mod 27747 Posts user info edit post |
Oh man I thought there was a crazy code update 12/24/2016 9:43:11 PM |
BubbleBobble :3 114228 Posts user info edit post |
^ 12/28/2016 11:13:34 PM |
aaronburro Sup, B 52881 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ That was my first thought, lol 1/1/2017 6:51:57 PM |
raiden All American 10504 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Oh man I thought there was a crazy code update" |
I did too, instead it was epic thread bump.1/2/2017 10:47:36 AM |