dvrabel on 7/7/2004 at 18:30
It might be nice if posters got a warning page when replying to a thread that was last posted in X months/years ago. These zombie threads are kinda annoying as I normally read through many posts before releasing I've heard it all before. Though I guess the old thread/post icon David mentioned elsewhere would solve most of the problem.
David on 7/7/2004 at 20:30
I actually found it easier to do what dvrabel suggested, and actually prefer it as it leaves the forums cleaner!
It is currently on the test site, and I will be testing it for a few hours. If it works sucessfully I'll port it over to the live forums! :)
[Edit] And here is a screenie of what I have in mind:
Inline Image:
http://www.ttlg.com/dave/forums/oldpost.png[/Edit]
[Edit II] Well, bollocks to hours of testing. It seems to work fine. Post any problems here! :D [/Edit]
TheOutrider on 7/7/2004 at 21:23
Just a suggestion; maybe visually integrate it better with the main reply area, like so?
<div style="background: #ff0000; text-align:center; font-weight: bold; padding: 5px; border: #000000 1px solid; color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: -1px;">Thread Necromancy Warning: The post you're replying to is older than 30 days</div><div style="border: #000000 1px solid; background: #C1C1FF; padding: 5px;"><b>Reply to Thread</b></div>
(more blatant, too)
<div style="border: #000000 1px solid; background: #C1C1FF; padding: 5px;"><b>Reply to Thread</b>
<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #ff0000;">Thread Necromancy Warning: The post you're replying to is older than 30 days</div></div>
(less obtrusive, might be a problem because it's positioned inside a part of the template though)
Scots Taffer on 7/7/2004 at 22:17
hehe, zombie threads... nice way of looking at it.
and this is a Good Idea by you Movers and Shakers at TTLG.
forgive me, I'm reading 'Only Forward'
BrokenArts on 7/7/2004 at 22:57
Ohhhh nice move, looks good. Can you add a flash, and a splash for the holy water, to give more of an effect when this warning is issued, when someone tries to post? Be a nice effect. :p
mopgoblin on 8/7/2004 at 00:23
Quote Posted by David
Well, bollocks to hours of testing. It seems to work fine. Post any problems here!
Well, it's a bastard to target with a CSS selector. Replacing
Code:
<div align="center" style="color:#FF0000;"><strong>The post you are replying to is more than 30 days old.</strong></div>
with
Code:
<div class="oldThreadWarning"><strong>The post you are replying to is more than 30 days old.</strong></div>
and adding
Code:
.oldThreadWarning {
color: #FF0000;
text-align: center;
}
to the stylesheet should make it a bit easier, without changing the appearance at all.
David on 8/7/2004 at 16:35
I stole Outrider's style, as it is more blatant. Ta Outie :thumb:
