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Sitzdeveloper
Starting Member
USA
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 Posted - 11 September 2002 : 16:37:29
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Does the new version auto subscribe a user when they respond or start a new topic?
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davemaxwell
Access 2000 Support Moderator
USA
3020 Posts |
Posted - 11 September 2002 : 16:46:27
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| no, but if enabled, it does give a checkbox during posting.... |
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TestMagic
Senior Member
USA
1568 Posts |
Posted - 11 September 2002 : 17:30:29
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I don't think that I would "auto subscribe" members of my forum. A lot of people might see that as spam. It's always best to give options to your users so that they can decide.
My $0.02. |
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Sitzdeveloper
Starting Member
USA
14 Posts |
Posted - 12 September 2002 : 16:17:31
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Originally posted by TestMagic
I don't think that I would "auto subscribe" members of my forum. A lot of people might see that as spam. It's always best to give options to your users so that they can decide.
My $0.02.
yes but alot of my new members expect to get subscribed automatically. Especially if they have been to a VBulletin board. |
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BWJM
Junior Member
Canada
193 Posts |
Posted - 12 September 2002 : 23:53:46
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This is an issue I am now dealing with on my forum... I had a fellow Admin request that all members be auto-subscribed by default to any topics they post to. That was easy, just add " checked" in the appropriate place and the little checkbox is now on by default.
But... now I've got people saying "yeah, I like the idea, but I'd also like to decide for myself." They want an on/off switch in their profile where they can choose to be auto-subscribed to topics or not.
This sounds like a mod candidate right there, but it is beyond my level of expertise. I don't want to mess around with the code too much. Is there already a mod out there somewhere that will do this? |
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TestMagic
Senior Member
USA
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Rasco
Advanced Member
Germany
3192 Posts |
Posted - 13 September 2002 : 07:25:46
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There isn`t such a Mod and I think it`s better to not implementing an Auto Subscribe Mod.
Could get you Mail Server a lot of work. |
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BWJM
Junior Member
Canada
193 Posts |
Posted - 13 September 2002 : 14:51:30
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As I said above, there is a spot in the code (I think in inc_subscriptions, but I'm not sure) that generates the HTML for the check boxes at the bottom of posts. Just add " checked" in the appropriate place and from now on the box is checked by default.
Having such a mod that has been suggested (eg: allow user to choose whether or not to be auto-subscribed) would be a benefit to some forums, but obviously not for all, especially busy forums. The one I administer is fairly slow - the auto-subscription has had no noticeable effect on performance and due to the low number of daily posts. As with every mod, the ultimate decision rests with the administrator of the site of whether or not they will actually install a mod which could potentially degrade performance. I believe that the mods should be out there for people to choose to use. If they're not there, we have no choice. |
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davemaxwell
Access 2000 Support Moderator
USA
3020 Posts |
Posted - 13 September 2002 : 15:08:03
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I personally thought that the "auto-subscribe" feature was an annoying addition by vb, especially since it defaults to "YES". And whenever a site I visited upgraded, I ended up getting subscribed to topics because I missed that they upgraded and didn't see the checkbox.  |
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velzing
Starting Member
Netherlands
4 Posts |
Posted - 13 September 2002 : 17:02:35
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Originally posted by BWJM
As I said above, there is a spot in the code (I think in inc_subscriptions, but I'm not sure) that generates the HTML for the check boxes at the bottom of posts. Just add " checked" in the appropriate place and from now on the box is checked by default.
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Any idea which line? I cannot find it.
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BWJM
Junior Member
Canada
193 Posts |
Posted - 15 September 2002 : 18:34:22
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The following is lines 279 through 291 of my inc_subscription.asp file. The edit is indicated in red and is located on my line 287. Line numbers may vary.
Function ShowSubLink (SubOption, CatID, ForumID, TopicID, ShowText)
Dim DefaultFont
DefaultFont = "<font face=""" & strDefaultFontFace & """ size=""" & strDefaultFontSize & """>"
' -- Declare variables...
Dim StandardLinkInfo, LinkText, LinkIcon, LinkLevel, LinkParam
if Instr(Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME"),"post.asp") then
' -- Only show the checkboxes on the post page...
if SubOption = "S" then
ShowSubLink = "<input type=""checkbox"" name=""Tnotify"" value=""1"" checked />Check here to subscribe to this topic."
else
ShowSubLink = "<input type=""checkbox"" name=""Tnotify"" value=""0"" />Check here to unsubscribe from this topic."
end if
else
While this works, it is not an ideal solution. This is a master on/off switch for auto-subscribing. What I would really like to see is a mod that allows members to choose through their profile whether or not to be auto-subscribed to topics which they post to. |
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jramers
Junior Member
133 Posts |
Posted - 15 September 2002 : 21:27:51
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| Is there any way to get the auto-subscribe working for the Quick Reply box as well? |
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BWJM
Junior Member
Canada
193 Posts |
Posted - 16 September 2002 : 14:15:08
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Possibly but I have not ventured so far as to try yet. I'm still hoping that there is a suitable mod out there somewhere.  |
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