New Posts Tag in front of Board Categories.

Category: Zone BBS Suggestions and Feedback

Post 1 by GoodRaju (Generic Zoner) on Tuesday, 30-Sep-2008 2:01:41

I would like to suggest that there should be a tag in front of each of the Board categories saying "New Posts" or something of that sort. That way you don't need to go into each Category to see if there is anything new in there.

- Raj

Post 2 by Brooke (I just keep on posting!) on Tuesday, 30-Sep-2008 16:05:09

I'm not sure if you already know this, but there's a way you can go right to the newest topics. Once you click the link to get to the boards, there's a Jump To combo box, and it gives you some choices about what posts you want to see (Topics With New Posts, Latest Topics, Most Popular Topics, stuff like that). Hope that helps.

Post 3 by b3n (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Tuesday, 30-Sep-2008 17:46:29

I still like his idea though.

Post 4 by GoodRaju (Generic Zoner) on Tuesday, 30-Sep-2008 18:27:02

Yeh i saw the Jump To List and I had tried it out too. The thing about that is that it lists New Topics from every single Board Category. the list is a bit long and then you might miss or not find the Category or Board Topic that you were looking for...

- Raj

Post 5 by jmbauer (Technology's great until it stops working.) on Wednesday, 01-Oct-2008 11:31:28

I don't necessarily dislike the idea; I just don't see the point. In the present format, I can scan a page of new topic posts in around fifteen seconds. If something catches my attention, I access the 'last post' column for that topic. it is also possible to jump to a particular category and view posts in the same manner; the sorting order is by newest post, so you can quickly determine what's new and what isn't.

I'd be all for the idea if it were implimented as a toggle.

Post 6 by PorkInCider (Wind assisted.) on Wednesday, 01-Oct-2008 14:51:25

Likewise I don't see the point, especially if the other suggestion made by many were implemented that you only see the catagories that you would want too. I always scan the topics with new post, and rarely find much worth reading.

Post 7 by Jage (Zone BBS, a decade of madness) on Wednesday, 15-Oct-2008 22:44:42

Also, you can jump by anchor if you use a screen reader to go down the new topics link. And the last post time is in the list of categories, I believe.