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A suggestion and a question by andrey on 12-20-2004 at 03:45 AM
The suggestion goes first (I already suggested it in some spammy thread in T&T):
What about adding a [show T&T] and [hide T&T] button on the stats page e.g. in the (Today's) Top Posters section ?
Then we could see if the member was in a spammy mood today 
and helpful members who don't post much but useful posts could get a chance to be in the Top Poster's page instead of some semi-helpful spammers 
And people who just want to up their postcount can reconsider their (spammy) behaviour when they see that most of their posts are spam. (e.g. John 
)
And now the question:
As some people mentioned, the registrations go up but it seems that posts get rarer. I myself think that, when I joined, there were a lot more posts (partly because of Sean 
). Maybe WDZ could make some stats like the total monthly postcount for the last half year.
Now, this isn't so serious even IF the total postcount got lesser, the forums won't die 
Neways, hope you all are having a happy pre-christmas time 
(btw, it's snowy in Berlin )
Edit: Just spotted a typo in the title took me 18 hours to notice...
RE: A suggestion and a questiom by WDZ on 12-20-2004 at 04:47 AM
quote:I think it would be possible, but I'm feeling too lazy to add it right now.
Originally posted by AndreY
What about adding a [show T&T] and [hide T&T] button on the stats page e.g. in the (Today's) Top Posters section ?
quote:Keep in mind that thousands of old posts get pruned every month. That's necessary to keep the database small and fast.
Originally posted by AndreY
As some people mentioned, the registrations go up but it seems that posts get rarer.
RE: A suggestion and a questiom by andrey on 12-20-2004 at 05:05 AM
quote:pffff lazy WDZ
Originally posted by WDZ
I think it would be possible, but I'm feeling too lazy to add it right now.
quote:Sorry, I actually meant that it seems to me like there are less new posts made than some months ago. Maybe we could include a new stats page, showing the total number of new Posts per month and a bar chart like in the "Member registration" one ? (not regarding the pruning)
Originally posted by WDZ
Keep in mind that thousands of old posts get pruned every month. That's necessary to keep the database small and fast.
RE: A suggestion and a questiom by kangie on 12-20-2004 at 07:37 PM
i agree.... ive been coming here regularly, and every time i come, there are less and less questions n posts.... :/
RE: A suggestion and a questiom by Millenium_edition on 12-20-2004 at 08:46 PM
quote:you're forgetting one thing... the old forums were full of spam. now, the forum evolves, the rules get enforced, thus, some posts are deleted.
Originally posted by kangie
i agree.... ive been coming here regularly, and every time i come, there are less and less questions n posts.... :/
RE: A suggestion and a question by kangie on 12-21-2004 at 05:24 AM
old forums? what old forums im talking about over the last month or so
RE: A suggestion and a question by WDZ on 12-21-2004 at 06:07 AM
Here's today's top posters without T&T posts counted...
http://shoutbox.menthix.net/statistics.php?page=t...today=1&hidespam=1
TBH it doesn't differ much from the regular list. 
I just placed a separate link on the stats index instead of doing a dynamic show/hide link to save myself some work. 
RE: A suggestion and a question by Eljay on 12-21-2004 at 08:40 AM
quote:
Originally posted by WDZ
I just placed a separate link on the stats index instead of doing a dynamic show/hide link to save myself some work.
surely this would be like a few lines of code
* Eljay slaps lazy WDZZZzzzzzzzzzzz around a bit with a large trout.
EDIT: wrote it for you
<?
if($HTTP_GET_VARS['hidespam'] == 1) {
echo "<a href='http://shoutbox.menthix.net/statistics.php?page=topposters&today=1'>Include T&T</a>";
}
else
{
echo "<a href='http://shoutbox.menthix.net/statistics.php?page=topposters&today=1&hidespam=1'>Hide T&T</a>";
}
?>
RE: A suggestion and a question by -dt- on 12-21-2004 at 09:00 AM
yea but dynamic hiding and un hiding would require way more code
RE: A suggestion and a question by Eljay on 12-21-2004 at 02:51 PM
quote:
Originally posted by -dt-
yea but dynamic hiding and un hiding would require way more code
but it already has the "hidespam=1" in the url, doesnt that hide it?
RE: A suggestion and a question by GiantSpider on 12-21-2004 at 02:57 PM
He put the hide/unhide T&T on the latest posts page. Just be content with that lol.
RE: A suggestion and a question by -dt- on 12-21-2004 at 03:11 PM
quote:
Originally posted by leejeffery
quote:
Originally posted by -dt-
yea but dynamic hiding and un hiding would require way more code
but it already has the "hidespam=1" in the url, doesnt that hide it?
nvm i didnt read his post right i thought he was talking about something diff /me goes to bed
RE: A suggestion and a question by WDZ on 12-22-2004 at 04:22 AM
quote:
Originally posted by leejeffery
EDIT: wrote it for you
1. The code can't be echoed; it has to be in a variable, and that variable has to be placed somewhere in the template.
2. $HTTP_GET_VARS is depreciated. It should be $_GET.
3. The value of $_GET['hidespam'] is technically a string, not an integer.
4. The ampersands in the URLs need to be & for XHTML compliancy.
See, when I code something, I try to do it right, which is why it takes more work.
Anyway, is the dynamic link really better? I don't see any reason for it.