Shoutbox

I'm subscribed to a lot of threads and I'd like the possibility of being able to unsubscribe from them through the thread/forum site as follows:

Turn the link "Subscribe to this Thread/Forum" into "(Un)subscribe to this Thread/Forum". When clicked the target php should decide:
wheter
- Subscribing the member when s/he is not subscribed.
or
- Unsubscribing the member when s/he's already subscribed.

From my little php/mysql knowledges I hope this is possible without generating much db-load.
I think this might make many lifes more comfortable

but, sometimes I subscribe to a thread which I already subsribed to. So, it should be noted if you are subscribed to a thread or not if you visit a specific thread before implementing this.

Or wouldn't it be better if you can uncheck from the list of your subscribed threads?

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
but, sometimes I subscribe to a thread which I already subsribed to.

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Why? Don't see the point of doing this
If the query was sent each time you open a thread/forum it would probably cause SQL overload.
Btw, unchecking in the subscription list is the formal way, but not very comfortable.

no he meant that he does it by accident, so he clicks on it, and he forgot that he was already subscribed to it (i think).

but wouldn't it be better if the link said.

subscribe to this thread

or

unsubscribe to this thread

and there was a checkbox thing

Oh, I see...
Well, maybe just an "Unsubscribe" link then. I think it would be useful

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Originally posted by KeyStorm
Why? Don't see the point of doing this
If the query was sent each time you open a thread/forum it would probably cause SQL overload.
Btw, unchecking in the subscription list is the formal way, but not very comfortable.

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Yeah, sorry, I meant by accident...

And the other thing I meant was: Unchecking in the subscription-list in the user cp isn't possible right now, so maybe making that list with checkboxes (like in the PM menu's) would be nice...

So... when you click the "(un)subscribe" link:
If you are already subscribed, unsubscribe.
If you are not subscribed, subscribe.

Totally possible... I'll add it to my to-do list. I'd like to code it right now, but I don't have time.

That would be kinda cool if the link text actually changed to show whether you're subscribed or not, but it's a little extra work for MySQL... I'll think about it. As Cookie said, it would solve the "accidental subscribe" issue...

The suggestion for checkboxes on the subscription list is good too... I always thought the individual "unsubscribe" links were kinda crappy.

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Originally posted by WDZ
That would be kinda cool if the link text actually changed to show whether you're subscribed or not, but it's a little extra work for MySQL... I'll think about it. As Cookie said, it would solve the "accidental subscribe" issue...

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Yeah, the number of times I've done that!

Great idea.

I would suggest an intermedial page where you are sent when you click the link to (un)subscribe with the following:

You are about to UNSUBSCRIBE form this thread.
Are you sure you want to proceed?
Accept | Cancel | Back

Accepting would bring you to the "The selected thread has been removed from your subscriptions list" ("The selected thread has been added to your subscriptions list") page.
Cancelling would show something like "No changes were made in your subscriptions list".
Back or Abort would bring one back to the thread/forum.
This way it would be even clearer and you'd avoid having to ask MySQL every time a thread is visited

I usually find confirmation pages annoying unless they're for something important, like "Are you sure you want to delete the user Chromo?"

It's more work with that extra step. Anyway, I'll think about it when I start working on it.