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by jaqui

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is something that a lot of community sites have implemented:

Welcome Jaqui , Sunday, July 17, 2005 6:25 CST (GMT-6), 1858 surfers currently online

the members currently online.
quite a few also include the breakdown as to members and guests.

just an idea to look at.

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by stress junkie

Hey. I still haven't got my pointer to the current post in a discussion thread. You just keep quiet. :-)

by jaqui

mean no pointer?
there is a pointer.. actually 2 of them.

the post number of thread length.
and the current pst is greyed out in the listing.
:)

by stress junkie

You're right by golly. Why didn't I notice that?

I already posted elsewhere that I'd be satisfied if the battleship grey color of the current post were changed to something more noticeable, like Day Glo Orange. That's all that I really want. How hard can that be?

CurrentPostTitleColor=FFAA00 or what-the-hell-ever.

The post number is no help to me at all when there are more than seven posts. I'm hoping that I'll be able to count all the way up to ten by the end of the year. :-)

by jck

hmmm...that's a cool idea...real time chat...then we could all see when the others are slacking with you :)

by gadgetgirl

As jck well knows, I get confused enough with the time difference between you guys spreadeagled(!) all over the US, and BST over here! I'm thinking of making myself a spreadsheet with the "regulars" names on and column 2 will be UK time, and column 3, their time.....ok, I know, but it's just one of those things that totally befuddles my (tired and waterlogged) brain.

Oh, now there's an idea.....what about putting the local times of the posting on the post itself? That would really be a big help!

And I still say no to r/t chat - I'd have to stay up all flippin' nite to get to the end of a decent/interesting conversation, and I admit I need my beauty sleep!!!

GG

by Jay Garmon

We're trying to finagle a fancy anchor tag and dynamic layout so that the post you're reading appears in the correct position in the thread tree, and the page autoscrolls to that position. It's pretty complicated, but we are working on it.

by stress junkie

Something to find your place in long discussions would be a big help. :-)

I just hope it's not some god forsaken Java or JavaScript #*&@$.

We don't need no steenkeeng Java ( or JavaScript ).

by jaqui

if I'm posting, it's gmt minus 8

noon gmt is 4 am here.

( other than summer where it's -7 )

I detest daylight savings time, it screws my sleep for nothing.

by gadgetgirl

but we're currently on BST here....

"Eccles, my brain hurts"

:D

okay, gonna start that spreadsheet now, so I can sort out once and for all who I'm "discussing" with and at what time of day for them!

Blimey, Einstein has a lot to answer for, lumbering me with his syndrome....! ;\

GG

by jaqui

ignoring schedule differences.
the workday here starts at the end of your workday.

it's those of us that don't work daysh|t that will screw ya up.
when you are working and check here, is about when I'm going to bed, since my evening shift will be when you are sleeping.
I turn my whole clock to be getting up for work, so wind up sleeping all day long and being up all night.

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