One suggestion: watchlist

@ms-cs-Ab8svl • Oct 24, 2024

Oct 24, 2024

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I think it would be better if CEans provided with an option like watch list. To subscribe to all threads of particular section. In this way the CEan can add his favorite section to watch list.

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Ashraf HZ

@Ash • Jun 24, 2009

We have an existing "subscribe to thread" option.. or, are you suggesting something else?
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Jun 24, 2009

We seriously need a starter kit as soon as possible! Yes, there's a subscribe option. Alternatively, there's RSS feed available.
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ms_cs

@ms-cs-Ab8svl • Jun 24, 2009

with this user cannot subscribe to all threads of particular section.
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ms_cs

@ms-cs-Ab8svl • Jun 24, 2009

I saw watch list option in some other forums, where even the discipline is subdivided into the topics.
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Ashraf HZ

@Ash • Jun 24, 2009

Ah.. you mean for example, we have the CE Lab section. So you want a single option to subscribe to ALL threads in that section?
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ms_cs

@ms-cs-Ab8svl • Jun 24, 2009

yes..does it looks like good idea ?
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Ashraf HZ

@Ash • Jun 24, 2009
Hm, that option is sadly lacking at the moment. The closest one I can find is subscribing to a whole section.. but I believe it only tracks new threads in that section as opposed to new messages.

I guess what we basically need is a "New Post" feature but localized to the sections we want. Theres a slight "hackish" method of doing it.. if we want the latest posts from one section only, we put this code:
```
https://www.crazyengineers.com/forum/search.php?do=getnew&include=X
```
Where "x" is the forum/section ID. CE Labs has an ID of 45, so we have the link below:

#-Link-Snipped-#

I guess there is a way to subscribe to all threads in that section (to get post updates to your email for example), but its probably an addon which needs to be enabled. Right biggie? If not, one has to subscribe to all the threads of interests manually.

Good suggestion by the way 😀
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ms_cs

@ms-cs-Ab8svl • Jun 24, 2009

@ash wow..how did you find that?
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Ashraf HZ

@Ash • Jun 24, 2009

A quick search 😛 #-Link-Snipped-#

What you can try doing is create bookmarks on your browser with the modified links you want. Still, its not the same as subscribing to it though.

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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Jun 25, 2009

You can subscribe to any section and have 'email notifications' for any new updates to that section.

Simply go to the section you want to subscribe (by clicking the link on the forum index page) and then on the right side, just above the post check for "Forum Tools" dropdown -> Subscribe to this section.

Let me know if you want something else.
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Ashraf HZ

@Ash • Jun 25, 2009

Biggie, that only works for new threads. Existing threads with new posts wont be included in the notifications unfortunately.
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silverscorpion

@silverscorpion-iJKtdQ • Jun 25, 2009

Good one.

Nice hacking there, Ash!! 😀
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Jun 25, 2009

Yep, what ash says is right. We have thread subscription available! Moreover, old threads are seldom updated. So you can select the threads you wish to subscribe to for updates.

I hope this helps.
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ms_cs

@ms-cs-Ab8svl • Jun 25, 2009

Ok..Big_k..
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Ashraf HZ

@Ash • Jun 28, 2009

Update

I sincerely apologize, I was mistaken about biggie's suggestion on subscribing to a section. You WILL get updates on new posts on any thread in that section, not just new threads. I did not know this because because the updates take a long time to reach my email.. *ahem*

I guess patience is a virtue that I'm sadly lacking at the moment 😉
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Jun 28, 2009

...and I should start reading posts fully before answering 😛
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ms_cs

@ms-cs-Ab8svl • Jun 28, 2009

Thanks for the response ash & Big_K.
Now I am getting updates correctly , but after visiting the thread 😉
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