artfizz wrote: ...
So, first: shouldn't the Most recent posts heading be a link that takes you to the full list. ...
i.e. http://www.chess.com/forum/search.html?keyword=
Feature Request: Most Recent Posts
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Jan 19, 2009
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Another surprising point is that EDITing an existing post does not make it qualify for Most recent posts.
Feb 18, 2011
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artfizz wrote: Another surprising point is that EDITing an existing post does not make it qualify for Most recent posts.
... though there would be no obvious way of indicating which post was the updated one if you edited any post other than the last one in a thread.
Equally surprising is the ability completely to alter the wording and meaning of a comment already made in a previous "old" post without any indication or record of an alteration having been made.This could cause complete confusion to a later reader of the threads Later complete deletion is also possible, and although in this case a deletion notice is made it is arguable that such alterations should not be possible .
Feb 18, 2011
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xqsme wrote:
Equally surprising is the ability completely to alter the wording and meaning of a comment already made in a previous "old" post without any indication or record of an alteration having been made.This could cause complete confusion to a later reader of the threads Later complete deletion is also possible, and although in this case a deletion notice is made it is arguable that such alterations should not be possible .
Good point. Either the timestamp on the post should be updated - or another timestamp Last modified on ... would be helpful.
Mar 25, 2011
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xqsme wrote: Equally surprising is the ability completely to alter the wording and meaning of a comment already made in a previous "old" post without any indication or record of an alteration having been made.This could cause complete confusion to a later reader of the threads Later complete deletion is also possible, and although in this case a deletion notice is made it is arguable that such alterations should not be possible .
artfizz wrote: Good point. Either the timestamp on the post should be updated - or another timestamp Last modified on ... would be helpful.
Or include a link back to the original (pre-edited) version of the text? Now that WOULD be funny!
The Most Recent Posts list on the Forum page contains about 10 items. It shows the posts which have been most recently updated. (Off-Topic posts are not featured). Since new posts are arriving at a rate of several per minute (depending on time of day) , a post may be visible for only about 2 minutes.
It is possible to list the posts in creation order, by using a trick: leave the forum search box empty - and click on search. A list of all the posts ever written are now displayed, 10 to a page. They can be sorted by Most recent or # of posts. However, most recent in relation to this full list means: most recently created- not most recently updated.
So, first: shouldn't the Most recent posts heading be a link that takes you to the full list?
Secondly, it would be more logical for most recent to have the same semantics in both cases - preferably most recently updated. (Or, better still, offer both most recently created and most recently updated as separate options).