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New options for our Classic UI

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Rod M

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Well actually, we just improved the Threads view that looks exactly like the Classic view, but gives you more.

With a lot of help from The Killer Piglet, we've added the option to mark threads as read on the fly. We've also greatly improved the UI to display your visited links using any other browser or PC, tablet or phone. Our server maintains your read messages, so you'll know what you've read on any platform.

You'll can also view the indexes by Date like it is now or select Update to sort the index for the newest posts.

Give it a try.

-Rod

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Follow Ups:

Pretty cool Rod - E-Stat 09:00:28 03/28/25 (2)
First time viewing Digital was a bit confusing as close to the top is a 2010 thread. Not sure I need to keep up with responses made fifteen years later. :)
- RE: Pretty cool Rod - Rod M 09:19:08 03/28/25 (1)
  It is odd when someone finds some old post and responds.
  
  If you prefer and I often just and to see the new posts by date, just select to sort by Date.
  
  It's in the header: Sort: Date
  
  -Rod
  - Thanks for the tip! -nt - E-Stat 09:34:48 03/28/25 (0)
most impressive! (Nt) - mhardy6647 18:49:00 03/27/25 (0)
enn tee

all the best,
mrh
Whoah! What a team! It's like what I thought it'd be like years ago before it became what it... - musetap 18:02:31 03/27/25 (0)
is now.

Either that or my long COVID finally cleared up.

Either way, THANKS!!!

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
Rod - could you check the third thread in the new view on Classical? - Chris from Lafayette 11:48:00 03/27/25 (3)
It seems that that thread has picked up some older posts related to an older thread.
- Yes, it's because you're on the Update option.... - Rod M 11:52:21 03/27/25 (2)
  The new post was recent:
  
  RE: Mea culpa! I was thinking of another hall in Texas! - johngladneyproffitt 10:51:59 03/22/25
  
  Select Date and you go back to the old Classic view. With Update, you see the newest posts in any thread.
  
  -Rod
  - Of course, now I can anticipate that when an argument gets going. . . - Chris from Lafayette 12:37:25 03/27/25 (0)
    . . . on a particular topic, and neither inmate wants to "give up", that thread is always going to remain at or near the top in that particular forum (Inmate Central, anyone?). ;-)
  - OK - Now I get it - Thanks! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 12:06:20 03/27/25 (0)
We've also greatly improved the UI to display your visited links using any other browser or PC, tablet or phon - MaggiesAndCats 10:54:27 03/27/25 (1)
That. Is. So. Awesome! I've always used the same device so I can see what I've already read. Now I'm free to check anytime, anywhere!

Regards,

Steve
- Thanks, don't forget to update your preferences to the Threads as your default.... - Rod M 11:05:14 03/27/25 (0)
  To maintain the Threads view, you will need to change your Profile and select this option:
  
  Threads (Topics sorted by Latest Active Topic)
  
  To get there, click on the Profile on the upper right. Then, select:
  
  Manage/Change Account Information
  
  Don't forget to enter your Password at the bottom of the page to set the new cookies.
  
  -Rod
Rod - I'm getting WAY better speed/response today too - coincidence? - Chris from Lafayette 10:36:12 03/27/25 (9)
In any case, thanks to both you and Killer Piglet for the improvements!
- Maybe it's your 2.5 gigabit fiber or maybe not.... - Rod M 11:18:33 03/27/25 (7)
  I wonder if some of the AI bots have gone away.
  
  I've had to update our firewalls and ban bots for several months. Recently, the site was getting hits from Alibaba IPs from multiple various Class C IP groups causing us to get 40 or 50 pages continually faster than we could keep up so everything is slow. I also see similar issues from Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and others. Some may be using cloud users and some are the major AI players.
  
  If I'm getting hit, I know everyone is getting hit. The Times has gone after the AI bots as well and is going after them for stealing their intellectual property. I agree with them. Why should we give the bots our IP for free while they're not giving us anything to pay for our costs and having to deal with the degradation of our site.
  
  -Rod
  - 2.5 gigabits! Man, this is living! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:35:08 03/27/25 (6)
    Oops! It's the computer in the other room that has the 2.5 gb connection - this one only has a paltry 1 gb connection. ;-)
    - Shhh! - E-Stat 12:08:55 03/27/25 (5)
      Abe will quickly tell you that you are completely wrong thinking you benefit at all. ;)
      - Hmm - that may be true, but it seemed to me that Abe. . . - Chris from Lafayette 12:12:20 03/27/25 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Shhh! posted by E-Stat on March 27, 2025 at 12:08:55
        
        . . . was very supportive of my 2.5 gb bragging rights in the original thread - actual benefits or not! ;-)
        
        Ok - E-Stat 12:17:12 03/27/25 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Hmm - that may be true, but it seemed to me that Abe. . . posted by Chris from Lafayette on March 27, 2025 at 12:12:20
        
        he was an aho to me .
        
        Go figure!
        
        aho for pointing out facts ? - AbeCollins 11:55:38 03/29/25 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Ok posted by E-Stat on March 27, 2025 at 12:17:12
        
        Oh, I forgot this is an audiophile forum where facts very frequently give way to myths ;-)
        
        Maybe because I kept the mood humorous? ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 12:28:35 03/27/25 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Ok posted by E-Stat on March 27, 2025 at 12:17:12
        
        Although, as Ms. CfL likes to remind me, a lot of my humor is related to pressing people's buttons - which she doesn't like when she's the object of my humor. (But it's gentle humor, and I'm always laughing WITH them - LOL!)
        
        All I did was - E-Stat 09:07:58 03/28/25 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Maybe because I kept the mood humorous? ;-) posted by Chris from Lafayette on March 27, 2025 at 12:28:35
        
        post that "speed is addictive" moving to 1000/1000 vs my previous 100/10 where the differences in each were obvious . And cheaper at $60+tax/month than before!
- Oops! Getting the same improvement on all sites today, not just AA [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 10:45:07 03/27/25 (0)

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