Re: Proposal: Communications policy

2009/2/13 Ryan Walker <[email protected]>:
> jalal wrote:
>> There are two big problems with using the forums:
>> 1. There is no way to see what threads are new since the last visit.
>>
> It is possible to subscribe to threads, though.  I don't know if there's
> much need to know what threads are new since last visit, unless it's one
> you're monitoring... the subscription is sufficient for that.  FYI, the
> Drupal forum has a great feature where in your account area, you can see
> a list of all threads you've participated in and the number of new posts
> in each of your threads since your last visit to the forum.

Xaraya is just one of my tools, and I belong to a lot of forums
(Drupal included). The ability to log in to the forum after a day or
two and see what has been posted recently is very useful. It is also a
good way to increase community participation, as there are folks (like
developers???) who may have the time or energy to help out with new
questions.Subscribing to threads is useful if you are asking a
question and waiting for an answer. Not so useful if you are looking
to help out with others problems.

jal