New BBoard feature: "Beginning Text"

Date: 10/18/2001
From: Blinker

I'm not likin' it, and here's why.

1) Opening up a reply doesn't have quite the same impact when you've already seen a truncated first sentence in addition to the lead-in. More to the point, a lot of BBoard humour is now harder to pull off:

Title: YOU MOTHER-$%&@ING >:-#!!!!!
Beginning text: Just kidding! :-D Bet I had you g

Title: Well...
Beginning text: Actually, that's all I had. Just "w

Title: Woo Hoo! Great fanfic! [END]
Beginning text: [first few words of an off-colour joke about Kari Wuhrer, a miniature schnauzer and a fire hydrant]

You *can* still fake out this system and hide text; it just takes some effort.

2) The biggie. Since the BT column DOES print carriage returns, the list o' replies can get mighty annoying to parse. The fifth reply to this post is an ideal example:

http://www.scifi.com/bboard/browse.cgi/1/5/545/26837

While this thread here shows you what a mess things can become:

http://www.scifi.com/bboard/browse.cgi/1/5/545/26815

So whaddaya think? High-tech wonder, or dunderheaded blunder? Would it be any more palatable if only one line of text were displayed? Inquiring minds long to know!

- Blinker 7:-P
http://slidersweb.net/blinker

Title: "A Tale of Two Cities"
Beginning text: It was the bes

God Almighty

Date: 10/18/2001
From: SL4ever

Insert Stoopid Text Here

I can already sense a Parting Shot coming about THIS. >:-I

It's annoying //end//

Date: 10/18/2001
From: SpiderMonkeeDolenz

I said END!! Oh, hi :)

I guess it makes it easier to see whether those secret messages are there.

SMD

:-\

WAAAAAAHHHHH....

Date: 10/18/2001
From: MissingSliderRyan

It screwed my reply in the second thread up there. >:-#

MSRT
Missing Semblance of Rational Thought
Not me, Scifi

P.S.
Test post. First line is 12 lines down

Oooo... there's a limit.

Date: 10/18/2001
From: MissingSliderRyan

Sixth line down.

MSR

Trying to find the limit...

Date: 10/18/2001
From: MissingSliderRyan

Fifth line down
MSR

P.S.
How many licks does it take to... er... sorry you'll have to finish that thought. ;-)

The BT limit is 5 lines down...

Date: 10/18/2001
From: MissingSliderRyan

If you hit enter 6 times or enter 6 carriage returns, that sixth line will not show up.

 

 

MSR

P.S.

No, I didn't use calculus to approximate the limit. ;-) Reminds me of that joke with the man and the sexy woman. The guy had to cross the 20 foot room by going halfway the distance to get to her. He walked half the distance, 10 feet then stopped. Next he walked 5 feet toward her then stopped, etc, etc, etc. Well, he'd get close enough but never got to exactly 20 feet. He was close enough for what he wanted. Bwahahahaha

I'm planning on starting all posts with

Date: 10/18/2001
From: ThomasMalthus

Beginning Text must be destroyed! (Parphrasing Cato the Elder for a worthy, worthy cause.)

Other than that, thanks for the heads-up on this beginning text crap, Blinker. And that "Tale of Two Cities" bit was a knee-slapper. Also, kudos on the Cerellian graphic and putting up "The Charm". C'est magnifique, ton poule couer.

ThomasMalthus

Stop your moaning

Date: 10/19/2001
From: Slider_Paul

Do not click this post
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Oh
Hello there
I thought I said Do not click this post!
Can you read???
Well while your reading this
I think the slightly new board layout is ok
I disagree with your sentance "More to the point, a lot of BBoard humour is now harder to pull off:"
Well if you use that little lumpy thing in your skull (a brain) im sure we can pull of some great humour together.

*RISING A PINT OF BEER*
"Join me now in A toast to the new board layout, may it serve us for many more years"

Cheers
Slider_Paul
www.thebluevortex.co.uk

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Date: 10/23/2001
From: TheIrrelevantPoster

is a MORON

On

Date: 10/23/2001
From: TheIrrelevantPoster

posted a reply

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