We have implemented a favourites facility, which enables you to create a list of your favourite threads, so that you can easily view them without having to search back through the other threads.

You will notice towards the left hand side of each thread title there is a grey star icon. To add a thread to your favourites, simply click on this and it will turn gold. You can select as many threads as you want, and then to view them simply click on the orange Display Favourites Only button towards the top left of the bulletin boards.

If you are viewing a thread that you want to add to your favourites, you will notice a grey star next to the thread title on the first post - again just click on this and it will be added to your favourites.


Ian

Very cool.

Now all I need to do is decide which thread is my favourite. Hmmmm. ;-)

Al -- MDX, surely ;-)

Nice feature.

Yes, great feature - well done to the team.

Ian - has this already been implemented as I can't see it!

Skinny,

Yes it has been up for a few hours - you should see some grey star icons on the left hand side of the threads - if not try a refresh using f5 - if that doesn't work, try restarting your browser,

Ian

Hmmm?

There are people on here, who may never read anything I have to say ever again. :-(

There are also people on here who put stuff up and, if it is new, I may never become aware of it and so be tempted to read it.

Some of the stuff people put up on here is just garbage. Equally, some of the stuff I put up is just garbage too. Nice to know we can be 'buttoned up'.

Which leads me to ask, if we can have a button tool so that it is possible to re-cycle some of the very old threads? eg, a 'threads pre-2002' tool? Or maybe a 'threads post-2008 tool'. Or maybe 'My favourite ExecLine threads'?

Was the roof (not Ruth, by the way) ever broken?

Exec,

I am not sure of the ins and outs, but we will definately take a look at it - I am in the process of re visiting some enhancements suggested over the years, and I will add that to my list. I have a few ideas of other possible enhancements for the BB's, but I will keep you posted.

What you have suggested is probably more of an enhancement to the search facility which is probably due a bit of an overhaul.

Ian

Quick work MAM - thank you for that....but my suggestion was the inverse i.e. the ability to banish threads which is still the better option IMHO e.g. daily traders thread will have to be added every day and all other new threads - many of them interesting could be missed by default.

kernow,

We have done it this way, as we believe it is the best way to keep track of your favourite threads - a squelch option was not viable at this time. I hope that this proves useful in the long term for you.

Ian

OK - I'll give it a go but since you've implemented the exact reverse of my suggestion perhaps you will amend the header since I deserve neither credit nor blame. TIA

Yes excellent idea, from Kernow so thanks to him.

Also thanks to the team for activating it so quickly.
I wish similar sites would consider their customers as MoneyAm does.

Cheers Greek.

Kernow,

I have amended the header. Just a little background on why we did it like this, we feel this represents a better option, as you will be directed to the main BB first thing, can quickly scan to see if you want to add a thread to favourites or take a more in depth look to do the same. You can then go to your favourites, which in essence will be your own personal bulletin board. After time, you will probably build up quite a portfolio.

I am sure you will find it equally as useful as the original suggestion, as it in essence will do the same thing just approached from a more inclusive angle with regard to how you view the information.


Ian

Ian, if you're on a thread in your favourites list and you hit the thread list button at the bottom you're taken back to the general thread list not your favourites list.

I think it's a very good idea. Still trying to pick my faves - thanks for the suggestion, MM. ;-)))

Sounds like a black = white or 1 = (-1) kind of logic lol

Can I squelch AM?

Big Al, its dead easy for you,;-)
do a search for any thread containing the key words , women, sex , beer,
not neccesarily in that order;-)and add to your fav list;-)))

my fav list is dead easy, if i dont like the person who started it, i wont read it unless the topic interests me,and if i dont like any thread i read i simply dont read it again,
who needs technology;-)))

Ruthy - your logic is as good as ever. ;-)))))

Big Al, you know u can rely on me in an emergency;-)

I love it when you talk dirty. ;-)))

Big Al, ;-)))

The favourites stars don't appear on a MAC, either next to the topic title or in the thread list.

The "Display Favourites" option in the thread list also appears squashed and only says "Display Favour"

Strawbs.

Hi Strawbs,

Is it on Safari? If so, which version?

Thanks
J.

Strawbs,

I had the same problem, just empty the Cache then refresh and bobs your uncle.

Well done folks. An added incentive to keep some of those old chestnuts refreshed when they drop into the mists.

TP

Hi Juraj,

Yes. Version 3.1.2 (4525.22).

The page source has the tag information for the favourites, but it's not being rendered by Safari. Tried that Stan. No change.

Strawbs.

Seems to be working now... ;-)

Thanks.

Strawbs.

Very good new function.

Could we have a ZAP button as well.

Promise not to use it to frequently!

What would it do?

;-0

Big Al, send a sharp shock to his brain i would have thought;-)
ide like to bloody zap him with a tazer gun;-)
maybe money am instead of organising a xmas dinnner should organise one of those paint ball days, that could be a right load of fun,

mmm, naked paintball.

Why's Xmas cancelled anyway?

The words Ruth and Brain in the same post.. a contradiction in terms surely?

Stan,;-) u dont need brains to succeed in life, you only need common sense,and i have been blessed with it by the bucket full;-)))
take a look at the brains behind our big banking institiutions and what their brains have achieved , then look at the brains behind our politicians and see the mess their combined brains have achieved
And then look at little Ruthy in Rochdale,not big in the brain department,
but a very high achiever through her common sense approach ;-)

Brains or common sense, i know which ide opt for every day of the week,
says the girl with the world at her feet;-)and living a fulfilling life way way above her wildest dreams ;-)



Ruth xxx

I rest my case -):

If I were to think of just one person to give my whole pot to, just to look after it safely for a while, I know for a fact who it would be and have known who it would be for years.

The guy is a car dealer.

However, I would NOT buy a car from him. Neither would I sell him a car of mine.

His job was to sell a car at the best possible price. Similarly, his job was also to buy a car at the best possible price. He is ruthless. He is open. He is so full of common sense, he is almost unbelievable. He has other qualities too. One of them being the amount of effort he puts into his research on things.

The quality, which he has that I like, is that he wants to share his knowledge with you and help you benefit from it and his experiences. This is what gives him the 'big buzz'. It's surely no surprise to you I'm sure, when I tell you he is a multi-millionaire.

If I were to let him do for me as I have suggested above, I dare bet I'd get more back from him than I gave him in the first place. He would get such a buzz from the trust I'd placed in him.

This man has more common sense than 100 people added together.

Execline, is he married;-)
The quality i look for in a man isnt brains, his brain is of no relevance/ interest to me,
common sense and trust are;-)

Ruth, If you had a Tazer gun, you would probably shoot your self in the foot, and blame someone else.

Fred, firstly there is no way i would shoot myself in the foot unless i was sat down while firing, as i have 2 large obstructions in the way,i cant see my feet when stood up so the chances of shooting myself in the foot are very slim;-)

Secondly, you should know by now,as most of our argumrents revolve around this very issue,my pet hate is people blaming others for their own mistakes/actions ,so think you can safely say i certainly wouldnt try and fob the blame onto anyone other than myself!

Anyway getting back to the original topic,the function of this new favourites thingie , i think its a good idea,some great old threads on here,

Ian,

I'm a bit puzzled (and not for the 1st time where computer technicalities are concerned )-:

Someone makes a suggestion which gets "actioned" very quickly which is great, but we have the following which I think are far more important for Trading Shares and they have still not been dealt with. The Priorities seems a bit astray.

"Outstanding bugs:

Lag in HTML stockwatch

Issue with icons on safari borwser launching from stockwatch

Issues with delay in chart

Flashing of non changing MM quotes on SEAQ stocks

Directional arrows on level 2 not showing

Incorrect news articles due to same epic code from different exchanges"

How come the 6 above are still not fixed?

Number 2, I find particularly annoying.

Stan,

A number of these are being worked on as we speak - this has been implemented as it was literally an hours worth of work - no resources were taken from any area which would have an impact on any other work we were doing,

Ian

Thanks Ian, it's good to get to try and understand the thinking behind these things.

Can we get back to Ruth's obstructions please :O)

Can we just obstruct Ruth. 8-)

I have a daughter named Ruth. (O, Ruthless One)

Never had the same problems with her and she is older than the Rochdale terrier.

Ian, any comment on my post 16, or didn't you understand it?

Plateman,

Sorry I missed your post - in essence that button is designed to take you back to the main thread list. I will speak to Juraj about possibly adding another button which would take you back to your favourites.

Ian

Thanks Ian, I would certainly prefer to remain within my favourites list until I make a deliberate move back to the main list.

Plateman,

It seems like a good suggestion to me - I have handed it to the techies to take a look at adding an additional button to give you the choice - I will let you know what they say,

Ian

I have no favourites chosen, however when I click 'view favourites' I see the sticky thread at the top. This would seem to be a bug.

Jonathan,

Yep, Juraj is aware of this and will be working on it,

Ian

How about having it auto-favourite any thread you start?

Jonathan,

A good idea - we will take a look in due course,

Ian

Jon,

when I click 'view favourites' I see the sticky thread at the top

If de management want to make their sticky threads your favourites, then that's the way it is, capiche?

:)

MM,

Having shared an office with Bullshare for best part of 6 years, I'd rather not go anywhere near his favourite 'sticky threads' *shudder*

Jonathan.

How do I remove Friday's traders thread from Favourites. Clicking on star doesn't seem to work and right clicking doesn't dive an option

Helen, if you click the star, it will then mark it as not a favourite any more - if you then refresh the screen or navigate away from favourites and then back it will be gone.

Ian

Thank you Ian

Is there a limit to how many Favourites one can have? Having trouble adding an eighth and can't get rid of this thread.

edit: now having trouble adding the ninth. 8th ok now, but there seems to be a bug to sort out.

oilwatch - there is no limit to the number you can add - I have just deleted all of mine and re added one by one and have had no porblem adding an eighth and ninth thread to the favourites.

You cannot take this thread out at the moment, as it is blessed to stay at the top we will be looking into this, (please see previous postings about this).

Ian

ian - thanks. I'm beginning to get the hang of it now.

could you add a "My favourites List" link at the top of every thread?

oilwatch - we are putting one at the bottom of each thread you are in which will take you back to your favourites.

Ian

Thanks Ian. Just added it to my browser's favorites.

Ok,

A few enhancements added to this feature as per requests. At the bottom of a thread you are reading, you will see a 'favourites' button next to the thread list button - this will enable you to go straight back to your favourites.

You will also note that the blessed thread is no longer automatically displayed in your favourites list unless you have it marked as a favourite,

Ian

Ian: In post 61, you revealed that you have a favourites list. Go on, share with us -- who's your favourites? ;-)

MM,

Anything started by me :)

:))

Ian - thanks for sorting.

Thanks Ian, a big improvement, much easier to use now.