Coldgunner Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I other forums I visit that sue the IPB software, they have the feature enable to see what users are viewing a particular thread. is this available and can it be turned on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin-uk Veteran Posted September 5, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 5, 2008 I think it was initially disabled to save on resources. im not sure if this is still the case, a coder would probably know. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Gil Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I personally never liked that feature. It's kind of like "big brother". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G. Veteran Posted September 5, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 5, 2008 It's been discussed before, and only the moderators and admins are able to see the members who are viewing a thread. And, I wouldn't want other members to have that feature because of the reason Ricardo has given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted September 5, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 5, 2008 It's been discussed before, and only the moderators and admins are able to see the members who are viewing a thread. And, I wouldn't want other members to have that feature because of the reason Ricardo has given. And you get a lot of members posting "Hey, I saw you view my thread. Why didn't you reply? Why, why why?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted September 5, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 5, 2008 And you get a lot of members posting "Hey, I saw you view my thread. Why didn't you reply? Why, why why?" That's what I was thinking. It would be abused, especially for flaming and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Gil Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 And you get a lot of members posting "Hey, I saw you view my thread. Why didn't you reply? Why, why why?" Haha, the crybabies :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I other forums I visit that sue the IPB software, they have the feature enable to see what users are viewing a particular thread. is this available and can it be turned on? It was enabled a long time ago on neowin for a few days. But then removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathachew Veteran Posted September 5, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 5, 2008 A page containing practically useless info imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KICK Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 This process is pretty intensive on the system so it would probably not benefit the board due to the amount of members with it on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 What about if members could make themselves private so they can't be seen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted September 5, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 5, 2008 What about if members could make themselves private so they can't be seen? I log in "invisible", and when viewing a thread, moderators see me as an "anonymous user" (or some such term). I am pretty sure admins and such levels can actually see me, though. :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 That's what I was thinking. It would be abused, especially for flaming and such. I don't see how it could be used for flaming, but anyone who did manage to start an argument out of it is far too immature to be here anyway. I log in "invisible", and when viewing a thread, moderators see me as an "anonymous user" (or some such term).I am pretty sure admins and such levels can actually see me, though. :ninja: By default, IPB allows the root admins to see the people who have logged in as anonymous on the online list. No one else can have that access unless Neowin has used a mod to give other groups the privilege as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernatch Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 What's wrong with this? https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?act=...mp;show_mem=reg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted September 6, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted September 6, 2008 What's wrong with this? https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?act=...mp;show_mem=reg Nothing, that is plenty , there is no real need to know who is looking at a certain thread or topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernatch Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Am i missing something though? you can see what threads people are looking at there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted September 6, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 6, 2008 Am i missing something though? you can see what threads people are looking at there. Not "invisible" people. I don't show up on that list. But, yeah, if you were obsessed with a particular user, you could just keep viewing their profile page. Seeing who is viewing any particular thread is similar to but different than seeing what threads people are viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernatch Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Not "invisible" people. I don't show up on that list. That's a given. Seeing who is viewing any particular thread is similar to but different than seeing what threads people are viewing. Gotcha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted September 6, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 6, 2008 Am i missing something though? you can see what threads people are looking at there. It's a feature in IPB that shows you who's reading that topic at that particular moment in time.: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p858snake Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 I other forums I visit that sue the IPB software, they have the feature enable to see what users are viewing a particular thread. is this available and can it be turned on? 1. This is a quite large forum, so the server load would be quite large. 2. Flamming towards mod's. eg: people not using using the report function (eg: mods getting pms "i saw you in thread X and its breaking rule Y, please close it") or mods getting flammed for their actions or inaction (eg: "i saw you in thread P and its breaking rule S, why didn't you close it!") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted September 6, 2008 Global Moderator Share Posted September 6, 2008 That would just be an annoying feature, and a waste of bandwith... I'd rather it stay disabled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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