13 Oct 05
Originally posted by XanthosNZThat's why there should be an option to turn it off, for example a check box next to the 'post' button which if ticked means you are set to get emails on reply, if unchecked you won't get the emails. To change this simply post once more in the thread and check/uncheck the option before clicking 'post'.
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This would not cause any server load problems as it is one small bit of data per thread per user who has posted in it.
13 Oct 05
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Originally posted by rhbI believe that actually that's a much larger number than you think.
That's why there should be an option to turn it off, for example a check box next to the 'post' button which if ticked means you are set to get emails on reply, if unchecked you won't get the emails. To change this simply post once more in the thread and check/uncheck the option before clicking 'post'.
This would not cause any server load problems as it is one small bit of data per thread per user who has posted in it.
13 Oct 05
Originally posted by XanthosNZFor all the users that don't turn it on in the first place it's zero data, and it's only one set of data per user when turned on - not per post, otherwise it'd bring the other sites that already use it down very quickly.
I believe that actually that's a much larger number than you think.
There would be extra load on the server sending the emails though agreed, but that can take over where move reminders used to sit.
14 Oct 05
Actually the load would be minimal, maybe slow down pages loading by 1 millionth of a second. in other words un-noticeable. Most free forums I've been to have the feature, and as previously explained, the default could be set to "no notifications"
It's simple to find ones games in progress without an email but it's bloody time-consuming trying to wade through all the topics in the forums to find the ones you were taking part in.
If you are happy with it how it is now, you should have no reason to oppose the idea as it would have no noticeable effect on you.