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AJ DaSilva

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Join date: 15 Jun 2005

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11-21-2005 09:31

Title says it all really. Wouldn't it be nice if announcements (knowing when the grid's back up especially

) just popped up in our feed readers?

Anyone else agree?

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Nargus Asturias

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Join date: 16 Sep 2005

Posts: 499

11-22-2005 08:03

Agreed

And they can just announce the upcoming downtime in there

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11-22-2005 08:16

Seconded

AJ DaSilva

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12-06-2005 10:45

Bumping because it's relevant at the moment.

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Satchmo Prototype

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Join date: 26 Aug 2004

Posts: 1,323

12-06-2005 11:58

I once read on these forums a way to setup your RSS reader to read any forum category you wanted. I think I had it working for a couple of days and then started getting errors and just deleted the feed with the hopes of going back and fixing it... only to never find the thread again.

It's a shame you can't seach "RSS" in the forums.

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AJ DaSilva

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12-06-2005 13:19

From: Satchmo Prototype

I once read on these forums a way to setup your RSS reader to read any forum category you wanted. I think I had it working for a couple of days and then started getting errors and just deleted the feed with the hopes of going back and fixing it... only to never find the thread again.

It's a shame you can't seach "RSS" in the forums.

It'd be quite doable with a PHP script or something, although I don't know if LL would be happy having it out in the open so we'd probably have to run it locally and I don't think it's a good idea security wise to have everyone and their mum installing a scripted server on their PC.

Then again, my RSS reader doesn't handle secure connections so I guess if LL would have concerns about having it out in the open it'd be no good for me anyway. Maybe I'll ask them if they mind me setting up an open feed if I'm ever in the mood to make one.

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Malachi Petunia

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Join date: 21 Sep 2003

Posts: 3,414

12-06-2005 18:53

From: AJ DaSilva

Maybe I'll ask them if they mind me setting up an open [RSS] feed [of the SL forums] if I'm ever in the mood to make one.

They will mind, that's why they are not publically accessible. As some relatively new players have noted, if they had access to the forums prior to subscribing to SL, they never would have.

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AJ DaSilva

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12-06-2005 18:56

Not the whole of the forums, just the announcements one!

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TheresNo Hope

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Join date: 9 Dec 2004

Posts: 33

02-04-2006 06:26

From: Satchmo Prototype

I once read on these forums a way to setup your RSS reader to read any forum category you wanted. I think I had it working for a couple of days and then started getting errors and just deleted the feed with the hopes of going back and fixing it... only to never find the thread again.

It's a shame you can't seach "RSS" in the forums.

I think it is possible to get the forum moderator to add three letter terms to a list of searchable three tetter terms.

I would suggest in addition to RSS, the three letter trigonometry words sin, cos and tan.

I am sure there are a number of other such three letter words and much-used acronyms that it would be great to be able to seach for.

If I am correct about it being possible to have specific three letter terms made searchable it would be nice to get the procedure out in public, added to the forum guidelines, added to the Second Life wiki (not the scripting wiki, the other that the Linden company can't decide on one consistent name for), and in notecards given to the Live Help and the mentors, greeters, and instructors.

I am I wrong I guess it would be good to know for sure so I can stop hoping of someday being able to to look up sin, cos, and tan.

I came across this thread, by the way, looking for info on RSS, and the term I used to get around the three letter problem was "feeds".

RSS feed for announcements
AJ DaSilva woz ere Join date: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1,993	11-21-2005 09:31 Title says it all really. Wouldn't it be nice if announcements (knowing when the grid's back up especially ) just popped up in our feed readers? Anyone else agree? _____________________
Nargus Asturias Registered User Join date: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 499	11-22-2005 08:03 Agreed And they can just announce the upcoming downtime in there _____________________ Nargus Asturias, aka, StreamWarrior Blue Eastern Water Dragon Brown-skinned Utahraptor from an Old Time
Sable Sunset Prim Herder Join date: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 223	11-22-2005 08:16 Seconded
AJ DaSilva woz ere Join date: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1,993	12-06-2005 10:45 Bumping because it's relevant at the moment. _____________________
Satchmo Prototype eSheep Join date: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 1,323	12-06-2005 11:58 I once read on these forums a way to setup your RSS reader to read any forum category you wanted. I think I had it working for a couple of days and then started getting errors and just deleted the feed with the hopes of going back and fixing it... only to never find the thread again. It's a shame you can't seach "RSS" in the forums. _____________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Electric Sheep Company Satchmo Blogs: The Daily Graze Satchmo del.icio.us
AJ DaSilva woz ere Join date: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1,993	12-06-2005 13:19 From: Satchmo Prototype I once read on these forums a way to setup your RSS reader to read any forum category you wanted. I think I had it working for a couple of days and then started getting errors and just deleted the feed with the hopes of going back and fixing it... only to never find the thread again. It's a shame you can't seach "RSS" in the forums. It'd be quite doable with a PHP script or something, although I don't know if LL would be happy having it out in the open so we'd probably have to run it locally and I don't think it's a good idea security wise to have everyone and their mum installing a scripted server on their PC. Then again, my RSS reader doesn't handle secure connections so I guess if LL would have concerns about having it out in the open it'd be no good for me anyway. Maybe I'll ask them if they mind me setting up an open feed if I'm ever in the mood to make one. _____________________
Malachi Petunia Gentle Miscreant Join date: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 3,414	12-06-2005 18:53 From: AJ DaSilva Maybe I'll ask them if they mind me setting up an open [RSS] feed [of the SL forums] if I'm ever in the mood to make one. They will mind, that's why they are not publically accessible. As some relatively new players have noted, if they had access to the forums prior to subscribing to SL, they never would have. _____________________
AJ DaSilva woz ere Join date: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1,993	12-06-2005 18:56 Not the whole of the forums, just the announcements one! _____________________
TheresNo Hope Registered User Join date: 9 Dec 2004 Posts: 33	02-04-2006 06:26 From: Satchmo Prototype I once read on these forums a way to setup your RSS reader to read any forum category you wanted. I think I had it working for a couple of days and then started getting errors and just deleted the feed with the hopes of going back and fixing it... only to never find the thread again. It's a shame you can't seach "RSS" in the forums. I think it is possible to get the forum moderator to add three letter terms to a list of searchable three tetter terms. I would suggest in addition to RSS, the three letter trigonometry words sin, cos and tan. I am sure there are a number of other such three letter words and much-used acronyms that it would be great to be able to seach for. If I am correct about it being possible to have specific three letter terms made searchable it would be nice to get the procedure out in public, added to the forum guidelines, added to the Second Life wiki (not the scripting wiki, the other that the Linden company can't decide on one consistent name for), and in notecards given to the Live Help and the mentors, greeters, and instructors. I am I wrong I guess it would be good to know for sure so I can stop hoping of someday being able to to look up sin, cos, and tan. I came across this thread, by the way, looking for info on RSS, and the term I used to get around the three letter problem was "feeds".

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