New post overview [excluding or including specific] forums [merged]
Aug 30, 2012 | 1:02 am
#1
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New post overview [excluding or including specific] forums [merged]
Hi,
On of the ways for me to keep up with new post for forums I normally don't monitor is using the "New Posts / Today's Posts" function on the menu bar.
I haven't found a way to exclude some forums in this listing. Is there a way to do this?
I would like to have an overview of all new posts in all forums, excluding the OMNI forums. The subjects there really don't interest me and even some of the titles alone are rather annoying. It's not something I want in a forum like this, so I would prefer not to see them at all.....
Thanks.
On of the ways for me to keep up with new post for forums I normally don't monitor is using the "New Posts / Today's Posts" function on the menu bar.
I haven't found a way to exclude some forums in this listing. Is there a way to do this?
I would like to have an overview of all new posts in all forums, excluding the OMNI forums. The subjects there really don't interest me and even some of the titles alone are rather annoying. It's not something I want in a forum like this, so I would prefer not to see them at all.....
Thanks.
Aug 30, 2012 | 3:02 am
#2
Join Date: May 2004
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Programs: AA, Delta, UA & thanks to FTers for my PC Gold!
Posts: 7,674
I haven't found a way to exclude some forums in this listing. Is there a way to do this?
I would like to have an overview of all new posts in all forums, excluding the OMNI forums. The subjects there really don't interest me and even some of the titles alone are rather annoying. It's not something I want in a forum like this, so I would prefer not to see them at all.....
I would like to have an overview of all new posts in all forums, excluding the OMNI forums. The subjects there really don't interest me and even some of the titles alone are rather annoying. It's not something I want in a forum like this, so I would prefer not to see them at all.....
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...pr-access.html
Last edited by lin821; Aug 30, 2012 at 3:50 am Reason: missing a "to"
Aug 30, 2012 | 4:04 am
#4
Join Date: May 2004
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You are very welcome. 
There are indeed folks sharing your feeling toward OMNI & /PR, however, there are also die-hard OMNI fans. Some late arrivals would even try post padding, which of course is a no-way in. Here's one example discussion thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...cess-omni.html
This old TB motion thread probably will give you a good idea of how FTers see OMNI differently:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...edit-omni.html
(BTW, OMNI posts now count since January 2012.)
There are indeed folks sharing your feeling toward OMNI & /PR, however, there are also die-hard OMNI fans. Some late arrivals would even try post padding, which of course is a no-way in. Here's one example discussion thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...cess-omni.html
This old TB motion thread probably will give you a good idea of how FTers see OMNI differently:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...edit-omni.html
(BTW, OMNI posts now count since January 2012.)
Aug 30, 2012 | 4:20 am
#5
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Thanks again.... For me personally I would rather see them go altogether, because I even find only the titles to be mostly stupid and even offensive. But if other people like them, who am I to judge..... Just not seeing them would take care of me :-).
Aug 30, 2012 | 7:31 am
#8
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Just add &exclude=457,652 to the end of the 'whats new' link, that will exclude OMNI & OMNI/PR
The forum numbers can be found in the URL of each forum. M&M is 495 for example.
Code:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/search.php?do=getdaily&exclude=457,652
Aug 30, 2012 | 8:32 am
#10
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I have masked RTW! from the Omnis per his request. I've also asked him to report back, as I do not know if that will keep him from seeing its posts on looking at all threads.
Carol
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Nov 16, 2012 | 8:49 pm
#12
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Posts: 293
Show only specific Forums when searching for new Posts
Hi,
In a different forum I can exclude specific forums from the search for new posts.
[URL]/forum/search.php?do=getnew&exclude=26,31,36,18,54,32
When I click in "New Posts" here at FT, the link is
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/search.php?do=getnew
I see that this also works here.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/search.php?do=getnew&exclude=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
So, my questions:
a) Is this okay or are there any objections?
B) Is there a call to ONLY call specific forums or to I need a long list of exclusions?
Here is a lot of traffic and I would like to exclude most airlines and only see the ones that I use.
Thanks
Stephan
In a different forum I can exclude specific forums from the search for new posts.
[URL]/forum/search.php?do=getnew&exclude=26,31,36,18,54,32
When I click in "New Posts" here at FT, the link is
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/search.php?do=getnew
I see that this also works here.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/search.php?do=getnew&exclude=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
So, my questions:
a) Is this okay or are there any objections?
B) Is there a call to ONLY call specific forums or to I need a long list of exclusions?
Here is a lot of traffic and I would like to exclude most airlines and only see the ones that I use.
Thanks
Stephan
Nov 19, 2012 | 6:47 am
#13
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Thanks for moving my post, I got that using the "exclude" is okay here.
As I got part of the answer outside this forum I would like to post it here:
The INCLUDE also works !!
For example
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/search.php?do=getdaily&include=386
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/searc...ly&include=386
only checks for new posts in the Technical Issues forum. You can compile a short list of your own forums to check.
As I got part of the answer outside this forum I would like to post it here:
The INCLUDE also works !!
For example
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/search.php?do=getdaily&include=386
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/searc...ly&include=386
only checks for new posts in the Technical Issues forum. You can compile a short list of your own forums to check.