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[sparky7]

Is it possible to activate the above feature?

i.e. on http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/search.html?do=getnew

if you hover over any of the thread titles it brings up a pop up which lets you read the first post without having to click on the link.

Thanks

 

[miles01110]

Why would this be a good idea?

 

[sparky7]

Saves having to click on the post/open in a new window to decide if you actually want to read it or not, can just hover over it and skip the next..

 

[MacDawg]

discussing this request

FWIW it has been seriously evaluated several times and consistently rejected as unnecessary and/or annoying

 

[mstrze]

FWIW it has been seriously evaluated several times and consistently rejected as unnecessary and/or annoying

Too bad. I think it's a great idea....especially with some of the poorly-named threads that show up her every so often. :/

 

[MacDawg]

Too bad. I think it's a great idea....especially with some of the poorly-named threads that show up her every so often. :/

Some users really like the idea, but the majority seem to be "meh" about it
From what I understand it can also put an additional strain on the servers

Anyway, never hurts to raise the issue again
Things change and you never know when the winds might blow favorably

 

[miles01110]

Too bad. I think it's a great idea....especially with some of the poorly-named threads that show up her every so often. :/

If the thread is poorly named you can report it and ask the mods to change it to something more helpful.

 

[sparky7]

discussing this request

Thanks for the link, quoting arn:

"The lack of pop-up description was just a decision made when we upgraded from 2.x to 3.0. It was a bit distracting and didn't know how people would take it. It doesn't really increase load, might increase bandwidth, but prob neglibably.

if people think it's useful, it could be enabled."

Looks like mainly an annoyance thing rather than a server load thing, shame vbulletin can't add it as an option in the control panel for those that want it.