TomG Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 One for the mods / admin: Just wondering if the forum provides RSS feeds? Had a search about on the forum but couldn't find it mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotal Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Looks like it's not turned on. The standard for IPB puts an RSS icon in the bottom left of the blue bar at the footer. A normal link would be: http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?act=rssout&id=1 but it fails - although the code is there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Not used on this site at present, I don't know enough about RSS feeds to make a well informed statement, but I'm sure Trev or Geoff will be able to tell us more & if it's usable on this forum site. I raised the question in A&M forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 What are RSS feeds and how are they used effectively? seen them about on a lot of websites but never really "got" why they are useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 RSS in Plain English Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 RSS in Plain English sounds like a way to get bombarded with a heap of spam mail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat_pending Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 RSS in Plain English 2.5 Min's in and i was losing the will to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Yep, RSS out or RSS in both available. IIRC we did try this in the earlier days of the forum but incoming feeds were not popular and there were very few interested in using an rss reader to read (and by implication not post directly to) lr4x4 threads. Do you think we should now provide feeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 sounds like a way to get bombarded with a heap of spam mail! Not so, it doesn't work over email and you get to control which feeds you subscribe to. e.g. feeds from BBC News, LR4x4 forums (if it gets enabled), and any other of your favourite sites, etc - none of which normally carry spam. Also, many mobile phones / wireless devices have a feed reader built in as standard - keep upto date with headlines / new topics on the move. it's also very efficient so quick to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotal Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Yep, RSS out or RSS in both available. IIRC we did try this in the earlier days of the forum but incoming feeds were not popular and there were very few interested in using an rss reader to read (and by implication not post directly to) lr4x4 threads.Do you think we should now provide feeds? I'd be interested in the RSS out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 2.5 Min's in and i was losing the will to live. I fell asleep waaaaaaaaay before that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 I'd be interested... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Yep, RSS out or RSS in both available. IIRC we did try this in the earlier days of the forum but incoming feeds were not popular and there were very few interested in using an rss reader to read (and by implication not post directly to) lr4x4 threads.Do you think we should now provide feeds? Responding because a Mod / Admin asked ... My concern would be people responding to the contents of such feeds. IE, they see a question, feel they MUST respond immediately, and do so from a device that (from current experience): Cannot capitalise the first letters of sentences, or of proper names. Cannot insert spaces after punctuation, such as commas or full stops. Has no spell checking facility. Has no 'new line' facility. Majors on text speak abbreviations (M8!). In short, whatever the intention behind the response, and any germ of intelligent information inside it, the response is surrounded by so much presentational garbage that the total response is meaningless (OTT - 'difficult to comprehend' might be better). If the RSS experts and familiars can prove me wrong, then please do so. My point is that we seem to get responses now that have the failings I've just mentioned. We (I) don't want to encourage any more. :-) Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Good points David and I understood it too I for one laothe txt spk with a passion - it's the Chavy lazy way of todays world, thats bad enough but txt spk for some on here - ie those who have english as thier 2nd language and not their 1st is a nightmare, so 2 reasons LR4x4 aviods and strongly discourages txt spk at every opportunity Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Good points David and I understood it too I for one laothe txt spk with a passion - it's the Chavy lazy way of todays world, thats bad enough but txt spk for some on here - ie those who have english as thier 2nd language and not their 1st is a nightmare, so 2 reasons LR4x4 aviods and strongly discourages txt spk at every opportunity Nige What Nige actually meant to say was.... "I 4 1 h8 txt spk loadz - is Chav lazy way of today innit - iz bad but txt spk 4 sum on ere - so themz who spk annuva way innit don get wot we tlk about - so 2 reaznz lr4x4 h8 and sez no 2 txt spk wen eva we can - innit m8" Coat, hat, ignition keys....... Gone..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotal Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I was just going to use a desktop rss reader, so will be using by normal keyboard. If I do use my mobile for it then I have no problems with Capitals, punctuation and line breaks. I make a habit of making sure I never use txt speak even in a text message Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 a device that (from current experience):Cannot capitalise the first letters of sentences, or of proper names. Cannot insert spaces after punctuation, such as commas or full stops. Has no spell checking facility. Has no 'new line' facility. Majors on text speak abbreviations (M8!). I know that people are lazy, but I have never owned a mobile which was not capable of producing capital letters and punctuation on demand. Most mobile phones capable of using RSS feeds are able to produce properly capitalised, punctuated and formatted texts. As for spell checkers, I would think that they too are available, though I have no experience of them in mobile devices. So really, it is all down to the user and his laziness/lack of education - and we have all seen that even with the use of a PC with full keyboard, spell checker, grammar correction etc., some people just do not bother or, sadly, do not know better! crhis Edited: Sotal and I cross posted. For the record, I also produce properly formatted, punctuated and capitalised texts - though I have been known to make some abbreviations where I have run short of space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 i cant even txt let alone under stand RSS - i only opened the thread as it thought it was about Range Rover Sport SuperCharged as RRS is what we abbreviate them to at work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I have a saved text in my personal phone (as I aviod texting if at all possible) placed there by my SWMBO after I asked her to, this saved text I then often send to people who 'text' me It Says : If you want to ******* speak to me - ring me - I don't "Do" Texting Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 If you provide RSS out and not in, then you should avoid these issues. Personally, I would find it easier to have forum posts arriving at my desktop (as per other sites) rather than having to open a browser. I'm all in favour, and would love to see it implemented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 could be worth a 3 month trial period ---------------- back to you Trev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangeyRover Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I would like to see it on an out basis. everyone who uses Firefox on a daily basis has BBC news as a default feed. ie they use RSS, which is a cracking example of a "Good" RSS feed. If you are still using IE then WHY for crying out loud? Any decent browser has the ability to use RSS in a sensible way. I personally would subscribe on a mobile phone, because I have that facility. I reply using a mobile regularly too. I don't think anyone has noticed My personal view is that most people use whatever device they like, but are aware that the users of the forum don't like TXT SPK so modulate their written language to suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I can't see any problem with RSS out, at least. I'm not even sure that RSS in would make a great deal of difference over posting directly on the website - most people I know who use RSS a lot do so on full size computers anyway, rather than PDAs and phones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Well for those that want to try it the Int forum is now available as a feed. See bottom left of main index page. May need to tweak the settings but give us your feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 Ooh crikey, didn't mean to open a can of worms. I was meaning from an RSS out point of view - didn't consider RSS in. Saying that I have used the forum via mobile phone - Opera Mini does a surprisingly good job of compressing and reformatting the page - it is a bit fiddly but handy to check the tech archive, etc. away from home should you need - also when typing in a text field, predictive (dictionary) text entry is enabled which help prevent TXT speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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