[Site Improvements] Quick poll on "Mark All Viewed" button

Mason · March 2022

Howdy ho!

Just trying to see if anyone actually uses the "Mark All Viewed" button and finds it useful. Basically if you hit it, it just marks every thread on the page as "viewed" so any future comments show up as "new".

Personally, I don't find it particularly useful and have only hit it a couple times by complete accident. Thinking about removing it so it is no longer eating up space in the nav bar, so please complete the poll questions so I can gauge how such an action would be perceived.

Will keep alive for 24-48 hours and make a decision afterwards.

Cheers and thank you,
-Mason

henix · March 2022

Everyone is going to click it now before it gets deleted

Mason · March 2022

@henix said:
Everyone is going to click it now before it gets deleted

Lol indeed FOMO at its finest.

If a significant number of users (33%+) actively use it and find it helpful, I'll keep it.
If a small number of users (10%+) actively use it and find it helpful, I'll try and find some way to put it in the sidebar instead perhaps.
If barely anyone (<10%) actively use it, then I'll remove it completely, sorry y'all

edit: so far, a lot more people are using it that I initially thought :P

FAT32 · March 2022

I believe quite a lot of users use it... that's one of the first thing people complained when I moved it somewhere when developing Vanilla theme

Mason · March 2022

@FAT32 said:
I believe quite a lot of users use it... that's one of the first thing people complained when I moved it somewhere when developing Vanilla theme

So it seems! I'm honestly quite surprised. Personally, I hate it because I accidentally press it all the time and miss replies.

Maybe instead I'll look into figuring out how to add a dialogue box to confirm the button press. Best of both worlds then -- people who use it can keep using it, and people like me who are idiots can hit 'No' when we fat finger it.

mikho · March 2022

Maybe change the background and move it somewhere else to avoid those "accidents" ??

bikegremlin · March 2022

@Mason said:

@FAT32 said:
I believe quite a lot of users use it... that's one of the first thing people complained when I moved it somewhere when developing Vanilla theme

So it seems! I'm honestly quite surprised. Personally, I hate it because I accidentally press it all the time and miss replies.

Maybe instead I'll look into figuring out how to add a dialogue box to confirm the button press. Best of both worlds then -- people who use it can keep using it, and people like me who are idiots can hit 'No' when we fat finger it.

It's usually at the bottom.

Mason · March 2022

@bikegremlin said: It's usually at the bottom.

Interesting, that's a good option if I can easily implement it.

qps · March 2022

I'm fine with moving it to the bottom (or sidebar if that's easier) if it's possible to do that, but I'd prefer that it not be removed.

legendary · March 2022

Could you please properly align elements bellow?

TheDP · March 2022

I don't see how it can be clicked by accident, unless you admins have another button next to it that we normal users don't have

Anyways, it can be moved to the bottom since it also exists under the Account Options menu if anyone wants to reach it up top.

Mason · March 2022

@TheDP said:
I don't see how it can be clicked by accident

Please don't underestimate my stupidity

Decicus · March 2022

@Mason said:

@TheDP said:
I don't see how it can be clicked by accident

Please don't underestimate my stupidity

... or my inability to see where the mouse cursor actually is

deank · March 2022

@Martiin, "duck you" button plz.

Mason · March 2022

@deank said:
@Martiin, "duck you" button plz.

Okay, I'll change your custom tag to a duck and when people click it, it'll reset your 'Thanks' counter to zero. Sound good, or were you thinking something else?

rhinoduck · March 2022

@Mason said: Maybe instead I'll look into figuring out how to add a dialogue box to confirm the button press. Best of both worlds then -- people who use it can keep using it, and people like me who are idiots can hit 'No' when we fat finger it.

This. 100%. I live in constant fear of accidentally clicking that button

_MS_ · March 2022

Falzo · March 2022

MS said:

it's a matter of habbits and how (often) you use a forum like this.

think of it this way: if you click 'mark all viewed' every time before you leave the board, aka after you read all that is of interest to you, you can easily see what's really new the next time you come here, and pick from the topics that have new additions.

if you visit multiple times daily it can help a lot with keeping track.

TL;DR; please don't remove or make it too complicated to click it, it has it's purpose for quite some of us.

quicksilver03 · March 2022

Same as Falzo, I use it every time I visit so the following time I can quickly see what threads have been updated. It's fine by me if you add a confirmation after clicking it, just please don't remove it.

root · March 2022

Please don't remove that button.

Mason · March 2022

Don't worry guys, it's not getting axed. Didn't realize so many people actually used it

TheDP · March 2022

I use it so much that even if there was 1 thread unread, I'll hit the "Mark All Viewed" button

Ryujin · March 2022

Yeah mark all viewed is an important function especially in some super busy communities i visit, can get overwhelming.

CamoYoshi · March 2022

I'm fine with keeping it but a prompt to ask "are you sure" would be nice. I've accidentally clicked it a couple times.

Decicus · March 2022

@CamoYoshi said:
I'm fine with keeping it but a prompt to ask "are you sure" would be nice. I've accidentally clicked it a couple times.

Good idea. Since I want something like this too, I whipped up a quick userscript:

// ==UserScript==
// @name        LowEndSpirit.com - "Mark All Viewed" Confirmation
// @namespace   github.com/Decicus
// @match       https://talk.lowendspirit.com/*
// @grant       none
// @version     1.0.0
// @author      Decicus
// @description Confirm whether you wanna mark all LES discussions as viewed.
// ==/UserScript==

window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
    const viewedButton = document.querySelector('.MarkAllViewed');

    // Can't find button - e.g. not logged in
    if (!viewedButton) {
        return;
    }
    
    let markAsViewed = false;
    viewedButton.addEventListener('click', function(ev) {
        if (markAsViewed) {
            return;
        }

        ev.preventDefault();
        ev.stopPropagation();

        if (!confirm('Confirm: Mark all viewed?')) {
            return;
        }

        markAsViewed = true;
        ev.target.click();
        markAsViewed = false;
    });
});

Works with Violentmonkey at least. I imagine it's compatible with the other userscript managers.

NobodyInteresting · March 2022

Definitely a keeper.

Although I've pressed it quite a few times by mistake in the past 🤦🏻‍♂️

But it's still a pretty neat feature, and needs to stay.

CamoYoshi · March 2022

@Decicus said:

@CamoYoshi said:
I'm fine with keeping it but a prompt to ask "are you sure" would be nice. I've accidentally clicked it a couple times.

Good idea. Since I want something like this too, I whipped up a quick userscript:

Once again showing you are the real MVP here. Thank you!

tetech · March 2022

This is one of my most-used things. What is really needed is "ignore thread".

TheDP · March 2022

@tetech said: What is really needed is "ignore thread".

I don't think that's needed here right?

Maybe somewhere else

flips · March 2022

I have used it, but I don't find it particularly useful. An option to ignore thread/topic would be highly welcome ...

Falzo · March 2022

@Mason maybe just add a rule to your ad-blocker to hide it in your browser? ;-)

[Site Improvements] Quick poll on "Mark All Viewed" button

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