Daily conversation: What is the worst possible answer?

[Scott5114]

Sentient threads will wipe out the human posters one day. 

Sure would make sewing more interesting, in any case.

[webny99]

we can see what threads others are viewing.

Shhhh! Drawing attention to this will cause it to get canned, just like the stats page. Sadly, it's probably already too late to save this feature.

[Roadgeekteen]

we can see what threads others are viewing.

Shhhh! Drawing attention to this will cause it to get canned, just like the stats page. Sadly, it's probably already too late to save this feature.

It's not like I care at all about this feature. Forum stats were cool and I think they should be brought back but unless you really want to stalk a user I've never found a reason to even check it.

[Scott5114]

So y'all are both creeps, is what I'm hearing.

Ah, I found it. No idea what made the SMF people think that was a great idea to include. It doesn't matter (much) for a forum on an innocuous subject like ours, but for one with more sensitive content, that could be a hell of a privacy violation.

[wanderer2575]

Sentient threads will wipe out the human posters one day. 

"Answer" by Fredric Brown (written in 1954).

[Roadgeekteen]

So y'all are both creeps, is what I'm hearing.

Ah, I found it. No idea what made the SMF people think that was a great idea to include. It doesn't matter (much) for a forum on an innocuous subject like ours, but for one with more sensitive content, that could be a hell of a privacy violation.

I don't think I've ever actually looked at it besides just incidently.

[kkt]

This needs to be cross-posted in Fictional Highways so FritzOwl can chime in.

FritzOwl has full permissions to view and post in this board. Maybe a mod can answer, has FritzOwl ever viewed a non-fictional board? I know we can see what threads others are viewing.

We know he can see other threads because he fairly regularly follows up to other threads in his own fictional highways thread.

[hotdogPi]

This needs to be cross-posted in Fictional Highways so FritzOwl can chime in.

FritzOwl has full permissions to view and post in this board. Maybe a mod can answer, has FritzOwl ever viewed a non-fictional board? I know we can see what threads others are viewing.

We know he can see other threads because he fairly regularly follows up to other threads in his own fictional highways thread.

I don't think he's ever quoted a thread outside Fictional.