Simple suggestion, I think

[Killbat]

How about an "auto refresh" option that can be changed in one's customized settings? It could be "off", "1 min", "10 min", and so on, using that one oddball header tag for a refresh timer? Seems like it would be easy to implement, and it would at least save ME a lot of mouse clicks.

 

[uncouth]

how about you put the scale in seconds?

seriously a good plan...

 

[MadMerc]

gets a vote from me too

 

[Train]

probably not a good idea,

sure it would be convienient, but most of the poeple here have constant internet connections, and they would read a post and go fall asleep or somthing, and thier browser just sits there and refreshes all night, multiply that by a few hundred (or thousand) users, and you have a problem. I think the server is under enough stress as it is.

Besides that, most advertisers will not buy exposures on a site that has auto-refresh tags.

 

[Viper GTS]

Don't y'all have F5 keys?

Viper GTS

 

[Killbat]

I refresh often enough anyway, Train. Plus, the key word is "option".

 

[snow patrol]

Damn you guys are lazy

 

[Possessed Freak]

I would hope it defaults to off, I hate seeing network traffic when I thought I was idle!

 

[Killbat]

Well, yea, that's the idea. It would be disabled for everyone by default, and if they want to turn it on, they can pick a few different times, 30sec, 1min, 5min... blah blah blah.

 

[Duckers]

killbat,
why don't you and maybe Paulson write a program that can hit F5 every 2 seconds ?

 

[Killbat]

Well, maybe I should. Anyone know the Internet Explorer API?

 

[ltk007]

Why don't you just go get a duck thingly that bobs up and down with the water in its stomach. Position its beak above F5 and you have auto refresh every 4 seconds.

 

[Killbat]

Those aren't ducks! They're "birds"! Forget it, if someone can just hook me up with Internet Explorer's API, I can bang out a little utility. A little help?