Attention /all B3tards…

If you’ll bear with me, I’d like to try something here…

I, like many of you, have been mourning the loss of the /all feature on QotW.

I don’t know how many of you knew about it, but it was a brilliant feature that sorted the QotW posts into the order of 'number of clicks received'. Just like the ‘Popular posts’ feature on the Image Challenge. It was fucking smart. Now it’s gone.

Chart Cat has replied to my post on the ‘bugs and features request’ thread stating that the removal of /all might just be a coding issue that was switched off when the new updates were installed recently, and was not switched on again.

However, what has left my cheese out in the wind, is not just the loss of /all, but the lack of explanation or proper response to calls for it’s return.

Anyway, I’ve been trying to think of a way to draw attention to this issue.

So I kinda got to thinking…I wonder if a sort of ‘off topic petition’ would work?

So here goes:

If you would like the /all feature returned – please ‘sign’ here by the way of a reply.

You don’t have to put a comment, a joke or anything. Just the word ‘yes’ will do.

1 each please – If you think of additional comments please edit your original reply. That way the number of replies to this thread can be a record of the ‘signatures’.

I am asking all B3tans as one. Let’s put our differences behind us and see if we can do something together. It will only take one person to fuck this up.

If you’re not interested in /all returning – don’t reply. It’s as simple as that. At least one way or another I can find out if I’m alone in wanting /all brought back.

Now, no doubt I haven’t thought this through properly and it will descend into anarchy, but hey ho – if you don’t try, you don’t get.

Thanks for your time.

BRING BACK /ALL!




( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:10, 39 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Signature number 1...

I would like /all back please.

Cheers.
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:10, Reply)

Count me in.

I would like /all back too please.
(Jam Rasta Geordie JMG's Jamaican cousin, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:13, Reply)

..
What's /all the fuss aboot?

Yes
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:15, Reply)

I liked /all
as it was another thing to distract me from work as well as stroking the ego if you felt you had a chance of making it to the 'best' page so I'm with you Pooflake!
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:16, Reply)

I didn't know it existed...
... but now I know it was tehre, I really miss it and want it back.

Hugs and free Pron for all,

Numpty
( Humpty Dumpty was Pushed Is unaware of having any limits., Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:20, Reply)

signature no. 6
Yes please. Never knew about it before, but it sounds like a cracking thing :)
( SeasonTicketless is too often the statue, and rarely the pigeon., Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:20, Reply)

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssss
Making the front page is pretty much my one skill in life. I suck at everything else!
(GONEism, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:23, Reply)

I don't give a rat's arse about /all but...
I will sign this petition because:

1. It's a harmless request.

2. It's important to you.

3. I like joining in.

*signs*
( girlinthehole, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:23, Reply)

yes
I want my /all back

Someone posted something along those lines on Bugs and Feature requests but you know how often those get read.
( djtrialprice, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:23, Reply)

*bandwagons*
Yes.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:24, Reply)

Yes
/all for one and one for /all


You missed the chance to put that in your request about uniting and doing things together. Ha. Lightweight.
(The Apeface Cherub is not a cunty-uber-cunt, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:24, Reply)

Y'see
You should have done a poll. Worked for BOAT :-)
(GONEism, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:24, Reply)

Yes
Nothing to see here - move along
( snee held his breath since, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:25, Reply)

Yus!
:)
( Mellicious is made of candy, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:39, Reply)

Yesh
since this seems to be in fashion.
plus it made it nice and easy to find things.
please.
( kitsune-tsuki tankeløst hode får lettest sove, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:39, Reply)

Yes!
With the addition that it'd be very nice to see some comments/updates on many other valid ideas, bugs etc in the Bugs and Feature Requests board, including the search bugs etc.

It's almost as if noone cares :(
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:45, Reply)

Another vote
So how did one access this /all feature - like so? www.b3ta.com/questions/familycodes/all
(osmouk, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:46, Reply)

Yes
While I didn't use it often it was a useful feature that I've missed since it went away.
(bill, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:51, Reply)

i'm disgusted
the humour on this board has always been without censor. happily the morals and political intelect of the board members has ensured racism has never been tolerated

i have just been invited by your pole to 'go back where i came from'

how dare you!
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:51, Reply)

yes
please
(never-right -getting it wrong since '78, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 11:53, Reply)

I vote yes
Now I don't read qotw until the best of pages as I've not got the time or the inclination to trawl through all the crap stories that get posted.
( Captain V, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 12:10, Reply)

Bring it back.
Or I'll kill /all of you.
( Cawl, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 12:15, Reply)

I vote Yay
need some hot /all action
(Starvis something for the weekend sir?, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 12:23, Reply)

I didn't know /all existed
But I really like the idea!

Please bring it back!
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 12:24, Reply)

No
/ALL encouraged selective voting.
( RadG Drinking Mojitos in the sun, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 12:39, Reply)

Oooooooo
so near and yet so fail.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 13:40, Reply)

Yes please!
I tried /all recently and died a little inside when I found that it no longer worked.

EDIT: @ RadG - I think you've misread the op unless you want a negative response counted as a "yes" vote rather than not counted at all.
(Shippy likes linebreaks and doesn't care what you think, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 12:41, Reply)

Yarp.
that is /all.
( Moey, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 13:01, Reply)

Oh yes
Oh yes.
Oh yes.
(I'm too young a b3tan to even remember /all, but having used the 'Popular' feature on the image challenge, it sounds bloody useful)
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 13:19, Reply)

Yes, yes
Many times yes.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 13:21, Reply)

Yes
I don't agree that it will lead to selective voting - that doesn't happen on the image challenge.

And while I liked to check the /all page to see what the most popular posts were I could also argue that the Friends Activity encourages selective voting. I know that's where I head as soon as I fire up b3ta - I don't go browsing the boards until I've seen what everyone else is up to, has said, made, found or likes, then I check out what's happening now.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 13:30, Reply)

chickenlady
This. I'm with you on this.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 13:33, Reply)

didn't know about it
but I'm always up for some mob mentality

*raises pitchfork*
(Reverend Samson Fapohunda B3tan, B3tan, B3tan, B3tan, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 14:03, Reply)

Yes absolutely.

Although it will only compound my misery of not having any good stories to tell anymore.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 14:24, Reply)

YES!!
Sorry, "please sir can I have some /all back?"
(aroe_m0rre, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 14:47, Reply)

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrr!
that is /all.
(09824739yhsidfhshfgq8weeq3e1, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 17:58, Reply)

Yes please
Twould make me a happy kittum.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Thu 27 Nov 2008, 18:55, Reply)

Yes
I have nothing funny at /all.
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Fri 28 Nov 2008, 1:23, Reply)

Late to the party
But natch, it's a yes
( chart cat has an itch, Wed 3 Dec 2008, 8:30, Reply)