Bottomless Sac

andyzee · Aug 30, 2006, 6:34 PM

Greg, I know you want to get the message count up, but come on, this ain't the ways to do it!

**Greg** · Aug 30, 2006, 7:43 PM

That was interesting!

Working on it...

**Greg** · Aug 30, 2006, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noski

In looking at it, I think you should create a seperate section- the other Gear posts will be buried within a week. If you do that, is there a way to maybe lock or delete posts after a set number of days? They are irrelevent after a fairly short time since the product represented is no longer available.

Just my 2 cents.

Quote:

Originally Posted by riverc0il

one problem with posting bottomless sac in the forums is that the links for defunt products stays on the forum. nice idea though, i like it. it is just hard to keep track of when i load up the forums and see six S&C links.

Okay. I think I sorted it out. The SAC threads will now appear only in the Daily Gear Deals sub-forum of the Gear forum. You can choose to monitor that forum or not. I hope to add special deals from other vendors in the future. The SAC threads will lock automatically after 24 hours. I wish I could lock them after they expire, but it's not possible at this point.

Quote:

Originally Posted by riverc0il

greg, the S&C posts in the forum are rather annoying. i bring up new posts and half the links are S&C. i do like the idea, but it seems too invasive in its current state. can you have the S&C posts not pull up in the new topics link?

Well, the first iteration of this system was screwed up as it would pulling every item in the feed each time it checked it so there were duplicates. The SAC threads should be limited to only actual new items now. The Daily Gear Deals forum is set to sort by thread start date versus last post. I'm not sure whether this default sort will also apply to the New Posts search. Hopefully, it does. I hope this works better for you.

andyzee · Aug 30, 2006, 10:49 PM

OK, here's the one week total for my Steep and Cheap shopping. I'm scared that if I'm not careful, I will go broke and my wife will take off with the UPS guy

8/23 Nixon Formula Watch 53.37
8/28 Marmot Full Zip PreCip Pant - Women's 41.97
8/30 Spy Orbit Goggle 46.99

Total with shipping $142.33

**Greg** · Aug 31, 2006, 12:03 AM

The SAC feed link URLs seem to change randomly even though the product hasn't which causes vBulletin to think it's a new product. That still results in duplicate product threads. Working with the SAC folks to sort it out...

riverc0il · Aug 31, 2006, 12:03 AM

better now greg, thanks! theoretically, if it only posts each new item once then the threads should drop off the new post link once i have viewed new posts, which will allow me to see the updated item and then discard the thread upon revisits. i think the issue i was seeing was the duplicate pulls so i was seeing multiple listings every time i checked back. looks good!

**bvibert** · Aug 31, 2006, 9:09 AM

Ok, so where's todays items?

**Greg** · Aug 31, 2006, 9:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bvibert

Ok, so where's todays items?

Again, I'm working on it with SAC. The link URLs in their feeds ramdonly changes even if the product doesn't causing vBulletin to pull in duplicates. Working on it...

**bvibert** · Aug 31, 2006, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg

Again, I'm working on it with SAC. The link URLs in their feeds ramdonly changes even if the product doesn't causing vBulletin to pull in duplicates. Working on it...

I know, just busting your stones a little.

Guess I forgot the

in the first one though...

andyzee · Aug 31, 2006, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bvibert

I know, just busting your stones a little.

Guess I forgot the

in the first one though...

Hey hey, stop harrasing Greg, he's working on it!!

Aug 30, 2006, 6:34 PM	#51 (permalink)
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Greg Hunter: 10.29.08 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 22,307	That was interesting! Working on it... __________________ Greg 10/29, 11/21

Aug 30, 2006, 10:49 PM	#54 (permalink)
andyzee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Home Posts: 7,899	OK, here's the one week total for my Steep and Cheap shopping. I'm scared that if I'm not careful, I will go broke and my wife will take off with the UPS guy 8/23 Nixon Formula Watch 53.37 8/28 Marmot Full Zip PreCip Pant - Women's 41.97 8/30 Spy Orbit Goggle 46.99 Total with shipping $142.33 __________________ __________________________________________________ _ I got my baby back!

Aug 31, 2006, 12:03 AM	#55 (permalink)
Greg Hunter: 10.29.08 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 22,307	The SAC feed link URLs seem to change randomly even though the product hasn't which causes vBulletin to think it's a new product. That still results in duplicate product threads. Working with the SAC folks to sort it out... __________________ Greg 10/29, 11/21

Aug 31, 2006, 12:03 AM	#56 (permalink)
riverc0il Ari Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ashland, NH Posts: 7,080	better now greg, thanks! theoretically, if it only posts each new item once then the threads should drop off the new post link once i have viewed new posts, which will allow me to see the updated item and then discard the thread upon revisits. i think the issue i was seeing was the duplicate pulls so i was seeing multiple listings every time i checked back. looks good! __________________ -Steve TheSnowWay.com "Skiing is not a sport, it is a way of life." - Otto Schniebs 1

Aug 31, 2006, 9:09 AM	#57 (permalink)
bvibert October 2008 turns Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Torrington, CT Posts: 13,447	Ok, so where's todays items? __________________ Brian 08/09 - 1 SAC Tracker - Tramdock Tracker - Chainlove Tracker - WhiskeyMilitia Tracker 2008/09 Demo Days

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