# Thanks codinghorror, for all you do for the SDMB! **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [May 14, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112 "2021-05-14T21:21:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/21 "2021-05-18T12:14:59Z")
> šŸ”® Reply hazy, try again ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/22 "2021-05-18T12:16:06Z")
I thought you loved meā€¦ ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/23 "2021-05-18T14:25:03Z")
Maybe the depth of its love has clouded its vision. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/24 "2021-05-18T15:41:52Z")
Like heā€™s tearing up as the love between is so overwhelming? Fair. ---
**Author:** ![Enjoy\_Slurm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enjoy_slurm/32/3937_2.png) [@Enjoy\_Slurm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enjoy_Slurm)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/25 "2021-05-19T05:46:29Z")
> [@DMC](#): > > Now that we have the flaws covered, years ago (long before he started working on Discourse and even before stackoverflow) he was the person who introduced me to [Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software](https://www.amazon.com/Code-Language-Computer-Developer-Practices-ebook/dp/B00JDMPOK2), by Charles Petzold. I love that book so much that I added it to the ā€œNew Hire Packageā€ at the office, although Iā€™m down to my last few copies and it appears to be out of print for now. Heā€™s also a big Tufte fan, and Iā€™m always happy to find like-minded designers. > > More importantly to this site, heā€™s been far more helpful in our transition to Discourse than should be expected of the softwareā€™s creator. We were on vBulletin for two decades and I canā€™t name a single person/user associated with them. His activity level here comes close to what Iā€™d expect if the software had been written specifically for this board. > > Discourse isnā€™t perfect. It is a well-designed piece of software that might take design directions that I donā€™t always agree with, but even they appear to be in place for a reason. > > Rock on, Jeff! Jeff also saved my grandma from that crocodile during the hurricane . ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/codinghorror/32/4242_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/26 "2021-05-19T17:17:31Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > I still donā€™t like being nannied about posting too much Help us improve the copy and the ā€œjust in timeā€ nature of the messaging so itā€™s better! We are _always_ open to copy suggestions to make stuff friendlier. For example, you may remember the composer got a lot better when yā€™all discussed how ā€œabandon your postā€ felt weird. You were right! That kicked off some useful introspection. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/codinghorror/32/4242_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/27 "2021-05-19T17:34:40Z")
Also we just had a new release! Check out all the new goodies you getā€¦ for the low, low price of šŸ†“ā— > **[Discourse 2.7 Released!](https://blog.discourse.org/2021/05/discourse-2-7-released/)** > > Today we release Discourse 2.7, building on Discourse 2.6 from last November. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/28 "2021-05-19T17:55:35Z")
Ooh, I like this! Thanks for listening and adding more features, **codinghorror**! These are my favorites from the list. > [@](#): > > ### Composer Enhancements > > Weā€™ve made the composer more reactive to what youā€™re doing. When youā€™re editing, you will see the edit pencil at the upper left. When youā€™re creating a new topic, youā€™ll see the plus, when youā€™re whispering, youā€™ll see the eye glyph, and so forth. > > The Submit button also changes in a similar manner, so itā€™s crystal clear what will happen when you push the button. and this > [@](#): > > You may be familiar with Discourse Oneboxing, where you paste a link on a line by itself and it expands to provide useful context and a summary of the link. Well, weā€™ve improved oneboxing so it provides better dynamic feedback in the editor when things arenā€™t right on the target site ā€” and weā€™ve also enabled **inline oneboxing**. When a link _isnā€™t_ on a line by itself, it will still update to use the title of the target webpage as the link target rather than a bare hyperlink. So instead of [https://example.com](https://example.com) youā€™ll see [Example Domain](https://example.com) ā€¦ try it out! and this > [@](#): > > You can pin especially important bookmarks to the top of your bookmark page. šŸ”– This looks fascinating > [@](#): > > ### Do not Disturb (experimental) > > Weā€™ve added an experimental Do Not Disturb mode, for those times when you want to take a short break from active discussions. Not sure if topic timers will be enabled here, but weā€™ll see. > [@](#): > > Topic timers are super flexible and allow you to do lots of interesting time-related tasks with topics, such as auto-close, auto-open, auto-delete, auto-delete replies (mostly useful for wiki topics), auto-bump, timed publishing to a specific category, and more. > > Weā€™ve also added relative time support, so you quickly specify ā€œclose this topic 3 days from nowā€ without needing to look at a calendar. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/29 "2021-05-19T17:58:05Z")
I make light use out of Topic Timers. Usually to close a thread for 10 or 15 minutes or the like. One time I closed a thread, meant to go back to it and got pulled away with IRL stuff and didnā€™t reopen for hours. So Topic Timers are very useful. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/30 "2021-05-19T18:01:42Z")
@What_Exit , are topic timers available for posters? Can a poster start a topic that closes when they choose? Iā€™m pretty sure that posters canā€™t delete topics or replies. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/31 "2021-05-19T18:04:13Z")
I donā€™t have a clue, but Iā€™m pretty sure the answer is no. I think the only thing general users can set timers on are polls. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/32 "2021-05-19T18:07:46Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I think the only thing general users can set timers on are polls. . . .and bookmarks. Thanks for the reply. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/33 "2021-05-19T21:58:38Z")
Hey, I found a shot of the old vB server. > **Animated GIF within** > > [https://blog.cloudlinux.com/hubfs/tenor.gif](https://blog.cloudlinux.com/hubfs/tenor.gif) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/34 "2021-05-20T00:41:51Z")
Oh, thatā€™s the upgraded Guinea Pig server. It was a big improvement over the Hamster 3000. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/35 "2021-05-20T13:04:04Z")
I remember reading about that one in an issue of _Rodent Rack._ [end questionable car magazine pun] ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/36 "2021-05-20T13:29:25Z")
Nah, the old vB server never had that much energy! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/37 "2021-05-20T14:03:22Z")
Remember weā€™re watching a loop. That hamster made it partway up the left side of the wheel exactly once then collapsed in a heap at the bottom, panting for breath. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/38 "2021-05-20T14:04:10Z")
**Modhat** : Damn, I forgot, no animated GIFs allowed on the Dope, Iā€™ll spoiler the link. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/39 "2021-05-20T14:05:25Z")
Thanks. How does one get that triangle thingy in a post? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112/40 "2021-05-20T14:06:26Z")
It is under the Gear Icon, called Hide Details. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-codinghorror-for-all-you-do-for-the-sdmb/942112.md?page=3)