Search by "date when added to site"?
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Search by "date when added to site"?
Read the most recent update, and wondered if it would be possible to add a search function to the advanced search, where I could look up the most recent additions to the database. Just an idea for specialized (narrow-minded?) people like me, hehe...
Advantage for me would be: I could see in a moment if there's any interesting-looking C64 games among the most recent additions to the site. Probably a very specialized (and overall not too useful) function, though. Opinions please?
Advantage for me would be: I could see in a moment if there's any interesting-looking C64 games among the most recent additions to the site. Probably a very specialized (and overall not too useful) function, though. Opinions please?
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Re: Search by "date when added to site"?
What I can say is that the information required to implement this is readily available in the database.
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Re: Search by "date when added to site"?
Mark, as always we like to make our users happy when their suggestions make sense
I think it sounds like a useful feature, and I'm sure other users will agree.
Does "recent" imply a set number of days (say, 10 or 20), or is this selectable by the user?
I think it sounds like a useful feature, and I'm sure other users will agree.
Does "recent" imply a set number of days (say, 10 or 20), or is this selectable by the user?
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Re: Search by "date when added to site"?
Wouldn't it make more sense to offer the option to sort by entry date? That way, the usefulness is not dependent on the frequency of site updates.
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Yes, you're right. Much better idea
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A few options would do the trick just fine. Something like "added to database last week, last month, last 3 months, last year"
Re: Search by "date when added to site"?
I don't think that this is specialised or useless - in fact there have been many times that I've thought it would be very helpful indeed.Mark wrote:Probably a very specialized (and overall not too useful) function
Seconded.Gunness wrote:Yes, you're right. Much better idea
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And/or how about including new additions alongside updates and comments in the 'recent activity' section?
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I think the decision back then was to have some things in the main newsposts and some things in the 'live' activity stream, but not to overlap between the two.
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Talking about additions to the site, another thing which could be handy is the option to search games without an image. It would be a lot easier to upload screenshots for games without having to review them one by one to see if they have already a screenshot.