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Search by "date when added to site"?

#1 Post by Mark »

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?
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#2 Post by Mr Creosote »

What I can say is that the information required to implement this is readily available in the database.
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#3 Post by Gunness »

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?
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#4 Post by Mr Creosote »

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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#5 Post by Gunness »

Yes, you're right. Much better idea :)
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#6 Post by Mark »

A few options would do the trick just fine. Something like "added to database last week, last month, last 3 months, last year"
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#7 Post by iamaran »

Mark wrote:Probably a very specialized (and overall not too useful) function
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.
Gunness wrote:Yes, you're right. Much better idea :)
Seconded.
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#8 Post by iamaran »

And/or how about including new additions alongside updates and comments in the 'recent activity' section?
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#9 Post by Mr Creosote »

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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#10 Post by Alex »

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.
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