NewsBot?!?!

TonyC · August 5th, 2006, 13:52

This isn't really "Tech Support" related, but I noticed there's no forum for Feedback.

NewsBot ?!?!?!!?

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Doug Taylor · August 5th, 2006, 13:55

Just a generic username that posts the RSS content.

No likey? I'm kind of "unsold" so far myself, so tell me what you think.

DE727UPS · August 5th, 2006, 15:10

How about this...

A link on the home page to aviation news bot related things. A person could go there and click on it if their interested. I get a daily email called the ATA smart brief for my airline news.

Mr_Creepy · August 5th, 2006, 15:35

At first clicking the new posts link got 3 pages of news bot stuff.

Now it's back to posts only, which I like.

Doug Taylor · August 5th, 2006, 15:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr_Creepy

At first clicking the new posts link got 3 pages of news bot stuff.

Now it's back to posts only, which I like.

It was a modification I had to make to tell the software NOT to look at certain forums. It's something the developers left out I guess but some kid in Switzerland figured out how to do.

Doug Taylor · August 5th, 2006, 15:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by DE727UPS

How about this...

A link on the home page to aviation news bot related things. A person could go there and click on it if their interested. I get a daily email called the ATA smart brief for my airline news.

You mean a link to the aviation news forum on the main jetcareers.com webpage, a link in the forums to a regular HTML page with news or wait, now I've even confused myself as to what I'm asking...

DE727UPS · August 5th, 2006, 16:26

Never mind. I went to the home page and see you already have a news thing in the upper right hand corner. That should be good enough for those who are looking for aviation news stuff.

E_Dawg · August 7th, 2006, 00:21

I'm not really a fan either. 'newsbot' just seems kind of impersonal and almost spam-ish.

For those who really want their aviation news, they can use the link on the main page.

Just my take on it!

Champcar · August 7th, 2006, 00:59

Hundreds expected to come to Masturbate-a-thon (Reuters)

Now thats news!

SteveC · August 7th, 2006, 08:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr_Creepy

At first clicking the new posts link got 3 pages of news bot stuff.

Now it's back to posts only, which I like.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

It was a modification I had to make to tell the software NOT to look at certain forums. It's something the developers left out I guess but some kid in Switzerland figured out how to do.

I'm still picking up some NewsBot posts.

Mr_Creepy · August 7th, 2006, 09:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveC

I'm still picking up some NewsBot posts.

Click "New Posts" again and they disappear.

SteveC · August 7th, 2006, 09:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr_Creepy

Click "New Posts" again and they disappear.

Strange stuff.

You're right, the "New Posts" button doesn't pick them up.

I use a little different technique. I have my home page set to "http://forums.jetcareers.com/search.php?do=getnew", and the "getnew" command will pick up the NewsBot posts. I often use keyboard shortcuts instead of the mouse when I'm on my notebook, and <Ctrl><spacebar> takes me to my home page and is lots faster than using the touchpad to move the pointer and click "New Posts", so I end up with a page full of NewsBot posts.

Time to experiment a little bit I guess...

SteveC · August 7th, 2006, 10:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveC

Time to experiment a little bit I guess...

Well that was easier than I thought. I just changed my homepage address to "http://forums.jetcareers.com/search.php?do=getnew&exclude=86,87,88" and it no longer picks up the Newsfeed forums. Just had to hover my mouse over the "New Posts" button to see what address Dough used there and I found the "exclude" adder.

Doug Taylor · August 7th, 2006, 13:59

I changed the phrase that grabbed the new posts so it defaults to exclude certain forums. Now if you have the old link, it's going to under-ride my over-ride, catch that on the flip-side bro-ham?

SteveC · August 7th, 2006, 14:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

I changed the phrase that grabbed the new posts so it defaults to exclude certain forums. Now if you have the old link, it's going to under-ride my over-ride, catch that on the flip-side bro-ham?

Ditto diddle dot done.

Looked for it. Found it. Got it. Did it.
All while you were still tucked in.

So, what's a "bro-ham"?

Mr_Creepy · August 7th, 2006, 15:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveC

Strange stuff.

You're right, the "New Posts" button doesn't pick them up.

I use a little different technique. I have my home page set to "http://forums.jetcareers.com/search.php?do=getnew", and the "getnew" command will pick up the NewsBot posts. I often use keyboard shortcuts instead of the mouse when I'm on my notebook, and <Ctrl><spacebar> takes me to my home page and is lots faster than using the touchpad to move the pointer and click "New Posts", so I end up with a page full of NewsBot posts.

Time to experiment a little bit I guess...

Yes so do I. The New Posts button has the phrase - oh wait I see Doug already explained it ...

SteveC · August 7th, 2006, 15:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr_Creepy

Yes so do I. The New Posts button has the phrase - oh wait I see Doug already explained it ...

Sheesh, nobody read my posts I guess.

I figured it out about 4 hours before Dough posted his explanation.

SpiraMirabilis · August 11th, 2006, 03:17

Can you do the same thing for the new post listing on the front of jc.com, doug? Its all newsbot.

SteveC · September 22nd, 2006, 14:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

I changed the phrase that grabbed the new posts so it defaults to exclude certain forums. Now if you have the old link, it's going to under-ride my over-ride, catch that on the flip-side bro-ham?

Done been undun? (*exclude* now missing from New Posts button)

Chris_Ford · September 25th, 2006, 22:13

Errrrrr, so I go to forums.jetcareers.com then click on new posts, and I get the newsbot...

Do I have to do something different now?

SteveC · September 25th, 2006, 22:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris_Ford

Errrrrr, so I go to forums.jetcareers.com then click on new posts, and I get the newsbot...

Do I have to do something different now?

I think that Doug needs to go back and re-do something that he did earlier, and that is add an "exclude" statement to the "New Posts" button.

As a work-around, I have a bookmark that goes to this address: http ://forums.jetcareers.com/search.php?do=getnew&exclude=86,87,88

Here is the actual link: New Posts

The "&exclude=86,87,88" term tells it to skip the NewsBot forums when looking for new posts.

Hopefully Doug will straighten that back out when he has a chance.

August 5th, 2006, 13:52	#1
TonyC Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,648	NewsBot?!?! This isn't really "Tech Support" related, but I noticed there's no forum for Feedback. NewsBot ?!?!?!!? . __________________ <~ Tony C ~> The truth only hurts if it should.

August 5th, 2006, 13:55	#2
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 39,771 Blog Entries: 1	Re: NewsBot?!?! Just a generic username that posts the RSS content. No likey? I'm kind of "unsold" so far myself, so tell me what you think. __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28)

August 5th, 2006, 15:10	#3
DE727UPS Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 6,481	Re: NewsBot?!?! How about this... A link on the home page to aviation news bot related things. A person could go there and click on it if their interested. I get a daily email called the ATA smart brief for my airline news.

August 5th, 2006, 15:35	#4
Mr_Creepy Old Skool Join Date: May 2003 Location: In the O-zone Posts: 5,807	Re: NewsBot?!?! At first clicking the new posts link got 3 pages of news bot stuff. Now it's back to posts only, which I like. __________________ "You know you're winning an argument with a liberal when they start calling you names" (insert any political group you want and stop calling me names) johntenney.com johntenneyracing.com Myspace

August 5th, 2006, 16:26	#7
DE727UPS Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 6,481	Re: NewsBot?!?! Never mind. I went to the home page and see you already have a news thing in the upper right hand corner. That should be good enough for those who are looking for aviation news stuff.

August 7th, 2006, 00:21	#8
E_Dawg Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: chicago Posts: 4,145	Re: NewsBot?!?! I'm not really a fan either. 'newsbot' just seems kind of impersonal and almost spam-ish. For those who really want their aviation news, they can use the link on the main page. Just my take on it! __________________ Yeah, I just stare at my desk; but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch, too. I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.

August 7th, 2006, 00:59	#9
Champcar Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ROC Posts: 2,196	Re: NewsBot?!?! Hundreds expected to come to Masturbate-a-thon (Reuters) Now thats news! __________________

August 7th, 2006, 13:59	#14
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 39,771 Blog Entries: 1	Re: NewsBot?!?! I changed the phrase that grabbed the new posts so it defaults to exclude certain forums. Now if you have the old link, it's going to under-ride my over-ride, catch that on the flip-side bro-ham? __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28)

August 11th, 2006, 03:17	#18
SpiraMirabilis Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,122	Re: NewsBot?!?! Can you do the same thing for the new post listing on the front of jc.com, doug? Its all newsbot.

September 25th, 2006, 22:13	#20
Chris_Ford Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,329	Re: NewsBot?!?! Errrrrr, so I go to forums.jetcareers.com then click on new posts, and I get the newsbot... Do I have to do something different now?

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