Warning scream before entering the Mature forum? Is this possible?

El Scorcho · 01-30-04, 01:04 PM

As it currently stands, the Mature forum resides between "Other" and "Sports" in the drop down menu underneath the DVDTalk logo.

Only problem here is that your mouse slipping a few pixels where it shouldn't be and suddenly you're in the Mature forum when you probably meant to be in the Other forum or Sports forum.

This creates a problem for those of us browsing on our lunch breaks (or other times) at work, given the porn advertisements that permanently reside at the top of this forum.

Is there any way an intermediate click-through screen can be installed, or at the very least, have the Mature forum moved to the bottom of the list in that dropdown menu? I know I'm not the only one who has accidentally been in the mature forum at an inopportune time.

kthxbye,
ES

dtcarson · 01-30-04, 01:18 PM

This from someone whose user title is 'Gonads and Strife'... : )
Just kidding--You make a good point, that has happened to me too. Especially with the ubiquitous requests for 'Pics?' in those threads, while I enjoy some of them, I have to plan to visit there.

Bandoman · 01-30-04, 01:24 PM

Yeah, I've "accidentally" ended up with nude pics of hairy chicks on my screen too.

AndyCapps · 01-30-04, 01:45 PM

Something like that would be nice. When someone reports a post, we don't have a way to know what forum it is in. It sucks when you click a link to something like "$1 DVDs" that could be anywhere, and you end up in Mature.

MJKTool · 01-30-04, 02:20 PM

I've had this problem as well. Almost been caught a couple times, but I was quick with my mouse.

Bandoman · 01-30-04, 02:21 PM

"alt-tab" is your workplace friend.

DodgingCars · 01-30-04, 04:03 PM

I hate how threads are moved into mature... I hit refresh and all of a sudden there are naked chicks on my screen at work.

twikoff · 01-30-04, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DodgingCars
I hate how threads are moved into mature... I hit refresh and all of a sudden there are naked chicks on my screen at work.

or even one thats sitting in other and says MOVED next to it..
you never really know where your going to end up when you click that link

kvrdave · 01-30-04, 05:17 PM

I have ended up up Mature with the thread moves on occasion too. And suddenly I see an ad for a rubberized girlfriend...or at least part of her anyway. Must be the economy model.

Groucho · 01-30-04, 05:20 PM

I hate the placement of the forum for a completely different reason. Who among us hasn't found a quiet moment, unzipped, thought they clicked on "Mature," and ended up in one of twikoff's Smallball threads?

Venusian · 01-30-04, 06:45 PM

i had the same problem with the mouse slip and ending up in mature at work.

i think a solution would be a warning screen that you could click saying you are 18 and it would add a cookie so it wouldnt bother regular mature surfers.

Bushdog · 01-30-04, 09:41 PM

kvr 4/5

Groucho 6/5

Buford T Pusser · 01-31-04, 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by twikoff
or even one thats sitting in other and says MOVED next to it..
you never really know where your going to end up when you click that link

If something is moved from Other to Mature it no longer shows up in Other to click on.

uNCSUcks · 01-31-04, 09:18 AM

Maybe for the scream, it could be a really loud "Hey everyone I'm looking at porn!"

DarthVong · 01-31-04, 10:38 AM

I vote for the Howard Dean scream.

Josh H · 01-31-04, 12:31 PM

I'd love a warning screen as well. I've accidently loaded the mature forum at work several times as a result of trying to scroll down a page with my scroll wheel, only to have the forum select box still active.

xmiyux · 02-01-04, 12:27 PM

I have done the same thing as Josh and would love to have a warning screen as well.

twikoff · 02-02-04, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Buford T Pusser
If something is moved from Other to Mature it no longer shows up in Other to click on.

really????

I didnt know that

well in that case.. I dont have any problem.. because i figure the odds of a thread being moved while Im actually in it, isnt all that great

Chrisedge · 02-02-04, 11:09 AM

I asked for this about a year ago. (a year and half ago)

http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=246896

PixyJunket · 02-02-04, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by xmiyux
I have done the same thing as Josh and would love to have a warning screen as well.

Add me to that list as well.

LurkerDan · 02-02-04, 12:00 PM

Damn, I hate to say it, but El Scorcho is right, and I agree with him 100%...

El Scorcho · 02-02-04, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chrisedge
I asked for this about a year ago. (a year and half ago)

http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=246896

Yes, but they chose to ignore you.

With me, they'll ignore me but I'll get summarily insulted and have my thread title changed.

Buford T Pusser · 02-03-04, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by twikoff
really????

I didnt know that

well in that case.. I dont have any problem.. because i figure the odds of a thread being moved while Im actually in it, isnt all that great

It's true. I know because I've had one or two threads moved there in the past and I was looking at Other and thought "where the hell did my thread go?".

Blake · 02-03-04, 12:55 AM

With the forum software, it's just not easy to add a little warning screen.

What could be done though, is Geoff could create a "redirect" forum that would take you to, say:

http://www.dvdtalk.com/warning.html

And then, you could either click to continue or wait 5 seconds and be forwarded to the "actual" mature talk forum - which I belive can be hidden and only accessible through a link (from the warning page).

It's not an easy solution, but it might work.

El Scorcho · 02-03-04, 06:12 PM

Still waiting for big boss comments. A 5 second redirect would work wonders and wouldn't be too much of an obstacle for people that are trying to go to the mature forum.

01-30-04, 01:04 PM	#1
El Scorcho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 39,619	Warning screen before entering the Mature forum? Is this possible? As it currently stands, the Mature forum resides between "Other" and "Sports" in the drop down menu underneath the DVDTalk logo. Only problem here is that your mouse slipping a few pixels where it shouldn't be and suddenly you're in the Mature forum when you probably meant to be in the Other forum or Sports forum. This creates a problem for those of us browsing on our lunch breaks (or other times) at work, given the porn advertisements that permanently reside at the top of this forum. Is there any way an intermediate click-through screen can be installed, or at the very least, have the Mature forum moved to the bottom of the list in that dropdown menu? I know I'm not the only one who has accidentally been in the mature forum at an inopportune time. kthxbye, ES

01-30-04, 01:18 PM	#2
dtcarson DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Triangle, NC, USA Posts: 8,091	This from someone whose user title is 'Gonads and Strife'... : ) Just kidding--You make a good point, that has happened to me too. Especially with the ubiquitous requests for 'Pics?' in those threads, while I enjoy some of them, I have to plan to visit there. __________________ I have nothing to say. My dvds 360 Gamertag: dtcarson

01-30-04, 01:24 PM	#3
Bandoman DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: a small cottage on a cul de sac in the lower pits of hell. Posts: 27,851	Yeah, I've "accidentally" ended up with nude pics of hairy chicks on my screen too. __________________ "...Bando...you are perfect and awesome." - 4KRG

01-30-04, 02:21 PM	#6
Bandoman DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: a small cottage on a cul de sac in the lower pits of hell. Posts: 27,851	"alt-tab" is your workplace friend. __________________ "...Bando...you are perfect and awesome." - 4KRG

01-30-04, 04:03 PM	#7
DodgingCars DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The L.A. Posts: 18,120	I hate how threads are moved into mature... I hit refresh and all of a sudden there are naked chicks on my screen at work. __________________ My DVDs My Games

01-30-04, 01:45 PM	#4
AndyCapps Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 1999 Posts: 8,205	Something like that would be nice. When someone reports a post, we don't have a way to know what forum it is in. It sucks when you click a link to something like "$1 DVDs" that could be anywhere, and you end up in Mature.

01-30-04, 02:20 PM	#5
MJKTool Suspended Join Date: Jun 1999 Posts: 15,108	I've had this problem as well. Almost been caught a couple times, but I was quick with my mouse.

01-30-04, 05:17 PM	#9
kvrdave DVD Talk God Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 79,313	I have ended up up Mature with the thread moves on occasion too. And suddenly I see an ad for a rubberized girlfriend...or at least part of her anyway. Must be the economy model. __________________ Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victim may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated, but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. - C.S. Lewis

01-30-04, 05:20 PM	#10
Groucho Moderator Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 62,428	I hate the placement of the forum for a completely different reason. Who among us hasn't found a quiet moment, unzipped, thought they clicked on "Mature," and ended up in one of twikoff's Smallball threads? __________________ Xbox Live: Runner Groucho PSN: RunnerGroucho "The Borg is a species" -- Tracer Bullet (Citation)

01-30-04, 06:45 PM	#11
Venusian Moderator Join Date: Nov 1999 Posts: 36,943	i had the same problem with the mouse slip and ending up in mature at work. i think a solution would be a warning screen that you could click saying you are 18 and it would add a cookie so it wouldnt bother regular mature surfers.

01-30-04, 09:41 PM	#12
Bushdog DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Shackled Posts: 35,368	kvr 4/5 Groucho 6/5 __________________ This Space Reserved for When My Ennui Lifts NearysEpiphany was right.

01-31-04, 09:18 AM	#14
uNCSUcks Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 966	Maybe for the scream, it could be a really loud "Hey everyone I'm looking at porn!"

01-31-04, 10:38 AM	#15
DarthVong DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Under your bed Posts: 5,665	I vote for the Howard Dean scream. __________________ PSN: DARTHVONG XBOX: The Darthvong

01-31-04, 12:31 PM	#16
Josh H Retired Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 27,389	I'd love a warning screen as well. I've accidently loaded the mature forum at work several times as a result of trying to scroll down a page with my scroll wheel, only to have the forum select box still active.

02-01-04, 12:27 PM	#17
xmiyux DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2000 Location: WV Posts: 9,260	I have done the same thing as Josh and would love to have a warning screen as well. __________________ I'm nostalgic for conversations I had yesterday. I've begun reminiscing events before they even occur. I'm reminiscing this right now. I can't go to the bar because I've already looked back on it in my memory... and I didn't have a good time. Live gamertag: xmiyux

02-02-04, 11:09 AM	#19
Chrisedge DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Part of the Left-Wing Conspiracy Posts: 5,803	I asked for this about a year ago. (a year and half ago) http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=246896 __________________ DVDTalk Member #1758 since: 06-09-99 I Hate Blockbuster chrisedge.com My first post I can find here

02-02-04, 12:00 PM	#21
LurkerDan DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: The People's Republic of Boulder Posts: 17,148	Damn, I hate to say it, but El Scorcho is right, and I agree with him 100%... __________________ "I have dictionary facts to support me." - art "we get paid for butt time" - mosquitobite "It felt much more comfortable when I was trying them on. No sharp edge poking my skin." - Buford T. Pusser

02-03-04, 12:55 AM	#24
Blake Moderator Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Orange Posts: 7,736	With the forum software, it's just not easy to add a little warning screen. What could be done though, is Geoff could create a "redirect" forum that would take you to, say: http://www.dvdtalk.com/warning.html And then, you could either click to continue or wait 5 seconds and be forwarded to the "actual" mature talk forum - which I belive can be hidden and only accessible through a link (from the warning page). It's not an easy solution, but it might work. __________________ =Blake=

02-03-04, 06:12 PM	#25
El Scorcho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 39,619	Still waiting for big boss comments. A 5 second redirect would work wonders and wouldn't be too much of an obstacle for people that are trying to go to the mature forum.