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2019-06-14, 11:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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Not really an issue, but rather a board question
Not sure if it belongs here, but I was wondering if there was a way to easily copy all the posts (including the spoilers opened) of a single thread. The reason I'm asking is that we just finished part one of an PbP adventure and I would like to keep it. I've noticed that board threads tend to dissapear after a while and I want to be able to reference back to this one if needed. I thought about just selecting the text and copying it into a word document, but it also copies the avatars and all that information, taking forever to remove it and just keep the stuff I need.
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2019-06-14, 12:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Not really an issue, but rather a board question
Take a look under "Thread Tools" in the upper right (below the yellow bar that exhorts you to read the forum rules). You should be able to get a printable version that way.
HOWEVER, also note that we SELDOM disappear threads, aside from SPAM or ones that have been otherwise gotten too broken to work. What MAY be happening is that Thread Display options default to 45 days; if you change it to longer, you will be able to see the older threads (but don't post in them!)The Cranky Gamer
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2019-06-14, 12:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Not really an issue, but rather a board question
(Mark, AFAICR, the printable version has issues with spoilers - it doesn't open them, nor allow them to be opened; it's a known issue)
Spoiler: testInaccessible text
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2019-06-14, 02:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Not really an issue, but rather a board question
I'd like to suggest the Archive of the forum. At the bottom of the website there's a banner with a link to it.
Just as an example, this is the link to this specific thread - and as you can see it shows the contents of the spoiler tags as normal text.
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2019-06-14, 02:30 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Not really an issue, but rather a board question
Nice, did not know about it. Unfortunately, while it works for spoilers by removing the bbcode, the same process breaks quotes, such that it's hard to tell who said what, and who is instead quoting what someone else said.
It also still retains much of "the avatars and all that information" (which I'm taking to mean time of posting, and the like).
Still, thank you for pointing this out.
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2019-06-14, 02:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Not really an issue, but rather a board question
The archive looks quite nice. The amount of extra information I would have to remove is a lot less, so that would help. The only problem would be searching for the right thread, but the search button will help me there I guess.
Also I thought that the threads did got removed. Thanks for pointing it out that they don't.Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett
"Magic can turn a frog into a prince. Science can turn a frog into a Ph.D. and you still have the frog you started with." Terry Pratchett
"I will not yield to evil, unless she's cute."
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2019-06-14, 03:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Not really an issue, but rather a board question
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2019-06-14, 04:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Not really an issue, but rather a board question
It is actually really easy if you are willing to fiddle with the page URL.
Thread on the regular forum have the form:
Code:http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?XXXXXX-[thread_title]
Code:http://www.giantitp.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-XXXXXX.html
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2019-07-15, 11:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Not really an issue, but rather a board question
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2019-07-15, 11:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Not really an issue, but rather a board question
Last edited by Grey_Wolf_c; 2019-07-15 at 12:10 PM.
Interested in MitD? Join us in MitD's thread.There is a world of imagination
Deep in the corners of your mind
Where reality is an intruder
And myth and legend thrive
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2019-07-15, 03:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Not really an issue, but rather a board question
The OP asked about copying ALL the posts of a thread though.
In my own personal experience, having to go through page by page is the biggest time sink when trying to save an entire thread.Last edited by Bohandas; 2019-07-15 at 03:17 PM.
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Omegaupdate Forum
WoTC Forums Archive + Indexing Projext
PostImage, a free and sensible alternative to Photobucket
Temple+ Modding Project for Atari's Temple of Elemental Evil
Morrus' RPG Forum (EN World v2)