Forum-Bottom-Jump-Menu?

[Morrus]

It would seem odd for it to be a problem since the alternative board-side would be to make demands on the board at least twice to get where you are going rather than a single time using the forum-jump-dropdown-menu. Perhaps, to go from one forum to another, not having forum-jump-dropdown-menu is actually contributing to the slowdown as thousands of users are having to make twice the demands on the database as they need to click from the forum they are in to the forum menu then click on again to the forum they wish to actually visit. Does going to the forum menu not put demands on the database?

No - the menu has to be dynamically generated with every single page load on the whole site. It's a pig.

A static version like on CM might be the answer, as someone suggested above.

 

[Mark]

A static version like on CM might be the answer, as someone suggested above.

Excellent. Maybe you could start a new thread to get a volunteer to code it up for you? Would you need someone to hardwire it or is it as simple as taking what someone coded and just drop it into a simple page?

 

[Mark]

Seriously, do you need some help with this?

 

[Morrus]

No, it's easy. I will do it when I get the time.

 

[Mark]

No, it's easy. I will do it when I get the time.

My concerns were more in regard to not putting extra demands on your time. As a bonus to advertisers, the page-bottom banners probably get more views if a Forum-Bottom-Jump-Menu is available.

 

[Morrus]

Don't worry, I have no objection to spending to the time.

 

[Mark]

Maybe we should wait until you're sure of the 1,000 new CSA accounts?

 

[Mark]

I hope some folks aren't putting off subscribing untill little things like this are fixed. It would suck to come to realize that not having time for what you describe as a simple fix has been keeping revenue from the website for a bunch of months or to lose subscribers when their current CSAs run out. What's the old James Baldwin verse about King Richard II?

For lack of a nail, a shoe was lost.
For lack of a shoe, a horse was lost.
For lack of a horse, a rider was lost.
For lack of a rider, a battle was lost.
For lack of a battle, the kingdom was lost.
All for the want of a horseshoe nail.

 

[Morrus]

Mark, stop nagging, please. It's not going to make it happen faster; it's just going to irritate me. I will do it when I do it!

 

[Mark]

Just watching your back, buddy. Let me know if you need any help.