a few questions for anyone who can answer..

[bw1975]

hello.

there is such a thing as "preview" which users can use before finally submitting a thread or post.

is there anyway to see those threads which have been submitted under "preview" but which may have not been posted?

also, some users edit their posts. how can i view all of the changes that have occurred for the post? if i'm missing something please feel free to discuss or relate.

thank you.

[Steve Machol]

Yes.
No, these are not saved.
And no, there is no record kept of edits.

[bw1975]

that's curious. why would anyone want to read the unsubmitted rough drafts of the posts of posters?

[Vile]

that's curious. why would anyone want to read the unsubmitted rough drafts of the posts of posters?
Maybe if someone is testing out vB Code, images, etc. it might help to preview it before submitting.

[bw1975]

Maybe if someone is testing out vB Code, images, etc. it might help to preview it before submitting.i'm afraid you may have misunderstood. i know what preview is for.. but i'm asking if it's possible to view the actual information that is submitted when a poster clicks "preview" -- regardless of whether this poster actually ends up submitting his/her post or thread. and note, by "poster" i'm referring to the author of the post who is not you.

[Vile]

i'm afraid you may have misunderstood. i know what preview is for.. but i'm asking if it's possible to view the actual information that is submitted when a poster clicks "preview" -- regardless of whether this poster actually ends up submitting his/her post or thread. and note, by "poster" i'm referring to the author of the post who is not you.Ah, my bad.

And to answer your question, no this is not possible, since the information is not saved.

[bw1975]

thank you.

[UHN_ED]

It would be very easy to implement though, just make a new table and copy the code for regular submit and edit it to go into a new table.

[bw1975]

a confession: i'm neither an admin nor a moderator, but i'm asking these questions out of curiosity. i wish more about what mods were able to view and and what they weren't, were made more open.

lately, i had gotten worried that moderators were reading my pms, and having done a search on this forum, i see it's not likely.

here is another question. i know there is such a thing as logs, what exactly are they?

can they reveal which threads a poster or a person of an ip address has clicked on to? for how long, for how many times? at what date etc? are all of these things kept or is there something simpler? (such as last vist, last activity only?) etc?

finally, i'm guessing moderators can't actually view the passwords that posters use, can they?

thanks again.

[mafo0]

Actually, it's relatively easy for admins to read your pms (although the feature isn't included with vB).

[bw1975]

Actually, it's relatively easy for admins to read your pms (although the feature isn't included with vB).
that is just wrong.

i'd appreciate it a lot if anyone can answer my other questions. they seem simple enough.

thanks :)

[Tolitz]

here is another question. i know there is such a thing as logs, what exactly are they?It's a record of data kept within the database ... what data is kept depends on what kind of log it is...


can they reveal which threads a poster or a person of an ip address has clicked on to?Nope, not in vBulletin's current form, that would require the creation of a new table that will hold that log... on a big board where hundreds of people are clicking on hundreds of topics every single day, that log can become huge and unmanageable, unless you manually clear it everyday.


are all of these things kept or is there something simpler? (such as last vist, last activity only?) etc? last visit, last activity, etc are kept in tables within the database, and they are overwritten with the newest data.[/QUOTE]
finally, i'm guessing moderators can't actually view the passwords that posters use, can they? not possible in vBulletin's default form, unless there are script modifications...


thanks again.You're welcome :)