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Nick Started conversation Jan 18, 2005
what would be great would be a database based feed - ideally so you were notified via RSS of any postings to conversations you were watching. Anyone know what the underlying technology is to H2G2?
rss feed for conversations
Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Jan 18, 2005
Traveller in Time 
on his head
"There was some kind of announcement that the development team is working on such feed. I will have a look. "
rss feed for conversations
Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Jan 19, 2005
Traveller in Time looking up
"Ah, you have found it . . .
In reverse time ! ( 
, as I changed the entry )
Hmm, when I wrote the entry I was not impressed by the concept of this RSS. Now I am lots more curious.
"
rss feed for conversations
Nick Posted Jan 19, 2005
yes, now I think more I'm not so sure - I think its one of those things you need to try and see if it fits in with your daily activities. Essentially what RSS will do is let you subscribe to changes in web pages (or in this case databases - the generated page that has all the conversations you are in). It then checks them in the background and alerts you if there is anything new.
So for example I might have an RSS reader running that checks the BBC news site, ebay and (perhaps one day) H2G2. It will just alert me of any new news items, bids or posting to H2G2 come in.
I guess it would work if you habitually use the computer for other things and want H2G2 to let you know if any messages come in (a bit like Instant Messenger).
It wouldn't work for guys who want to login to H2G2 and simply browse around, see whos there, reply to a few posts etc.
Sorry if this is patronising - I don't know whether you've used this stuff before
rss feed for conversations
Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Jan 19, 2005
Traveller in Time 24/7 < <./>online</.> >
"And you also know this little gadget I presume
< <./>MP205838?skip=0&show=5&s_type=pop&s_target=conversation</.> >
So indeed what is the use of another infomartion format as I already follow it during the day. 
Well, I would not mind to see the <./>info</.>rmation scrolling by too. Actually I am just playing with this XML version we call GuideML, but in time I will play with other web scripts as well.
And then these RSS feeds could provide some usefull information 
"
rss feed for conversations
Nick Posted Jan 19, 2005
well an RSS feed is an XML feed - its just a particular format read by something called an RSS reader.
Sounds as if Jeff Lynne is on top of this one anyway - not sure when it will arrive but it will be interesting when it does!
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KinkyNinja Posted Mar 11, 2005
Would be realllllllly good to have an RSS feed for any new entries.
I love coming in here but always forget about it existing...
If it was updated in RSS then i'd bang it into firefox and YAY!
rss feed for conversations
Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Mar 11, 2005
Traveller in Time searching with Dict 
"Something like < Month > ? "
rss feed for conversations
Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Aug 31, 2006
Traveller in Time for them still waiting
"It is there, 
some RSS code on my Personal Space
And a link in the side bar. "
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- 1: Nick (Jan 18, 2005)
- 2: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Jan 18, 2005)
- 3: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Jan 19, 2005)
- 4: Nick (Jan 19, 2005)
- 5: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Jan 19, 2005)
- 6: Nick (Jan 19, 2005)
- 7: KinkyNinja (Mar 11, 2005)
- 8: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Mar 11, 2005)
- 9: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Aug 31, 2006)
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