[curiouscat]

I've noticed on some other forums, a feature that automatically lists similar posts while a person types up a new thread-starter or right before he is allowed to post it.

Wondering if that might be a feature that'd be possible in the  Chemforums engine and / or desirable? The idea is to avoid duplicate threads of stuff previously answered by "forcing" the poster to look. By making searching before posting not just a suggestion but the default.   

Not really a big deal but wondering what others think..

[Borek]

What forum engine?

[curiouscat]

What forum engine?

vbulletin I think. Maybe some others too. Google Groups used to do this too.



Did some googling and found these; might be relevant.

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=201651

http://www.walkingdeadforums.com/forum/f42/new-check-similar-threads-posting-3609.html

[curiouscat]

Stack Overflow does it too; don't know what engine they use; probably custom written.

[Borek]

vBulletin is commercial (which means we would have to pay for it) and - while I like it - out of the question for now. Stack Overflow engine seems to be a custom one.

Perhaps there are mods for SMF that could do similar thing.

[curiouscat]

vBulletin is commercial (which means we would have to pay for it) and - while I like it - out of the question for now. Stack Overflow engine seems to be a custom one.

It'd be rather silly to change engines just for this feature. Even if vbulletin was free. If it aint broke....

Perhaps there are mods for SMF that could do similar thing.

Yes, that's what I was thinking. It seems this was on their ToDo List in 2010 so maybe there's something out there....