Can we subscribe to Ask.Meta threads?

September 18, 2005 3:08 PM

More ponies.
Can we subscribe to Ask.Meta threads? Please?
posted by filmgeek to feature requests at 3:08 PM (18 comments total)

response.write "WTF?" & strPosterName

posted by mr_crash_davis at 3:43 PM on September 18, 2005

Crash, I just want to follow/answer threads that are scrolling fast enough that at the end of the day they're off the green's front page.
posted by filmgeek at 3:49 PM on September 18, 2005

Ah. Now I see the light.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 3:51 PM on September 18, 2005

Bookmark.
posted by fixedgear at 4:08 PM on September 18, 2005

Wouldn't this do it for you (in RSS aggregator of choice)?
http://ask.metafilter.com/rss.xml
posted by b. at 4:15 PM on September 18, 2005

No.
posted by grouse at 4:26 PM on September 18, 2005

Wouldn't this do it for you (in RSS aggregator of choice)?
http://ask.metafilter.com/rss.xml

filmgeek is wanting an xml document for every AskMe thread that updated with every new comment.
posted by rhapsodie at 4:27 PM on September 18, 2005

Here's my pet pony, a pony I've requested a number of times: feeds! Feeds for users, feeds for threads, feeds for contacts, feeds for categories, and feeds for tags. Is that too much to ask for? ;)
posted by monju_bosatsu at 4:35 PM on September 18, 2005

I'm satisfied using Bloglines' "keep new" option
posted by soplerfo at 4:46 PM on September 18, 2005

I am also satisfied with said option.
posted by dflemingdotorg at 5:49 PM on September 18, 2005

Ironically, here's an AskMe question on this subject:

http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/24022
posted by odinsdream at 7:18 PM on September 18, 2005

I'll be doing rss feeds for comment threads soon.
posted by mathowie at 8:00 PM on September 18, 2005

Another definition for 'subscribe' in terms of a thread is the option to get an email when someone posts to the thread.

I would personally really like this feature, as I've sometimes responded to AskMe threads with a request for clarification, and wanted an easy (read: lazy) way to be notified when someone else posts.
posted by Rictic at 9:30 PM on September 18, 2005

Thanks glorious leader.
posted by filmgeek at 9:31 PM on September 18, 2005

I'll be doing rss feeds for comment threads soon.

Your bandwidth bill might just double if the feed is updated every time someone posts a comment.
posted by madman at 2:12 AM on September 19, 2005

Or it might not if one publishes what looks like a static file and provides the proper "last changed" information.
posted by yerfatma at 5:23 AM on September 19, 2005

I'll be doing rss feeds for comment threads soon.

That's the coolest thing I've heard all day. This could be a feature of "MeFi Pro."
posted by bshort at 11:34 AM on September 19, 2005

This could be a feature of "MeFi Pro."

This is MeFi Pro. Matt's charging admission now, remember?
posted by monju_bosatsu at 6:57 AM on September 20, 2005