Every so often, people create threads asking/pleading/demanding that Cary change Fairfax Underground in some way, which he cheerfully ignores.

Since I can, I decided to see if I was able to make a change to how Fairfax Underground worked myself, without having to ask him to lift a finger.

The change I decided to focus on addressed the problem of people bumping old threads on Fairfax Underground, and what I did was create a userscript that automatically adds the date and time a particular thread was created to the "Started By" column on the Fairfax County General forum list page.

Userscripts can be used in Web browsers such as Google Chrome with the Tampermonkey extension and Mozilla Firefox with the Greasemonkey add-on.

What it does is looks up each thread's id in a database the local storage of the web browser. If the thread id exists, it gets the date the thread was created and adds it to the forum list page.

If it doesn't exist, it loads that thread in the background, gets the date it was created and puts the information in the database, then updates the forum list page.

In short, my script turns this:


Into this:


If you are knowledgeable about Javascript and would like to test or comment on my script, it's available at https://gist.github.com/chuckhoffmann/7f6b3e027f20ebcc9feb49493967201f#file-ffxu_format_fixer-user-js

Finally, while I have tried to test this script thoroughly, I specifically disclaim all responsibility for any damage it does to your computer if you choose to install it.

is this crowdfunded?

corowdfundings Wrote:
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> is this crowdfunded?

Not yet.

There's a lot of functionality that could be added to this script, or one like it.

If there's enough of a demand for a specific function and, more importantly, people are willing to put their money where their mouths are, I might create a crowdfunding campaign to fund the development of that function.

Right, download it & it steals all Ur bank & CC info then hijacks Ur browser 2 a kiddie porn site. Next thing U know, the FBI is knocking at Ur door, they throw U on the ground, slap the cuffs on U, hustle ?u 2 the car & make sure U "fall" a couple of times, then bang Ur ass on the car a few more times. They throw U in the hoosegow, make sure the snitch knows Y U got 'restidd, he lets Bubba know, next thing U know, Bubba's smiling at U & motioning w/his index finger for U 2 "c'mere".

chuckhoffmann Wrote:
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> Every so often, people create threads
> asking/pleading/demanding that Cary change Fairfax
> Underground in some way, which he cheerfully
> ignores.
>
> Since I can, I decided to see if I was able to
> make a change to how Fairfax Underground worked
> myself, without having to ask him to lift a
> finger.
>
> The change I decided to focus on addressed the
> problem of people bumping old threads on Fairfax
> Underground, and what I did was create a
> userscript that automatically adds the date and
> time a particular thread was created to the
> "Started By" column on the Fairfax County General
> forum list page.
>
> Userscripts can be used in Web browsers such as
> Google Chrome with the Tampermonkey extension and
> Mozilla Firefox with the Greasemonkey add-on.
>
> What it does is looks up each thread's id in a
> database the local storage of the web browser. If
> the thread id exists, it gets the date the thread
> was created and adds it to the forum list page.
>
> If it doesn't exist, it loads that thread in the
> background, gets the date it was created and puts
> the information in the database, then updates the
> forum list page.
>
> In short, my script turns this:
> src="http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/file.
> php?2,file=283997,filename=FFU_Before_sm.png" />
>
> Into this:
> src="http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/file.
> php?2,file=283998,filename=FFU_After_sm.png" />
>
> If you are knowledgeable about Javascript and
> would like to test or comment on my script, it's
> available at
> https://gist.github.com/chuckhoffmann/7f6b3e027f20
> ebcc9feb49493967201f#file-ffxu_format_fixer-user-j
> s
>
> Finally, while I have tried to test this script
> thoroughly, I specifically disclaim all
> responsibility for any damage it does to your
> computer if you choose to install it.


Arcive chuckhoffman post.

Stick to sucking cocks Chuck. It's what you do best you fucking loser.

The Real gayvid blimmo Wrote:
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> Right, download it & it steals all Ur bank & CC
> info then hijacks Ur browser 2 a kiddie porn site.
> Next thing U know, the FBI is knocking at Ur
> door, they throw U on the ground, slap the cuffs
> on U, hustle ?u 2 the car & make sure U "fall" a
> couple of times, then bang Ur ass on the car a few
> more times. They throw U in the hoosegow, make
> sure the snitch knows Y U got 'restidd, he lets
> Bubba know, next thing U know, Bubba's smiling at
> U & motioning w/his index finger for U 2 "c'mere".

I figured a comment of this type was coming, but I didn't expect it to be both so semi-literate and so specific.

All I have to say is if you install or use code you do not understand from someone you do not trust, you're a fucking fool.

Why would I do this? Does the script travel back in time? Is thread bumping actually a problem?

"Since I can, I decided to see if I was able to make a change to how Fairfax Underground worked myself, without having to ask him to lift a finger."

You haven't changed how it works, you fucking asshole.

Mike O'Meara Show Fan Wrote:
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> Why would I do this? Does the script travel back
> in time? Is thread bumping actually a problem?

What the script actually does is maintain a local database of every message ID used to start a thread, as well as the date that message was created.

If the message ID does not already exist in the database, it uses the XMLHttpRequest function of Javascript to load the message, then gets the date that message was created and adds it to the local database.

One bonus of Cary moving Fairfax Underground's DNS to Cloudflare is that Cloudflare seems to be caching FFXU's Web pages, meaning my script can easily load as many as 100 pages in the background to get the date information without beating up on Fairfax Underground and causing problems.

As far as thread bumping being a problem, it's just one of the many, many stupid games played on Fairfax Underground. (The specific game is "Find the oldest thread possible on Fairfax Underground and bump it to the front page.")

There's a discussion of one of the more recent instances, where someone bumped a shitload of threads from 2006, here: http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/2/2514127/2514336.html. This was a partial inspiration for me to write this specific script.

No one cares Chuck. Move on.

No takers Wrote:
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> No one cares Chuck. Move on.

At least he contributes something eesh.

Chuck, don't take the lack of FFXU innovation as something against Cary. He gives us this site for free.

I suggested the mod for the Started By column several times in similar threads.

Showing the date started would be a nice bonus for ancient thread bumpers.

An interesting mod would be a thread activity over time chart in a cell, similar to Excel's Sparklines.

[!i...ii.....i...!!!!]

Could even be overlayed on some existing field for space saving.

Fight the good fight Chuck

Vomit. MYOB!