On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 7:21 PM Julien Rouhaud <rjuju...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 11:03 PM Andrew Dunstan <and...@dunslane.net> wrote: > > > > On 5/24/21 10:55 AM, Magnus Hagander wrote: > > > On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 4:18 PM Andrew Dunstan <and...@dunslane.net> > > > wrote: > > >> > > >> On 5/24/21 8:42 AM, Daniel Gustafsson wrote: > > >>>> On 24 May 2021, at 11:47, Magnus Hagander <mag...@hagander.net> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 11:08 PM Alvaro Herrera > > >>>> <alvhe...@alvh.no-ip.org> wrote: > > >>>>> On 2021-May-19, Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> It's just a reference after all. So someone supplies a reference to > > >>>>>> an > > >>>>>> email on an out of the way list. What's the evil that will occur? Not > > >>>>>> much really AFAICT. > > >>>> Well, if you include all lists, the ability for you to findi things by > > >>>> the "most recent posts" or by searching for anything other than a > > >>>> unique message id will likely become less useful. > > >>> Thats a good case for restricting this to the smaller set of lists > > >>> which will > > >>> cover most submissions anyways. With a smaller set we could make the > > >>> UX still > > >>> work without presenting an incredibly long list. > > >>> > > >>> Or, the most recent emails dropdown only cover a set of common lists but > > >>> a search will scan all lists? > > >>> > > >>>> As long as you only ever search by message-id it won't make a > > >>>> difference. > > >>> Without any supporting evidence to back it up, my gut feeling tells me > > >>> the most > > >>> recent mails list is a good/simple way to lower the bar for submissions. > > >>> > > >> Maybe. I only ever do this by using an exact message-id, since that's > > >> what the web form specifically asks for :-) > > > The webform lets you either do a free text search, or pick from a > > > list, or enter a message-id, no? > > > > > > > > Yes it does, but the text next to the field says "Specify thread msgid:". > > Yes, I've always been confused by that form. I may have tried to > enter some free text once but AFAIR I always use the specific > message-id.
This is clearly in need of a better UX. Any suggestions on how would be welcome. Would be enough to just say "Or specify... "? -- Magnus Hagander Me: https://www.hagander.net/ Work: https://www.redpill-linpro.com/
