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Reading History - would this be possible?

LonelyDad 🚫

I was just looking over my reading history, and I noticed a lot of entries are for stories I downloaded from the posted screens without actually opening the story. Is there a way I an only have it record store I have actually opened?

I normally start my day by looking at the opening page that shows stories just added or updated. I save the ones I want to read later, and the ones latest that have been updated since the last time I was online.

I just want to thank you for running such a wonderful site. I honestly don't know what I would do without it. ASSTR used to be my go-to site, but with its demise you are the last man standing. And that is not a putdown in any way, shape or form. The SOL family of sites far outstrips what ASSTR was in its heyday. I gladly pay my subscription fee must to maintain my access to your sites. I hope you have something you do each day to decompress and just get the idiots out of your head.

Thanks again,
Tim aka loneydad

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Lazeez Jiddan (Webmaster)

@LonelyDad

I was just looking over my reading history, and I noticed a lot of entries are for stories I downloaded from the posted screens without actually opening the story. Is there a way I an only have it record store I have actually opened?

The data is kind of there, but needs a lot of massaging for it to work.

If you can tell me why you prefer it that way I may find a solution.

It is the way it is currently because a lot of members download the EPUB file (or other formats) and then once they read the story offline, they come back to the history page to cast their vote.

If you activate the library's 'Recent Stories' feature (library preferences line #10), you can track up to 500 stories and it will tell you which one you read on the site and which one you downloaded the file for.

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LonelyDad 🚫

@Lazeez Jiddan (Webmaster)

Unless you get reeealy bored some day (ha!) don't worry about it.

I usually don't start reading a story until it is completely downloaded. So I usually wind up downloading two to ten 'partial' stories every day. So when I do go to look for a story I have read recently and want to reread it the name gets kind of lost in the weeds, so to speak. It's no big deal. I just usually resort to using keyword search to find it.

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LonelyDad 🚫

@LonelyDad

Raw random thought just occurred. (I know - scary isn't it?) What if there is an option in my settings that asks whethre or not I want downloaded stories to be recorded in my history. If the setting is 'no' then only stories that one actually clicked on the title and started reading would be reorded. Simplifies things greatly on your end.

As I said before it is just a wish, and not a very strong one If you get bored someday it might be a quik diversion.

I know we don't say it enough, but thanks for all the effort you go to to make this one of the better sites on the net.

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