Deconstructing Sporum URLs

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 07/01/2009 08:12:37

A Thread's Place in Sporum History

The earliest living thread: [09/05/2008]
http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/3.page

My thread which was created today: [07/01/2009]
http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/34042.page

Notice the difference?

The last number in a Sporum URL indicates the thread's position in Sporum history. So today I created the Sporum's 34042nd thread in the Sporum.

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Page Numbers

Page 1 of my thread:
http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/34042.page

Page 2 of my thread:
http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/15/34042.page

Page 3 of my thread:
http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/30/34042.page

I can say, with complete confidence, that when my thread reaches page 473 (and it will

) that the URL will be:
http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/7080/34042.page

The formula for working out the number in the URL which precedes the historical number is:

15(n-1) where n equals the page number.

So now, when you want to go to a particular page in a thread, just grab your calculator and alter the URL accordingly.
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Sporum URLs conceal more secrets and that fact I am well aware of, however I shall save those for another day.

Thanks for reading!

Nice, this could be helpful.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 07/01/2009 21:17:46

I agree with Jamigrith 100%. Very well done!

Thanks for reading it.

To test your theory, I just typed in a 4-digit number as the number in the URL, and it said there was no page.

Then I searched 3 others(333,336, and 334) and they worked.

I don't remember what the number was, though. It was 4 digits long, started with a 4, and had a 6.

I should have written it down.

Very good, though. This is interesting.

Not sure what you meant but I have verification/validation/evidence that all the information presented is true.

Lol. I just looked up thread 22222 randomly and found out that I made it! It's an old dead RP of mine.

Heh! The threads boasting list/1 and list/2 for some reason don't exist.

Understand this i do not.
Explain please?

What don't you understand?

It makes perfect sense to me.

Good to hear.

Wow, never knew this

nice one

I hope it helps some people.

Bookmarked.