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#110: Remove redirect messages

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So how this would work is that there's a new user option called "Redirect" and it'd have two options. "Instant" and "Message/Classic". An instant redirect would still show the message, but you can dismiss it and/or it would be located somewhere you can view the message.

My thoughts on how it can be implemented is the following.
-page sets cookie called 'redirect_message' or something like that.
-redirected page would then have this message displayed. After it is displayed, the page automatically removes the cookie and alert.

This could also be done instead on a user column called redirect_message, but that'd require an addition query likely to remove the message. You could also do it in a URL method but that looks hacky.


I am sure you have your own idea of how it could be implemented, but an instant redirect option would be great.
I'm not really sure how useful this would be even as an option for people to choose in their profile. The redirect page takes only a couple seconds to pass through in normal circumstances. Not to mention I don't know if we want to implement even more profile options than we already have.

Personally, I like the redirect confirmation anyways. It's nice to get quick feedback that your post or thread has been made. I know you're proposing an option here, but I don't think it's super necessary.
The pattern you're referring to here is called flash messages - you store a message in a session variable, then recall it the next time you visit a page. Most websites nowadays do it this way and I'm all for replacing the current messages. In fact, there's a thread for it in the developer forums and I made a sample implementation in June; it was concluded that the messages are not obvious, at least with the current design.

To be honest, I'm not sure how many of the current messages are useful because you see the result right after the action (making posts is an example of this). Still, I'm open to suggestions and might soon post some screenshots from my testing to see what others think. As Scrydan said, however, making this a customizable option is likely to be the best solution.

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