GWJ bugs, feature requests, and updates

Also awesome; a direct PayPal link to the donation page that will enable you to see what Elysium or Certis censored in a thread.

Yes, I'm a very curious person.

Be careful what you monetize. Next thing you know, everything's censored so everyone must pay to see what was posted. It'll happen. Those Canadians/Southern Canadians (see: Minnesota) are greedy bastards.

Hobbes2099 wrote:

Also, minor tweak I just thought of after seen a Coffee Grinder post;

many newcomers will ask why their posts "look funny" and it's up to the community to explain about the HTML restrictions.
maybe until the Coffee Grinder has gained the ability to post links, to have a disclaimer or warning;

Ideally, instead of filtering the links out at all, maybe we should just kick them back to the editor with a message to remove the offending HTML. It's impossible to ignore, and should be just as easy to understand.

VeggiePirate wrote:
Hobbes2099 wrote:

Also, minor tweak I just thought of after seen a Coffee Grinder post;

many newcomers will ask why their posts "look funny" and it's up to the community to explain about the HTML restrictions.
maybe until the Coffee Grinder has gained the ability to post links, to have a disclaimer or warning;

Ideally, instead of filtering the links out at all, maybe we should just kick them back to the editor with a message to remove the offending HTML. It's impossible to ignore, and should be just as easy to understand.

Why add cycles to the process? A forewarning should limit the number of posts by Coffee Grinders that are still not allowed to post links. The same logic that renders links and other html in simple text could be used to provide a dynamic warning to these same users. Once the Coffe Grinder gains the rank to post links and other html, the warning will stop appearing.

I would second Hobbes2009 and VeggiePirate - anything like that would've been helpful because I didn't have a clue about that 'til just now!

Was a bit discouraging just 'cause I thought I was doing it wrong.

Also being able to favourite threads and then follow them on your mobile would be great...

Oh, and we really need a youtube button.

The thing is with coffee grinders, the limitations (as far as I remember) are there to cripple spammers and astroturfers who are either 'hit and run' posters, or do a handful of innocuous posts ("I like this") and leave the account dormant for later so they can appear to be established members of the community if you only look at account age. I'd guess there's likely to be some drupal code already existing to deal with the problem, but I think tweaks could be made to soften the effects on legitimate new goodjers.

With the pragmatic approach that you're never going to prevent everything bad, how about a really quick limit (something like 5 posts) to being able to use tags, or to improve stripping all tags and leave unformatted text so you don't get "[ b] Bold text [/ b]" in newbie posts and instead of seeing "[ url=www.spamlink.com]herbal tea[/ url]" it would just be plain text. The most generous improvement to newbies would be to only disable the url tag.

trueheart78 wrote:

The ability to PM multiple users within one message.

I was thinking about this one... If implemented, it should have the same restriction as the "new member" BBCode restriction.

merphle wrote:
trueheart78 wrote:

The ability to PM multiple users within one message.

I was thinking about this one... If implemented, it should have the same restriction as the "new member" BBCode restriction.

Agreed. Or only available to non-link-restricted members.

Doogiemac, if you give me editing privileges to this thread, I'll keep a feature list updated.

Current list:

-Better Search (no sig searching, time frame, actual posts over whole threads)
-Ability to Set Last Read Post of a Thread (Button)
-Thread Following (Stickies, Favorites, UnFavorite)
-Mobile Site
-Chatroom (Link to IRC channel?)
-PM Multiple Users
-Mis-matched Tags Warning
-Double-Post Blocker (Check if post is identical to last post)
trueheart78 wrote:
merphle wrote:
trueheart78 wrote:

The ability to PM multiple users within one message.

I was thinking about this one... If implemented, it should have the same restriction as the "new member" BBCode restriction.

Agreed. Or only available to non-link-restricted members.

I know there are triggers and user-types in Drupal. We should easily be able to disable certain features to Coffee Grinders and Change their user type on a certain threshold. This might be what's done currently.

trueheart78 wrote:

Maybe some sort of PSN/Live/Steam integration with a potential calendar for events. Then, of course, the ability to tie these to threads.

I'm a fan of this whole calendar thing. Especially since I don't really have steam and I have fond memories of Zombie Skate. And does Gears and Beers still happen?

Don't know if this has been mentioned but what about "auto locking" a thread after 90 days with no posts. I've noticed some old threads pop back on the radar that are months old and no longer "relevant".

Or perhaps a warning if you are posting to thread over 90 days (or some number) old. Its all about relevance.

trueheart78 wrote:

Oh, and we really need a youtube button.

That reminds me... we need the ability to embed all Youtube videos, not just the ones that do not have a - or _ in the video ID code.

MeatMan wrote:
trueheart78 wrote:

Oh, and we really need a youtube button.

That reminds me... we need the ability to embed all Youtube videos, not just the ones that do not have a - or _ in the video ID code.

We have that now - it was fixed a month or so ago.

PandaEskimo wrote:

Doogiemac, if you give me editing privileges to this thread, I'll keep a feature list updated.

I updated the original thread with your short-list. Thanks for putting it together. I've also added a new idea to the list, "Grant others permission to edit a post"

Hobbes2099 wrote:
VeggiePirate wrote:
Hobbes2099 wrote:

Also, minor tweak I just thought of after seen a Coffee Grinder post;

many newcomers will ask why their posts "look funny" and it's up to the community to explain about the HTML restrictions.
maybe until the Coffee Grinder has gained the ability to post links, to have a disclaimer or warning;

Ideally, instead of filtering the links out at all, maybe we should just kick them back to the editor with a message to remove the offending HTML. It's impossible to ignore, and should be just as easy to understand.

Why add cycles to the process? A forewarning should limit the number of posts by Coffee Grinders that are still not allowed to post links. The same logic that renders links and other html in simple text could be used to provide a dynamic warning to these same users. Once the Coffe Grinder gains the rank to post links and other html, the warning will stop appearing.

How about just removing the quote/image/etc buttons for CGs?

Serengeti wrote:
Hobbes2099 wrote:
VeggiePirate wrote:
Hobbes2099 wrote:

Also, minor tweak I just thought of after seen a Coffee Grinder post;

many newcomers will ask why their posts "look funny" and it's up to the community to explain about the HTML restrictions.
maybe until the Coffee Grinder has gained the ability to post links, to have a disclaimer or warning;

Ideally, instead of filtering the links out at all, maybe we should just kick them back to the editor with a message to remove the offending HTML. It's impossible to ignore, and should be just as easy to understand.

Why add cycles to the process? A forewarning should limit the number of posts by Coffee Grinders that are still not allowed to post links. The same logic that renders links and other html in simple text could be used to provide a dynamic warning to these same users. Once the Coffe Grinder gains the rank to post links and other html, the warning will stop appearing.

How about just removing the quote/image/etc buttons for CGs?

That's an option - although spam bots will post normal BB code since it's a forum, and we'll still need to make sure that it doesn't work.

Serengeti wrote:
Hobbes2099 wrote:
VeggiePirate wrote:
Hobbes2099 wrote:

Also, minor tweak I just thought of after seen a Coffee Grinder post;

many newcomers will ask why their posts "look funny" and it's up to the community to explain about the HTML restrictions.
maybe until the Coffee Grinder has gained the ability to post links, to have a disclaimer or warning;

Ideally, instead of filtering the links out at all, maybe we should just kick them back to the editor with a message to remove the offending HTML. It's impossible to ignore, and should be just as easy to understand.

Why add cycles to the process? A forewarning should limit the number of posts by Coffee Grinders that are still not allowed to post links. The same logic that renders links and other html in simple text could be used to provide a dynamic warning to these same users. Once the Coffe Grinder gains the rank to post links and other html, the warning will stop appearing.

How about just removing the quote/image/etc buttons for CGs?

If they know BBCode (or whatever subset GWJ uses), they could still manually enter teh codez.

EDIT: Mosshauser'd

Well, then how about removing the buttons and adding big red text in their place that says "All BB Code is disabled for new posters." or something similar? That should prevent most of the confusion that new members are experiencing.

Ditto this.

Edwin wrote:

Something more mobile friendly for android and iphone.

It'd be nice if the links for popular forum threads in the top left went to the first new post in the thread instead of the first post.

nihilo wrote:

It'd be nice if the links for popular forum threads in the top left went to the first new post in the thread instead of the first post.

To add to that - if we don't get a follow function - how about a button to go to the first new post in a thread when using the search function.

New to the list (some old that I missed):

-calander (xbl, psn, steam integration)
-auto-locking / warning when posting in old threads
-warning for coffee grinders to why they can't post images, etc
-popular threads link goes to first new post not first post
trueheart78 wrote:
Serengeti wrote:
Hobbes2099 wrote:
VeggiePirate wrote:
Hobbes2099 wrote:

Also, minor tweak I just thought of after seen a Coffee Grinder post;

many newcomers will ask why their posts "look funny" and it's up to the community to explain about the HTML restrictions.
maybe until the Coffee Grinder has gained the ability to post links, to have a disclaimer or warning;

Ideally, instead of filtering the links out at all, maybe we should just kick them back to the editor with a message to remove the offending HTML. It's impossible to ignore, and should be just as easy to understand.

Why add cycles to the process? A forewarning should limit the number of posts by Coffee Grinders that are still not allowed to post links. The same logic that renders links and other html in simple text could be used to provide a dynamic warning to these same users. Once the Coffe Grinder gains the rank to post links and other html, the warning will stop appearing.

How about just removing the quote/image/etc buttons for CGs?

That's an option - although spam bots will post normal BB code since it's a forum, and we'll still need to make sure that it doesn't work.

Yes, I get the impression spammers just paste a block of text in and hit post, they don't worry about permissions for some random forum when they're just, well, spamming.

Another suggestion: collapsible quotes to remedy threads turning into walls of quoted text.

Scratched wrote:
trueheart78 wrote:
Serengeti wrote:
Hobbes2099 wrote:
VeggiePirate wrote:
Hobbes2099 wrote:

Also, minor tweak I just thought of after seen a Coffee Grinder post;

many newcomers will ask why their posts "look funny" and it's up to the community to explain about the HTML restrictions.
maybe until the Coffee Grinder has gained the ability to post links, to have a disclaimer or warning;

Ideally, instead of filtering the links out at all, maybe we should just kick them back to the editor with a message to remove the offending HTML. It's impossible to ignore, and should be just as easy to understand.

Why add cycles to the process? A forewarning should limit the number of posts by Coffee Grinders that are still not allowed to post links. The same logic that renders links and other html in simple text could be used to provide a dynamic warning to these same users. Once the Coffe Grinder gains the rank to post links and other html, the warning will stop appearing.

How about just removing the quote/image/etc buttons for CGs?

That's an option - although spam bots will post normal BB code since it's a forum, and we'll still need to make sure that it doesn't work.

Yes, I get the impression spammers just paste a block of text in and hit post, they don't worry about permissions for some random forum when they're just, well, spamming.

Another suggestion: collapsible quotes to remedy threads turning into walls of quoted text.

That would be silly. That never happens here.

Malor wrote:
Scratched wrote:
trueheart78 wrote:
Serengeti wrote:
Hobbes2099 wrote:
VeggiePirate wrote:
Hobbes2099 wrote:

Also, minor tweak I just thought of after seen a Coffee Grinder post;

many newcomers will ask why their posts "look funny" and it's up to the community to explain about the HTML restrictions.
maybe until the Coffee Grinder has gained the ability to post links, to have a disclaimer or warning;

Ideally, instead of filtering the links out at all, maybe we should just kick them back to the editor with a message to remove the offending HTML. It's impossible to ignore, and should be just as easy to understand.

Why add cycles to the process? A forewarning should limit the number of posts by Coffee Grinders that are still not allowed to post links. The same logic that renders links and other html in simple text could be used to provide a dynamic warning to these same users. Once the Coffe Grinder gains the rank to post links and other html, the warning will stop appearing.

How about just removing the quote/image/etc buttons for CGs?

That's an option - although spam bots will post normal BB code since it's a forum, and we'll still need to make sure that it doesn't work.

Yes, I get the impression spammers just paste a block of text in and hit post, they don't worry about permissions for some random forum when they're just, well, spamming.

Another suggestion: collapsible quotes to remedy threads turning into walls of quoted text.

That would be silly. That never happens here.

Oh?

(Likewise, collapsible spoiler blocks would allow for spoiler-ed images and wouldn't require mobile users to have to struggle to highlight a block of text or else require them to quote the text to read it.)

Profanity filter needs to work better. Replaced "F_cking" with "f_cking"!

I also like the link-to-the-IRC-channel idea. Not that I really need to say that. But hey. I like it.

General Crespin wrote:

Profanity filter needs to work better. Replaced "F_cking" with "f_cking"!

I also like the link-to-the-IRC-channel idea. Not that I really need to say that. But hey. I like it.

A public link to the quakenet webchat would be an awesome thing.

Kannon wrote:
General Crespin wrote:

Profanity filter needs to work better. Replaced "F_cking" with "f_cking"!

I also like the link-to-the-IRC-channel idea. Not that I really need to say that. But hey. I like it.

A public link to the quakenet webchat would be an awesome thing.

Like this: http://webchat.quakenet.org/ ?