Post by: Wintermoot on April 19, 2014, 08:45:46 PM
Updates 2014.04.19
Added 'My Feed': My feed is basically a list of topics that you have posted in, arranged by the last time someone post in them. I personally wanted something like this because I often get busy and don't have a chance to reply to things, and by the time I have time to they've gone off the active topic list and I forget to reply. You can find it beneath the Active Topics link at the bottom of the board index.
Fixed 'Unknown Action' bug: Previously when viewing the active topics list, it would show as an 'Unknown Action', on the Who's Online page. This has been fixed.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 16, 2014, 02:39:59 AM
I started doing a complete overhaul of the forums, based on feedback provided in last month's SWOT analysis that the forums were too cluttered and overwhelming to people unfamiliar with the forum layout. To me personally, one of the biggest issues were the large number of subforums that we had...it's essentially another forum, except that you have to go into the parent forum to see what the subforum does, and it's another area people have to check.
To resolve this, I streamlined and merged where I could. The Storting got their own category seperate from the Monarchy, and those subforums are now main forums. The many archive subforums were merged where possible and moved where they were best suited (the Constitutional Convention and merged elections archives were moved to the Citizens' Platform, closed embassy subforums were merged into one archive and moved to the embassy area, etc).
This only begins to work on the problem, but I think it's a nice step in the right direction. :)
Post by: Reon on May 16, 2014, 05:10:27 AM
Post by: Omega on May 16, 2014, 04:44:04 PM
/me hugs Wintermoot
My first paycheck, even if I'm not part of Wintreath anymore, is going to you :)
I promise.
Post by: Jone on May 16, 2014, 09:43:08 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 17, 2014, 02:42:16 AM
Aww :D
Updates 2014.05.16
As suggested by someone, the links on the active topics page now go to the last unread post in the topic instead of the first post in the topic. If there are no unread posts in the topic, it will go to the last post instead.
Post by: Chanku on May 17, 2014, 03:23:04 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 18, 2014, 01:21:58 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 19, 2014, 03:10:49 AM
Unfortunately, this is an update that few people will get to see. :P
Today I worked on the interface between the law page and the database...essentially, these are the pages and code that allow certain people to add new laws and update existing laws on the page without needing direct database access. First you have to design the forms to fill out the data on, then work on the code to do error checking of that data, then the code to upload it to the database, occasionally updating the code to display the data so that things are uniform. It's a lot of work for something few people will ever see or use, but at the same time it's important to keeping the law page up to date.
Law Page Admin Area
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FMsw4FXY.png&hash=353fc5cc93b8045904f28b38102f7b31)
Well, some people will have seen it at least. :P
Post by: Chanku on May 19, 2014, 08:51:35 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 19, 2014, 09:19:31 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 20, 2014, 02:58:07 AM
I added a link to the donation area on the forum index page that will allow you to view our region's finances. I believe it's a very serious thing when someone donates money...something that deserves honesty and transparency like this. The link will allow you to view donations given to the region as well as regional expenses from the time the region was founded, providing both honesty and transparency. :)
And yes, I've personally put in over $230 into the region, although donations have been a great help in the last few months. :P
The links kind of suck visually right now, but I've requested new graphics for both that link and the Donate button from the Civil Service...I hope we can glamorize that area soon!
Post by: Stark on May 20, 2014, 10:03:28 PM
Updates 2014.05.19
I added a link to the donation area on the forum index page that will allow you to view our region's finances. I believe it's a very serious thing when someone donates money...something that deserves honesty and transparency like this. The link will allow you to view donations given to the region as well as regional expenses from the time the region was founded, providing both honesty and transparency. :)
And yes, I've personally put in over $230 into the region, although donations have been a great help in the last few months. :P
The links kind of suck visually right now, but I've requested new graphics for both that link and the Donate button from the Civil Service...I hope we can glamorize that area soon!
I very much like this new update. It is very interesting to see the costs involved with running the region and the deficit that needs to be covered.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 20, 2014, 10:06:29 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 29, 2014, 05:06:00 AM
There is now a new section on the website for guides (http://wintreath.com/index.php?part=guides), which will replace the current guides forum when the current batch of recruitment stamps run out. Our recruitment message links to guides, so until stamps run out and we can edit the message, we will need to keep that forum in place.
And unlike the law page, admins can create and edit guides right out of the box. :P
During the course of creating this, I discovered an error I'd made with parsing the text on the law page in a way that could cause extra line breaks to appear under certain circumstances. This has been fixed.
Post by: Deleted1 on May 29, 2014, 08:10:56 AM
Updates 2014.05.29
There is now a new section on the website for guides (http://wintreath.com/index.php?part=guides), which will replace the current guides forum when the current batch of recruitment stamps run out. Our recruitment message links to guides, so until stamps run out and we can edit the message, we will need to keep that forum in place.
And unlike the law page, admins can create and edit guides right out of the box. :P
During the course of creating this, I discovered an error I'd made with parsing the text on the law page in a way that could cause extra line breaks to appear under certain circumstances. This has been fixed.
This is really a great change :)
Post by: Jone on May 29, 2014, 01:11:56 PM
Updates 2014.05.29
There is now a new section on the website for guides (http://wintreath.com/index.php?part=guides), which will replace the current guides forum when the current batch of recruitment stamps run out. Our recruitment message links to guides, so until stamps run out and we can edit the message, we will need to keep that forum in place.
And unlike the law page, admins can create and edit guides right out of the box. :P
During the course of creating this, I discovered an error I'd made with parsing the text on the law page in a way that could cause extra line breaks to appear under certain circumstances. This has been fixed.
I like it...but it could use some more pzazz :P
Post by: Weissreich on May 29, 2014, 01:23:38 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on June 01, 2014, 02:35:38 AM
Mostly some minor updates. I fixed the issue Weissreich was having with Firefox not scaling images in posts correctly, updated portions of the main website to use the same skin elements as the law and guides pages, and attempted to give the law and guides index pages some 'pzazz', though I suck at doing that. :P
The major thing is that we will no longer accept accounts that attempt to register with a disposable email address...that is, temporary emails that expire after a set amount of time. The site won't accept registration now if attempting to register with some of the major ones, but if others get through, they will fail the admin security check upon applying for ambassadorship or Citizenship. These services are meant for instances where an email might get spammed if you submit a real one, but we do not send out spam or sell our email information out. We do require email activation to provide a slight assurance that people that register on the forums are legit...obviously, with a disposable email this no longer works.
Post by: Wintermoot on June 09, 2014, 12:58:24 AM
The embassy/consulate overhaul has been completed, resulting in the removal of ten additional subforums. This completes our major efforts to streamline the forums, though I may be able to think up of smaller ideas as time goes on. And besides that, the new embassy area just lookes awesomely nice, imo! :D
Post by: Wintermoot on June 10, 2014, 01:37:52 AM
And issue with Tapatalk has been fixed...anyone that wasn't able to use it should be able to now. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on June 23, 2014, 06:27:04 AM
Another minor update...when registering, the correct time offset of the user should be automatically detected, allowing for them to view times from their timezone without doing anything. Note that this only happens at registration...if daylight savings time begins or ends later on, the offset must still be manually changed from the user control panel.
Post by: Wintermoot on June 26, 2014, 04:59:41 AM
At the request of Denth Kasten, the accounting and donate links on the forum front page now open in new windows/tabs by default. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on July 19, 2014, 02:37:06 PM
I have introduced two new subforums, The Newsstand, which is for both domestic and foreign news publications, and The Great Discussion Hall, which is for serious discussion and debates about issues. I hope that introducing these forums will foster more discussions in these areas and will give our Citizens easier access to learn what's going on within the region and abroad. :)
I'm looking at streamlining the roleplaying forums next. We have a lot of roleplays and potential roleplays, and it doesn't really make since to have a dedicated subforum for only 2-4 topics ever. I'm looking to merge them into one subforum, but in a way that each roleplay is still able to maintain multiple topics and still be organized. Anyone have any thoughts there?
Post by: PB on July 20, 2014, 03:02:15 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on July 20, 2014, 03:13:32 AM
Was there a particular NS event you wanted to discuss though?
Post by: PB on July 20, 2014, 07:09:27 PM
It's meant mostly for real life issues/events.Nope. I was just curious [emoji1]
Was there a particular NS event you wanted to discuss though?
Post by: Stacky on July 21, 2014, 04:06:44 PM
I'm looking at streamlining the roleplaying forums next. We have a lot of roleplays and potential roleplays, and it doesn't really make since to have a dedicated subforum for only 2-4 topics ever. I'm looking to merge them into one subforum, but in a way that each roleplay is still able to maintain multiple topics and still be organized. Anyone have any thoughts there?
Well the main problem I could see is that the whole forum would become quite cluttered and even overwhelming. There are a whole lot of threads in that forum, and that's the same with every RP forum on the internet basically. Instead of merging everything into one subforum, the threads could be divided into 3 or so different subs - one for active game threads, one for planning/sign-up threads, and another for proposing ideas and discussion. It'll still be pretty organised but streamlined as well.
Post by: Sapphiron on July 21, 2014, 04:11:23 PM
Well the main problem I could see is that the whole forum would become quite cluttered and even overwhelming. There are a whole lot of threads in that forum, and that's the same with every RP forum on the internet basically. Instead of merging everything into one subforum, the threads could be divided into 3 or so different subs - one for active game threads, one for planning/sign-up threads, and another for proposing ideas and discussion. It'll still be pretty organised but streamlined as well.As a roleplayer, I am strongly against this idea. It would essentially make it more difficult for roleplayers. Having to go to one subforum to read up on the IC posts, then having to go to another subforum to read up on the applications to get to know better about your fellow roleplayers' characters and then going to another subforum to discuss and propose ideas. You get what I mean?
Post by: Wintermoot on July 23, 2014, 10:08:10 PM
Post by: Amalya on July 23, 2014, 10:36:06 PM
Post by: Sapphiron on July 24, 2014, 01:18:54 AM
Post by: Amalya on July 24, 2014, 02:20:59 AM
It makes it easier, and better to have the three subforums than fifteen.
Post by: Wintermoot on July 24, 2014, 04:29:38 PM
I'll keep thinking of some creative solutions, though.
Post by: PB on July 24, 2014, 05:27:33 PM
Post by: Stacky on July 25, 2014, 07:52:44 PM
Might I suggest that we hold off on deciding a solution to this problem until after the inactive RP's have been deleted? I think once we see the current state of Wintreath RP, the needs of the community will be much clearer to discern.
That sounds good to me.
Post by: Wintermoot on August 03, 2014, 02:02:27 AM
All of the RP forums have been merged...but you will notice that within the forum, topics have been sectioned off by RP. Furthermore, the RPs are listed in the order of activity...so if someone posted in one topic for a RP, all topics for that RP will be listed at the top of the page until another RP is posted in. This also gives the effect of inactive RPs floating to the bottom of the forum.
It's not without its flaws...if someone makes a new topic for a RP, I will have to manually add it to the system to 'attach' it to a RP, but that shouldn't happen often, and I think the improved organization is worth it. :)
Post by: Sapphiron on August 03, 2014, 05:04:08 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on August 03, 2014, 03:34:26 PM
Post by: Sapphiron on August 03, 2014, 03:40:19 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on August 09, 2014, 03:04:36 PM
Post by: Sapphiron on August 09, 2014, 03:18:56 PM
Post by: Thê Bläck Heårted Røgué on August 09, 2014, 10:29:44 PM
But I found the word "Welcome!" in my profile on the introduction page…and considering the content of my introduction, it really doesn't match XD Can I remove it? Because I know I didn't put it there.
Post by: Wintermoot on August 09, 2014, 11:00:10 PM
I started doing some work on profiles this morning, and then I got onto other things. That welcome is just a placeholder...when I'm done you will be able to give your own introduction title. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on August 10, 2014, 04:28:28 PM
Post by: Stark on August 10, 2014, 04:36:15 PM
Lets hope the forum continues to attract new and active citizens!
Post by: Wintermoot on August 10, 2014, 06:25:25 PM
Are there any particular services that people want in their contacts? I'm manually testing Skype out in my profile, but the ability to add contacts will come soon. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on August 10, 2014, 10:04:35 PM
You can now add contacts to your new profiles! I noticed that most people weren't using the entire page of the introduction, so I took some of that space to create an area for user contacts! When other members are viewing your profile, there will always be the option to PM you, but you can also add other ways to contact you. Currently, I have Skype already added to the system, but if there are other contacts you want let me know and I'll add them in. :)
Also, you may notice that the edit profile link is gone. You can now update the relevant area of your profile from the [Update] link at the top right of each section. Clicking that in the contacts area will let you edit contacts, and clicking it in the intro will allow you to edit your profile. I think this is a more intuitive method of doing updates than lumping everything onto one edit screen.
Additionally, your Citizenship nation now pulls into the new profile. It's not exactly pretty at the moment, but it's there...ready for other upgrades that I have planned. ;)
Post by: Wintermoot on September 12, 2014, 04:38:13 AM
As anyone that's been around for long probably knows, I'm a fan of Google Spreadsheets. They're not quite as sophisticated as Excel, but they're easy to use, easy to get displayed online, and much easier than trying to deal with tables on forums. In the past, I've always just shared a link to each spreadsheet, but now I (and you) can directly embed them in posts.
To embed a spreadsheet that you own in a post, follow these directions:
1) In the spreadsheet, go to File->Publish to the Web..., and in the box that comes up, click the button to start publishing.
2) At the bottom, you should be provided a URL to display the spreadsheet. Copy ONLY the value of the key in the URL, as shown in the example below:
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docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AsDbnTE4IuGRdEtMMTRBLXVsc2lXcnNZaHYxazB6N2c&output=html
3) Use the gspreadsheet tag to embed the sheet in a post, as shown below:
Code: [Select]
[gspreadsheet]0AsDbnTE4IuGRdEtMMTRBLXVsc2lXcnNZaHYxazB6N2c[/gspreadsheet]
Post by: Wintermoot on September 13, 2014, 06:13:07 AM
EDIT: I have gone through and checked posts for aberrations. In cases where someone gave multiple likes or dislikes, the extra ones were removed. In cases where someone both liked and disliked a post, both the like and dislike were removed. These changes should reflect in member profiles as well.
EDIT2: Karma on posts have been reconciled with karma on members. The current karma for each person should be correct now. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on September 13, 2014, 11:01:23 PM
Post by: Stark on September 15, 2014, 11:20:10 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on September 20, 2014, 04:16:41 PM
The portion of the system that handles votes uses custom code now instead of various SMF mods, which makes it both more flexible and easier to handle and build upon. As of now, you can change your karma vote if you have already done so, and abuse will be much more difficult. :)
Post by: Sapphiron on September 20, 2014, 05:03:16 PM
Post by: Drexyl Nox on September 20, 2014, 06:04:59 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on September 20, 2014, 06:22:57 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on September 27, 2014, 10:39:20 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on October 04, 2014, 02:26:44 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on October 05, 2014, 01:10:14 AM
Post by: PB on October 05, 2014, 04:08:23 AM
Post by: Sapphiron on October 05, 2014, 04:29:44 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on October 05, 2014, 04:36:04 AM
Post by: Jone on October 05, 2014, 10:43:59 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on October 05, 2014, 11:11:31 PM
Post by: Stacky on October 06, 2014, 08:19:56 PM
Post by: Chanku on October 07, 2014, 03:16:39 AM
Post by: Jone on October 07, 2014, 02:12:13 PM
You like demolitions? :P
Call me, Demolition Man >:D
Post by: Jone on October 07, 2014, 03:56:37 PM
The wintreath.com is quite OUTDATED. X:
Post by: Dawsinian on October 07, 2014, 08:55:19 PM
Also, with the removal of the MENU from the top. How may we get to the forums when we're already logged in?^That
The wintreath.com is quite OUTDATED. X:
Post by: PB on October 08, 2014, 03:46:33 AM
Post by: Jone on October 08, 2014, 01:50:20 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on October 08, 2014, 07:47:05 PM
I've made some changes to the post page. Namely, I've added a new dedicated area for emotes, and added in a new angel emote (it was accidentally hidden by default). Also added the little blue strip at the bottom of the post area. It needs a little work, but is still a bit of an improvement. :P
Post by: Wintermoot on October 13, 2014, 03:46:44 AM
The Civil Service is now accessible to Citizens without them needing to sign up for it first. Hopefully this will streamline the process of getting involved further, and allow our Citizens to check out what's going on before committing to being involved in any way. :)
Old Menu
By request, the old menu is accessible again. However, due to size restrictions, it will not be updated with new links in the future. The sidebar on the index page is the most comprehensive menu on the site.
Post by: Wintermoot on October 28, 2014, 08:36:56 PM
Post by: Jone on October 28, 2014, 08:58:40 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on October 28, 2014, 09:03:01 PM
Post by: Jone on October 28, 2014, 09:54:27 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on October 28, 2014, 09:56:22 PM
Post by: Jone on October 29, 2014, 05:39:57 AM
Post by: Reon on October 29, 2014, 09:04:49 AM
Post by: Jone on October 29, 2014, 01:23:47 PM
Post by: Azeron on October 29, 2014, 10:11:14 PM
It's been a while since I've been to The Beach. :(
Post by: Wintermoot on October 30, 2014, 04:31:57 AM
Post by: Azeron on October 31, 2014, 05:24:05 PM
Depends on what the king wants. ;)
Post by: Wintermoot on November 01, 2014, 03:19:44 AM
Post by: Reon on November 01, 2014, 07:20:35 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 05, 2014, 06:53:50 PM
As you can see, the old part of the website before it was even the Wintreath website is finally gone! In the future, this page will allow you to keep track of just about anything that you can...you will be able to change your profile settings and options, keep track of your Civics assignments (ambassadorships, military stuff, mentorships), view lists of topics you have posted in, and more! It will tie in a lot of stuff that is currently scattered about the rest of the website.
For now, you can set your contacts using this page. You can also still continue to do this from your profile as well.
Speaking of contacts, I don't think I mentioned that you can now add your Steam username to your contacts. :)
Post by: Jone on November 06, 2014, 12:56:45 AM
loll
Post by: PB on November 06, 2014, 01:13:35 AM
http://wintreath.com/ (http://wintreath.com/)
As you can see, the old part of the website before it was even the Wintreath website is finally gone! In the future, this page will allow you to keep track of just about anything that you can...you will be able to change your profile settings and options, keep track of your Civics assignments (ambassadorships, military stuff, mentorships), view lists of topics you have posted in, and more! It will tie in a lot of stuff that is currently scattered about the rest of the website.
For now, you can set your contacts using this page. You can also still continue to do this from your profile as well.
Speaking of contacts, I don't think I mentioned that you can now add your Steam username to your contacts. :)
Very cool! Would it be possible to add PSN ID's and XBL gamertags as well?
Post by: Wintermoot on November 06, 2014, 06:11:51 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 13, 2014, 07:52:54 AM
Spoiler
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FTTGR3xo.png&hash=034fd233c121f039221b9ef3639f222a)
Not really, but I did reorganize the new user console code, which now allows them to be accessible by admins. This may come in handy if someone needs assistance or something...sorry, no new features for the average folk just yet. :P
Post by: Dawsinian on November 13, 2014, 11:52:34 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 13, 2014, 01:24:12 PM
:P
Post by: Wintermoot on November 15, 2014, 03:50:19 PM
The remaining new profile controls have been moved to the new user panel. They can be found either by going to your profile and clicking the [update] link, or going to wintreath.com while you are logged in.
Additionally, I have added the first profile tool to the panel, Notes, which is a text box that you can put notes in and save. This is similar to the notepad in Zetaboard forum profiles, which many NS regions use. I may build upon this tool in the future, depending on demand, time, and priority.
Post by: Govindia on November 15, 2014, 06:57:18 PM
More User Panel Stuffnever knew people use that feature in ZB actually
The remaining new profile controls have been moved to the new user panel. They can be found either by going to your profile and clicking the [update] link, or going to wintreath.com while you are logged in.
Additionally, I have added the first profile tool to the panel, Notes, which is a text box that you can put notes in and save. This is similar to the notepad in Zetaboard forum profiles, which many NS regions use. I may build upon this tool in the future, depending on demand, time, and priority.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 via Tapatalk
Post by: Wintermoot on November 15, 2014, 07:10:59 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 17, 2014, 01:51:04 AM
On request from Hugsim, Underhusen and Overhusen procedures are now included in the Law Library (http://wintreath.com/index.php?part=law).
Post by: Wintermoot on November 18, 2014, 11:10:20 PM
Based on a request from Denth Kasten, you can now specify from your user panel whether your member title will be above or below your name in posts. Since he wanted his above, his account was the guinea pig and you can see an example of this on any of his posts. :P
Post by: Weissreich on November 19, 2014, 04:04:28 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 19, 2014, 04:54:02 AM
It's on the new control panel, located here: http://www.wintreath.com (http://www.wintreath.com), and then under Profile. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on November 29, 2014, 08:36:42 AM
This isn't really a big update for users, but it will support many future features of the website...essentially, the new API handler allows multiple scripts to request data from the NationStates API simultaneously without the risk of them going over the API rate limit of 50 queries every 30 seconds, which would lock the site out of the API for 15 minutes. The regional security script, the only script that currently pulls from the API, has been switched to the new system.
This allows me to add in future things that draw from the API. :D
Post by: Jone on November 30, 2014, 12:07:11 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 30, 2014, 04:01:16 AM
Another update that changes nothing for users but will support new features in the future! The site now stores Citizen nations using its own scheme instead of through the forum custom fields, and is integrated with the forums to appear like it did before. The only functional difference is I'll need to add/change Citizen nations directly through the database temporarily.
Post by: Wintermoot on November 30, 2014, 07:18:29 PM
The pages for personal messages have been updated...mostly to reflect previous updates made when displaying posts, as well as to include the rounded edge style where it should be. Specifically, the following has been applied to PMs:
- The option to have user titles appear above the username
- The box displaying your primary usergroup, nation, region representing, family, etc.
- Emoticon box is now in the right place on the page to type PMs
Post by: Wintermoot on December 14, 2014, 02:30:51 AM
Our Tapatalk plugin has been upgraded to the latest version. The changelog from Tapatalk is below:
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1. Optimized Smart Banner
2. Added feature to auto-set forum api key.
3. Optimized in-app registration.
4. Enhanced push payload to support more rich information.
5. Added support for push notifications of new topics when users are subscribed to a forum.
6. Optimized display of quotes in short content previews.
7. Fixed a short content display issue in search results.
8. Support for submitting a report when closing a topic.
9. Added admin CP option: 'Disable Ads for Group'
10. Removed option 'Mobile Welcome Screen'.
11. Fixed an XSS issue on the welcome screen
Post by: Wintermoot on December 21, 2014, 08:18:10 PM
Your new user options screen includes a Nations page that currently does the following:
1) Displays and explains your Citizenship status in the region (current Citizen, former Citizen, honorary Citizen, or never been a Citizen)
2) Displays your current Citizenship nation (current and former Citizens will have one, and honorary Citizens may have one)
3) Allows admins to change the Citizenship nation
When an admin changes the Citizenship nation, the site will first check the NationStates API to determine if the nation exists and if the nation is in the region, and change the nation if both are true. This (and other future reasons) is why I needed to create the NS API Handler (11/29 Update), so that if this is running while the WA security script is running it won't blow up and cut the site off from the API for 15 minutes for going over the limit. Also, from looking at the page you may get some ideas of what's coming in this area in the future...
Post by: Wintermoot on January 02, 2015, 05:03:36 AM
As an addition to the new Nations page, you can now add other nations to the page. You do so simply be selecting the "Add Nation" button on the page, then typing in the name of the nation. It will then check that you have permissions (must be a Citizen or Paragon), check that it's an actual nation (through the NS API), and then add the nation if all checks pass. The page also displays the region that the nation is in, but for now this is as of the time you added the nation to the page! I will include code to regularly update this at intervals, but due to the limitations of using the NationStates API it will never be instantaneous.
It may look like we're just redoing the NS dossier right now, but there's more to come here.
Also, this fulfills the decision made by Nox, when given a choice back in November...to work on multiple nation support or complete the family system.
Post by: Wintermoot on January 08, 2015, 05:56:16 AM
Some updates were made to the recruitment page so that registration as a recruiter is no longer required...any Citizen can now recruit, although it isn't recommended that anyone recruit unless they already know how to at the moment. Also, the recruitment page is now tied into the NS API Processor, and a bug in the processor when it came to elements contained as CDATA was fixed in the process. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on January 18, 2015, 11:36:11 PM
There are now two dropdowns on the website header, which replaces the header text of old...the menu on the left side of the banner lists areas of the website, while the right side lists places that are relevant to your profile in some way. In the future, I will be consolidating more menus in the header and freeing up space on other parts of the website.
Also, in addition to the pop-up, you will now see a red alert message come across the website under the banner and navigation bar if you have a personal message you haven't read it. You can click on the message to go directly to your inbox. :)
Post by: Sapphiron on January 26, 2015, 07:26:52 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on January 26, 2015, 07:28:19 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on January 26, 2015, 08:03:25 PM
The "New UserCP" is now simply named Profile, and leads directly to your profile settings. The "Basic Profile" portion of the new CP is now called "Personalization Options", and includes new settings to change your personal text and your signature. This should now be your one-stop shop to change the look of your profile!
Additionally, with the introduction of the new top menus, the side menu in the profile areas became redundant and was removed. This gives more screen real estate to the relevant option, which should be handy especially when it come to the Notes tool.
Post by: Sapphiron on January 27, 2015, 10:27:58 AM
What do you mean when you say not display fully?
Screenshot A
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Screenshot B
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Foi62.tinypic.com%2F2qvqic8.jpg&hash=f2b40f364c974ff10495e63d10ff9239)
Post by: Wintermoot on January 27, 2015, 02:33:54 PM
I'll look at making it better soon, though...
Post by: Wintermoot on February 08, 2015, 06:30:41 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on February 17, 2015, 11:07:28 PM
1) I freshened up our guide to recruiting new nations, put it in the guides section, and linked it to the top of the recruitment page so that it's easier for new recruiters to figure out what to do.
2) I replaced the old check that made sure you were an approved recruiter with one that merely checks if you're a Citizen. Additionally, if you attempt to recruit after your login session has expired (if you're not permanently logged in) you will be kicked off the recruitment page. This fixes the error where guests could recruit and their activity would be logged under a blank name.
Post by: Wintermoot on February 19, 2015, 01:15:39 AM
There is now a space on the recruitment page to store your recruitment message template ID, so you don't have to go searching through your sent telegrams on NS to find it. Another small improvement to our recruitment page. :)
Post by: PB on February 19, 2015, 03:40:22 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on February 19, 2015, 06:21:06 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on March 15, 2015, 01:54:17 AM
There is a new account options area, which will be used to specify settings related to your account. At the moment there is only one option, which is a display option to disable to sidebar on the main index page. If disabled, the forums will take up the entire space. This may be a good option if you have a low-resolution screen or you would rather have the extra space for the forums themselves.
You can access the account area from your menu on the upper right-hand corner of any page (the menu with your user name on it). :)
Post by: Wintermoot on March 15, 2015, 08:08:28 PM
The recruiter page will now store an unlimited amount of nations that have been founded when someone has had the recruit page open instead of just the last 100 at any time. This will allow us to go back and recruit to nations that were created hours or even days ago if there wasn't recruiting at the time. Conversely, clicking a nation link on the recruit page will remove it from the list. This should make it more efficient to have multiple recruiters on the page at one time by reducing the risk of more than one sending a telegram to any nation.
Additionally, I fixed an issue where you had to middle-click the nations in the list to have it counted in the activity counter. Before if you left-clicked it would open the page in the same window/tab before the script to update the counter could run. This has been fixed. :)
A remaining issue is that the recruiter page will not record more than 100 nations founded when nobody has the recruiter page opened. I will fix this in a future update.
Post by: Wintermoot on March 18, 2015, 04:40:22 AM
The portion of the recruiter system that stores the nations to be recruited to has been moved from a flatfile to the database. The flatfile was all that was needed when only 100 nations were being stored at a time, but with the list growing to nearly 1000 nations many problems became evident. The switch to the database will should eliminate most of not all of the problems.
Post by: Wintermoot on March 18, 2015, 05:43:09 PM
In cases where someone had added a nation to a profile but had no Citizenship nation, the forums would fail to load their profile information due to faulty logic in the code that adds restrictions to which members are loaded. This bug has been fixed.
Post by: Wintermoot on March 21, 2015, 09:37:36 PM
As promised, the snowfall effect is back if you want it. To enable the effect, go to your menu->Account and in the display options enable the snow effect. Because of the resources the effect takes up, you may only want to enable it if you have a GPU and/or a newer computer.
Post by: PB on March 22, 2015, 01:10:04 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on March 22, 2015, 01:23:21 AM
And I see that the latest posts now list on wintreath.com. pretty neat!:o
That's still a work in progress. :P
Post by: Wintermoot on March 25, 2015, 02:25:41 AM
Nations on the recruit page will now be added even if nobody is on the recruit page. This will ensure that all nations that are founded or refounded are listed. Also, the script will remove certain nations based on the region they move to, allowing us to avoid recruiting to puppets, Nazis, and the like.
Post by: PB on March 25, 2015, 04:16:28 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on March 25, 2015, 04:20:35 AM
I'm trying to think of a way to eliminate puppets that have nearly the same name (Wintermoot001, Wintermoot002, etc), but the logic on that is defying me at the moment...
Post by: PB on March 25, 2015, 04:30:44 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on March 25, 2015, 04:36:00 AM
The biggest con is that I'm still doing the bulk of recruiting myself, so making recruiting easier, more effective, or more rewarding is important so we can attract more recruiters and so there's a greater impact when they recruit. I'm open to ideas in those areas. :P
Post by: Wintermoot on March 26, 2015, 02:43:42 AM
In addition to the overall counter, there is now a daily recruitment counter to show how many nations recruiters have recruited that day (according to UTC time). :D
Post by: PB on March 29, 2015, 10:45:16 PM
39 minutes ago, refounded in Balder
38 minutes ago, moved from Balder to Wintreath.
If someone else had gotten to the nation already, shouldn't they have disappeared from the list? I thought we had stopped using stamps, so I didn't think that could have caused it...
Post by: Wintermoot on March 29, 2015, 11:35:59 PM
Post by: PB on March 30, 2015, 12:01:18 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on March 30, 2015, 12:02:33 AM
It's an old nation that came back without being recruited. Yay! :D
Post by: PB on March 30, 2015, 12:32:43 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on April 12, 2015, 01:43:10 PM
I've fixed a bug that prevented the region filter from being as effective as it could be. I also added a nation name filter. As of now, the recruiter script will not pick up nations that include the text " nazi ", including spaces. This filter is case insensitive, so it will also filter out " Nazi ". :)
Post by: Wintermoot on April 19, 2015, 12:46:31 AM
I did some work to make the top image and menus more functional on lower-resolution screens. The banner image will now adjust to the size of the screen instead of remaining the same size across all resolutions. All, I reworked the two menus so that they should appear below the menu header regardless of resolution.
Please note that these fixes are geared toward lower-resolution computer screens. Your mileage on mobile devices may vary and I still recommend you use the Tapatalk app on those instead.
Post by: Sapphiron on April 19, 2015, 06:23:57 AM
Post by: Colberius X on April 19, 2015, 11:58:12 AM
Aww, the banner is no longer clickable. :PThis made me really sad when I noticed it. XD
Post by: Wintermoot on April 19, 2015, 08:03:45 PM
Post by: Sapphiron on April 20, 2015, 07:29:58 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on April 26, 2015, 10:07:37 PM
The way that it works is that you tag someone with the @ symbol...for example, @Wintermoot. When you make the post, they will receive a PM (and an email if they've opted to get emails when they're PMed) and the mention will be listed on the news feed page (wintreath.com if you're logged in). I hope this will make it easier to notify people that their attention is needed on the forums, especially for RPGs and forum games. :)
Post by: Weissreich on April 26, 2015, 10:10:10 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on April 26, 2015, 10:16:58 PM
SMF 2.1 is supposed to have an alerts system, but its development is going so slowly I'm not sure when it'll be out. Then again, it's supposed to have a notifications system, so I may go ahead and develop that anyway someday. :P
Post by: Weissreich on April 26, 2015, 10:23:10 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on April 26, 2015, 10:27:01 PM
Post by: Chanku on April 27, 2015, 12:07:10 AM
@Beetlejuice
Post by: Wintermoot on April 27, 2015, 12:08:36 AM
Post by: Chanku on April 27, 2015, 02:22:15 AM
Post by: Chanku on April 27, 2015, 02:27:27 AM
Post by: Michi on April 27, 2015, 03:58:05 AM
It's been awhile in coming, but we finally have a mentions system! :D
The way that it works is that you tag someone with the @ symbol...for example, @Wintermoot. When you make the post, they will receive a PM (and an email if they've opted to get emails when they're PMed) and the mention will be listed on the news feed page (wintreath.com if you're logged in). I hope this will make it easier to notify people that their attention is needed on the forums, especially for RPGs and forum games. :)
Ah! This will make games like Clue and Spyfall so much easier now! ;D
@Wintermoot
Post by: Govindia on April 27, 2015, 06:57:00 AM
It's been awhile in coming, but we finally have a mentions system! :D
The way that it works is that you tag someone with the @ symbol...for example, @Wintermoot. When you make the post, they will receive a PM (and an email if they've opted to get emails when they're PMed) and the mention will be listed on the news feed page (wintreath.com if you're logged in). I hope this will make it easier to notify people that their attention is needed on the forums, especially for RPGs and forum games. :)
@Wintermoot: It doesn't work on Tapatalk sadly.
Post by: Govindia on April 27, 2015, 06:57:26 AM
@Weissreich @Wintermoot @Pengu @Govindia @Reon
@Wintermoot @Chanku
Post by: Reon on April 27, 2015, 07:16:40 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 02, 2015, 05:51:47 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 09, 2015, 04:03:06 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 29, 2015, 05:01:22 AM
The previous mentions sidebar in the newsfeed is now called notices, and displays your unread PMs in addition to your mentions. You will notice that each item is listed as being a PM or a mention, and that PMs do not have a dismiss link like mentions do...they will disappear from the list when you read the PM.
Post by: PB on May 29, 2015, 05:33:09 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 29, 2015, 05:50:57 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 31, 2015, 08:49:05 PM
I didn't like that PM notices disappeared when you read them...you may want to keep the notice to remind you to reply later on, for example, so I made it like mentions to where PM notices must be dismissed to disappear. This seems like a small change, but it required significant changes to the backend to make it work. As an aside, automated PMs, such as the ones sent by the notifications system, should not appear as notices.
Also, restored the red message stating when you had unread PMs.
Post by: Wintermoot on June 01, 2015, 12:28:42 AM
Post by: PB on June 01, 2015, 01:24:50 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on June 02, 2015, 02:38:26 AM
Post by: PB on June 02, 2015, 04:04:29 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on June 08, 2015, 12:39:20 AM
1) Spoiler, quotes, and code tags should appear correctly on the news feed.
2) Members get a notice in their notices sidebar if someone likes or dislikes one of their posts.
3) The notices sidebar now uses member's current names instead of the ones they registered with.
4) You should not longer receive a notice for PMs announcing you have a mention (mentions have their own notices)
5) The Paypal button on the donation page has been changed from 'Donate' to 'Buy Now', due to some ambiguity over whether non-charities can use the donate button. Otherwise works the same way, with you putting in how much you want to contribute on Paypal's page.
Post by: Laurentus on June 08, 2015, 12:45:43 AM
Post by: Govindia on June 08, 2015, 01:16:16 AM
Some Fixes and Changesyay!
1) Spoiler, quotes, and code tags should appear correctly on the news feed.
2) Members get a notice in their notices sidebar if someone likes or dislikes one of their posts.
3) The notices sidebar now uses member's current names instead of the ones they registered with.
4) You should not longer receive a notice for PMs announcing you have a mention (mentions have their own notices)
5) The Paypal button on the donation page has been changed from 'Donate' to 'Buy Now', due to some ambiguity over whether non-charities can use the donate button. Otherwise works the same way, with you putting in how much you want to contribute on Paypal's page.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 via Tapatalk
Post by: Govindia on June 08, 2015, 01:50:03 AM
PMs in News Feed Sidebar, Part II
I didn't like that PM notices disappeared when you read them...you may want to keep the notice to remind you to reply later on, for example, so I made it like mentions to where PM notices must be dismissed to disappear. This seems like a small change, but it required significant changes to the backend to make it work. As an aside, automated PMs, such as the ones sent by the notifications system, should not appear as notices.
Also, restored the red message stating when you had unread PMs.
How do we view this sidebar? I don't see it on mine ?
Post by: Wintermoot on June 11, 2015, 03:53:53 AM
In other news, I've opted to eliminate the arts/stories forums and tie it back into the Howling Wind Tavern. It was a good experiment, but there was little to no activity in them, and even the stuff that got posted rarely got a response. It would seem we're just not ready for the highbrow arts just yet. :P
Post by: Wintermoot on June 21, 2015, 06:21:57 AM
1) Members that have at least put in a day and a month for their birthday will now receive an email on their birthday to with them a happy birthday!
2) The newsfeed sidebar now shows who is having a birthday today, if anybody is celebrating one.
3) You can now add or change your birthday in your new profile (Your menu -> Profile)
4) The newsfeed sidebar now shows the IP address for the Minecraft server and how many people are currently online. This will update every minute. And this wasn't related to birthdays, but oh well. :P
Post by: Wintermoot on June 21, 2015, 05:51:59 PM
The Nations page has been removed. While it prompted some good developments on its own, like the code to handle multiple NSAPI requests without going over the rate limit, this feature itself was never that great, and the NS dossier is a much better way to managing multiple nations. However, you can now view your Citizenship nation in the News Feed. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on June 30, 2015, 02:21:26 AM
In instances where Flash is not available or installed, posted Youtube clips will be played using the HTML5 player. This issue was originally reported by @Chanku. Note, this may not work with older videos that were posted using the older system (before May 9th).
Post by: PB on August 04, 2015, 03:09:15 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on August 04, 2015, 05:49:12 AM
:P
Post by: Reon on August 04, 2015, 08:08:49 PM
Someone looked for the recruiter link?I fucking told you that people would be upset it was missing! Didn't I say!
:P
Post by: Wintermoot on August 06, 2015, 01:16:11 AM
Post by: Reon on August 06, 2015, 01:19:13 AM
I don't remember you saying that at all, actually. :PYou do! Liar!
Post by: Wintermoot on August 06, 2015, 01:40:24 AM
Post by: Laurentus on August 06, 2015, 10:37:38 PM
Who would like some shots?
Post by: Drexyl Nox on August 07, 2015, 05:23:29 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on August 12, 2015, 03:11:56 AM
There is a new option in the options for Citizenship Nation...this field can only be updated by an administrator, but will make it much easier for me to put in nations than going to the database, which I've been doing since we switched to the new profiles. I've gone back and updated the nations for people I didn't apply one to before as well. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on August 14, 2015, 06:33:03 AM
In honour of our festival, I will be adding new emoticons throughout the festival! The first one is a nice wave...what a wonderful way to welcome someone to the festival and to the region. :)
Post by: Aaron Specter on August 14, 2015, 02:13:27 PM
:wave:
In honour of our festival, I will be adding new emoticons throughout the festival! The first one is a nice wave...what a wonderful way to welcome someone to the festival and to the region. :)
Or maybe it's a happy goodbye? O:-)
Post by: Wintermoot on August 14, 2015, 03:13:19 PM
Post by: Michi on August 16, 2015, 03:10:28 AM
:wave:
In honour of our festival, I will be adding new emoticons throughout the festival! The first one is a nice wave...what a wonderful way to welcome someone to the festival and to the region. :)
Or maybe it's a happy goodbye? O:-)
Like "Thanks for coming, now get the *beep* out?" :P
Kidding of course.
Post by: Wintermoot on September 01, 2015, 03:28:07 AM
There has been a change to the laws page...the main laws are now bold, and their amendments are listed in under them in normal weight and tabbed over some. This should make the law index a bit easier to read, especially for when people want to go through the main laws without sorting through amendments.
Post by: Laurentus on September 02, 2015, 01:48:30 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on September 05, 2015, 03:58:13 AM
Also, user profiles have been massively overhauled. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on September 08, 2015, 06:15:23 PM
You can now include a status message in your profile. Status messages can be up to 256 characters, including any formatting, and can be entered in your new UserCP. Status messages appear under the username/avatar/basic stats at the top of the profile. :)
I've also made some changes to the "Behind the Screen" module of the profile, which shows your real-life stats. It will now only display what you put in the profile. If you have not specified a photo, name, age, gender, or location, the module will not display in your profile at all.
Post by: Wintermoot on September 10, 2015, 03:42:15 PM
The issue where multiple mentions in a post would not be recognized has been fixed.
Post by: Wintermoot on September 18, 2015, 12:34:18 AM
The donation pane used to be on the top part of the sidebar...now it makes its return, making it easy to contribute to the region or to view the accounting of the region!
Post by: Wintermoot on November 21, 2015, 04:28:13 PM
With the recruiting contest going on, I've made some updates to make the recruiting system more usable and efficient:
1) The recruiting page will only show a maximum of 1000 nations at a time, which should make the page load faster and be more responsible. As you recruit nations on the last, older unrecruited nations will be added to the bottom of the list if there are any to display.
2) The Activity stats have been redesigned so that it's a little easier on the eyes to read and understand.
3) The system will now remove nations that have ceased to exist, particularly those that have been deleted by moderators because of their nation name or rule violations.
4) The system will now attempt to track the activity of nations on the recruitment list, and will now rank them in order of last activity instead of latest founded nation (noting that being founded is counted as an activity). A nation founded six hours ago that just changed their flag is probably a better recruitment target than one founded three hours ago that's done nothing since.
Technical Note: At various times changes 3 and 4 may only be partially effective, especially when nobody is on the recruit page. When someone is on the recruit page, the update script runs once a minute, but otherwise it runs every 15 minutes due to restrictions on cron jobs from our host. Since the NationStates API is limited to returning so many events, if there were more events in the previous 15 minutes some will be cut off...for example, during game update when many nations are being deleted. I've partially accounted for this by splitting things into multiple API calls, but until a better solution comes to me I believe the changes are still beneficial.
Post by: Wintermoot on November 27, 2015, 07:43:14 AM
At the request of @Laurentus, the Roleplayer's Gathering forum has been revived, and the Wintreath Space Expedition RP has been moved to it.
Post by: Sapphiron on November 27, 2015, 07:47:33 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 27, 2015, 07:59:58 AM
Post by: Laurentus on November 27, 2015, 02:41:12 PM
But I have another idea. I think it might be more organised to have a sub-forum for every individual RP, within the greater RP Guild. I don't anticipate people coming up with as many RPs in the future as they're coming up with now.
Post by: taulover on November 27, 2015, 08:02:48 PM
I think what Sapph means is making the RP Guild a proper division of the forum, like the Civil Service, and then having the RPer's Gathering as a sub-forum of the RP Guild.Perhaps the RP Guild could directly supplant the RPer's Gathering?
But I have another idea. I think it might be more organised to have a sub-forum for every individual RP, within the greater RP Guild. I don't anticipate people coming up with as many RPs in the future as they're coming up with now.
Post by: Laurentus on November 27, 2015, 08:06:22 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 28, 2015, 09:04:33 AM
As more roleplays are added and guilds in general roll out, we'll re-evaluate.
Post by: Laurentus on November 28, 2015, 09:27:31 AM
Also, I'm not sure I follow the logic here. The serious RPs being proposed in the Guild end up becoming the RPs in the Gathering. We even require people to sign up in the guild before they can join an RP. Why, then, does The RP Guild =/= The RP Gathering?
Post by: Wintermoot on November 28, 2015, 10:01:02 AM
While the RP guild interacts with the RP community in leading, encouraging, and supporting endeavors in that area, it is still essentially a government body along with the mentoring guild. At the very least during the pilot phase it makes sense to keep them in the government area. The RPs themselves are a part of regional culture, so it makes sense for them to be in the cultural area.
I get the feeling that we may not be on the same page on how the RP guild relates to the actual RPs. If this is the case, it may be beneficial to discuss this further in the Riksråd chambers.
Post by: Laurentus on November 28, 2015, 10:03:46 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 29, 2015, 04:13:41 AM
The old game master group from the original rendition of the Roleplayers' Gathering has been revived. This will allow the game master of a particular RP certain moderation powers over topics that they created, such as the ability to edit and delete posts and lock their topics. This masking has already been applied to @Commander_Zemas and will be applied to the game masters of future RPs.
The head of the RP guild has been granted moderation authority over the RP forum, in addition to the Jarl and Thane of Culture.
Post by: Wintermoot on November 30, 2015, 08:36:07 AM
The recruiter system now records the person that recruited to each nation, the last known region of the nation, and whether they were ever in Wintreath. The purpose for these changes will be made clear in the next few days. :p
Post by: Wintermoot on December 15, 2015, 02:29:55 AM
Today is my first official day of vacation from work, and I used it to start working on something I've had in mind for a few months. Even though it's been our official policy to keep down the number of subforums, I get requests for them often, and sometimes I'll make an exception, but usually it's for things that don't justify having their own forum or subforum. But...what if you could create areas dedicated to different things and attach forum topics to them? This is what I'm working on.
Prototype Civ5 Link: http://wintreath.com/w/civ5
Notice that this link looks different than usual site links...since these areas will not be on the main forum page, I wanted to make it so that they were easy to remember, so I utilized clean URLs, a relatively new practice of making more human-friendly (and search engine-friendly) URLs. I will begin applying this method to other parts of the website in the future. In the same vein, the recruiter URL has changed as well, to...
Recruiter Link: http://wintreath.com/recruit/
Please let me know what you think and what you'd be interested in seeing as I develop this feature further. :)
Post by: Sapphiron on December 15, 2015, 03:54:18 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on December 15, 2015, 03:58:52 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on December 18, 2015, 02:32:26 AM
I have coded in the ability for area curators to attach and remove topics from their collections. At the top and bottom of each topic page is the new ATTACH link (beside REPLY). Clicking it will allow you to select the collection that you want to add it to and from there it'll be attached. Unattaching is done via the collection page, but that option is only seen by curators. This means nothing to most of you at the moment, but the next update will include the ability to actually create collections and start messing with them. :)
I have also reorganized the roleplay area after seeking advice from Laurentus...all the roleplay stuff is now in one area. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on December 23, 2015, 01:35:00 AM
The donation page has been spruced up, with the list of contributors moved from the Google spreadsheet to the actual page. Probably not the most visited page, but at least now it looks pretty. It's also been given the new clean URL of wintreath.com/donate/
Post by: Wintermoot on January 07, 2016, 07:24:39 AM
Just a heads-up that I'm considering merging the Amalyan Quarter and the Frostmist Arena. If anyone sees an issue with this please post. :P
Post by: Laurentus on January 07, 2016, 01:13:02 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on January 07, 2016, 02:49:16 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on January 12, 2016, 06:54:39 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on February 10, 2016, 05:26:51 PM
I spruced up the front page of the forums some...tried to make them look less clunky and easier to navigate. Let me know what you think. :)
Post by: taulover on February 10, 2016, 06:02:05 PM
That said, the child boards being located farther away on the screen from their parent boards is a bit confusing, especially since now they're just as close to the board under them.
Post by: Wintermoot on February 10, 2016, 06:11:07 PM
Basically I'm trying to make the forums look more modern and less cluttered, and I'm going to go through each page of the website one at a time. Afterwards, I hope we'll be in good shape to make some alternative skins that people can choose from. I for one miss having a dark skin.
Post by: Wintermoot on February 10, 2016, 07:12:56 PM
Post by: Laurentus on February 10, 2016, 09:13:41 PM
Something I really love from Balder's forum is the Timertina theme, which looks very nice to me. Is a similar theme possible here?
Post by: Wintermoot on February 10, 2016, 09:49:57 PM
Post by: BraveSirRobin on February 10, 2016, 11:41:10 PM
Post by: Chanku on February 10, 2016, 11:48:23 PM
Post by: taulover on February 10, 2016, 11:50:56 PM
I like how the website keeps changing even as I type this out. Looks much better now, with the small images.
I think the topic/post counts should also probably be made smaller too.
Edit: Actually, now that I'm actually browsing, the pictures still are a bit too distracting for me, personally (especially at their current placement). I suppose I could get used them after some time, though.
Post by: BraveSirRobin on February 11, 2016, 12:26:58 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on February 11, 2016, 01:55:02 AM
Post by: BraveSirRobin on February 11, 2016, 02:04:10 AM
Just as soon as I think it couldn't get better, it does. Thanks!! :)
Post by: Wintermoot on February 11, 2016, 03:10:16 AM
We'll see. :P
Post by: taulover on February 11, 2016, 05:09:20 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on February 11, 2016, 05:36:49 AM
All that changed was the placement of the subforums, it shouldn't have changed any functionality.
Post by: taulover on February 11, 2016, 05:51:57 AM
Post by: taulover on February 16, 2016, 01:42:38 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on February 16, 2016, 05:06:57 PM
Post by: taulover on February 16, 2016, 05:21:40 PM
Last post button?There's a button to go to the last post posted. It looks like a piece of paper with an arrow on it.
Post by: Wintermoot on February 16, 2016, 05:22:49 PM
Post by: taulover on February 16, 2016, 06:00:00 PM
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FVgVSPnu.png&hash=f9ae7a57d9b6851a6d4795c2b642fd14)
Post by: BraveSirRobin on February 16, 2016, 10:59:47 PM
Or am I just going insane? :(
Post by: Laurentus on February 17, 2016, 06:32:59 AM
Post by: taulover on February 17, 2016, 06:55:28 AM
I'm afraid it's the latter if you're referring to the Modify button next to Quote. :POr he might be referring to the fact that there's also a Modify button at the bottom right of your post, above your signature. That's always been there, as far as I remember.
Post by: Michi on February 17, 2016, 07:11:20 AM
I'm afraid it's the latter if you're referring to the Modify button next to Quote. :POr he might be referring to the fact that there's also a Modify button at the bottom right of your post, above your signature. That's always been there, as far as I remember.
Isn't that what Laurentus was referring to? ???
EDIT: Oh, that one. Huh, I never noticed the one above the signature before.
Post by: Laurentus on February 17, 2016, 11:52:33 AM
Post by: BraveSirRobin on February 17, 2016, 05:10:47 PM
I don't see any of the buttons we've been talking about. Conspiracy!No edits for you! :P
Post by: taulover on February 17, 2016, 06:11:21 PM
The thing on the left.@Wintermoot?
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FVgVSPnu.png&hash=f9ae7a57d9b6851a6d4795c2b642fd14)
Post by: Michi on February 17, 2016, 10:32:51 PM
Post by: taulover on February 18, 2016, 05:48:54 AM
Spoiler
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FZlQiusB.png&hash=05a6e85dad8cf30c738b76cf7866e918)
Post by: Laurentus on February 19, 2016, 06:56:37 AM
Once a topic is closed, or it's part of an area of the forum (for example the UH and OH) that a normal unmasked citizen can see, but not post in, I assume there's a reason why such a citizen can't like or dislike posts on the page directly?
Well, those posts can still be liked and disliked through the news feed. I'm not sure if this is intentional, but I thought I should bring it up.
Post by: Michi on February 19, 2016, 02:47:27 PM
I should probably bring this to your attention, @Wintermoot. I've been exploiting it to death, but still. :P
Once a topic is closed, or it's part of an area of the forum (for example the UH and OH) that a normal unmasked citizen can see, but not post in, I assume there's a reason why such a citizen can't like or dislike posts on the page directly?
Well, those posts can still be liked and disliked through the news feed. I'm not sure if this is intentional, but I thought I should bring it up.
You mean topics like we'd see in the UH but as a regular citizen?
You can still like the posts within that thread.
The options are pushed over to a different area, but if you press either one, it will like/dislike something like it normally would. If you reload the page, you'll see your new like/dislike on it.
As an example, I just went and gave a "like" to North's recent post in the Storting Reformation Act thread/
Post by: Laurentus on February 19, 2016, 03:39:24 PM
Post by: taulover on February 19, 2016, 06:25:17 PM
Oh, shit. Would you look at that. For some reason the thumbs-up and thumbs-down button are right on top of each other on my phone, though. Like, they cross into each other.Oh, so like it doesn't render properly on your phone's browser?
Post by: PB on February 19, 2016, 06:37:49 PM
Oh, shit. Would you look at that. For some reason the thumbs-up and thumbs-down button are right on top of each other on my phone, though. Like, they cross into each other.
Sometimes this happens to me on several platforms (mobile and desktop).
Post by: Michi on February 20, 2016, 12:53:53 AM
Oh, shit. Would you look at that. For some reason the thumbs-up and thumbs-down button are right on top of each other on my phone, though. Like, they cross into each other.
For some topics it does that. For some they're vertically across from each other with the like/dislike number on top of them, and for others they're vertically across each other with the like/dislike number next to them.
I don't really know why each thread/post is different. ???
Post by: taulover on February 20, 2016, 02:42:34 AM
The ones that are vertically placed are in closed/locked threads.Oh, shit. Would you look at that. For some reason the thumbs-up and thumbs-down button are right on top of each other on my phone, though. Like, they cross into each other.
For some topics it does that. For some they're vertically across from each other with the like/dislike number on top of them, and for others they're vertically across each other with the like/dislike number next to them.
I don't really know why each thread/post is different. ???
But that isn't what Laurentus is referring to; he's saying that his mobile browser renders it incorrectly, causing them to overlap (I think).
Post by: Laurentus on February 20, 2016, 04:56:19 AM
EDIT: They also appear a ways off from the text of each thread, and are closer to the avatar, also making them more difficult to spot when zoomed in while on my phone.
Post by: Chanku on February 21, 2016, 11:37:48 PM
Post by: Michi on February 22, 2016, 12:12:17 AM
Quote
<Chanku>: http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=2745.0
<Zaphyr>: [ Login ] - http://wintreath.com
That, and it errors for me as well.
Post by: Chanku on February 22, 2016, 12:13:32 AM
Post by: Michi on February 22, 2016, 12:15:07 AM
Post by: Michi on February 22, 2016, 12:16:26 AM
Do you still have standing invitation for the OH/UH?
You're probably seeing the Courtroom forum, which nobody but current UH/OH members see normally.
Post by: Barnes on February 22, 2016, 12:21:31 AM
Post by: Michi on February 22, 2016, 12:25:11 AM
I clicked the link: it reads "halls of inquisition". Something that only Storting members are supposed to access. I never technically took the standing away. Before Gerrick posted his debate thread, I considered opening up access to all of the UH candidates.
That's what I meant.
During trial times, it's open to the public I believe, but otherwise it's hidden to everyone that isn't a part of the storting or has a standing invitation.
It's sort of like how the Riksrad has their own discussion area.
Post by: Barnes on February 22, 2016, 12:32:05 AM
Post by: Chanku on February 22, 2016, 12:35:12 AM
Post by: Michi on February 22, 2016, 12:13:13 PM
I feel like something was discussed in this effect, but I don't remember what nor what the outcome was.
Post by: Laurentus on February 22, 2016, 12:38:18 PM
Post by: BraveSirRobin on February 22, 2016, 01:52:23 PM
The Riksrad have their own discussion area? Note to self: become a Riksrad. They get cool stuffI clicked the link: it reads "halls of inquisition". Something that only Storting members are supposed to access. I never technically took the standing away. Before Gerrick posted his debate thread, I considered opening up access to all of the UH candidates.
That's what I meant.
During trial times, it's open to the public I believe, but otherwise it's hidden to everyone that isn't a part of the storting or has a standing invitation.
It's sort of like how the Riksrad has their own discussion area.
:P
Post by: Laurentus on February 22, 2016, 02:12:58 PM
Post by: Michi on February 22, 2016, 03:59:35 PM
I have access to the Halls of the Inquisition and the specific case in question. Is only the UH supposed to have it, or do the people who served as judges also have some sort of permanent standing?
If that were the case, I'd have access too. :P
Post by: Laurentus on February 22, 2016, 07:51:34 PM
@Wintermoot?
Post by: Michi on February 23, 2016, 02:07:22 AM
However, the halls themselves are hidden.
Post by: Laurentus on February 23, 2016, 02:09:16 AM
Post by: Michi on February 23, 2016, 02:15:00 AM
Maybe it was a mixup? Maybe you were supposed to get access to the PH and not the HoI. :P
Post by: Chanku on February 23, 2016, 02:30:29 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on February 23, 2016, 07:26:03 AM
Laurentus, I removed your justice sub-masking when you renounced your Citizenship, and didn't add it back when you came back. I don't know whether I missed it or just didn't think it was important since the case you were involved with was over, but I put it back.
Post by: Wintermoot on February 29, 2016, 04:46:10 AM
-The ignore feature now properly does not show posts of people that you have ignored. To add someone to ignore, go to OLD User CP -> Modify Profile -> Buddies/Ignore List -> Edit Ignore List.
-The Notes feature now uses an editable div instead of a textbox, making it look like you're typing and editing your notes right on the page itself! Not a big update in itself, but it'll enable some cool stuff in the future.
Post by: Weissreich on February 29, 2016, 05:40:05 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on February 29, 2016, 05:51:27 PM
Just thought I'd make a note that sometimes editing your signature through the New CP causes a complete loss of everything you've entered, even when you're not directly editing your signature and are just changing other values on that page. Not sure if it's been mentioned before :)
Bold mine...I'm not sure I understand, cause it sounds like a contradiction. :P
Post by: taulover on February 29, 2016, 06:04:01 PM
Let me rephrase Weissreich's statement:Just thought I'd make a note that sometimes editing your signature through the New CP causes a complete loss of everything you've entered, even when you're not directly editing your signature and are just changing other values on that page. Not sure if it's been mentioned before :)
Bold mine...I'm not sure I understand, cause it sounds like a contradiction. :P
Sometimes editing anything through the New CP causes a complete loss of your signature.
In my experience, it usually happens when you have a non-ASCII character in your signature.
Post by: Wintermoot on February 29, 2016, 07:33:01 PM
Post by: taulover on February 29, 2016, 11:40:22 PM
It sounds like it's probably an issue with non-ASCII characters...the database doesn't tend to like them. I'll have to look it up in more detail though.Why does it work with the Old CP then?
Post by: Wintermoot on March 01, 2016, 01:48:56 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on March 01, 2016, 03:10:40 AM
When the Wintreath website was created back in 2013, the standard was still to set encoding to ISO-8859-1, which at the relevant functions in PHP, such as the one that handles our form input, utilized by default. However, since then that standard has changed to UTF-8, and in an update of PHP some time ago that default behaviour was changed to utilize that standard instead, which meant the form was being sent in a different encoding than was expected. I'm not horribly familiar with encoding issues, but apparently since ASCII characters are encoded pretty much the same, this mismatch would only make itself known with non-ASCII characters.
After doing some research, I overrode the default behaviour and changed it back to ISO-8859-1. The forums still use this standard, and from what I've read updating the forums at this point would be a bigger pain in the ass than it's worth. Obviously, the forums need to be in sync with what the website uses, or else you'd run into problems if you tried using BOTH the new and old CP.
Post by: taulover on March 01, 2016, 03:35:45 AM
I have fixed the issue with signatures, which is due to changes in encoding standards and the default functionality in one of the PHP functions that handle form input.Tested, still doesn't work. :(
When the Wintreath website was created back in 2013, the standard was still to set encoding to ISO-8859-1, which at the relevant functions in PHP, such as the one that handles our form input, utilized by default. However, since then that standard has changed to UTF-8, and in an update of PHP some time ago that default behaviour was changed to utilize that standard instead, which meant the form was being sent in a different encoding than was expected. I'm not horribly familiar with encoding issues, but apparently since ASCII characters are encoded pretty much the same, this mismatch would only make itself known with non-ASCII characters.
After doing some research, I overrode the default behaviour and changed it back to ISO-8859-1. The forums still use this standard, and from what I've read updating the forums at this point would be a bigger pain in the ass than it's worth. Obviously, the forums need to be in sync with what the website uses, or else you'd run into problems if you tried using BOTH the new and old CP.
Post by: Wintermoot on March 01, 2016, 04:23:28 AM
What exact character are you using?
Post by: taulover on March 01, 2016, 05:35:52 AM
I'm testing it and I don't see a problem with characters that were a problem before...Accented é. Take a look at my signature if you want more details.
What exact character are you using?
Post by: Wintermoot on March 01, 2016, 05:41:19 AM
Have you tried clearing out your browser cache?
Post by: taulover on March 01, 2016, 07:18:58 AM
I'm able to include accented é in my signature from the new user CP without the signature disappearing.Ah, works now! Thanks!
Have you tried clearing out your browser cache?
Post by: Laurentus on March 01, 2016, 09:39:25 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on March 02, 2016, 03:42:30 AM
An issue that prevented some laws from being added to the laws page has been fixed. Thanks to @Wuufu for reporting the issue to me. :)
Post by: BraveSirRobin on March 02, 2016, 04:35:35 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on March 02, 2016, 04:48:56 PM
Post by: Michi on March 08, 2016, 07:25:13 PM
Post by: taulover on March 08, 2016, 11:32:41 PM
So I noticed this when trying to add Sméagol onto my user title...but the adding of accented characters completely erases the entire title when it saves.So the signature fix only fixed that and nothing else?
Post by: Michi on March 08, 2016, 11:40:09 PM
At first I thought it was just randomly doing it for some reason, but nope. Every time I put in that accented E and saved, it would change it and then appear with a blank title.
Post by: taulover on March 09, 2016, 12:43:46 AM
Apparently so. :PAnd when @Wintermoot finally fixes this, he's going to randomly insert an accented e into his title just to mess with us...
At first I thought it was just randomly doing it for some reason, but nope. Every time I put in that accented E and saved, it would change it and then appear with a blank title.
Post by: BraveSirRobin on March 09, 2016, 03:19:14 AM
Apparently so. :PToo bad, Pengu. You would have made an excellent Sméagollum!! :P
At first I thought it was just randomly doing it for some reason, but nope. Every time I put in that accented E and saved, it would change it and then appear with a blank title.
Post by: Michi on March 09, 2016, 09:41:16 AM
Apparently so. :PToo bad, Pengu. You would have made an excellent Sméagollum!! :P
At first I thought it was just randomly doing it for some reason, but nope. Every time I put in that accented E and saved, it would change it and then appear with a blank title.
It wouldn't have fit with the casual RP, though. Unless the house party had been in Smeagol's cave...which I doubt anyone would attend. :P
Post by: Laurentus on March 09, 2016, 09:55:34 AM
Post by: Michi on March 09, 2016, 12:31:24 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on March 13, 2016, 04:24:19 PM
I fixed a bug that allowed nations to be presented long after they had been created. For example, let's say that a nation was created and moved to another region a week ago and that we failed to recruit them. If they were to be active, they would have been moved to the top of the recruitment list, even though they had already been in another region for a week. This is not only problematic from the perspective of regional sovereignty, it's just a waste of recruiter time to send messages to people that are presumably not looking to move anymore. Now nations that are either created or last moved regions over four days ago are entirely removed from the list. Note that nations that've previously been created/moved before this change are still in the list, and will slowly be phased out as this update is applied to newly moved/created nations.
Also, I improved the filter that removes nations that move to certain regions, such as puppet dumps. When recruiting nations at the very top of the list though you may still see some nations in this category though, due to the time it takes for the NationStates API to update and our script to then pick up on it (~30 seconds to 1 minute).
Post by: Weissreich on March 17, 2016, 08:38:34 PM
Post by: HannahB on March 17, 2016, 08:48:16 PM
Something I've noticed recently - when you make a post and tag someone in it, then go back to correct a typo in the tag or add a new tag, you get a database error telling you the value doesn't exist. However! It will work through the use of {MEMBER=X}UserName{/MEMBER} tags, so I can only assume it's something to do with the auto-tagging feature using the @ symbol :)
Additonally you can get the X for the member number from the URL on their member page; for example my URL is http://wintreath.com/index.php?part=profile&id=1247 so my ID is 1247,
thus if you wanted to tag me you could type
Code: [Select]
[member=1247]HannahB[/member] :)
Post by: Michi on March 19, 2016, 06:03:34 PM
I mean that glitch to where if it's sentences upon sentences, the post automatically adjust itself...whereas if it's one giant continuous word, it pulls the page out to where you'd have to scroll to see the entire thing.
Post by: Chanku on March 19, 2016, 08:59:49 PM
Ultimately I'm not sure how doable it would be though.
Post by: Gerrick on March 22, 2016, 02:41:51 PM
Post by: Laurentus on March 22, 2016, 03:12:10 PM
You go to Old User CP -> Modify Profile -> Look and Layout. You'll see an option called Time Offset. Just adjust that by however many hours you need to to get it set to your local time.
Post by: Laurentus on March 22, 2016, 03:14:13 PM
Post by: Gerrick on March 22, 2016, 03:18:32 PM
Post by: Laurentus on March 22, 2016, 03:22:14 PM
Post by: taulover on March 22, 2016, 05:43:23 PM
Post by: PB on March 22, 2016, 09:59:29 PM
While I certainly don't know the entire logistics, I think it would be theoretically possible. HOWEVER it would require splitting words at a certain point. The reason why it does that is because, from what I can tell, the software checks for spaces when determining alignment, as such if there is no space it can not determine how to split it, so it simply doesn't. This leads to the page being stretched out, and also leads to the alignment for spaced-words being screwed up because it has a bit more space for them now...
Ultimately I'm not sure how doable it would be though.
Programming 101: The user is never the problem!
Post by: BraveSirRobin on March 23, 2016, 12:44:29 AM
@Wintermoot why is the Old User CP called the Old User CP if it has so many important features?Just because something's old doesn't mean it's not important, tau! ;)
(I'm only joking, I had the same question, too!! :P )
Post by: taulover on March 23, 2016, 01:32:02 AM
I mean, "Advanced CP" might make sense, but "OLD" (especially since it's in all caps) seems to imply that it's obsolete...@Wintermoot why is the Old User CP called the Old User CP if it has so many important features?Just because something's old doesn't mean it's not important, tau! ;)
(I'm only joking, I had the same question, too!! :P )
Post by: Weissreich on March 23, 2016, 01:40:50 AM
Or he never got round to removing it haha
Post by: taulover on March 23, 2016, 01:46:59 AM
It's a holdover from when the new profile layout came online. Instead of just deleting it, Mootles pretty much left it so that if people preferred they could use the old one, with more features but slightly longer to navigate, or the new, that had all the main features on one page but lacked some customisation options :)I think he can't really remove it, since there are actually important features in the Old User CP that aren't anywhere else (for example, date/time settings).
Or he never got round to removing it haha
Post by: Weissreich on March 23, 2016, 01:48:46 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on March 23, 2016, 04:37:08 AM
I'll get around to moving those things in one of these days. :P
Post by: BraveSirRobin on March 25, 2016, 06:44:49 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 02, 2016, 05:58:42 AM
Thanks to [violet] implementing my suggestion for the NationStates API to show whether a user has blocked recruitment telegrams (http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=376206#p28553160), the recruitment page now filters out nations that have done so. According to my initial observations, this should remove upwards of 20 to 30 percent of nations that would have otherwise been on the page...nations that it would have been a waste of time to recruit to.
I am appreciative of [violet] implementing my suggestion. It should save manual and API recruiters here and everywhere a good bit of time going into the future. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on May 05, 2016, 03:23:43 AM
Post by: Michi on May 05, 2016, 07:05:32 PM
Improved Recruitment Filtering
Thanks to [violet] implementing my suggestion for the NationStates API to show whether a user has blocked recruitment telegrams (http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=376206#p28553160), the recruitment page now filters out nations that have done so. According to my initial observations, this should remove upwards of 20 to 30 percent of nations that would have otherwise been on the page...nations that it would have been a waste of time to recruit to.
I am appreciative of [violet] implementing my suggestion. It should save manual and API recruiters here and everywhere a good bit of time going into the future. :)
Oh Violet. I remember when people were convinced that she was a bot. :)) Glad to see she took your suggestion and implemented it. It'll save quite a lot of time for recruiters.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 11, 2016, 05:43:57 AM
I've changed the overall activity section of the recruitment page to the monthly activity...it will show the number of nations that people have recruited during the current month, and will allow you to check up on the competition for the monthly contest more easily. ;)
Besides, who really wanted to know that I've recruited 175k nations anyways? :P
Post by: Wintermoot on May 13, 2016, 07:05:53 PM
I have slightly overhauled the forums. Werewolf and Minecraft have been granted their own main forums, and the two programming contest sub-forums have been merged and archived. Also, from this point forward, you may post topics about Wintreath gaming competitions and teams in the Gaming Lounge...I know there was a lot of confusion as to why those needed to be in the Amalyan Quarter before.
I plan on making additional changes to the forum soon, in order to make it easier to browse through and understand what each section is for, especially to those who are new to the forum.
Post by: taulover on May 14, 2016, 01:43:27 AM
Post by: Michi on May 14, 2016, 02:32:01 AM
Why was the Frostmist Arena abolished in the first place, again? :P
Well, the only really active game within it outside of the Minecraft/Civ stuff was Werewolf.
Maybe once more forum games are running, it'll see a return. :P
Post by: Wintermoot on May 14, 2016, 02:45:42 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 16, 2016, 06:17:40 AM
Because the future character and nation profiles (http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=3517.0) will have to be listed somewhere, I've began the work of revamping profiles (again). For now, the changes are only on my profile, which you can view here (http://wintreath.com/index.php?part=profile&id=1). As you can tell, there's still some polishing to do before releasing them to everyone.
The biggest addition is probably the tile-ribbon, a row of tiles that makes basic stats about a person easy to see and understand. I envision character and user profiles also having a tile-ribbon, except that their stats will be things relevant to the nation or character instead of the user. The photo (photos didn't look good as tiles, unfortunately), contact list, and actions have been merged and moved to the right of the page, which will also be where nation and character profiles are listed in the future. In character and nation profiles, I imagine that this could either be a place to highlight additional facts and figures (like on many Wikipedia pages) or something that people could code into their profiles, as you can code in things like this on NS dispatches and such. A lot of those decisions will depend on the outcome of the nation and character profile discussion I linked above.
The profile status has been moved to the bottom as well. There's a reason for this, but that's for a far-future update, I'm afraid. In the meantime, if you would like to try out the new profile format, let me know here and I'll adjust the code to include you. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on May 17, 2016, 07:21:36 AM
Post by: Weissreich on May 17, 2016, 02:52:03 PM
Post by: tatte on May 17, 2016, 04:40:30 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 18, 2016, 07:21:08 AM
Profile Contacts Overhaul
Profile contacts are the next area to get an overhaul...not only do they look different, you can now add a contact for any service or website instead of just Steam or Skype. You will notice on your update contact page that you can now specify the name of the service or website, your account name, and a URL for the contact if one is applicable. If it is, your account name will appear as a link that people can click to go to it. If you do not specify a URL, it will just show the account name with no link.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 20, 2016, 08:35:25 PM
You can now update your username through the new user CP...the option to update it through the old one has been removed. Additionally, in new profiles, you can now view someone's username history by clicking the down arrow next to their name. This will only show past names that are changed as of now. It will also display the original name they registered with. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on May 22, 2016, 05:06:36 AM
Another portion of the forums have been streamlined, with the Citizenship/Ambassador application area being merged with the Introduction/AMA area. But that's not all...new form topics have been written (it's about time...the old ones were from 2013, and the ambassador form still referred to us as a new region O_O). Going forward, people applying for Citizenship or ambassadorship will post their app in the form topic instead of making a new topic. New topics will be dedicated for introductions and AMAs.
It just didn't make sense to have a forum dedicated to topics that had no relevance once an app was processed. I think this change will save space that can be used for more interesting forums in the future, and be easier to understand for new members. :)
Post by: Chanku on May 22, 2016, 08:11:44 AM
Post by: tatte on May 22, 2016, 08:47:25 AM
Additionally, stuffing all the application to a single thread takes away from the good experience of getting welcome messages from different citizens, and may also force people to swim through the thread to see if they have been accepted.
Sooo... not only are we throwing newcomers right into the community without first offering a mentor, now we are also robbing their warm welcomes they'd normally get after reaching the requirements? ???
Are the prices of bits and bytes going up? Perhaps we should go spread some of our Monarchy to some region that has plenty to spare. :D In the name of winter!
Post by: Wintermoot on May 22, 2016, 03:33:39 PM
Nonetheless, prospective Citizens will be continued to be directed to post new topics. Topics that contain only a form with no introduction will be archived after a week of no posts in them.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 23, 2016, 05:49:14 AM
The buddy list area of profiles has been updated, and (at least) I think they look much better than before. This may appear to be a small update, but I spent a good amount of time trying to find a way to arrange buddies in a way that would look decent on most screen resolutions.
Additionally, the new profiles have now been rolled out to everyone. While there are still further updates planned, the new profiles are the product of over a dozen hours of work so far, and I hope that everyone finds them better for expressing themselves and more enjoyable to read and view. :)
Post by: Chanku on May 27, 2016, 02:05:18 AM
image
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQdi5Y79.png&hash=8d9700cb274aa9b827eb4e50713c9e6e)
Post by: Wintermoot on May 27, 2016, 02:08:04 AM
Post by: Chanku on May 27, 2016, 02:08:40 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 27, 2016, 02:09:20 AM
Post by: Chanku on May 27, 2016, 02:11:27 AM
Spoiler
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F1bcAULP.png&hash=52ce27f94a04e6f5132b775ed99ea3c3)
If you look at the contact area the things aren't completely aligned that well.
Post by: taulover on May 27, 2016, 02:35:36 AM
Spoiler
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FyaAhcpK.png&hash=6d04653de6392aa4cdcf3c480215282f)
Post by: Wintermoot on May 30, 2016, 03:25:31 AM
The area for updating your profile, contacts, and account options have merged. You can now find them in the 'edit profile' link in your menu. At the top of the area, you will find links to edit each area...although you can still also go to the edit contacts section by going to your profile and clicking [Update] beside of Contacts. This should make it easier for people, especially new members, to know all the options that they can change. :)
Also confirmed the issue that taulover identified, though I'm going to have to do more digging to see why there's a difference for people that aren't logged in.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 31, 2016, 12:50:15 AM
Today I worked at rearranging some code...due to the convoluted way that the newsfeed, profile, options, and notes features were originally rolled out, the code for these features was mixed in among three separate files. Each of these features now has their own file, which, while providing no obvious benefit to you guys, will make it easier to maintain and work with this code in the future.
Also, the issue that taulover identified has been fixed.
Post by: Chanku on June 03, 2016, 06:26:21 AM
Alright. I've also noticed that there is also some alignment issues that occur on EVERY profile which is shown below:@WintermootSpoiler(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F1bcAULP.png&hash=52ce27f94a04e6f5132b775ed99ea3c3)
If you look at the contact area the things aren't completely aligned that well.
Post by: Wintermoot on June 03, 2016, 04:19:51 PM
Post by: Chanku on June 03, 2016, 09:01:58 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on June 18, 2016, 05:53:47 PM
The buddy page has been updated once again, this time to slightly change the concept of the buddy list. Now, you can follow people and people can follow you, but if you follow someone AND they follow you they will become your friend. Besides allowing you to see who you have followed back and who you have not, this concept of friends will be carried further in future updates...for example, your friends may have access to portions of your profile that mere followers will not have.
I guess I'm letting it out of the bag that a profile privacy update is coming soon, at least. ;)
Post by: tatte on June 18, 2016, 06:28:07 PM
._. I don't want to move to Facebook. Please don't sell us.
Post by: Wintermoot on June 18, 2016, 07:37:11 PM
I wouldn't mind at least 2.4 billion dollars. :P
Post by: Michi on June 18, 2016, 10:58:13 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on June 19, 2016, 01:23:14 AM
In any case, there's only a few more updates until the user profile expansion is complete. After that, it's the roleplay expansion, which is coming along really nicely in the design/thinking-out phase.
Post by: Wintermoot on June 19, 2016, 04:39:53 PM
When adding a contact to your profile, you can now choose who can see the contact in your profile. The default setting will be members only, but you can modify this to one of the following options:
Everyone: All users and guests can see this contact.
Members Only: Only people logged into an account can see this contact.
Friends Only: Only your friends can see this contact.
As an example, I added a contact to my Facebook for my friends, which other groups shouldn't be able to see. Just a reminder from the last update, my friends would be people who I have added and who have added me. :)
Also fixed a few minor things with the skin...for example, the contact header appearing even if there weren't any contacts to show.
Post by: Wintermoot on June 25, 2016, 07:23:01 PM
I made some additional forum changes...the RP area is now its own separate category on the main page, and the Civil Service has been renamed The Guilds. The guilds will house all the guilds (except the RP guild, at their request), and eventually will be set up so each guild subforum can be private or public, with private guilds being able to have a sign-up topic in the main area.
In the future, the guilds will also likely be merged with Frosthold Castle. While Frosthold Castle used to be a place for announcements and discussion from the Monarchy and Cabinet, we've been using the Announcements forum and the Citizens' Platform for those in the last year, so Frosthold Castle has fallen a bit into disuse.
Edit: Also removed the announcement box...it hadn't been updated in some time, in spite of many people being able to do so...so it was really more of a hindrance than a help.
Post by: Wintermoot on July 30, 2016, 05:00:53 AM
As discussed here (http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=3748.0), on the forum front page subforums now display in columns instead of one long list with each subforum separated by a comma. I really like how this came out and how much easier it is to tell what the subforums are...for the first time in our history this opens the door to us having more subforums without them becoming lost in everything on the page, so to speak. :)
Post by: Chanku on July 30, 2016, 06:19:43 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on July 31, 2016, 04:14:49 AM
In any case...
Another Forum Layout Change
The Guilds and Frosthold Castle have been merged...this puts the entire Executive in one area. I've also updated a lot of the subforum names, so their purpose is hopefully clearer to people that are browsing through them. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on August 09, 2016, 05:22:08 AM
I've rewritten the header code so that it uses floating divs instead of a table...the table format was clunky to work with and didn't look nice on smaller screens, but the current header should look decent on resolutions as small as 890 pixels wide. While I was at it, I moved the Steam Group and Facebook out of the menus and gave them their own icon links, and I also removed the Gaming menu...Civ V hasn't been a thing for a while, and Minecraft can now be easily found in the forums.
Post by: Weissreich on August 10, 2016, 11:36:58 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on August 10, 2016, 02:43:35 PM
Post by: taulover on August 11, 2016, 09:08:53 PM
Spoiler
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FjOUS3qw.png&hash=9c530e17d098e1e152a719fd0498c2d6)
Post by: Wintermoot on August 13, 2016, 06:08:09 PM
In any case, as was discussed fairly long ago, it is no longer possible to dislike a post and negative karma has been removed from the stats that show for people on posts. It was already removed from profiles with the introduction of the new profiles a few months back.
Post by: HannahB on August 13, 2016, 06:16:50 PM
Edit/Update: I pressed it and ir registered as a dislike on the news feed...
Post by: Wintermoot on August 13, 2016, 06:29:56 PM
Post by: taulover on August 13, 2016, 06:32:41 PM
Fixed...also I think I fixed the issue @taulover posted about.Thank you!
Post by: Wintermoot on August 13, 2016, 06:34:56 PM
My home monitors are 1680x1050, by the way. :P
Post by: HannahB on August 13, 2016, 06:36:08 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on August 13, 2016, 06:49:57 PM
Post by: Chanku on August 13, 2016, 11:33:00 PM
Post by: Laurentus on August 15, 2016, 04:56:06 PM
Post by: Laurentus on August 24, 2016, 09:01:33 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on August 24, 2016, 09:02:03 PM
Post by: Laurentus on August 24, 2016, 09:05:05 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on August 24, 2016, 09:06:41 PM
Post by: Laurentus on August 24, 2016, 09:08:02 PM
Post by: HannahB on August 24, 2016, 09:08:59 PM
Post by: Laurentus on August 24, 2016, 09:14:58 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on August 25, 2016, 08:47:17 AM
lol, I will seriously try to fix it tomorrow...I seem to have ran out of time tonight...
Post by: Weissreich on August 31, 2016, 04:59:10 PM
Post by: Laurentus on August 31, 2016, 05:13:54 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on August 31, 2016, 08:20:04 PM
To be honest, I haven't done anything to fix it because I'm thinking of changing the sidebar content. I'm not sure if we need a shoutbox or the government listing on the front page...maybe the latest topics or posts would be more relevant?
Post by: taulover on August 31, 2016, 08:31:41 PM
You have to use wintreath.com for it to work...using www.wintreath.com will cause it not to show anything.Could you change the link on the top left to wintreath.com instead? That might help.
To be honest, I haven't done anything to fix it because I'm thinking of changing the sidebar content. I'm not sure if we need a shoutbox or the government listing on the front page...maybe the latest topics or posts would be more relevant?
Speaking of that, the new Wintreath banner is a bit hard to read when it's as small as it is. Maybe change the color to be more white?
Post by: Wintermoot on September 05, 2016, 01:08:59 PM
I will refer the logo recommendation to @HannahB, since it's her graphic. :)
Post by: Laurentus on September 05, 2016, 02:13:26 PM
Now, for some reason, it starts already zoomed in, and navigation is a bitch. This started happening this morning.
I apologise for the inconvenience that this will no doubt be to try and replicate, because I know people don't use Opera Mini anymore.
Post by: Laurentus on September 05, 2016, 02:21:26 PM
Say yes to shoutbox madness.
Post by: Wintermoot on September 05, 2016, 02:37:10 PM
Post by: Gerrick on September 05, 2016, 02:55:57 PM
Try the thingy again now. :PI was having the same zoom problem on mobile this morning, but it appears to be fixed now. :)
Post by: Laurentus on September 05, 2016, 03:22:20 PM
Post by: taulover on September 05, 2016, 06:05:39 PM
Done.The new color is so much nicer.
I will refer the logo recommendation to @HannahB, since it's her graphic. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on September 06, 2016, 01:54:03 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on September 11, 2016, 05:54:06 AM
The social media links (Facebook and Steam) have been moved from the top navigation bar to the sidebar. They just didn't look right where they were, but look great on the sidebar. :)
Post by: taulover on September 23, 2016, 05:14:35 AM
Post by: taulover on October 09, 2016, 04:01:35 AM
Post by: Laurentus on October 09, 2016, 10:18:41 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on October 09, 2016, 11:22:24 PM
I also don't think the shoutbox is accessible to non-Citizens...honestly, I've been thinking about doing away with the shoutbox or moving it to a seperate page cause that column really limits space on screens with smaller resolutions.
Post by: taulover on October 10, 2016, 12:07:42 AM
Post by: taulover on November 19, 2016, 07:05:56 PM
Could you move that to the left of the profile/settings menu, and keep that on the right? Most websites I've seen (including Google and Facebook) do it that way.
Post by: Wintermoot on November 19, 2016, 09:04:00 PM
I'm not sure what you mean...what is that (move that) and what is that (keep that)?
Post by: HannahB on November 19, 2016, 11:19:51 PM
(PS: yes I do know I'm the only person that cared/cares XD I am more laughing at myself than anything else )
Post by: taulover on November 20, 2016, 01:42:05 AM
Thanks, but I'm still working on it. :PBy the first "that" I meant the notifications menu. I generally see notifications to the left of the settings/profile/logout menu on most websites.
I'm not sure what you mean...what is that (move that) and what is that (keep that)?
Post by: taulover on November 20, 2016, 06:03:49 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 21, 2016, 01:09:50 AM
Anyways...
Notifications Move
The notifications area has been moved from the newsfeed to the top menu on every page. Now when you receive a notification, the envelop icon (which was made by @trader) at the top-right will light up and a sound will play to alert you, making it easier to keep track of when people like your posts or send you a PM. At the same time, I was able to remove the notification column from the newsfeed, giving posts more space, especially on smaller screens.
As part of making the newsfeed more functional for smaller screens, I also changed how youtube clips are displayed...the default size of the videos grew from 640x400 pixels to 800x500 pixels, but now the clip will scale down to fit the space if there isn't enough space for the full size.
Overall, this should make the website more functional and useable, especially for people on smaller screens.
Post by: taulover on November 21, 2016, 01:50:39 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 21, 2016, 02:23:30 AM
Also I did some more work and spoilers will now open and close in the newsfeed now. :)
Post by: Laurentus on November 22, 2016, 03:01:01 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 22, 2016, 08:09:08 PM
And at just 64KB, it's even friendly on mobile data plans.
Post by: Caddy on November 26, 2016, 10:30:53 AM
I got freaked the fuck out by the sound from the notifications. I didn't know what was happening.
I started hearing it when I clicked that thread to get free candy. :P
I was like, "Is that the sound of my free candy arriving?"
Post by: Michi on November 26, 2016, 09:50:17 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 26, 2016, 09:53:50 PM
I haven't had any issues with the sound or notifications, but I check notifications as soon as I see I have a new one.
Post by: Michi on November 26, 2016, 10:09:18 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 26, 2016, 10:41:09 PM
Post by: Michi on November 26, 2016, 11:11:07 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 26, 2016, 11:16:40 PM
Post by: Michi on November 26, 2016, 11:27:59 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 26, 2016, 11:28:42 PM
Post by: Michi on November 26, 2016, 11:29:37 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 26, 2016, 11:31:13 PM
Post by: Michi on November 26, 2016, 11:45:58 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 26, 2016, 11:46:58 PM
Post by: Michi on November 26, 2016, 11:48:19 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 26, 2016, 11:49:20 PM
Post by: Michi on November 26, 2016, 11:50:18 PM
And maybe I like the attention. :P For all you know, this was a well thought out scheme to get either one. :P
Post by: Wintermoot on November 26, 2016, 11:51:29 PM
Post by: Michi on November 27, 2016, 12:02:12 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on November 27, 2016, 12:04:02 AM
Post by: taulover on November 29, 2016, 05:16:16 AM
Weird. I feel like testing this a bit, so yeah.Don't know if this is a new bug (because of the new embedded video system?) or if it's been here before.
:)
:)
Yeah so emoticons can't appear after a video in a post? :)
Post by: Hydra on November 29, 2016, 05:18:21 AM
Quoting from the Dumping Grounds:Weird. I feel like testing this a bit, so yeah.Don't know if this is a new bug (because of the new embedded video system?) or if it's been here before.
:)
:)
Yeah so emoticons can't appear after a video in a post?
Just letting you know that it shows up in the newsfeed but not here. :D
Post by: Wintermoot on November 29, 2016, 05:18:58 AM
Post by: taulover on November 29, 2016, 05:21:13 AM
Huh... that's interesting. Do the newsfeed and the forum work completely differently?Quoting from the Dumping Grounds:Weird. I feel like testing this a bit, so yeah.Don't know if this is a new bug (because of the new embedded video system?) or if it's been here before.
:)
:)
Yeah so emoticons can't appear after a video in a post?
Just letting you know that it shows up in the newsfeed but not here. :D
Post by: Caddy on November 30, 2016, 05:04:46 AM
Alrighty, it's working properly on Firefox now.
And maybe I like the attention. :P For all you know, this was a well thought out scheme to get either one. :P
You just post a lot of things that people like! :D
Post by: Wintermoot on December 02, 2016, 04:08:06 AM
Based on the discussion I had with @Gerrick in SWOYM, I created a link to view your unread topics which you can find next to the Recent Topics link at the bottom of the main forum page. I also cleaned up the unread topics page a bit to match other areas of the forum.
Post by: Laurentus on December 02, 2016, 07:08:53 PM
Post by: Michi on December 02, 2016, 11:18:03 PM
Post by: Mathyland on December 02, 2016, 11:32:17 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on December 03, 2016, 04:14:04 AM
Question: why is this topic called UPDATES: Current Updates?
Yeah, isn't that a bit redundant?Because we were using a topic tagging system in the technical forum when this topic was created.
Post by: taulover on December 14, 2016, 12:41:36 AM
Not sure if this is a new issue or if it occurred in the old notifications bar as well, since I barely ever use the news feed.
Post by: Wintermoot on December 14, 2016, 06:38:09 PM
Post by: Mathyland on December 14, 2016, 11:20:46 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on December 15, 2016, 01:20:19 AM
I spent some time updating the code for the mention system...completely separating it from the newsfeed code from which it originally spawned and upgrading the database calls from outdated mysql_ functions to more modern and secure PDO calls. Since that probably doesn't mean much to many people, I also added quotes to the notification system! You should now get a notification when one of your posts have been quoted by someone else. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on December 15, 2016, 01:25:18 AM
I've noticed that the karma count doesn't have commas like the post count does.¯\_(ツ)_/¯
:P
Post by: taulover on December 15, 2016, 01:41:34 AM
Should be fixed. :)Now my random mobile browser (Dolphin) won't clear the menu. :( (Don't worry about fixing it, it's too minor of an issue for you to worry about.)
Post by: Wintermoot on December 15, 2016, 02:24:25 AM
Post by: taulover on December 15, 2016, 03:02:26 AM
What do you mean by clear?The menu doesn't turn from orange back to transparent on that browser when I click on it.
Post by: Wintermoot on December 15, 2016, 04:11:43 AM
Post by: Hydra on December 15, 2016, 04:38:59 AM
Picture
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fb71MK3t.png&hash=c2ae45a5e324d3136be79463aea58f5f)
Post by: Wintermoot on December 15, 2016, 04:47:29 AM
Post by: Hydra on December 15, 2016, 04:55:34 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on December 15, 2016, 04:57:29 AM
Post by: taulover on December 16, 2016, 05:37:36 PM
That's odd...everything that I did was on the backend. It shouldn't have changed anything browser-specific.Working now. No idea why it didn't work the other day.
Post by: Laurentus on December 17, 2016, 06:22:11 PM
Post by: taulover on December 17, 2016, 06:59:16 PM
I notice that the mention PM text appears to have changed. Any reason for that?Is there any way to disable the PM notification for being quoted? I mean, it's a pretty nice feature, but I can see it getting annoying very quick, especially if you end up in a quote chain or something.
Ninja edit: what's that asterisk doing in my quote?
Post by: Wintermoot on December 21, 2016, 12:34:58 AM
@Wintermoot, how would I go about linking to the newest parts of some topics, if I wanted to include them in my signature? I want to link to all the topics in my new RP, to save everyone some scrolling.I'm honestly not sure...the easiest thing to do might be to link to the RP forum, where they could click the new link for each topic.
Is there any way to disable the PM notification for being quoted? I mean, it's a pretty nice feature, but I can see it getting annoying very quick, especially if you end up in a quote chain or something.There is no way to opt-out from PM notifications at the moment, but there probably will be in the future along with other options such as notification by mobile text message.
Post by: Wintermoot on December 23, 2016, 05:51:49 AM
I've separated custom option settings (found in Edit Profile->Options) from the default forum software options in the database, which should make it easier to add more options in the future as well as make any future upgrade of the forum software a bit more hassle-free. In the course of working on this, I discovered a bug related to notifications sent to new members due to the automated PM that gets sent to them, and fixed that as well.
Unfortunately another update that provides no obvious benefit to you, the user. Sorry. :P
Post by: Wintermoot on December 31, 2016, 07:45:33 AM
Every reward tier comes with the same reward (donation page recognition and access to the patron feed), but for convenience I have added $10 and $25 reward tiers, and updated the thank you page with information related to how donation page recognition works...basically I just need to know which Patrons are connected to which Wintreath accounts (though I think I already know for those who have already pledged support). :P
Post by: taulover on January 10, 2017, 01:00:45 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on January 10, 2017, 04:48:59 AM
I made some changes to the spambot filter on the account registration page. Hopefully that'll thwart them for now at least. :)
Would it be possible to get the "Reply to All" button duplicated at the top of PMs? It's pretty annoying having to scroll down to get to that button, especially as group PM chains get really long.Possibly at some point...I've never really looked at the PM stuff, to be honest. It's something I'll have to do in the future.
Post by: Elbbsas on January 10, 2017, 05:45:00 AM
You're also able to see people's negative karma when they PM you and whenever the "person quoted you" message appears. It isn't a bother, but if you're looking around that area it might be good to remove -- considering why negative karma no longer exists.Would it be possible to get the "Reply to All" button duplicated at the top of PMs? It's pretty annoying having to scroll down to get to that button, especially as group PM chains get really long.Possibly at some point...I've never really looked at the PM stuff, to be honest. It's something I'll have to do in the future.
Post by: taulover on January 10, 2017, 06:58:31 AM
I think somebody (possibly me) actually pointed this out before... I can't seem to find it, though.You're also able to see people's negative karma when they PM you and whenever the "person quoted you" message appears. It isn't a bother, but if you're looking around that area it might be good to remove -- considering why negative karma no longer exists.Would it be possible to get the "Reply to All" button duplicated at the top of PMs? It's pretty annoying having to scroll down to get to that button, especially as group PM chains get really long.Possibly at some point...I've never really looked at the PM stuff, to be honest. It's something I'll have to do in the future.
Post by: Elbbsas on January 10, 2017, 07:23:33 AM
?I think somebody (possibly me) actually pointed this out before... I can't seem to find it, though.You're also able to see people's negative karma when they PM you and whenever the "person quoted you" message appears. It isn't a bother, but if you're looking around that area it might be good to remove -- considering why negative karma no longer exists.Would it be possible to get the "Reply to All" button duplicated at the top of PMs? It's pretty annoying having to scroll down to get to that button, especially as group PM chains get really long.Possibly at some point...I've never really looked at the PM stuff, to be honest. It's something I'll have to do in the future.
Find the place where you pointed it out, or the spot where you can see the karma?
Post by: taulover on January 10, 2017, 07:31:20 AM
I distinctly remember pointing it out, but can't seem to find where I (or someone else) did.?I think somebody (possibly me) actually pointed this out before... I can't seem to find it, though.You're also able to see people's negative karma when they PM you and whenever the "person quoted you" message appears. It isn't a bother, but if you're looking around that area it might be good to remove -- considering why negative karma no longer exists.Would it be possible to get the "Reply to All" button duplicated at the top of PMs? It's pretty annoying having to scroll down to get to that button, especially as group PM chains get really long.Possibly at some point...I've never really looked at the PM stuff, to be honest. It's something I'll have to do in the future.
Find the place where you pointed it out, or the spot where you can see the karma?
Post by: Wintermoot on January 16, 2017, 02:06:58 AM
The ability to turn on and off PM or Email notifications has been added to your account options (Your Menu->Edit Profile->Options). This effects notifications for being quoted, mentioned, or PMed...at the moment, you are only notified via the notifications menu on the site when something you post is liked. Also, even if you have PM notifications on, you will not receive a PM notification when you get a PM, since that would be rather...redundant. The red bar will also still pop up at the top of the page if you have unread PMs.
Post by: taulover on January 16, 2017, 02:15:11 AM
Post by: taulover on January 16, 2017, 03:50:00 AM
Notifications UpdateActually, nope, doesn't look nice. Now I'm not receiving any email notifications at all, despite having the options checked. (Yes, I checked my spamboxes.)
The ability to turn on and off PM or Email notifications has been added to your account options (Your Menu->Edit Profile->Options). This effects notifications for being quoted, mentioned, or PMed...at the moment, you are only notified via the notifications menu on the site when something you post is liked. Also, even if you have PM notifications on, you will not receive a PM notification when you get a PM, since that would be rather...redundant. The red bar will also still pop up at the top of the page if you have unread PMs.
Post by: Wintermoot on January 16, 2017, 04:16:50 AM
Post by: taulover on January 16, 2017, 04:39:39 AM
Are you receiving PM notifications?Yes. I'm not getting any email notifications for them, though (including for regular PMs).
Post by: Wintermoot on January 16, 2017, 03:04:07 PM
Post by: taulover on January 16, 2017, 07:38:06 PM
Am I accurate in saying that if I check "email" but not "PM", then I'll get a notification email but not a PM?
Post by: taulover on January 16, 2017, 07:52:24 PM
What about now, @taulover?So yeah, I'm still not getting email notifications for PM's anymore.
Post by: taulover on January 16, 2017, 10:03:04 PM
Quote
The database value you're trying to insert does not exist: notice_textBut it posts anyway.
Ninja edit: yep, still happening. Doesn't happen for mentioning/quoting anyone else.
Post by: Wintermoot on January 16, 2017, 10:32:26 PM
Also, whenever I try to mention or quote @Wintermoot, I get this error:Wow, a triple-post. You must really be hurting, @taulover. :PQuoteThe database value you're trying to insert does not exist: notice_textBut it posts anyway.
Ninja edit: yep, still happening. Doesn't happen for mentioning/quoting anyone else.
Post by: taulover on January 18, 2017, 01:38:23 AM
Spoiler
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FA3MVpWr.png&hash=9811ef5dac617f05386dda61c77e2986)
Post by: taulover on January 26, 2017, 10:30:50 PM
The issue now is that the system doesn't differentiate between regular and notification PMs, and as a result you get two emails:@Wintermoot(I suppose you're currently in the process of fixing it?)Spoiler(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FA3MVpWr.png&hash=9811ef5dac617f05386dda61c77e2986)
Post by: Michi on January 31, 2017, 07:22:48 AM
On my phone it's not an issue though...and since normally use the wifi on my phone (and other pages load normally) I don't see why it'd be a conmection issue on my end.
Post by: Wintermoot on February 05, 2017, 11:09:01 PM
The issue now is that the system doesn't differentiate between regular and notification PMs, and as a result you get two emails:I think I fixed this, but it'll be hard to be sure until someone confirms it.(I suppose you're currently in the process of fixing it?)Spoiler(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FA3MVpWr.png&hash=9811ef5dac617f05386dda61c77e2986)
Post by: taulover on February 05, 2017, 11:44:07 PM
I still appear to be getting two emails (for instance when you quoted me there).The issue now is that the system doesn't differentiate between regular and notification PMs, and as a result you get two emails:I think I fixed this, but it'll be hard to be sure until someone confirms it.(I suppose you're currently in the process of fixing it?)Spoiler(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FA3MVpWr.png&hash=9811ef5dac617f05386dda61c77e2986)
Post by: Wintermoot on February 06, 2017, 12:05:31 AM
I still appear to be getting two emails (for instance when you quoted me there).How about now?
Post by: taulover on February 06, 2017, 01:06:12 AM
Yeah, still getting two emails.I still appear to be getting two emails (for instance when you quoted me there).How about now?
My suggestion (that I thought up of some time back, it's probably a shitty idea and wouldn't work very well):
if (notifyPM=true AND notifyEmail=true) send PM notification only, which will then be converted to email by the existing system
Post by: Wintermoot on February 06, 2017, 01:30:13 AM
My suggestion (that I thought up of some time back, it's probably a shitty idea and wouldn't work very well):It's a bit more complicated than that because notifications are triggered by different scripts...for example, quoting a post triggers the notification system, which triggers a PM, which triggers the notification system again. All you can do at that point is tell it not to trigger the notification system again based on something related to the PM that's being sent.
if (notifyPM=true AND notifyEmail=true) send PM notification only, which will then be converted to email by the existing system
What about now?
Post by: taulover on February 06, 2017, 01:58:22 AM
Still getting two emails.My suggestion (that I thought up of some time back, it's probably a shitty idea and wouldn't work very well):It's a bit more complicated than that because notifications are triggered by different scripts...for example, quoting a post triggers the notification system, which triggers a PM, which triggers the notification system again. All you can do at that point is tell it not to trigger the notification system again based on something related to the PM that's being sent.
if (notifyPM=true AND notifyEmail=true) send PM notification only, which will then be converted to email by the existing system
What about now?
The standalone email is related to the PM system? As in, the notification system can't send the PM without also sending that non-PM email?
Post by: Wintermoot on February 06, 2017, 02:13:50 AM
What I mean is if you just base it on if whether email and PM notifications are on, then you'd block email notifications of all PMs...the call to send a PM/email from the notification system is the same as sending them through any other part of the forum.Still getting two emails.My suggestion (that I thought up of some time back, it's probably a shitty idea and wouldn't work very well):It's a bit more complicated than that because notifications are triggered by different scripts...for example, quoting a post triggers the notification system, which triggers a PM, which triggers the notification system again. All you can do at that point is tell it not to trigger the notification system again based on something related to the PM that's being sent.
if (notifyPM=true AND notifyEmail=true) send PM notification only, which will then be converted to email by the existing system
What about now?
The standalone email is related to the PM system? As in, the notification system can't send the PM without also sending that non-PM email?
So basically I'm trying to base it off the contents of the notification PM...if the PM is this and email notification is on, don't send the email notification.
Post by: taulover on February 06, 2017, 02:27:10 AM
Yeah I think that's what I was trying to say, maybe I didn't convey it clearly.What I mean is if you just base it on if whether email and PM notifications are on, then you'd block email notifications of all PMs...the call to send a PM/email from the notification system is the same as sending them through any other part of the forum.Still getting two emails.My suggestion (that I thought up of some time back, it's probably a shitty idea and wouldn't work very well):It's a bit more complicated than that because notifications are triggered by different scripts...for example, quoting a post triggers the notification system, which triggers a PM, which triggers the notification system again. All you can do at that point is tell it not to trigger the notification system again based on something related to the PM that's being sent.
if (notifyPM=true AND notifyEmail=true) send PM notification only, which will then be converted to email by the existing system
What about now?
The standalone email is related to the PM system? As in, the notification system can't send the PM without also sending that non-PM email?
So basically I'm trying to base it off the contents of the notification PM...if the PM is this and email notification is on, don't send the email notification.
And it seems to working now, though I can't be completely sure since the system sometimes sends emails late. Thanks!
Post by: Wintermoot on February 06, 2017, 02:32:08 AM
Post by: taulover on February 06, 2017, 03:14:16 AM
Excellent! :DActually I just got the second email notification... It was just delayed a bit. :(
Edit: This seems to be happening again too (it didn't happen for quite a while, did you fix it and break it again?):
Also, whenever I try to mention or quote @Wintermoot, I get this error:QuoteThe database value you're trying to insert does not exist: notice_textBut it posts anyway.
Ninja edit: yep, still happening. Doesn't happen for mentioning/quoting anyone else.
Post by: Wintermoot on February 06, 2017, 04:00:09 AM
Actually I just got the second email notification... It was just delayed a bit. :(I removed a section relating to buddies...it's a bit of a long-shot, but meh.
Edit: This seems to be happening again too (it didn't happen for quite a while, did you fix it and break it again?):
Post by: taulover on February 06, 2017, 04:32:34 AM
Still seeing two emails. And the notice_text error thingy is still there too.Actually I just got the second email notification... It was just delayed a bit. :(I removed a section relating to buddies...it's a bit of a long-shot, but meh.
Edit: This seems to be happening again too (it didn't happen for quite a while, did you fix it and break it again?):
Post by: Wintermoot on February 06, 2017, 04:21:44 PM
Still seeing two emails. And the notice_text error thingy is still there too.What about now?
Post by: taulover on February 06, 2017, 05:43:37 PM
Still happening (both errors).Still seeing two emails. And the notice_text error thingy is still there too.What about now?
Post by: Chanku on February 09, 2017, 05:39:37 AM
Post by: Michi on February 10, 2017, 01:43:18 AM
I don't know why...but the site is suddenly having immense loading issues on my laptop. It'll load half the page, and then it'll take forever to load the rest.
On my phone it's not an issue though...and since normally use the wifi on my phone (and other pages load normally) I don't see why it'd be a conmection issue on my end.
So...going back to this issue, I notice it's only with Firefox that it's been having the loading issues, and it's only with the Wintreath page. Whether it's loading a post, loading to do a reply, finishing a reply, or what have you...the page takes ages to load. Yet other sites work just fine with no issues.
When I load it on Chrome, it loads just fine.
Post by: Wintermoot on March 03, 2017, 09:34:10 PM
This means if you mentioned me in probably the last month, I didn't get it. Sorry. ;-;
Post by: taulover on March 04, 2017, 06:26:48 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on March 04, 2017, 06:28:30 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on March 06, 2017, 12:56:36 AM
Post by: taulover on March 06, 2017, 04:30:31 AM
I took another stab at fixing the multiple email notifications issue, but who knows? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Is it fixed?
(Or if you have email notifications disabled, could you mention/quote me?)
Post by: Wintermoot on March 06, 2017, 04:31:44 AM
Is it fixed?I do indeed have them disabled. :P
(Or if you have email notifications disabled, could you mention/quote me?)
Post by: taulover on March 06, 2017, 07:23:53 AM
Looks like it is in fact working! :D Thanks!Is it fixed?I do indeed have them disabled. :P
(Or if you have email notifications disabled, could you mention/quote me?)
Post by: Wintermoot on March 06, 2017, 05:55:37 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on March 11, 2017, 09:14:09 PM
On the general discussion end, game reviews have been folded back into the general gaming forum. While I may still work on a reviews website that draws from them, for now I've decided to devote time to things that specifically improve the forums or areas that we're already invested in. :)
Post by: Wintermoot on March 25, 2017, 06:10:04 PM
http://wintreath.com/index.php?part=stats
Also moved AMAs to a subforum under general discussion the other day. They were meant to be convenient for new people to get their five posts, but it didn't work out that way and guests can still access the new subforum.
Post by: Wintermoot on March 26, 2017, 08:26:39 PM
Post by: taulover on March 26, 2017, 10:43:31 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on April 02, 2017, 01:34:44 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on April 03, 2017, 02:09:03 AM
I wonder why. O:-)
Post by: Gerrick on April 03, 2017, 02:29:33 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on April 03, 2017, 03:17:59 AM
Post by: Gerrick on May 09, 2017, 05:51:18 PM
Post by: taulover on May 09, 2017, 09:16:02 PM
I can no longer find the recruitment tool. Perhaps we can add a link to it in the "NationStates" drop-down list at the top of the page?It's reachable from the recruitment guide, but yeah, not that accessible.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 10, 2017, 03:56:42 AM
Post by: Gerrick on May 10, 2017, 04:55:44 AM
Does this mean that someone other than me is going to recruit? :PHey, I used to recruit! I was going for the position of head of the recruitment guild until HannahB barely beat me in recruitment that month. Then I created the Arena and was made Jarl of Culture and got busy with all of that.
But, yes, I am. O:-)
Post by: Mathyland on May 11, 2017, 02:14:40 AM
Does this mean that someone other than me is going to recruit? :PI will, at least a little.
What should I change the bottom of the standard template (http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=2886.msg47697#msg47697) to so that it doesn't sound like I'm the monarch?
Post by: Gerrick on May 11, 2017, 03:35:02 AM
I'd use the Text of the Call (http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=3123.0) as it's a bit newer. I added the updated version I created and use at the bottom of the thread.Does this mean that someone other than me is going to recruit? :PI will, at least a little.
What should I change the bottom of the standard template (http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=2886.msg47697#msg47697) to so that it doesn't sound like I'm the monarch?
And I would just remove the title so that you just have your name.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 11, 2017, 05:22:11 AM
Post by: tatte on May 11, 2017, 07:14:01 AM
My suggestion would be utilizing the navigation bar at the top, if not dedicated links for each guild, perhaps just a "Guild" link (under "Community", perhaps) to a post that lists and explains the guilds and directs to relevant subforums/topics.
At the very least we need an introductionary topic in the Frosthold Castle so people don't have to go through the topics list and pray. (Search isn't much help when the most obvious word, "recruiting", isn't used even once in the Keepers' thread.)
But wait, there's more! I'd really appreciate it if we could store our nation flags in our profiles. It would be a huge convenience for those of us who keep resurrecting our nations few times a years (and aren't they relevant enough to showcase?)
Post by: Wintermoot on May 12, 2017, 02:20:23 AM
I'll look into your suggestions for the future...are you wanting like an image upload to store your flag? A profile field? Something that gets the flag from NS?
Post by: Mathyland on May 12, 2017, 03:01:44 AM
What do you mean by "the title" that I should remove?I'd use the Text of the Call (http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=3123.0) as it's a bit newer. I added the updated version I created and use at the bottom of the thread.Does this mean that someone other than me is going to recruit? :PI will, at least a little.
What should I change the bottom of the standard template (http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=2886.msg47697#msg47697) to so that it doesn't sound like I'm the monarch?
And I would just remove the title so that you just have your name.
Post by: Gerrick on May 12, 2017, 03:05:03 AM
Where it says "Founder and Monarch of Wintreath"What do you mean by "the title" that I should remove?I'd use the Text of the Call (http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=3123.0) as it's a bit newer. I added the updated version I created and use at the bottom of the thread.Does this mean that someone other than me is going to recruit? :PI will, at least a little.
What should I change the bottom of the standard template (http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=2886.msg47697#msg47697) to so that it doesn't sound like I'm the monarch?
And I would just remove the title so that you just have your name.
Post by: Mathyland on May 12, 2017, 03:09:29 AM
I don't think it says that anywhere in the Text of the Call, but I've got it now.Where it says "Founder and Monarch of Wintreath"What do you mean by "the title" that I should remove?I'd use the Text of the Call (http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=3123.0) as it's a bit newer. I added the updated version I created and use at the bottom of the thread.Does this mean that someone other than me is going to recruit? :PI will, at least a little.
What should I change the bottom of the standard template (http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=2886.msg47697#msg47697) to so that it doesn't sound like I'm the monarch?
And I would just remove the title so that you just have your name.
Post by: tatte on May 12, 2017, 09:46:23 AM
I'll look into your suggestions for the future...are you wanting like an image upload to store your flag? A profile field? Something that gets the flag from NS?Ideally an image upload, but if you don't want to stretch your resources too thin, even the option to link the flag from an external site would do the job just fine. Automatically fetching the flag from NS would defeat the purpose, since NS deletes your flag when your nation ceases to exist, and this my goal here is an easy backup to restore the flag.
Post by: taulover on May 20, 2017, 03:54:40 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 20, 2017, 05:04:58 AM
Post by: taulover on May 20, 2017, 04:19:01 PM
There haven't been any coding changes lately...it must either be your computer, browser, or imagination.Yeah ok, for some reason the profile box (under your avatar and to the right of your post) is darker now for me on Chrome.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 20, 2017, 07:17:56 PM
Yeah ok, for some reason the profile box (under your avatar and to the right of your post) is darker now for me on Chrome.I dunno man, I use Chrome and it looks the same as always to me.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 25, 2017, 05:02:13 AM
If you are using Chrome on desktop and you notice something amiss, try Ctrl+F5 to force an update of your cache.
Post by: taulover on May 25, 2017, 04:14:35 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 25, 2017, 04:47:01 PM
Post by: taulover on May 25, 2017, 04:47:28 PM
Okay, so I'm not a very big fan of this update. I'm not at home, so I can't test it on my main computer, but for all the devices I've currently tested, the changes have, IMO, made browsing worse.
This is what the site looks like on the desktop that I'm writing this on:
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(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FLsmGg45.png&hash=cfdef4aa6468515258541f714bbc48a0)
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FLsmGg45.png&hash=cfdef4aa6468515258541f714bbc48a0)
This is what the site looks like on iOS mobile (iPhone 5/SE resolution):
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(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fe4zRN0n.png&hash=e09c75ade16eb48bd1311f2295ab11f5)
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FCv1SO5o.png&hash=5e154176a3283f9861c25994979d4f2c)
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FCv1SO5o.png&hash=5e154176a3283f9861c25994979d4f2c)
Even at this relatively smaller screen size, it definitely doesn't warrant being displayed like this... the earlier format was perfectly fine.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 25, 2017, 05:00:14 PM
Besides that, are people really checking the sidebar so often that making an extra tap is a big deal on very low resolutions? My thinking was that in cases where space is at a premium, people would rather have more space dedicated to the forums than the sidebar, where information rarely changes. Even the shoutbox isn't very active, and in that case part of the reason why it seems so small is because a large block of uninterrupted text is stretching it.
Also, this was just a first update...I plan on making other changes to improve functionality on smaller screens, but I went ahead and implemented it because I felt this was an improvement over a front page that was absolutely impossible to even read on mobile without zooming in.
Post by: taulover on May 25, 2017, 05:21:27 PM
Based on how the appearance is moderately broken on mobile, I'm guessing that this is far from the finished product... I would suggest zooming in more so that the forum takes up as much available space as possible, like this (http://i.imgur.com/vwQENKY.png) (though allowing some more space for borders and such makes sense).
I agree that making the sidebar smaller makes sense, but at this point it's small enough to the point of hindering functionality: text is disappearing in the sidebar, buttons are overflowing from the shoutbox. If we got rid of Mathy's "#p45 etc." entry, that would probably fix things a bit, but IMO it's still a bit too thin.
Sorry for being so harsh on that last post, my criticism was definitely premature.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 25, 2017, 05:36:33 PM
I agree with what you say, and your image is much the way I plan for the front page to be, but it just takes a lot of time to go through the forum skin code, especially since it all has to be coded in such a way that it doesn't change how the site looks on the desktop except when doing so would be an improvement. Getting rid of those margins and paddings that look horrible on mobile while keeping them on desktop is a bit more tedious than you'd think. I'm hoping to do a bit at a time though, where each bit is an improvement in some sense at least.
I made a few posts on the shoutbox to clear out Mathy's post, which should help some, and I'll see if I can make it a bit wider next time I'm working with the code.
Edit: I should mention that I've also considered doing away with the shoutbox, so if it's something that's important to anyone they should make it more active so I know it's something worth working on to save.
Post by: taulover on May 25, 2017, 06:47:07 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 25, 2017, 06:48:59 PM
Post by: taulover on May 25, 2017, 07:06:39 PM
URL shortener? Looks like a normal Youtube link to me?Or whatever it's called when it autolinks and cuts out the middle of the URL. Which before meant that http links wouldn't end up expanding the shoutbox.
Post by: Chanku on May 25, 2017, 08:56:52 PM
image
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FYUpjTrmg.png&hash=23adb0621ccb748683f7d244d2f14393)
Post by: taulover on May 25, 2017, 09:04:40 PM
Just a note there is some issues with the shoutbox's rendering on my screen (1024x768)I have similar issues as well—see my first two screenshots.image(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FYUpjTrmg.png&hash=23adb0621ccb748683f7d244d2f14393)
Post by: Wintermoot on May 26, 2017, 03:50:05 AM
Post by: taulover on May 26, 2017, 04:20:43 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 26, 2017, 04:22:40 AM
Post by: taulover on May 26, 2017, 04:44:15 AM
Widened borders?The margins are significantly smaller on my screen:
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Actually, I'd like to retract this claim. I tried loading up some pages, and in my opinion at least the forum looks a lot worse on mobile now:On the other hand, on mobile it looks basically the same as before, just with the boxes moved to hug the left side of the screen.
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I might be a poor source and in the minority, considering that one of my favorite ways to browse Reddit on mobile is the desktop site, but I see no problem with having to deal the a desktop site on mobile. Zooming in is incredibly easy on mobile for a reason, and as long as not much breaks from that zoom (which from my experience didn't), I don't see a problem with that.
Like seriously, these changes are actually making me consider reinstalling Tapatalk, and the thought of that makes me shudder. :P
Edit: Rereading and I was probably too harsh with my criticisms, and my conclusions were probably wrong. So fixing some above things here.
Edit 2: Or were these changes to mobile part of the previous update, and I didn't notice it until now?
Post by: Wintermoot on May 26, 2017, 05:19:14 AM
The post page is the same as it was last night, so I guess you missed it, but I haven't had a chance to do anything there yet. The solution is probably to put the poster information above the post rather than on the side, and that way you have more space for posts. I'm also not sure why the empty space to the right is appearing...it's not doing that even on low resolutions on desktop. I'll have to look into it.
Post by: taulover on May 26, 2017, 05:31:57 AM
The post page is the same as it was last night, so I guess you missed it, but I haven't had a chance to do anything there yet. The solution is probably to put the poster information above the post rather than on the side, and that way you have more space for posts. I'm also not sure why the empty space to the right is appearing...it's not doing that even on low resolutions on desktop. I'll have to look into it.But then you'll have to scroll more, which would be quite annoying... Contrast this with how it was previously, where you had far more useful information packed onto the screen.
Though now that I think about it, if you just got rid of the empty space and readjusted the sizes of the two so that the post gets more space, I think it could be manageable.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 26, 2017, 03:06:35 PM
According to Google Analytics, on any given day a quarter to a third of our sessions are from mobile devices, but those sessions only last half as long and only view half as many pages as a session from a desktop. I'm willing to bet that developing a mobile friendly website will not only increase the length of sessions, but lead the share of mobile sessions rising.
That said, I will see about including an option for users to force the desktop version of the site, which would presumably make it much as it was before (but still including some changes made to desktop, like the new widths).
Post by: Wintermoot on May 27, 2017, 05:48:25 AM
Your Menu -> Edit Profile -> Options -> Force Desktop Version?
Post by: taulover on May 28, 2017, 06:07:25 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 28, 2017, 06:37:19 PM
The best way to handle it would probably be for the code to detect URLs and then through something like an API use an existing service to shorten it...I know Google's link shorter has an API for something like that. I just haven't decided whether its worth it to keep the existing shoutbox though (other options include coding a new shoutbox, moving it to its own page or tab, or moving it so that it takes up the full page width and is above or below the forum (as many other regions do)).
Post by: taulover on May 28, 2017, 07:01:01 PM
There haven't been any other changes in the last few days...the sidebar is set to a dynamic width, so it'll be larger on bigger screens and smaller on smaller screens, and it looks like the link in the shoutbox is stretching it. It looks like with the link you need a resolution width of ~1300px for the shoutbox not to stretch.I'd be fine with that last option.
The best way to handle it would probably be for the code to detect URLs and then through something like an API use an existing service to shorten it...I know Google's link shorter has an API for something like that. I just haven't decided whether its worth it to keep the existing shoutbox though (other options include coding a new shoutbox, moving it to its own page or tab, or moving it so that it takes up the full page width and is above or below the forum (as many other regions do)).
My main concern is that the scroll bar isn't showing up for me, when in the past it did.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 29, 2017, 06:24:23 AM
Post by: BraveSirRobin on May 29, 2017, 06:30:07 PM
Post by: Gerrick on May 29, 2017, 10:42:43 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 30, 2017, 01:38:08 AM
Don't know if it's possible, but something like that for our Steam group would be pretty cool, too. Might help facilitate playing together by showing who's online and what they're playing.Good idea...I'll have to look into if it's possible at some point. :)
Post by: Mathyland on May 30, 2017, 10:31:39 AM
The override option is in.
Your Menu -> Edit Profile -> Options -> Force Desktop Version?
I turned this on and it didn't work...
It worked for everything except for the sidebar, which is still on top of the rest of the forum.
Post by: taulover on May 30, 2017, 03:12:07 PM
Odd, it works completely for me.The override option is in.
Your Menu -> Edit Profile -> Options -> Force Desktop Version?
I turned this on and it didn't work...
It worked for everything except for the sidebar, which is still on top of the rest of the forum.
Post by: Wintermoot on May 30, 2017, 05:39:13 PM
My guess is that your device/browser doesn't do this and actually uses its native resolution by default, which would still trigger the mobile site. Perhaps it's an older device?
Out of curiosity, go to this website and post back the numbers for everything related to width: http://ryanve.com/lab/dimensions/
Post by: Wintermoot on May 31, 2017, 04:54:22 AM
And with that, the newsfeed sidebar has been removed...that's not to say there won't be one in the future, but I never really knew what to put in it and this way there's more space for the actual posts. :)
Post by: taulover on May 31, 2017, 05:11:28 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on May 31, 2017, 05:51:30 PM
And really, it still hasn't...birthdays will update once a day, and the MC server doesn't have all that many people on it lol
Post by: Elbbsas on May 31, 2017, 07:44:46 PM
Post by: taulover on May 31, 2017, 09:00:18 PM
I don't think I ever said the sidebar wasn't useful, I think I said that it's unlikely people are checking it every time they refresh the front page because the information on it doesn't change often. :PYeah I was mostly joking, just found it mildly amusing
And really, it still hasn't...birthdays will update once a day, and the MC server doesn't have all that many people on it lol
Post by: Wintermoot on May 31, 2017, 09:10:31 PM
You could put some of the Info Data information there, like who is currently online? I'm not sure how useful that would be (or how doable), but it's a reason to check it.Do you mean like the who's online list at the bottom?
Yeah I was mostly joking, just found it mildly amusingAhh
Post by: Elbbsas on May 31, 2017, 09:23:29 PM
Do you mean like the who's online list at the bottom?Yes.
Post by: Mathyland on June 01, 2017, 11:11:38 AM
Many mobile devices/browsers by default scale websites to a higher resolution in an attempt to make the whole site appear on the browser without having to scroll horizontally. The mobile version of the site forces the browser to use the actual resolution of the device with no scaling, while the option to force the desktop version removes that restriction so that the resolution scales beyond what would trigger the sidebar to move to the top.All of the width ones are 360 except for client width and offset width, which are both 346
My guess is that your device/browser doesn't do this and actually uses its native resolution by default, which would still trigger the mobile site. Perhaps it's an older device?
Out of curiosity, go to this website and post back the numbers for everything related to width: http://ryanve.com/lab/dimensions/
It might just be my stupid old Samsung phone :P
Post by: Wintermoot on June 01, 2017, 03:05:15 PM
Post by: taulover on June 01, 2017, 04:13:28 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on June 01, 2017, 04:16:14 PM
Post by: taulover on June 01, 2017, 08:40:07 PM
How so?I think I've probably misread the issue here, but aren't most mobile sites created by reading user agent data to determine whether someone is on mobile?
Post by: Wintermoot on June 01, 2017, 08:43:49 PM
I think I've probably misread the issue here, but aren't most mobile sites created by reading user agent data to determine whether someone is on mobile?I'm sure some do, but most websites that I'm aware of use width through CSS @media queries. Ultimately, they aren't so much mobile websites as they are low-resolution websites...it's simply that mobile devices make the most use of them.
Post by: taulover on June 02, 2017, 01:36:07 AM
I'm fairly certain that most mobile websites, or professional ones at least, use user agents. Try getting a user agent switcher (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/user-agent-switcher-for-g/ffhkkpnppgnfaobgihpdblnhmmbodake) and look at Google, Wikipedia, reddit, news sites, etc. Even Wintreath has those Tapatalk popups.I think I've probably misread the issue here, but aren't most mobile sites created by reading user agent data to determine whether someone is on mobile?I'm sure some do, but most websites that I'm aware of use width through CSS @media queries. Ultimately, they aren't so much mobile websites as they are low-resolution websites...it's simply that mobile devices make the most use of them.
Post by: Wintermoot on June 02, 2017, 04:46:30 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on June 03, 2017, 03:37:02 AM
- all-time activity has been added back
- only nations from the last hour display on the page
- an attempt to fix the issue where nations clicked just before update reappear
Post by: Gerrick on June 03, 2017, 05:26:56 AM
Some updates to the recruiter pageGood to see the all-time activity back. Helps put things into perspective.
- all-time activity has been added back
- only nations from the last hour display on the page
- an attempt to fix the issue where nations clicked just before update reappear
Why change it so that only nations from the last hour appear?
Post by: Wintermoot on June 03, 2017, 05:46:10 AM
Good to see the all-time activity back. Helps put things into perspective.Thanks for the feedback. :)
Why change it so that only nations from the last hour appear?
The list isn't necessarily based just on re/found date...there are several variables that can bump a nation to the top of the list, with nation creation being one of them. The list is actually ordered be relevant activity date/time.
That being said, according to my research (http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=4198), most nations find their final destinations within an hour of being created. Nations created afterwards are unlikely to be receptive to recruitment except in a few potential circumstances, so it's not worth burning out recruiters to recruit to them. I limited my own recruitment to nations from the last hour for a few months after coming to that conclusion, and didn't notice much difference in success from when I was going back several hours before.
If you feel like I've missed an aspect of the issue or I'm wrong somewhere though, we can definitely reopen the issue and talk it out.
Post by: Wintermoot on June 04, 2017, 04:02:22 AM
The script also gives me the number of Citizens maintaining their Citizenship by nation, by post, and by holding paragon status so I can include that information in my revocation posts.
I may allow the script to remove Citizenships and make the revocation post automatically in the future, but for now this still saves me a lot of time. :)
Post by: Mathyland on June 04, 2017, 05:24:53 AM
That explains it...the cutoff is 800 pixels.Well, somehow it works now...
Post by: Wintermoot on June 04, 2017, 02:59:00 PM
In any case, I updated the Tapatalk plugin on the forum-side...fewer than 40 posts a month come from it at this point, but it remains an option to those who prefer it.
Post by: Hydra on June 05, 2017, 04:26:15 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on June 05, 2017, 04:36:56 AM
I'm not sure if it's just me, but I can't seem to middle click on nations from the recruitment portal to open them in new tabs. Is there any way to fix that?If you're using Chrome, you can use Ctrl+Click. I'm not sure why it changed in that browser, but that's what I do.
Post by: Hydra on June 05, 2017, 04:44:08 AM
I'm not sure if it's just me, but I can't seem to middle click on nations from the recruitment portal to open them in new tabs. Is there any way to fix that?If you're using Chrome, you can use Ctrl+Click. I'm not sure why it changed in that browser, but that's what I do.
Alright cool! Thanks! :D
Post by: taulover on June 05, 2017, 11:33:13 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on June 06, 2017, 12:22:43 PM
So apparently "logout" logs you out of every device you've logged into? Is this intended?Since it's never changed, I imagine so.
Post by: Wintermoot on June 08, 2017, 12:56:21 PM
Post by: taulover on June 08, 2017, 05:40:20 PM
Oh look. A new addition to the sidebar.Found a minor glitch:
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F3tOXxm1.png&hash=c73851dd01a38b9ddc7426175f2ccec0)
Post by: taulover on June 09, 2017, 10:56:06 PM
The birthday box has been moved from the newsfeed sidebar to the index page sidebar, and now takes the specified timezone of the viewer into account. As before, it will only show if a member has a birthday today.I just noticed that the link in the birthday box doesn't work.
http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?part=profile&id=1504
When it should be:
http://wintreath.com/index.php?part=profile&id=1504
(or http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=1504)
Post by: taulover on June 19, 2017, 06:32:32 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on June 19, 2017, 06:36:25 AM
Post by: taulover on June 19, 2017, 06:50:09 AM
I'd love to take credit for it, but it wasn't my doing. :Pwait then what happened
Post by: BraveSirRobin on June 19, 2017, 01:29:48 PM
All natural selection. See it would appear that the significant sections of the shoutbox have lost their url-annoyingness code, and over time this will become the norm, and all that will be left are cool shoutboxes, strengthening the species.I'd love to take credit for it, but it wasn't my doing. :Pwait then what happened
Post by: Wintermoot on June 19, 2017, 02:52:40 PM
wait then what happenedIt's all you, baby!
Post by: Wintermoot on June 21, 2017, 05:20:19 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on June 21, 2017, 10:11:28 PM
Post by: Mathyland on June 21, 2017, 10:18:25 PM
So there's a new thing in the sidebar. :PWOO!
Post by: Wintermoot on June 23, 2017, 04:47:47 PM
I've even colour coded the status to make it easier to notice...green means all is well, red means we're missing out on opportunities to bring new friends to the region. :P
Post by: Gerrick on June 24, 2017, 04:29:36 AM
Post by: Hydra on July 01, 2017, 03:51:35 AM
(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F5oT5L0Y.png&hash=19af45b36e86d3515761aa7d9386dc2a)
Post by: Wintermoot on July 02, 2017, 12:36:09 AM
Post by: Hydra on July 03, 2017, 05:43:11 AM
Post by: Wintermoot on July 12, 2017, 06:41:20 PM
Post by: Hydra on July 14, 2017, 05:15:51 AM
Post by: Mathyland on July 14, 2017, 06:49:08 PM
Post by: Wintermoot on July 15, 2017, 05:47:39 PM
I noticed that, on mobile, the search bar thing at the top is black now. It used to be white just like most websites.Search bar thing? I'm not sure what you mean.
Ooh since when did RMB show up on the newsfeed? :DIt's been a thing for awhile, but it was disabled because it broke the news feed. I guess I did something to inadvertently make it work again, lol.
Post by: taulover on July 15, 2017, 07:07:45 PM
Well, it may or may not have broken it again:Ooh since when did RMB show up on the newsfeed? :DIt's been a thing for awhile, but it was disabled because it broke the news feed. I guess I did something to inadvertently make it work again, lol.
Is the news feed broken for anyone else?That happened to me the day before, but it worked for me yesterday, and it's now broken again.
It just says Wintreath new feed but doesn't display any posts.
Post by: Mathyland on July 15, 2017, 07:51:36 PM
Never mind; it's probably just my weird phone, and it stopped doing that anyway.I noticed that, on mobile, the search bar thing at the top is black now. It used to be white just like most websites.Search bar thing? I'm not sure what you mean.
Post by: Wintermoot on July 22, 2017, 12:47:23 AM
Post by: taulover on July 25, 2017, 09:19:57 PM
Edit: Except in the shoutbox, but that's because it links to the classic profile.
Post by: BraveSirRobin on July 25, 2017, 09:29:35 PM
Post by: taulover on July 26, 2017, 12:40:13 AM
Post by: taulover on July 27, 2017, 11:37:22 PM
Post by: Gattoartico on October 01, 2017, 11:06:40 PM
Edit 6:12 10/3: it still doesn't work
Post by: taulover on October 08, 2017, 04:55:33 PM
Post by: taulover on October 18, 2017, 08:49:54 PM
Edit: it's now loading maybe half the time, seems fairly random
Post by: Mathyland on October 19, 2017, 12:37:37 PM
Edit: I guess it works now
Post by: Aethelia on October 19, 2017, 01:27:04 PM
Inconsistantly, if you highlight his name as it appears above the profile picture, to the left of a post, you can highlight the space, which doesn't exist for the rest of us, but it's not clickable or underlined on hover there. Less obvious, on one's personal profile page, everyone has one space after their name, Cinciri has two. Edit: More obvious, the list of the people who have logged in in the last 24 hours: "...Daylen Phoenix, Cinciri , Morrow405,...", there too.
Edit: Test
@Cinciri (two spaces, which happens after hitting enter after typing "@Cinciri" since hitting enter after a mention adds one additional space after the auto-complete of the name, which for Cinciri includes a space already.)
@Cinciri
@Cinciri (one space)
@Cinciri,
@Cinciri.
Looks like it has to be one space after. Too bad you have to submit the post to check, the member tag won't be added on preview.
Is there not a simple way to just get that space removed?
Edit2: ...I had to know the answer. Had to look into this.
Post by: taulover on October 19, 2017, 03:57:26 PM
Is there not a simple way to just get that space removed?@Cinciri could you go and see if you have a space at the end of your name, and remove it if there is one?
Post by: Cinciri on October 20, 2017, 01:17:31 AM
its not letting me for some reason? I remove the space, but after I hit update it comes backIs there not a simple way to just get that space removed?@Cinciri could you go and see if you have a space at the end of your name, and remove it if there is one?
Post by: Aethelia on October 20, 2017, 01:35:06 AM
Post by: taulover on October 20, 2017, 04:18:33 PM
Quote from: *Aethelia
Looks like the detection to see if that field changes removes trailing spaces, it doesn't recognize that you changed it so it doesn't bother saving it. Change it to something like "Cinciri1" first, and then to "Cinciri"? That should work. Just tested it, see, my name now temporarily has a trailing space, will remove when solution confirmed.So the normal quote button broke completely when I tried to quote you, shows this:
[quote author=Aethelia link=topic=904.msg110947#msg110947 date=1508463306]
Looks like the detection to see if that field changes removes trailing spaces, it doesn't recognize that you changed it so it doesn't bother saving it. Change it to something like "Cinciri1" first, and then to "Cinciri"? That should work. Just tested it, see, my name now temporarily has a trailing space, will remove when solution confirmed.
[/quote]
It's confusing the editor too, there seems to be a line break but also spaces trailing off to the edge of the edit box.
Oh and mentioning you with a space at the end (http://wintreath.com/forums/index.php?topic=4.msg110977#msg110977) still don't work.
Post by: Aethelia on October 20, 2017, 04:42:31 PM
Post by: taulover on October 20, 2017, 06:03:59 PM
Interesting, didn't expect that. After that post I decided to try to put 247 spaces at the end of my name, to get to 255 characters. It still appeared as one space in many places, so it didn't seem to matter if I had more than one, but I never tried quoting myself. I guess I should change it back now and stop trying stuff just to see what will happen, and the Simple Machines Forum people should probably not allow trailing spaces in usernames since it's so buggy, but still, interesting.oh nice it works now
Post by: Wintermoot on October 22, 2017, 10:00:28 PM
1) I think I fixed some encoding issue that would blank out the text of laws with certain characters in them.
2) There is now a link on the upper right-hand side of the edit law page that law administrators can use to void laws.
3) When viewing a law that is now void, the page will indicate at the top that it's void.
@taulover, @Wuufu
Post by: Wintermoot on October 24, 2017, 03:55:55 AM
Post by: taulover on October 24, 2017, 04:35:55 AM
@Cinciri
Oh so he still needs to make the change himself.
Post by: Wintermoot on October 24, 2017, 03:56:47 PM
@Cinciri
Post by: Cinciri on October 24, 2017, 05:59:51 PM
Post by: Aethelia on October 24, 2017, 06:08:55 PM
If that sounds weird... I don't know, maybe QA experience just does that.
Post by: Laurentus on November 05, 2017, 02:44:53 PM
Anyway, I'll just post this link here until I can edit my profile picture. https://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/remember-the-time-australia-declared-war-on-emus-and-lost-x-photos-26.jpg?quality=85&strip=info
Post by: Wintermoot on November 05, 2017, 04:36:51 PM
Post by: Laurentus on November 05, 2017, 05:06:32 PM
Post by: taulover on November 05, 2017, 06:59:56 PM
I use Firefox. I'll give another browser a try, but it always used to work.Also try Ctrl+F5 on Firefox.
Post by: Aethelia on November 06, 2017, 01:14:01 PM
So maybe javascript got disabled on this website somehow?
If it's firefox, goto "about:config" and Toggle "javascript.enabled" to True if needed.
Post by: Laurentus on November 08, 2017, 06:41:24 PM
Post by: Laurentus on September 23, 2018, 07:27:42 PM