@@@ Refined Suggestion thread @@@

[yak]

This thread will be used to record all suggestions given by the users so far, and updated as soon as i find or hear anything new.
The actual text of the suggestion may be modified to, say, shrink down the amount of text or to clarify it.

Please do not use it to submit your suggestion, but instead use this thread.

Here is the template.

======================[ Seq # ]=======================
Author: <-- Author/Authors of the suggestion
Section: <-- Main site section to what the suggestion is related
Link: <-- A link to the forums where the suggestion was given
Description: <-- Text of the suggestion
Possible implemetation: <-- The way to possibly implement the suggestion






======================[ 001 ]=======================
Author: Spottycat
Section: Submission view page, user-side
Link: http://www.furaffinityforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1319
Description: Hey, can we get a +WATCH on submission view pages to the right of all the other options?
I keep noticing that there are all these people who's art I've fav'd and they're not on my watch list because I keep spacing out going to their actual profile to put in a watch on them.
Possible implemetation: Just update the code that generates this box (the one shown under the submission)

<div class="alt1">
<b><a href="http://furaffinity.net/fav/109277/">+Add to Favorites</a></b> |
<b><a href="http://furaffinity.net/./art/lmai/1148405140.lmai_deadthdealer.jpg">Download</a></b> |
<b><a href="http://furaffinity.net/full/109277/">Full View</a></b> |
<b><a href="http://furaffinity.net/newpm/lmai/">Send note</a></b>
<br>
This submission is copyright © 2006 Lmai
</div>

To include the "+Watch" link, so it would look like this

<div class="alt1">
<b><a href="http://furaffinity.net/fav/109277/">+Add to Favorites</a></b> |
<b><a href="http://furaffinity.net/./art/lmai/1148405140.lmai_deadthdealer.jpg">Download</a></b> |
<b><a href="http://furaffinity.net/full/109277/">Full View</a></b> |
<b><a href="http://furaffinity.net/newpm/lmai/">Send note</a></b> |
<b><a href="http://furaffinity.net/track/lmai/">+Watch</a></b>
<br>
This submission is copyright © 2006 Lmai
</div>

Not to forger the case where the user is already being watched (the "-Watch" text).
[size=small]No user publicity intended, just picked the first one from the index page [/size]


======================[ 002 ]=======================
Author: Swampwulf
Section: Art submission page, final stage
Link: http://www.furaffinityforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1280
Description:

I dunno why so many people goof up on this rating system, it's right there on the submissions upload page. Yet more than twice I've seen an "oops! How do I change that?"

Maybe a solution would be for there to be no default maturity rating, thus forcing the user to make a choice?
Possible implemetation: Here's my suggestion.

The code is attached to this post. Had to force the rating value check prior to submitting the form. And it also needs a 'No rating selected' default pic instead of the 'general audience' one.

[ArrowTibbs]

(thought it might come in handy to have a list of what's already been said)

Note: The numbers in parenthesis are the number of people who said the same thing. I rearranged the listing somewhat so that the ones at the top are those with the most people agreeing.

The list is in alphabetical order by category, ie administration.

From pages 1-11ish (with 15 posts per page).

Note: Please post suggestions in this thread!

ADMINISTRATION -

• Post #43: Dates on news items.
  
  Post #8: Make Ask Fender more clearly the FAQ.
  
  Post #49: Having an announced "change day" every month in which new features can be implemented and bugs sorted out as a result of the new feature.

ACCOUNT OPTIONS -

Messages and Commenting -

• Post #15: Easier commenting system; ability to view comments directly in in-box/having mouse-over viewing. (3)
  
  Post #61: Ability to reply to shouts. (3)
  
  Post #73: Seperating comments and shouts within the message center.
  
  Post #140: Option to disallow guest comments.
  
  Post #128: Adding userpic tag option for writing commenting/journals.
  
  Post #157: Adding dates and times to messages.
  
  Post #178: Smaller icon size in shout and comment messages.
  
  Post #157: Shouts not counted as comments, but as a seperate listing when shown on updates bar.

Blocking/filters -

• Post #:11 More options in the block-art section (Pico: "...being able to block art via keyword or username would be a good feature.") (3)
  
  Post #57: Option allowing viewing of mature works (13 and up?), but not adult works (18 and up). (3)
  
  Post #18: Ability to block users from commenting and viewing gallery/etc. (note: Somewhat in effect, but buggy)
  
  Post #98: Ability to filter images based on gender (assuming of content).
  
  Post #50: Ability to block certain categories based on rating.
  
  Post #113: Adding "image blocked" thumbnail for blocked categories.
  
  Post #178: "The ability to filter content when browsing without changing the user setting (it's one thing to be able to see a user's Adult work, but IMO when browsing it mostly just clutters up the page)"

Usability -

• Post #51: Ability to see full-view without clicking a thumbnail. (note: Already there.) (2)
  
  Post #132 Setting the number of picture to view when browsing and keeping it set there. (2)
  
  Post #90: Download button in favorite section for quick saving of favorite artwork.
  
  Post #178: "Advanced watch management like DA's."

Other -

• Post #146: Ability to select multiple artist categories, or an "other" category. (2)
  
  Post #145: Adding "none" or "not an artist" in artist type. (2)
  
  Post #156: Make age/birthdate a required field.
  
  Post #18: More artist categories (ie, dragon artist). 3D modeller spelled 3D Modeler.
  
  Remove "Age" field and replace with a "show age" check box beside the birthday field.
  
  Post #58: Adding a "move to scraps" option for artwork.
  
  Post #59: Ability to create subfolders for artwork (ie, comics/etc).
  
  Post #61: Ability to create polls in journals.
  
  Post #85: Viewing size option.
  
  Theme choices/more options.
  
  Post #145: Taking off option to watch yourself.

COMMUNITY -

• Post #45: Alternative chat from IRC. (2)
  
  Post #18: Monthly contest.

OVERALL SITE -

Mainpage -

• Post #4: Take recent favorites off the main page. (3)
  
  Post #67: Showing titles for stories/poetry/music instead of a thumbnail. (3)
  
  Post #56: Clicking the search box will make "enter search term" text automatically delete itself. (2) (Note: Is stated to be a bug)
  
  Post #123: Ability to browse different categories off the front page (ie, link to music category under music submissions). (2)
  
  Post #23: Shrinking layout for users with smaller screens.
  
  Post #4: Ability to change what is viewed on the frontpage (personalized frontpage).
  
  Post #75: Usercount/submission count box. (Note: Active users is displayed.)
  
  Post #113: Showcase; pics chosen by admins with option to toggle on/off.
  
  Post #185: Image non-intensive mirror for low bandwidth users (IE, those with dialup).

Other -

• Post #8: List of all users/all who have uploaded something. (2)
  
  Post #3: A single account between forums and site. (2)
  
  Post #7 Artist search page (example of Y!Hosting).
  
  Post #113: Automatic keyword search.
  
  Post #17: Re-add FlashChat.
  
  Post #28: New mascot.
  
  Post #8: New font for logo, new slogan/catch phrase.
  
  Post #34: Code that allows you to see who a thumbnail was by when hovering with the mouse (note: It is there, it only works in IE currently).
  
  Post #59: No-robots/no-meta tags to keep emails from being picked up.
  
  Post #59: Having group or club pages with maybe option of friends only. Would allow multiple people to submit to it.
  
  Post #60: Style for those at home with small siblings, such as a link to a blank white screen.
  
  Post #76: Ability to jump to a specific page when browsing.
  
  Nest replies with parent (note: Already in use?)
  
  Post #113: Favorites of the day (listed off the front page)
  
  Post #141: Link to FA homepage from forum.
  
  Post #105: Ability to search for users with at least "#" submissions.
  
  Post #105: Wildcard searches (ie, *Cheetah turns up all users with cheetah at the end of the name).
  
  Post 16 in this thread: Advanced search option.

SUBMITTING -

Categories -

• Post #144: Too many categories.
  
  Post #144: Fewer music categories.
  
  Add category for OpenCanvas works.
  
  Post #146: Add tutorials category.
  
  Post #156: FurAffinity Contest entries category.

Themes -

• Post #100: Adding tasteful nudity option. (2)
  
  Post #100: More options in themes.
  
  Post #91: Ability to check off multiple species/subjects.
  
  Rename trangender to hermaphrodite.
  
  Post #100: Adding gore as fetish.
  
  Post #100: FAQ explaining the fetishes.
  
  Drop "fetish" adult/tame in category.
  
  Post #111: Change paw to feet.
  
  Post #100: Seperate furry from fetishes (not all are furry specific).
  
  Post #100: Place Sonic/Pokemon/Digimon under fanart as sub-categories.
  
  Post #144: Video game fanart as opposed to listing the video game "series name".
  
  Post #8: "Submission types in the pulldown menu (ie no "non adult fetish" junk or whatever) should be rewritten." - Pico
  
  Post #59:"I think second life is going to take off. Furry sims will become the next Furry Muck, since they pretty much are a graphical version of it to begin with. Some SL PHP back-end goodness would be great. I'm already posting some stuff I made on SL to furaffinity with a link to the SL exchange where you can buy it. Interconnectivity is rad. I think you should add "avatar" as a submission type or sub category, perhaps with a space to a link (in SL or a SL-linked page) to where you could get a copy. I know it seems like SL is has been whored out a lot recently, but I really think it's the "Next Big Thing."" (Gronthar)
  
  Post #144: Keyword-like box for fetishes.

Gender/sexuality -

• Post #93: Add hermaphrodite, keep transgender. (2)
  
  Post #101: Adding sexual orientation to options (IE, lesbian, gay, heterosexual) (2)
  
  Post #144: Fix gender options (ie, "all female, all males, males and females, others, or none" - Darkmark).

Ratings -

• Post #100: Adding guidelines for each rating. (5)
  
  Post #93: Renaming ratings (ie, tame, mild, explicit as suggested by Tabuu) (2)
  
  Post #18: Take ratings labels off bottom of thumbnails/make less intrusive. (2)
  
  Post #100: Different color border for image ratings (note: Already added.) (2)

Avatars -

• Post #8: Smaller avatars. (2)
  
  Post #53: Allowing alternate filetypes for avatars. (2)
  
  Post #8: Take avatars out of submissions; add to account options.
  
  Post #178: "Better resizing of user icons, or the requirement to submit multiple sized ones manually, for boxes that use smaller ones."

Other -

• Post #61: More species options/revision of species list. (7)
  
  Post #107: Ability to view who has favorited a piece. (2)
  
  Post #78: Making text in stories left aligned or justified instead of center aligned. (2)
  
  Post #8: "In the Upload area, under "Music" you have said "NOTE: Do not upload copywritten music." But we're not allowed to upload ANY copyrighted material (without permission), so this is just redundant. Maybe change it to "Reminder: you are not allowed to upload copyrighted material, including music." would be better. btw, there is no such word as copywritten." (Pico)
  
  Post #18: (working) ability to upload music. (note: Already added?)
  
  Add support for Flash (note: Already there?)
  
  Post #145: Adding code to satisfy all file type when making thumbnails.
  
  Post #112: Adding titles of stories under their thumbnails.
  
  Post #178: Multiple characters listed as an option in the species list.
  
  Post #185: Date of posting listed when submitting.
  
  Post #?: Thumbnail guidelines.

USER PAGE -

Enhancements -

• Post #8: Userpage customization (colors, etc). (3)
  
  Post #1: Enhanced profile allowing more information about user and custom picture.
  
  Post #6: Display for current work and commission status in.
  
  Post #108: "I know this is just a drop in the bucket of suggestions... but allowing some sort of new aggregator module would be awesome. Many sites (Like LiveJournal) offer rss versions of thier content. Allowing users to add a feed or two to thier pages would really enhance the site dramatically." (Gronthar)
  
  Post #178: Box to show who the artist is watching, ie DA's "My Friends" box.
  
  Reply to this thread: Remove "Registered Since:"

Additions -

• Post #52: Adding "yiffy" as a mood.
  
  Post #5: Artist status (Logged in/Offline).
  
  Post #107: Link back to artist's mainpage from gallery page (perhaps with avatar).
  :iconusername: feature restored
  
  Post #113: Listed as a "rising star" if amount of favorites increases significantly from previous image (Myle).
  
  Post #129: Next and previous buttons when viewing artwork within a gallery (ie, next picture).
  
  Post #129: Add number of scraps to userpage.

[uncia2000]

[Just a quick note (to be removed later? )]

Nice work, y'both! Thanks

[yak]

Just some quick copy-paste suggestiions, will update them later when i'll have some free time.

yak
"Title" and "Description" should be made mandatory fields when submitting something, otherwise it just creates one big mess and looks too much like some Photobucket image hosting to me.

Espilonarge, Tensik
"What doesn't help is the fact we can't "see" who Jade has watch on his/her watchlist. Without knowing, I can't tell if its a bot of just someone who's very very quiet."
"Though I do like the idea of it(the list of artists this user watches) being public . . . y! had "watches, watched by, and mutual friends" which came in very handy if you were looking for artists who might possibly be similar in style."
http://www.furaffinityforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1354

[yak]

R E - E N A B L E D

Cross-copied from http://www.furaffinityforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1357&pid=15555#pid15555

Here's a suggested implementation of :iconusername: feature.

/*

 #### INPUT
 ###
 ## They helped --> :iconUsername: and :iconUsername2:

 #### OUTPUT
 ###
 ## They helped --> <a href="/user/username/"><img src="/avatars/username.gif" /></a> 
 ## and <a href="/user/username2/"><img src="/avatars/username2.gif" /></a>


 #### NOTICE
 ###
 ##  I have noticed that althou usernames might be written with capital letters 
 ## the system converts them all to lowercase to use in the names of thumbnails 
 ## and the path to the userpage.
 ## If it wasn't for that - the code could have been simplified to a single preg_replace call
 ## without the need to run the loop for converting the usernames to lower case.


 */

 $text    = "They helped --> :iconUsername: and :iconUsername2:";

 $pattern = '|:icon([wd_-]+?):|i';
 $matches = array();
 $result  = @preg_match_all($pattern, $text, $matches);

 $result === FALSE
 and
 trigger_error('1|2|There was an error in filtering the search string', E_USER_NOTICE);
 //
 // "major error code" | "minor error code" | "verbose error desc"

 if ($result != FALSE)
 {
    $cnt = count($matches);
    for($i=0; $i<$cnt; $i++)
    {
       $username  = strtolower($matches[1][$i]);
       $search[]  = $matches[0][$i];
       $replace[] = '<a href="/user/'.$username.'/"><img src="/avatars/'.$username.'.gif" /></a>';
    }
    $text = str_replace($search, $replace, $text);
 }


 //echo $text; 

[yak]

Cross-copied from http://www.furaffinityforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1377

Filtering out unaceptable characters from the search string

 /*

 #### INPUT
 ###
 ## Hello? This-is a_test of filters ['!@#$%^&*()?><":{}]

 #### OUTPUT
 ###
 ## Hello This-is a_test of filters

 */

 $search_string = "Hello? This-is a_test of filters ['!@#$%^&*()?><":{}]";

 // allowed characters besides letters and numbers
 $allowed_chars = '-_ ';

 $pattern       = '|[^wd'.$allowed_chars.']|i';
 $replacement   = '';

 $search_string = @preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $search_string);

 $search_string
 or
 trigger_error('1|1|There was an error in filtering the search string', E_USER_WARNING);
 //
 // "major error code" | "minor error code" | "verbose error desc"

 // echo $search_string; 

This filters out everything except letters, numbers, a space, an underscore and a dash

[yak]

Cross-copied from http://www.furaffinityforums.net/showthread.php?tid=58&page=2

Grey_MT_Fox: Wish they would bring back the flash chat
[27 May 06 00:08] AlveKatt: IRC is nice. Flash tends to slow my computer down.
[27 May 06 00:09] Grey_MT_Fox: Mm same here, just alot of people can't seem to figure out how IRC works :/
[27 May 06 00:12] yak: Grey_MT_Fox: : am inclined to agree. 'average' computer users have no idea of a far more simpler and easier things to understand then working with IRC.
[27 May 06 00:13] Grey_MT_Fox: Indeed. Believe it or not I just came across this client today O.o
[27 May 06 00:13] Grey_MT_Fox: I had no idea how to get an IRC Client

A proposition has been made in the IRC chat to bring back the flash(maybe java? but bleh) IRC client that apparently was(?) on FA at some time.
I kind of like the idea in a way, since i did notice that not everyone has the necessary knowledge -OR- the ability to install and use a fully-fledged IRC client.

[yak]

This one regarding the way all the text are handled on FA. It would be way more efficient to make the validation and replace passes /before/ the data reaches the DB and do it /only once/, so it would get stored in a clean, valid form. This will save all the calls to htmlspecialchars(), strip_tags() and other functions that might be used to generate a page for every single request.
Estimated performance boost - ~15% off the PHP side of the site.

[28 May 06 21:01] yak: but there is a way - to parse the text when it is being submitted BEFORE it makes it's way to the DB, that would work quie nicely
[28 May 06 21:02] yak: infact, do all of these parses for validation that way - all th texts.. This way you will simply take the clean, valid text straight from the DB
[28 May 06 21:02] Arcturus: That would indeed be a better way to do it.
[28 May 06 21:03] yak: wothut inflicting all the htmlspecialchars() strip_tags() and stuff over and over again
[28 May 06 21:03] Arcturus: WORM is always, always a better way.
[28 May 06 21:03] yak: yeah

[yak]

Copied from http://www.furaffinityforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1396&page=3

.....so that if you ARE putting up a lot of art at once (say, a completed comic would probably be a fine example) you could flag it as not showing up in watches, and people then being able to put ONE piece through as a watch and just write in the description to check a gallery or scraps for all the rest in that batch.

[yak]

Copied from http://www.furaffinityforums.net/showthread.php?tid=481&pid=15882#pid15882

Since suggestions are being made here, would it be possible for the coders to add a "Jump to page #" option in the browse section? It's VERY hard to get to older posts when you have to go backwards page by page.

[yak]

Inspired by IRC.
Instead of actually banning a person if he starts making trouble, leave him 'voiceless' on the site and on the forums. For an hour, a day, a couple of days, a week, a month. etc...
Meaning they will not be able to post comments and reply to things. But still browse, fav, submit, etc...

[yak]

It would be a good idea to have a 'faved by' box on a submission page

[21:50] Takeshi: I meant other than the messages.
[21:50] Takeshi: I mean, I want to know who faved my pics *without* looking at the message box. Because I empty it a lot.
[21:51] NullEnigma: oh, I dunno how to do that
[21:51] Takeshi: dammit
[21:52] yak: Takeshi: what exactly do you mean?
[21:53] Takeshi: Well, when someone puts your picture as a favorite, you get a notification of it, right?
[21:53] yak: yes
[21:54] Takeshi: Well is there any *other* way to see who faved it?
[21:54] yak: not that i know of
[21:54] yak: but that is a good idea to have a 'faved by' on a submission page, don't you think?
[21:54] NullEnigma: yeah
[21:55] Blackpaw_Badger: I think so.. a little icon or something.
[21:55] yak: *notes that down

[ArrowTibbs]

Conversation between Yak and I

[11:51] ArrowTibbs2: I post it all in one place, but I think that the VCL folders system would be useful to help with that. And a "do not notify watchers" thing
[11:53] ArrowTibbs2: I also was putting totgether a list of suggestion about what the admin panel needs and such
[11:53] ArrowTibbs2: Yeah
[11:53] yak3000: well, i can't see it. and if i can't see it - it doesn't exist for me ^^
[11:53] yak3000: and i can't suggeest on it
[11:54] ArrowTibbs2: Yeah
[11:54] yak3000: oh, misunderstood you there
[11:54] ArrowTibbs2: But you might know some functions that would be useful
[11:54] yak3000: sure, i'll contribute to that list myself
[11:55] yak3000: what are your thoughts on banning vs de-voicing?
[11:56] ArrowTibbs2: I like the de-voicing idea
[11:56] ArrowTibbs2: Maybe without the submission part too
[11:56] yak3000: it just hit me in the head today
[11:56] ArrowTibbs2: I just never thought of that as a method, that's very clever actually.
[11:56] yak3000: and it should be a piece of cake to implement given the current codebase
[11:56] ArrowTibbs2: ^_^ brb
[11:58] ArrowTibbs2: Okay
[11:59] yak3000: now about that admin pannel
[11:59] yak3000: what /do/ you have there now?
[12:00] ArrowTibbs2: We have user editing functions (import, change pass, edit user info, etc)
[12:00] ArrowTibbs2: Some thigns I really don't know how to use and couldn't tell you what they do...
[12:00] ArrowTibbs2: Mostly coding stuff, category changing things
[12:04] yak3000: i think FA woulld greatly benefit from the more sofisticated user rights system
[12:04] yak3000: so that every user could be given or taken a specific right
[12:04] ArrowTibbs2: Yes
[12:04] yak3000: like 'commenting on submissions', 'sbmitting music', 'submitting stories', ' deleting his own comments', 'editing his own comments', and even admin-only stuff like deleting a user submission etc..
[12:04] yak3000: that would make a very flexible system
[12:05] ArrowTibbs2: And very easy to give dynamic punshments to fit the wrongdoing
[12:05] yak3000: yes
[12:05] ArrowTibbs2: Consistantly rude in comments? Take away that ability for a week.
[12:05] yak3000: there can be groups (like shortcuts to a number of /enabled/ options) for quick rights managment
[12:05] ArrowTibbs2: Posting submissions with the wrong tags, after being told to do it with the tags? Take away submitting.
[12:05] ArrowTibbs2: *nods*
[12:05] yak3000: nah, too harsh
[12:06] ArrowTibbs2: Depends on if they're just posting it without even looking at tags
[12:06] yak3000: say, a taskforce of people who can only modify the tags/gender/ species.
[12:06] ArrowTibbs2: All adult works posted as general, after several edits and asked by admins?
[12:06] yak3000: or delete other people's comments (double-posting taskforce ehehe)
[12:07] yak3000: well, if the person persists, then yeah, i guess it can be done
[12:07] yak3000: but i really would preffer not to do so
[12:07] yak3000: heh, there can even be a violation database to keep the record of all things done wrong by all the users
[12:08] yak3000: as an evidence
[12:08] ArrowTibbs2: I would love to see that implemented
[12:08] ArrowTibbs2: Or a warning system that would automatically delete the warning after a certain period of time in which it hasn't been renewed
[12:08] yak3000: heh, it is really a piece of cake
[12:08] yak3000: auto-lift de-voicings and temp bans
[12:10] ArrowTibbs2: It would make the lives of the admins easier, for sure, with an automated system.
[12:10] yak3000: and this 'violation database' logging would be entirely transparent.
[12:10] yak3000: you edit the wrong tags - and it is automatically logged as a tag violation
[12:11] yak3000: logged only if you belong to the 'tag cleanup taskforce'
[12:11] yak3000: aaah, i can go on like this forever
[12:12] yak3000: and if we put a small button like (report) somewhere on the page, we wouldn't even have to look for there violations - the users will notice them themselves
[12:12] yak3000: (not the preffered option, but it works)

(AFK moment)

[12:29] ArrowTibbs2: Sorry, back
[12:29] yak3000: now re: our previuos discussion about suggestions - i feel we are getting somewhere..
let's bounce ideas off each other some more
now, what tool do you think would ease your admin life?
[12:29] ArrowTibbs2: A warning system that would be invisible to regular users, but visible to all administrators
[12:30] ArrowTibbs2: Something like the username in red would work even
[12:30] ArrowTibbs2: Or even different colors or a number of times warned by the name. Something that would also be visible to the user in question.
[12:31] yak3000: aah, a'troublemaker' warning..
[12:31] ArrowTibbs2: Yeah
[12:31] yak3000: if there is going to be a 'voilation database' - it is easy
[12:31] ArrowTibbs2: Also: When warning, should have some sort of extra page to make sure it wasn't just an ancient
[12:31] yak3000: just count the number of violations - and there you have it
[12:31] ArrowTibbs2: "Do you want to warn this user?" "Yes - Cancel"
[12:31] ArrowTibbs2: Yup
[12:32] yak3000: 'warn' as how?
[12:32] ArrowTibbs2: Well, attach a warning to the users name
[12:32] yak3000: textual?
[12:32] yak3000: or just as an event?
[12:32] ArrowTibbs2: If there was some sort of link that would allow that, we should have a security page to make sure it wasn't an accidental click
[12:33] yak3000: a confirmation would ne suffice i think.. like when deleting your submissions
[12:33] ArrowTibbs2: I think warnings ought to be in two parts: A personal note with an explaination of the warning and an event in which the user receives a notice saying he/she has been warned, when, and when it will wear off.
[12:33] yak3000: *be
[12:33] ArrowTibbs2: Yes.
[12:33] ArrowTibbs2: That's what I meant ^^
[12:34] ArrowTibbs2: Should also have a way to set warnings to wear off at a certain time
[12:34] yak3000: sounds good, but.... trolls?
[12:34] ArrowTibbs2: Two days, two weeks, two months, six months, etc
[12:34] yak3000: who will warn everyone?
[12:34] ArrowTibbs2: Any administrator handling a complaint
[12:36] ArrowTibbs2: I really like the idea of priveledge revoking too
[12:37] yak3000: i have an idea... if you are an admin, you get another button under the submission and on the userpage which sais "NOTE" - you click on it, and input a small textual description -
this is like an ultra-fast un-fav-like system. just to keep the admin life as easy as it can be..
then you can browse such notes (categorised by the page they were set on, etc.) - and do something about them - like correct the tags or note the user.
[12:38] yak3000: it would save a lot of 'bother'
[12:38] ArrowTibbs2: That would, especially if it was invisible to the user
[12:38] yak3000: to go to the forum or another palce and note it manually
[12:38] ArrowTibbs2: "User harassed <username> on <date>
[12:38] yak3000: of course invisible
[12:39] yak3000: sure, these type of tags would be implemented also
[12:39] yak3000: auto-replaced
[12:39] yak3000: with actual username and date
[12:39] ArrowTibbs2: Mmhm
[12:39] ArrowTibbs2: Maybe just a date/time the message was posted would be good
[12:40] ArrowTibbs2: Which is something we need in the message centers in general...
[12:41] yak3000: no, the date on which such a note was set would be stored as well (infact, it is a _must_ and a _rule_ to mark _everything_ with timestamps)
[12:41] ArrowTibbs2: *nods*
[12:42] yak3000: anything else
[12:42] yak3000: ?
[12:42] ArrowTibbs2: Well, on timestamps...
[12:42] ArrowTibbs2: Would it be possible to adjust them to your own time?
[12:43] yak3000: sure, every timestamp is held in a special format caled the 'unix timestamp' -
it is just a number of sec since 1 jan 1970
it is easily translated in any time format you desire
[12:44] ArrowTibbs2: Woohoo!
[12:44] yak3000: and i mean any
[12:45] yak3000: here's alink if you want more info on just what did i mean by 'ANY" http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php
[12:46] ArrowTibbs2: Wow
[12:46] yak3000: heh, it can even be adjusted to your own time zone, and not the server's
[12:47] ArrowTibbs2:
[12:47] yak3000: anything elese? ^^
[12:47] ArrowTibbs2: Trying to think of something...
[12:47] yak3000: go ahead. the crazier idfea the better
[12:48] ArrowTibbs2: I keep thinking of this in terms of the message boards I've managed and what I would have killed for on those...
[12:48] ArrowTibbs2: Well, the trouble tickets system needs an upgrade for sure
[12:49] ArrowTibbs2: I think we should have it go according to the format we have for our trouble tickets on the forums
[12:49] yak3000: that format is derived from TRAC
[12:49] ArrowTibbs2: Title:
Category: *drop down menu*
Description:
Extra comments:
Tech annotations:
[12:49] yak3000: if we had one (where's cryto..) this work would be so much easier
[12:50] ArrowTibbs2: Another section to put a link to the page in question...
[12:50] ArrowTibbs2: A way to flag it as resolved
[12:50] yak3000: TRAC has everything and traincarts more
[12:50] ArrowTibbs2: Bwee ^_^
[12:51] yak3000: moving on to... say.. userpage
[12:51] ArrowTibbs2: Hmm...
[12:51] ArrowTibbs2: Well, a quick-report link for users to use in regards to comments (would send link to comment and page in question automatically to a report system)
[12:52] ArrowTibbs2: That would be nice, instead of "This user posted on these submissions and said nasty things. "
[12:53] yak3000: hmmm... that /is/ possible, but i question the ethics.. having too much' report' buttons smells nazi (^^)
[12:55] yak3000: infact, re: dates - what i want to see - not the 'Jan, 21, 2006' but the "yesterday", "a month ago", "2 weeks and one hour ago", " a year and a half ago" types of dates
[12:55] yak3000: the most user friendly date format ever
[12:56] ArrowTibbs2: That works as well, and even better
[12:57] yak3000: we need a separate field when submitting arwroork that would say "drawn on" so that people could state when exactly this image was drawn.. like some people have a long history in art, and submit everything in one go.. it is /hard/ to tell which ones are ancient and which ones are recent
[12:57] ArrowTibbs2: Dude, great idea that
[12:58] ArrowTibbs2: And materials used, that was something I liked on SA
[12:58] yak3000: other fields at question are 'materials' 'time taken' 'personal difficulty'
[12:58] yak3000: 'media'
[12:59] yak3000: (i mean the supplies)
[12:59] ArrowTibbs2: Collaborators/Artist:
[12:59] ArrowTibbs2: For those who post collabs or gift art.
[12:59] yak3000: oh, and 'satisfaction'
[12:59] ArrowTibbs2: Ooo, that's a new and interesting one
[12:59] yak3000: sure, some folks are happy with what they drew, some ont
[13:00] ArrowTibbs2: We can mark those all as optional too, but title, description, basic category, and rating should be mandatory.
[13:00] yak3000: a good info to know
[13:00] yak3000: yes
[13:00] ArrowTibbs2: "You must select <something> before you can finish your submission."
[13:00] ArrowTibbs2: Gender/spp, not so mandatory
[13:00] yak3000: not a problem. Javascript check /and/ the server-side check would ensure of that
[13:00] ArrowTibbs2: And geez, we need a revise on the categories, themes, and species in general...
[13:01] ArrowTibbs2: That was something I saw requested repeatedly.
[13:01] yak3000: better not touch that subject now - it is nightmare to think of.. requires a /lot/ o f work
[13:01] ArrowTibbs2: Yes
[13:01] ArrowTibbs2: I can generate a list of what might work better, but I honestly do not know how to implement it
[13:01] yak3000: /that/ is the nightmare
[13:01] ArrowTibbs2: And then everyone would have to recategorize work, and all that other junk @_@
[13:02] yak3000: it is hardwired with the database structure
[13:02] ArrowTibbs2: Mmhm
[13:02] yak3000: it is a pain to modify
[13:02] yak3000: and a great risk
[13:02] ArrowTibbs2: I think that maybe we could merge some groups
[13:02] ArrowTibbs2: Inflation (Adult) + Inflation (tame), just an example
[13:03] yak3000: well, i am not the person to discuss it with *chuckls*
[13:03] yak3000: all this categorization is jibberish to me
[13:03] ArrowTibbs2: Yeah, but it's really the most often reoccuring suggestion I've seen

[yak]

Copied from http://www.furaffinityforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1096&pid=15319#pid15319

I'd love a "Crituique: Encourged/Discourged" drop down menu on submissions.

[yak]

I think a good idea would be for admins on the main site to be distinguished in some way, be it additional icons, text formatting, color or borders.
It would probably save a lot of bother trying to prove you are actually an admin, if some stubborn users would not believe you, save you from making "[FA Admin]" message footers - and prevent the possible case of fraud, when someone will pretend to be an admin and request for pictures taken down, comments changed etc.

[yak]

I think a good idea would be to add a new kind of message - "the system message". (pardon me if that kind already exists. i'm still pretty much ignorant of how FA works :P) It would be usefull to report of upcoming events such as downtime, administrative notes, watches or faves lost - and just about everything system-related - including subscriptions to several kind of events (like monitor the system for all "male anthro fox" new submissions since last visit, etc...)
Any thoughts on this?

[yak]

Custom banners, color shemes, 404 and site error messages.

[yak]

The system to auto-remove the submission after a specified amount of time, issuing a notice and logging the event, if the submission was not removed till then.

Also modify the current system to "hide" stuff instead of deleting it. Remove stale submissions manually, once per month or two