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Do you have problems, concerns or recommendations about the technical side of the Phoenix? Air them here. Compliments also welcome.

To-do list


JenP - Jan 17, 2005 11:57:04 am PST #9293 of 10000

I would like:

  • labelling of bookmarks. Still my favorite.

  • quick edit for block quote whitefont text (I can do it now w/o the quickedit, but... that'd be cool).

This would be neat, but I don't really feel strongly:

  • the pictures in profiles option, but I don't like the idea of having them on the thread pages. So, I'd like to have the option to turn them off, if they're there.

  • user styles options, but only if it's not a gigantic PITA

Also:

  • I like the way taglines work, but I wouldn't care if it changed.

  • I am both highly amused by and highly opposed to Kat's suggestion of direct transcription of thoughts to posting box.

For the rest, I either don't understand (which is fine) or don't think they're needed/in need of change.

Other than user pictures in thread pages with no way to turn them off, there's nothing I'd object to, though. I just mostly don't have an opinion one way or the other on a lot of it.


Kat - Jan 17, 2005 1:05:20 pm PST #9294 of 10000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I too would like to be able to label bookmarks.

I don't care about pictures either in the user profile or on the page.

I have no use for user styles options given that I'd leave it here. But I don't object to it.

I'd love for tags to live with the post, but that's a me thing. I like knowing what I thought tagable. As it is, my tag graveyard in my user profile also works fine.

I still want direct transcription of my thoughts so I don't have to bother with typing. But I fear it would be a lot of "So, this is what happened today.... oh look, shiny!...how do you spell superciliious...what was I thinking....oh yeah... you know, I think I need plastic surgery... then I had what's it called... I should check my bank balance.... oh, I know I'm forgetting something.... what was I thinking again."


Polter-Cow - Jan 17, 2005 1:10:23 pm PST #9295 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I have not said so specifically, but I would like to loudly and vocally clamor for the labelling of bookmarks.

Also, the right to split infinitives when I feel like it but still criticize others for doing it.


§ ita § - Jan 17, 2005 1:50:25 pm PST #9296 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

::clears throat::

No need to clamour for the bookmark thing. It's in alpha.

I'm for "fixing the first post issue" and "enforcing no posts past 10,000."

Both already implemented.

About the search -- not only are e-mail addresses often hidden, so many people have more than one, that it's hard to know who's calling themselves what. So I'm not sure it's that valuable -- except from the admin POV, when we get support e-mails from people who forget to put their IDs. But can't we just beat those people up?

Also, no split infinitives.


Jon B. - Jan 17, 2005 1:56:36 pm PST #9297 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

except from the admin POV, when we get support e-mails from people who forget to put their IDs.

I've found that a search through the new-users mailbox for the email address usually solves the problem.


DXMachina - Jan 17, 2005 1:59:27 pm PST #9298 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

It works for users from around ID# 900 or so on.


brenda m - Jan 17, 2005 2:12:29 pm PST #9299 of 10000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I can see the value in stompies having an easily accessible email list, but otherwise I don't think it's necessary.


Liese S. - Jan 17, 2005 2:19:08 pm PST #9300 of 10000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yeah, in general I'm not thrilled with a search by email function for the board as a whole, but that's prolly just me flailing about. Personal thing, I have my "real" address up here because I trust the Buffistas with it, but dunno if I would want it searchable. Contradictory I know, because it's logged-in-users anyway, but still, that's my opinion for what it's worth.

I do think it would be nice to offer stylesheets such that we were more accessible, but I think it would be fine to manage it within a few options, rather than making it wide open. We could cover text-only, work-friendly, large fonts, etc. and cover our bases nicely, I think.


DXMachina - Jan 17, 2005 2:28:24 pm PST #9301 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I think it would be fine to manage it within a few options, rather than making it wide open.

All I personally want to do is be able to change the damn font.


§ ita § - Jan 18, 2005 9:12:21 am PST #9302 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

To what, DX?

If we go the pre-packaged stylesheet, I figure

  • large fonts
  • stealth (no graphics, less colour)
  • no whitefont
  • small fonts

are a good place to start. Any other ideas? Assuming, of course, if that's the way we go.