I've wanted more stats as well, but how would you manifest that? Like a separate page? Maybe a link on the news page that says "Site Stats"? Or just a count on the top of each day's column near the day?
Or maybe on login, like "Since the last time you were here, ther have been 13 new threads, 120 new news stories and 70 new posts" -- but that would assume people log in and out.
I don't have any ideas I like, just want to hear more about how you'd implement it.
aspro said:I've wanted more stats as well, but how would you manifest that? Like a separate page? Maybe a link on the news page that says "Site Stats"? Or just a count on the top of each day's column near the day?
Or maybe on login, like "Since the last time you were here, ther have been 13 new threads, 120 new news stories and 70 new posts" -- but that would assume people log in and out.
I don't have any ideas I like, just want to hear more about how you'd implement it.
The information is all there for that. I'm trying to change up the interface rather significantly, so how that would be displayed would then be greatly affected by that.
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Character limit increase on news update titles?
gamingeek said:
Character limit increase on news update titles?
The limit is there for the sake of readability. It's no good having titles span 5 lines.
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobileYodariquo said:gamingeek said:
Character limit increase on news update titles?The limit is there for the sake of readability. It's no good having titles span 5 lines.
I just need maybe 6-8 more characters.
I'll keep asking because it's a daily problem. 6-8 more characters for updates
Dvader said:Hey Yoda, does clicking on the advertisements bring in more money? I see some ads there and I just ignore them but if clicking them helps the site make more money I have no problem doing it.
The ads on the site currently are a flat-fee, as opposed to Google Adsense ads which are determined by click-through, so more or less clicks does not have an effect. In an indirect sense, an indication that the advertisement is actually working is theoretically beneficial in maintaining sponsors and attracting new ones.
All that said, there's no need to try to defraud the advertisers. If they don't interest you, then remain disinterested.
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobileThey could be displayed under the avatar (if small like the ones at BL), or in the sigs, or on the profile pages.
Ideas for badges:
+ Lurker: 10+ hours logged in with less than 5 comments
+ Voter: Votes up or down at least 100 times.
+ Blogger, Reviewer, Newshound, Podcaster etc...
+ Hall of Fame inductee.
+ Founding Father (for you guys who were here on day one).
+Top Ten Member
Of course some would have to be manually applied, but others could be automated.
I'll keep asking because it's a daily problem. 6-8 more characters for updates
aspro said:Okay, not exactly original here, but how about acheivement badges? (like foursquare or gs).
They could be displayed under the avatar (if small like the ones at BL), or in the sigs, or on the profile pages.
Ideas for badges:
+ Lurker: 10+ hours logged in with less than 5 comments
+ Voter: Votes up or down at least 100 times.
+ Blogger, Reviewer, Newshound, Podcaster etc...
+ Hall of Fame inductee.
+ Founding Father (for you guys who were here on day one).
+Top Ten Member
Of course some would have to be manually applied, but others could be automated.
I like this idea.
One of the site's forefathers.
Play fighting games!
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobileYodariquo said:It'll be a few more weeks before any more features are directly addressed. The site revamp is first. Still gather them here, though.
I still say we should change the site's name to something else.
The "Press" market is dying!
One of the site's forefathers.
Play fighting games!
Yoda, can you do a lite version that is friendly for viewing on smartphones?
Perhaps done with more of a focus on being viewed in a vertically stretched rectangle. Also the updates scroller doesn't work on a smartphone.
gamingeek said:
Yoda, can you do a lite version that is friendly for viewing on smartphones?
Perhaps done with more of a focus on being viewed in a vertically stretched rectangle. Also the updates scroller doesn't work on a smartphone.
We already do...sort of. It's out of date and was made just for the news, but it's at m.thevgpress.com
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