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Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:17:38
Just completed developing a custom CSS and JavaScript caching method.  Hopefully this will further speed things up a bit.

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Tue, 18 May 2010 03:25:55
Just finished moving the site from Prototype.js to jQuery, which means nothing to most of you, but it was a huge rewrite of the site's JavaScript.  Various bug fixes and polish issues were taken care of along the way.  I tested thoroughly, but as always I may have missed something.

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Thu, 20 May 2010 10:26:55
Wouldn't make a huge difference in terms of streamlining, but how about a drop down menu as you move the mouse over forum that so that you can skip the page with all 3 forums and navigate to them directly with one click instead of two.

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Fri, 21 May 2010 02:33:53
Foolz said:
Wouldn't make a huge difference in terms of streamlining, but how about a drop down menu as you move the mouse over forum that so that you can skip the page with all 3 forums and navigate to them directly with one click instead of two.

I'm a bit mixed on the idea.  I see the efficiency side of things, being able to go directly to either page from anywhere else.  On the other hand, I've been quite pleased with the simplification of the navigation.  We had dropdowns before, and it was too much.  This wouldn't be overwhelming, but it would then stand out as the only menu item that acted with that behaviour.

I'll take a look at it on my end, so I'll have to see whether I feel it's appropriate to implement.  Another angle is it may become optional as an opt-in.

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Fri, 21 May 2010 03:22:18

Yodariquo said:

I'm a bit mixed on the idea.  I see the efficiency side of things, being able to go directly to either page from anywhere else.  On the other hand, I've been quite pleased with the simplification of the navigation.  We had dropdowns before, and it was too much.  This wouldn't be overwhelming, but it would then stand out as the only menu item that acted with that behaviour.

I'll take a look at it on my end, so I'll have to see whether I feel it's appropriate to implement.  Another angle is it may become optional as an opt-in.

Yup, I was thinkingt hat you oculd still click on forum and it'd take you two the page with all 3 sub forums as a seciton.

That or a toggle on settings as you said.

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Fri, 21 May 2010 04:19:27
Foolz said:

Yup, I was thinkingt hat you oculd still click on forum and it'd take you two the page with all 3 sub forums as a seciton.

That or a toggle on settings as you said.

 *twitch*

Edited: Fri, 21 May 2010 04:19:59

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Fri, 21 May 2010 06:22:35
^ LOL

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Fri, 21 May 2010 06:54:42
Cool

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Sat, 22 May 2010 11:45:37

I have an idea. A hush picture/icon.

Like this.

http://vox2.cdn.amiestreet.com/band-picture/So-Shush_wWjsVSLpwesx_full.jpg

So-Shush_wWjsVSLpwesx_full.jpg

When an unpopular post is voted down enough, like minus 3, instead of it becoming invisible, this picture is inserted next to or behind with a lowered opacity. To indicate that the users of the site want you to shut it. It's funny.

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Sat, 22 May 2010 14:38:54
^ in terms of official parts of the site, only original material or freely licensed content are used.

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Sat, 22 May 2010 14:57:05
Use your photoshop skills to make a shush pic.

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Sun, 23 May 2010 01:58:45
New features and lots of polish in the latest updates.

First and foremost is the custom skin feature.  It will be made more user-friendly in time, but still, even now you can fully customize your skin, including font faces and sizes.  It even includes saving different new ones.  Definitely worth a look.

Lots of little updates across the site in terms of usability and presentation.  Error messages are now made more consistent, and some more clear.  Delete buttons are differentiated, and the user profile pages have been given a face-lift.
Edited: Sun, 23 May 2010 02:15:46

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Mon, 24 May 2010 10:32:03

Nice.

Now only the shush pic Nyaa

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Thu, 27 May 2010 03:36:33
How about a way to keep your comment box with all your quotes in it as you change pages on a thread or ggweekly?

That way you wouldn't have to copy and paste it as you go.

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Fri, 28 May 2010 12:54:17

Can I get a drop down menu on the forum tab up top? So I don't have to click forum then choose which forum?

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Sat, 29 May 2010 02:03:20
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Can I get a drop down menu on the forum tab up top? So I don't have to click forum then choose which forum?

Scroll up

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Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:45:22

The character limit on update titles needs to be bigger. I have to edit stories everyday to get them under the limit. Sad

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Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:41:17

Did I notice the front page update itself?  Or was I too tired?

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Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:09:52
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Did I notice the front page update itself?  Or was I too tired?

I think the drinking is getting to you.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:52:58

I've been on the wagon for months.  Maybe I reloaded the page and by the time the bandwidth caught up with it I had forgotten.

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