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ӝspot (#153)
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Yes, we are still bouncing around whether the tabs should be there. That page is intended to easily serve as a homepage, which is why it is built a lot like google's personal homepage (more to come on that).
We may devise a system to where if you goto the news from within Napalm it shows the tabs, but if you are coming directly to the news page from somewhere outside, the tabs are not shown.
If you have input on this, please, spill it.
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ɤphotofroggy (#156)
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Well, I guess the tabs won't really be needed because of the "MENU" button in the top right, but not having the tabs would break the "flow" of the website in the visual and navigational
One more thing I'll note, is that there isn't a great deal of content on the page at the moment. I'm assuming this will change, so there's not much point in mentioning it. Despite this I think that the page should have some kind of news system which belongs to this website, rather than just the feeds from other sites. It would be good if it actually fits in with the rest of the website, because at the moment I don't think that the style of the feed boxes fits in too well with the rest of the website, although there are certain traits which assures their connection.
That's all really...10.17.07 8:33 pm
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ɤdjh2048 (#166)
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I vote the links are shown, only because taking them out would decrease the familiarity they produce... In my opinion navigation shouldn't be something that's there or not there; it should always be present, but that's just my two cents.
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ӝspot (#170)
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Well see an original high priority goal of Napalm was to attempt to remove repetitious items from every pageload when they are only used a specific times.
Those tabs are actually support to be going away, in exchange for the menu in the upper right. It's cleaner, and also we don't right into a space issue when adding areas which would normally be tabs (and there are a LOT of more areas coming).
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ɤdjh2048 (#183)
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Now that it's explained I can see where the reasoning is sound. After learning this I'd say it's a good choice, all though part of me is contradicting the other on whether or not they should be there at all.
The tabs are handy because that's the "standard" location for links like that, so it's easy to find because it's something familiar. However, I see how the space issue comes into play; and I'm sure you don't want this to be over cluttered.
So perhaps if you make the current menu a bit more noticeable, and completely get rid of the tabs, it may be more functional for some.---
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ӝfluffy (#194)
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haha, I've been thinking about how to handle editing of forum posts in a decent way... a lot of people will go edit their forum posts later on though and remove a bunch of stuff, breaking the conversation...
I kind of like the way Digg does it, where you have a certain amount of time in which to edit your post before it's permanent.
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ӝfluffy (#245)
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I think it's actually more like 2 minutes or something, been a while since I've made any comments... could be 15 minutes I guess. The time frame isn't necessarily the most important thing, it's that it's long enough for the user to fix stupid typos and add quick details, but short enough so they don't go and botch a thread/comment/whatever
Any recommendations on the amount of time a user should have for editing? Also, once they begin to edit, should the time counter start over or stop until they repost? Once they repost, do they get another few minutes to edit again?
Should the comment show up before the time limit for editing is over?---
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ɤdjh2048 (#254)
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Editing Time: 2 to 5 minutes (5 is a bit much still.)
During editing I think the counter should stop until repost, and they should get their remaining time left (if any) to edit again.
Not only would this prevent people from botching, but it would also encourage people to think about what they post, before they just drop it.
I think it should show up till after the edit time, this would slow some conversations down, but ensure that the user is saying exactly what they want.---
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Is "botching" making mistakes?
And what it might do instead is encourage multiple post to say the same thing. I see the logic in not letting them do it for the conversation sake, but if they put just grammar corrections in and such then after that period then people will just be making extra post just to correct themselves. I still like the idea and I'm all for it, just pointing out the possible flaws. I'm good at that sort of thing.---
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ӝfluffy (#1744)
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Yes, "botching" is essentially making mistakes, or screwing up something.
The current concept that is in the plans is to allow a user to edit their post for N minutes after having first posted it, which allows for things such as typo corrections and fixing grammar.
The primary abuse I'd like to avoid is having someone say something, then regret what they've said after having multiple replies on their comment hours or days later, and deleting what they said. It ruins the flow of the conversation.
Not only that, but someone going around deleting their own comments is actually moderately harsh on our system, and breaks the flow of conversation.
Basically, the idea is to allow for quick fixing of accidental mistakes, but not allowing people a month down the line to delete their comments/replies.---
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ӝspot (#270)
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2-5 minutes is a good balance.
The counter stopping and then starting at the same point would require us to store the remaining time with the comment and then check ever comment later with an automated process to clear out old unneeded data. I think we should either restart the counter or just say they get one repost and that's it.
I agree it should show up immediately. If we start queuing up comments that people post, it will feel very weird and impact interaction rates.---
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ɤdjh2048 (#286)
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Good point on restarting the counter, I typically don't think in methods of "data" because I'm not used to that, but I see the logic and agree with it, as well as the post showing up immediately. Efficiency is key, so whatever winds up being the most efficient process without being -too- streamlined would work for me.---
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ɤFyrel (#1043)
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Something that bugs me is that all the links open in the same page, and if I start browsing on whichever site I click on, it's a hassle to click the back button so many times or to reload the page on a new tab. I know I can just middle click the link, but still.....I do get lazy....
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ɤrendarin (#1110)
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I haven't been able to reproduce it as of yet, but a few minutes ago when I loaded up the News section it took a while to load up and in the title areas (eg "IGN complete", "Gamespot Recent Updates..", "Digg/Gaming Industry News") the titles didn't appear automatically, but rather displayed for a short amount of time text that started with "script" and then some jargon. I wasn't able to print screen it though.
I'll keep trying to duplicate it and screenshot it, but anyway, just in case somebody else can duplicate it what is that "script..." ? Might be showing some script data that shouldn't really be displayed, dunno.11.24.07 12:39 pm-
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ɤFyrel (#1179)
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You mean like this....? I think it's just the result of some lag, though this time I had to refresh the page to get it to load.
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ɤTriggerRhapsody (#1631)
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I can't even see the news... what's up with that?---
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