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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Uriel wrote: »
    I am sorry, but the Sun's name is Sol.

    You're just a space station.

    The sun actually doesn't have a scientific name.

    Sol is just the latin word for the sun.

    It's better than "that GV2 star up there" and since we have the solar system it just kinda makes sense.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • DaMoonRulzDaMoonRulz Mare ImbriumRegistered User regular
    Wait

    Why DO we have so many celestial bodies posting here

    I blame @ceres

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    Uriel wrote: »
    I am sorry, but the Sun's name is Sol.

    You're just a space station.

    The sun actually doesn't have a scientific name.

    Sol is just the latin word for the sun.

    It's better than "that GV2 star up there" and since we have the solar system it just kinda makes sense.

    'Kinda makes sense' and 'is right' aren't the same thing

  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    Why do only some threads with bracketed words show up highlighted?

    IIRC it's because someone has to manually put each word on a list of "highlight this if it is in square brackets" words

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  • Death of RatsDeath of Rats Registered User regular
    edited July 2015
    Why do only some threads with bracketed words show up highlighted?

    IIRC it's because someone has to manually put each word on a list of "highlight this if it is in square brackets" words

    Makes sense. Thought it would be automatic, but that could be abused easily.

    Hell, probably could be exploited too.

    Sanitize and validate all day long.

    Death of Rats on
    No I don't.
  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    Only particularly regular threads get the highlight.

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    There's only a certain amount of words that get highlighted. It's not just anything that's in brackets.

  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    Question regarding the "Best Of..." button.
    Is there a function to collapse quote trees on the Best Of page? I ask because any post that shows up there with a quote tree of more than 5 quotes or so tends to compress the top quote to 1 letter per line and just stretching the post down 3 or 4 screens.

  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    Knob wrote: »
    Uriel wrote: »
    I am sorry, but the Sun's name is Sol.

    You're just a space station.

    The sun actually doesn't have a scientific name.

    Sol is just the latin word for the sun.

    It's better than "that GV2 star up there" and since we have the solar system it just kinda makes sense.

    'Kinda makes sense' and 'is right' aren't the same thing

    Yeah take it up with the International astronomical union.

    For what it's worth I like the name Sol too. But I'm biased because I dig Roman history.

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Uriel wrote: »
    Knob wrote: »
    Uriel wrote: »
    I am sorry, but the Sun's name is Sol.

    You're just a space station.

    The sun actually doesn't have a scientific name.

    Sol is just the latin word for the sun.

    It's better than "that GV2 star up there" and since we have the solar system it just kinda makes sense.

    'Kinda makes sense' and 'is right' aren't the same thing

    Yeah take it up with the International astronomical union.

    For what it's worth I like the name Sol too. But I'm biased because I dig Roman history.

    I'm biased because it's the root word for a lot of astronomical crap that we use. Solar calendar. Solar system. Solar cycles. Just call it Sol dammit. 'That GV2 star' is not a fun thing to say.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • ceresceres When the last moon is cast over the last star of morning And the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderator mod
    DaMoonRulz wrote: »
    Wait

    Why DO we have so many celestial bodies posting here

    I blame @ceres

    Listen you people are gonna have to start forming a line or something

    And it seems like all is dying, and would leave the world to mourn
  • DivideByZeroDivideByZero Social Justice Blackguard Registered User regular
    In my opinion, I consider these forums to be the model against which all other online communities are judged. The effort taken to foster a high-quality experience in both a top-down manner through moderation, and a bottom-up manner through self-policing is readily apparent. When I go to other forums I'm constantly taken aback by toxic atmospheres, toothless moderation, or mountains of garbage like piles of gifs or mural sized signature images choking every thread.

    I lurked here with increasing regularity for probably ten years before ever registering so I probably had a better idea of what to expect than most when I started posting, but I've always felt that moderation policies all had a legitimate purpose and actions taken were done with an eye towards the well-being of the community as a whole. At least with the things I witnessed it never felt like the mods were acting petty or capricious or pushing a particular agenda beyond "Don't be a shitheel in here" and I have much respect for the whole team because of that.

    So, my question is: Other than "Follow the Rules" as that goes without saying, is there anything we as posters can do to make this forum an even radder place than it currently is?

    First they came for the Muslims, and we said NOT TODAY, MOTHERFUCKERS
  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    see317 wrote: »
    Question regarding the "Best Of..." button.
    Is there a function to collapse quote trees on the Best Of page? I ask because any post that shows up there with a quote tree of more than 5 quotes or so tends to compress the top quote to 1 letter per line and just stretching the post down 3 or 4 screens.

    I don't think so, not on our end. That feature isn't great, I'm sure improving it is on someone's radar.
    In my opinion, I consider these forums to be the model against which all other online communities are judged. The effort taken to foster a high-quality experience in both a top-down manner through moderation, and a bottom-up manner through self-policing is readily apparent. When I go to other forums I'm constantly taken aback by toxic atmospheres, toothless moderation, or mountains of garbage like piles of gifs or mural sized signature images choking every thread.

    I lurked here with increasing regularity for probably ten years before ever registering so I probably had a better idea of what to expect than most when I started posting, but I've always felt that moderation policies all had a legitimate purpose and actions taken were done with an eye towards the well-being of the community as a whole. At least with the things I witnessed it never felt like the mods were acting petty or capricious or pushing a particular agenda beyond "Don't be a shitheel in here" and I have much respect for the whole team because of that.

    So, my question is: Other than "Follow the Rules" as that goes without saying, is there anything we as posters can do to make this forum an even radder place than it currently is?

    Honestly, the best thing people in the community can do is ignoring people that are trying to rile them up. We saw it yesterday, some gurber gumbler came in and tried to get everyone fired up. No one engaged him, so he got increasingly pissy and then just gave up. If people resist the temptation to let rip with their awesome burn , that would happen in 95% of cases.

  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    Just don't be ugly to each other and have fun. That's it.

  • LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    the best thing gramble grate did was having everyone use different words for it, it tickles me to no end.

  • FuzzytadpoleFuzzytadpole Registered User regular
    Grumble Glotis

  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    Knob wrote: »
    Just don't be ugly to each other and have fun. That's it.

    I can't help being ugly, stop it

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Tube, I asked a couple questions pertaining to the Writer's Block way back, would you mind considering them?

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • WhippyWhippy Moderator, Admin Emeritus Admin Emeritus
    Grumble Glotis

    What a relief, I was getting concerned that our video game ethics weren't ostentatious enough

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    If I missed anyone's questions, now would be the time to re ask. I'm not going to dig back through 96 pages.

  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    Tube wrote: »
    If I missed anyone's questions, now would be the time to re ask. I'm not going to dig back through 96 pages.

    Do you want to join my band? We can patch you into live shows via videoconferencing

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Ok.

    First: Is there anyway you would/could remove the 'redirect' threads from the WB? They are causing a lot of clutter on the page since it doesn't move fast.
    Second: Can we at least make the forum visible but not searchable so people are aware of its existance? It's an art type forum, and many people of that inclination aren't going to join the forum unless they see it. Hell, I only stopped lurking and joined because this place had an art forum that I could see. I've been looking at the traffic, and we have had a HUGE decline in both new people and new content the last few years.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    Knob wrote: »
    Tube wrote: »
    If I missed anyone's questions, now would be the time to re ask. I'm not going to dig back through 96 pages.

    Do you want to join my band? We can patch you into live shows via videoconferencing

    Yes

  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    Moriveth wrote: »
    Knob wrote: »
    Just don't be ugly to each other and have fun. That's it.

    I can't help being ugly, stop it

    don't worry mori, you're well within one standard deviation of handsome for normal human fathers.

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    Ok.

    First: Is there anyway you would/could remove the 'redirect' threads from the WB? They are causing a lot of clutter on the page since it doesn't move fast.
    Second: Can we at least make the forum visible but not searchable so people are aware of its existance? It's an art type forum, and many people of that inclination aren't going to join the forum unless they see it. Hell, I only stopped lurking and joined because this place had an art forum that I could see. I've been looking at the traffic, and we have had a HUGE decline in both new people and new content the last few years.

    Yes
    No

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Would you mind expanding why the second option isn't up for consideration, please?

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    Also no one is asking you to track KPIs for this community.

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Tube wrote: »
    Also no one is asking you to track KPIs for this community.

    I am just looking at the WB since it's something I care about, and I enjoy the community and people it has brought, and I wish to see it continue to grow and not stagnate.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    Would you mind expanding why the second option isn't up for consideration, please?

    No, we've already been clear on the reasons for it, and you've had this question answered half a dozen times by various people.

  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator mod
    Tube wrote: »
    There's only a certain amount of words that get highlighted. It's not just anything that's in brackets.

    I have a Greasemonkey script somewhere that makes the bracketed bit bolded, but I think I wrote that before we got the color-coded ones.

  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator mod
    Ah, found it. You may have to change the font for thread titles with the second bit though, IIRC it doesn't include bold glyphs.
    // Bold thread title brackets
    $(".DiscussionName a.Title").html(function() {
    	var $txt = $(this).html();
    	$txt = $txt.replace(/(\[.*?\])/g, "<b>$1</b>");
    	return($txt);
    });
    
    // Thread title font
    $(".DiscussionName a.Title").css('font-family', 'helvetica, sans-serif');
    

  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    tube what about hedgehogs do you identify with the most

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  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    DaMoonRulz wrote: »
    @Solar Is that true?

    I am eternal

    I will consume all

  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    What would you do for a Klondike Bar?

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  • crwthcrwth THAT'S IT Registered User regular
    tube do you ever regret the unfair banning competition

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  • WhippyWhippy Moderator, Admin Emeritus Admin Emeritus
    Would you have sex with the pope

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    crwth wrote: »
    tube do you ever regret the unfair banning competition

    That's kind of a can of worms. I wouldn't do it again, I don't think it was a great idea but I don't really regret it. It taught me a lot.

  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA mod
    Whippy wrote: »
    Would you have sex with the pope

    The pope is into cocaine, so I know I would.

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    Whippy wrote: »
    Would you have sex with the pope

    Sure, just to say I did.

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Then I apologize, I thought time had passed enough and while I understand the reasons why it isn't searchable, I still am confused why it isn't visible in some regard. I won't bring it up again.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
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