02-11-2004 10:30									#1
	Fill up MarkG's TODO List! Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

i think i lost The List. it must be somewhere in my army papers

Posts your site features requests here
The less spam we have in this thread, the better for geting things fixed/added...

	02-11-2004 10:34									#2
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E-mail Aliases for PLUS?

	02-11-2004 10:38									#3
	Increase Your PM Length

DP.

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	02-11-2004 10:40									#4
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

A sub-forum for Civ III PBEM tracking?

	02-11-2004 10:52									#5
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First I think this thread is a great idea, and happy that I got my idea in early (thanks for the Link Mark!).

I have suggested this once before (HERE), but what I would like to see is a LAST ONLINE added to the buddy list, so that you could tell whether someone has been online recently.

I can think of many ways in which this would be usefull to a number of posters (and if they aren't currently using the Buddy List, I am sure they would start with this feature).

• PBEM Games where a player is up in the game
  
• Democracy Games where a persons opinion or role is waiting for them to be done
  
• Forum Games where a persons orders are needed
  
• People who post in a particular forum but suddenly dissappear, this would help to find out of this person is still posting
  

In short I think this would benefit a large section of the community, and as it is a feature (2 features) which are currently available, I assume it is possible to implement (The two features I refer to are the current buddy list and the "last online" which is shown in the PM list showing the time when a person was last online).

Thanks for your consideration.
* Sparrowhawk

	02-11-2004 17:41									#6
	Re: Fill up MarkG's TODO List! Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

quote: Originally posted by MarkG The less spam we have in this thread, the better for geting things fixed/added...

And the better for not getting restricted or a PCR.

	02-11-2004 21:27									#7
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I would really appreciate if you could add the search function for the private forums Mark. The searching archive is also highly desired, but I'd put it behind the searching private forums.

	02-11-2004 21:27									#8
	Remove this text

Fix the "thread marked as unread" problem.
1. I start Firefox and go for the Apolyton OT
2. I click on a thread (e.g. Food fight by axi)
3. The thread loads
4. I close the browser
5. I open the browser again
6. I go to the Apolyton OT
7. Food fight is marked as unread (red icon), even though nobody has posted there since I visited it, 15 seconds ago

I checked my Firefox settings and I have a cookie called "bblastvisit" which is due to expire sometime in May 2005.
I have selected to accept cookies from the originating site only but accept them normally (not as session cookies).

The problem also exists if:
1. I open Firefox and go to OT
2. Load Food fight
3. Go back to OT
4. Thread is marked as read!!
5. Close Browser
6. Reopen and go to OT
7. Thread is marked as not read!!



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	02-11-2004 21:29									#9
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

Also, for the find post button on top of each post, would it be possible for one to find the poster's post in private forums, if the searcher has the access to that private forum? This could be difficult to implement, I understand.

	02-11-2004 21:46									#10
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Shouldn't name change log be retopped?

	02-11-2004 22:49									#11
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Would be a good thing.

	02-11-2004 22:52									#12
	Tired of ads?

....update the FAQ?

Spikie?.....nononononono............It was just a joke, I love the contest, promise...................*whack!*

	02-11-2004 23:01									#13
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There's some other fine tunning that the demo game private forums can use too. For example, right now when a person clicked on a join link, he would be included in the member list of that team, even if he is not yet accepted into the private forum. This has caused several commotions in the ACDGIII when people clicked on multiple join links and their names appeared in multiple teams.

Also it would be very helpful if the private forum moderator could get a notice when somebody clicks on the join link, so they don't need to always remember to check who has applied and needs to be approved.

	03-11-2004 00:10									#14
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quote: Originally posted by Snowflake I would really appreciate if you could add the search function for the private forums Mark. The searching archive is also highly desired, but I'd put it behind the searching private forums.

Seconded!

	03-11-2004 00:43									#15
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This was probably mentioned before, but what about increasing the number of "buddies" you can PM at once? Maybe increase it to 10? Could speed up some projects when creating with Civ...

	03-11-2004 02:36									#16
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Merge a couple of low traffic forums.

	03-11-2004 02:47									#17
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Merge the Civ3 Conquests and general fora, merge the Civ3 PBEM and MP fora and create a turn tracking subforum.

And maybe start a PBEM I know a few people whom would like to play you (want to wager 1 months free Ply plus if you lose? )


And maybe get MZ to play the PTWDG I and II turns on time...

	03-11-2004 08:50									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Snowflake I would really appreciate if you could add the search function for the private forums Mark.

	03-11-2004 10:48									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Atahualpa Fix the "thread marked as unread" problem. [...] 7. Food fight is marked as unread (red icon), even though nobody has posted there since I visited it, 15 seconds ago I checked my Firefox settings and I have a cookie called "bblastvisit" which is due to expire sometime in May 2005. I have selected to accept cookies from the originating site only but accept them normally (not as session cookies).

That problem is by the vBulletin design. The cookies that track your viewed threads are session cookie, and work together with the lastvisit value stored in the profile. That value is updated when you logout, or haven't been browsing any forum page for a specific time. If you should use the lastvisit at all then no thread would be seen as unread, since you always would have visited more recently than any post that you can see have been posted.

	03-11-2004 13:02									#20
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Perhaps add a button that tells the server to replace the cookie with one containing the current data? Call it "Refresh Cookie Data", or something. This would also help against seeing my own posts as unread...

[edit]
Oops, there is a button marking al forums as read.

I haven't noticed it because I'm mostly in the Civ3 forum. This gave me an idea. Add a "Mark This Forum Read" button to all forums. This way I could kill the "unread" markers in a specific forum - one by one - if I want to. Also, if I only read one forum, this would act for me as the "Mark All Forums Read" button, which is not available inside the forums.
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	03-11-2004 20:37									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Gramphos That problem is by the vBulletin design. The cookies that track your viewed threads are session cookie, and work together with the lastvisit value stored in the profile. That value is updated when you logout, or haven't been browsing any forum page for a specific time. If you should use the lastvisit at all then no thread would be seen as unread, since you always would have visited more recently than any post that you can see have been posted.

What if you'd store a perm cookie with an md5 of the (previous) session hash and compare it with the current session id. If they are different, you could mark all those posts not read that happened after the users last action on the forum.


This would automark all forums as read, back when you closed the browser. Maybe make it an option?

	03-11-2004 22:09									#22
	Increase the size of your Attachments

pbem game start forum, please.

	04-11-2004 01:12									#23
	Inflate your Upload Space

If you write a post with an attachment and hit "Previev Reply", the attachment is lost. You then have to browse for it again. This is not only annoying, but has also caused many posts followed by a second post - only to actually attach the "lost" file.

The suggestion here: Make sure the attachment doesn't get lost when doing a preview of the post. Or, if it's possible, give us the option to add an attachment while editing our posts. Right now you can only change the attachment if there was one with the original post.

	04-11-2004 04:27									#24
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It would be good if moderators for the private forums (demogames) could reject applications from the authorisation list. We can authorise them or appoint them as news editor(? I'm guessing that also authorises them for access) but if they aren't allowed in the team their application just sits there in the list forever.

Thanks.

	04-11-2004 15:48									#25
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Markos,

I sent you a PM with what would be my #1 request at this moment.

	05-11-2004 01:01									#26
	Increase the size of your Attachments

Would you care to share it in this thread dedicated to this purpose?

	05-11-2004 01:32									#27
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If I would, I wouldn't have PMed it, don't you think?

Not all matters are equally suitable for public announcement, my post merely serves as a reminder so that Markos doesn't forget about the issue if he actually composes a list using this thread (PMs are easy to forget once you've read them, especially if you tend to get a lot of them).

Now, I believe *someone* requested the spam in this thread be kept to a minimum...

	05-11-2004 06:45									#28
	Got spare money?

I'd like to see the ability of civgroup leaders and/or game mods (such as in team games) to remove players from groups. In some cases people have been authorised who shouldn't have been (such as to the ACDG CMN group) and admins need to be called to remove them.

	05-11-2004 09:16									#29
	Got spare money?

A "God" contest.

A monthly contest in which Apolytoners pay a small fee for a ticket. A winner is then drawn and receives superdupermoderator powers for one day. That means Mod ass is up for banning, as is everyone else's.

If you're interested in making money Markos, that one will be a sure fire winner.

	05-11-2004 19:45									#30
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

The chance of money buying powers can really be abused, if granted.