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At 9/24/09 10:29 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote: I have to take your word for it on that one, as I have absolutely no knowledge of forum programming at all. However, the code for the scouting system is already there (albeit with some teething problems), as is the code for an NG private forum (in the form of the mod lounge). Adapting both of them to create a new forum shouldn't be TOO hard, should it?

I'd have to take your word on that. Haha. I'm in the same boat as you as far as knowing the amount of work that would be needed to go into it. :P Hopefully citricsquid or someone who knows a lot about websites and coding and stuff will throw in their two cents on the issue.

There is the issue of how you can possibly quantify maturity, but if the ability to scout people is left with just the forum mods, everyone who can post in the forum would be there because a mod thought them to be mature enough to use it. Since mod status is basically an admin-given symbol of maturity itself, I think it would be fairly easy to keep it within certain standards, mod disagreements or not.

Like I said, the kinks for it would probably work themselves out rather easily. I think the mods WOULD be able to do the scouting procedure, as there is a large difference between a user that is mature and one that is bannable. I don't think that extra work should be dumped on them like that, as they've got enough stuff to worry about, but I think they would be worthy of making the decision.

I think I'll leave this here for a while yet before putting it in the Mk.3 thread.

Really good ideas should get some discussion before going into the thread. I'd like to see some feedback from somebody critical of the idea, and also see if there is a general consensus among users that this is a good idea. I can see some issues about it that could draw some criticism, IE dividing the NG population, but all in all I think it'd be a very good thing indeed. Guess now we just standby and see what other users think of it.

At 9/24/09 10:41 PM, michelinman wrote: Really good ideas should get some discussion before going into the thread. I'd like to see some feedback from somebody critical of the idea, and also see if there is a general consensus among users that this is a good idea. I can see some issues about it that could draw some criticism, IE dividing the NG population, but all in all I think it'd be a very good thing indeed. Guess now we just standby and see what other users think of it.

I really wish more people would use this thread, especially since mods link to it every time a thread about a single idea comes along.

And now to piss all over my own idea: What would it do to the existing general forum if all the mature users no longer had to post in there? It would be nothing but moronity.
However, that might not be such a bad thing, as it would separate out quite nicely IMO: If you want to mess around, there's the regular general forum; if you want to properly discuss something without stupid kids ruining it, there's the mature section.

Since most people come here for a mix of both, I don't think the mature users would abandon the general forum completely, mature forum or not. It's not like people come to a light entertainment website solely to engage in philosophical debate and enligtened discussion; there's always the occasional desire for shits and giggles, even with the most wizened, cynical forum users.

We are in dire need of a moron sieve.
Until then, I'll continue hiding in WiHt. It's my little cave of solace.

It'd be easy to build fyi, but I doubt it'll ever happen.

At 9/25/09 03:50 AM, citricsquid wrote: It'd be easy to build fyi, but I doubt it'll ever happen.

Well if some more users said they were interested in it, then it might get somewhere. You're one of about 4 people who post in this thread, so it'd be nice to see your opinion on it. :P Would you want it to happen?

At 9/24/09 11:10 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote: I really wish more people would use this thread, especially since mods link to it every time a thread about a single idea comes along.

Eh, ya it's a slow thread and nothing we can do about that. It's still kind of odd that when a mod links here that user will never post here, I think it's out of lazyness.

And now to piss all over my own idea: What would it do to the existing general forum if all the mature users no longer had to post in there? It would be nothing but moronity.
However, that might not be such a bad thing, as it would separate out quite nicely IMO: If you want to mess around, there's the regular general forum; if you want to properly discuss something without stupid kids ruining it, there's the mature section.

I like the idea, but the question is how are we going to get that off the ground? If we have two separate "general" forums it would be nice to see one for just useless crap and another for things that we want decent replys to. Not just the ave user posting some garbage. The concept is good, just it seems that it will be so hard to make it happen that i don't think it ever will take place.

It would have to be watched heavily with a few mod just watching that one alone at any given moment i you really think about it. Theres no other way to keep the said forum in it's intention unless some strict modding is done or some block could take place. Maby you have to be "approved" to get into it? Like a mod will go through your posts and decide if you belong there by how you post.

It's not like people come to a light entertainment website solely to engage in philosophical debate and enligtened discussion; there's always the occasional desire for shits and giggles, even with the most wizened, cynical forum users.

Yes this is true, i do sometimes go to the general to look for something good; but rarely find anything of value to post in. I do like to have fun, but i usualy do so right in the Wi/Ht. why go to the general and risk a ban :::something i have not had in months::: when i could do the same here? Thats not making sence to me. Theres a much greater chance of getting banned in the general for posting in a spam thread or posting somthing stupid then there is here.

I think that the flash search bar should have options like the art portal to not see some content if you tell the search bar to (so if you check off adult stuff you won't see adult stuff when you search) and this is not like the thing in the account where you can say if you want to see adult things at all....they could do this it has been done with the art portal

A working sticker stat would be nice.

At 10/18/09 01:16 PM, DumbassDude wrote: A working sticker stat would be nice.

http://dumbassdude.newgrounds.com/purcha ses/

At 10/18/09 01:21 PM, citricsquid wrote:

At 10/18/09 01:16 PM, DumbassDude wrote: A working sticker stat would be nice.

http://dumbassdude.newgrounds.com/purcha ses/

What is the point of the sticker stat when it doesn't even update anymore? Either fix it or get rid of it.
Thanks for reminding me on what i've bought.

At 10/18/09 02:32 PM, DumbassDude wrote:

is the point of the sticker stat when it doesn't even update anymore? Either fix it or get rid of it.

Thanks for reminding me on what i've bought.

I think they just don't use that feature anymore. Thats why that page was created; to show you all you bought. Yes that is what is was for, but i don't think it is in use anymore. It's probaly is going to sit there on our userpages for sometime since its not to important.

in reply to auto loading suggestion.

That would require javascript to run in the background constantly querying Newgrounds to check if there are new posts, while this could work on a small scale it would cause a lot of load problems on a place like NGBBS. I might be wrong and liljim might correct me, but as far as I know the extra load (checking every 10 seconds?) would be way too much. It's also easier to simply refresh...