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  1. Comment on Total noob looking for (hopefully) simple greasemonkey script in ~comp

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    (function() { 'use strict'; function parseArgs(argsString) { const args = {}; const argsParts = argsString.split('&'); argsParts.forEach((part) => { const [name, value] = part.split('=');...
    (function() {
    'use strict';

    function parseArgs(argsString) {
        const args = {};
        const argsParts = argsString.split('&');
        argsParts.forEach((part) => {
            const [name, value] = part.split('=');
            args[decodeURIComponent(name)] = decodeURIComponent(value);
        });
        return args;
    }

    function generateArgs(args) {
        const argsArray = Object.entries(args).map(([name, value]) => {
            return `${encodeURIComponent(name)}=${encodeURIComponent(value)}`;
        });
        const argsString = argsArray.join('&');
        return argsString;
    }

    function setPGSize() {
        const hash = window.location.hash;
        const [hashPath, hashArgsString] = hash.split('?');
        if (hashPath.indexOf("shop") !== -1) {
            const hashArgs = parseArgs(hashArgsString);
            if (hashArgs.hasOwnProperty('o')) {
                const o = JSON.parse(hashArgs.o);
                if (o.pgSize !== 100) {
                    o.pgSize = 100;
                    hashArgs.o = JSON.stringify(o);
                    const newHashArgsString = generateArgs(hashArgs);
                    const newHashString = [hashPath, newHashArgsString].join('?');
                    window.location.hash = newHashString;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    setPGSize()
})();
    5 votes

  2. Comment on DOOM: The fake outrage in ~games

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    It certainly does seem like excessive meta-outrage! One thing that seemed a bit strange was this point https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l63nY0AYebI&t=101 The creator says If you do that search you...

    It certainly does seem like excessive meta-outrage! One thing that seemed a bit strange was this point

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l63nY0AYebI&t=101

    The creator says

    do a youtube search for "doom eternal"

    If you do that search you get somewhat more varied results (though there are a lot of outrage videos!). I think maybe the creator actually searched for "doom eternal sjw" (those are the top 3 results for that search) and cropped the frame. Maybe just to make the video simpler, but could it also be a case of exaggerated meta-meta-outrage? ;)

    6 votes

  3. Suggestion: Tag-shortcut-buttons on post create page

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    So there is a basic flair in use for the nsfw and spoiler There was also a recent discussion about using tags to warn about content in posts...

    So there is a basic flair in use for the nsfw and spoiler There was also a recent discussion about using tags to warn about content in posts https://tildes.net/~tildes/50o/trigger_warning_tag_special_flair

    Would it help to have buttons for the common "standard" tags next to the Tags entry on the post creation page? So e.g. there could be an nsfw-button and a spoiler-button below the text field

    • The buttons could be styled with the same flair as the corresponding tags
    • The buttons could simply append the tag to the text in the field.

    A few plus points:

    • This would help encourage people to use these important tags correctly (they will be reminded visually that the tags exist when creating a post, and clicking the button is easy which will reduce the effort required)
    • Also it would avoid typos where e.g. someone types "nfsw" and the flair will not be applied (fyi: I had to re-read that 3 times to be sure I correctly mis-typed the word)

    And some potential downsides:

    • Might it encourage people to just click the buttons and skip correctly tagging their post?
    • If more of these "standard" tags were added it might get cluttered

    What do you think?

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Idea that could change Tildes - Agree/Disagree buttons in ~tildes

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    It is an interesting suggestion! Does it depend on what the purpose of the site is meant to be? If you say "tildes is a place for people to come and find people who agree with them" then maybe the...

    It is an interesting suggestion!

    Does it depend on what the purpose of the site is meant to be? If you say "tildes is a place for people to come and find people who agree with them" then maybe the "agree" button is a good idea, but if the purpose is more like "tildes is a place for people to have discussions" then it is not clear that these buttons add any value. Might the "agree" (or disagree) buttons encourage lazy participation, and lure users into echo chambers in pursuit of internet points or the quick dopamine response of seeing their "agree" count tick up?

    (I am not being critical for the sake of it - I think it is an interesting suggestion and worth discussing! I just didn't see this point of view mentioned above)

    Another thing that your suggestion brings to mind is... if/when topic tags can be added by any users, would it be a good feature if users could "agree"(or disagree?) with tags. So for example if a comment is tagged as "off-topic" and most viewers agree, they can "agree" with the tag. Or if something is tagged badly viewers can "disagree" with the tagging.

  5. Comment on RoboTech: greatest robot anime or are there others? in ~anime

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    Here are various robot, mecha and scifi animes. Some different styles, some different themes. Neon Genesis Evangelion Patlabor Appleseed Dallos Gurren Lagann

    Here are various robot, mecha and scifi animes. Some different styles, some different themes.

    • Neon Genesis Evangelion
    • Patlabor
    • Appleseed
    • Dallos
    • Gurren Lagann
    4 votes

  6. Comment on How about /r/all for tildes? in ~tildes

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    What would happen if a topic could opt-out of the /all view? I'm not arguing that there should be a /all view, but if there was, would an opt-out for topic be a way for niche topics to keep their...

    What would happen if a topic could opt-out of the /all view?

    I'm not arguing that there should be a /all view, but if there was, would an opt-out for topic be a way for niche topics to keep their nicheness?

    2 votes

  7. Comment on test in ~test

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    Is this the maximum number of nested tags? The crossed-out text

    Is this the maximum number of nested tags? The crossed-out text

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  10. Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - more details about handling removed posts in ~tildes.official

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    I thought about this some more and I also have answers to the questions: Yes, ideally. It seems like the right thing, and the simple/straightforward thing. Separate notification. This seems like...

    I thought about this some more and I also have answers to the questions:

    1. Should the author of a removed post always know that it's been removed?

    Yes, ideally. It seems like the right thing, and the simple/straightforward thing.

    1. When informing the author that a post was removed, should it be a "passive" notification or should they get an actual separate notification telling them?

    Separate notification. This seems like it would fit with the existing notification system (e.g. a reply displays in your notification feed). So you could see a notification Your comment 'XYZ' in 'SOMEGROUP' was removed because REASONS, with the comment displayed inline, and maybe an appeal button?

    1. Should the removed comments/topic still be visible on the user's profile page, when other users look at it?

    No. If e.g. a message was removed because it contains spam links, then it should not still be visible anywhere (except possibly to the user/admins/mods), otherwise it will be possible to host spam/illegal content - visible on the user pages. They could still be visible to the user maybe? (that way they act as a place to find and appeal wrongful removals)

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - more details about handling removed posts in ~tildes.official

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    "[x] Opt-in to shadowbanning beta feature" ;) Agreed. The problem here is the users can be wrong too - some popular ideas might sound great but reality and the internet are complicated and...

    It's far simpler and imo better to just have beta features people can choose to test when something comes along that's a big enough change to warrant it

    "[x] Opt-in to shadowbanning beta feature" ;)

    A/B testing only makes sense in certain circumstances
    A more likely approach here is to implement a system and then take the time to actually study and refine it

    Agreed.

    Meanwhile the users are telling them how to fix it every day

    The problem here is the users can be wrong too - some popular ideas might sound great but reality and the internet are complicated and sometimes counter-intuitive. This is one possible benefit of some kind of scientific approach.

  12. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

  13. Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - more details about handling removed posts in ~tildes.official

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    There is a lot of interesting discussion and viewpoints here. Ideally some kind of transparent system would work, but this is the real world and sometimes we have to make compromises. Is there...

    There is a lot of interesting discussion and viewpoints here. Ideally some kind of transparent system would work, but this is the real world and sometimes we have to make compromises.

    Is there some way to be scientific about it? Maybe some kind of a/b testing?

    Of course setting up testing if you have limited resources can be time consuming, and if the user base is small the resulting data might be limited. Plus designing tests and interpreting results can be hard - I'm not sure what metrics you could capture ;) But maybe it would be worth it?

    3 votes