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I don't know if anyone has said this yet, but votes should also probably be viewable from the profile page along with debates and topics. Forum posts would be nice too, but votes more so.
Yeah, definitely, I am thinking on how to squeeze everything there :) 


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I'm most eagerly awaiting a proper quote system, mention links that take me directly to the mention rather than the first thread page, and a notification dropdown list. But I know all that has already been talked over and is on the bulletin board.
Yep, I'll get to all that in time :)

On the topic of signatures, big sigs annoy me to. Just put a font size limit on it. And don't allow images in signatures, if you ever at some point implement image posting.
That's the problem, unfortunately it's really difficult to filter the content when you support rich text, it's kinda all or nothing. Most likely, for the starters, I'll just add a text only signature and then get back to it later to try to properly implement the rich text for it.

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  • For voting, a Select Winner option would be great...I highly prefer that to the 7-point system (if you're unfamiliar with Select Winner, it's where all 7 points are awarded to one side or the other over arguments).
  • I'm not sure what the character count is for vote explanations, but if it could be higher than 1k characters, that would be nice -- it was a frequent problem on DDO for us to run out of room when writing our reasons for our votes.
  • I just noticed that this debate somehow has a vote tally of 3-7, yet the sole vote that was cast only awarded 3 points to one side and 4 to the other...is this a bug/glitch?
  • It would be convenient if a debate clearly displayed which side is Pro or Con in a debate...often, I have to read through a bunch of text just to figure out who's on what side.

Thanks!
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For voting, a Select Winner option would be great...I highly prefer that to the 7-point system (if you're unfamiliar with Select Winner, it's where all 7 points are awarded to one side or the other over arguments).
But it would be optional and decided by the creator of the debate, right?

I'm not sure what the character count is for vote explanations, but if it could be higher than 1k characters, that would be nice -- it was a frequent problem on DDO for us to run out of room when writing our reasons for our votes.
Pff, not a problem, I'll bump it up next release from 3k to 5k, hopefully that'll do it (tomorrow)

I just noticed that this debate somehow has a vote tally of 3-7, yet the sole vote that was cast only awarded 3 points to one side and 4 to the other...is this a bug/glitch?
Nope, the logic is that when it's tied, every participant gets the same amount of points so it's okay :)

It would be convenient if a debate clearly displayed which side is Pro or Con in a debate...often, I have to read through a bunch of text just to figure out who's on what side.
At this point, the instigator is always a Pro so that should help a little. How would you make it more clear btw? Suggestions are always appreciated :)


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I think it should be so tied points go to no one. I mean, either way it doesn't change the outcome, but the judges decided to award those points to neither side. 
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But it would be optional and decided by the creator of the debate, right?
Yes of course. The instigator would have the option of choosing between that system and the 7-point one when they set up the debate. I know a lot of people who prefer select winner, so it would be great to have that -- a lot of us don't care about having points cast for conduct or spelling or whatnot.

Nope, the logic is that when it's tied, every participant gets the same amount of points so it's okay :)
I agree with 1harder that they shouldn't go to either side. It just seems cleaner that way, and thatst what werew used to anyhow.

At this point, the instigator is always a Pro so that should help a little. How would you make it more clear btw? Suggestions are always appreciated :)
Ah I see. Well, if you see in this example, the word "Pro" is in bold green, making it apparent that this debater is intending to affirm the resolution. The opponent would have the label "Con", indicating they're negating it.

Some people like to instigate a debate whilst being on the negative side. For instance, if I wanted to debate the resolution "God exists", but intended on taking the negative side, I wouldn't be able to instigate that debate...I would have to find someone to do it for me. Of course, I could re-word that resolution in the negative and take the affirmative side, but the resolution wouldn't be quite the same, and something slightly different would be up for debate. It's not the biggest deal, but it makes it a little more convenient for debaters who are more picky about their resolutions.

So essentially, the instigator would be able to choose from the options available whether they want to debate as Pro or Con...again, it's not hugely important but it gives one a little more leverage over the debate setup.
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Yes of course. The instigator would have the option of choosing between that system and the 7-point one when they set up the debate. I know a lot of people who prefer select winner, so it would be great to have that -- a lot of us don't care about having points cast for conduct or spelling or whatnot.
Sure, I could give it some thinking and implement it if everything's okay but cannot give any promises when, unfortunately.

I agree with 1harder that they shouldn't go to either side. It just seems cleaner that way, and thatst what werew used to anyhow.
Makes sense to me. I'll also take a look into it and see how difficult it would be to change it.

Regarding the changes to make the positions more obvious and adding a way to select it during the debate creation, I believe somebody has already suggested it and it's on the list as well, so it'll be there, just give it some time :)
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This was made but no notification was given to my designated opponent at all. There is a complete lack of notification of the recipient of a challenge.
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This was made but no notification was given to my designated opponent at all. There is a complete lack of notification of the recipient of a challenge.
There should be notifications, will look into it.


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New changes:

1) Bumped the debate vote reason size from 3k to 5k chars.

2) Forum posts activities now should take you right to the posts when clicked on the topics (only the new ones)

3) Relaxed copy pasting into the editor, now it should be easier to do. It also comes with some drawbacks so we'll see if that's a good idea.
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I just realized something very important that is missing from this site.

THE HISTORY CATEGORY
for both as the forum section and as a debate category. 
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Thanks!

There will be some restructuring of categories in the near future so we'll figure everything out and find a place for history :)
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1) Bumped the debate vote reason size from 3k to 5k chars.

2) Forum posts activities now should take you right to the posts when clicked on the topics (only the new ones)

3) Relaxed copy pasting into the editor, now it should be easier to do. It also comes with some drawbacks so we'll see if that's a good idea.
Yay! So much more convenient with the mention notices, and now when I copy and paste something it doesn't delete the spaces between paragraphs so I end up with a big old block of text.
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Yay! So much more convenient with the mention notices, and now when I copy and paste something it doesn't delete the spaces between paragraphs so I end up with a big old block of text. 
Yep, you wanted it, you got it ;) 
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2) Forum posts activities now should take you right to the posts when clicked on the topics (only the new ones)
You're talking about unread notifications right? I just clicked some of my old "you were mentioned" notif links and they still took me to the first page.

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You're talking about unread notifications right? I just clicked some of my old "you were mentioned" notif links and they still took me to the first page.
Nah, I mean the ones created after the update. The problem is that the old notifications had no stored information about the referenced forum post and therefore it's impossible to make them work but the new notifications have that data and work as expected.


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I've updated the caching policy for some files, let me know if you notice that somethings gets staled when it shouldn't. Thanks.
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But does it save what we type as we type it? That's the caching that was referred to here, not the freezing of profile pics as they get changed etc
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But does it save what we type as we type it? That's the caching that was referred to here, not the freezing of profile pics as they get changed etc
You lost me. What do you mean? What should be saved when you type? By caching I meant exactly the profile pics, among other things.


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Ability to get notified by something on email and not on here. 

Yes, that's weird to ask right?

Also the opposite obviously. :) Your settings making it an ultimatum and I reserve email notifications for stuff i want a 'ping' to happen on my smartphone.
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I apologize but I am still not sure I understand you.

Ability to get notified by something on email and not on here.
You should receive email notifications and you handle manage through in the office, to disable and enable the ones you want.

Yes, that's weird to ask right?

Also the opposite obviously. :) Your settings making it an ultimatum and I reserve email notifications for stuff i want a 'ping' to happen on my smartphone.
This part I don't understand. Settings make what an ultimatum? If you mean the emails, then you can disable them.

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But that turns off the bell notification in-site too.
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But that turns off the bell notification in-site too.
Are you sure? If that's the case then it's a bug.


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When is the Instigator going to be allowed to be Con?

Because this currently is tremendously restrictive in terms of setting "plan" topics for debates, in terms of the way the burden of proof functions, and in terms of how confusing the phrasing of resolutions is.
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I am not sure, I'll take a look into it tomorrow and if that's not too much work, will try to finish it during the evening.
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Thanks!
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Everyone's profile (not leaderboard date, profile) says they signed up on 8th August 2018 
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Everyone's profile (not leaderboard date, profile) says they signed up on 8th August 2018
Haha indeed, I probably forgot to remove a template and put the actual data there. Will fix it soon.


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block mechanism for PM, please add I need to block someone ty
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block mechanism for PM, please add I need to block someone ty
Going to work on this and other things in the next 2-3 weeks.