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Ideas and Recommendations for Improving The Cantina

Discussion in 'Forum Feedback (The Cantina)' started by Viral Hide, Sep 4, 2014.

  1. GingerByte

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    They'd have to pay someone, or they'd need a volunteer. That would be my guess as to why one doesn't exist.
     
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  2. Bosc

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    I'm not on that side of things, but I believe you're right. So many of the features of this website are done in-house, so to speak, and there's only so much we can do.

    But there are always improvements and optimizations to be done. Maybe this is one of them. :)
     
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  3. AstromechRecords

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    sometimes all it takes a is a few minutes but im sure viral would help out when hes free
     
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  4. Bosc

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    Viral is one of the key people in developing the site, and things like this would go through him first - not last. As I said, I'm not on that side of things; but I know from experience that changes, improvements, and optimizations to SWNN and the Cantina take much longer than just a few minutes. I don't know what it would take to develop a Cantina app; but even if one could be whipped up relatively quickly, it would take much more time for it to be developed both in appearance and functionality.

    I don't know if such a thing is on-deck; but like I said, everything is in-house and there are plenty of other projects at hand.

    I like the idea, though! :)
     
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  5. Rieekan

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    Well, I don't know but an app for multiple platforms would cost at least 10k for maybe only minimal advantages, compared to a bookmark.
     
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  6. Lazarus Dei

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    Just a thought mods... but since I hit a notable milestone today, I had a thought for a little tongue in cheek badge - why not add a 'cellblock' award for hitting 1138 likes? :p

    [​IMG]
     
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  7. tm0910196

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    I'm having a thought here...

    What would people think of a new "Rude" negative rating? Sometimes, I come across posts that aren't necessarily "trolling," but they're just unnecessarily abrasive and would be fine if dialed back a little bit. I don't generally give out negative ratings, but this one seems like it might actually be constructive.

    It would be the opposite side of the "Friendly" coin.
     
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  8. cawatrooper

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    Going off that, I wouldn't mind an "Agree" to be an opposite of "Disagree"
     
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    Well, true, but I think "Like" = "Agree," essentially. :)
     
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  10. cawatrooper

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    Sure, that's generally what I use it for- but it's a bit of a semantic difference, much like "Trolling" and "rude"
     
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  11. tm0910196

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    Good point. I agree, then! (No pun intended)
     
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  12. Bosc

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    The staff and moderators are currently having a conversation about our ratings system, and how best to utilize it. Thanks for the input.
     
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  13. Lock_S_Foils

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    Two things....

    1. We have X-Wing, Stardestroyer, Death Star, even Naboo Starfighter Emojis.....can we please get a Y-Wing emoji?

    2. I developed the below Negative Trophy.....had to do some photoshopping/paint work to get the medal made....thoughts? I was going to use this as a reply to a certain user in the Finn Thread in TLJ but decided against it....

    crumb award 4.jpg
     
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  14. Bosc

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    I'm glad you didn't use it. :) We, at every opportunity, encourage everyone to respond to posts and not to posters. And we're certainly not into highlighting negativity.

    As for a Y-Wing emoji, I don't know who's in charge of that. Maybe you can make one for us?
     
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    Here you go....large size on the left and actual emoji size on the right....someone can copy and paste these into whatever file the emoji function uses.

    Y-Wing Emoji Possibilities.jpg
     
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  16. teline

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    This just makes me wish for Paint Adventures emojis, haha! :D

    @Alamact, do you want to get in on this? Saber's saber? Stuff like that?
     
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  17. Alamact

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    Sure, it's certainly plausible. Here's a Darth Saber one for reference:

    [​IMG]

    If there is enough interest, I could go for more. This one was mostly picked to see if Saber's pureblood features would shine through in a 32x32 dimension environment.
     
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    How about a "Thoughtful" rating with Thrawn icon.
    upload_2017-5-5_16-16-2.jpeg
     
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  19. LadyMusashi

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    Or "Whoa, smart!" :D
     
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  20. Cole

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    Ha! Or maybe, "Over my head"...
    ...except nothing can get over my head. I would catch it!
     
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