September 05, 2003

Feature Requests: Reloaded (more inside, well, all inside since there ain't nothing to the teaser)

posted by gspm to feature requests at 08:50 AM - 27 comments

Several feature requests have been floated in the past few months and I don't know if any of them have been implemented. So, powers that be, here is a compilation of various recent requests that can reopen discussion and perhaps permit updates on whether these requests have a chance to being implemented. Some are complex, some might only take a few minutes. Some are months old and may have dropped off the radar because the locker room front page is only five items deep. the list They can do it on MeFi so why not here: ability to sort threads by newest comments (lilnemo) They can do it on MeFi so why not here: broswer detection goodness for Mozilla (yerfatma) New Locker Room Category: Fantasy Sports (possibly coming soon, says rcade) New Locker Room Category: Interviews (gspm) New SpoFi Category: Time-Wasting-Flash-Games (Ufez Jones) or Online Game (grum) Locker Room Sidebar: for front pages of active fantasy leagues (billysaysthis) Sidebar: a place for a collaborative feed of quick hit news items (discussed but never fully shot down) Comment Counter for Columns: (billysaysthis) coming soon? User Preference: User customizable time zone (Big Calm)

posted by gspm at 08:54 AM on September 05, 2003

Since it's here, I'll add one more: Can we get links to user columns on that individual's user page? I'd also like the ability to see through walls and be completely satiated by the consumption of a single seedless grape.

posted by Ufez Jones at 09:03 AM on September 05, 2003

I'm still waiting for my damn pony.

posted by grum@work at 10:19 AM on September 05, 2003

does anybody still have the bug that when you hit the front page for the first time it seems like your not logged in...but once you enter a thread (or the lockerroom) you are then recognized?? i remember this being reported early on, but nobody complained recently that i know of. i definately still experience the problem and would like to see it fixed before new features are added.

posted by danostuporstar at 10:24 AM on September 05, 2003

How about a new SpoFi category: "Drug Related" or "Arrested"? Speaking of Flash games, will somebody post one for chrissake? I'm getting an awful lot of work done today...

posted by vito90 at 11:42 AM on September 05, 2003

gspm, calling me Billy again will earn you a major spanking, got it?

posted by billsaysthis at 11:45 AM on September 05, 2003

I get that on Mozilla 1.4, danostuporstar, but curiously not on Mozilla Firebird. The one thing I'd like to see is an option, when posting, not to translate end-of-line characters into <br /> tags. Doing so would remove an annoying step for those posting, say, tables in fantasy-league threads.

posted by taupe at 12:03 PM on September 05, 2003

Right on taupe!

posted by lilnemo at 12:12 PM on September 05, 2003

Book'em, dano. (I've always wanted to say that.) I have the same (not logged in first time, then auto-logged in the next) problem at home, but not at the office (use the same browser: NN7.0).

posted by worldcup2002 at 12:31 PM on September 05, 2003

gspm, calling me Billy again will earn you a major spanking, got it? shit, sorry. I guess I: 1. never noticed, 2. didn't copy and paste your username, 3. have always read it as a billysaysthis cause you seem just so darn chummy. careless but honest mistake.

posted by gspm at 12:43 PM on September 05, 2003

Who is Maj. Spanking? And what other prerequisites are needed besides calling you billy?

posted by garfield at 12:44 PM on September 05, 2003

gee, don't no one use IE anymore. for the record i get it in IE6 and MozFirebird (0.6.1) on both windows and linux.

posted by danostuporstar at 02:21 PM on September 05, 2003

Thanks for collecting these, gspm.

posted by rcade at 02:51 PM on September 05, 2003

Boobs

posted by StarFucker at 03:44 PM on September 05, 2003

SportsFilter already supports boobs.

posted by rcade at 05:14 PM on September 05, 2003

The one thing I'd like to see is an option, when posting, not to translate end-of-line characters into <br /> tags. Doing so would remove an annoying step for those posting, say, tables in fantasy-league threads. Whilst this might be annoying when creating tables, this option is only going to confuse people. Do you guys (i.e. pantheon) want any help? I'm good with databases and can help with HTML if you like. Mail me privately if so.

posted by BigCalm at 07:05 PM on September 05, 2003

I'm more than willing to clean up the mess I've made and make the buttons available in Moz. I'd also be willing to extend them so we have a small button or whatever else. As for the tables, a wizard would be possible, but I don't know if it'd be more of a help than a hindrance.

posted by yerfatma at 07:48 PM on September 05, 2003

Mmmmm...tables...

posted by StarFucker at 09:18 PM on September 05, 2003

mmmmm... hindrance...

posted by jerseygirl at 09:45 PM on September 05, 2003

mmmmm... jerseygirl...

posted by billsaysthis at 11:15 PM on September 05, 2003

Me mum is the only one what's allowed to call me Billy.

posted by billsaysthis at 11:16 PM on September 05, 2003

Yeah, well, tables are more of a hindrance than a help, given they're semantically meaningless 99% of the time. Fantasy stats are tabular data though. Don't you see the importance? Good God. It's so important.

posted by yerfatma at 12:06 AM on September 06, 2003

Pantheon, I can help with the ball bearings.

posted by vito90 at 12:25 AM on September 06, 2003

It's all ball bearings these days. BTW, when's our next interview? Bill(y)saysthis is practically begging to be interviewed, but 86 told me an interesting story tonight about how he killed a hobo in St. Louis. Let's make interviews a permanent part of the locker room.

posted by Samsonov14 at 02:52 AM on September 06, 2003

Also, user_ID seems be getting output on this page. More of a debug than a bug.

posted by yerfatma at 09:45 AM on September 06, 2003

I only beg for really hot women and now that I'm married, that's over with. The begging, that is, since my wife is really hot.

posted by billsaysthis at 11:30 AM on September 06, 2003

yerfatma, not to mention that we still have a soccer category!

posted by billsaysthis at 11:31 AM on September 06, 2003

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