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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
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please add...
...to your list of things that will never happen:
"make clear rules about what belongs to the database and what doesnt"
tia
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Style
Registered: Jun 2004
Posts: 498 |
"obvious trolls will be efficiently banned from csdb"
next....
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11152 |
"make a public list of who has admin and moderation rights"
your turn... |
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TDJ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1879 |
"make all votes public" |
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Trazan
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 620 |
Quote: "make a public list of who has admin and moderation rights"
your turn...
Site moderators:
CreaMD, Zyron, CBA, Trazan, Wreg, Dishy, The Communist
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jailbird
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1576 |
"pagination of forum topics" (© 2006-2007 by Oswald) |
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Fungus
Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 630 |
fake group/fake release/lamer label/troll sections and or separate this stuff from the real releases.
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The Phantom
Registered: Jan 2004
Posts: 360 |
Perhaps an "OLD SKOOL" would work as well. Would apply towards the "crap" that's been released as of late, well, at least in the GAMES department. (would at least cover the CRYPT releases).....((Can you say WAR))
FUNGUS... How's it going mang?! Been a while... Hope to catch ya in IRC sometime.... Would love a pre-review of my demo, which will, of coarse, be my last ever c-64 release.... |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
I forgot who it was, but someone suggested to make it impossible to add two ONELINERs right after eachother...
I vote in favour!! |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11152 |
Quote:
Site moderators:
CreaMD, Zyron, CBA, Trazan, Wreg, Dishy, The Communist
are these the same people who have "admin rights" on the database (not just the forum) ? i recommend adding this list to the FAQ or sth like that...
another thing that comes to mind: i'd very much like to see every user account linked to a scener profile (and i don't see a single reason why that shouldnt be the case). getting PMs or reading comments from people which i neither know nor which i can look up in the database is irritating at best. |
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CreaMD
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 3036 |
Quote: Quote:
Site moderators:
CreaMD, Zyron, CBA, Trazan, Wreg, Dishy, The Communist
are these the same people who have "admin rights" on the database (not just the forum) ? i recommend adding this list to the FAQ or sth like that...
another thing that comes to mind: i'd very much like to see every user account linked to a scener profile (and i don't see a single reason why that shouldnt be the case). getting PMs or reading comments from people which i neither know nor which i can look up in the database is irritating at best.
Linked user-accout to scener profile: I agree with that especially because it assures less anonymity factor (which is mostly giving some people feeling that they can make troubles around here).
I agree with list of mods being listed somewhere on the page. I'm sure that's on Perff's to-do list already.
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TDJ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1879 |
And what if a user never was a scener? Should he become one here in csdb, even though his 'activities' consist of following the scene only? |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11152 |
Quote: And what if a user never was a scener? Should he become one here in csdb, even though his 'activities' consist of following the scene only?
debatable i guess :) i'd prefer a profile saying just that over no info at all. |
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Richard
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 619 |
A few suggestions, some may have already been mentioned in the past.
- A complete end to stupid scene wars/abuse/trolling
- An on line C64 emulator where you can link the scene stuff and watch online. It probably might take a lot of work
- Automatic-locking function for those who create new entries, and only themselves or trusted people can access the entries.
- Source code entry (People seem to choose C64 tool for this option as there is no *source code/project source* option)
- Java music player, to listen to SID tunes online :)
- Scener ratings (beside the person who posts in the forum i.e. amount of releases added to the CSDB since registered.
- Buy/Sell forum for those EBAY sceners :)
- All votings public
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Hey, nice change, the [PM] links behind the Online Users!
Great... I always hated the hart-to-hit * :-) |
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TDJ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1879 |
Quote: Hey, nice change, the [PM] links behind the Online Users!
Great... I always hated the hart-to-hit * :-)
It kinda looks like a Star Wars tie-fighter though. |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Quote: It kinda looks like a Star Wars tie-fighter though.
That's probably why it's so appealing :) |
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Marauder/GSS
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I still would like to see a "Last Login-Date" on a sceners profile for example, which is easy to implement I guess...
that way you could see if a certain person is still coming up here from time to time and/or it would be also helpful to see if a maintainer of a locked entry is still around (so you can pm him), or you should directly contact a mod for changes if not...
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Yeah, what Marauder/GSS says! |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11152 |
it's neither easy, nor even possible. currently "users" have no relation to "profiles" at all, unless a user links himself to a profile. |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Well, then only do that at those that are linked ;-) |
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Marauder/GSS
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Quote: it's neither easy, nor even possible. currently "users" have no relation to "profiles" at all, unless a user links himself to a profile.
Ah... forgot that here are also users without a scene-profile (c;
yes, would be easy to implement if both, users and sceners, would have a profile...
then what Mace suggested, only for those who are linked to a profile.
...or force users to have a profile too, hehe (c;
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Rough
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Dates for credits for intro entries should be editable. Music and Fonts used in a previous used intro are credited on a wrong date unless that option's added. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11152 |
Quote: Dates for credits for intro entries should be editable. Music and Fonts used in a previous used intro are credited on a wrong date unless that option's added.
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Rough
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Registered: Feb 2002
Posts: 1829 |
Also wanted:
Possibililty to enter time frames (e.g. released between April -July 1988).
To add a <?> behind any data to mark unsure information.
To have a flag to seperate "official" credits and credits for things just ripped (tunes, fonts...)
What's so difficult to understand, Groepaz?
Take Ikari & Talent Intro. Everytime they used this they had another tune, now when clicking onto the SID-related information a list of all the software it was used in pops up, chronologically, therefore the date which the intro (not the music) is used first is used, this mixes up proper chronological order and gives false information. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11152 |
Quote:
Take Ikari & Talent Intro. Everytime they used this they had another tune, now when clicking onto the SID-related information a list of all the software it was used in pops up, chronologically, therefore the date which the intro (not the music) is used first is used, this mixes up proper chronological order and gives false information.
ah ok. yes sid- and intro-entries are handled terrible. can't say i care a lot about either though =P
what i'd like to see is a proper way to link game entries with their related cracks.
and the "fuzzy" dates, yes. thats one thing i really miss aswell. (very often i know "this has been done before 1989" or so, would be nice to be able to enter such info) |
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Tim
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Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 467 |
Don't know if this has been mentioned,
but notification messages on comment fields entered on your added releases, is that possible?
I'm getting close to 100 uploads now and i'm already starting to loose track on some things.
It would save me some time if I could click just a button or two to get a nice overview on all uploads that have been commented on within a certain period.
Maybe it's already possible or just a good idea? |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Hey, what about a more powerfull search/browse function?
IMHO, the browse and search functions could be merged.
Personally, the advanced search feature is a bitch to use, mainly because when returning to the first page, all the input is gone after a search.
And it's WAY to big a page to go through... ok, advanced is nice, but this is overkill. Or at least the interface is.
I haven't given it a long thought, but somehow both features lack things AND have possibilities too much.
Why not give it an overhaul?
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Rough
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I'd like to be able to link demos, not only cracks, to intro entries. |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Ah, you know what I want?!
I want the FREAKING database to not only look for EXACT title match when creating a new release!
There was a "Solder One +", but when I made "Solder One" it somehow didn't appear in the search or whatever...
Perff, can you use the same search algorithm when checking for existing release as with the normal search? |
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Tim
Account closed
Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 467 |
Mace, very funny you mention that!
Recently I have noticed searches spitting out a few but not all releases. Then when adding a file suddenly it does show a release, re-trying the search function suddenly does show the file that was already in the database.
The first couple of times it happend (and it doesn't happen a lot of time) I thought it was a typoh, lately i've been wondering if it was a bug.
Ever since i've been opening a new window to perform a search, but -what else did i expect- ever since it has not happend.. next time it happens i'll make a screen dump of both screens to prove i'm not nuts ;) |
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Tim
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Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 467 |
oh.. and another "please add..."
I do not know if this has been mentioned before, but a 'sticky' in each subforum. This might be interesting for new sceners finding csdb for the first time. I kind of always missed this here. |
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Rough
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I rather have the Help section largely improved than sticky threads. Those are just annoying for the inwrought. |
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Tim
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Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 467 |
ok, how about breaking up help into various sections and very small stickies pointing to these sections then? |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11152 |
thats almost exactly what i suggested internally last night :=) |
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Tim
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Posts: 467 |
yeah, you don't sleep either i guess.. (noticing the time stamp) hehe |
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Rough
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I was already wondering if there are either two Groepaz or he suffers from insomnia. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11152 |
i just live at night :) and sleep is for the weak =P |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Quote: Mace, very funny you mention that!
Recently I have noticed searches spitting out a few but not all releases. Then when adding a file suddenly it does show a release, re-trying the search function suddenly does show the file that was already in the database.
The first couple of times it happend (and it doesn't happen a lot of time) I thought it was a typoh, lately i've been wondering if it was a bug.
Ever since i've been opening a new window to perform a search, but -what else did i expect- ever since it has not happend.. next time it happens i'll make a screen dump of both screens to prove i'm not nuts ;)
Ah, fuck, I thought it was me!
Yeah, the search screws up very badly now and then!
PERFF! |
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The Overkiller
Account closed
Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 342 |
Put "in clear" who wrote a trivia in any profile/release. |
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Tim
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Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 467 |
no no no.. make a comment field instead of a 'trivia' field :) |
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The Overkiller
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Quote: no no no.. make a comment field instead of a 'trivia' field :)
Oh! And where's the comment field inside a scener schedule ? |
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Rough
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Registered: Feb 2002
Posts: 1829 |
When choosing a scener for a credit...
the list in the pull-down menu should be sorted by most releases of a scener, this would put famous (and often credited) sceners into the first place.
Would be Quite helpful with sceners having common nicks e.g. Alex, Psycho or Punisher. |
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Matt
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 596 |
Quote: Hey, what about a more powerfull search/browse function?
IMHO, the browse and search functions could be merged.
Personally, the advanced search feature is a bitch to use, mainly because when returning to the first page, all the input is gone after a search.
And it's WAY to big a page to go through... ok, advanced is nice, but this is overkill. Or at least the interface is.
I haven't given it a long thought, but somehow both features lack things AND have possibilities too much.
Why not give it an overhaul?
fuck yeah that really annoyes me too!
if you return the the first page yes all information is lost grrr |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Quote:this would put famous (and often credited) sceners into the first place. This would only be true if ALL releases are credited. Until then, it's a rough estimate (and I don't mean YOUR estimate ;) ). |
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Tim
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Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 467 |
Quote: When choosing a scener for a credit...
the list in the pull-down menu should be sorted by most releases of a scener, this would put famous (and often credited) sceners into the first place.
Would be Quite helpful with sceners having common nicks e.g. Alex, Psycho or Punisher.
thumbs up to this idea!
or how about after selecting group, it automatically finds the correct nick that belongs to that group. |
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Tim
Account closed
Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 467 |
Please add:
multiple png entries per file!
Motivation:
It's hard enough to find the alt-c in winvice without knowing where to look, thanks for the tip CBA.
But finding a multiple png -> gif tool, edit edit edit, resave, re-upload, etc. takes too much time.
Other then that, there are plenty of people that would like a screenshot of the crackintro AND of the game, or several parts of a demo without having to spend a lot of time learning how to use another graphics tool.
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11152 |
i am against multiple screenshots. one is enough. download the damn thing and run it if you want to see more :) |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Hahaha, come on, Bordeaux!
Making an animated GIF isn't hard at all.
Saying it takes too much time is even more bull shit! :-D
Put some effort in it or just don't add a screenshot: someone else will do that eventually ;-) |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Quote:or how about after selecting group, it automatically finds the correct nick that belongs to that group.
This is a useless function in the category of We-are-Microsoft-and-we-know-what-you-want features.
More than often sceneres outside the producing group have to be credited (think of music alone).
Besides, I think it's a bitch of a job to make, most certainly if you have to 'add up' the list of sceners for releases that are done by more than one group. |
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Tim
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Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 467 |
Mace i know it's not hard, just annoying.. besides that it was just a clever 'secret' way of moaning again also about adding to locked entries :P hehe
I don't agree with the microsoft remark.. but then I like most Microsoft features :P
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Conjuror
Registered: Aug 2004
Posts: 168 |
Tagging of demos with effect types. ie (zoom and rotate [1/2/4 pixel], fli[quality], tech-tech[pixel width],etc)
Then the ability to search by effect.
The reason I'd like to see this is that I would like to produce a new demo and would like to see what has already been done (and to what level), so I don't end up copy something thats already out there.
Steven
Doctor Detroit/The Force.
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11152 |
Quote:
The reason I'd like to see this is that I would like to produce a new demo and would like to see what has already been done (and to what level), so I don't end up copy something thats already out there.
you'd almost certainly end up with something thats already out there, no matter what :=)
and you don't want to wait with your demo until all demos are tagged eh? |
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null
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Registered: Jun 2006
Posts: 645 |
Quote: Tagging of demos with effect types. ie (zoom and rotate [1/2/4 pixel], fli[quality], tech-tech[pixel width],etc)
Then the ability to search by effect.
The reason I'd like to see this is that I would like to produce a new demo and would like to see what has already been done (and to what level), so I don't end up copy something thats already out there.
Steven
Doctor Detroit/The Force.
well, good luck with that o.O
I agree with the tagging thing, though. but a bit different. how about the ability to label demos with 'design', 'coderpr0n', etc... so that way, if you want to see some coderpr0n, it will be easier to find..
dunno, random idea.
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Conjuror
Registered: Aug 2004
Posts: 168 |
Obviously a lot of work, particularly tagging the thousands of existing demos, but it has the advantage of creating a time line of when effects were first created (something I've seen discussed on here somewhere)
Also you create a master list of effects, which could be done with out tagging them all. This list on its own would be enough but wouldn't be as complete.
Quote:and you don't want to wait with your demo until all demos are tagged eh?
Well no, otherwise I'd never start anything... |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5031 |
date of release / thumbnail of screenshot, releaser group etc into search results of releases. btw advanced search shows less info than "simple search" which does already have group& type... |
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Conjuror
Registered: Aug 2004
Posts: 168 |
How about a way of seeing the changes to the rankings for demos, groups etc.
For instance, I've checked out a lot of the higher up demos, but if a demo moves up the rankings I'd like to know which is new without having to remember what was there previously.
Steve
Conjuror/TF |
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Tim
Account closed
Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 467 |
like up or down arrows used in music charts? |
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Conjuror
Registered: Aug 2004
Posts: 168 |
Up/down arrows would be nice but as records could go in and out of say the top ten, it wouldn't quite give what I'm thinking of.
Maybe combined with an indicator of if it is the highest ever ranking the record has achieved?
Steve
Conjuror/TF |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5031 |
tags & sort releases by releasetype on group pages pretty please with sugar icecream and chocolate on top. :) |
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Conjuror
Registered: Aug 2004
Posts: 168 |
If the source + ERD for the site was made available through a repository (subversion please), those of us so inclined could add features.
Have a dev/test area for these features with the site owners deciding whether or not to roll them out.
What language and what database is used?
Steve
Conjuror/TF |
