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Post by dorkknight23 on Oct 8, 2013 3:07:57 GMT -5
- discuss making more/different admins (I don't even have to be one in the end)
- install a dice roller, like VDice
- revise the censored word list (no more "wee weeing" guns, or sitting in the "wee weepit" of a plane)
- ban a whole bunch of spammers; ip ban them if possible
- look into hiding some profile information (ip addresses, email addresses?)
- discuss changes to the theme (I sorta miss the old MURPG banner at the top of the page lol)
If you guys have any suggestions, let's hear 'em. ~TWF 1. We definitely should spread these powers a bit, if only to prevent another situation like this popping up. 2. Second on the dice roller. 3. YES PLEASE! Sometimes people tilt their heads, or fly in planes, or find roaches, and not every instance needs to turn into this. 4. Kill the spammers! Kill them with fire! I'm super-neutral on the banner. I love it for nostalgia's sake, but wouldn't bother unless we really pushed it (do any of us actually have the old banner saved?) EDIT: Much like Caesar, I'll take admin powers if offered. And much like Caligula, if given admin powers I'll also promise to elect a horse to our Senate. And I'll make an MURPG Senate just so I can appoint a horse to it. I think I was on the boards for maybe a year before WK, but it was like 10 years ago, so extremely moot. I also like the chat window idea, at least in theory. I honestly can't think of much else we really need.
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Post by justice009 on Oct 8, 2013 4:21:33 GMT -5
im down for whatever you guy's want to do ^_^
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Post by Gris on Oct 8, 2013 7:44:14 GMT -5
I'm super-neutral on the banner. I love it for nostalgia's sake, but wouldn't bother unless we really pushed it (do any of us actually have the old banner saved?) This one?
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Post by takewithfood on Oct 8, 2013 8:24:23 GMT -5
Yeah, I think Dio, DK, and WK should be admins; that's my dream-team, anyway. They're each very active, they've each shown maturity and responsibility as Acolytes, they've worked to open games for people and help keep the boards spam-free, and they're all quite handsome. Does anyone have objections to these three? You're welcome to PM me if you don't want to make your vote public. Keep in mind that we only need admins to make big changes in the rare event that something big needs to be changed, like adding or removing a plugin. Mostly it's just banning spammers, which honestly probably doesn't do much to deter them anyway (most spam accounts have only one post and they modulate their IPs). We'll be making a bunch of big changes now, like adding dice rollers and stuff, but once that's over it'll be back to business as usual. I think we should also make a bunch of other people acolytes or GMs or whatever so that they can properly moderate their own boards and move topics and stuff, if they can't already. I was made an Acolyte very shortly after joining these boards (like, on week 2 or something) so I'm fuzzy on what regular members can and can't do. I know it takes an Acolyte to create and delete boards, but I'm not so sure about stickying or locking posts and that sort of thing. What powers do GMs have that regular members don't, if any? One thing that I think should be limited is the number of people who can create or delete boards, as that's a really scary thing. Whenever I'm messing with a board on someone's behalf, whether it's to create a new one, delete an old one, or hide an inactive game, I'm always super paranoid that I'll accidentally delete a game. I haven't done it yet, but I know it's happened before, and I think the fewer people who have access to board management, the smaller the chance of it happening again. As long as there are enough active Acolytes or Admins around that you can get your board up within 24 hours, I think we're good. As far as plugins, I like the sound of: * VDice * Back to Top* Welcome Header Below Advertisement* Quick Reply BBCode Buttons (couldn't find a link) I'm iffy about a chatbox, but we can certainly try it. If enough people find any given thing annoying, we can always talk about changing it. I think the important thing is to keep the community involved in decisions. ~TWF
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Post by Shadowbane on Oct 8, 2013 12:18:54 GMT -5
No to the chat box in my opinion,. I have been on plenty of sites that went to the chat box and it killed the vibe of the site.
I don't know if it was addressed of not but a dynamic site (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_web_page) usually means one that adjusts to the users screen resolution. I am pretty sure that this site already is dynamic.
Dice roller and word censor being fixed would be good.
Admins/Mods should be trusted members. Just because someone has been around a while doesn't make them trusted. 2-3 admins is plenty and 5-6 mods is more then enough. If this grew much larger then we may need more. We just need to know who they are exactly so if there is an issue they could be contacted.
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Post by Dionon on Oct 8, 2013 12:36:07 GMT -5
I have a shoutbox on my site, but it's not used often, so I'd say not to bother with one. As for VDice, remember to download VDice advanced or you won't be able to get some of the dice combinations. One thing I don't like about VDice is that it only allows 10 dice at a time lol.
The others are really cool too and are pretty much all this forum needs.
Thanks for the nomination as well, I'll accept if no one objects with a good reason.
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Post by justice009 on Oct 8, 2013 14:31:30 GMT -5
yeah i agree for the dream team ^_^
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Post by takewithfood on Oct 8, 2013 15:54:22 GMT -5
joeb23H01d81d6
So, we have dice. Everyone seems to be pro-dice, so here we are. If anyone has an issue with the dice roller, whether a complaint or suggestion or something, feel free to PM me or post here or what-not.
EDIT: For those who want to try it out, it's pretty simple: just type "roll=1d6" inside [these brackets] to roll a d6. Change the "1d6" to anything you like, including something like 1d20+5 or 1d8-2 or whatever you like.
I find them kinda.. big.. but there's a way fiddle with the plugin in order to shrink them if people prefer smaller dice.
~TWF 1d8�1d6
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Post by Dionon on Oct 8, 2013 16:22:06 GMT -5
3oPRl_KC1d20+3
There is a way to shrink them down in the settings, but it looks horrible really.1d20+3
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Post by takewithfood on Oct 8, 2013 17:59:48 GMT -5
Hey, nice roll. ^__^
~TWF
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Post by Gris on Oct 8, 2013 18:02:17 GMT -5
Testing! cDVlF|Co2D8+1D6-5
Also, I fine having several admins, as who should they be... dunno, favoring Dionon, TWF and DK23 right now.
Edit: I rolled roll=2D8+1D6-5 and it broke up T_T 2D8+1D6-5
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Post by takewithfood on Oct 8, 2013 21:10:38 GMT -5
I think you have to do different groups of dice separately. Like you'd have to do roll=2d8 and roll=1d6-5 as separate rolls. Apparently.
IsXIyyEo2d81d6-5
EDIT: I've also just noticed that if you roll multiple dice it automatically adds them together, which is sort of annoying for playing something like Marvel Heroic, but oh well. Not that bad really. If you don't want the totals, just roll each die individually:
1d81d81d6
~TWF2d8+1d6�1d6-5�1d8�1d8�1d6
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Post by Manah on Oct 8, 2013 23:33:19 GMT -5
I agree with Dionon, WK and DK23 as admins, too. TWF's doing a good job too, so I'd also keep him if it were me.
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Post by justice009 on Oct 9, 2013 1:31:13 GMT -5
agreed
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Post by Dhark on Oct 9, 2013 1:39:23 GMT -5
I think I was on the boards for maybe a year before WK, but it was like 10 years ago, so extremely moot.. Dayum. I've known you for ten years? Ee Gads. Seems like only yesterday... You've gotten so big!
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