I get that staff is probably discussing things behind closed doors and will say something, eventually, maybe in a week or two. But that's extremely frustrating for most people who won't have the mental energy to care about the issue when they're ready to say something about it.This is what is blowing my mind. This is really not a big deal. But, locking threads because you don't like people complaining about it, while also communicating nothing, makes it into a bigger deal. Like, how the fuck ya'll handling such a minor thing so badly!?
OK so let me get this straight:
- A polarizing new feature got suddenly added with no feedback from the community
- Said feature was not announced beforehand nor is there a way to disable it without scripts
- The only thread to discuss it in was confusingly titled "the f is this" even though mods could have easily changed the title at any time
- The thread was then locked because "it ran its course" despite getting no definitive staff communication on how the issue would be handled
- Any threads questioning this decision were instantly locked and people now have to use another random improperly marked thread to talk about it
Does the staff really not see how ridiculous this whole thing looks? Just give people a simple definitive statement on the matter in a clearly marked thread and let them discuss it.
Reminder that people can block the tags (at least on desktop) by manually adding this filter to your AdBlock:
www.resetera.com##.js-trendingThreadItem.structItem--thread.structItem > .structItem-cell--main.structItem-cell > .structItem-title > .labelLink
Can't all threads in Gaming Hangouts be mass-assigned the OT tag? So weird how they're peppered throughout.
Ignoring feedback about rolling back the tags is one thing but what's up with ignoring what is an actual bug with the feature?So how does this work for existing threads? Will this only work on threads that were created after the implementation? I can still see the Black Culture and Animal Crossing OT tags.
So how does this work for existing threads? Will this only work on threads that were created after the implementation? I can still see the Black Culture and Animal Crossing OT tags.
Big problem I have with the tag system is they're not defined enough. If I go to any news site and look at their tag list, I can specify exactly what I'm looking. For the forum, you don't necessary need multiple tags per thread, just better definition so not all news is clumped together. Nintendo News, Microsoft News, Sony News, General News, that would be fine. Sales tags should be JP Sales, NA Sales, EU Sales, WW Sales.
As it currently stands everything just gets clumped together which can become a pain down the line when looking for something specific.
It's cause they used different OT tags for those specific threads that either are not a part of the ignore tags thing, or it's broken because they decided to duplicate the OT tag.
Honestly don't even say News, just do Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo. Even better just use icons for it. Literally any other implementation would have been better.
Just checked that the padding on OT is wrong, and can I just question why OT has a different purple then News?
This is very helpful for desktop. Not sure how to get it to work on mobile so I've ignored all threads with tags at the moment, but if there's a way to get it working on Safari on iOS it would be a really good temporary measure until the ability to hide them gets added.Reminder that people can block the tags (at least on desktop) by manually adding this filter to your AdBlock:
www.resetera.com##.js-trendingThreadItem.structItem--thread.structItem > .structItem-cell--main.structItem-cell > .structItem-title > .labelLink
I get that staff is probably discussing things behind closed doors and will say something, eventually, maybe in a week or two. But that's extremely frustrating for most people who won't have the mental energy to care about the issue when they're ready to say something about it.
Ignoring bugs is what happens in this thread. Nobody came in here for over a month until I tagged an Admin in June about the bugs people were posting and then they were quickly addressed and fixed.Ignoring feedback about rolling back the tags is one thing but what's up with ignoring what is an actual bug with the feature?
That hides the related threads.Added the option to turn them off in pref, but didn't say anything? Okay.
Yes you did, in a thread with a cryptic title posted by a random user instead of one posted here in Announcements posted by staff to let everyone know what was going on.I love how me saying, "I'll need to talk to the tech guys and see what we can do about any changes" has turned into all of this.
You didnt post that here, but instead in a thread that has a tag and isnt viewable by many of us because the only site option to get rid of tags is to block threads altogether. What do you expect when you dont communicate effectively?I love how me saying, "I'll need to talk to the tech guys and see what we can do about any changes" has turned into all of this. People have day jobs, things to do.
Wow. This is what you went with here? Disgusting.I love how me saying, "I'll need to talk to the tech guys and see what we can do about any changes" has turned into all of this. People have day jobs, things to do.
Will there be an option to disable it, yes or no?I love how me saying, "I'll need to talk to the tech guys and see what we can do about any changes" has turned into all of this. People have day jobs, things to do.
Anyway, I just got off with the tech guys (who also have day jobs, just like everyone else who works for this site), and we made a visual adjustment on the test site. (As well as a few backend ones to really do this big)
I mean, most of the frustration comes from the absolute lack of transparency and unwillingness to give any answers to anyone asking questions. You still haven't even provided an official place for people to discuss and give feedback on this new feature, staff quietly locked any threads about it earlier today with no explanation given, and no one, literally no one, on staff even pointed anyone to this thread.I love how me saying, "I'll need to talk to the tech guys and see what we can do about any changes" has turned into all of this. People have day jobs, things to do.
That still doesn't look good though. The choice of colors and different gradients makes like no sense. What is the purpose of this? People are upset/confused because no one knows why this happened and why our feedback is being silenced.I love how me saying, "I'll need to talk to the tech guys and see what we can do about any changes" has turned into all of this. People have day jobs, things to do.
Anyway, I just got off with the tech guys (who also have day jobs, just like everyone else who works for this site), and we made a visual adjustment on the test site. (As well as a few backend ones to really do this big)
This is a screenshot from mobile. The prefixes will need a little adjustment, but this is basically what we're thinking for them.
I love how me saying, "I'll need to talk to the tech guys and see what we can do about any changes" has turned into all of this. People have day jobs, things to do.
Anyway, I just got off with the tech guys (who also have day jobs, just like everyone else who works for this site), and we made a visual adjustment on the test site. (As well as a few backend ones to really do this big)
This is a screenshot from mobile. The prefixes will need a little adjustment, but this is basically what we're thinking for them.
I love how me saying, "I'll need to talk to the tech guys and see what we can do about any changes" has turned into all of this. People have day jobs, things to do.
Anyway, I just got off with the tech guys (who also have day jobs, just like everyone else who works for this site), and we made a visual adjustment on the test site. (As well as a few backend ones to really do this big)
This is a screenshot from mobile. The prefixes will need a little adjustment, but this is basically what we're thinking for them.
oh this ain't itI love how me saying, "I'll need to talk to the tech guys and see what we can do about any changes" has turned into all of this. People have day jobs, things to do.
Really, this is going to be your comment?I love how me saying, "I'll need to talk to the tech guys and see what we can do about any changes" has turned into all of this. People have day jobs, things to do.
I love how me saying, "I'll need to talk to the tech guys and see what we can do about any changes" has turned into all of this. People have day jobs, things to do.
Anyway, I just got off with the tech guys (who also have day jobs, just like everyone else who works for this site), and we made a visual adjustment on the test site. (As well as a few backend ones to really do this big)
This is a screenshot from mobile. The prefixes will need a little adjustment, but this is basically what we're thinking for them.
Yup, I think the most logical place (on desktop at least) would be before the author/last reply text.
After putting on my designer hat and thinking on it some more, I think the big issue is that with the exception of avatars, the main thread listing is almost entirely text based while the background color/inverted text of the design makes it look like a button that stands out completely from the rest of the design. Quick hack to show what I mean: