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What new toy should be added to SMNetwork?

On-site instant messaging
14 (28.6%)
Save drafts of posts
6 (12.2%)
Google map of members
8 (16.3%)
Facebook integration
7 (14.3%)
Say that you "Like" someone else's post
14 (28.6%)

Total Members Voted: 49

Voting closed: Sep 26, 2010, 03:26 am

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Elect the new SMNet feature!
« on: Sep 19, 2010, 03:26 am »
You guys have had to put up with quite a bit of hassle with the outage today.  I feel bad. 

I'd make cookies but they don't work so well online.  So I guess I'll just have to give you guys a new feature to play with instead.  Help me choose which one?

This poll will run for a week.  :)

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Re: Elect the new SMNet feature!
« Reply #1 on: Sep 19, 2010, 08:19 am »
Thanks. Kay, for dealing with all the issues, and getting the site back up and running in good shape. We appreciate it!

You're welcome! - PSMK
« Last Edit: Sep 19, 2010, 08:41 pm by PSMKay »
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Re: Elect the new SMNet feature!
« Reply #2 on: Sep 20, 2010, 01:02 pm »
I kept sending you light this weekend since I knew, being unable to access the site, that you were either slamming code or slamming your head against a wall. You are deeply appreciated. Thank you

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Re: Elect the new SMNet feature!
« Reply #3 on: Sep 20, 2010, 09:34 pm »
Definitely greatly appreciated!!  Thank you for taking such good care of us!
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Re: Elect the new SMNet feature!
« Reply #4 on: Sep 24, 2010, 06:48 pm »
I've got no opinion on the poll, but I wanted to thank you for your work maintaining the site. I appreciate what it takes to keep a place like this up and running, as well as informed and happy, and you're doing great. Thank you!

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Re: Elect the new SMNet feature!
« Reply #5 on: Sep 26, 2010, 06:35 pm »
OK, we've got a tie here! Looks like you guys get two toys.  :P

I've implemented the "like post" system already.  It should be pretty self explanatory for those who use Facebook.  The "Like" button is at the top right of each post, with a little red star next to it. 

A few notes.  You cannot "like" your own posts.  You can see all of the posts you've Liked in your profile, as well as all the "likes" you've received from others.

The IM system is a more complex and will take a bit longer to implement- I want to install it on my dev server first and make sure it doesn't crash the server before I make it live for you guys.
« Last Edit: Sep 26, 2010, 06:37 pm by PSMKay »

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Re: Elect the new SMNet feature!
« Reply #6 on: Sep 26, 2010, 09:22 pm »
Hooray for new toys  ;D

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Re: Elect the new SMNet feature!
« Reply #7 on: Sep 26, 2010, 11:34 pm »
OK, the IM system has been implemented.  (Controlled by the chat bar at the bottom of your screen.)  It still needs a lot of tweaking and I can certainly entertain feedback on it via PM.  Some things to know about it:

1. Multiple chat windows currently appear on top of each other.  Not much I can do about this, although you can drag the chat boxes around.
2. If you have multiple tabs of SMNet open in your browser, the newest messages may wind up only showing up in one tab of chat. 
3. Chats are updated every 10 seconds in order to keep server load at a reasonable level.  The "Who's Online" window only updates when you move from page to page or refresh the page.
4. It came with some widgets that let you share pages on Facebook & Twitter, along with quick bookmarks to the homepage and your message inbox. 
5. It's only implemented in the default theme.  Fans of Overview and Mystic Jade, I know the themes are kind of broken right now, I'll get to that as I can.
6. Old messages are saved for 24 hrs.
7. Works in IE8, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari (for PC).  Haven't rebooted into OSX or Linux yet to test, will do shortly.
8. Mute chat sounds using the little speaker button in the bottom right corner.
9. Invisible peeps show up in the list of Who's Online.  Working on this.  Right now. Fixed.
10. Most recent chats appear at the top of the window.  This is backwards from what I'm used to and needs a little adjusting.

More as I learn it...
« Last Edit: Sep 26, 2010, 11:37 pm by PSMKay »

 

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