Any site update suggestions?

ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

Sun, Jul 15, 2018 10:39 AM

Per "Last Post" discussion.

- Apple OS 10.13.5

- Safari

- Single mouse Click "Last Post" and 100% of the time takes me to post #1 in thread.  I've clicked the button various locations.

- Option + mouse (to open in new tab) and it takes me to last unread post, 100% of the time.

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Sun, Jul 15, 2018 1:58 PM
posted by ernest_t_bass

Per "Last Post" discussion.

- Apple OS 10.13.5

- Safari

- Single mouse Click "Last Post" and 100% of the time takes me to post #1 in thread.  I've clicked the button various locations.

- Option + mouse (to open in new tab) and it takes me to last unread post, 100% of the time.

Thanks for the detailed update. It's really weird that Safari is basically ignoring the ?newestpost=true at the end of the link attached to the button. But if I inspect it from the developer tools and click the link in the developer console, it works just fine. I don't understand why it would be doing that in the slightest.

ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

Sun, Jul 15, 2018 9:34 PM

Because Apple/Safari is stupid.

Laley23

GOAT

Sun, Jul 15, 2018 11:22 PM

JUST FIX IT!!!

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Mon, Jul 16, 2018 8:19 AM
posted by Laley23

JUST FIX IT!!!

Fix Apple? Okay...

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Mon, Jul 16, 2018 11:58 AM

I'm now aware of an issue with posting a new thread. It is pretty slow, which could cause double posting (belly). If you create a new thread, you don't need to click the button again, just let it go, it only takes a few seconds.

MontyBrunswick

Senior Member

Mon, Jul 16, 2018 6:54 PM

A few times today I have noticed some weird behavior with the "last post" button. The page loads with the thread title but no posts actually appear.  

I think it's been previously reported, but there seems to (still) be a post counting bug. Correct me if I'm wrong but there are 10 posts to a page. I've noticed that sometimes the thread counter says there's 11 posts and adds a second page, but when you click the second page there's actually nothing there. Seems to apply to any thread where is a factor-of-ten-plus-one post count. For example, if a thread had 71 posts, it should have 8 pages with the 8th page consisting of one post. In that scenario I've noticed if I hit page 8, it's blank. 

Could be related if people are hitting "last page" and it happens to be one of those threads. 

 

On a completely unrelated note, locked threads are way too pronounced and stick out. You should tone down the pink and make it gray or something so it doesn't grab attention. 

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Tue, Jul 17, 2018 10:27 PM
posted by MontyBrunswick

A few times today I have noticed some weird behavior with the "last post" button. The page loads with the thread title but no posts actually appear.  

I think it's been previously reported, but there seems to (still) be a post counting bug. Correct me if I'm wrong but there are 10 posts to a page. I've noticed that sometimes the thread counter says there's 11 posts and adds a second page, but when you click the second page there's actually nothing there. Seems to apply to any thread where is a factor-of-ten-plus-one post count. For example, if a thread had 71 posts, it should have 8 pages with the 8th page consisting of one post. In that scenario I've noticed if I hit page 8, it's blank. 

Could be related if people are hitting "last page" and it happens to be one of those threads. 

 

On a completely unrelated note, locked threads are way too pronounced and stick out. You should tone down the pink and make it gray or something so it doesn't grab attention. 

Will look into these more. I agree about the locked threads being too bold, though they are rare. That's an easy change though, so I'll do it when I have other stuff to move in.

Heretic

Son of the Sun

Thu, Jul 19, 2018 11:30 AM
posted by MontyBrunswick

A few times today I have noticed some weird behavior with the "last post" button. The page loads with the thread title but no posts actually appear.  

I think it's been previously reported, but there seems to (still) be a post counting bug. Correct me if I'm wrong but there are 10 posts to a page. I've noticed that sometimes the thread counter says there's 11 posts and adds a second page, but when you click the second page there's actually nothing there. Seems to apply to any thread where is a factor-of-ten-plus-one post count. For example, if a thread had 71 posts, it should have 8 pages with the 8th page consisting of one post. In that scenario I've noticed if I hit page 8, it's blank. 

Could be related if people are hitting "last page" and it happens to be one of those threads. 

 

On a completely unrelated note, locked threads are way too pronounced and stick out. You should tone down the pink and make it gray or something so it doesn't grab attention. 

As to your first point, that seems to happen to me when I click "last post" on a thread that I hadn't opened before (such as clicking on the thread from the main forums page because it's the last one that anyone has responded to on a particular forum). If it's one I've been to before, it usually goes to the last post I've read previously, but as others have mentioned, there have been times where I just go to the last post, period.

iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

Fri, Oct 12, 2018 12:48 PM

Last post still sucks on phone. Did the site get bluer? It's lighter on top and as I scroll down it's darker. Weird

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Fri, Oct 12, 2018 1:01 PM
posted by iclfan2

Last post still sucks on phone. Did the site get bluer? It's lighter on top and as I scroll down it's darker. Weird

I am aware it still has issues on safari. Unfortunately I haven't figured out the issue. It works fine when I test it in my development environment, but doesn't work on the live site.

Yes, the site got a little brighter blue. I changed the dark blue to a gradient from lighter to dark blue.

wildcats20

In ROY I Trust!!

Fri, Oct 12, 2018 1:53 PM

The text entry issue I mentioned the other day to you is still there too. Not a big deal though. 

ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

Sun, Oct 21, 2018 5:26 PM

These info links are super neato.

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Sun, Oct 21, 2018 5:48 PM
posted by ernest_t_bass

These info links are super neato.

Yep. Trying out some new ad options. As it stands, the site is losing money each month, so...

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Sun, Oct 21, 2018 5:52 PM

Infolinks aren't generating much, if any revenue, so I'll likely remove them in a few days.

That said, the site might be reaching the end of its life, as I'm not going to subsidize it out of my own pocket.

friendfromlowry

Senior Member

Sun, Oct 21, 2018 7:08 PM
posted by justincredible

Infolinks aren't generating much, if any revenue, so I'll likely remove them in a few days.

That said, the site might be reaching the end of its life, as I'm not going to subsidize it out of my own pocket.

:-(

superman

Senior Member

Sun, Oct 21, 2018 7:11 PM
posted by justincredible

Infolinks aren't generating much, if any revenue, so I'll likely remove them in a few days.

That said, the site might be reaching the end of its life, as I'm not going to subsidize it out of my own pocket.

So, stupid question, but Yappi is looking to upgrade to New software.  Could their be a possibility of a merger?  Use your excellent software to run Yappi and turn a profit.  I don't know, just spitballing.  

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Sun, Oct 21, 2018 7:14 PM
posted by superman

So, stupid question, but Yappi is looking to upgrade to New software.  Could their be a possibility of a merger?  Use your excellent software to run Yappi and turn a profit.  I don't know, just spitballing.  

No, I don't see that being a possibility.

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Sun, Oct 21, 2018 7:24 PM

I've considered creating a (voluntary) paid membership that would give you an ad-free site, as well as a supporting member badge. Not sure if it's worth the effort to build out, as I'm not sure how many people would actually sign up.

friendfromlowry

Senior Member

Sun, Oct 21, 2018 7:30 PM

What if we had a bake sale?

CenterBHSFan

333 - I'm only half evil

Sun, Oct 21, 2018 7:31 PM
posted by justincredible

I've considered creating a (voluntary) paid membership that would give you an ad-free site, as well as a supporting member badge. Not sure if it's worth the effort to build out, as I'm not sure how many people would actually sign up.

If it were going to be voluntary, like crowd-funding, I would donate.

ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

Sun, Oct 21, 2018 8:34 PM
posted by justincredible

Infolinks aren't generating much, if any revenue, so I'll likely remove them in a few days.

That said, the site might be reaching the end of its life, as I'm not going to subsidize it out of my own pocket.

Dang, that sucks.  What does the income statement look like?

BRF

Senior Member

Sun, Oct 21, 2018 9:42 PM

I'm in. 

Been here this long.....I'll throw some bucks.  

It's actually one of the parts of my life that I enjoy.

 

superman

Senior Member

Fri, Nov 23, 2018 10:37 PM

Love the new icons.

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Fri, Nov 23, 2018 10:55 PM
posted by superman

Love the new icons.

Cool. Working on some small improvements here and there. You'll start seeing new updates like that every week or so.