Should the blinvisible be a link, so that you can click on it to expand the post?
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§ ita § - Mar 03, 2003 10:34:14 am PST #3331 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
bitterchick - Mar 03, 2003 10:35:42 am PST #3332 of 10000
Should the blinvisible be a link
I like that. It's actually one of the few things that's nice at the Prospero forums. You can ignore someone and you still see that they've posted and you can choose to read that message.
Jon B. - Mar 03, 2003 10:36:37 am PST #3333 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
We could have a link to show the post without Marcie, but it would be blue, which would draw your eye
How about a "Hide" link next to the "Edit Delete Mark" section (or just "Mark" for non-admins, since I doubt many people would want to Marcie themselves). Click on "Hide" and Marcie is activated for that poster. The Hide link then gets automagically replaced with "Unhide" similar to how "Mark" gets replaced by "Marked". Click on "Unhide" and the user is UnMarcied, thus displaying that post (and all others by the poster).
Dana - Mar 03, 2003 10:36:40 am PST #3334 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Should the blinvisible be a link, so that you can click on it to expand the post?
Yes, please. Because sometimes, you need to see what the kerfuffle's all about.
Edit:
Click on "Hide" and Marcie is activated for that poster. The Hide link then gets automagically replaced with "Unhide" similar to how "Mark" gets replaced by "Marked". Click on "Unhide" and the user is UnMarcied, thus displaying that post (and all others by the poster).
Oooh. Jon is smart.
§ ita § - Mar 03, 2003 10:38:49 am PST #3335 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's a very good idea, Jon. I never liked having to retype a user's name in a box, because there's that whole "getting it right" thing I'm not always so good with.
Noumenon - Mar 03, 2003 10:38:53 am PST #3336 of 10000
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
Jon's is better. I edited my post to add a link and it just stands out too much. Edit: plus even if it didn't, his is way easy to use and superior.
Am-Chau Yarkona - Mar 03, 2003 10:40:58 am PST #3337 of 10000
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
I like Jon's idea, too. It fits smoothly in with what we've already got, and it's simple. (From a user standpoint. What's the coding like?)
Jon B. - Mar 03, 2003 10:42:49 am PST #3338 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Plus, my idea is easier on the server, I think, since we only have to track which users Marcie wich other users. We don't have to track which specific posts are Marcied or rendered unblinvisible.
I definitely want to see the word "Blinvisible" used in a Marcied post, though. It makes me laugh every time I read it and especially if I say it out loud.
§ ita § - Mar 03, 2003 10:44:16 am PST #3339 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What's the coding like?
Simpler than the other way, at first blush. Then we should have an "unhide" option on your profile page with a list of blocked users.
So you'll be blocking by ID (immutable), not name (technically variable). I never quite tested what happens with WebX when the user you've ENUFed changes their name from the one you blocked them with.
Am-Chau Yarkona - Mar 03, 2003 10:49:13 am PST #3340 of 10000
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
I definitely want to see the word "Blinvisible" used in a Marcied post, though. It makes me laugh every time I read it and especially if I say it out loud.
Simple. Instead of 'hide' use 'Make blinvisible'. And then 'Unblinvisiblise'.