I like the current light blue we're having.I do agree that our current color scheme is rather relaxing and, to a degree, gentle on the eyes.
However, it WOULD be an interesting concept if there were a theme where the user could design a custom color scheme for themselves.
We need a place kinda like the "What time/key is this song in?" thread, but for any kind of music theory issues and questions.
This is the sort of thing you can already do... JaMaHa is talking about changes to the forum look and layout; i.e., color scheme, smileys available, text font, any buttons that don't already exist up there under your avatar, etc.Right, right. We need a Gmail button!
There's another forum that I'm ontraitor
Maybe make a "Trash can" board? Where we move all our locked topics?That would hurt the TWG section quite a bit.
♦ I don't know about everyone else, but I find a lot of the font sizes to be way too small, especially in proportion to some of the other fonts. I don't think it is highly necessary for the quoted text to be so minuscule; most people would not type so many lines as to go over the default height of their post, so what reason is there for "saving space" like that? The menu bar at the top can also be made larger, it looks to be about the same size as the default font.
♦ When I click on a thread that has new replies since my last visit, it does not redirect me straight to the new post(s), is it supposed to do that? I sort of assumed that if you click on the "New" icon it would "snap" the screen to the first new post. It would be wonderful if I wouldn't have to scroll through the page to find the newest post (while reading all the small text on the dates). Even adding a little "star" or a bright little icon next to the date of the unread posts would help immensely.
♦ I'd also find it helpful if there were several different skins to choose from. For example, sometimes I find it more soothing to the eyes if there is a darker background (ie. dark blue) with white text. Even a darker main background with the current theme would frame the posts nicely, I think.
♦ More options to fill in on our profile pages, perhaps? Even something as simple as "Your Preferred Musical Instrument" or "Occupation" would be fantastic. Just so that we may learn something basic about the other members instead of having to figure it out by reading all the posts.
♦ One last thing - you can never have too smileys. :P
Maybe make a "Trash can" board? Where we move all our locked topics?
♦ One last thing - you can never have too smileys. :P(https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpkmn.viuhka.fi%2Fo-o.png&hash=a48e4bc74e520b7221c1ac40dc69be8f) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi828.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz206%2FMewtwolover%2Fth_mad.png&hash=af9694cce8a969fb34e36729a6a93a5b) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpkmn.viuhka.fi%2Fnawsome.png&hash=dce14cb97c1e2642c752a576d8e76f48) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpkmn.viuhka.fi%2Fneowink3.png&hash=e2d52e3c712ec7b2c07d89bfcc5dd4d3) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpkmn.viuhka.fi%2FnD.png&hash=9f1c074a21fe5e2c8e098967d2953138) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpkmn.viuhka.fi%2Fn3.png&hash=6f2c1bc2ecc273ea7fafac65df0dcb7c) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpkmn.viuhka.fi%2Fncry.png&hash=a7d3feacc1c099a35756cfc07bc11cda) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi828.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz206%2FMewtwolover%2Fcool.png&hash=2ad1404f230e6f648af9782d76a56f9b) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi828.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz206%2FMewtwolover%2Fth_please.png&hash=ce77ecc311acdab34d5a5a488f01f391) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi828.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz206%2FMewtwolover%2Fth_o_o.png&hash=70397e0a874d4f4e41bb57892e94d1b3) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi828.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz206%2FMewtwolover%2Fth_oops.png&hash=6cc66e79eff69e7182eb3b9ef44968cb) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi828.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz206%2FMewtwolover%2Fth_mijumaruS.png&hash=3932f408364ef377bc0765dbdf35459f) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi828.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz206%2FMewtwolover%2Fth_madtounge.png&hash=6fd67bef19d83eff2144bd408a951f70) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi828.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz206%2FMewtwolover%2Fth_mad2.png&hash=fac00cc51978e35d9765423f22cd2d0e) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi828.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz206%2FMewtwolover%2Fth_love.png&hash=06d40d38c5fc6c6ea0cfbe3984dad37e) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi828.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz206%2FMewtwolover%2Fth_laalaa.png&hash=4ef505946856776c920d9a8619382f68) (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpkmn.viuhka.fi%2Forvelo.png&hash=06d64c2a927da4f80aa94397d2e90bd3)
We had that before. I don't really see the need. Enlighten me though, because there obviously is some kind of reason for that.It makes the forum more professional, and less cluttered.
The "New" button does take you to the specific post, so either you aren't a waiting long enough or there's a problem.Ah, it must be a fault from my part, thank you for the clarification. :)
The problem with multiple skins is that not all addons installed to the forum necessarily work with them. I'll keep that suggestion in mind anyway.
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Use "=3" instead of ":3"I would be happy if ":3" was left as text, but "=3" became a Voltorb...
I want the Voltorb smilies.
only you could get in a happier state of mind by using lines instead of dots in a smiley":3" gives the impression of such sublime bliss (if that makes sense), whereas "=3" looks a bit more... weird?
It's the same bloody smiley, but with different eyes. How could I care a crap?
New suggestion:
Let us use Mr. Saturn font (from Earthbound) in the forums.
I WON'T ABUSE IT I SWEEEAAAARRRR
EDIT: And...you know...other video game fonts, I guess
If there are going to be more unofficial arrangement projects, wouldn't a Unofficial Arrangement Projects subforum be appropriate? Or just simply "Arrangement Projects" and sticky the official ones. I think they deserve their own spot.Yeah, but too many arrangement projects would be a pain. It would be nice to categorize the finished ones, but it may just mean random people make them.
If there are going to be more unofficial arrangement projects, wouldn't a Unofficial Arrangement Projects subforum be appropriate? Or just simply "Arrangement Projects" and sticky the official ones. I think they deserve their own spot.I agree
Yeah, but too many arrangement projects would be a pain. It would be nice to categorize the finished ones, but it may just mean random people make them.If they are unofficial I doubt it. Unofficial ones help motivate others to arrange and many many more sheets get done. Maybe the next project shouldn't be something I want...lol...but should be the request board. There are hundreds of requests not done just sittin in there collecting dust. We should clean out at least some of the requests....? Maybe some giant " Do 100 Request Projects" or something :p
But I want to know why the fulfilling the requests thing died. Because no one cared, or was it too much work?
I always found that arrangements either never got done or were really sloppy if I didn't thoroughly enjoy the song I was doing. I trust I wasn't the only case of this.I'm glad that this isn't just me. >-<
We should add a tag that changes whatever text is put under it to a random selection of wolf's posts.Why?
I feel like this change is important, and a big step in making this forum more accessable to users.
Why?Because clearly this will be the most important tag out of all of them. I'll use it even more than I use the other tags put together.
You guys don't still think I'm wolf? ::)No?
why?(https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F0BFCc5k.jpg&hash=55be7b342a783e15f21d057201b7c199)
(https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F0BFCc5k.jpg&hash=55be7b342a783e15f21d057201b7c199)Well, That's the same reason I think we should get more stars...
Maybe once someone reaches 6,000 posts, then they get 1 big star and the opportunity to name it themselves!OK!
Suggestion: instead of stars that encourage spam, give stars based on your login time or contribution to the site or something elseAlso True!
Suggestion: instead of stars that encourage spam, give stars based on your login time or contribution to the site or something elseYeah. I completely didn't realize that.
We could do a "like" system and you get stars for how much likes you have ^-^Thats actually pretty cool
The youtube thing isn't here anymore.....It's been gone for a week or two. Typing in [youtube ] still works though
We should reimplement chess like we did before the last crash.but seriously
Likes, notifications (I'm not talking about emails) and @mentions are features that are coming in the next version of SMF (2.1).When will that be coming out?
I've liked how other forums do the 'like' idea, where rather than having a singular 'like', you can choose to rate a comment with various fields like "informative", "funny", "bad spelling", etc :DWhich ones?
When will that be coming out?It's in beta at the moment so not for a little while yet.
blah blah bad spelling blah blah blahI'm sure I'd use this more often than others
How about Issuing Warnings on messages?Like what?
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How about we add a thing by a banned member's name if he/she is banned? That way we don't have to guess if they're coming back soon or not.I like this.....
How about we add a thing by a banned member's name if he/she is banned? That way we don't have to guess if they're coming back soon or not.Great idea!
No. We don't need more moderators.Unfortunately, this is true
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He never was.Yeah I mean TWG mod, but he doesn't have mod stars here... http://forum.ninsheetmusic.org/index.php?topic=6685.0
Just TWG mod.
Just TWG mod.
rather than continue to make it painfully obvious who you are, how about try to not squander your "second chance."Whoa whoah whoa.....so King Sammer is back (or ThatGamer)?
Oh. Missed those posts........
All I know is it was a second chance. Rember that you can easily access the forums and potentially create another account simply by deleting all cookies.
Rember that you can easily access the forums and potentially create another account simply by deleting all cookies.Especially the oatmeal ones. ;)
Umm, no.Yeah, I didn't think you just had to delete the cookies.
damn i wasn't paying attention and mlf deleted his postsThis was a serious request.
can we please turn that off now i'm tired of him doing that
and also, can we add a "view post before it was edited" thing if that's possible
thank you for your time and consideration
I don't think it's going to happen. I mean, it'd be nice, but I'd like to think that people delete and edit posts because they'd like to change what they said for the better. Offensive things would be removed, unnecessary post would be deleted, etc.Seconded.
What would happen if it was turned off?
Arguments would go on longer, as people could not edit their posts to better and more sensitively state their opinions.
People would constantly have to deal with lousy past posts being drug up, despite the fact they may no longer agree with them.
I don't know about you, but this is not the NSM I want to be a part of. If someone deletes their post because they realized what they said was being taken the wrong way, I respect their opinion.
On the other hand, people might give more thought before posting if they knew it'd be a more permanent operation.I think you're overestimating us.
If someone deletes their post because they realized what they said was being taken the wrong way, I respect their opinion.I disagree with this in the sense that if you're willing to say something, you should be able to stand behind it!!
I think you're overestimating us.Overestimating by saying people might give more thought to their posts if they knew you couldn't back out from fe. their lowkey insults?? Please, we're not all 12 here.
I wonder what the average age is here.That's actually a really good question. I'd have to say around 17?
But has anyone really thought about how irritating this would be for the mods?Also it wouldn't be just global mods, it'd be all nsm staff who can look at the list of posts that the original poster has flagged for deletion, but will be archived until removed by a global mod.
Every time someone signed up for a TWG, it would require a mod. TWC are mods in that board
Every time someone wanted to add another sheet to their OP in the personal arrangements thread, it would require a mod. Should this be managed in the nsm portal? I never really looked at it but I assume you can edit there...
Every time someone wanted to fix a broken link, it would require a mod. Use the fucking preview button for once, jesus.
The list goes on and on. Do tell.
EDIT: Wait I never said they couldn't edit, just have a "Show previous edits" link.I like it. It would very helpful in TWG too.
I like it. It would very helpful in TWG too.Do you actually know forum programing? Because this feature is not included in the package or any available mods. (to my knowledge)
I could easily make it happen if I was Admin.....
Do you actually know forum programing?Of course.
The best thing I can think of is not allowing users to delete their own post so they would be forced to just edit it to a blank post, and then adding some sort of edit history option. However, why is this a thing that people really need/want again? It is a silly concept.To me, it just adds a layer of inconvenience to things- for both the poster and the mods. The situations in which it would be helpful are so few and far between that I personally believe it would not be worth it, unless there was a major problem that you needed to be stringent about.
I suppose the only thing worth looking into in this regard is some sort of record of deleted posts that mods have access to, if only so we have a record of arguments and inflammatory posts.This could be helpful, though.
Basically to keep posts on site so mods can actually take action to discipline people who make shitty posts instead of the person just deleting them so they don't look bad.
That's the gist of it.
I could easily make it happen if I was Admin.....Stop.
Stop.
Stop.
Do you actually know forum programing? Because this feature is not included in the package or any available mods. (to my knowledge)he could learn it in a month
Who did this.I blame Jamaha
Everything is moved.
That sounds like a personal problem.
That sounds like a personal problem.you obviously don't know anything about me lmao
I got a couple of ideas for new forum features and design:Or even on the front page of the main site. I know of 3 members off the top of my head that didn't find the forums for a while after finding the original site.
1) Make the introduction Thread (http://forum.ninsheetmusic.org/index.php?topic=218.0) on the front page of the forum (http://forum.ninsheetmusic.org/). New members might have a hard time finding the introduction thread, and by doing this it'll be a lot easier for them to get into the community.
So yeah,bringing this up again because MLF is a little bitch.damn i wasn't paying attention and mlf deleted his postsThis was a serious request.
can we please turn that off now i'm tired of him doing that
thank you for your time and consideration
but I need the post deletion cause sometimes I type stuff and I post it and I read it and realize it could be taken mean out of context and delete it^Me too.
Yeah sometimes I see something funny and I want to 'like' it but I can'tOh I just wanted to mention that I made the topic "Hall of Quotes" awhile ago for this reason.
I think that a very useful feature to have would be the ability to embed a video along with a submission in the initial post using the NSM Panel.
That's a rather harsh way to put it. Did I say that?
It's just that features like that are on hold at the moment. With Deku leaving and me having practically no free time (well, free time for NSM) making updates to the NSM Panel is rather slow. I'll try to get things sorted once my workload reduces a bit and my other activities go on a break. That should happen in a month or so.Thanks for considering it, Jamaha! Take your time.
It has been brought up (rather aggressively, I might add) that an option to order applicable game categories on the site by OST track order would be nice to have. How hard would this be to implement?I was actually thinking about this too. You would probably need all the songs (for example) from a certain game to be put in track order first before doing any site changes since you'd need them in track order and alphabetical. All the games would need put in track order first unless we're only doing certain games.
No, like giving each arrangement the track number as a hidden value and then reorganizing them upon request. So if, for example, we have track numbers 2, 8, 1, 17, and 6 on the site and appearing in that order alphabetically, we can press a button to switch them to numerically ascending 1, 2, 6, 8, and 17.Yeah, that's what I mean. It would all need "pre-ordered" though.
I am completely for this.(^o^)=b
I like the idea. Though it wouldn't be easy to go through them all and assign individual hidden values to all 2636 sheets.I'd do it
How about we add a thing by a banned member's name if he/she is banned? That way we don't have to guess if they're coming back soon or not.this guy sounds smart
Ok so I have no clue where to ask this. What exactly are these positions? Nintendo Nocturne? Samus Sonata? Video Game Midi? I know this sounds like a dumb question but I seriously have no idea. And like I said I had no clue where to put this.Well uh, last time I checked, a question about something wouldn't really be a redesign to the forum, would it :P. I guess we don't really have a general help topic or something, but maybe check here (http://forum.ninsheetmusic.org/index.php?action=help) before you ask questions about something about how the forum itself works. Olimar's answer covers it.
So they're pointless titles then?
So they're pointless titles then?yes. Only for very few people do they hold any power. I, being the resident Nocturne, am one of those few.
This one is going to sound really goofy but....
I think we should be able to get more stars (stars that represent our post count.)
We can only get 30 currently.
Perhaps number of sheets that have been accepted?(https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmemesvault.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FPatrick-Star-Meme-I-Have-3-Dollars-01.jpg&hash=17ad3cc492e460c1ea7ada9ccd3b7b0f)
Some people might not want to submit sheets or not be confident enough to arrange anything. You could contribute to the general community by posts and stuff too.
That said, maybe there could be achievements for posts(or whatever it would be) and a separate one underneath for stuff like sheets. Basically one for the forums and one for the main site
Or we could get rid of post count ranking if people actually spam.
Tho I haven't seen that yet.
That's true, there doesn't appear to be any issues with spamming here just for the post count. :) It was simply a suggestion for an alternate ranking system. A good thing about rep points is you can quickly tell if someone has more useful posts when their post count is low but the rep level is high.The problem is that rep often becomes a measure of popularity rather than quality.
Good point, but when you get down to the center of it, this is basically the case with any ranking.Exactly.
A system that would reward a member for valuable contributions to the site and to the forums would encourage people to strive to be better people, and would lead to a stronger community.
Both of those ideas are really good! Tobbeh, yours reminds me of a game such as Smash Bros. or Kirby Air Ride in which you have a whole grid of achievements where you have to do certain things to unlock corresponding rewards/awards. That'd be kinda cool to have, considering this site's goal is to arrange video game sheet music.
or (even more so) giving meaningful feedback to others.
In general, though, I think achievement points are a good idea. Especially for getting sheets on site, or (even more so) giving meaningful feedback to others.I agree. This is an awesome idea,
Speeds up the submission process and encourages collaboration rather than people focusing mostly on their own arrangements.
Can we merge double posts, that'd be awesome.
Can we merge double posts, that'd be awesome.There are plenty of cases where this is undesirable, especially in the Story Telling board. It's much easier to just try to get users to stop unnecessarily double posting than eliminating the ability to double post altogether.
Also, archiving topics older than a year.No, no, this is definitely not a good idea. Five years, maybe, but one year is way too short a time for something like that- especially if you have members who have a lot of personal topics (that they may be interested in using in the future) going on temporary hiatuses from the forum (or even in situations where users have topics that they update occasionally but otherwise don't post in often). This seems too catchall to be more helpful than unhelpful, I think.
Like seriously.
No, no, this is definitely not a good idea. Five years, maybe, but one year is way too short a time for something like that- especially if you have members who have a lot of personal topics (that they may be interested in using in the future) going on temporary hiatuses from the forum (or even in situations where users have topics that they update occasionally but otherwise don't post in often). This seems too catchall to be more helpful than unhelpful, I think.because asking a mod to unlock and move an archived topic is so difficult
We could have a section where people could submit requests as a guest, because there's so many people that just make an account for a request and never log on again.I feel like bots would abuse that though and just post shit stuff.
I feel like bots would abuse that though and just post shit stuff.How about mod post approval for people requesting who haven't signed up?
because asking a mod to unlock and move an archived topic is so difficultIt is when it's completely unnecessary to do in the first place...?
I feel like bots would abuse that though and just post shit stuff.
Could be a "human" captcha like a picture of a passage of music with the question "What are the note names of the pitches in this passage? ex. EGABC"well there ARE people who request music just so that they can listen to the midis
well there ARE people who request music just so that they can listen to the midis
they may not know note names
(btw if we did that it would have to be baadbaf)
Achievements, badges, etc.
Can we merge double posts, that'd be awesome.
Also, archiving topics older than a year.
While your at it, removing old unused accounts. Look at the member list how many members there in comparison to how many active members we have on the boards.
Could we possibly get more submissions into the NSM panel, like after say 5 arrangements you get to hold 3 in the panel instead of 2
We could have a section where people could submit requests as a guest, because there's so many people that just make an account for a request and never log on again.
Nice idea, and I'd like to see it implemented. Unfortunately it would be at the bottom of the TODO list at this point.I could put together a list if you wish.
Why use tinychat when we can do it here?Why use here when you can do it on Skype? I see no point in having these clubs when Skype's already a perfect place for specialized groups.
Plus I wouldn't want any under 18 people accidentally clicking things they shouldn't.What if I told you it isn't accidental ;^)
Why use here when you can do it on Skype? I see no point in having these clubs when Skype's already a perfect place for specialized groups.Undertale already has it's own Skype group.
But we can't debate without certain people going insane tho.Why not just use skype? I don't really think NSM is the place for those types of posts, since it's a place for VG sheet music. The web is already full of that anyway, and I don't think NSM should be one of those "questionable sites"
Plus I want to talk about -_- without the fear of children being scarred.
besides, you're not even 18 so you wouldn't be able to see it until thenTrue... but what if members lie about their age just to get in the restricted section? That's not a good thing.
Why not just use skype? I don't really think NSM is the place for those types of posts, since it's a place for VG sheet music. The web is already full of that anyway, and I don't think NSM should be one of those "questionable sites"see you just censored the word sex
Why not just use skype? I don't really think NSM is the place for those types of posts, since it's a place for VG sheet music. The web is already full of that anyway, and I don't think NSM should be one of those "questionable sites"Excellent point.
it'd be cool for an undertale club to exist though. I love that game soooooo much! #GoatMom4everFtfy
I agree with Seb. There's no reason for that to exist here, of all places. Find another forum or make a Skype group if you're so desperate to get your fix.then let's just get rid of off-topic as there's no reason to have that here either
I know that. I just got sick of Nocturne always nentioning this every chance he gets
but now you know how some people feel about undertale being Everywhere!He's part of that reason.
I agree with Alti. Just because you're tired of seeing someone repeatedly express their dislike for something does not give you permission to repeatedly counter with unabashed praise for it. I'm all for Undertale praise, but keep it in the Undertale thread or similar and do your best to just ignore any negative comments you see elsewhere. Otherwise threads get derailed and then everyone has a bad time.Fine. That was uncalled for.
but now you know how some people feel about undertale being Everywhere!thus saith THA LORD
http://forum.ninsheetmusic.org/index.php?topic=5574.msg295685#msg295685
got my own recommendation: edit logs. another forum i'm on uses them - when a post is edited you can click a thing and see how it was editedPersonally, I really don't see why this is necessary, given that the edit function is primarily used to fix typos or other errors- or otherwise things you don't want other people to see (or that would just be incredibly useless to see).
sometimes I look at a post and wonder why did they edit it but I can't see any obvious edits so I wonder
Personally, I really don't see why this is necessary, given that the edit function is primarily used to fix typos or other errors- or otherwise things you don't want other people to see (or that would just be incredibly useless to see).It's also been used to delete posts by people who don't have the guts to back up what they say.
If you're going to say something stupid, at least have the balls to stand behind it.Possibly, but I see very few scenarios where more consideration might change what a person says. If something embarrassing is posted like they spelled a word wrong or relayed an inaccurate fact, there's not enough harm done to warrant removing edits. If something inflammatory or insensitive is said, it's likely to get said regardless of whether it can be edited simply because it was posted in the heat of the moment. And at that point, removing the ability to edit or delete it only keeps something harmful out there.
As mentioned earlier in this thread, people will give more consideration to what they say if they know it can always be seen.
If you're going to say something stupid, at least have the balls to stand behind it.I'd prefer: If you're going to say something stupid, at least have the balls to recognize that it's stupid and remove it before you make a fool of yourself. Admitting that you're wrong shows more maturity than trying to back up flawed or hasty reasoning. And I'm not strictly against edit history, but using a post's history to dredge up something that the person edited out (presumably because it was in poor taste and/or the poster realized its inflammatory nature) is just as immature as posting an inflammatory comment in the first place.
Anyone else see the rules section?Yup.
Why do we need it?
Because an NSM without rules will go to shit.(https://i.gyazo.com/111c7a656e6f36220dc0929fd752d54.png)
Ther is already a rule section though. And the rules section is emptyWe're working on it, hang tight.
Let's be real, nobody even pays attention to the forum rules tab.Maybe the staff doesn't, considering all the flaming, baiting and suicide-provoking that has been going on but has been given a blind eye ☕🐸
THE NEW-AND-IMPROVED FORUM RULES ARE OFFICIALLY LIVE AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE SIGHT OF THEM. EVEN IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU KNOW THE RULES ALREADY, IT'S WORTH GIVING IT A ONCE-OVER IN CASE YOU'RE UNSURE OF HOW THINGS ARE GOING TO GO DOWN. DAWG.What he said. Dawg.
Why notNo one is giving me a good reason.
Why notWhy do you need one here, of all places? Out of curiosity.
Why not
Why do you need one here, of all places? Out of curiosity.Ruto likes yaoi and so do I and maybe other people so it'd be a neat addition.
I don't see a concrete reason for there not to be an 'nsfw club', though I still feel like it would work better in Skype, since it doesn't really...fit hereSkype would be the best place for it. This new "board" would easily fall under spam, imo.
- The double posting/necrobumping rule does not apply to your own Arrangement Thread, or other creative threads (like art, original compositions, reviews, etc.) as long as you're bumping it with a new arrangement or appropriate creative content. If you wish to comment on someone else's dead arrangement thread, just send them a PM. Try to avoid "I'm planning to do X, Y and Z" posts if you're going to necro-bump; just post the material when it's ready.Modified to reflect those additional creative threads.
Skype would be the best place for it. This new "board" would easily fall under spam, imo.
well how do u know, u'd never use it anywayYay! I love the warrior books! They have forums for that? Anyway, the new rules board is really going to help this site. Nice work you guys!
anyway i sERIOUSLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND the "this is a sheet music website why do we need this shit" because i have literally been at a pokémon forum - MULTIPLE pokémon forums - and a warrior cats forum - MULTIPLE warrior cats forums - both series for children - where talking about nsfw stuff was okay in certain areas and nobody ever tried to say it wasn't appropriate because "pokémon"/"warrior cats" like... sometimes people just want to discuss shit...........
why can't we quote posts from locked topicsI agree with this!
eg the rules
turning it off and on again worked? What is this.I restarted my browser not my phone. That worked
Unless you meant quotes in general, like philosophical good-feel statements. In which case, the news banner is just fine.Yeah, this is what I meant. Kinda like what I do with my skype account which changes daily.
Seems unnecessary and just could clutter up the top part of the page
It would have been nice if the entire conversation could've been separated. You know, like from the beginning. (http://forum.ninsheetmusic.org/index.php?topic=5574.msg332707#msg332707) Can someone who sees this (with the ability to do so) please fix that?
I think that links to people's arrangement thread or similar things should be able to be implemented on a person's profile page.That's why people often put a link in their signature.
That's why people often put a link in their signature.Your link has been broken for quite a while now... :P
Your link has been broken for quite a while now... :PIt is? Oh whoops. Forgot to update with the new domain name.
On a completely different note... we have glowing text, we have moving text, but we don't have vibrating text. How difficult would it be to add vibrating text???? ??? ???
I think that links to people's arrangement thread or similar things should be able to be implemented on a person's profile page.
I think I'm going to alternate days being male or female on the forum.Maybe we should add an "other" category to the gender selection? This way transgendered members have an option that actually fits them.
Just because I can
Maybe we should add an "other" category to the gender selection? This way transgendered members have an option that actually fits them.oh yeah wait this is the topic to suggest this kind of stuff
Is it actually possible to change that gender icon above my avatar to something that's both male and female (something like this (http://www.signnetwork.com/decals/Decals/SYMBOLS/images/Symbol%20(108).jpg) or this (https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/03/b4/c5/03b4c5c7034587c9c1d60ead290b1c14.jpg))? It's not that I feel insecure about it being a blue arrow or something, I just thought it'd be a neat detail.
But then you can't have a fun little symbol :cYeah! Bloop did provide an example of what It could look like so that wouldn't be a problem. Deku is the coding guy, right? I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult for him to implement.
something i've seen that works well is not to actually have a selection at all, have a fill-in box
But then you can't have a fun little symbol :cI'm wondering if you could have something like this: you have the fill-in box option, but certain words would create equivalent icons. For example, if you type "Male" into the box, ♂ would appear on your profile. However, one negative of having a custom fill-in box is that someone could take advantage of the situation by typing something offensive or vulgar. I trust that most of the community would do no such thing; however, that is a risk that comes with customization. Perhaps just giving more than 2 options would suffice?
I mean, you could just leave it blank and have it show neither.That's not the point. Why should transgender members have to go without an icon? That's not really fair for them...
you completely missed itCode: [Select][color=#D00d1e]this is my favorite color[/color]
Or we could change it to "sex" and avoid this altogether :/Why is the "other" option not the way to go? It's simple and not as drastic of a change as the fill-in-the-box idea.
Sex = physicalThis is correct.
Gender = mental
Iirc
Sex = physical
Gender = mental
Iirc
I deleted it from my phone already so who caresok.......so, how exactly would changing gender to sex effect everything?
I think that links to people's arrangement thread or similar things should be able to be implemented on a person's profile page.
That's true. It could be doable, but whether it gets done is another question.
I still don't see the point of this because you have your signature AND website information to link to things withPersonally I agree with Latios and I think there are much more important things to be dealt with first before looking at something more frivolous.
I identify as something that's not male, female, or none (blank), but that option isn't available in the drop down menu
gg you tried
You can wait 6 seconds.
That's a pretty minor inconvenience and there's probably a reason for why it doesn't work like that.Flood control.
vibrating textthis better be on your to-do list or i'm going to get mildly grumpy
Unsubscribe from a thread in "Show new replies to your posts?"
The age-old solution is just to create a topic with X number of RESERVED posts at the beginning for use as overflows.
"Sending mail to another member"I guess the term "email" is just odd grammar-wise.
"Sending a mail to another member"
"Sending email to another member"
"Sending an email to another member"
"Sending emails to another member"
All sound at least somewhat appropriate to me.
And finally, why should it even matter?
This isn't really important, so whatever.
Maybe add it into the Formatting Guidelines too.why?
I don't think the Formatting Guidelines are a really relevant place to put a note, since the topic is solely about the formatting of the sheet itself.
Please just submit something else in the mean time.
That reminds me, we ought to come up with a Switch abbreviation to put in the request guide (this came up recently, didn't it?).While Nintendo hasn't given any official abbreviations, I've seen "NS", and simply "Switch" thrown around online. So perhaps [NS]?
Done.
gently vibrates in mild and petty dissatisfactionvibrating textthis better be on your to-do list or i'm going to get mildly grumpy
Can we make twg posts not count for our post count like the forum games topic does?how about no
Tbh I did kinda wanted to see how many twg posts I hadAs of right now, you have 1129 TWG posts; you can check by clicking "View Stats" on your profile page.
I brought it up because ffr doesn't count it in their post count
So basically advanced search optionsThey're usually not good enough.
gently vibrates in mild and petty dissatisfactionOh my
It's not hurting anyone, or taking space that would be used for something else, so I'm not sure why it's bothering you.
I mean, I do see where he's coming from and the problem with not updating the news. It makes the site look dead when there isn't a consistent update to the news.
@Levi: What are your ideas for updating the news?
- adding and swapping out a few humorous new .gifs occasionally to keep things interestingbut I wouldn't recommend adding these:
- a few seasonal greetings for holidays
- keep notices up as long as they stay relevant (but maybe longer than a week because a week is pretty short, all things considered)
- reminders of upcoming release dates for hyped-up games (although I don't know if many other people would like this, and a "hyped-up game" is pretty subjective)
- a notice for when a member is leaving the site (we've got a topic for this for a reason)
- a weekly "arranging challenge" where you try to arrange a song of a certain category, like a certain franchise, or a beach level theme, or an extremely sad song. It's up to the arrangers if they want to participate (this isn't exactly "news" and I wouldn't tout it as such. Also, weekly? On NSM? You make me laugh.)
- a segment that introduces an active staff member, linked to their profile (I don't think this is entirely necessary, and we have a "Staff" section on the main site already)
- possibly some gaming trivia (http://forum.ninsheetmusic.org/index.php?topic=9698.0), too! (we've got a topic for this for a reason)
I don't think the release dates thing is a good idea, because not everyone here lives in the US, and not all games release at the same time everywhere.Ah, thank you, I didn't think of this. Excellent point.
I don't think the release dates thing is a good idea, because not everyone here lives in the US, and not all games release at the same time everywhere.
- a weekly "arranging challenge" where you try to arrange a song of a certain category, like a certain franchise, or a beach level theme, or an extremely sad song. It's up to the arrangers if they want to participateAs he said, this isn't news, but rather a new idea under the umbrella of arranging. I wouldn't mind do something like this, but it would only be for fun (in other words, not put on the site). We have enough trouble keeping up with subs and projects as it is.
- a segment that introduces an active staff member, linked to their profileI mean, this is kind of done already by congratulating the new staff members and it's not like we have new staff regularly.
But yea, if we're going to update the "News" with segments regularly, they should only be relevant to the current time period, hence the "new"ness. Ones like "Interested in contributing to the site? Give the Arrangement Formatting Guidelines a good read!" would not apply.Yeah. I do agree with the "swap out gif every once in a while" idea, seasonal greetings, notices, and things of that nature.
I don't know if this applies to everyone, given that the site layout can be customized, but while the "News" is a classic site feature, and a true contributor to NSM nostalgia, I feel it's beyond outdated.
Sure, several segments of news have been added somewhat recently, but they quickly become irrelevant, and many of the others have issues of their own --The main problems- "Are you on Discord? Join our server!" can be accessed by anyone that comes to the forums, whether they want to have anything to do with the site or not. It's probably the reason why we get unwanted members on NSM Discord
- "Introducing the new sorting feature on the front page! Sort through sheets alphabetically or chronologically!" -- now, I may not know exactly how old this feature is, but I do know that no one would call it "new" anymore
- "Found an issue in the Requests Board? Let Bubbles know!" -- I'm pretty sure Bubbles doesn't have the time nowadays to manage the Requests Board and doesn't need a bunch of PMs from newbies, and a lot newbies start with requesting, anyway
- "Welcome to the updating team, Seb and Insig!" is old news now, and with the way news is getting updated these days, it probably won't be removed any time soon
- the two .gifs that appear now and then have also gotten stale. Would it hurt to add something new?
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/tv59e99xuq7mm5x/e3%20swag.GIF?dl=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/az9tnzmwmr74uqr/secret%20gif%202.gif?dl=1) <-- I mean, c'mon, if we're keeping this, can we at least replace it with a "pixel-perfect" .gif instead?[close]
... along with the fact that we have a very short number of segments, allowing for very little variety. I feel that if we don't have someone competent enough regularly updating the News, we might as well not have a news segment at all. Even so, come on, even if we did use it, no one would pay attention; all the news nowadays is looked for in the Site News Board and the Discord server! No one would be lost without it.
So, what should we do? Keep it exactly the way it is, keep it and actually update it regularly, or trash it?
"Are you on Discord? Join our server!" can be accessed by anyone that comes to the forums, whether they want to have anything to do with the site or not. It's probably the reason why we get unwanted members on NSM Discord
Olimar: I don't get this, but if you are saying that this message is the cause of your strife, you are very mistaken. For starters, the amount of members on Discord that aren't NSM members can be counted on one hand. Secondly, you referring to them as "unwanted" is rude, since you A) don't even know these people, and B) they don't make up a noticeable percentage of the activity there to be considered a nuisance.
- "Introducing the new sorting feature on the front page! Sort through sheets alphabetically or chronologically!" -- now, I may not know exactly how old this feature is, but I do know that no one would call it "new" anymore
Olimar: it might not be new as of the last few updates, but it still is technically a new thing considering how long it wasn't a thing. Also why is it an issue to have that here? One might not even know of this feature. It isn't hurting anyone.
- "Found an issue in the Requests Board? Let Bubbles know!" -- I'm pretty sure Bubbles doesn't have the time nowadays to manage the Requests Board and doesn't need a bunch of PMs from newbies, and a lot newbies start with requesting, anyway
Olimar: False. Regardless of how often she posts, she's still been doing a fine job of keeping the request board organized and regularly responds to PM's in a timely manner.
- "Welcome to the updating team, Seb and Insig!" is old news now, and with the way news is getting updated these days, it probably won't be removed any time soon
Olimar: these messages usually get replaced with the new staff additions. For example, that message replaced the "Welcome static" message, etc.
- the two .gifs that appear now and then have also gotten stale. Would it hurt to add something new?
Olimar: Maybe not, but eh.
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/tv59e99xuq7mm5x/e3%20swag.GIF?dl=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/az9tnzmwmr74uqr/secret%20gif%202.gif?dl=1) <-- I mean, c'mon, if we're keeping this, can we at least replace it with a "pixel-perfect" .gif instead?
Olimar: this one is actually optimized for the layout though, so no.
"Are you on Discord? Join our server!" can be accessed by anyone that comes to the forums, whether they want to have anything to do with the site or not. It's probably the reason why we get unwanted members on NSM Discord
Olimar: I don't get this, but if you are saying that this message is the cause of your strife, you are very mistaken. For starters, the amount of members on Discord that aren't NSM members can be counted on one hand. Secondly, you referring to them as "unwanted" is rude, since you A) don't even know these people, and B) they don't make up a noticeable percentage of the activity there to be considered a nuisance.
This seems so... unimportant.. Those are supposed to be just for fun, not some super serious thing that gets regular attention. I'd rather we focus on site updates that include sheets rather than those.
NinSheetMusic is now hiring !!!!!!!!!!
NSM is currently looking for expressions of interest to fill the exciting, newly created position of "News Bar Manager." To qualify for this position you must be familiar with operating news bars and be able create entertaining and informative content on a regular basis.
Work load: Full time.
Interested applicants will need to PM a resume detailing qualifications and prior experience to Zeta.
Applications close: Next Tuesday
I agree with Olimar that it's not important enough to spend a lot of time on. It's a throwaway feature in the corner of the forums.
Then, in that case, if no one is going to bother to maintain it, I for one say we get rid of it. It was mostly likely started with the someone's intent of regularly updating it anyway. Like Seb said, it makes the site look dead, and if you ask me, no one's really going to miss it.Bubbles probably won't
i can do news good fo sho where do i applyNinSheetMusic is now hiring !!!!!!!!!!
NSM is currently looking for expressions of interest to fill the exciting, newly created position of "News Bar Manager." To qualify for this position you must be familiar with operating news bars and be able create entertaining and informative content on a regular basis.
Work load: Full time.
Interested applicants will need to PM a resume detailing qualifications and prior experience to Zeta.
Applications close: Next Tuesday
pretty sure Levi is referring to the people who show up looking for the National Socialist Movement group
@msf Something like that. When I say "unwanted", I mean people Olimar kicks immediately. That kinda thing.
Take our site updates, for example. We haven't had a regular update since the 25th of September, yet we still, somehow, had time for a Metroid 1-3 update, and a 39-sheet sheet Halloween update which many had no knowledge of until it was posted.
We haven't had a regular update since the 25th of September, yet we still, somehow, had time for a Metroid 1-3 update, and a 39-sheet sheet Halloween update which many had no knowledge of until it was posted. It's just how we manage our time on what we, quote, "focus on".I partly take the blame for this since I get excited about updates that are out of the norm. I'm sorry that we haven't been focusing on submissions updates recently, but we plan on returning to submissions as soon as possible.
If he is then he is ill-informed. The "NSM FORUMS" forum title was what was doing it, and that has since been changed to "NinSheetMusic Forums."
Um, wtf? I have never kicked someone immediately. The only time I kick people are if they are dead accounts or duplicates, and in those cases I always ask first. Here was the last time:
November 12, 2017
[10:28 AM] Olimar12345: @Bloop is it okay to remove the duplicate you?
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https://www.finalemusic.com/products/notepad/
When this makes more sense (to him):water u talking about the link has always lead there
https://www.finalemusic.com/products/notepad/
oh dear my mistake
thanks dudeman