Misc. Question Bloated usergroups in the postbit.

[Ben]

After making the new Wolf Players group and thinking about which ones should get tagged, it's again reminded me just how bloated the post window gets when part of a ton of usergroups.



I'm pretty sure some others, like @Tommy Boy, have shared this sentiment previously that it's too much bloat. So my initial question is, do a majority of other people agree that they take up too much space, and if so what alternatives would people prefer?

My thoughts so far have been to either display only the top usergroup on the postbit, condense it down to just the icons and line them up in a single row, or maybe marquee them so they scroll but only take up the physical space of 1 tag.

Quick rough-up, but something like this? Kind of just turns them into more badges, though...

 

[Mark]

After making the new Wolf Players group and thinking about which ones should get tagged, it's again reminded me just how bloated the post window gets when part of a ton of usergroups.

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I'm pretty sure some others, like @Tommy Boy, have shared this sentiment previously that it's too much bloat. So my initial question is, do a majority of other people agree that they take up too much space, and if so what alternatives would people prefer?

My thoughts so far have been to either display only the top usergroup on the postbit, condense it down to just the icons and line them up in a single row, or maybe marquee them so they scroll but only take up the physical space of 1 tag.

Quick rough-up, but something like this? Kind of just turns them into more badges, though...

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I like the icons, but, it’ll be one of those things we’ll have to explain at some point, so it might be worth me drafting up a key to go along with the rules or “welcome” thread or wherever it would be most fitting.

 

[Ben]

I like the icons, but, it’ll be one of those things we’ll have to explain at some point, so it might be worth me drafting up a key to go along with the rules or “welcome” thread or wherever it would be most fitting.

Definitely agree. I'd try to throw an alt-text full description on hover, at least. I'm not too savvy on all the fancy CSS stuff XF uses but it might be possible to have it unfold to show the full title on hover, instead of using the actual tooltip like you get hovering over badges.



When I can really commit to it later, I think I'll make a couple of template copies and see what I can come up with. Then I can actually present those instead of the hypothetical.

 

[dimmerwit]

Outside of simply hiding them I think that's the best solution.

 

[Crystal]

Why don't we remove them from the postbit? They still show up in the usercard when you hover over a username

Or we turn off banner stacking so only one shows up.

 

[Mark]

Why don't we remove them from the postbit? They still show up in the usercard when you hover over a username

Or we turn off banner stacking so only one shows up.

I think we turned on banner stacking early on when one of our more illustrious members demanded visibility for their custom user group and it was the only way we could make it supersede their staff level.

There’s always a reason why the simplest solution wasn’t used first, and it’s usually dumb.

 

[Crystal]

I think we turned on banner stacking early on when one of our more illustrious members demanded visibility for their custom user group and it was the only way we could make it supersede their staff level.

There’s always a reason why the simplest solution wasn’t used first, and it’s usually dumb.

Fair enough!

 

[Jon]

Is there a way to make it expandable like the D&D information is?

 

[Mark]

Is there a way to make it expandable like the D&D information is?

Speaking of illustrious members…

 

[Jon]

Speaking of illustrious members…

I think you're mistaking me for shortkut again

 

[Mark]

I think you're mistaking me for shortkut again

Impossible. He wouldn’t have read the post, he would have just waited until the end and ask for a summary.

 

[shortkut]

Impossible. He wouldn’t have read the post, he would have just waited until the end and ask for a summary.

I’m assuming this is the aforementioned summary

 

[Jon]

I’m assuming this is the aforementioned summary

You won a popsicle! But Mark ate it because you didn't read the post in time.

 

[shortkut]

You won a popsicle! But Mark ate it because you didn't read the post in time.

I won a popsicle?

 

[Jon]

I won a popsicle?

And a car, but Mark also repo'd that.

 

[shortkut]

And a car, but Mark also repo'd that.

I like cars

 

[Mark]

And a car, but Mark also repo'd that.

Uhh… I don’t know how to say this other than to just say this, but, out of the thousands of cars I’ve taken… very, very few belonged to Hanukkah celebrating folks.

 

[Tommy Boy]

I'm pretty sure some others, like @Tommy Boy, have shared this sentiment previously that it's too much bloat. So my initial question is, do a majority of other people agree that they take up too much space, and if so what alternatives would people prefer?

I actually like the way it is with the bloat, I just don't have a lot of the group tag things so one of my attacks when I have nothing else is "look how dang long your heck is!" when in reality, I'd love a heck of my own that size.

 

[Jon]

"look how dang long your heck is!" when in reality, I'd love a heck of my own that size.

Trust me, we ALL say this.

 

[A Fifth of a Million]

Is there a way to make it expandable like the D&D information is?

Speaking of illustrious members…

I think you're mistaking me for shortkut again

Missed opportunity to pull a @Jon and say "Expandable, not expendable" there.


While we're talking about this can someone fix the T-Bone tag so it's the same width as the others. The Wolf Players one also looks like it's shorter by like a pixel or two.

 

[Jon]

Missed opportunity to pull a @Jon and say "Expandable, not expendable" there.

But I AM expendable!

While we're talking about this can someone fix the T-Bone tag so it's the same width as the others. The Wolf Players one also looks like it's shorter by like a pixel or two.

You know, in all of this, I saw that too... but I couldn't tell if it was the same size but because dark mode, the outline blended in or not. I assumed that was the case and ignored it.

 

[Jon]

And then I zoomed in and no.... it's just smaller. But that makes total sense with me.

 

[Ben]

They... Shouldn't be smaller than each other..?

I'd think it more likely a result of whatever color was picked for the "outline". The T-Bone one might be set at black which is why it looks like it's smaller against the dark background.

Oh... Yeah, it is. I just switched style.



They're all the same width, you just can't really tell on dark backgrounds. I can change the outline color if it bothers you.

 

[Kat]

maybe marquee them so they scroll

I don't care what you do with them (including nothing) so long as you don't do this.

 

[Ben]

I don't care what you do with them (including nothing) so long as you don't do this.

Why not, Kat ?

 

[Ben]

 

[Mark]

Why not, Kat ?

It’ll slow the shitposters down too much. They’ll actually have to wait for a post to come back around before they can reply.

…wait…

Can we marquee the reply buttons?

 

[Ben]

It’ll slow the shitposters down too much. They’ll actually have to wait for a post to come back around before they can reply.

…wait…

Can we marquee the reply buttons?

I'm sure it'd be possible through the fancy CSS styling now, to just make the reply button run away and teleport to another part of the screen when you try to click it.

For now, I'll have to be content to Marquee Mark.

 

[dimmerwit]

I think everything should be on a marquee. It would save a lot of vertical space, and just think about how fun reading long posts would be!

 

[dimmerwit]

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[Ben]

I think everything should be on a marquee. It would save a lot of vertical space, and just think about how fun reading long posts would be!

Or unnecessarily vertical.

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[Mark]

I'm sure it'd be possible through the fancy CSS styling now, to just make the reply button run away and teleport to another part of the screen when you try to click it.

For now, I'll have to be content to Marquee Mark.

Funky.

I think everything should be on a marquee. It would save a lot of vertical space, and just think about how fun reading long posts would be!

It would take approximately 17.5 years for @Raine and I to have exactly 1 exchange of dialogue.

Or unnecessarily vertical.

\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\//\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

@Jon can run every post of his back like a Star Wars prologue.

 

[Jon]

We need to fix the table flip reaction. It's awful on the dark background.

 

[Mark]

We need to fix the table flip reaction. It's awful on the dark background.

Maybe you should just mellow the fuck out?

 

[Jon]

Also, this is zoomed in on desktop. It is a pixel or so smaller... UNLESS the border is the exact same color as the dark mode background.

 

[Jon]

Maybe you should just mellow the fuck out?

@Ben - run a script to show Mark how many people use the table flip more than me

 

[Jon]

Maybe you should just mellow the fuck out?

Apparently I've used it 34 times. I'd say that's pretty mellow.

 

[A Fifth of a Million]

The green in tbone and the black in wolf aren't as large as the other internal areas. So either they're shorter overall or the border is thicker on those two. Tbone especially looks like a thicker border considering it also appears shorter.

 

[Mark]

@Ben - run a script to show Mark how many people use the table flip more than me

What the hell is he? Some kinda knockoff Alexa?

Apparently I've used it 34 times. I'd say that's pretty mellow.

Yeah, I’m looking through now and I’ve caused a few table flips apparently. Nothing unusual.

 

[Jon]

What the hell is he? Some kinda knockoff Alexa?

Yes. And as long as he's free, I plan to use him.

 

[Mark]

Yes. And as long as he's free, I plan to use him.

Oh, there’s a cost alright…

Ain’t nothing like seeing a 6ft+ man sitting on your end table with a blue light on his head saying “Doot Doot” and telling you the time in a broken British accent.

 

[Jon]

Oh, there’s a cost alright…

Ain’t nothing like seeing a 6ft+ man sitting on your end table with a blue light on his head saying “Doot Doot” and telling you the time in a broken British accent.

I would welcome this. It's nice to let others see the hell I've put myself in.

 

[Ben]

Oh, there’s a cost alright…

Ain’t nothing like seeing a 6ft+ man sitting on your end table with a blue light on his head saying “Doot Doot” and telling you the time in a broken British accent.

I read that wrong at first and I assumed the blue light was hung like an Angler fish, and also read "Noot Noot" like Pingu.

So that too.

 

[shortkut]

It’ll slow the shitposters down too much. They’ll actually have to wait for a post to come back around before they can reply.

…wait…

Can we marquee the reply buttons?

Why would we have to wait?

 

[Mark]

Why would we have to wait?

We already know you ain’t reading shit, but some of the others like to build off of material.

 

[shortkut]

We already know you ain’t reading shit, but some of the others like to build off of material.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

did I fix it?

 

[Fool's Requiem]

lol, I broke it

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I request a button for this, typing this shit on mobile blows.

 

[Mark]

I request a button for this, typing this shit on mobile blows.

You’re gonna have to retype it in a different support ticket.