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- Gunness
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New site launched
Please log in on the front page with your forum id, and have a look around. And don't forget to let me know what you think 
Re: New site launched
Looks nice. Clear, well-arranged, no unnecessary fluff. I already commented on those few games I solved, so that you admins have something to do 
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Re: New site launched
Haha - excellent! You've already uncovered two organisational problems/weaknesses with your submissions, Mark 
Jacob, the "comment" field he used is ambigously named. It's only meant for "internal comments" which the admins can read, but we were too near-sighted to notice normal users will think it's a regular field for publication. Maybe I should rename it to "Update comment (not for publication, only to be read by approvers)"?
Jacob, the "comment" field he used is ambigously named. It's only meant for "internal comments" which the admins can read, but we were too near-sighted to notice normal users will think it's a regular field for publication. Maybe I should rename it to "Update comment (not for publication, only to be read by approvers)"?
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Re: New site launched
Good idea 
Mark, I've added all your stuff including the comments. FOr the time being, we can just leave them there, until something better comes along
Mark, I've added all your stuff including the comments. FOr the time being, we can just leave them there, until something better comes along
Re: New site launched
Hah! Trust me to find a way to break any system, hehe. That's why people here at the Institute hesitate to let me use any of the more sophisticated measurement machinery
If this Comment field isn't meant for normal users, it shouldn't be visible, except for admins, I would say. Also, I fiddled around with reviews a bit, and it wouldn't let me submit anything. I tried several times, and did fill in every field, yet the site told me I didn't for some reason. Dunno if that's a bug or if I'm again too stupid for this stuff, hehe... Though, generally speaking... why make any of the fields mandatory at all? I think it would be more comfy to let anyone fill in whatever he/she likes.
If this Comment field isn't meant for normal users, it shouldn't be visible, except for admins, I would say. Also, I fiddled around with reviews a bit, and it wouldn't let me submit anything. I tried several times, and did fill in every field, yet the site told me I didn't for some reason. Dunno if that's a bug or if I'm again too stupid for this stuff, hehe... Though, generally speaking... why make any of the fields mandatory at all? I think it would be more comfy to let anyone fill in whatever he/she likes.
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Re: New site launched
Well, I'm pleased that we've discovered new ways for you to wreak havoc 
Synopsis: this is where you give a brief rundown of what the game is about.
Comment field: this is meant for normal users. You can use it to make remarks about the information you're sending ("found it in an old mag", "read it somewhere but I can't find it"). But normally it's not going to be publicized. In your case, however, I felt that your comments were fine as synopsises.
The reviews: yup, looks like a tiny insect
Well spotted!
Platform: if the game is available for different platforms (think: The Hobbit), it's nice to know which version is being reviewed
Overall score and comment: At a glance this can help people decide if this is a game they should take note of. And it goes into the reviews overview page, too
There are two fields here that we might need to explain better.Mark wrote:If this Comment field isn't meant for normal users, it shouldn't be visible, except for admins, I would say.
Synopsis: this is where you give a brief rundown of what the game is about.
Comment field: this is meant for normal users. You can use it to make remarks about the information you're sending ("found it in an old mag", "read it somewhere but I can't find it"). But normally it's not going to be publicized. In your case, however, I felt that your comments were fine as synopsises.
The reviews: yup, looks like a tiny insect
Most of the fields can be used as you please. I think that the three specified fields are a minimum:Mark wrote:why make any of the fields mandatory at all? I think it would be more comfy to let anyone fill in whatever he/she likes.
Platform: if the game is available for different platforms (think: The Hobbit), it's nice to know which version is being reviewed
Overall score and comment: At a glance this can help people decide if this is a game they should take note of. And it goes into the reviews overview page, too
Re: New site launched
very nice update!!
I'm going through some old games and marking things up
-- Stu / DF --
-- Mountain Valley + Softgold Adventure Fan --
-- Mountain Valley + Softgold Adventure Fan --