Hard Light Productions Forums
Site Management => Site Support / Feedback => Topic started by: jr2 on November 16, 2011, 12:23:35 pm
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Can buttons be added (maybe to the bottom of the page, someplace that's not obtrusive, but will be readily seen by all) to hard-light.net and also to /forums?
/me wants to get m04r publicity for HLP
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NO. NEVER.
There are several privacy concerns associated with those, things I would like to avoid. I mean, we have a G+ page and a facebook group, shouldn't those be enough?
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NO. NEVER.
There are several privacy concerns associated with those, things I would like to avoid.
:nervous: Like what? AFAIK, all it would do is post to your Facebook wall / Google+ page that you like HLP. Unless HLP was set to request permissions to post on their walls, which I don't think we'd do. Right? Or am I missing something here?
I mean, we have a G+ page and a facebook group, shouldn't those be enough?
The only reason I'm asking is because this would make it convenient / easy to promote HLP, thus hopefully gain more users, thus hopefully gain more modders. :D
However, if the only way to add buttons is to intrude into people's privacy, I can see your point. I'm pretty sure I've liked pages before that haven't asked for permissions though. *shrugs*
EDIT: If no button is possible, then how about just links to the FB and G+ pages?
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I'd be okay with adding a link to the FB group and the google+ page under the 'external sites' tab of the link bar at the top of the page, but I'm with The E about the like/+1 button.
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Dude, Web 1.0 FTW.
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Different boards have different permissions in place. For this to work, it would only have to apply to topics/posts that are readable by guests. This would invoke unnecessary sql queries on each and every topic page load. Better yet, these queries should only be executed on topic views and nowhere else. All of this is very much doable, but is it worth the effort? I really don't think so.
In the long run the code would also be an annoyance to upkeep through forum upgrades. Which reminds me, HLP's still running RC5 with critical security vulnerability. Update has been available since Septermber 19th. 2.0 final with many bugfixes was released on June 12th.
Better place for such like buttons would be the mainpage where news would be stored. I don't have much faith on the mainpage Sandwich has been working on since forever ever actually getting finished though.
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Avasht, Sandvitch!!! Ye have been challenged! Vat say ye to zis claim?!
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I say I bit off more than I should have. :p Progressive development is how I should have done it, instead of grandiose plans for an all-encompassing site that had every feature under the sun.
It also doesn't help that we still don't have a solid reason to have a frontpage. :p
EDIT: As for the FB/G+ buttons, the thought crossed my mind a few days ago. I'd like to figure out how to add them to specific posts though, not just to the entire domain. :p
EDIT 2: I use :p a lot... :p
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I say I bit off more than I should have. :p Progressive development is how I should have done it, instead of grandiose plans for an all-encompassing site that had every feature under the sun.
Very well said.
It also doesn't help that we still don't have a solid reason to have a frontpage. :p
Indeed. Which is why I've always been against a full blown mainpage. The forums, wiki and mantis cater to pretty much all needs of the community. There's really not a whole lot a full blown mainpage could offer and it always rises to question who's going to maintain it? By the way, is anyone keeping those up to date in order to patch up probable security issues just like what SMF RC5 CURRENTLY has? Don't leave yourself vulnerable to vandalism.
EDIT: As for the FB/G+ buttons, the thought crossed my mind a few days ago. I'd like to figure out how to add them to specific posts though, not just to the entire domain. :p
I would suggest have the code execute only on the Announcements board if possible.
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The only reason I can think of to have a good frontpage is to have a nice neat step-by-step guide to installing FSOpen.
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Another reason why I do not like Facebook (http://dashes.com/anil/2011/11/facebook-is-gaslighting-the-web.html).