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Suggestions and Bug Reports.
Oct 20–21, 2014
- Font sizes are now slightly larger all around. This was a selfish change as I was always using the browser zoom here, but I hear I was not alone in thinking the text was just a bit too small. Line-height is also a tad tighter. Unfortunately, the template provides no <p> tags in these posts(!) so I am unable to control the spacing between paragraphs which I feel could be much tighter.
Overall, I appreciate James’ spare and readable design for TypeDrawers and I don’t intend to alter that in any significant way. Again, thanks to Webtype, Okay Type, and Bold Monday for the use of their fine fonts.
- Blockquotes are now gray so they are more easily distinguished from the general comment text.
- To prevent extreme logorrhea, each user is allowed only 2 comments every 4 minutes. (This is roughly twice as strict as before.) Those who attempt to break that limit are automatically gagged for 10 minutes. My guess is this limit is rarely reached. If I had the option I would prefer to set a per-day limit instead, but the forum software doesn’t allow that option. If folks really feel like that would be valuable we can request a custom change to the software.
- Posts and comments can be edited for up to 4 hours. The previous limit was 1 hour.
- New users must be approved by a moderator before their account is activated. There are no pre-requisites for membership. It’s just that there were bunches of bots creating accounts daily so it’s easier to keep them out this way.
- Suggestions, Feature Requests and Bug Reports categories have been merged for simplicity.
Comments
Because the forum software gives Moderators the power to bury posts with a single flag (and this cannot be changed in the short term), we updated our moderation policy:
The forum software has changed, so we’ve updated the rules in accordance. Starting now, members can expect warnings when they are breaking the rules. These warnings come with penalties, such as being unable to post as often, or temporary bans.
A notice gives 0 points and is for minor infractions.
A warning level 2 gives 2 points and lasts 1 month.
A warning level 3 gives 3 points and lasts 2 months.
Someone with 3 or 4 points gets put in "jail" and they can't post new discussions, or post as often.
Someone with 5 or more points gets temporarily banned.
Repeated rule-breaking behavior will result in permanent bans.
Rules have been updated.
Real name policy has been removed.
Ability to split and merge threads has been added.