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Activity for trichoplax
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| Comment | Post #292601 |
The current Proposals community was intended to avoid creating new communities before they are ready, which end up with almost zero activity. Does putting new communities in a container at a different level from existing communities change this? I'm not sure if this is an alternative to creating new ... (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292601 |
If it turns out this is possible, these would still appear identical to existing communities to an outside observer (anyone linked directly to the trial community), especially as non-technical users won't be looking at the URL. Does the "level" at which these communities sit make any difference? Is t... (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292601 |
This is probably not important at this stage of discussion, but I believe the current software may support the following kinds of URL without modification (someone who knows please let us know), so if these suit your suggestion then trying it out might be no additional work on top of the work involve... (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292601 |
> These sites would be in a single container that is at the same level as the full sites
From this I am imagining new communities that do not show up in the list of existing communities, but can be linked to from the Descriptions category of Proposals (or Emerging sites, Experimental sites, or wha... (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292600 |
I agree it would be difficult for users browsing the proposals. This is why I am uncertain about this idea. I imagine it making things easier for users being directed to a single proposal (such as Invasive Species users who are unfamiliar with Codidact), but potentially less easy for existing Codidac... (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Edit | Post #292600 |
Post edited: Typo |
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| Edit | Post #292600 |
Post edited: Mention link from description post to its new category |
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| Edit | Post #292600 |
Post edited: Remove ambiguity |
— | 3 months ago |
| Edit | Post #292600 | Initial revision | — | 3 months ago |
| Answer | — |
A: Our site incubator concept needs a re-think I don't know whether I like the following idea better or worse than the current approach with a tag for each proposed community, but I agree we could benefit from discussion of new ideas, so here's an idea to discuss. Maybe discussion will lead to something better than either. Category per propose... (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Edit | Post #292585 |
Post edited: Remove ambiguity |
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| Edit | Post #292585 | Initial revision | — | 3 months ago |
| Question | — |
Separate upvotes and downvotes in the vote summary daily totals In the vote summary page the votes received for each day are listed (both upvotes and downvotes), and there is also a total next to the date. This allows seeing at a glance how many votes were received on a given date even before expanding the full breakdown: Vote summary for a day plus the expand... (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292530 |
I like the idea of scrolling the page slightly. If that causes any problems in usability or implementability an alternative could be to change the wording from "Copy Link" to "Choose Type" (or something better), reverting to "Copy Link" once the dialogue box has been closed.
This could potentially... (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292495 |
I see no reason why you shouldn't be the one to post it, but in this case I've posted it myself: [Voting on a closed question](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/292519) (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Edit | Post #292519 | Initial revision | — | 3 months ago |
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Voting on a closed question Currently, when a question is closed, it is still possible to add an upvote or downvote. One possible reason for closing a question is to allow editing to improve, before re-opening. Would it be beneficial to prevent downvotes during this process, until the question is ready to open again? More... (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292505 |
I acknowledge this is a rare combination, but in the rare circumstances required the suggested edit may be left stranded if the author no longer frequents the site. (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292505 |
*(I know you know most of this, but I include the context for future readers).*
On Codidact, abilities are not based on reputation, but instead are gained independently, which means they can be gained in a different order for different users. A user can have the Curate ability (which allows them... (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Edit | Post #292505 | Initial revision | — | 3 months ago |
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Suggested edit hidden from mods and admins for deleted posts If a suggested edit is made on a question that has been deleted, the suggested edit is created successfully but does not show in the suggested edits list, even to users with the Curate ability (who can see the deleted question) or to moderators or admins. The suggested edit does show up in the not... (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Edit | Post #292504 | Initial revision | — | 3 months ago |
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Authors and curators cannot find deleted posts When searching, deleted posts are excluded from the results for most users. The exception is that moderators and admins see deleted posts in search results. This is as expected, as moderators and admins can view deleted posts. However, a deleted post can also be viewed by the author of the deleted... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #292503 | Initial revision | — | 3 months ago |
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Deleted post hidden from everyone in the question list When a user deletes a question they posted, it shows with a notice which includes the following wording: >The author of this post decided to delete it. It can only be seen by users with the Curate privilege. I had expected that this would show up in the question list to users with the Curate ... (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292495 |
I've tested in a local development environment to confirm: voting (up and down) is still possible on a closed question.
This is how it happens to be at the moment, but anyone can propose a change to this on Meta, to see what the community decides. A discussion may provide more ideas too. For examp... (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292459 |
The last line of [the blog post "The Codidact Vision"](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/276296):
> We won't have everything right away, but this is the path we are on. (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Edit | Post #292459 |
Post edited: Typo |
— | 4 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292417 |
It may be worth raising specific feature requests as separate Meta posts.
I don't personally perceive the problems you mention, but I'm just one person.
For me, choosing a community from the drop down box at the top right is sufficient. It takes 2 clicks or 2 taps, and occasionally a scroll for... (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292415 |
I agree that the logo being a link to the specific community homepage is redundant. I'm just aware that it is the expected behaviour for many people, so I was wary of introducing surprising behaviour. (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292417 |
Ah I see. I was reading too literally. Even if the merging is just a user interface convenience, I wonder if some of the disadvantages might still apply. I'm not as certain when it's only a partial merge but still wary.
I think the Proposals community is already a big step up from the equivalent o... (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292415 |
Yes just one of many improvements that can help together. (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292415 |
I like the idea of the current community logo being a way of switching to another community, but most sites have their logo as a link to their homepage, so it might not be expected. I wonder if putting the downward pointing arrow next to the current community logo would be more intuitive. (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292417 |
Although I don't personally think an all-topics Q&A site would be effective, it may be that the problems could be solved and a future such site could work. I'd prefer that this experiment not be done with Codidact (and I'd vote against it if it were raised on the local Metas), but since the [code beh... (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Edit | Post #292417 | Initial revision | — | 4 months ago |
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A: Observations on Codidact's presentation to the outside world Subtle difference, big change The difference between what we have now (a group of distinct communities) and what you propose (a single community with filters) seems subtle, but I believe the long term results would differ more than might be expected. Communities are self governed Each community ... (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292415 |
The list in the page footer is titled "Other Codidact Communities" whether you are on a Meta site or not. This isn't intended to treat any community as different. Whichever community you happen to be in, the footer lists the others.
I explain this for context, but I agree it could be clearer. Perh... (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292415 |
In addition to the dashboard, there is also the communities button, which is a downward pointing arrow in a box, at the top right of the page. I mention this because it lists the communities without their categories, but the fact that you hadn't discovered it naturally shows that it could be more vis... (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292416 |
Some specific links related to the previous message:
- [Discord server for Codidact](https://discord.gg/bv2aaGa) (general chat about the various communities)
- [Discord server for contributors](https://discord.gg/7jf8UzS) (not just people who write code - this also covers improving documentation, a... (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Comment | Post #291582 |
Although a standard message might look odd for some communities, we could probably find something that would be a reasonable compromise for now, which I think would be an improvement over no message.
SE currently uses the following messages for questions and answers:
- Upvote on question: "This q... (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Edit | Post #292352 | Question closed | — | 4 months ago |
| Edit | Post #292353 | Initial revision | — | 4 months ago |
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A: Clash between footnote numbering of posts on the same page This answer is just an example with a footnote so you can see the problem described in the question. Click on the footnote link[^1] in this answer and you will be taken to the footnote at the bottom of the question instead of the footnote at the bottom of this answer. Similarly, follow the inst... (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Edit | Post #292352 | Initial revision | — | 4 months ago |
| Question | — |
Clash between footnote numbering of posts on the same page If a post uses a Markdown footnote, and then another post on the same page also uses a footnote (such as a question and one of its answers, or 2 answers to the same question), the footnote link goes to the first footnote of that number on the page, rather than the the footnote of that number in the s... (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292327 |
Good point about unexpected use cases. When development time is available, I wonder if we could have multiple choice (the question and its answers) followed by the current post id approach as a fallback.
- Question
- Answer 1
- Answer 2
- Other - please enter post id (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Edit | Post #291173 |
Post edited: Put screenshots in quote blocks for clarity |
— | 4 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292327 |
Will the moderator always want to attach the comment to either the question or one of its other answers? If there is never a need to choose any other post, could the dialog list the question and its answers rather than taking an id? This could be in the form of a list of posts, each showing the autho... (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292300 |
I too would like to see the calculation made explicit wherever a progress bar is displayed (possibly in a footnote). (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
| Comment | Post #292302 |
From what I remember, Stack Overflow allows marking a question as a favourite, which as you say notifies of new answers, but it is also publicly visible (everyone can see the list of questions you have added as favourites).
I'd like to see Codidact notify of new answers (if it does not already) bu... (more) |
— | 4 months ago |