Featured Content System

[Dante Alighieri]

I like it a lot!

 

[v3nus]

I love it so far, but maybe make it collapsable as well?

 

[Borax Bozo]

Just a consideration, some Happenings previously have involved multiple links to different posts in a thread at once, or sometimes even multiple threads. Have you considered how the system will handle multiple posts from the same thread being nominated as Happenings?

 

[ClipBitch]

I find it kind of hard to read. I think a brighter green font would help, just my two cents. It kind of blends into the grey.

 

[Not Really Here]

One billion years in MS Paint

Flags nigga.

 

[Banworld]

I like the new happenings section, it's cool that it comes with a post highlighter too. As for more ideas, it depends how in depth you want to get with it, the happenings block when it was just you submitting things was interesting in an 'directors cut' kind of way. Although now others can add to it, I can see it growing a bit - which will only increase as the site gets more popular.

My recommendations would be to mix and match the following:

1. Make it scrollable, it makes it a consistent object that's a bit easier to navigate.
2. Allow people to mark happenings as 'read' so they only see new happenings.
3. Subset the happenings. There are some who will always check the Beauty Parlour happenings and no others.
4. Set up notifications for when a lolcow has a happening. I.e. when you watch a lolcows thread you can also select if you want to see happenings.
5. Block lolcows - some lolcows people don't care about.
6. Auto-archive happenings, this might be fun at the end of year so we can do a 'year in review' and give out a lolcows award for 'biggest happening'.

I'm sure some these ideas are difficult to implement, especially the ones that allow for user interaction.

 

[BlancoMailo]

Well, if you're looking to save space, I recommend something like this:


Making the "Featured Content" header into a link for the community thread, like it was in the previous iteration, and adding a collapsible arrow on the side. You can always shrink down the notice box more and make it that random.txt doesn't leave gaps by forcing it into the right column.

For readability, you can use the dark gray, white line, light gray node table color combo that you already use for the forum subsections/lolcow cults to make it easier to see the various items without it looking like a blob of text. You could also have a small version of each item's respective forum appear like a bullet point to give a quick idea of the type of content it will be at a glance.

 

[Cow Poly]

Is there a style sheet they can use? Looks like a Lynx page rn

 

[Shield Breaker]

Good idea, but right now it just looks like you broke the happenings section.

 

[HumanHive]

Let me know what you think about the featured content system. It uses moderator permissions so I'm going to make it so mods can feature posts too.

To-Do:
1. Featured content tab with all historical features.
2. Tidy up the block so there's more immediately obvious emphasis on the message.

Needs a minimize button. Otherwise good.

 

[SpumbleSplabloo]

Will we still have handpicked features? I'm worried this'll become a way for the A&H part of the site to ree even louder without some actually amusing features to balance it out.

 

[Dyn]

Will we still have handpicked features? I'm worried this'll become a way for the A&H part of the site to ree even louder without some actually amusing features to balance it out.

I'm not going to be happy until I see the entire happenings feed just catparty threads about gamergate.

 

[StreetGangsta]

Sorry if this has been said before, but could it look more like the Xenforo 1 version?

 

[TVStactic]

my newfag mind does not know how the old happenings were but taking in consideration Blanco's design with skjora's would make it look better to read. right about now it's somewhat cluttered because of the size from the main green border box which draws attention away from the happenings part.

mixing both designs gives out something similar to this (ascuse my laziness):

 

[Huge Fuckin Nerd]

Not gonna lie, I'm going to miss a Null-curated happenings section, but I totally understand the need for a change.

 

[axfaxf]

I'm not going to be happy until I see the entire happenings feed just catparty threads about gamergate.

How about a single line at the bottom "Today in GG:"

 

[Magnum Magazine]

Will the featured happenings still have the little headlines written by Null himself, or will they be written by whichever mod features the post? I like those, if mods are making them I hope they're as good.

 

[Sycamore21]

I’d rather have a setting to collapse it/have it off. I found the little blurbs funny at the top of the page, I could care less for a solid block of text.

 

[Juan But Not Forgotten]

Ok, I get the idea how new entries are gonna be added, but what about clearing it up? Is it going to be done manually too or anything added there deletes by itself after a week or so? Or is it limited to 10 entries and the new one just pushes the oldest one from the list? Also, let's say there is nothing worthy of a feature for a month, then what? Is it going to be just old news?

Otherwise, I like the idea.

 

[Slap47]

I love this. Hopefully there is a specific space to just suggest things soon.