Suggestions / Comments

plus, having "topics" and specific message threads would be a huge bonus, instead of just straight chats. i mean i use Mail here for a reason when i have the ywsers i talk to most on other platforms on discord or know irl, and i'm sure i'm not the only person here who feels that way

The new PM setup is really cool!

Are we still able to scroll through all our sent messages somewhere? I do this mostly when I need to pull up a previous contact I want to reuse

@serrodyne ->> It's a big change, but the classic inbox is still available (from the message pane, click on open all, and then look for classic inbox). In determining whether or not to keep the messaging system as the default view, one of the things I'm going to be looking at is whether or not people use it more often.

@Wolfi ->> Thanks! Added 'Sent' as a filter to the messaging window, and added an "Unopened" status to messages that are in the Outbox folder.

Not really a suggestion but I wanted to give my two cents on the new PM system, (interface?) I have really mixed thoughts honestly, it just feels far too informal when I think of moderator communications like contacts etc, and I am not sure about how I feel about how it collates different PMs to the same person in one window.

For example, if I message user A at some point in a member to member capacity and later in a separate instance need to send them a contact as a moderator I wouldn't really want that in the same window, it feels a little odd, in a way. Especially say messages from Big Brother which can be automated as well as contacts from the mod team or even announcements.

It just lumps everything together which can be problematic when there can be wildly differing contexts and I would like to maintain a degree of neutrality if I am contacting someone in a moderator capacity.

Plus subject lines etc were really helpful in filtering out messages, and there is merit to the idea of different PMs staying different. The current system feels a lot like whatsapp, which isn't inherently bad, I am just unsure about how it would work for official communications and some other practical situations.

For instance, I responded to a message that had been sent to multiple people (I responded only to the sender) and while earlier I could see it in the same thread as that particular PM I now I have to look in the personal "chat" with that particular member - where there is no context about the actual message I responded to (as that is a different chat with multiple people) and I have to scroll up a lot. That being said I do like that it is easier to respond to a group of people now.

I miss the outbox as well and the actual window with the message is quite small and it really lacks that structured feel that PMs used to have. -> These are smaller superficial issues and my main points of concerns are the ones I have elaborated above.

If there are improvements to be made to the classic inbox I would suggest that multiple replies to a PM need not shows up as seperate threads if that explains it. For example these are all responses to the same PM ~



This would be a pretty easy way of reducing clutter and keeping different PMs different.

@canopy ->> Solid critique. I've updated it to be per thread view rather than per conversation, and mod contacts have a special "Mod Contact" badge when sent through the appropriate pathway. The Outbox view is included now within sent -- just gets listed as "Unopened."

Thanks for the quick response Nate!! :3

Also had a quick question/clarification, I cannot see options to edit/delete particular PMs (texts?) in the new format, is that something you intend to phase out? Also the delete button that is there I assume it deletes the entire conversation? Is that only on one side or does it dissapear for the other member(s) as well?

Would request you bring back the edit option! Pretty useful to catch those elusive typos <.< Also we seem to have lost the ability to see sent messages in the classic inbox? So if I wanted to use that to edit/delete a PM am unable to do so.

@canopy ->> Updated with your suggestions! You can now edit and delete individual PMs as long as they have not yet been seen by the recipient -- mostly matching the old functionality. Also, the outbox and sent folders have been added to the classic inbox view.

Also, the delete button at the top does delete the entire conversation, but only for you. It does not delete it for the other person. I can add back the option to delete individual PMs that have already been seen by the recipient, but I'm not sure if that's confusing or not in the new format. It can make it seem like you've deleted it for both parties when really you've only deleted it on your end.

For the weekly sprint, could there be a setting where it automatically submits? I had mine complete, and when I tried to submit, it said it didn't take bbcode. But by then, the time had run out, so I couldn't edit the bbcode out to submit it. :[

Photo attached of the sprint. I was happy with it, so I wish it could've counted. XD Or at least that it would let me try again, since it didn't work that time?

@winterwolf0100 ->> Thanks for bringing that to my attention! Just quickly fixed it, and made sure your entry got counted. So it's submitted now.