• Notpunch - I'm making a forum system
    1,000 replies, posted
"And the Wickedplayer494 Award goes to..." Get 5 or more bans on a single post.
Damn, some people might be salty about change, but honestly I love it. This looks like a much cleaner version of the old vBulletin two-column forum layout
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/111388/b315748f-ea12-4524-9387-77a4daf4c455/image.png
qbetex already posted about the new, incredible ability to edit your own posts, but that is not all we also added a few more thread icons: https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/326417/91d4050d-77c4-465a-a0a6-4592f3ac1d07/image.png 26 so far, more to come!
I was hoping all the icons would be MS Paint but these ones don't look so bad
aiming to have an open alpha this weekend you mean a payment system from scratch? that'd be considerably harder than making a forum
Slashdot has an achievements system, mostly shit like "got X comments modded +5", "read for X days in a row", and so on, where X is every power of two. Kind of boring, really. A better set of achievements would be nice, but definitely not a priority. That's something you'd add to boost engagement, maybe a tool to push people towards making better posts, but the forum has to work before that can be a problem to deal with.
added one hella important feature today: rate-limiting on the API. that means that a meanie won't be able to mess us up as easily. that's really important for server stability and to allow us to keep notpunch on a cheap machine. since that's not something visible, here's something else: https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/326417/3e4fe57d-b58e-424d-8d28-a179ebf7ee72/image.png i selected a bunch more icons for threads and we got them in today. woo! the API stuff marks the last truly essential feature that would make or break the stability of the forums. with that said, there's still one day until March 1st, and we'll see what else we can squeeze in. but im very happy to say that with the help of the other devs and testers we have managed to hit the march 1st deadline. now we'll have to start looking at buying a domain and see how we can fund the first month of hosting. i feel really good with what we accomplished in such a short time. i hope you all share my excitement. there's still a lot to come, and lots of things to improve, and i really hope you guys join me in this journey ❤️
I don't post much on this forum, but I've been a member for a long time and browse it very consistently. I'm sad that garry doesn't see the value in keeping this forum alive, but happy that there are folks like you that are willing to carry the torch regardless. I will gladly migrate over to notpunch when the time comes, and maybe even shitpost once in a while to help our community grow.
Foild again by u meddling character escapign jews https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/132997/25aefe94-8a5c-41a3-9f7b-58b8d20edcd1/Screen Shot 2019-02-28 at 9.53.38 AM.png
tbh if an inexplicable miracle happens and garry continues to host this forum while leaving it to rot as he is, I'll still absolutely jump ship to a new alternative with a dev actually committed to seeing the website and community thrive. I'm pretty sure garry dropping the forum is all-but confirmed at this point, and if he doesn't drop it, we can be sure he will continue to steer the direction of the forum in a way the community fundamentally disagrees with.
these two posts are basically what im thinking: i mean, garry shutting down fp would only help with getting more users, faster, but one of my biggest motivations aside from the looming threat of the shutdown is that it took like 10 years for the videos subforum to return and that wasnt done by garry (he had prohibited it last time anyone heard from him) best case scenario the forums are abandoned and rotting, worst case scenario garry shuts it down meanwhile i can keep working on a passion project and make it as good as i can and people who are interested in that can join
Tbh I'm not a fan of the rating icons and how they move when you mouseover them. They don't feel like something deserving of a big meaty click.
http://www.strawpoll.me/17520954
Just make it use the hand cursor tbh
i thought i did that already?
When you figure out how much hosting is going to cost, you should totally consider crowdfunding the first few months. I'm sure we'd be able to cover a year's worth of hosting easily!
i'm aiming at $10. i'll set up the patreon/liberapay this weekend!
A lot of people are liking refugee.club, a fun, cozy twist on "refugee camp" that doesn't have as direct a tie to facepunch as other names. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/1653/fd34e713-62aa-4878-b46f-be97e294faa3/image.png Not cheap but I wouldn't mind pitching in for the flat fee at least.
Well fuck.me is up for grabs again.
blacklisted domain
make it an option
nah someone just bought it https://i.imgur.com/fLg2quZ.png
fuck me that was quick
It's always taken by domains.me, premium, you can "buy" it from them you can buy it from them, but it's been in a blacklist for some DNS at points
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/326417/9665a71b-996d-4777-809f-052c35fd8642/image.png
can we please get the red BAN text, it's just beautiful
If you're making a successor to Facepunch. All "Ban me" posts such be of indefinite length.
Damn this looks awesome. Any word on the public alpha? Also, do posts have character limits? If not, have you tried posting something like scigen or "gerador de lero lero"?
thanks! i was working on a few things before moving on that, it's close. i gotta check a little bug first yep! someone posted the entirety of moby dick so i kinda had to implement character limits --- i said i'd set up the Patreon/Liberapay this weekend, but i can no longer guarantee i'll manage it due to some (positive) personal life things. please stay tuned, though! i promise it's coming!
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.