1. Update the editors to CKeditor, its the updated "new" version of FCKeditor, it looks alot nicer too.
2. Make the UI less "bereaucratic". Yes, some actions have a bit too much "red tape" to go through. There shouldn't need to be pop-up windows for comments, there should be a ready comment box right there to use.
3. Please, let the regular users have a comment box on their pages. This is a regular feature almost every social network/art site has, and having this as a "premium" feature is just nuts.
4. Re-organize the top menu, this one's a bit complex:
5. I think it should be more like:
   (USERNAME) | Submit | Inbox | Notices

   The username menu would replace the members menu, and the submit submenu would be moved out of it into its own menu. The Profile/Account settings menu would become either a page with all the options there, or a "submenu" that branches out. Either that, or speed up the animation there.

6. Think we could get some integration with other sites? Like, YouTube? Twitter? Etc?

7. I can't seem to find a time zone option

8. For selecting an "application" under the digital menu, think you could add stuff like OpenCanvas and SAI? Or maybe even an "other" option?

On Feb 27, 2010 6:42 pm, lirodon said:
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1. Please, let the regular users have a comment box on their pages. This is a regular feature almost every social network/art site has, and having this as a "premium" feature is just nuts.

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This one has potentual to be abused; Ever seen the dark side of deviantArt you will knwo what I mean OH thats right chex0r keeps hideing her BS form teh world i wonder what will happen the one day she really screws it up!

OH, thats gonna ge a good sight for these soar eyes specaly since i subbed countless complainted bout the Log showing suspishious activity on my DA account to her.

On Mar 1, 2010 9:23 pm, ladyHisoka said:
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On Feb 27, 2010 6:42 pm, lirodon said:
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1. Please, let the regular users have a comment box on their pages. This is a regular feature almost every social network/art site has, and having this as a "premium" feature is just nuts.

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This one has potentual to be abused; Ever seen the dark side of deviantArt you will knwo what I mean OH thats right chex0r keeps hideing her BS form teh world i wonder what will happen the one day she really screws it up!

OH, thats gonna ge a good sight for these soar eyes specaly since i subbed countless complainted bout the Log showing suspishious activity on my DA account to her.

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Uhh, okay?

Hi Lirodon. Thanks for the suggestions. These are all great ones.

A few comments...

#1 CKeditor - thanks! I didn't realize there was a new fancy version out. I'll try to get this updated as soon as I can. But it's always a pain in the butt to update it :P

#2 - a new ajax commenting system is in the works which will no longer have pop ups. It's taken a little longer than expected to get that out.

#3 - premium members have chat boxes. I don't have anything against adding a commenting feature to profiles. But it's low on my priority list at the moment.

#4/5 - that sounds good to me. I'll make that adjustment soon.

#6 - Could you be a bit more specific?

#7 - it doesn't exist yet but has been on my list of TO DOs for a while.

#8 - I can add OpenCanvas and SAI but I'm not ok with adding an "other." if your art doesn't apply to any of the applications, then don't select one. Any time we've had an "other" gallery, it's gotten abused and doesn't serve much of a purpose in the long run.

Thanks for all the comments. Let me know what you meant specifically by #6. And please note that I'm the only developer and PaperDemon is just something I run in my spare time. i have a full time job and familial responsibilities. So major changes to the site can take time.

Number 6 would involve improving this site's integration with other forms of social media, this could include:

• Being able to have our Twitter feeds as a block on the user page, and maybe some API integration to allow it to be automatically updated if we post something new could be good too
• Maybe some of those "share to Facebook/Twitter/etc" buttons
• Being able to directly embed stuff from video sites in select areas (YouTube, etc)

I think I can live without a comment box period since it'd just fill up with spam and "thanks for the fav/watch/potato" messages anyway. SheezyArt is turning into a mess, and has been showing some massive issues lately.  Until TASP launches, this could be a good alternative. If I could encourage migration somehow, we could have some more active users, and maybe some people who could step up to help with the backend.

I also kinda sketched out what I meant about the menu, how it expands out is kinda awkward, it'd be easier if the submenus "popped out" instead of being in the same menu shape, it's a tad awkward.

Also, about the avatars overhanging the bottom border of the postbit on the forum, is this a bug, or is it a stylistic design?

Hi Lirodon,

Thanks again for the suggestions. We do have a share button on artwork entries which you can click to share art on twitter, facebook, myspace, etc.

showing a person's twitter status on their profile is coming at some point. it's part of a greater profile redesign that i'm working on but wont be finished with for probably 6 months.

you can share youtube videos via the [youtube] code. Just click the [codes] link at the bottom of the text editor for details.

 The avatar hanging over was a happy accident. i didn't intend it that way but when i saw it I liked it.

Saw the AJAX comments, nice stuff there. Also one more suggestion, on the PM's page (which, on the other hand, I think should be counted along with Notices), why don't the comments have little red x buttons in the corner like art notices?

 Hi lirodon. Glad you like the new ajax comment system. 

The code for the PMs is literally like 5 year old code. It's probably the oldest messiest code on the site. It's embarrassing actually. It needs to be completely rewritten. Once I get to it, I'll rewrite it to have ajax functionality so you can quickly click an 'x' to delete a message. I also want to make the interface easier to use.

Once the PMs and comments get moved from the "Inbox" page to the members portal, I can combine them with notices. But right now, combing the two into the same link wouldn't make sense since the page with the notices doesn't show your comments and PMs.