User Uploading?

[Shad0wHacker]

I heard Lazy mumbling about some new imrpovements to the site... could one possibly be the ability to just straight up put your codes onto the site, without going through the big forum verify type of thing?

Just Wondering.

[LiquidManZero]

Re: User Uploading?

There has been consideration of such a thing for awhile. I've been working on a form to submit codes, but it would still require somebody to go through and process the input. I would still like some way of letting people add their own codes, though it is a very complicated thing to do.

[Shad0wHacker]

Re: User Uploading?

I totally understand. I remember when I tried to code a survey, and that didn't turn out to well.

[LiquidManZero]

Re: User Uploading?

It's actually quite simple compared to some of the stuff the site uses. But I'm not going to put it up until I'm certain it's solid.

[Shad0wHacker]

Re: User Uploading?

If you need any help, I'll help test out some of the moderation features and check it out. The Developers Opinion is almost always incomplete for the simple reason you love your work.

[MathUser]

Re: User Uploading?

Another thing we were worried about was the possibility of sabatoge. You see how Gamewinners gots tons of fake codes and stuff. It's alot easier to keep that to a minimum if it's only a select few adding the material. It would be nice to have more updaters around tho.

[Shad0wHacker]

Re: User Uploading?

I;m sure our community is small enough that severe, gamefaqs esque moderation won't be needed. Gamewinners is probably in the hundreds of thousands of members, we're at 200.

Another glitch I just though about was typos. If someone was searching for a game or for specific codes, they could get set off by this.

[Lazy Bastard]

Re: User Uploading?

On abuse...

We have enemies, such as Rune, who would immediately jump at the opportunity to cause trouble. We can't allow him that avenue.

[Shad0wHacker]

Re: User Uploading?

Rune? An old Spam attacker?

[MathUser]

Re: User Uploading?

Our message board member list don't properly reflect our actual site traffic. Our memberlist would be in the thousands if everyone that browsed the main site actually joined our forums.

[Shad0wHacker]

Re: User Uploading?

Oh, OK, gotcha. Why don't you make the forums a must register to see certain content then? I'm sure that will beef up the forums.

Or, only "appointed" members, like those who have X amount of good posts or something could upload.

[Lazy Bastard]

Re: User Uploading?

The second option is more viable than the first...I hate registration-mandatory sites, and a good many people agree with me...that would send away potential members...

[Shad0wHacker]

Re: User Uploading?

Ya, I remember when I was more of an internet n00b, I never registered.

[LiquidManZero]

Re: User Uploading?

I've made some progress on the page for submitting codes. There's still quite a number of things to take care of, but it's looking like it'll probably work decently. Or at least, it'll actually work, unlike the code submission forms on most sites...