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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#101: Oct 25th 2010 at 12:08:41 PM

Marioguy, I'm working off the assumption that whoever's the first name in the Recommended by line is the troper who left the opening comment.

Marioguy128 Geomancer from various galaxies Since: Jan, 2010
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#102: Oct 25th 2010 at 12:19:17 PM

[up][up]Thanks. I'm leaving notices of fanfics having their own article on the page though.

[up]Yeah, that's what I'm going by too.

edited 25th Oct '10 12:19:51 PM by Marioguy128

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ProgenyExMachina : The Musical from a place you won't leave Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#103: Oct 25th 2010 at 12:45:32 PM

Honestly, I think at least the original comments (the very first ones put up by the person adding the fic) should be kept on the page, because it's much, much better to be able to read down the page to find things you might like rather than have to click for reviews on each and every one. Synopses generally cover only the basic plot concept; the comments were where the real stuff was, such as notes on tone, writing style, and events; things that may put people off or lure people in.

The old comments are all completely gone now, which is a very bad thing. They should have been moved, not deleted; in fandoms with a ton of fics, they will soon be pushed out of the edit history and lost forever. As well, there is no easy link to the reviews (there is "add review", but no "see reviews").

I know my feedback probably doesn't matter in the least, but hopefully it will. Many changes have been being made lately that, in practice, only serve to reduce efficiency.

edited 25th Oct '10 12:48:14 PM by ProgenyExMachina

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
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#104: Oct 25th 2010 at 12:52:04 PM

We're trying to move them, and it's a monumental task. Help would be appreciated.

Fish around in the edit history for the deleted comments, and see if you can shift them to the appropriate review page.

One thing that might also be helpful, folks - if you're deleting comments, make a note in the edit history of what story those comments were for. It'll make it easier for us to salvage them.

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#105: Oct 25th 2010 at 3:56:57 PM

Along with that, if there's a troper handle associated with a comment, make sure that you title the review as "(handle)'s review" or "(handle)'s review of _____".

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#106: Oct 25th 2010 at 6:07:34 PM

It may be too late to ask, but can "fan fic" be put in the list of review types?

FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#107: Oct 25th 2010 at 6:29:23 PM

Good idea.

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ProgenyExMachina : The Musical from a place you won't leave Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
: The Musical
#108: Oct 25th 2010 at 7:08:32 PM

I still think it's better to have at least the original "comments" section on the page, and maybe the rest can go in reviews...that is, if it really must be changed at all; the system worked just fine before and now it really, really doesn't. I've said my part; I take my leave.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#109: Oct 26th 2010 at 6:22:51 AM

*whew* Well, that's the Crossover section of the Eva fics done. If anyone sees anything I need to tweak, LMK.

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
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#110: Oct 26th 2010 at 6:35:21 AM

Well, I can see one thing you're definitely missing out on - hugs. Seriously, good work on that monster, man.

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FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#111: Oct 26th 2010 at 6:38:26 AM

Looks good. What you did with the indent looks great. I'll just change the code so it does that to everyone's without having to do the markup.

edited to add: That's done.

edited 26th Oct '10 6:46:13 AM by FastEddie

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Marioguy128 Geomancer from various galaxies Since: Jan, 2010
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#112: Oct 26th 2010 at 8:51:03 AM

I'm taking a dive back into the Haruhi section. Wish me luck!

...Um Fast Eddie? How are you supposed to see the reviews?

edited 26th Oct '10 8:54:28 AM by Marioguy128

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#113: Oct 26th 2010 at 9:19:16 AM

Yeah, that's weird. It wasn't doing that earlier.

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FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#114: Oct 26th 2010 at 10:00:48 AM

The markup needs to be unfucked. The first four I looked at are all bad.

The markup is [=[[reviews:TitleOfFanFic]]=].

edited 26th Oct '10 12:07:44 PM by FastEddie

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#115: Oct 26th 2010 at 10:19:21 AM

I just adjusted the first title to that format and its reviews are still missing.

FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#116: Oct 26th 2010 at 10:27:02 AM

There we go. A little bug in the code related to titles containing quote marks.

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Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
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#117: Oct 26th 2010 at 10:29:56 AM

Still a couple missing, it seems. For instance, on the Eva page, I'm pretty sure Wilbyr uploaded a couple of reviews for Evangel Notes: Requiem For a World.

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FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#118: Oct 26th 2010 at 10:29:56 AM

A lot of those "comments" can be rolled up into the synopsis.

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FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#119: Oct 26th 2010 at 10:44:09 AM

[up][up] I fixed it by making the title in the markup match the title in the database.

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Marioguy128 Geomancer from various galaxies Since: Jan, 2010
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#120: Oct 26th 2010 at 10:52:26 AM

It works. Thanks.

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#123: Oct 26th 2010 at 12:03:31 PM

Thanks to all...still got a lot to go, but at least I know I'm on the right track.

FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#124: Oct 26th 2010 at 12:13:46 PM

Forgot to zap the comments. I went ahead and did it.

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ProgenyExMachina : The Musical from a place you won't leave Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
: The Musical
#125: Oct 26th 2010 at 10:03:26 PM

Sorry to break up the flow of conversation, but where'd the old thread go? I know I posted here, and now it's gone, so it must be a new thread, but where's the old one? I like to save my old posts, regardless of whether or not they mattered, in case I ever need to reiterate for some reason, and clearly I can't save what I can't find...


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