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GlennMagusHarvey Since: Jan, 2001
#1001: Oct 30th 2010 at 9:32:02 PM

"There's a link under "Toys" in the sidebar."

wat

Marioguy128 Geomancer from various galaxies Since: Jan, 2010
Geomancer
#1002: Oct 30th 2010 at 9:34:32 PM

Toys

... What.

Edit: Oh wait never mind. It's a bar under the toys bar.

edited 30th Oct '10 9:35:04 PM by Marioguy128

You got some dirt on you. Here's some more!
moocow1452 Since: Jan, 2001
#1003: Oct 30th 2010 at 9:35:27 PM

Speaking of funds, I had an idea on the discussion page and wanted to repost it here for immediate feedback:

"Since TV Tropes apparently have an Amazon Associates account now, could we set up an associates store? Amazon allows users to set up their own personal web stores with the products that they want to sell, through Amazon, and get a cut of the money.

Chuck vs. The Podcast has one called Chuckazon for Chuck related merchandise, any other product if you click through Chuckazon first, and even the home page if you use the right link. ( http://www.amazon.com/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=httpwwwchuckp-20&linkCode=sb1&camp=212353&creative=380557 )

Similarly, we could have a Best of TV Tropes site, or an Editors Pick site on the best TV, movies, and other media around, or put up the pass through link for general consumption. Granted, it would never scale to website size, but everything helps at this point, right?"

edited 30th Oct '10 9:35:51 PM by moocow1452

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#1004: Oct 30th 2010 at 9:44:54 PM

You're hereby deputized to do some digging to find out what-all is involved. Thank you for volunteering, your sacrifice is appreciated.grin

moocow1452 Since: Jan, 2001
#1005: Oct 30th 2010 at 9:48:22 PM

On it.

And while I'm here, what do we do about The Advertisement Server? Should we just leave the page alone until this gets sorted out?

edited 30th Oct '10 10:04:16 PM by moocow1452

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#1006: Oct 30th 2010 at 10:03:33 PM

Yes. It may need some rewriting once everything sorts out, but there's no need to take action yet, especially since we don't know what the end result is going to be.

edited 30th Oct '10 10:05:41 PM by Madrugada

moocow1452 Since: Jan, 2001
#1007: Oct 30th 2010 at 10:05:47 PM

Can't do it myself, because I'm not an associate, but I got something better. Some chump to explain it for me!

As a quick and dirty stopgap: http://www.amazon.com/ref=tvtr00

What would really be cool is if we could put a widget into the works pages that automagicly link to the product on Amazon, and reference TV Tropes in the process, coding nightmare that would be.

edited 30th Oct '10 10:46:41 PM by moocow1452

FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
Responsible adult
#1008: Oct 30th 2010 at 10:21:10 PM

Maybe it's time for the Ad Server to be uncerimoniously replaced. Maybe it's his cousin, The Shilling Site, affectionately known as "Cassie?" wink

"Proto-Indo-European makes the damnedest words related. It's great. It's the Kevin Bacon of etymology." ~Madrugada
Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#1009: Oct 30th 2010 at 10:23:41 PM

Tron Legacy needs to come out to give us a picture of the Adserver's future ;-P

moocow1452 Since: Jan, 2001
#1010: Oct 30th 2010 at 10:24:38 PM

[up][up]I was initially thinking something more like a reprogrammed T-800, but a Jonas Quinn would be more accurate...

[up] Yes.

edited 30th Oct '10 10:35:51 PM by moocow1452

KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#1011: Oct 31st 2010 at 2:41:53 AM

Has the issue in post 996 been resolved? I might suggest only allowing Known users to report an article. You know, accountability and all. Would that help?

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
AllanAokage Since: Dec, 1969
#1012: Oct 31st 2010 at 4:12:51 AM

^ I had presumed that was how it worked?

Also, I presume that the forum is now using the Quick Credit Score ads as well as Amazon Associates?

HersheleOstropoler You gotta get yourself some marble columns from BK.NY.US Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Less than three
You gotta get yourself some marble columns
#1013: Oct 31st 2010 at 6:54:07 AM

Fast Eddie is doing an absolutely wonderful and I'm sure thankless job dealing with all this shit.

So now the complaint one expects after an opening like that: for those of us who occasionally read and edit on an iPhone/iPod touch, it would be very, very easy to accidentally report a page. I assume it's a two-step process?

edited 31st Oct '10 6:54:27 AM by HersheleOstropoler

The child is father to the man —Oedipus
CentralAvenue Literally A Princess from The Palace of Serenity Since: Sep, 2014
Literally A Princess
#1014: Oct 31st 2010 at 8:02:58 AM

You have to click "report this page", then type a reason why it's bad and hit "send". I wouldn't worry about doing it by accident. tongue

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KrisMahai Hm? Since: Jan, 2013
Hm?
#1015: Oct 31st 2010 at 9:12:05 AM

Speaking of, how can we tell what side of the wall the page is currently on? We won't get the warning if we have them off, and I think even if you have them on, it only displays once per session, correct? So, how can we tell what side of the wall the page is on to know whether or not to report it?

“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
The Other Troper
#1016: Oct 31st 2010 at 9:17:49 AM

[up]There might be a list we can look up, which someone suggested, either earlier here, or on another thread.

edited 31st Oct '10 9:18:01 AM by DragonQuestZ

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KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#1017: Oct 31st 2010 at 9:20:15 AM

Colored banner ala subjective tropes, or something?

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
Shale Since: Jan, 2001
#1018: Oct 31st 2010 at 9:28:25 AM

Maybe just have a separate "report" page for them, since that's the only time anybody should really care. Something like "You're about to report a page that's already flagged as not work-safe - we already know there's explicit content here, and we're fine with it. Only continue if there's some kind of problem that requires the immediate attention of a moderator or administrator, like an edit war or someone adding flagrantly pornographic content."

Sandbylur (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1019: Oct 31st 2010 at 9:33:23 AM

[up] People should still care when about to edit the page to know what rating they should aim for. Plus, if the only place the NSFG is indicated is the report page, we run the risk of people not noticing the difference and reporting a page beyond the wall.

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Lost in Space
#1020: Oct 31st 2010 at 9:35:47 AM

It's already been noted that the pages don't reveal which side they're on. Eddie's aware of it but he has to sleep sometime. :-)

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Meophist from Toronto, Canada Since: May, 2010
#1021: Oct 31st 2010 at 9:38:44 AM

So, I've been getting three ads on the left side when I go to post. Is this supposed to be happening?

Helpful Scripts and Stylesheets here.
Aoede Since: Jan, 2001
#1022: Oct 31st 2010 at 9:42:30 AM

Oh, Casale plus Amazon? I'm getting that too.

Both of them are click-based, right?

CentralAvenue Literally A Princess from The Palace of Serenity Since: Sep, 2014
Literally A Princess
#1023: Oct 31st 2010 at 9:44:05 AM

I think the Amazon ones are "buy something from Amazon"-based rather than click-based.

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FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#1024: Oct 31st 2010 at 9:49:19 AM

The ad column is supposed to look like that. The Amazon ads only benefit us if somebody buys something after clicking the ad.

Incidentally, three days' worth of sales commissions from the Amazon ads is enough to operate the wiki for about 11 minutes. Not a good ratio, huh?

edited 31st Oct '10 9:55:07 AM by FastEddie

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