A Function to make sure users read the Stickies

gosoccerboy5

p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p- wrote:
NanoPIex wrote:
No support. Stickies are big long posts. Maybe for TOLORS only, and I`d support.
It's better for people to know how to use the forums then to have them make a rejected suggestions.

It's better for someone to have a bumpy start to the forums then not using the forums at all.

p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-

gosoccerboy5 wrote:
p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p- wrote:
NanoPIex wrote:
No support. Stickies are big long posts. Maybe for TOLORS only, and I`d support.
It's better for people to know how to use the forums then to have them make a rejected suggestions.
It's better for someone to have a bumpy start to the forums then not using the forums at all.

It's better to have people who know what they're doing rather then have the dustbin topic have 4160 pages and counting.

gosoccerboy5

totally not elitist
People learn how to do things in time. You didn't get born knowing how to play Scratch, it was a long road until you could even make that forum post.

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

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Queer_Royalty

I do not believe this would actually help. Here are some reasons:

1. Let's say, for example, there are 15 stickied topics (which is a pretty average amount, at least for the suggestions forum. Now, let's say there's a user who usually just sticks to the suggestions forum, but likes to sometimes branch out a bit. If the user EVER wanted to go on a topic other than suggestions, It would take about a half hour per topic. Let's say they wanted to go on 3 different topics. That's an hour and 30 minutes of time wasted.
2. Just adding back the Scratch directory and encouraging users to search for topics before adding them would save time, resources, energy, and server space.
3. A lot of people would decide that it isn't worth the effort and then there's less people discussing topics and then a lot less productive things actually get done.
4. It would be just plain annoying to have to take that test for every topic I ever wanted to go on.

Queer_Royalty

Also, suggesting an already suggested topic is just not a big deal.

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

lovecodeabc wrote:
people can and do not follow the instructions on the popup

Same with just giving a popup when people join the forums

lovecodeabc wrote:
Quizzes are sometimes fun I think there should be a “Sandbox” or whatever and see if they follow the guidelines in stickies.

a sandbox is…

Queer_Royalty wrote:
I do not believe this would actually help. Here are some reasons:

1. Let's say, for example, there are 15 stickied topics (which is a pretty average amount, at least for the suggestions forum. Now, let's say there's a user who usually just sticks to the suggestions forum, but likes to sometimes branch out a bit. If the user EVER wanted to go on a topic other than suggestions, It would take about a half hour per topic. Let's say they wanted to go on 3 different topics. That's an hour and 30 minutes of time wasted.

You only have to do the test once, when you go to each forum, you don't have to redo it for every topic, plus you can read the posts in a topic without doing the test, you just have to do the test to post there

Queer_Royalty wrote:
2. Just adding back the Scratch directory

Scratch Directory?

Queer_Royalty wrote:
and encouraging users to search for topics before adding them would save time, resources, energy, and server space.

People are encouraged to search up topics, in this sticky

Queer_Royalty

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
lovecodeabc wrote:
people can and do not follow the instructions on the popup
Same with just giving a popup when people join the forums

lovecodeabc wrote:
Quizzes are sometimes fun I think there should be a “Sandbox” or whatever and see if they follow the guidelines in stickies.
a sandbox is…
Queer_Royalty wrote:
I do not believe this would actually help. Here are some reasons:

1. Let's say, for example, there are 15 stickied topics (which is a pretty average amount, at least for the suggestions forum. Now, let's say there's a user who usually just sticks to the suggestions forum, but likes to sometimes branch out a bit. If the user EVER wanted to go on a topic other than suggestions, It would take about a half hour per topic. Let's say they wanted to go on 3 different topics. That's an hour and 30 minutes of time wasted.
You only have to do the test once, when you go to each forum, you don't have to redo it for every topic, plus you can read the posts in a topic without doing the test, you just have to do the test to post there

Queer_Royalty wrote:
2. Just adding back the Scratch directory
Scratch Directory?
Queer_Royalty wrote:
and encouraging users to search for topics before adding them would save time, resources, energy, and server space.
People are encouraged to search up topics, in this sticky

It's a thing that allowed people to search for topics in forums, but now it's gone.

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

I've made a few significant kinda changes to the OP

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
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JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
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JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
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lovecodeabc

Still, why?

Pros
Less rejected suggestions in topics

Cons
Hard for the ST to implement
Discourages participation in forums
Confusing for New Scratchers

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

lovecodeabc wrote:
Pros
Less rejected suggestions in topics

Less work for Forum mods

lovecodeabc wrote:
Cons
Hard for the ST to implement

How are you sure of that?

lovecodeabc wrote:
Discourages participation in forums

I still don't see how a simple quiz is discouragng

lovecodeabc wrote:
Confusing for New Scratchers

How is it confusing

portalpower

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS wrote:
lovecodeabc wrote:
Discourages participation in forums
I still don't see how a simple quiz is discouragng

people don't feel like taking a quiz

JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

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JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

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JPOWERPUFFGIRLS

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TopicBumper

Bump.

I will try to limit myself to only one wacky one-liner per post but it's difficult as it is easy to think of wacky one-liners.

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