Positive Feedback

[welian]

Hey guys! I know there's a lot of completely valid critiques of the new forum software, and we're stamping out bugs as we find them.


In the meantime, I'd like to hear what you guys like about the forum so far. For example, in case you haven't noticed, the editor will auto-hyphenate long words near the edge of the text field, and the group roleplays are now stupid powerful.

 

[Lady Warlock]

I like how in PMs, the last read date is more accurate. In the previous version, it would only update the "Last Read Date" if you posted something. Now it updates every time you click it and look it over... even if you don't actually do anything there.  

 

[KageYuuki]

The ability to go and give other players in your threads GM privileges is going to be a major help for a few detailed threads I'm running.

 

[Cold Ramen Noodles]

I like the update in general. It looks so sleek. 

 

[Lemon Boy]

RPN NYTE LIFE IS FUCKING GODLY.


Now I can suddenly get up from bed in the dark, go on RpNation and not have my eyes promptly burned in their sockets.


Incredibly convenient. 


Looks very nice as well!

 

[Hanarei]

I'll admit... I'm one who has a LOT more negative then positive. Still for the sake of putting what elements I do find better, here yah go.  I might be critical of things, but its not like I can't see good bit of it too. I'll keep the negative to a minimal (though I'll mention it a bit where I think a feature could use improvement)

• Announcement - This is actually a nice feature to push out announcements Simple but a nice feature so long as its not overly used having a block of text for it.
• Post added - When a post is put up in a thread the pop up makes it more obvious it happened. This can be useful for knowing there is a new message. 
  
• Added Post Buttons - Having more buttons for quick adding of format is a nice feature. Some issues with it (not having a code format for example or being able to edit it in the post is rather lackluster) but over-all the addition of it isn't a bad thing once it is refined a lot more.
  
• Roleplay Forums - Having a forum where you can create various sections and the like is really nice. It makes it much easier to organize your roleplay.
  
• Looking for Roleplay - A simple thing but having the sections all together in their own part of the forum is a nice feature to have. Makes it more obvious and gives a good list of choice to skim through.
  

 

[Auren]

I like how things are kinda basic and really take roleplaying back to an easy-to-read format. 


I mean, I super love cosmetics with bbcode, but sometimes minimal sparkles are the best kind of sparkles.


Also, hey again, welian. *waves*

 

[Life.]

As the users above have said, the sleek design is captivating. While the previous look may have appeared welcoming it appeared...mmm childish is not really the word I want to describe it with but it is the only word I can come up with at present time. On mobile most functions have been working the same as if I was on a computer, except for the group roleplay feature. It could just be me and that I'm not looking at the right spot but the functions that are on the tutorials explaining the functions of group roleplays are not appearing for me. 


I'm not upset or anything about it just kind of lost. Otherwise like the progress so far. Thank you~

 

[Kodiak]

Welian, Wizard, Staff, I gotta say this update is spectacular. 


Granted, I'm a newbie member so didn't have a ton of content or time invested in how things were done in the old system, but I tinkered around with it enough to have gotten comfortable with the layout, formatting, and bbcode tools. But now... well, things are a bit different, aren't they? 


Thank you all for all your hard work in making this site more powerful and aesthetically pleasing (not that the previous version was hard to look at). The pages load faster and the content is still expertly organized and easy to navigate. I appreciate especially how quickly you all got the site back up and running. Sure, there are bits and bobs that are still being worked on and features we'd like to see return, but I feel excited about new updates as you all continue to polish the site. 


Favorite things about this update so far:

• LOVE the new preview button in our editor windows. Before, especially when I played with code, it was impossible to know how a post would appear (even with the preview screen) until I actually posted it. Now we have options to preview our posts as we'd see it from a web browser, a tablet, and a smartphone! This is amazing!
  
• The forum setup for roleplays. Tabs were dandy before, but the new layout is clearer and allows for even more customization for GMs to make sure all content is easy to find and intuitively categorized. I'm looking forward to using these forums and sub-forums!
  
• Really interesting update: It looks like I get updates for any given thread I'm currently viewing, but only while I'm viewing it, even if I haven't posted anything myself. This is cool - even as a casual observer I can easily follow the progress of discussion. Neat! 
  
• Also, the Color Me theme is fun. Very clean look still, but I love that I get to choose the theme colors.

Overall, really impressed with how big of a transformation this site has gone through in just two days. I mean, if this is what you guys can do in 48 hours, I can only imagine what you would've been able to do in a week. Props, yo.


And in case the haters are getting you down (because I know there's a lot of... negativity right now), here's a hug:

Also, fellow RpNationites, some widomsous words from The Five Stairsteps:

 
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[Archie]

I actually love the nitelife theme even though I hate dark themes. Really well made, props to the designer.


I honestly think you guys should consider making it the default since it's a lot better looking than the white background. It might make us a little too similar in appearance to iwaku and ruin the site personality, but it's hands down one of the best layouts I've seen on any site.


I think that eventually people will come around to this. There are some errors and the UI will take some getting used to but I can already see there are way more posting features. There's less bbcode, sure, but bbcode and tabling, while fun for some people was a huge pain for me and I'm glad I have quickpost options right at the top. I've also noticed the richtext editor doesn't even need flash to run. For people like me who travel around a lot and have bad connections that's a major plus for speed.


Overall, thanks all, this is definitely a huge improvement. If people are saying x or y feature is bad, that's inevitable for any new site layout, but improvements will be built in over time.

 

[welian]

I promise I'm taking notes, guys! I'm just also moving threads like a robot. xD


You can't see it, but the new mod tools are super sexy and will help the Staff out a bunch.

 

[Swoob]

The thing that I find the most positive about this update is the roleplay cover photos and logos.

holy shit! look at how beautiful that looks!

 

[call me rae]

I like the new notifications. I don't know if they were all available before or not but I do like that we can have the option to get a notification and/or a email when people for instance mention us or post to our content. It will make keeping up with roleplays a lot easier actually as I'm often at work and I might not be able to get on but an email notifying me of something happen will at least give me a heads up.


Um. Well I am now looking at all the new shiny buttons and they look super cool. Unfortunately I'm on my mobile a lot so I didn't realize we had them until I literally just posted this. But when I get some free time I might try fussing with them a little.


I do like that all the interest checks have their own home though. That's super awesome and will no doubt be super cool for a lot of people. And make it much much easier to know where to put stuff when your looking.


I like the covers and once I get used to it I think the many tiered status thingy will be super helpful for finding specific things. 

 

[Transparent]

Right, so ya I happened to notice that one of the images for Nyte Life theme is from Destiny.


So I'm just gonna go fangirl my head off now.

 

[Lady Warlock]

I'm slowly finding more things I like... 

• I like the ability to set titles for people in your rps. I run a One Piece rp and everyone is titled "Pirate" and it's glorious! 
  
• I love the permissions we can set on rps now. We can hide pages from players while giving GMs access!!! That means in theory we could have our own GM conversation right there in the forum!!! So cool.... 
  
• I do like the look overall. Organization could use some work, but I think that will come once people have time to focus on that stuff. 
  
• Persistent notifications without having to enable it... just so much yes.
  
• I like all the control we have now over what notifies us and what does not. It is easy to alter notification settings too, once you find the right page to do it on. 
  

 

[nvsc123]

I have been negative at first because of the BBCode issue, but I'm fine now. I'm seeing a few features I love. First, I love the design. It's so cute and simplistic. Exactly what I love to see when I enter a site. And the new way of the notifications and all. And when you have like tons of messages, you can view them on the side, and when you click them, instead of going to a new page, it just switches over to the other messages, which is good. With slow Internet, this is really helpful. Lastly, I just know it's hard to manage a site and keep everyone satisfied. I applaud you for your work and I thank you for making such progress. I know that you're working hard.

 

[Lady Warlock]

When you edit in a tag, it sends a notification!!!! I totally just figured this out and I am so happy!!! 

 

[Lady Warlock]

Apologies for the double post. I found another thing. 


We can edit posts in PMs without a time limit now! 

 

[The Dark Wizard]

Apologies for the double post. I found another thing. 


We can edit posts in PMs without a time limit now! 

Enjoy C:.


I believe some changes I made yesterday allowed that.

 

[CupAndCough]

• Nyte is great: I like my pupils and corneas so when this switch happened I took off my sunglasses when I went on this site, now I can put on my sarcastic-ironic-cool-guy shades on. 
  
• New Image Stuff: I like how basically all the imaging bbcode stuff kinda got mashed beautifully into one without turning out to be a hot mess. Just right click and boom yer at the helm.
  
•  Hiding Entire Forums: I like to keep my homepages of websites I visit a little less busy and crowded so this helped my tastes a bit. 
  
• New Messenger System: I like the messenger system here, much more sleek and feels sort of Sci-fi (I dunno what the hell to call it but it is great) feels like I'm reading messages off a computer in a cyberpunk game.
  
• User Hover: It's the little things ya know? 
  
• Spoiler

  I like the one click spoilers.
  
  

 

[call me rae]

Apologies for the double post. I found another thing. 


We can edit posts in PMs without a time limit now! 

Thats is gonna make PM roleplays so much simpler. One of the main reasons I didn't do them before was the lack of edits. So that's a great feature to find out about.