We'd also suggest to make sure that the search function can be easily added to in the future to take tags into account. At least, from what we understood, you're not planning to include tag search yet. It would therefore stand to reason that it would benefit all if the search system did not need to be completely rewritten later when you do include tag search in it.

Also, one thing we do wonder a bit on... Do you think that it is possible to auto-apply certain tags to older topics? Some sort of script to browse topic titles and add a few general tags as necessary? Or would such a feature be more effort than it is worth? A good year of backlogged topics without more than the Casual/advanced/free tags would restrict somewhat on topic results.

How do you mean,@Aeonumbra? Auto-apply it to topics without activity for n days? Or something else?

what we referred to in our second paragraph was applying tags to older threads so they can be hit on searches in the future. Though in hindsight its not that necessary, considering how it might be better for the system to just come up with newer RPs. The ones still active can apply the tags they want, and the dead ones don't really need tags.

But perhaps the tag search system, when it comes, should have something to ensure that RPs without any activity (IC or OoC) for say sixty days, don't pop up in regular searches? But perhaps with the option to "include dead topics" as a checkbox on the search page?

A natural element for this search would be filtering for various tabs and for thread types, like interest checks or non-RP, non-IntCk threads. After all, people could be searching for discussions or spam threads for all we know. Not everyone will be searching for RPs.

• Is it necessary to show the disabled page navigation? I know that not having them would throw off the alignment so perhaps something as simple as below would work. The element won't be rendered but will still take up space to preserve the alignment.
  
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• We can hide forum sections, is it possible to also have users able to hide the widgets on the right as well?
• in post links on headers for those long, wiki article like posts. Would make things easier for those detail obsessed GMs.
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• Is there any way to have some sort of infinite pagination for the forum and topic views as seen on things like a facebook or twitter feed?

Is there any way to have some sort of infinite pagination for the forum and topic views as seen on things like a facebook or twitter feed?

I'd be in support of having varying amounts of posts per topic page, however. Some folks prefer fewer page loads, and loading 20, 30, 50 posts at a time could alleviate some of this hurt. But I don't think Mahz has the pagination set up to accommodate this.

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I'd personally like to have more posts per page, at least on PC. Though not on cell due to increased loading times and swipe-scrolling. So I'd prefer it device-specific (more cookies?) if it were to be implemented. It shouldn't be too hard to implement (in my implementations, changing posts-per-page is essentially tied to a single number; not sure how Mahz did it since I've still not gotten to going over the site code ... too many own things).

Edit: I'd still prefer if quotes and quotementions were separate things (without having to manually remove the '@' each and every time if you want a regular quote - I tend to forget to do it)?

That is also a thinf, yes... I do admit that far more often than not, I personally want a regular quote, and not a quotemention, though. (In combination with not notification-flooding people, which I by principle try not to do.)

I'd much rather know when someone's quoting me. But I think this is probably better resolved by allowing users to determine what will notify them, and be able to uncheck quotes.

Is there any way to have some sort of infinite pagination for the forum and topic views as seen on things like a facebook or twitter feed?

I wonder whether is possible to get several pings to the same person out of a single post with this system. Above there is a quote already, so... @Captain Jordan @Captain Jordan

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Yes, there is. Not sure if bug or just cool feature. However, it only pings twice, not three times.

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Yes, there is. Not sure if bug or just cool feature. However, it only pings twice, not three times.

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But here's the dilemma: sometimes I want to send a notification or be notified. Just ... not with (or for) all basic quotes. Only for those which actually require the person to see the post and potentially answer to it (and I sometimes also don't want to ping people in threads I know they are already watching closely either way). - Which is essentially where the distinction between quotes and quotementions comes in.
Does the current system even distinguish between mentions and quotementions? I noticed the "quotes sent" number counts regular quotes, but sadly I forgot to look whether a quotemention counts as both or just quote ... let's see with this post.

I also think that letting people disable mentions that people purposefully send interferes with the purpose of being able to ping them in the first place. Random things such as rating notifications being toggleable - I support that. Deliberate pings? Not so much (especially if others won't even know whether the ping "worked" or not - granted, there are people who don't check notifications either way, but on the other hand, being flooded with them is likely to increase the number of people who simply give up on keeping up with them).
As I noted before, I see notifications as something to be used rather sparingly, and only when the person's presence is needed (so that they'd be useful rather than annoying).

I wonder whether is possible to get several pings to the same person out of a single post with this system. Above there is a quote already, so... @Captain Jordan @Captain Jordan

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Twice for the quote and mention probably.

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How many pings?

Honestly, I think fixing the unmentionable quotes (tehe) from notifying is going to be the solution, and you'll just need to remove the @. It takes a bit of forethought, but so does clicking the right button.