Mahz's Dev Journal

[Mahz]

@JBRam2002 Yeah, that's what I meant. It would just be a better search system that wouldn't touch the existing forums.

The search system at the moment is super neutered and wonky.

[BBeast]

@JBRam2002 Yeah, that's what I meant. It would just be a better search system that wouldn't touch the existing forums.

The search system at the moment is super neutered and wonky.

@Mahz

While I haven't used the search function to search for threads, I do very much like the search function for posts within a particular thread. That function is super-useful, especially when a thread has millions of words in it.

[Mahz]

New Feature: A roleplay's GM and Co-GMs can now suspend problematic users from further participation in their roleplay.



Since GMs get the final word on disagreements in a roleplay, this allows them to de-escalate the rare scenario where a player refuses to stand down when asked to stop.

Like all Guild features, it's experimental. So lemme know if you encounter any issues.

[Ellri]

Interesting feature.

Granted, in the ideal situation, that feature won't ever be needed.
Needing to use it usually means that someone hasn't been cool like the Fonz.

Any other specific features you are working on, Mahz?

[Dion]

@Mahz lol. I'm gonna have fun poking around with that one. Queue me banning myself from my own thread soon..

[Dion]

Also not wholly unimportant, what happens if I ban my co-GM's without removing them from the co-GM tag?

[ClocktowerEchos]

Also not wholly unimportant, what happens if I ban my co-GM's without removing them from the co-GM tag?

@Buddha

On a similar note, what happens if you ban yourself as the GM/OP?

[Mahz]

@Buddha @ClocktowerEchos You cannot ban GMs or Co-GMs.

There are a couple possible states that I haven't patched. For example, you can ban someone and then add them as a Co-GM.

[Dion]

@Mahz do they cancel out or do they just remain banned?

[Mahz]

@Buddha Promoting a Co-GM now removes them from the banlist.

[Lady Absinthia]

@Mahz Okay - can only ban 5? (I kick people from Rp's due to rule breaks, so was running those names into some of my longer running RPs - I'm gonna need more than 5 for some LOL)

Also, found out you can't ban a mod that has been kicked from an RP >.> (Not that I think that needs to be fixed, was just funny to find out lol)

[mickilennial]

I imagine it’s only currently maxed at five banneable users per RP due to the fact it is an experimental feature. Though, yes, most of us have larger RPs so it would be nice going forward to have the list be bigger as soon as it is feasible.

[Punished GN]

The banlist has to be the best and most innovative feature thus far.

While I do think the banlist needs to be much higher (or infinite), I can at least have my entire blacklist banned at once!

[Dion]

The banlist has to be the best and most innovative feature thus far.

While I do think the banlist needs to be much higher (or infinite), I can at least have my entire blacklist banned at once!

@Mr Allen J

don't bother putting me on, i'd never join your RP's anyway

[Punished GN]

don't bother putting me on, i'd never join your RP's anyway

@Buddha

While your brand of autism sure is unbearable, you keep to discord where nobody cares anyway.

@Mahz This was an idea I just had, but what if you can add little reasons why you're banning someone from your thread that show up for them (and co-gms)?

[stark]

<Snipped quote by Mr Allen J>
don't bother putting me on, i'd never join your RP's anyway

@Buddha

<Snipped quote by Buddha>
While your brand of autism sure is unbearable, you keep to discord where nobody cares anyway.

@Mr Allen J

Really you two? C'mon now.

[Dion]

@Sherlock Holmes your image is borked, friend.

[JBRam2002]

@Mahz This was an idea I just had, but what if you can add little reasons why you're banning someone from your thread that show up for them (and co-gms)?

@Mr Allen J

This could easily be abused. Send a PM to the person and say why they're banned. I don't believe that banning should be used for your personal blacklist, but only for important reasons (like they won't stop spamming your thread).

[Punished GN]

@JBRam2002 It's no more abusable than the feature itself....

[NuttsnBolts]

Having it at 5 also poses the question to the GM, "does this person need to be banned from my roleplay?" It is not really a tool that should be used a a blocking feature for people you dislike nor want to ignore, but it's a tool for when you believe that your roleplay is at a risk of being derailed by some unruly contributors.