bug reports and feature ideas thread. help us get this thing ready for primetime.
anon 0x11 said in #349 2y ago:
Feature Request (cross-posted): Bidirectional links, in the style of Xanadu/org-roam.
Feature Request (cro
The anonymous DM fea
anon 0xba said in #933 1y ago:
>>930
Yes yes it seems it's time for anonymous dms. I'll bring back the samefag detector too, and add a "fully anonymous" option when posting that blocks dms and evades the samefag detector.
Yes yes it seems it's time for anonymous dms. I'll bring back the samefag detector too, and add a "fully anonymous" option when posting that blocks dms and evades the samefag detector.
referenced by: >>957 >>969
Yes yes it seems it'
anon 0xc6 said in #957 1y ago:
>>933
Ok the thread-local id system is coming back but it's going to be optional. You can post with an id so people can track who you are in a thread, or you can troll and samefag as an anon. Coming soon. Once that's back, I'll use that as the basis for dms. Basically the anonymous dm system will be tied to the particular thread you both have temporary ids in. Later we'll have proper public profiles and stuff too for those who like them.
Ok the thread-local id system is coming back but it's going to be optional. You can post with an id so people can track who you are in a thread, or you can troll and samefag as an anon. Coming soon. Once that's back, I'll use that as the basis for dms. Basically the anonymous dm system will be tied to the particular thread you both have temporary ids in. Later we'll have proper public profiles and stuff too for those who like them.
referenced by: >>969
Ok the thread-local
anon 0xca said in #969 1y ago:
>>957
>>933
I turned the "numbered anonymity" feature back on. Some past posts may have been made with the assumption that posts would not be linked together, but by default, future posts will be made with thread local id numbers. This allows us to identify who is talking more easily in complex discussion. However, if you wish not to have your post linked to others, you can always switch the checkbox over to "anonymous" from "numbered".
Some elaborations on this coming soon. As always, please report bugs.
>>933
I turned the "numbered anonymity" feature back on. Some past posts may have been made with the assumption that posts would not be linked together, but by default, future posts will be made with thread local id numbers. This allows us to identify who is talking more easily in complex discussion. However, if you wish not to have your post linked to others, you can always switch the checkbox over to "anonymous" from "numbered".
Some elaborations on this coming soon. As always, please report bugs.
I turned the "number
anon 0xcc said in #982 1y ago:
Feature request: Can we get a "show votes" feature that shows you, in a list, all the posts you recommended or hid? Or separately, "list recommended" or "list hidden"?
referenced by: >>984
Feature request: Can
anon 0xcd said in #984 1y ago:
>>982
Sounds cool. Yeah I'll think about how to do that right. Votes become bookmarks. I wonder how it interacts with deletion. On the one hand I think deletion should be pretty absolute on the other hand putting a star on a post could archive it for you and that could be highly convenient.
Sounds cool. Yeah I'll think about how to do that right. Votes become bookmarks. I wonder how it interacts with deletion. On the one hand I think deletion should be pretty absolute on the other hand putting a star on a post could archive it for you and that could be highly convenient.
Sounds cool. Yeah I'
anon 0xeb said in #1061 1y ago:
Something seems a little odd with the show/hide button. I can hide something but now I can't show it again. I'm being cautious about using the buttons at the moment.
Something seems a li
anon 0xca said in #1062 1y ago:
Ok please try force refreshing the page to flush the javascript cache. I updated the way that worked in a way that involved changing the javascript, but if you've got the old js, it won't work. I'll push up a force refresh if that works for you.
Ok please try force
anon 0xca said in #1066 1y ago:
By the way I have fixed the renderer to pick up post references inline, so this should work now: >>341
--admin
--admin
By the way I have fi
anon 0xeb said in #1070 1y ago:
Posted links apparently are not showing up anymore...
referenced by: >>1073
Posted links apparen
anon 0xeb said in #1071 1y ago:
As in, the link does not render on the main page like it used to.
referenced by: >>1072 >>1073
As in, the link does
On desktop this shou
anon 0xca said in #1073 1y ago:
>>1070
>>1071
Are you the three kingdoms post? That behavior is deliberate. I found it awkward to design for both a link and an OP essay, so I made it either or, with the essay taking precedence. The idea is that if you want to post a link as the primary object of discussion, you should make your comment separately from the OP. This may or may not be desirable behavior. I may even make it so you can't even post with both. But let me know what you guys think would be the best behavior.
>>1071
Are you the three kingdoms post? That behavior is deliberate. I found it awkward to design for both a link and an OP essay, so I made it either or, with the essay taking precedence. The idea is that if you want to post a link as the primary object of discussion, you should make your comment separately from the OP. This may or may not be desirable behavior. I may even make it so you can't even post with both. But let me know what you guys think would be the best behavior.
Are you the three ki
anon 0xca said in #1079 1y ago:
A thread for how sofiechan works? At some point an FAQ will be the thing.
A thread for how sof
anon 0xfd said in #1127 1y ago:
The website's SSL certificate seems to have expired recently.
Remark from >>1120 regarding post references:
> (click on someone's post number to automatically quote it properly. When doing it manually, put no space between the >> and the numbers.)
Remark from >>1120 regarding post references:
> (click on someone's post number to automatically quote it properly. When doing it manually, put no space between the >> and the numbers.)
referenced by: >>1128
The website's SSL ce
anon 0xca said in #1128 1y ago:
>>1127
I think I fixed the SSL issue. I accidentally left out the let's encrypt challenge directory path when I tightened up how the server handled static files. Seems to be fixed now. Let me know if any other troubles.
What's your question or issue about the post references?
I think I fixed the SSL issue. I accidentally left out the let's encrypt challenge directory path when I tightened up how the server handled static files. Seems to be fixed now. Let me know if any other troubles.
What's your question or issue about the post references?
I think I fixed the
anon 0x18c said in #1348 13mo ago:
Request: Last read
On loading a thread, store the post count for that thread in a cookie.
On loading the index, add a "> N new replies" link that puts you at the last post from when you last loaded that thread.
On loading a thread, store the post count for that thread in a cookie.
On loading the index, add a "> N new replies" link that puts you at the last post from when you last loaded that thread.
referenced by: >>1352 >>1378
Request: Last read .
anon 0xca said in #1352 13mo ago:
>>1348
Good suggestion. I'll put it on the list and think about it. For now, the index is structured such that if you're caught up, the new activity is all at the top and there is nothing new below the most recent comment that you recognize. (It's in bump order and it shows some text from the most recent comment in the thread precisely to enable you to track new posts).
Unrelated, I'm aware of an issue where on firefox and possibly other browsers where you can't tell if you voted or not because the browser refuses to use the font-colored emoji glyphs. I'll add some accessibility workaround. --admin
Good suggestion. I'll put it on the list and think about it. For now, the index is structured such that if you're caught up, the new activity is all at the top and there is nothing new below the most recent comment that you recognize. (It's in bump order and it shows some text from the most recent comment in the thread precisely to enable you to track new posts).
Unrelated, I'm aware of an issue where on firefox and possibly other browsers where you can't tell if you voted or not because the browser refuses to use the font-colored emoji glyphs. I'll add some accessibility workaround. --admin
Good suggestion. I'l
anon 0x18f said in #1353 13mo ago:
The verification code sent to my email (gmail) went to the spam folder. I reported as not spam. On the verification page you should probably add a reminder to check spam folder.
referenced by: >>1364 >>1404
The verification cod
anon 0x194 said in #1359 13mo ago:
I know it isn't busy enough here to warrant these features, but eventually some sort of taxonomic board org like on other *chans would be nice, since you wanted niche philosophical communities to flourish.
Some examples for philosophy of science: /bio/ /cogsci/ /compsci/ /eng/ /math/ /phys/ /socsci/
Some examples for aesthetics: /aes/ (general aesthetics discussion) /archi/ (architecture) /film/ /lit/ /mu/ /vis/ (visual art)
Some sort of "life"-oriented boards could work, since you wanted that as well: /panthro/ (philosophical anthropology) /life/ (meaning of life? life and death?) /hum/ (the human condition) /wis/ (wisdom/lebensweisheit) /fin/ (finitude/the limits of humans) /humsci/ (human sciences, e.g. economics, linguistics)
Some examples for philosophy of science: /bio/ /cogsci/ /compsci/ /eng/ /math/ /phys/ /socsci/
Some examples for aesthetics: /aes/ (general aesthetics discussion) /archi/ (architecture) /film/ /lit/ /mu/ /vis/ (visual art)
Some sort of "life"-oriented boards could work, since you wanted that as well: /panthro/ (philosophical anthropology) /life/ (meaning of life? life and death?) /hum/ (the human condition) /wis/ (wisdom/lebensweisheit) /fin/ (finitude/the limits of humans) /humsci/ (human sciences, e.g. economics, linguistics)
referenced by: >>1361 >>1364
I know it isn't busy
anon 0x196 said in #1361 13mo ago:
>>1359
If something like this is pursued, I would advocate using a curated set of tags that the reader can optionally filter by, rather than taxonomic boards.
Two advantages:
1) more than one tag can be applied to a post, so the poster doesn't need to make an exclusive decision about where to post, and
2) the reader retains the option of not applying filters and just reading chronologically, as at present.
If something like this is pursued, I would advocate using a curated set of tags that the reader can optionally filter by, rather than taxonomic boards.
Two advantages:
1) more than one tag can be applied to a post, so the poster doesn't need to make an exclusive decision about where to post, and
2) the reader retains the option of not applying filters and just reading chronologically, as at present.
If something like th
anon 0xca said in #1364 13mo ago:
>>1359
Yep, trust the plan. The sofiechan taxonomy system is going to be at least as ground-breaking as the curation algorithm. Basically it will be a community-curated tag hierarchy such that all threads are tagged into a big multi-hierarchical index. Tags will be curated by which are the most popular (by holistic quality rating, not volume) and most useful to the indexing hierarchy. Threads will be tagged in and out of tags by the community, with special weight on the opinion of the specific tag communities in question. All (up to and beyond many thousands) threads will be well tagged and reachable from the front page with a low n of hierarchically descending well-named hops into increasingly specific topic areas. Each tag or topic area will eventually have its own appointed leader who defines good taste in that area, working a bit like a like a microcosm of the overall system. The aim is to fractally divide up and govern the space of concerns with a mixture of the virtues of democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy.
We'll worry about the specific boards when we get there. Above all it's going to be an empirical taxonomy of what we actually in fact talk about and want to talk about, not a sterile planned schema.
>>1353
Noted. I'll do something about that.
Yep, trust the plan. The sofiechan taxonomy system is going to be at least as ground-breaking as the curation algorithm. Basically it will be a community-curated tag hierarchy such that all threads are tagged into a big multi-hierarchical index. Tags will be curated by which are the most popular (by holistic quality rating, not volume) and most useful to the indexing hierarchy. Threads will be tagged in and out of tags by the community, with special weight on the opinion of the specific tag communities in question. All (up to and beyond many thousands) threads will be well tagged and reachable from the front page with a low n of hierarchically descending well-named hops into increasingly specific topic areas. Each tag or topic area will eventually have its own appointed leader who defines good taste in that area, working a bit like a like a microcosm of the overall system. The aim is to fractally divide up and govern the space of concerns with a mixture of the virtues of democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy.
We'll worry about the specific boards when we get there. Above all it's going to be an empirical taxonomy of what we actually in fact talk about and want to talk about, not a sterile planned schema.
>>1353
Noted. I'll do something about that.
Yep, trust the plan.
anon 0x19d said in #1374 13mo ago:
some sort of a notification system would be helpful too, particularly as the volume of posts picks up.
some sort of a notif
anon 0xca said in #1378 13mo ago:
>>1374
>>1348
I'm taking suggestions on notifications and other ways readers can keep up with increased volume, because I don't necessarily have the best ideas.
Here's one: fresh threads are those which have had posts since you last interacted (voted or posted in it). We can mark a little flag for freshness on everything. This would encourage voting as an "I was here" marker for the freshness tracking, but would also be annoying if it's on every thread and only goes away with a vote. Maybe it only flags threads you have interacted with before, or on tags you follow after you followed them? I want to avoid directly tracking views, as that sounds like too many database writes and is creepy. Sofiechan prefers to deal with rational philosophers in their willed decisions, not impulsive eyeballs.
One of the secondary goals of the tag system will be to make it possible to filter the front page (and large tag pages) harder for quality so that you can ignore the more niche stuff that happens in niche tags, and focus your interests to a manageable flow rate of conversations. Still unclear how tags and quality interact, so happy to hear suggestions there as well. To call down Cunningham's law on myself, the current provisional design is that tags and quality will be orthogonal except that if something is in a tag, its quality is more influenced by the experts of that tag. So the bigger index pages and front page will show the best/most recent of all tags by those tags estimation of quality, with no bias to more mainstream ways of measuring quality or anything like that.
Also keep in mind the front page is already designed to downselect to the best classic threads as they age up. So if you wait a month and come back, you won't miss the good stuff. Some tuning needed on all this, though. Also, I might do a newsletter and archive of things selected for the "popular" flag, which is intended to reliably track the cream of the crop.
>>1348
I'm taking suggestions on notifications and other ways readers can keep up with increased volume, because I don't necessarily have the best ideas.
Here's one: fresh threads are those which have had posts since you last interacted (voted or posted in it). We can mark a little flag for freshness on everything. This would encourage voting as an "I was here" marker for the freshness tracking, but would also be annoying if it's on every thread and only goes away with a vote. Maybe it only flags threads you have interacted with before, or on tags you follow after you followed them? I want to avoid directly tracking views, as that sounds like too many database writes and is creepy. Sofiechan prefers to deal with rational philosophers in their willed decisions, not impulsive eyeballs.
One of the secondary goals of the tag system will be to make it possible to filter the front page (and large tag pages) harder for quality so that you can ignore the more niche stuff that happens in niche tags, and focus your interests to a manageable flow rate of conversations. Still unclear how tags and quality interact, so happy to hear suggestions there as well. To call down Cunningham's law on myself, the current provisional design is that tags and quality will be orthogonal except that if something is in a tag, its quality is more influenced by the experts of that tag. So the bigger index pages and front page will show the best/most recent of all tags by those tags estimation of quality, with no bias to more mainstream ways of measuring quality or anything like that.
Also keep in mind the front page is already designed to downselect to the best classic threads as they age up. So if you wait a month and come back, you won't miss the good stuff. Some tuning needed on all this, though. Also, I might do a newsletter and archive of things selected for the "popular" flag, which is intended to reliably track the cream of the crop.
referenced by: >>1381
I'm taking suggestio
anon 0x1a3 said in #1381 13mo ago:
>>1378
I like the fresh threads idea. I suppose there are at least 4 types of it: 1. new posts on a thread I voted on, 2. new posts on a thread I commented on, 3. I'm being voted on for a particular post (especially if its doing particularly well/not), 4. someone has referenced my post in a thread.
I'm most interested in 4, but additional feedback for 3, and simple ways to track 1 & 2 would also be nice.
I like the fresh threads idea. I suppose there are at least 4 types of it: 1. new posts on a thread I voted on, 2. new posts on a thread I commented on, 3. I'm being voted on for a particular post (especially if its doing particularly well/not), 4. someone has referenced my post in a thread.
I'm most interested in 4, but additional feedback for 3, and simple ways to track 1 & 2 would also be nice.
referenced by: >>1382
I like the fresh thr
good point separatin
anon 0xca said in #1383 13mo ago:
PSA: running an experiment where total noobs are no longer allowed to post threads, but can still post in threads. A few well regarded reply posts or predictive votes will scoop enough reputation to post a thread. Think of it as a small hazing and enforced "lurk moar". Complain here or elsewhere if you don't like it and we can discuss.
I'll work on making reputation stuff more transparent. I may add an account page listing your posts and votes and how they affected your reputation.
I'll work on making reputation stuff more transparent. I may add an account page listing your posts and votes and how they affected your reputation.
referenced by: >>1397
PSA: running an expe
anon 0x196 said in #1397 13mo ago:
I like this idea a l
anon 0xca said in #1404 13mo ago:
>>1353
I didn't add a warning but I did adjust the DNS records (SPF) to make email look a bit more authentic. Should now be less likely to go to spam. Let me know if it happens again or if you really need that spam folder reminder.
I didn't add a warning but I did adjust the DNS records (SPF) to make email look a bit more authentic. Should now be less likely to go to spam. Let me know if it happens again or if you really need that spam folder reminder.
I didn't add a warni
anon 0x1cb said in #1443 13mo ago:
This might not be a bug, but when my tab's open for hours and I hit Back, I see the hours-old version of the front page. It's cached by the browser so this is default behavior. If you don't want this to happen, and instead to show latest posts always, then maybe consider a websocket.
This might not be a
sounds beyond my ski
anon 0x1fe said in #1533 13mo ago:
I appear to be able to endorse a single post repeatedly, by navigating to the post page, endorsing, then navigating forwards (not backwards) to home, endorsing from there, and repeating.
I appear to be able
anon 0x1ff said in #1534 13mo ago:
>>1444
If this is the monarch (admin), then you should add a donate page with btc/eth addresses. I'd love to donate and pay for gpt4. It's worth it!
If this is the monarch (admin), then you should add a donate page with btc/eth addresses. I'd love to donate and pay for gpt4. It's worth it!
referenced by: >>1535
If this is the monar
anon 0xca said in #1535 13mo ago:
>>1534
I will add donation etc page eventually, maybe even soon. I'm wrestling with some rearchitecting in the reputation system right now. I want to do that first because I want to make sure donations are properly accounted within the reputation system.
Also I think this thread is getting too long. I'll start a new one soon.
I will add donation etc page eventually, maybe even soon. I'm wrestling with some rearchitecting in the reputation system right now. I want to do that first because I want to make sure donations are properly accounted within the reputation system.
Also I think this thread is getting too long. I'll start a new one soon.
I will add donation
anon 0x204 said in #1541 13mo ago:
It looks like you want to add
```
a {
word-wrap: break-word;
white-space: normal;
overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
```
To prevent links breaking tables on mobile as in
>>1540
```
a {
word-wrap: break-word;
white-space: normal;
overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
```
To prevent links breaking tables on mobile as in
>>1540
referenced by: >>1543
It looks like you wa
Thank you I will pla
anon 0x1ff said in #1617 13mo ago:
A feature I would like to propose is the ability to draft posts and save them for later. I think it would benefit the sofiechan culture of high effort, high quality posts.
referenced by: >>1622
A feature I would li
Good idea I'll put i
anon 0x23c said in #1639 13mo ago:
Links to posts in the current thread should be based on their # rather than the permalink, so that a page refresh does not occur.
Example:
>>341
This should link to `#341` rather than `https://sofiechan.com/p/341`.
Example:
>>341
This should link to `#341` rather than `https://sofiechan.com/p/341`.
Links to posts in th
anon 0xca said in #1643 13mo ago:
It's much easier for the renderer not to have to know what thread everything is in, but we will probably do that eventually. We have to look them up anyways to connect the back-references, so maybe we can easily reuse some of that logic.
It's much easier for