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Re: Would it make any sense to add "graduation announcement(s)" in the nodelets?

by QM (Parson)
on Nov 26, 2013 at 13:57 UTC ( [id://1064412]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Would it make any sense to add "graduation announcement(s)" in the nodelets?

Interesting idea. But I wonder how often a level up of any kind occurs? And do you have to log in on "the day" to see it? ("The day" might be within 24hours of the level up.)

Extending this (to a probably bad extreme): keeping track of level ups seen by each user such that if there are gone for a week, there might be a few all at once. (And if they're gone for a year, it might be a tidal wave.) Then we'd need "friends" and "acquaintances", and we'd only be notified of their changes. Geez, now it sounds like FB or something. Never mind =)

-QM
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Re^2: Would it make any sense to add "graduation announcement(s)" in the nodelets?
by roboticus (Chancellor) on Nov 26, 2013 at 17:37 UTC

    QM:

    I'm not sure the frequency matters a lot, just show the last XX events of interest. If the database already has a user/level/date table (I have no idea), then it's a trivial fetch, and you don't have to worry about expiration time or anything.

    Bikeshedding alert: This is what I'd do if it wuz me. However, it ain't.

    I'd build a table (as already mentioned), and have the "graduation list" nodelet have two settings: the number of items to display, and a flag whether you want to see the "interesting" events (ones where monk functionality may change) or just all recent ones.

    Finally, I think it would be interesting if being added to a group (such as pmdev, docsiteclan(?sp?) or such) would be interesting as well.

    ...roboticus

    When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.

Re^2: Would it make any sense to add "graduation announcement(s)" in the nodelets?
by taint (Chaplain) on Nov 26, 2013 at 14:16 UTC

    Good points on the being absent bit. But OTOH, they'll know their graduation was announced by virtue of seeing others being announced. And let's not forget that virtual tankard of mead they'll have waiting for them. ;)

    --Chris

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