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 Post subject: Make new topic icons for MyBB MFGG
PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 1:36 pm 
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The MyBB forums are close to being ready for launch. However, the default MyBB post icons aren't very exciting, so we need to change them:

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We could port over the existing post icons, but they're showing their age, and few people use them:

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We could even use animated GIFs like in the old days:

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If anyone would like to make or suggest an awesome set of post icons, feel free.

Of course, eliminating post icons altogether is also an option.

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 Post subject: Re: Make new topic icons for MyBB MFGG
PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 2:20 pm 
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I think the post icons can be cute, but I rarely ever see them being used or think to use them, so I wouldn't be devastated to see them go away. If they're going to stay, maybe they should all use very retro graphics, like NES Mario graphics. I feel like that could look nice to contrast the new and more modern look the new forums have, but then it would depend on where they are placed and how they look there.

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 2:51 pm 
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I don't think new icons are necessary, they already look newer than the entire rest of MFGG, really.

 
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 Post subject: Re: Make new topic icons for MyBB MFGG
PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 4:29 pm 
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i would rather replace the thread icons with a proper tagging system, then if you really wanna keep the kinda flair i think mariowiki has a bunch of SVGs of various mario elements (mushrooms, coins, blocks, etc)

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 10:43 pm 
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I'm all for getting rid of them entirely, no forum I see ever uses them that much.
Same goes for tagging, its just not something that suited for forums.

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 10:51 pm 
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I like the idea of tagging. However, I've never seen a forum where people used the tagging system much. In my experience, people use tags even less than post icons.

Feel free to correct me if you know of any counterexamples, though - maybe there's a forum out there where people like tagging their topics and searching for relevant tags.

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 Post subject: Re: Make new topic icons for MyBB MFGG
PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 9:47 pm 
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I don't understand the value of omitting features just because people don't use them regularly. I don't think Topic Icons take up a lot of space nor does their existence harm anything in any other way. Tagging system is even less a problem in those regards, since it just makes a post more searchable and groups it with other similar posts.

There are uses for both Topic Icons and the Tagging system, imo.

If nobody wants to make new topic icons, just port them over imo. We even have a Switch one.

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 Post subject: Re: Make new topic icons for MyBB MFGG
PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:53 am 
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The post icons don't serve much purpose, and most posts don't use them for any meaningful purpose. They might as well be removed entirely. Maybe we could try replacing them with a more complex tagging system, but I don't think that's necessary either.

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 Post subject: Re: Make new topic icons for MyBB MFGG
PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 2:46 pm 
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I honestly don't get why people are like "if we don't use topic icons actively, might as well get rid of them entirely".

Like really, what harm is there to having them? You don't even have to make new ones.

If they're really used so infrequently, why does it matter that they are available as an option?

Maybe having additional images mattered back in the dial up modem era but it definitely doesn't matter now.


If anything it'd be more work to disable a feature that comes with the software by default than just keeping them.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 4:52 pm 
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Topic icons are included with MyBB and are enabled by default, while a fancy tagging system requires installing a special plugin.

Removing topic icons took me about 60 seconds, although it wouldn't be hard to add them back if someone comes up with a set of awesome topic icons that add value to the MFGG experience. The default MyBB icons (like the generic thumbs up) are bland and have nothing to do with Mario or MFGG. We could port over the phpBB icons, but those aren't ideal either.

If we added every feature that someone might conceivably use, the forum layout would be very cluttered. I certainly don't want to omit a feature that people use frequently, but I also want the MyBB forums to have a more streamlined interface.

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