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Posted February 05, 2016
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huan: Stardock coming here seems to be missing. It was a big deal I think, before that many people (well, myself at least) considered them to be bastion of Steam-exclusive games.
Thanks. I on the fence about adding them, because I believe they already had a title here before the announcement. But it's worth adding anyway.


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mrkgnao: It's similar, I think, to another phenomenon, whereby if you reply to someone's old post from a period when that person had a different avatar, the avatar shown alongside your reply is the old avatar, even though the new avatar is the one shown with the post you had replied to. Basically, I believe there is some "cached" information kept with each post, which is independent from the current global information.
Makes sense. So it probably is post-contextual rather than account-based, though obviously account settings affect what gets posted how. The forums being a custom product makes me want to dissect it even more.
Posted February 05, 2016
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IAmSinistar: Thanks, I'll add it to the list. Interesting that the font colour is pretty much the chromatic opposite of GOG Staff Blue. :)
I just wish whoever's in charge of such choices now took some lessons from the one that chose the blue text colour.



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mrkgnao: It's similar, I think, to another phenomenon, whereby if you reply to someone's old post from a period when that person had a different avatar, the avatar shown alongside your reply is the old avatar, even though the new avatar is the one shown with the post you had replied to. Basically, I believe there is some "cached" information kept with each post, which is independent from the current global information.
Or how a thread starter always shows with the avatar they were using at the time the opened it on the front page of its forum.
Posted February 05, 2016
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HypersomniacLive: I just wish whoever's in charge of such choices now took some lessons from the one that chose the blue text colour.
It wouldn't be a GOG forum update if it didn't cock-up somewhere along the way. :)
Posted February 05, 2016
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IAmSinistar: It wouldn't be a GOG forum update if it didn't cock-up somewhere along the way. :)
How true. The sad part is that they think it's a great aesthetic choice, as evident by all the fresher, better GOG ones.
Posted February 05, 2016
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HypersomniacLive: How true. The sad part is that they think it's a great aesthetic choice, as evident by all the fresher, better GOG ones.
It may also be revenge for all our complaints regarding The Greyening. "You want colour, I'll give you bastards COLOUR!" ;)
Posted February 05, 2016
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IAmSinistar: It may also be revenge for all our complaints regarding The Greyening. "You want colour, I'll give you bastards COLOUR!" ;)
More like "we'll make you all semi-blind so won't be able to whine about the greyness anymore, you bastards!"

Adding colour and having good taste are not mutually exclusive. ;-)
Posted February 05, 2016
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VanishedOne: Blues seem to be geting orange bold, as seen here: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_what_did_just_break_thread/post1243/?staff=yes

Maybe oranges will get blue bold text...
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mrkgnao: I can see a memoir here:
Orange Is the New Blue: My Years on the GOG Forum
http://priceonomics.com/why-every-movie-looks-sort-of-orange-and-blue/
Posted February 05, 2016
Interesting thread, bookmarked.
Posted February 05, 2016
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mrkgnao: I can see a memoir here:
Orange Is the New Blue: My Years on the GOG Forum
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VanishedOne: http://priceonomics.com/why-every-movie-looks-sort-of-orange-and-blue/
Hollywood, beware, GOG is coming your way.
Posted February 05, 2016
Speaking of the whole rep-less thing, a post by GOG.com cannot be repped up and repped down... however, a post by BLUES and ORANGES can be repped up and down. Which means that the rep place is still in place, exactly as JMich says, with note that if any of them gets dropped to a very low rep then they are unable to make posts and whatnot, just like a regular user, though to which extent is my speculation true is not really confirmed in some way or another.

Which means that of course, the rep counter is replaced by the status of said user (blue admin, peach developers), and hidden from view, but still functional.
Posted February 05, 2016
For the Stardock thing:
They had GalCiv I here about two years before the rest of the Stardock games came here.
Posted February 05, 2016
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PookaMustard: Speaking of the whole rep-less thing, a post by GOG.com cannot be repped up and repped down... however, a post by BLUES and ORANGES can be repped up and down. Which means that the rep place is still in place, exactly as JMich says, with note that if any of them gets dropped to a very low rep then they are unable to make posts and whatnot, just like a regular user, though to which extent is my speculation true is not really confirmed in some way or another.

Which means that of course, the rep counter is replaced by the status of said user (blue admin, peach developers), and hidden from view, but still functional.
That's a very clever observation.
Posted February 06, 2016
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Cyraxpt: Wow, amazing, so they're able to give a tag to devs and give them a new colour but when it come to solve forum problems for their userbase they won't do a thing.
A tag does not equal an entire overhaul of the forum, which based on my previous conversations with you, is what you seem to be looking for :)
Posted February 06, 2016
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Cyraxpt: Wow, amazing, so they're able to give a tag to devs and give them a new colour but when it come to solve forum problems for their userbase they won't do a thing.
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JudasIscariot: A tag does not equal an entire overhaul of the forum, which based on my previous conversations with you, is what you seem to be looking for :)
I'm sorry, an entire overhaul? Some of the problems are fixed with scripts by the community, obviously that my problems are different of those but are you telling me that your web team can't deactivate the rep required to post links system? I didn't even complain about my low rep but others did, how about hidding the rep for everyone the same way it's being done for the devs and gog team? Just call it "Forum member". It's obviously being abused by the wrong crowd and lost its meaning...
Posted February 06, 2016
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JudasIscariot: A tag does not equal an entire overhaul of the forum, which based on my previous conversations with you, is what you seem to be looking for :)
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Cyraxpt: I'm sorry, an entire overhaul? Some of the problems are fixed with scripts by the community, obviously that my problems are different of those but are you telling me that your web team can't deactivate the rep required to post links system? I didn't even complain about my low rep but others did, how about hidding the rep for everyone the same way it's being done for the devs and gog team? Just call it "Forum member". It's obviously being abused by the wrong crowd and lost its meaning...
Think it'd be better if the members abusing it would lose the ability to do so. Pretty sure it's a relatively small number and the staff could handle it if the option would be there in moderation tools.
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