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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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 Posted - 31 Dec 2010 : 16:42:43
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Hmmm. That's an interesting idea, RW. I may just look into that. 
It would be especially helpful when applied to a certain sage, with a certain to do list that sometimes makes bit hard to remember what you were talking to him about when a reply appears 
What!?! But then I'd have to start making a "To-Do" list for the queue of scribes I'm likely to have pounding on my chamber door -- should such a system be implemented here at Candlekeep.  |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
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Posted - 31 Dec 2010 : 22:33:29
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It would be especially helpful when applied to a certain sage, with a certain to do list that sometimes makes bit hard to remember what you were talking to him about when a reply appears
Always, always, quote the preceding context and provide direct links for Sage. Backlogged to-do stuff flows much faster when it's been idiot-proofed into a concise, accurate, and completely self-contained package. I'm not at all saying Sage is an idiot, lol - I appreciate similar efforts from my own underlings when they backlog my workload ... anything that can't be dealt with in moments gets put off to the side (momentarily? indefinitely?) so that I might first concentrate on cutting vast quantities of (endlessly accumulating) "easy" stuff out of my face. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 01 Jan 2011 : 00:27:17
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I'll agree with that... as the linking does indeed help.
But I suppose I should also note the the backlog of "stuff" on my "To-Do" list is in no way linear. In fact, it kind of meanders and veers up and down, sideways and backwards. And I'm sure there's several projects that have been mentioned more than once. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 01 Jan 2011 : 02:13:31
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
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Originally posted by The Sage
Hmmm. That's an interesting idea, RW. I may just look into that.
It would be especially helpful when applied to a certain sage, with a certain to do list that sometimes makes bit hard to remember what you were talking to him about when a reply appears
What!?! But then I'd have to start making a "To-Do" list for the queue of scribes I'm likely to have pounding on my chamber door -- should such a system be implemented here at Candlekeep.
As patient as I am with my last "lore request" for you, I'm unlikely to get "hasty" with you now! |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 01 Jan 2011 : 03:37:13
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Originally posted by The Sage
I'll agree with that... as the linking does indeed help.
But I suppose I should also note the the backlog of "stuff" on my "To-Do" list is in no way linear. In fact, it kind of meanders and veers up and down, sideways and backwards. And I'm sure there's several projects that have been mentioned more than once.
Up, down, sideways, backwards, twisting itself off into non-Euclidean space...  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jan 2011 : 01:26:12
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7968 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jan 2011 : 01:40:44
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jan 2011 : 04:09:02
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| Not only that, but a page with 25 animated avatars would be slow loading on a lot of systems, even with a good connection. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 03 Jan 2011 : 04:12:41
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Indeed. We need to take into account that some folk may still be on dial-up.
Really? Hmm, even here in the Philippines (which is far less advanced in tech than US), Dial-up business died because of the very affordable broadband services offered by Smart and Globe. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 03 Jan 2011 : 04:17:54
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Not only that, but a page with 25 animated avatars would be slow loading on a lot of systems, even with a good connection.
I see. I seem to be basing it on my case alone. I frequent Regine Velasquez's fan site (reginemultimedia.com), where, even though so many avatars are video clips, I very rarely encounter slow loading of pages. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jan 2011 : 04:59:37
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Indeed. We need to take into account that some folk may still be on dial-up.
Really? Hmm, even here in the Philippines (which is far less advanced in tech than US), Dial-up business died because of the very affordable broadband services offered by Smart and Globe.
Well, I know a lot of individuals who still use dial-up here... if only to avoid the lousy broadband service from some of established ISPs. |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7968 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jan 2011 : 06:24:27
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I think the most slow stuff you can realistically expect people to use these days would be P4-era machines with 56K dialup access. Most people will have substantially better specs, but you just don't want to turn people away (or have them turn you away) with bloaty web content. My (perhaps highly inaccurate) *assumption* is that, due to the peculiar content, Candlekeep must accomodate a number of visitors with slower computing capacities.
I'll admit that even on my high-end "gamer" systems I still prefer lightweight apps and websites ... why experience even the tiniest of delays when you don't need to? My older laptop (with WiFi) can still be frustratingly slow on some websites. And sometimes I run heavy software loads which noticeably slow down my browsers.
Perhaps a compromise, where threads/scrolls do not contain animated content but profile pages can? Or users can enable animations in their control panel? |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 03 Jan 2011 : 07:10:15
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Perhaps a compromise, where threads/scrolls do not contain animated content but profile pages can? Or users can enable animations in their control panel?
Not bad. But I'd still prefer the animated avatar... And speaking of avatar, whatever happened to my new avatar, Sage? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jan 2011 : 08:28:03
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Zireael
Master of Realmslore
Poland
1190 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jan 2011 : 17:22:26
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Alisttair
Great Reader
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2011 : 00:05:00
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Zireael, that's an interesting option.
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Originally posted by Alisttair
Candlekeep mobile phone APP.
I'm not sure it's needed. I don't have any problem accessing Candlekeep on either SagePhone or SagePad.
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3563 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2011 : 00:30:33
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Originally posted by The SageI'm not sure it's needed. I don't have any problem accessing Candlekeep on either S
agePhone or SagePad.
I can't remember the last time I visited here on anything beside myPad or Myphone
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A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
4211 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2011 : 02:24:25
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The Old Grey Box and AD&D for me! |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 12 Jan 2011 : 12:06:52
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| I've used my iPhone lately when I had no computer access. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 13 Jan 2011 : 01:15:25
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Originally posted by The Sage
Zireael, that's an interesting option.
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Originally posted by Alisttair
Candlekeep mobile phone APP.
I'm not sure it's needed. I don't have any problem accessing Candlekeep on either SagePhone or SagePad.
How about a SageApp, that can remind of the huge pile of "stuff" still undone |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2011 : 02:10:57
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
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Originally posted by The Sage
Zireael, that's an interesting option.
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Originally posted by Alisttair
Candlekeep mobile phone APP.
I'm not sure it's needed. I don't have any problem accessing Candlekeep on either SagePhone or SagePad.
How about a SageApp, that can remind of the huge pile of "stuff" still undone
Why didn't I think of that? Brilliant, RW. Simply brilliant. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2011 : 03:15:42
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
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Originally posted by The Sage
Zireael, that's an interesting option.
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Originally posted by Alisttair
Candlekeep mobile phone APP.
I'm not sure it's needed. I don't have any problem accessing Candlekeep on either SagePhone or SagePad.
How about a SageApp, that can remind of the huge pile of "stuff" still undone
Why didn't I think of that? Brilliant, RW. Simply brilliant.
Let's just hope he doesn't put building that app on the to-do list! It could rip apart the very fabric of the space-time continuum! |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2011 : 05:12:05
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
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Originally posted by The Sage
Zireael, that's an interesting option.
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Originally posted by Alisttair
Candlekeep mobile phone APP.
I'm not sure it's needed. I don't have any problem accessing Candlekeep on either SagePhone or SagePad.
How about a SageApp, that can remind of the huge pile of "stuff" still undone
Why didn't I think of that? Brilliant, RW. Simply brilliant.
Let's just hope he doesn't put building that app on the to-do list! It could rip apart the very fabric of the space-time continuum!
Hmmm. SageSpace? Would my "To-Do" necessitate the spatial dimensions defined by a crystal sphere? Can spelljammers visit SageSpace? A crystal sphere full of half-started tasks and multitudes of uncompleted projects floating like planets -- all of which have been drawn together by the collective gravitational force of my ambition? |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 13 Jan 2011 : 11:49:57
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 21 Jan 2011 : 02:13:41
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| It may not be that important, but I'm curious nonetheless... Why are most of my sent PMs not shown in my Outbox? 'Tis not full, only 3 are in it. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jan 2011 : 02:31:46
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Originally posted by Dennis
It may not be that important, but I'm curious nonetheless... Why are most of my sent PMs not shown in my Outbox? 'Tis not full, only 3 are in it.
Hmmm. Not sure why that is. Though I've noticed a few odd occurrences with my own Outbox of late.
Might have to bring Alaundo in on this. |
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What do you want to see on the Candlekeep site?
