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@Purple-Cat flagThe Worldbuilder
The Worldbuilder

Can there be a way for us to add our own links to pages? I know we can link other pages by pressing @, but it doesn’t show up in the associations like the links do

truePT Premium Supporter

Saw a topic in the support page about a user acidently deleted content of one document, and was thinking, it is something that can happen to all of us, or simple we change something we regret later and want to change, maybe creating temporary save files, that later we can confirm as definitive (maybe having a button to save definitive and the autosave that we still have doing temporary changes?)

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@andrew flash_onAdmin
verified_user Mod Admin

Lots of great suggestions lately (that I plan on getting more into in the future) but just wanted to pop in on the most recent 2 comments:

Can there be a way for us to add our own links to pages? I know we can link other pages by pressing @, but it doesn’t show up in the associations like the links do

There's some technical reasons that make it really card to add additional links like that, but right now I'm planning on adding @mentions to the associations tab just like a link would. I actually also get a lot of feedback asking to be able to add text to link fields. Adding custom link-only fields isn't out of the question, but right now I'm trying to just bridge the gap between text fields and link fields so they can each do what the other can do. Hoping to do both eventually, though.

maybe creating temporary save files, that later we can confirm as definitive (maybe having a button to save definitive and the autosave that we still have doing temporary changes?)

This is something I've been thinking through the best way to do a lot lately, and I think I'll end up doing something very similar to this. Most likely, I'll add a button that lets you create a "restoration point" for a document that you can always revert back to, but the document will continue to autosave from that point on like normal. I'm looking through other suggestions on the topic to see if I can build something that works well for everyone.

Ais Dareth Sylvari Druid
Sylvari Druid

Hello there! There are a few text boxes (searching in the Icons box, typing in the Premium Members nickname thing) where the text is still white when you are in dark mode. That makes it difficult to see what you are typing :(

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@andrew flash_onAdmin
verified_user Mod Admin

Thanks for the heads up, I'll get those fixed in tonight's release. :)

@polkadots11

I know blocking someone makes you unable to see their posts, but will it ever change to make it so that they can't see yours?

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@evastardust groupRRAAAARRL
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That would be cool!

@ZoeVictoria

Another thing I’d like to see that would make this site near perfect for me would be mass editing options, mostly the ability to mass delete things.

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@Purple-Cat flagThe Worldbuilder
The Worldbuilder

Could there be a way for us to choose a single photo to be a sort of profile picture in the gallery, so if we have multiple photos it doesn’t switch to a different one every time?

Lisandre Premium Supporter

Hi guys, a re-order, chronological or anachronological button on the Timeline pages would be usefull.

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@crashing_praxina group

Can we get the ability to archive everything in a universe at once, please and thank you. I would like to archive a universe and EVERYTHING in that universe be archived as well. It is very annoying to have to archive everything in a universe one by one. Again, please and thank you andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) :)

rab

Hi guys, a re-order, chronological or anachronological button on the Timeline pages would be usefull.

I would love something like this. I would also like to suggest two types of entries you can make in the Timeline section. The current type that covers a specific event, and a new type that covers a period of time. Differentiate them with "event" and "era" perhaps? So you can place events within an era. I hope that makes sense.

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@andrew flash_onAdmin
verified_user Mod Admin

@rab That makes sense. I've got a version 2 of the timeline editor in the works that should make it a lot less clunky to work with, so suggestions like this are highly appreciated so I can try to work them into its next release also. :)

eco
@redwood eco

A suggestion that I had in mind was the ability to deny or accept DMs. So like, you can have your settings so that no one can DM you, everyone can DM you, or only people you're following can DM you. I haven't received a DM yet, but I was just thinking that it could be a good way to prevent spam DMs, trolls, or harassing DMs.

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@evastardust groupRRAAAARRL
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I agree! Also a way to leave or delete DMs. I have some that I have with friends where we've forgotten to add someone and then not used the chat, some that I've been added to against my will, some one-on-ones with deleted users, etc. that I'd like to clear out.

ac_unit
@furetakunai ac_unit

Yeah, same. Also, my friend and I were messing around some time ago and jokingly blocking each other, but we found that people you've blocked can still DM you. I found that a bit strange.

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@evastardust groupRRAAAARRL
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They can, and I've had people that I've blocked PM me to try to pressure me into unblocking them.

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@Purple-Cat flagThe Worldbuilder
The Worldbuilder

Would it be possible to make it so the option to delete a page is only available when editing a page? I’ve been viewing my change logs recently and almost accidentally deleted some of my pages a few times.

book

I’m thinking it would be nice to have the Customize Character Template and New Character on the top instead of bottom. Then I wouldn’t have to scroll through 80+ characters first. Maybe that sort of thing for everything.

group

I’m thinking it would be nice to have the Customize Character Template and New Character on the top instead of bottom. Then I wouldn’t have to scroll through 80+ characters first. Maybe that sort of thing for everything.

^^^^^^^^^^^

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@andrew flash_onAdmin
verified_user Mod Admin

@StevenUniversefangirl That seems possible and probably a good idea. I'll try to get it in a release soon. :)

person_off
Deleted user

Hmmm, Just a hunch But how about you add a scroller for the user list? Sometimes it's just going through the top and it doesn't show the full UI.

book

So I put in a suggestion for a new page type yesterday (?) called Books. It was a way to store all the other page types in it in one place, a bit like the Universe page but, imo, even more useful. Anyways I’m thinking it would be better to call it Stories for the people who make comics and shows etc.

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@Katastrophic group

Maybe an 'advertisement' section on the forums? I have a thread for announcing my streams, I think a few others do too, and I feel it would be less cluttered and easier to find if they had their own spot. It would be nice to be able to find other's social stuff cause it's all spread out in general, art, etc.

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@andrew flash_onAdmin
verified_user Mod Admin

@Althalosian-bears-myrrh-from-the-East Thanks for the suggestion! You might be interested in the Lore page type, which was made to encompass books, stories, manuscripts, and other written/oral works within your world. You can also customize the page template to fit closer to exactly what you want.

You might also be interested in the native Documents feature on the site, which lets you write and store stories on the site, but also lets you link any pages you want directly to the story (and offers a handy sidebar for you to quick-reference any linked page while you write).

Do either of those help? Each page type suggestion usually takes a few weeks at least to build and I've had over 1,200 suggestions over the years, so I try to prioritize the most-requested first and combine them when I can (e.g. Book/Story –> Lore).

@Katastrophe I think that's a good idea. I probably need to figure out and formalize some kind of rule of what's determined spam and what's not, but I think that'd definitely improve the rest of the forums and also make a cool place for everyone to find each others' stuff. :)

@Flimsy_Foe I'll try to get that in a release soon.

book

Honestly I really just want a way to basically do what filter by universe does, but without needing a universe. A way to link a bunch of pages together and then filter by those eclectic groups. I have twelve stories on Timelines right now, and it’s really doesn’t make sense to make a universe for some of them, such as for urban fantasy or realism. Plus the fact that users without Premium can only make five. I guess it’s not necessarily a new page I would want. Just a way to filter things by story without needing a universe page. Make of that what you will. You’ve always been great to all of us here and I’m sure eventually you’ll find a really great way to look at this.

group

Maybe an 'advertisement' section on the forums? I have a thread for announcing my streams, I think a few others do too, and I feel it would be less cluttered and easier to find if they had their own spot. It would be nice to be able to find other's social stuff cause it's all spread out in general, art, etc.

https://www.notebook.ai/forum/general-chat/promote-stuff-here

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@Purple-Cat flagThe Worldbuilder
The Worldbuilder

hi @andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer), i think i've already asked this a few times before, but i just wanted to ask if there will ever be a maps feature added in the future?

book

That’s a lot of work, dude. Idek if that’s Andrews deal. Different game.

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@andrew flash_onAdmin
verified_user Mod Admin

@StevenUniversefangirl It would be a lot of work, but I think it'd be an awesome feature. It's something I want to do eventually, but it'll probably be a while since there's so much to do to make it work. Big, new features are super exciting to plan and build though!