Why do these forums suck?

Started by garry · one year ago · 98 replies · 4,974 views

#61
Trundler
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts127 Score996
To encourage more people to use the forums, there should be a section on the Dashboard showing the most recent / active threads.
edited one year ago#62
Skipin
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts94 Score1,432
ability to reply to messages in threads so that the user receives a notification and also receives a notification when new messages appear in a thread created by user

#63
Rezo
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JoinedAug 2022 Posts4 Score5,236

Hello,


I'd like to suggest adding a dedicated topic or section for recruitment where community members can post about their projects and look for collaborators — such as developers, level designers, 3D artists, graphic designers, and more.


This would help project creators clearly present their needs, and make it easier for talented members to find opportunities that match their skills.


It would be a great way to encourage collaboration within the community and streamline the process of building and joining teams.


Thanks in advance for considering this idea!

#64
Trundler
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts127 Score996
https://sbox.game/f/gendev/43/1#post103

Clicking this link to a post on the 4th page just brings you to the first page
#65
matt
Facepunch
JoinedApr 2021 Posts265 Score2,045
fiXed
#66
auxor
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JoinedJul 2024 Posts7 Score2,938
I wrote something out, went to paste in a Steam Marketplace Link and the webpage completely froze :(
Potentially a safe workaround to save these textboxes before they're submitted to prevent having to type it all out again :')
#67
Lorenz
Facepunch
JoinedAug 2021 Posts26 Score2,160
desktop notifications

more notification settings: ability to subscribe to certain topics, threads, everything...
#68
Braxen 🐟
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JoinedJun 2021 Posts189 Score190
FP staff/mod name colors 
#69
PyroBot11
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JoinedJul 2021 Posts26 Score1,715
I agree with the two posts above this. 
#70
Trundler
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts127 Score996
No mark all as read, no feed for "recent activity"
#71
Trundler
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts127 Score996
There is no rich text editing in create new thread dialog - only in replies, or editing posts.
#72
devultj
Facepunch
JoinedApr 2021 Posts96 Score3,005
#73
Trundler
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts127 Score996
I see it now but it wasn't showing up for me yesterday lol
#74
matt
Facepunch
JoinedApr 2021 Posts265 Score2,045
Hello @Trundler, I've implemented mark all as read and a read threads page too. I hope you enjoy.
edited 11 months ago#75
Aleph
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JoinedAug 2022 Posts59 Score755
-snip-
See: https://sbox.game/f/meta/31/3/#post64
#76
Remscar
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JoinedMay 2021 Posts49 Score2,705
I hate the gradient behind forum posts, makes it hard on my eyes to read and i wish forums post text was 14px instead of 13px.
#77
Aleph
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JoinedAug 2022 Posts59 Score755
Clicking links to external webpages should open a new tab instead
#78
Trundler
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts127 Score996
- Title max length is too short, please double it or at least 1.5x it
- It would be nice if markdown (like triple backticks, **bold**, etc.) automatically triggered the classically associated styles
#79
deluxulous ✌
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JoinedAug 2025 Posts7 Score0
Being able to quote posts directly - e.g. click quote button on a post and it adds to your reply. Quote should link to the original post.

A recent posts sidebar to show the most recent X number of posts would be nice to have.

Another minor gripe, currently there is no ability to remove reactions, or it isn't obvious. A separate button that shows next to existing reactions after you add one would be nice to have. Currently, clicking a reaction that you've added just shows the effect again.
#80
Jules Eryziac
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JoinedSep 2021 Posts12 Score3,571
  • Option to change the title of a post
  • Option to pin a post
#81
Aleph
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JoinedAug 2022 Posts59 Score755
Agreed with Trundlr, right now titles are 32 characters, might be cool to bump that up to at least 64?

I can't fit this title into a thread:  Texture Tool / Fast Texture Tool Feedback Thread WIP and shortening it to Fast/Texture Tool Feedback WIP feels weird.
#82
cristian.spiescu
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JoinedSep 2025 Posts9 Score100
People here, complain about details. But 🌲trees vs 🌲🌳🌴🎄🎋🌳forest thing, I think there are some root issues that generate a lot of detail issues:

1/ the wheel was reinvented by writing a new forum software. There are plenty of existing mature forum software. Or even GitHub discussions which involves 0 installation/maintenance

2/ if wheel reinvention is needed for some kind of strategy issues, then resources should be allocated to add the missing features

Among these, the "email notification on new post in a subscribed to thread" should be a priority. It was requested in https://sbox.game/f/meta/31/1/#post13, i.e. about 10 months ago. W/o this, as much as I don't like Discord because of the low SNR (signal to noise ratio): I have the tendency to want to use it. Which is bad. Forum is the appropriate tool for technical discussions.

3/ Somehow related to 2/: facepunch should give a shit about this thread.

It's clear that the good will was there to have a forum. But the project is not finished. And, IMO, because of 1/ they choose a bad/resource-intensive approach, that cannot deliver (from what I observed until now).
#83
乙ʢ¤‌‌•¤‌‌ʔ爪X13
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JoinedApr 2023 Posts16 Score1,730
I don't know if this was mentioned, but the number of views is written as if the post could be seen by only a small portion of the person, or as if someone peeked in. It's a bit confusing)
#84
Remscar
Member
JoinedMay 2021 Posts49 Score2,705
Don't make links inside of the response field clickable. I wrote a whole response and then accidently clicked a link i had typed while trying to fix some formatting and lost the entire post. 🤬
#85
Austin
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts156 Score2,540
@ messaging, with notifications please.

Also, i really dislike when the site "updates" it breaks navigating from the page you're already on, the URL will update, but it won't actually navigate to the page/update the viewport.
#86
Asphaltian
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JoinedAug 2022 Posts180 Score1,473
Changing thread titles would be nice, also the constant disconnects are a bit ridiculous

+1 to message notifications too
#87
Austin
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JoinedOct 2021 Posts156 Score2,540
Can we see who rated our posts? I'd like to hold grudges and kiss the feet of my fellow s&boxers. 
#88
shaehl
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JoinedMay 2023 Posts3 Score150
i didn't read if this is mentioned, but scroll position doesn't save after returning to the previous page

#89
gasleet
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JoinedAug 2024 Posts77 Score6,923
I'd like to have this [s&box > Forums > Meta > Post] navigation bar at the bottom of the page too.
My scroll wheel is burning. 🔥
edited 5 months ago#90
shaehl
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JoinedMay 2023 Posts3 Score150
gasleet's post made 4'th page which broke loading??
also css shifted (unacceptable) 
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