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Jul 2, 2016 4:26 PM

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Noire said:
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Need to bump this again - we desperately need this

I second the motion

I'm not all that active in clubs, but I third the motion. ( ._.)
Sep 18, 2016 8:36 PM

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Come on, MAL gods. You did the right thing returning mass messaging, so please add this long-desired feature.

Nov 1, 2016 4:15 PM

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So, any chance this is going to be implemented?
Nov 1, 2016 6:21 PM
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Whoa this has been an issue that probably should've been fixed back in 2013. Yikes.
Nov 2, 2016 8:44 PM

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Supporting.
@Xinil
@Kineta
@Luna
Anybody?
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Nov 2, 2016 8:50 PM
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kitsune0 said:
Supporting.
@Xinil
@Kineta
@Luna
Anybody?


Good idea Kitsune - almost all the clubs have been desperately requesting this for well over two years.
Nov 2, 2016 10:50 PM

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Erm, @elkensteyin, I'm not the one who suggested it, all thanks should go to @Subpyro, the topic starter.
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Nov 2, 2016 11:32 PM
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I support this idea, I can't stand this ctrl+c, delete, ctrl+v, change it up, post routine.

but seeing how old this thread is, I think we are not getting that feature anytime soon.
Nov 3, 2016 7:17 PM
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kitsune0 said:
Erm, @elkensteyin, I'm not the one who suggested it, all thanks should go to @Subpyro, the topic starter.


LOL - No, I don't mean the idea of this suggestion - I was part of the discussion with Sub and a few others before he made it. I'm talking about mentioning Xinil and the rest
Nov 23, 2016 5:48 PM

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Please add already.
Nov 23, 2016 5:53 PM

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I second that emotion.
Nov 24, 2016 1:09 AM

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Update: Ever since @ mentions were introduced, this feature became even more needed. Now, alongside having to go through the process listed in the OP, the person mentioned also receives multiple notifications of being mentioned.
Nov 24, 2016 4:27 AM

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MAL SERIOUSLY? why is this not a thing yet is beyond me.
Nov 25, 2016 6:06 PM

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+1 Yup, I can definitely relate to this problem, it needs to be added.
"At some point, I stopped hoping."
Jan 4, 2017 7:30 PM

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MAL please
Jan 5, 2017 12:32 AM

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Just post a new comment. Problem solved.

I can see why people in threads want edit function to be enabled - because some threads need the 1st post to be updated constantly. Without edit you'd have to always make a new thread with updated 1st post.

But comments are different. A few days later they might already be back on another page of comments (if lots of other people posted comments after that) - and unlike threads where people still should look at the 1st posts most people wouldn't even see that older comment.

Since MAL hasn't reacted and this probably is an easy thing to implement (no coding just enabling it somewhere) I doubt they are planning to change it.
Jan 5, 2017 1:12 AM

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I've been asking for this since 2011, so it's not like the admins/mods don't know about it. And during that time, CraveOnline were our owners, so we sure as hell weren't going to get it then. We now have DeNA in control, but they aren't even working on the clubs at the moment. So unless they feel like adding this out of the blue, it probably won't be added until the clubs get the overhaul treatment (if they do, that is).
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Jan 5, 2017 1:23 AM

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Supporting this.

Jan 5, 2017 4:30 PM

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If you don't think this should be added, or you simply think adding a new comment solves the problem

Feb 2, 2017 5:27 PM
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eL_marco said:
I've been asking for this since 2011, so it's not like the admins/mods don't know about it. And during that time, CraveOnline were our owners, so we sure as hell weren't going to get it then. We now have DeNA in control, but they aren't even working on the clubs at the moment. So unless they feel like adding this out of the blue, it probably won't be added until the clubs get the overhaul treatment (if they do, that is).


Thanks for the heads up el_marco - still, seeing that the specific functionality already exists in the profile comments, I'd think it wouldn't be all that much effort to adapt it for the clubs. And to be honest, with MAL's overall efforts that seem to be the enhancement of the forums to the detriment of the clubs, I don't see a Club Overhaul coming
Feb 3, 2017 1:25 AM

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Well, at least we got a response of some sort. Time to give up on this for the time being~

*Sips Coffee*
Feb 3, 2017 7:42 AM

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SweetMonia said:
Well, at least we got a response of some sort. Time to give up on this for the time being~

*Sips Coffee*


Sometimes I really wonder about this suggestion board...Does anybody looks there?
Feb 3, 2017 8:53 AM

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SweetMonia said:
Well, at least we got a response of some sort. Time to give up on this for the time being~

*Sips Coffee*


Sometimes I really wonder about this suggestion board...Does anybody looks there?
They don't, despite the fact there are many good & useful suggestions. I hoped this would change under DeNa or something but that doesn't seem to be the case~
Feb 17, 2017 10:12 AM

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I agree that we need an edit button, but I'm sure there must be a technical reason why the Admins haven't implemented it, it seems like people have been begging for it for ages, but haven't asked why we can't have it, the Admin's aren't just ignoring us are they?

I mean it might be the same reason why when you post a comment to someone's profile, you can't edit when they're online and seen it, but you can edit it before it.

Perhaps it's to avoid people hiding evidence of abuse, or maybe it's something to do with how the MAL servers store messages.

If anyone got any insight in me I wouldn't mind them tagging me in and filling me in <3
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Feb 17, 2017 10:33 AM

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@Rayaxe, no, it's because MAL system is bloody old, like really, literally years old. And implementing new features requires a lot of work. And the only way to avoid this work is to update MAL system. As in - from the very core. Which requires much much more hard work. And it can go two ways: 1) for some period of time, from hours to days, completely stop MAL server(s), update the system and then go back online in all new fresh glory. But knowing MAL owners it's impossible - they don't want to lose their precious ad clicks, any of it. 2) Implement a mirror server(s), install new system on that mirror and then just switch main server to mirror, which also requires some time but much less than in 1st method. And again, knowing MAL owners, this will never happen - because making a bloody mirror server for such a big and lively site as MAL will cost a lot of money.
In short, we're screwed.
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Feb 17, 2017 10:47 AM

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@kitsune0 well I guess if the MAL supporter program works out then it could be possible, all MAL needs is some time money.

Thanks for filling me in <3

But how comes you can edit profile page comments before the receiver sees it?
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Feb 17, 2017 11:17 AM

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Rayaxe said:
But how comes you can edit profile page comments before the receiver sees it?
Don't know about that, as far as I remember there's just a 20 (twenty) seconds interval in which you can edit your comment. Which, BTW, was also a subject of discussion.
There is such thing as shit taste. Only idiots think that every "work of art" should have the same value.

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Feb 17, 2017 12:02 PM
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kitsune0 said:
@Rayaxe, no, it's because MAL system is bloody old, like really, literally years old. And implementing new features requires a lot of work. And the only way to avoid this work is to update MAL system. As in - from the very core. Which requires much much more hard work. And it can go two ways: 1) for some period of time, from hours to days, completely stop MAL server(s), update the system and then go back online in all new fresh glory. But knowing MAL owners it's impossible - they don't want to lose their precious ad clicks, any of it. 2) Implement a mirror server(s), install new system on that mirror and then just switch main server to mirror, which also requires some time but much less than in 1st method. And again, knowing MAL owners, this will never happen - because making a bloody mirror server for such a big and lively site as MAL will cost a lot of money.
In short, we're screwed.

Not quite true, the system is developed in PHP, and there are standard practices for developing feature and functionality for this type of code, and PHP is a much easier type of code to deploy than, say, Java or c# (although it can be argued about the latter). It's true that it is becoming an old system, almost Legacy, but seeing that they have recently made updates in the clubs means that at least some of the developers have familiarity with the code that supports the clubs. And also seeing that the code we are talking about is nearly identical to the profile code, which means that they have a quasi-blueprint they can follow.

At the end of the day, the fact is is that making updates to the clubs does not seem to be a priority for DeNa or the powers that be who are managing MAL right now.

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@kitsune0 well I guess if the MAL supporter program works out then it could be possible, all MAL needs is some time money.

But how comes you can edit profile page comments before the receiver sees it?


First, you can update a comment on a profile for about a minute or two, and second, if you've made a comment and then update it, the receiver will see the original comment if they look fast enough and will then need to refresh their screen to see any edits.

As for the MAL supporter, I can attest that there is a higher response rate for that. I put in a notice of a bug affecting one of the perks of the MAL supporter system, and it was responded to and fixed almost immediately.
Feb 17, 2017 12:16 PM

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@elkensteyin, well, it was impression I've got from many old discussions - "we can't do that/it requires a lot of work, because MAL system is too old and rigid".
There is such thing as shit taste. Only idiots think that every "work of art" should have the same value.

Oil and nuclear are civilisation saviours. Deal with it.
Feb 17, 2017 12:19 PM
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@elkensteyin, well, it was impression I've got from many old discussions - "we can't do that/it requires a lot of work, because MAL system is too old and rigid".


LOL @Kitsune0 - I'm a IT Project Manager, so I have a lot of developers and such who work for me. You wouldn't believe how common that statement is when they simply don't want to do something. That being said, they do have to make sure they regression test everything, and it can be a pain in the ass
Feb 17, 2017 12:27 PM

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@elkensteyin well you can't blame them for prioritising paying users over us normies who just watch ads or use Adblock.
I noticed the website was in PHP too, I'm not to familiar with web development, but I know many PHP made websites that have features MAL lacks. I do sort of feel like it's them being lazy here, but can't factors such as a "rigid old system" make it hard for them to implement the edit feature?

I'm a total noob when it comes to web development, servers etc, idk how the sites on the internet work in that much depth, so forgive the ignorance
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Feb 17, 2017 2:24 PM

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@elkensteyin, on the contrary, it immediately popped into my mind right after I read you comment - "damn, so it's just laziness, how bloody typical".
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Oil and nuclear are civilisation saviours. Deal with it.
Feb 17, 2017 4:49 PM
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@elkensteyin, on the contrary, it immediately popped into my mind right after I read you comment - "damn, so it's just laziness, how bloody typical".

Well, I will say that it's unfair to call them lazy. Most developers I know aren't lazy - they just only want to work on things that they want to, rather than be told what to do. So, while they will say that this is "hard' or 'it's a fragile system' or whatever, that's a crock - it's simply not an interesting area of functionality for them, nor is there a major push from above to force them to work on it.
Feb 17, 2017 5:55 PM

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The change would require little to no work, considering all that has to be done is for the profile comments logic to be included (literally mirrored) in the club comments logic as well.

They are essentially exactly the same.
Feb 17, 2017 7:27 PM

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@elkensteyin, 0K, "lying bastards" then. ^_^
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Mar 12, 2017 10:14 PM
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Trying to keep this relevant, as it's quite possibly the most important feature that could possibly be done for the clubs section of MAL
Aug 31, 2017 9:33 AM

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bump, show clubs some more love pls
Jan 6, 2018 4:06 PM

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Welp, it's been more than 4 years now
Jan 6, 2018 5:46 PM
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Indeed - kind of proves my theory that the clubs are the unloved step-child of MAL
Jan 6, 2018 11:18 PM

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Really pathetic and proves they don't care.
The anime community in a nutshell.
Aug 8, 2018 11:38 AM
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Well then, now that the forums are back up and clubs will be back shortly, it's about time for the quarterly reminder that this update is needed really badly
Aug 8, 2018 1:43 PM

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elkensteyin said:
Well then, now that the forums are back up and clubs will be back shortly, it's about time for the quarterly reminder that this update is needed really badly


Has there been an announcement on when clubs are coming back up?


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J_LEE_C said:
elkensteyin said:
Well then, now that the forums are back up and clubs will be back shortly, it's about time for the quarterly reminder that this update is needed really badly


Has there been an announcement on when clubs are coming back up?

Yeah, on the twitter. It said, "Clubs were meant to be included in this release, but were delayed to the following week (mid-August)."
Aug 8, 2018 1:54 PM

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J_LEE_C said:


Has there been an announcement on when clubs are coming back up?

Yeah, on the twitter. It said, "Clubs were meant to be included in this release, but were delayed to the following week (mid-August)."


ahh, cool thanks I had missed that.


Aug 9, 2018 3:53 AM

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elkensteyin said:
Well then, now that the forums are back up and clubs will be back shortly, it's about time for the quarterly reminder that this update is needed really badly

Basically this; we are still here and are persuading this change
Jun 14, 2019 10:26 AM

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Bumping this.

I still can't believe that this hasn't been implemented yet.

Jun 14, 2019 7:50 PM

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Who even comments in clubs anymore?

But yeah... ummmm... bumping this as well
Jun 15, 2019 12:10 PM
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Who even comments in clubs anymore?

We still get activity, though a lot of us had to adapt to the post-discord era. It vacuums up a lot of activity that could otherwise be going to the clubs on this site. We're still capable of making our own servers and bringing attention to them through our club, although it did hurt clubs themselves a lot.

But even then, you can go to the clubs tab and it shows the most recently active clubs. Activity has declined on the whole, but it's not like the club scene is devoid of life or anything even remotely resembling that.

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Also, do I get bonus points for backing this up if I run the sixth largest club on this site? :P

Because I really, really want this to be a thing. It's such a pain to ping somebody in the club comments, then have to delete it and send them a second notification because the image I posted didn't work. I'm already past having to sit there and look at grammatical errors or make a second club comments to add any additional comments, but Iunno man, these kind of issues with pings and such just make me feel bad for even using them ._.
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I will cry if this is not implemented.
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I can't believe it's been more than 8 years and this thread still receiving replies.
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