 Now available for preorder I like to imagine I've been here long enough to understand all this place's chinks and quirks, so today I'll give you all a small agglomeration of stuff you may or may not already know and I'll leave the more practical tips and tricks to everyone else. Plz nothing that might get you banned though. 1. You can actually watch an unlimited number of topics once you reach the maximum (300). This happens because the server still automatically watches the threads you make, but the downside is that you can only watch the threads you make from here on. Best part is that this isn't even a glitch or abuse, it just does it by itself or I probably wouldn't list this here lol. If anyone knows more about this, plz tell me since I miss watching dank topics on CD. 2. You can tell if either you added someone as a friend, or if they added you. If you go to the still existing Friends tab, you'll see a variety of boxes with friends probably. The boxes with detailed info on when you became friends and at what time are people that you added as friends, while the boxes that only have the last time they were online are friends that added you instead. 3. None of you will probably care about this one, but when submitting official MAL anime/manga recommendations, the way they're organized in your Recommendations tab (If you liked ... then you might like) isn't based off the anime entry you decided to write on, but on whichever anime was first registered onto the MAL databases. So if I recommended Yosuga no Sora because (you) liked Kiss x Sis, Kiss x Sis would always be on the left in the "If you liked" column since it aired before Yosuga no Sora did. 4. See an anime list layout you like? You can "borrow" it by right clicking on their anime list and selecting "view source code". From here, you just copy everything that comes after the HTML code "text/css">" towards the top, and copy all the way down to the next ">style<" , basically until the HTML code starts again. Then just paste everything onto your CSS code box in Advanced CSS List Design under settings. And no, I made significant changes to my own list to make it my own, thank you very much. 5. Eh. Most of you probably already know but there's a website called MALgraph that you can do a lot more than just rip your anime and manga chart from. You can view your favorite anime, anime studios, genres, etc. in descending order, but based off your raw numbers so your actual opinions may vary. It's also still infinitely better than the ugly stat graphs we got in the latest profile update, so I still have my anime graph pasted in my about me. And this isn't a dick size competition, so I don't really care if you already knew everything. If you've been here a while you should anyway. I know there's scripts that you can do a lot with too, but I'll let you guys have at the details if you want. But now you guys can tell us the little tips and tricks you've accumulated over the course of your time here. Seriously, tell Protaku some stuff since he's a curious little badger. It can be anything like advice on how to handle the forums and people in general or stuff like I stated above. Now hop to it before this thread gets locked for some reason. [b]TL;DR. Give us MAL advice and tips. [/b] |
ProtakuOct 27, 2015 5:19 PM
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| I didn't know about 2 or 3. I made a "How Addicted to MAL Are You?" quiz a few months ago and a lot of people didn't know about the existence of "Recent Posts". Also, lots of people asked me how I had 6 Favourite Anime/Manga before the profile change. I made use of MAL's lag. |
| I don't deal with any fancy MAL japtrickery. |
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| You seem like you took your time with the OP. Congrats. Here's a funny one: A club admin can kick the creator. |
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| Protip: change your gender to female for maximum Mal success |
| I've been here way too long... |
Kyalla said: ...oh fuck.A club admin can kick the creator. |
 I love Christine "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness." - Henry David Thoreau |
| 10/10 would buy TheConquerer said: +1Protip: change your gender to female for maximum Mal success |
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TheConquerer said: Protip: change your gender to female for maximum Mal success uhh |
mayukachan said: I didn't know about 2 or 3. I made a "How Addicted to MAL Are You?" quiz a few months ago and a lot of people didn't know about the existence of "Recent Posts". Also, lots of people asked me how I had 6 Favourite Anime/Manga before the profile change. I made use of MAL's lag. Awwww yeah. That quiz made me realize I have no life. Now let's just wait for a glitch that will allow us to publicly remove the expand arrows from our profiles. |
I envy your delusion; I wish I could live in it |
mayukachan said: You're still in denial, so sad.TheConquerer said: Protip: change your gender to female for maximum Mal success uhh |
I love Christine "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness." - Henry David Thoreau |
DisdainMatto said: Kyalla said: ...oh fuck.A club admin can kick the creator. Why is this a thing. |
I envy your delusion; I wish I could live in it |
Protaku94 said: To add onto this, see where it says background-image? If you don't want those MAL wallpaper restrictions change just change the url to the direct image source instead of uploading it.4. See an anime list layout you like? You can "borrow" it by right clicking on their anime list and selecting "view source code". From here, you just copy everything that comes after the HTML code "text/css">" towards the top, and copy all the way down to the next ">style<" , basically until the HTML code starts again. Then just paste everything onto your CSS code box in Advanced CSS List Design under settings. And no, I made significant changes to my own list to make it my own, thank you very much. e.g: background-image: url(http://i.imgur.com/bzERvmD.jpg); |
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Protaku94 said: idk, but because of it I've run into some pretty hilarious situations.DisdainMatto said: ...oh fuck. Why is this a thing. btw i really like this thread. Thanks for all the tips protaku and everyone else! |
Protaku94 said: This shit makes me really really paranoid about who I made an admin.DisdainMatto said: ...oh fuck. Why is this a thing. |
I love Christine "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness." - Henry David Thoreau |
| My helpful tips to using MAL is... [*]Always have above the maximum favourites. [*]Female gender is a must. [*]Join date needs to be above 2 years. [*]Post count needs to be greater than 1000. [*]No number usernames. [*]Always have externally hosted css, saves you from getting banned from the site. Edit: 2012 posts! |
TurnipOct 27, 2015 5:36 PM
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DisdainMatto said: dont worry too much. If something goes wrong you an contact a mod about it and theyll give you creator again. I've seen it happen before at leastProtaku94 said: This shit makes me really really paranoid about who I made an admin.Why is this a thing. |
Dawn said: But that's no fun :(. Why can't a revolution be a thing...DisdainMatto said: dont worry too much. If something goes wrong you an contact a mod about it and theyll give you creator again. I've seen it happen before at leastThis shit makes me really really paranoid about who I made an admin. |
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Turnip said: My helpful tips to using MAL is... No number usernames. Damn, just when I put the extra 94 on all my club cards. Whatever, at least it rolls off the tongue nicely. |
I envy your delusion; I wish I could live in it |
| Don't make an opinion. |
Protaku94 said: You should take the Protaku username. The account hasn't been used for years.Turnip said: My helpful tips to using MAL is... No number usernames. Damn, just when I put the extra 94 on all my club cards. Whatever, at least it rolls off the tongue nicely. |
amazingbrian said: catNipahAllDay said: Don't make an opinion. if you're a pussy |
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mayukachan said: Protaku94 said: You should take the Protaku username. The account hasn't been used for years.Damn, just when I put the extra 94 on all my club cards. Whatever, at least it rolls off the tongue nicely. I can do that? I know there's a thread for reporting inactive users, but I never thought of abusing using it like that. I'd just go to that thread for this and then change my name, right? I remember being bummed Protaku was already taken back when I first registered haha. |
I envy your delusion; I wish I could live in it |
Protaku94 said: Well, it's not abusing it if the account isn't being used.I can do that? I know there's a thread for reporting inactive users, but I never thought of abusing using it like that. I'd just go to that thread for this and then change my name, right? I remember being bummed Protaku was already taken back when I first registered haha. Here's the thread: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1430734 |
| That I'm the only person with good taste in waifus. |
| That Ned's Declassified show was some garbage. Hated it even as a kid. I watched Spiderman and His Amazing Friends, not that bullshit. |
Anti-Illuminatus said: Lies. It was a great show. Funny and memorable.That Ned's Declassified show was some garbage. Hated it even as a kid. I watched Spiderman and His Amazing Friends, not that bullshit. |
Anna_Cats said: The Jackie Chan Adventures cartoon. Are you gonna tell me Ned was better than that shit right now?Anti-Illuminatus said: I will fight youThat Ned's Declassified show was some garbage. Hated it even as a kid. I watched Spiderman and His Amazing Friends, not that bullshit. mayukachan said: "All lies lead to the truth" as X-Files tells me. The truth that Ned's was some bullshit.Anti-Illuminatus said: Lies. It was a great show. Funny and memorable.That Ned's Declassified show was some garbage. Hated it even as a kid. I watched Spiderman and His Amazing Friends, not that bullshit. |
mayukachan said: Protaku94 said: Well, it's not abusing it if the account isn't being used.I can do that? I know there's a thread for reporting inactive users, but I never thought of abusing using it like that. I'd just go to that thread for this and then change my name, right? I remember being bummed Protaku was already taken back when I first registered haha. Here's the thread: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1430734 Just did it, thanks. Let's see how it goes. |
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| Shitpost all day long |
 Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
DisdainMatto said: Protaku94 said: This shit makes me really really paranoid about who I made an admin.Why is this a thing. Good thing I never made any public clubs. |
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| I've learned that the forum is full of sadists |
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Anti-Illuminatus said: That Ned's Declassified show was some garbage. Hated it even as a kid. I watched Spiderman and His Amazing Friends, not that bullshit. Not even Teen Titans, 1/10. I was in actually in middle school when Ned started airing, but I don't think the advice helped much. |
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| OMG OMG OMG WATCHED TOPICS LIMIT DOUBLED  |
| None. |
 "The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
what's the difference between the watch topic thing and the mal reply/quote tracker, doesn't that hing just spam your e-mail |
amazingbrian said: I turned off email notifswhat's the difference between the watch topic thing and the mal reply/quote tracker, doesn't that hing just spam your e-mail I used to use that tracker but it stopped working for me. I guess I'll reinstall the script since it looks like it works for you |
mayukachan said: OMG OMG OMG WATCHED TOPICS LIMIT DOUBLED Oh shit, finally. This is legit the best update MAL has done since I joined. I can watch topics again, but I'm hoping our trick still works once we hit 600 again lol. I'll give it a year maybe. |
I envy your delusion; I wish I could live in it |
Protaku94 said: You guys actually watch topics? but why?mayukachan said: OMG OMG OMG WATCHED TOPICS LIMIT DOUBLED Oh shit, finally. This is legit the best update MAL has done since I joined. I can watch topics again, but I'm hoping our trick still works once we hit 600 again lol. I'll give it a year maybe. |
I love Christine "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness." - Henry David Thoreau |
DisdainMatto said: You guys actually watch topics? but why? Club topics + using multiple subforums lol |
mayukachan said: DisdainMatto said: You guys actually watch topics? but why? Club topics + using multiple subforums lol Yup. Also time to watch all the threads I'm watching on my alt now. |
I envy your delusion; I wish I could live in it |
mayukachan said: Well I guess it's kinda pointless for me than, I don't even watch my own threads anyway.DisdainMatto said: You guys actually watch topics? but why? Club topics + using multiple subforums lol |
I love Christine "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness." - Henry David Thoreau |
| Forum games users are usually friendlier than in other sub-forums |
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| I only knew about 2 and 4, damn. Anyway, I guess my tip would be: Have you ever experienced quotes getting effed up in quote pyramids? Like the post messing up making it so that part of the text from the person you quoted appears in your own reply and not part of the most outer part or the quote pyramid? Just add another [/quote]. |
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